by ChrisWallace | Apr 28, 2021 | FHFB News, Media Mentions
via The Herald-Dispatch Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic last March, Facing Hunger Foodbank in Huntington has seen a 60% increase in the need for food support. Dan Conant, founder and chief executive officer of Huntington-based Solar Holler, said when he...
by ChrisWallace | Apr 22, 2021 | FHFB News, Media Mentions
via The Herald-Dispatch City of Huntington volunteers lent helping hands to Facing Hunger Foodbank on Wednesday. The day of service was the second one city workers completed. The city plans to have a quarterly service day at Facing Hunger Foodbank following the...
by ChrisWallace | Feb 1, 2021 | FHFB News, Media Mentions
via The Herald-Dispatch After a winter break, Facing Hunger Foodbank is restarting its mobile food distribution in February. After a year of utilizing the mobile distribution sites even more than normal, Facing Hunger’s executive director Cyndi Kirkhart said she hopes...
by ChrisWallace | Jan 31, 2021 | FHFB News, Media Mentions
via Herald-Dispatch Rotary Park in Huntington was bustling with activity Saturday as disc golf players participated in a fundraiser for a local food bank. Nearly 150 participants were registered for the Ice Bowl disc golf tournament, one of the largest annual...
by ChrisWallace | Nov 2, 2020 | Media Mentions
HUNTINGTON — Facing Hunger Foodbank will host an online fundraising auction, Halt Holiday Hunger, this weekend to help area families in need during the upcoming holidays. The auction will open at noon Friday, Oct. 30, and close at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2,...
by ChrisWallace | Oct 6, 2020 | FHFB News, Media Mentions
Belinda Chapman is director of development and communications at Facing Hunger Foodbank in Huntington. It’s a position that often finds her at wit’s end searching for support, donations and manpower. “It’s a day-to-day operation of an age-old phrase called supply and...