Central Pennsylvania Food Bank receives $125,000 donation from Sheetz For the Kidz

On Monday, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank announced that they received a $125,000 donation from Sheetz For the Kidz.

The donation will help to provide hunger relief to children in 27 counties throughout central Pennsylvania with the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank’s youth programs.

“The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank is proud to continue its partnership with Sheetz for the Kidz to expand its youth programs throughout central PA,” said Joe Arthur, executive director of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. “This is particularly important in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis and the impact it has had on the economy. The Food Bank continues to see record demand and we expect that to continue for many months to come. Life-sustaining gifts like the one from Sheetz for the Kidz will allow us to continue to ensure that no child and no family goes hungry, during this crisis and beyond.”

According to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, demand for hunger relief services has increased by more than 40 percent since March. Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank has distributed more than 28 million pounds of food.

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