Harrisburg community leader reflects on being featured in national CBS special program

One of Harrisburg’s local community leaders was part of a national program on CBS called “United We Sing: A Tribute to Unsung Heroes.” It focused on the impact of the coronavirus and was hosted by Harry Connick Jr.

Blake Lynch, the community liaison with the Harrisburg Police Department was a part of the special.

“We are out here today at the Central PA Food Bank getting everything ready for our feeding our families program,” said Lynch on a Facebook Live.

Fifteen weeks of feeding Harrisburg families: that’s what brought Harry Connick Jr. to the Commonwealth’s Capital.

“Since we began about fifteen weeks ago, we’ve distributed over a half a million pounds of food through our partnership with the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, as well as the Harrisburg School District,” said Lynch. He coordinates the efforts to get the food drives to the community.

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