From lectures to volunteering, there were plenty of ways to honor the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who would have turned 95 on Jan. 15. Central Pennsylvania’s 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service saw volunteers heading out to locations in the Harrisburg area to offer their time … Read more
Red Cross volunteers are preparing to offer emergency shelter to people who might be displaced by disaster. Disaster program manager Melinda Rosario said the most common disasters in Pennsylvania are house fires and floods. Severe storms and flooding events are expected to increase in the state as global temperatures rise. Rosario said the changing environment … Read more
It was a lively afternoon at Giant Center in Derry Township, Dauphin County as about 500 Giant food stores volunteers filed into three big tents full of food ready to be packaged and delivered to families in need. Organizers said it couldn’t come at a more critical time. Continue reading on FOX43
Today, CBS 21 got to give back as part of “Sinclair’s Day of Service”. We volunteered our time to pack food boxes at the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank in Harrisburg. The need for volunteers at the food bank went up 50% according to food bank staff, and while demand has leveled off since then, they … Read more
Turks living in central Pennsylvania are left feeling like any help they give can never be enough after two large earthquakes devastated the eastern region of Turkey on Monday. “As soon as I heard it on the news, I called up my families—they live close to the center of the earthquake,” Ali Ozdogan, a 50-year-old … Read more
A central Pennsylvania cat rescue is trying to find the person who shot and killed a cat that was part of a colony volunteers have been taking care of for years. A black and white cat was found dead Wednesday night in the Devonshire Village housing complex on the 2000 block of Emmitsburg Road in … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank has been working on overdrive since the pandemic hit Pennsylvania and organizers say they don’t foresee the need slowing down anytime soon. Joe Arthur, the Executive Director of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, said “There are two engines that make this mission go, volunteers and then giving … Read more
Lock Haven, Pa. – Officers and volunteers of The Salvation Army Lock Haven Corps safely distributed toys to 255 families in need today, Dec. 18, and Dec. 15, at its headquarters. With the help of donations from the community, the corps purchased those toys to give to children in need for Christmas and are able … Read more
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — With the pandemic and holidays around, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank saw an increase in volunteers. Food distribution grew more than 40% over the same time last year, according to Amy Hill, Director of Community Engagement at Central PA Food Bank. People from several companies volunteered to pack food boxes for … Read more