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LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Community Reformed Church’s annual Chicken BBQ event has expanded to become their first annual Summer Fest. CRC invites the public to 2501 S. 18th Street in Lafayette from 2:00p-7:00p on Saturday, July 9th for food, games and snacks. The proceeds of the event will go to Food Finders Food Bank. Games featured […]

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — As the economy makes a sluggish recovery, families in Indiana continue to find themselves struggling with food insecurity. Indiana-based Rose Acre Farms is donating more than 86,000 eggs to Food Finders Food Bank Inc. in a ceremony on Tuesday, April 12 at 11:00a to help families in need — just in time […]

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — NBC’s “The Biggest Loser: Couples,” General Mills, Subway, and Feeding America are partnering on the Pound For Pound Challenge, a national initiative encouraging residents in Greater Lafayette and Americans across the country to lose weight to help combat hunger in their local communities. Recent data from the USDA shows that many residents […]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Musicians from several Purdue musical groups will showcase their talents during “Phenomena”, an entirely student-produced free rock show, on April 7th at 6:30pm in Elliott Hall of Music. Phenomena will feature students from the Purdue Varsity Glee Club, Purduettes, Purdue Bells, University Choir and Heart & Soul performing a wide variety […]

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have announced a $2 billion cash and in-kind commitment, stepping up efforts to help end hunger in America, including 7 1/2 million donated meals* to Indiana food banks in 2010 alone. Indiana will receive a total of about 43 million meals over the five year program. The […]

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Food Finders Food Bank of Greater Lafayette is participating in the Feinstein Challenge and is asking the public for help. For the 13th consecutive year, philanthropist Alan Shawn Feinstein will divide $1 million among hunger fighting agencies nationwide. Between March 1, 2010 and April 30, 2010, food and monetary donations to Food […]