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• Food distribution Friday at Millwood Presbyterian

  May 17, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Second Harvest Mobile Food Bank will be in Millwood from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. The organization will be giving out fresh food in the parking lot of Millwood …

• Conveyor belt speeds sorting at food bank

  April 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 The more than 2,500 volunteers who sort and box food donations at Second Harvest Food Bank can look forward to a lot less back strain. Last week, Second Harvest showed …

• Boys & Girls Clubs provides balanced dinners for youngsters

  January 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Since 2001, Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane County have offered a safe place for children ages 6 to 18 to spend their after-school hours. And since last January, the …

• Students help hungry, give teachers reason to scream

  December 15, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 The screams coming from Mt. Spokane High School’s gym were unmistakable: “I’m in a lot of pain here – stop the madness – ow – ow – that hurts.” No, …

• Spotlight: Interplayers extends ‘Sisters of Swing’

  December 11, 2011 in Features on Page D5 Those boogie-woogie sisters of World War II can still draw a crowd. “The Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrews Sisters,” has been extended for another week, through Dec. …

• Program looks to feed kids when local schools cannot

  December 1, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V9 It’s the Wednesday before the long Thanksgiving weekend and most of the students at Hillyard’s Shaw Middle School are looking forward to a few days off with family and a … 2

• At food bank, holidays come with high demand

  November 24, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Protein is a rare thing in Rod Wieber’s world. And the chief resource officer for Second Harvest Food Bank is especially aware of the protein shortage during the one-two punch …

• Charities look to stock up as holiday season approaches

  November 13, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B1 For many, the holiday season is a time to gather with family and friends and share a special meal. A warm holiday meal might be even more special to those …

• Eating contest benefits food bank

  September 4, 2011 in City on Page B3 Pig Out in the Park isn’t all about gluttony. It can be about giving, too. Four people won a chance to compete in Ben and Jerry’s Vermonster ice cream eating …

• Plant a Row program boosting food banks

  August 18, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S5 Hope is something Keith Burgeson has a lot of right now. As coordinator for Second Harvest’s Plant a Row for the Hungry program he is working hard to gather donations …

• Doug Clark: Thank you: Music taps soul of city

  June 19, 2011 in City on Page B1 The ninth annual Spokane Street Music Week will be remembered for a lot of record setting. As in … 1

• Clark: Mayor sings for food bank; other candidates welcome

  June 16, 2011 in City on Page A5 Mary Verner became a history-making Spokane mayor on Wednesday. No, it didn’t have anything to do with her current attempt to become the first two-term mayor since Spokane had a … 3

• Grow some fruit and veggies for food bank

  June 9, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S9 This is going to be a tough vegetable-growing year. Even the crops that tend to love the cooler spring weather are way behind. Things like tomatoes and peppers are just …

• State funds will help Second Harvest improve safety, services

  May 31, 2011 in City on Page A5 A few months ago 50 volunteers, including many servicemen and -women from Fairchild Air Force Base, gathered in Spokane’s Second Harvest Food Bank warehouse and distribution center. Their job was …

• Lessons in humanity

  February 19, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Students at Ness Elementary School in the West Valley School District are learning early lessons about community service and giving back. Last week, the fifth-grade classrooms of Tammi McCollum and …

• Giving falls short of goals

  December 29, 2010 in City on Page A1 When it came to charitable giving this holiday season, the Spokane spirit was willing even if the economy is still weak. Four of the Inland Northwest’s most prominent charities reported …

• Meals on Wheels now delivers to elderly and their pets

  December 26, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 There’s one consistent source of company in Gladys Melbourne’s life: her gorgeous orange cat Gabby. Like many other elderly, Melbourne is largely homebound. She lives in a one-bedroom apartment in …

• Notebook: Second-graders make fleece hats for Olive Crest

  December 9, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S4 With the holidays in full swing, the second-graders at Northwest Christian School recently displayed thespirit of the season when the students made fleece hats for children at Olive Crest, a …

• LC student’s concert will benefit food bank

  December 9, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V6 When Kendall Watson turned 5, she got an electric keyboard for her birthday. Lots of kids get keyboards for their birthdays and lots of keyboards end up in the back …

• Education notes: YWCA honors Gonzaga Prep senior

  October 7, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N2 Gonzaga Prep senior Francisca Chau was recently recognized for her outstanding community service with the 2010 YWCA Young Woman Achievement Award. Chau’s list of accomplishments include her involvement in school, …

• Mobile food bank will be at Millwood church on Friday

  October 7, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Second Harvest will bring its mobile food bank truck, filled with nutritious produce and fresh foods, to Millwood Presbyterian Church, 3223 N. Marguerite Road, on Friday from noon to 2 …

• Education notes: Rogers to induct alumni into Walk of Fame

  September 30, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S6 On Oct. 14, Rogers High School will honor its Walk of Fame inductees and alumni. The homecoming assembly will be held in the Carl Ellingsen Athletic Center at 10:30 a.m. …

• Church, Second Harvest make food bank mobile

    August 1, 2009 in City on Page B1 Brendee Glisson stood in the hot sun Friday with her 4-year-old daughter to collect free food from a mobile distribution in the parking lot of the Millwood Community Presbyterian Church. …

• Mobile food bank delivers help, hope

  July 31, 2009 Brendee Glisson stood in the hot sun Friday with her 4-year-old daughter to collect free food from a mobile distribution in the parking lot of the Millwood Community Presbyterian Church.