Last Chance to Shop Gleaners' Virtual Food Drive and Help Patch Fight Hunger in Michigan

We want to help Gleaners Community Food Bank fight hunger throughout Michigan. Shop this virtual food drive by Nov. 25 to join the fight.

Help Patch and Gleaners Fight Hunger in Macomb Without Leaving Your Computer

Patch has partnered with Gleaners Community Food Bank to fight hunger in Macomb Township and across metro Detroit. How can you help? Shop virtual grocery shelves and help Gleaners get the most bang for its buck.

How Much Have Patch Readers Raised to Fight Hunger in Michigan?

There's still time to donate to Gleaners Community Food Bank through the Patch Fights Hunger online drive!

What do some Michigan families have to be thankful for this winter? Patch readers. Thanks to dozens of generous donations, Patch has raised $4,698 so far through our Patch Fights Hunger online food drive, supporting Gleaners Community Food Bank. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to feed families throughout southeast Michigan. This virtual food drive runs through Saturday, Nov. 24, and is the first for the Gleaners Community Food Bank. The 30 Michigan Patch sites are proud and honored to be their first partner. Shop Gleaners' virtual grocery shelves. Click to get started! Follow progress of Patch's fight against hunger. Click to watch donations grow! Click the shopping link above and select items from the virtual grocery shelves. When you check …

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Cougar Closet Serves Hungry in Macomb, Gives Students Lesson in Community

Want to help fight hunger in Macomb Township? Join Patch and help raise $10,000 for Gleaners Community Food Bank right now.

Nestled between the classrooms and lockers of Dakota's Freshman Center sits a closet. The space is no bigger than the average janitor's closet, but the items stored within speak to this location's purpose and significance.  Pasta, canned vegetables, cleaning products and diapers are only a few of products stored in the Cougar Closet, a food pantry housed in the Freshman Center and open to all Macomb County residents. "From Cougar Day on, when they come in for registration, we talk to students and parents about the closet," said Kim Voss, Freshman Center principal and lead organizer of the closet, in a previous interview with Patch. "I think there is a sense of pride that it exists and a sense of awareness through our building and the …

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This Thanksgiving, Help Patch Fight Hunger in Michigan

We want to give more to Gleaners Community Food Bank this holiday season. Shop our virtual food drive by Nov. 25 to join the fight.

The season of giving isn't over yet—so why should our Patch Fights Hunger virtual food drive end so soon? As such, we've extended our drive supporting Gleaners Community Food Bank until Nov. 25. On Thanksgiving, a day when every American family gives thanks for the things in their life, most of us will enjoy a feast with our families. But there are still many people who don't have enough to eat—including one out of every four children. Gleaners distributes 100,000 meals each day to hungry people in southeast Michigan, and we want to help them with their goal by raising $10,000 through the Patch Fights Hunger online food drive. Ninety-four cents of every dollar you donate goes directly toward feeding hungry people in your own communities. …

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Patch Readers Raised Nearly $3,000 So Far to Fight Hunger in Michigan

You've purchased and donated $2,698 worth of groceries to Gleaners Community Food Bank, putting us closer to our goal of raising $10,000 to help feed the area's hungry families.

This winter, you're helping put an end to hunger for dozens of Michigan families. Thanks to dozens of generous donations, Patch has raised $2,698 so far through our Patch Fights Hunger online food drive, supporting Gleaners Community Food Bank. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to feed families throughout southeast Michigan. This virtual food drive runs through Saturday, Nov. 24, and is the first for the Gleaners Community Food Bank. The 30 Michigan Patch sites are proud and honored to be their first partner. Shop Gleaners' virtual grocery shelves. Click to get started! Follow progress of Patch's fight against hunger. Click to watch donations grow! Click the shopping link above and select items from the virtual grocery shelves. When you check …

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Lianne Mathie

7:32 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012

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Fight Hunger With a Donation to Patch's Virtual Food Drive

You've purchased and donated $1,304 worth of groceries to Gleaners Community Food Bank, putting us closer to our goal of raising $10,000 to help feed the area's hungry families.

Thanks to your generous donations, we've raised $1,304 towards our goal of $10,000 to feed families in your area through our online food drive. This virtual food drive runs through Saturday, Nov. 17, and is the first for the Gleaners Community Food Bank. The 30 Michigan Patch sites are proud and honored to be their first partner. Shop Gleaners' virtual grocery shelves. Click to get started! Follow progress of Patch's fight against hunger. Click to watch donations grow! Please click the shopping link above and select items from the virtual grocery shelves. When you check out, be sure to select a Patch from the drop down menu to ensure your donation is designated for that community. Thanks for your donations and support. Get answers to …

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Children Are Hungry in Macomb Township, And You Can Help

More than 300,000 children in southeast Michigan don't get enough to eat, negatively impacting health, learning and more.

In our land of plenty, hunger continues to be problem. One in four Michigan children lives in poverty, and that puts them at risk of not getting enough food. In Chippewa Valley Schools alone, 4,020 students of the district's more than 16,500 students and the International Academy of Macomb's 503 students are eligible for free or reduced lunches. Chippewa Valley's director of grant support services, Scott Pitts, said this number has been increasing every year due to local economic conditions. Nearly half the people Gleaners Community Food Bank helps—at least 40 percent— are children younger than 18. Sadly, that need is far from being filled. Gleaners actively works to eradicate hunger, targeting a five-county area— Livingston, Macomb, …

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