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A 300,000 pound challenge

Food Lion Hunger Relief Day, our annual benefit for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, is Thursday, Oct. 20, when fairgoers can bring four cans of Food Lion brand food to the fair in exchange for admission to the fair for that day. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler wants this year to be the largest food drive yet, and he’s willing to put some money on it. If fairgoers break last year’s record of 247,569 pounds of canned food, the fair will donate $1,000 to the food bank. If collections top 275,000 pounds, the fair will kick in…

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Behind the scenes with…Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina

Food Lion Hunger Relief Day continues to be one of the most popular days at the Fair. It could be because donating four cans of food gets you into the Fair free that day. It might also be the reward of being part of one of the largest single-day food drives in the state. We hope it’s a little of both. Last year, fairgoers donated 222,956 pounds of food to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, but on Thursday, Oct. 21, we hope to collect even more food. We recently visited the Food Bank’s Raleigh location to take a tour and see how the staff prepares…

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Friday Night Food Drive OT

We told you last week about the official kickoff event to this year’s Food Lion Hunger Relief Day – Friday Night Food Drive. Last Friday, the football teams at Cary High and Athens Drive challenged each other to see which team could collect the most food during Cary’s homecoming game. In all, the two schools collected more than 3,000 cans of food to benefit the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. Cary High walked away the winner of the food drive, collecting more than 2,500 cans of food. The Cary High team will be recognized by Agriculture Commissioner…

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