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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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Friday Night Food Drive

What if I told you that if you bring at least four cans of food to the N.C. State Fair on Thursday, Oct. 22, you’ll get free admission to the Fair on that day? No, I’m not pulling your turkey leg. In fact, we have offered a similar deal each Fair for the past 14 years. It’s a day of giving that we call Food Lion Hunger Relief Day. All food collected during Hunger Relief Day will be donated to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, which serves a 34-county area. Surprisingly, some people have never heard…

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