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TOM’S TURKEY DRIVE WINS EMMY, STREET MUSIC WEEK & MORE
KREM 2 Emmy Recognition for Tom’s Turkey Drive
Earlier this month, KREM 2 received a regional Emmy Award for Tom’s Turkey Drive. This reward was presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ Northwest Chapter and signifies outstanding community outreach.
Second Harvest has been a long-time partner for Tom’s Turkey Drive but the Thanksgiving meal distribution for 2020 was unlike any the community had seen before. In order to maintain a safe social distance, Second Harvest applied the “drive-thru” food pickup method to Tom’s Turkey Drive, completely overhauling traditional logistics. The reimagined annual event took place at the Spokane County Fairgrounds and provided nearly twice as many meals compared to 2019. The need for food assistance had been, and continues to be, unprecedented throughout the pandemic. Despite logistical obstacles, community partners came together to recreate an event to serve those in need in new and innovative ways.
Second Harvest is proud to partner annually with our friends at KREM 2 on this important community initiative. From all of us at Second Harvest, thank you to all the community partners, donors, and volunteers that came together in order to make this spectacular event possible. We are proud to celebrate this recognition with Tom’s Turkey Drive. Congratulations KREM on this well-deserved honor!
Street Music Week
Speaking of celebration, Street Music Week is on now through June 18th from noon to 1 pm daily. You can listen to some of Spokane’s “coolest cats” in town by walking through downtown Spokane, Coeur D’Alene or Garland District. All proceeds benefit Second Harvest. More information is available www.streetmusicweek.com.
SNAP Community Needs Assessment
SNAP (Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners) is conducting a Community Needs Assessment Survey from Wednesday, June 16th through Wednesday, June 30th, 2021. If meeting with clients, please encourage them to: Complete the Survey Here: https://cna21.questionpro.com
Hard Copies of the survey have been delivered to key agencies; the link to the QuestionPro Survey and QR Code is being distributed via a Social Media Campaign. This survey will give voice to the needs of households within Spokane County.
If language translation services are required, please email feedback@snapwa.org or call 509.456-SNAP (7627) SNAP staff will connect caller to our translative service.
If a hard copy survey is completed, please call 509-456-7627 for drop-off locations.
Link to flier: CNA21Poster
From The Kitchen: Cooking with dried beans, lentils and peas – March 8
Have you ever received dried goods, such as beans, lentils or split peas, and felt stumped on how to use them? Cooking with dried goods can seem daunting, especially if you’re used to using canned varieties. However, dried beans, lentils and split peas are affordable and often found in food pantries, so cooking with them is a great skill to gain confidence in. Continue reading for some tips and tricks on how to prepare dried ingredients and gain some cooking inspiration from Second Harvest recipes that utilize them.
National Agriculture Month: Celebrating Ag Partners and Friends – March 1
We take immense pleasure throughout the year in celebrating our agriculture partners and friends. But during National Agriculture Month, we take extra measures to recognize their continued support, contributions and commitment to Second Harvest’s mission of serving people facing hunger.
Our ag partners range from small, local farms to large industry farms, livestock operations, and the processing and manufacturing plants that support them.
Why I support Second Harvest: A donor’s story – February 23
Nothing is more important than having food on the table. To state the obvious, food—like shelter—is something without which we cannot survive. Second Harvest thus quite literally provides a lifeline for those whom my wife and I cannot feed directly. And it has done so for the nearly 40 years that we have supported Second Harvest. During this period we have seen not even a hint that their mission is diminishing in importance. On the contrary, the organization seems to be throwing out more and more lifelines to those in our midst who are in danger of sinking.
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