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Colorado Farmers Donate 300,000 Eggs in Time for Easter

As children across America dip white-shelled eggs into vinegar-and-dye tubs, a group of Colorado egg producers has donated hundreds of thousands of eggs to that state's hungriest residents. The Colorado Egg Producers Association, a coalition of seven egg farms, has given more than 300,000 eggs to four Colorado food banks....

Taking the Fight Against Hunger On a Stadium Tour [VIDEO]

Thanks to the Rock and Wrap it Up program, good food left over from sporting events and concerts doesn't have to go to waste, "NBC Nightly News" reports.

Bernie Williams, Going to Bat Against Hunger

"It was great. I mean, I play different stuff than rock 'n' roll, but they made me feel right at home up there. It's what I love about music. I can adjust to other situations than I'm used to being in. That's music. Whatever the groove, it's fun to adjust." It's the morning after former New York Yankees legend Bernie...

Record Number of US Kids Facing Summer of Hunger

WASHINGTON (June 16) -- With the school year ending in communities across America, more than 16 million children face a summer of hunger. While classes were in session, they relied on free or discount cafeteria meals subsidized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But they will not be reached by the patchwork summer...

Background on food bank

A food bank or foodbank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes mostly donated food to a wide variety of agencies that in turn feed poor people.

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