EUGENE, Ore. — Food for Lane County announced one of the largest anonymous donations ever Friday. An anonymous donor will match up to $100,000 of donations during February. People can donate at any Market of Choice by scanning coupons at the register or directly to Food for Lane County online, by phone, or mail. These … Continue reading »
Preliminary Numbers in for Food Drive
EUGENE and SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — The preliminary numbers are in for the winter Letter Carriers Food Drive for the Eugene and Springfield area. Organizers said donors really came through the second weekend, exceeding the previous week’s number by just over 14,000 pounds. Altogether, more than 118,000 pounds were collected. That’s 13,000 pounds less than last year. … Continue reading »
Christmas Letter Carriers Drive Begins
LANE COUNTY, Ore. — The annual two-week Letter Carriers Drive kicked off on Saturday. Organizers said residents generously provided the community with thousands of pounds of food, but they’re still short of their goal. Last year, the drive brought in about 165,000 pounds of food. This year, organizers are hoping for the same. As of … Continue reading »
More Than A Thousand Attend Turkey Trot
EUGENE, Ore. — The smiles were likely just as broad as the bellies Thursday, but before the feasts some were busy working up their appetites that morning at Skinner Butte Park. While the turkeys cooked, more than a thousand people hit the streets of Eugene for the Third Annual Turkey Trot. While many folks had … Continue reading »
Tattoo Shop Raises Money for the Hungry
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Some local tattoo artists joined a world-wide movement in the fight against hunger. On Sunday, employees at Memento Ink in Springfield donated their time and artistic ability to raise money for the hungry in the surrounding community. Normally Memento Ink is closed on Sundays, but this week, it opened its doors in … Continue reading »
17th Annual Stuff the Bus This Weekend
EUGENE, Ore. — Food For Lane County teamed up with Toys for Tots for the 17th annual Stuff the Bus event. This year, the bus will be at Walmart stores in Eugene and Springfield. Friday morning, donors at the one on Green Acres Road helped fill up the back of the bus. It’s not too … Continue reading »
Scouting for Food for Lane County
EUGENE, Ore. — Well over 1,000 local Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and varsity team members took to the streets of Lane County to collect food for people in need. “Scouting for Food” is an annual event that brings in 10-15 tons of food each year. Willamette High School was one of three drop off locations. … Continue reading »
Mobile Food Pantry in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — One donation has sparked a movement in Springfield to feed the hungry, especially children. For the first time this weekend, nutritious food was made available to families at Hamlin Middle School. Twenty-one volunteers with Springfield Faith Center signed up to distribute it. “It’s just another way to help people out in the … Continue reading »
Food Bank Gets Alternate Protein Source
JUNCTION CITY, Ore. — Food For Lane County is innovating new programs to feed the hungry. About 250,000 pounds of lentils and barley is making its way to Oregon tables through Food For Lane County and the Oregon Food Bank Network. It’s all fresh, local and protein packed. All the lentils are first sifted to … Continue reading »
Youth Farm Benefits Food for Lane County
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Summer is over, but that does not mean farm stands are closing. In fact, this is the best time of year to check out produce. Summer and winter crops are overlapping. Food for Lane County will continue its Saturday farm stand through October. Over the summer, it has produced 90,000 to 100,000 … Continue reading »
