Rooftops Newsletter: Hunger and Food Waste
Nearly 40 percent of the food produced in the US ends up in landfills. With millions of seniors going each day without enough to eat, food waste is
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View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: Jack Fussell Runs Across the Land For Alzheimer's...
Jack Fussell has set a goal to walk, jog and run across the country to stir up interest in Alzheimer's research and generate donations for the
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Tally Sweat is a long-time environmental activist and passionate protector of land and water. In addition to her current role with the Garden Club of
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"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart" sounds like something you might see on an inspirational poster. You know, the kind with the image of
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"We learn how to farm from the heart" was a recent post on the Facebook page of Raising Hope Farm, which is a place filled with both beauty and
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Jennifer Glass didn't set out to be a hero. She was innocently and blissfully heading off on a new phase of her life, newly married and just four
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: The Paradox Between Hunger and Food Waste
Forty percent of all food produced in the United States goes to waste. The production of this food accounts for 25% of freshwater use in the U.S., as
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: To End Rural Hunger
Nestled in the the valley between the Adirondack and Berkshire mountains, Cambridge is a small rural community at the south east corner of Washington
View ArticleAmericanTown Heroes: Family Farmers Supply Healthy Rural Communities
The Slow Food Movement is not about chewing your food more thoroughly. It's a term used to describe a return to a way of life where food was more
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: Dolores Croneberger is a Community Role Model
Dolores Croneberger has been a member of her local rotary club for more than 20 years, but why stop there with her contributions to the community? She
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: Honor Flight, Food Bank Change
Feeding The Soul James Salomon President and Director Honor Flight Dayton, Inc. Since 2005, the Honor Flight Program has flown more than
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Ronda Eick is a registered nurse whose training saved a life. Eick was attending a function at a hotel and had just walked in when calls for help
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: Food Sovereignty, Caregivers
Caregivers And Their Critical Role In The Family Structure Daniel R. Wilson Director of Policy and Program Development The National Caucus
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Firefighter Joseph Garces was at home on a day off, checking in on Facebook when he saw a post about a young boy who was lost. Garces knew the area
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Roots & Wings Youth Leaders Delivering Food And Friendship In Rockford, Illinois Jessie Crow Mermel Communications Coordinator Angelic
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The Edible Schoolyard New Orleans: An Intergenerational Celebration Of Healthy Food Claudia Barker Executive Director Edible Schoolyard New
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Help can't come fast enough to Oklahoma and yet people have been mobilizing quickly to get aid to those affected by the massive tornado that ripped
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