Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of September 18, 2017 ~ 'Supporting America's Food Bank of the Year'
September 18, 2017
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ISSUE:
- Stamp Out Hunger
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier, founded in 1981, is the first-ever New York State food bank to receive this distinction from Feeding America. It is the highest designation a food bank can receive -- a remarkable milestone considering Feeding America’s network of 200 food banks throughout the nation. But it’s well-earned here in the Southern Tier.
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This week, "Supporting America's Food Bank of the Year"
[see attached copy above of Senator O'Mara's column in The Leader on September 17, 2017]