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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
WSAV continues Schools Out Summer Food Drive
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – For the third year in a row, WSAV News 3 is teaming with Clearwave Fiber and our viewers to ensure thousands of meals for the Coastal Empire in its 'School's Out Summer Food Drive.' The Savannah area food drive will benefit America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia. The community-wide campaign is designed to help children who normally depend on free or reduced breakfast and lunch during the school year but who may not have easy access to nutritious food during the summer months. The following dates are set for drive-up, drop-off food collection: Tuesday, June 3 Clearwave Fiber 135 Canal Street, Pooler Tuesday, June 10 Food Lion 2208 East Derenne Avenue, Savannah Thursday, June 12 Food Lion 8914 White Bluff Road, Savannah Tuesday June 17 Food Lion 3500 US-17, Richmond Hill Thursday June 19 Food Lion 1017 US-80 East, Pooler Donors are asked to give any of the following items which are designed for children to be able to easily open, heat and eat: Applesauce or Fruit Cups (individual cups) Beef Stew Boxed crackers Canned vegetables and beans (pop tabs) Canned soup (pop tabs) Canned tuna and chicken Cereal (individual packs) Cereal bars Instant mashed potatoes Oatmeal (individual packs) Pasta noodles Pasta sauce (non-glass containers) Peanut butter & jelly Ramen noodles Rice Soup The items will be collected, sorted, boxed and distributed to children and families in our area that America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia serves. According to Feeding America, food insecurity is defined as 'a lack of consistent access to enough food for every person in a household to live an active, healthy life.' It's an ongoing and consistent problem in parts of the United States, especially in the South. Over 47 million people in the United States and 1.4 million in the state of Georgia experience food insecurity. Second Harvest provided more than 19 million meals in 2023. Of those meals, more than 750,000 were distributed to children considered at-risk for hunger. Check back for more information on the 'School's Out Summer Food Drive' as details on exact locations and times become available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive is May 10
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — On May 10, you're encouraged to fill grocery bags with nonperishable food items and place them by your mailbox before mail delivery. Letter carriers will retrieve your donations while delivering mail and then take your donations to Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia. This is the 33rd year the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) is hosting the 'Stamp Out Hunger! Food Drive.' Nationwide, the NALC has collected almost 2 billion pounds of food since the effort began in 1993. This event is the nation's largest single-day food drive. Second Harvest says the timing of this food drive is crucial as school will soon be out. Beginning June 3, they will provide summer meals each weekday at nearly 85 locations. Summer is a tough time for children who typically receive free breakfast and lunch at school and an even more stressful time for the parents to try to compensate for the lack of these daily meals. Stamp Out Hunger blue grocery bags will be placed in mailboxes to remind neighbors to donate nonperishables on May 10. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Zunzibar's St. Patrick's Day Shot-Ski for Hunger Relief
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – This St. Patrick's Day, Zunzibar is raising the bar in aiming to break the world record —while pouring plenty of green drinks for a good cause. It's a celebration you can sip on all weekend and contribute to helping fight hunger in the community. Savannah knows how to party, and this year, they're tying in a good cause with it! The business is hoping over 1,000 people will gather on Drayton Street to break the world record for the longest shot-ski…. all while raising money for Second Harvest. The world record has been battled out by ski towns, but now Savannah is throwing their hat in the ring. The festivities begin Friday with a 'practice round' at Zunzibar on Tybee Island at 6 p.m. The big event, to beat the world record, will take place at 9:30 a.m. at Savannah's Zunzibar. They ask people to line up around 9 a.m. and there will be shot skis lined up the road in trash cans. The event asks you to bring your own beverage, but afterwards, participants will be awarded free shots. Surrounding the celebration is helping end hunger within the Coastal Empire 'We just thought if we broke the world record for the shot-ski that we would donate 26,000 dollars, which is our lucky number, 26, to Second Harvest because they do unbelievable things in the community,' shared Chris Smith, the Zunzibar owner. Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, a nonprofit that provides millions of meals to families in need, is teaming up with Zunzibar this month. 'They do unbelievable things in this community. One of the things I think that breaks my heart, at this stage of the world, is that people are still hungry – especially in our communities. And they take a very small amount and do an unbelievable impact level with it,' shared Smith. If you want to get in on the action, all you need to do is RSVP 'SHOTSKI' to 912-207-7551. Zunzibar will donate 1 dollar for every RSVP towards Second Harvest. If they succeed, they'll be raising more than just glasses! They'll be raising thousands to help fight hunger. So grab your shot-ski and your green gear because this year's St. Patrick's celebration is about to be extra special. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
