‘Playing For Poverty’ Aids Food Pantries

FULTON, NY – Area food pantries will soon be benefiting from the results of the second annual Playing for Poverty, A Food Aid Concert for Oswego County.

Held Sept. 12 in Fulton, Playing for Poverty, which was hosted by a coalition of human services agencies including: ARISE, Bridges out of Poverty, Catholic Charities of Oswego County, COACH (County of Oswego Advocates Challenging Homelessness), the Council of Churches, Fulton Family YMCA / ACT for Youth – Youth Coalition, Oswego County Opportunities, Inc. and AmeriCorps, raised more than $1,400 to help fight hunger in Oswego County.

The money was donated to the Food Bank of Central New York and will be used to help stock the shelves of agency food pantries throughout Oswego County.

Pictured presenting the check to the Food Bank of CNY are from left in the front row: Kristin LaBarge and Penny Bickford-Kimball.

In the back row from left are: Dan Sokal, Allen Wert, Heather Robinson, Amy Baldwin, and Executive Director of the Food Bank of CNY, Tom Slater.

In response to recent regulations from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation prohibiting open burning, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County (CCE Oswego County) is exploring the possibility of a collaborative effort with other county agencies to help local farmers address the issue of agricultural plastics disposal.

High School students from the Fulton, Phoenix, and Sandy Creek school districts were recently recognized for their work with the CYO Mentoring Program, a program of Catholic Charities of Oswego County.

Happy New Year to all of our readers in the tri-county region!
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