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Entergy, Country Cruizers, Support Catholic Charities Food Pantry

Catholic Charities was founded in 1930 and has expanded its agency with many programs and services that have touched thousands of children, families and individuals throughout Oswego County. Generous gifts and donations to Catholic Charities have supported more than 160,000 children, woman and men in need.

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Youth Aid Penny Drive For Catholic Charities’ Food Pantry

From left: Kameron Ruggles, Kyle Ruggles, Suly Jaggers and Jessica Pekow make a donation to Christie Hoefer’s Pennies 4 Pantries campaign to raise one million pennies for the food pantry at Catholic Charities of Oswego County. For their donation they held a small yard sale and collected pennies from families in their neighborhood. Collection jars can be found at area businesses. And, Christie will be at various businesses to visit with community members and accept donations.

What began as one girl’s quest to help feed families in need in Oswego County is starting to gain momentum and inspiring others. Earlier this month Christie Hoefer, a senior at Oswego High School launched her Pennies 4 Pantries drive to collect one million pennies in support of Catholic Charities of Oswego County’s food pantry.

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