南卡罗来纳州第五届退伍军人感恩节食物募捐启动：持续至11月20日
南卡罗来纳州退伍军人事务部与丰收希望食物银行、低地食物银行联合举办第五届年度感恩节食物募捐，活动从 11 月 2 日星期一持续至 11 月 20 日星期五，为期三周。该部门在官网公布了活动安排。
丰收希望食物银行指出，南卡罗来纳州每五名居民中就有一人面临饥饿问题。该机构首席执行官休斯说：「任何家庭、尤其是退伍军人，都不应该为下一顿饭在哪里发愁。」
低地食物银行总裁兼首席执行官奥斯本表示，基本月度开支的成本不断上升，许多家庭在感恩节前更需要社区伸出援手，这也是三家机构连续第五年合作举办募捐的原因。
南卡罗来纳州退伍军人事务部部长麦卡弗里说：「确保本州没有退伍军人或其家人挨饿，是我们欠那些为国家作出巨大牺牲的人的一份责任。」
主办方表示，募得的食品将通过两家食物银行的网络分发给有需要的退伍军人家庭。感恩节前的食物募捐是南卡罗来纳州多地的年度惯例，今年的活动把退伍军人群体列为重点帮扶对象。
South Carolina Launches Fifth Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for Veterans, Running Through November 20
The South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs has launched the fifth annual Thanksgiving food drive together with Harvest Hope Food Bank and Lowcountry Food Bank. The drive runs from Monday, November 2, to Friday, November 20, a span of three weeks, according to the department's website.
Harvest Hope says one in five South Carolinians struggles with hunger. Its chief executive, Sy Hughes, said: "No family and certainly no Veteran should have to worry about where their next meal will come from."
Nick Osborne, president and CEO of Lowcountry Food Bank, said the rising cost of basic monthly expenses means many families need extra help before Thanksgiving, which is why the three organisations are holding the drive together for a fifth year.
Todd B. McCaffrey, Secretary of the South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs, said: "Ensuring that no South Carolina Veteran or family goes hungry is a duty we owe to those who have sacrificed so much for our nation."
The organisers said donated food will be distributed to veteran families in need through the two food banks' networks. Pre-Thanksgiving food drives are an annual fixture across South Carolina, and this year's effort names veterans as a priority group.
来源：南卡罗来纳州退伍军人事务部
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图片来源：图：低地食物银行标识牌（本届退伍军人感恩节食物募捐主办方之一）。作者：美国联邦众议员南希·梅斯办公室，公共领域，维基共享资源。 / Photo: Lowcountry Food Bank sign; the food bank is a co-organiser of the veterans Thanksgiving drive. Credit: Office of Representative Nancy Mace, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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