宾州切斯特县食物银行11月14日与21日办周六食物募集：采购成本同比每月多支出约10万美元，近5万居民面临食物不足
切斯特县食物银行11月11日发布消息，将于11月14日和11月21日两个周六上午9时至中午12时，在其位于宾夕法尼亚州 Exton 的 650 Pennsylvania Drive 的总部举办特别的周六食物募集活动。
该机构表示，目前采购食物的成本比上一财年同期每月多支出约10万美元，才能买到相同数量的食物。目前最需要的物品包括罐装豆类、罐装鸡肉、罐装水果、罐装汤、罐装金枪鱼和意大利面。
食物银行在工作日也接受捐赠，时间为周一至周五上午8时至下午4时30分。该机构称，切斯特县有近5万名居民面临食物不足。
此外，该机构为12月1日的「捐赠星期二」（Giving Tuesday）设定了10万美元的筹款目标；正通过社区合作伙伴分发价值7.5万美元的 ACME Markets 礼品卡，该项目由 Albertsons Companies Foundation 支持；并与 Coatesville VA 医疗中心的 Lincoln's Promise 食品储藏室合作，每周二、周四上午11时至下午2时为退伍军人提供服务。
食物银行将在11月26日感恩节当天和27日关闭。遇到食物紧急需求的居民可拨打211，或使用该机构的 Food Finder 查询。
图中是 Chester County Food Bank 官方发布的周六食物募集活动海报
Chester County Food Bank Holds Saturday Food Drives Nov 14 and 21: Costs Up About $100,000 a Month, Nearly 50,000 Neighbours Face Food Insecurity
The Chester County Food Bank announced on November 11 that it will hold two special Saturday food drives, on November 14 and November 21, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the food bank at 650 Pennsylvania Drive in Exton, Pennsylvania.
The food bank said food purchasing now costs about $100,000 more per month than in the same period last fiscal year to buy the same quantity of food. The most-needed items are canned beans, canned chicken, canned fruit, canned soup, canned tuna and pasta.
Donations are also accepted on weekdays, Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The organisation said nearly 50,000 Chester County neighbours face food insecurity.
The food bank has set a $100,000 fundraising goal for Giving Tuesday on December 1. It is also distributing $75,000 worth of ACME Markets gift cards through community partners, with support from the Albertsons Companies Foundation, and it partners with the Coatesville VA Medical Center's Lincoln's Promise Food Pantry, which serves veterans on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The food bank will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, and on November 27. Residents facing a food emergency can call 211 or use its Food Finder.
来源：切斯特县食物银行
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图片来源：图：切斯特县食物银行官方发布的感恩节周六食物募集活动海报。来源：Chester County Food Bank 官方发布。 / Photo: Official poster for the Chester County Food Bank’s Thanksgiving Saturday food drives. Credit: Chester County Food Bank.
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