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Justin Rumenapp
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मे 7, 2018
India Cultural Society Recognized by Greater Lansing Food Bank for Philanthropic Giving
Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) presented the India Cultural Society (ICS) of Lansing with the 3nd Annual Founders’ Award during the 12th Annual Empty Plate Dinner on May 3, 2017. The Award pays tribute to the contributions of individuals and organizations that demonstrate a commitment to ending hunger in Mid-Michigan.
ICS has supported GLFB for more than 20 years though their annual “Feed The Hungry” holiday luncheon fundraiser. With the generous support of the Society membership and the community, this luncheon has raised donations in excess of $20,000 annually in recent years. In 2017, the organization made a donation of more than $29,000 in memorial honor of ICS leader Mr. Jai Jaglan.
“The India Cultural Society has shown true dedication to the community through their support of anti-hunger programs,” said Joe Wald, Executive Director of Greater Lansing Food Bank. “ICS members are community friends and neighbors who embody the giving spirit of our founders, and we are pleased to present them with this award.”
To ensure that no one in Mid-Michigan would go hungry, community leaders David Hollister, Camille Abood, Patrick Babcock and William Long founded the Greater Lansing Food Alliance in 1981–now known as the Greater Lansing Food Bank. The food bank founders created a movement the people and businesses of the Greater Lansing area have supported since that first call to action. The founders’ vision and empathy created more than just an organization; they created a movement that is still supported to this day. The Founders’ Award was created in 2016, in their honor.
ग्रेटर लान्सिङ फूड बैंक (GLFB) एक गैर-नाफा संस्था हो जसले Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, Shiawassee, Clare, Isabella र Gratiot काउन्टीहरूमा खाँचोमा परेका व्यक्ति र परिवारहरूलाई आपतकालीन खाना उपलब्ध गराउँछ। यसले आपतकालीन खाद्यान्न आवश्यकताहरू पूरा गर्न पैसा, खाना र दयालु योगदानहरू उठाउँछ; क्षेत्रीय खाना प्यान्ट्रीहरूको काम समन्वय र समर्थन गर्दछ; स्वस्थकर अतिरिक्त खाना बचाउँछ जुन अन्यथा खेर जान्छ; आत्मनिर्भरताको लक्ष्यतर्फ आत्म-मद्दत कार्यक्रमहरूलाई बढावा, प्रोत्साहन र जोड दिन्छ; र भोकमरी मुद्दाहरूमा समुदायलाई शिक्षित गर्दछ।
ग्रेटर ल्यान्सिङ फूड बैंकको बारेमा थप जान्नको लागि, greaterlansingfoodbank.org मा जानुहोस्।
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