BURLINGTON, Vt. —
Feeding Champlain Valley has launched its annual holiday collection drive in Burlington ahead of Thanksgiving, to support families during the holiday season.
The campaign, called “Holidays Without Hunger,” aims to reach 12,000 families and provide food for holiday meals, extra groceries, and other essentials. Organizers emphasized that the drive is especially important as food prices continue to climb, making the holidays a busy and expensive time for many.
“Burlington, Vermont as a whole loves to give back to the community, and we have folks here volunteering either their time, their funds, or their food to us. And it’s great to see that the community is coming together to support people through the holidays, because people want to enjoy the holidays, without hunger and have a nice winter,” said Anthony Huinh, from Feeding Champlain Valley.
Feeding Champlain Valley is open throughout the season, and community support is essential to its efforts. Those interested in donating can drop off items in person or sign up to give a monetary donation through the organization’s website.
NBC5 will be live at Feeding Champlain Valley during the evening newscast to support the campaign and ongoing collection drive.
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