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Woodchucks raise 10K to combat hunger locally
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January 8, 2021
WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) -- The Wisconsin Woodchucks have raised $10,000 for charity since last March from the sale of their logo facemasks and promotional work. The donations are benefiting local food banks in a year they're needed most.
Share Your Holidays donations will help well into the new year, do more than stock pantry shelves
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January 8, 2021
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - We may call it Share Your Holidays, but the impact of your generosity goes well beyond Hanukkah, Christmas and the new year.
The Neighbor’s Place seeing increase in traffic
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December 23, 2020
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Neighbor’s Place usually sees an increase in traffic during the holidays. But if there’s one thing we can all agree on-- 2020 is anything but usual.
K-Tech Kleening provides 400 food boxes to families in need
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December 18, 2020
WESTON, Wis. (WAOW) — K-Tech Kleening is looking to help ease financial burdens by delivering the holiday spirit in the form of food.
Another grant boosts Share Your Holidays matching to $90,000
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December 18, 2020
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Another matching grant for the 2020 edition of Share Your Holidays is raising the total to a record $90,000!
‘Fuel up Friday’ your chance to raise money for Share Your Holidays
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December 18, 2020
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - NewsChannel 7 is teaming up with Wagner Shell once again to raise money for Share Your Holidays. Fuel up Friday is Dec. 18.
Share Your Holidays nears $30,000 in donations
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December 10, 2020
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The total for the 2020 edition of Share Your Holidays is closing in on $30,000
Share Your Holidays begins with some changes due to pandemic
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November 30, 2020
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The 18th Annual Share Your Holidays is underway. This year we’re within striking distance of surpassing the $1 million cumulative donation mark.
First Student to hold food drive
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November 20, 2020
WAUSAU – First Student Wausau will host a Stuff the Bus event this week to benefit The Neighbors’ Place in Wausau.
Empty Bowls campaign enters second week
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November 17, 2020
Wausau, Wis. (WAOW) -- The Neighbors' Place's "Empty Bowls" campaign is kicking off it's second week of fundraising with a profit share.
Empty Bowls Project mixes it up this year
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November 10, 2020
Wausau, Wis. (WAOW) -- This winter season keeping dinner tables full and stomachs warm is as important as ever, and the Neighbors Place isnt letting a pandemic stop them from acheiving that.
Popular Empty Bowls fundraiser for The Neighbors' Place pivots in response to COVID
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November 5, 2020
WAUSAU - Like it has everything else, the COVID-19 pandemic upended the 2020 version of Empty Bowls, the popular annual fundraiser held by a Wausau food pantry.
Empty Bowls 2020 event to take place with new format
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October 29, 2020
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Marathon County’s largest food bank, The Neighbors' Place, has provided food for over 500 new families since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March. As that number continues to grow, fundraisers like the Empty Bowls 2020 event are more important than ever.
Empty Bowls fundraiser evolves during pandemic
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October 27, 2020
WAUSAU – The Neighbors’ Place annual soup lunch fundraiser Empty Bowls will take place this year in an updated format because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
United Way brings in 7,000 lbs of canned donations for Marathon County Hunger Coalition
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October 16, 2020
Despite the pandemic in full swing in Wisconsin, Marathon County continues to give back to others. Recently the community donated more than 7,000 pounds of food through United Way’s annual ‘Together We Can’ food drive.
Need for food assistance in Marathon County 'nonstop' as COVID-19 cases continue to surge
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October 12, 2020
WAUSAU – People don't often think about food insecurity until it hits home. For many individuals and families in Marathon County the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact on the state and country has forced them to reach out for assistance.
Stock The Shelves: How a yearly fundraiser aids food pantries such as The Neighbors' Place
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October 1, 2020
WAUSAU - Denver Liddell shows up early when he needs to pick up some food from The Neighbors' Place food pantry in Wausau.
Harvest Fest pumpkin patch still happening
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September 30, 2020
WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW)— The pumpkin patch for Harvest Fest will still be happening this weekend.
Community Partners Campus in search of a permanent home
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September 18, 2020
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Eight different non-profit organizations in Wausau may soon have their own home, but right now the issue is finding a permanent building for them.
Free food boxes to be distributed Friday in Wausau
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September 11, 2020
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Marathon County Hunger Coalition, in partnership with The Neighbors' Place, DC Everest-Wausau Blessings in a Backpack and USDA will be handing out free boxes of food to anyone - first come, first served, with no income requirements on Friday.
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