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COVID-19 Fundraiser for North Texas Food Bank
$2,706.25
(8,118 Meals) Raised!
Our Fundraiser for North Texas Food Bank was a huge success! We managed to go above and beyond our goal of $2,500. Thank you to everyone who participated:
Co-Organizers: Isabelle Ma, Grace Peng, Christine Yan, Derek Zhang, Jessica Lin
Thank you to everyone who participated!: Harshitha Aanaparthy, Jennifer Ai, Isaac Chen, Ashley Chen, Allyson Chen, Emily Ding, Julia Duan, Matthew Fan, Joshua Gan, Garry Gong, Yifan Guo, Yue Guo, Ainesh Gupta, Arushi Gupta, Tharon Lei, Jason Li, Vincia Li, Arielle Li, Yoyo Liu, Megan Liu, Cassie Liu, Joshua Lu, Issac Ma, Olivia Qiu, Luca Schenck, Tina Shen, Sophia Shi, Arthur Shufer, Harry Sun, Sarah Tang, Isabella Tao, Marylina Wan, Ming Wang, Ping Wang, Saffe Wang, Vivian Wang, William Wu, Joshua Wu, Maxwell Xie, Erika Xu, Jeffrey Xu, Kaylyn Xu, Ryan Xu, Nancy Yan, Angelina Yang, Jessica Zhang, Lucas Zhang, Sheila Zhang, Allen Zhang, Sophia Zhang, Barnett Zhang, Grace Zheng, Kevin Zheng, Grace Zheng, Kendra Zhong, Matthew Zhou.
According to North Texas Food Bank, about 1 in 6 families are food insecure. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation has gotten worse as more and more businesses shut down. With many families losing a source of income, there has been an increased dependence on food banks. According to the Dallas Morning News, as of 3/17/2020 many food pantries across the Dallas-Fort Worth area are running out of food. One of them stated, "Our shelves are going bare" and "the outgoing far exceeds the incoming".
As part of the North Texas community, we feel the urgency to help those around us in need. North Texas Food Bank is working with the Red Cross to keep our community fed during the crisis, and it is our duty to help those in need. With just a $1 donation, NTFB can provide 3 meals. It is incredibly important to have everyone help out the community, and this is the perfect opportunity - allowances, money earned from housework, gift money, etc. are all great ways for you to contribute.