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Savannah, GA, United States
America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia was established in 1981 as a locally inspired, volunteer-driven non profit food bank. Our community-building organization serves twenty-one counties in southeastern Georgia with the mission of feeding hungry people and strengthening communities. The mission of the food bank is to feed the hungry by distributing nutritious food to non-profit agencies and at risk elderly and youth, to assist in disaster relief, and work towards long term solutions to end the cycle of poverty and hunger. Our statement of purpose is "Utilizing food and education to improve lives and create a hunger-free community".

Monday, March 8, 2010

Kids Cafe Art Project Builds Community While Helping the Environment


Over the past few months, we have been working with multiple Kids Cafe locations on an art project that for lack of a better phrase, we are calling "The Recyclable Bag Project." Both Maggie Evans and Johanna Fuguet Hopkinson received their MFA's from Savannah College of Art and Design and currently live in Savannah and work in their fields of study. They graciously offered their time and talent to assist the children with drawing their favorite piece of food in our efforts to select a winner whose image would be printed on recyclable grocery bags and used as a fund raiser for Kids Cafe programs. With the help of Primary Art Supply, International Paper, and Sea Island Bank, we were able to make this project a success! Below are picture from this project, including a shot of two of the winners showing off their artwork and their savings bond certificate, courtesy of Sea Island Bank. Bags will be available starting April 29th, 2010 at the "Jewels & Jeans" event so be sure to pick up a few for your household and as gifts!








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