Tag: MontCo Anti-Hunger Network

Non perishable foods gathered for the Freedom from Hunger Drive.Philanthropy

Freedom from Hunger Drive Returns for Year Ten to Provide for the Valley Forge Community

Valley Forge’s Freedom from Hunger Drive is back for its tenth year. The drive aims to feed the hungry in the Valley Forge community…

VFTCB team members gathered at the Freedom from Hunger Drive.Nonprofit

Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Kicks Off 10th Fall Freedom from Hunger Drive

The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board’s (VFTCB) 10th Annual Fall Freedom from Hunger Drive kicked off with a kitchen takeover at Siloam Baptist…

Image of Rachel Riley (right) and Samantha Cole (left).Nonprofit

Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Promotes All-Female Team to Lead Marketing Efforts

The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) has made staffing and leadership promotions to the organization’s marketing team. Rachel Riley is being promoted…

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Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Leads Fight Against Food Insecurity in Montgomery County 

King of Prussia’s Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB), in partnership with the MontCo Anti-Hunger Network (MAHN), is celebrating a decade of…

a plate of food for those in need.Community

Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Launches 10th Year of Freedom from Hunger Campaign with 2nd Spring Drive

To commemorate the 10th anniversaries of both the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board’s (VFTCB) Freedom from Hunger Food Drive and the MontCo Anti…

Stock Up for Success food pantry located at the Wellness Center of MCCC's Blue Bell Campus.Education

Two Local Colleges Are Helping Students Facing Food, Housing Insecurity

Data from Temple University’s Hope Center for College shows that in just one month last year, 22.6 percent of undergraduate and 112.2…

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VFTCB Sets Freedom from Hunger Record with 100K Pounds of Food

The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board’s (VFTCB) 9th Annual Freedom from Hunger Food Drive has set an organizational record, and surpassed its 60…

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MontCo Anti-Hunger Network Executive Director to Step Down by End of Year

The MontCo Anti-Hunger Network (MAHN) has announced that Executive Director, Amanda Musselman, would be stepping down by the end of the year.

“After careful…

Mike Bowman, president and CEO of the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board, left, and Ken Lawrence, Montgomery County Board of Commissioners chairman in the kitchen at Cecil & Grace Bean’s Soup Kitchen in Norristown, Aug. 25.Philanthropy

VFTCB Freedom from Hunger Food Drive Aims to Collect 60,000 Pounds of Food

The Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board kicked off its annual Freedom from Hunger Food Drive in late August, and it will continue until October…

Rachel Riley.Nonprofit

VFTCB’s AVP of Communications Appointed to Board of Directors of MontCo Anti-Hunger Network

Rachel Riley is an award-winning journalist with 19 years of experience in news and tourism. As the Associate Vice President of Communications for the…

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First-Ever Spring Freedom from Hunger Drive from the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Raises 32k Pounds of Food

The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board’s first-ever Freedom from Hunger Spring Drive in March surpassed its goal of raising the monetary equivalent…

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Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Augments Fall Hunger Drive with Online, Spring Edition

To help Montgomery County food pantries and soup kitchens recover from exhausting resources over the holidays and prepare stock for summer, the Valley Forge Tourism…

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Funding for 22.5 Tons of Food, Raised by the VFTCB, Will Go a Long Way to Easing Local Hunger Pangs

The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board’s (VFTCB) eighth annual Freedom from Hunger food drive has surpassed its 2022 goal by raising the monetary…

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Commissioner Ken Lawrence on Hunger Issue Experiment: ‘You Can’t Eat Well on $4.75 a Day’

A recent event to highlight the hunger issue in Montgomery County yielded a startling first-hand account from County Commissioner Ken Lawrence, Jr. Rachel Ravinia…

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VFTCB’s Freedom from Hunger Drive Raises Enough Funds for Record 30k Pounds of Food, 75k Lifetime

The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) announced the 7th Annual Valley Forge Freedom from Hunger Food Drive – held in September and October to…

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VFTCB Extends 7th Annual Freedom from Hunger Food Drive in Montgomery County

The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) is extending its 7th Annual Valley Forge Freedom from Hunger Food Drive through October to continue to…

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VFTCB Kicks Off 7th Annual Freedom from Hunger Food Drive

The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board (VFTCB) kicked off its 7th Annual Valley Forge Freedom from Hunger Food Drive on September 1 to keep…

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Montgomery County Nonprofits Are Working Hard on Combating Pandemic Hunger

Fewer people are getting infected with COVID-19 thanks to vaccinations, but pandemic hunger is still a major issue for some in Montgomery County, including…