Alberta food banks grapple with high cost of free beef

Alberta food banks grapple with high cost of free beef

Rural Alberta food banks are seeking provincial funding to support a program that sees cattle producers donate animals to organizations that feed people in need.

ESE Rounds Up Beef From 4-H Sale for Donation to Hunger Relief Efforts

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Annually the Eastern States Exposition (ESE) Board of Trustees donates beef purchased at The Big E’s 4-H Beef Sale to organizations that combat food insecurity in Western Mass. On Thursday, November 20, ESE President and CEO Gene Cassidy, accompanied by Mayor Will Reichelt of West Springfield and members of the ESE staff, visited The Parish Cupboard, Open Pantry and Friends of the Homeless to donate the beef. Each food …