State College, Pennsylvania, October 25, 2023
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One parish of the Orthodox Church in America’s Western Pennsylvania Diocese has been busy packing of hundreds of pounds of food for the needy.
The faithful of Holy Trinity Church in State College, Pennsylvania, regularly join Common Food Centre County “to resource the under-served and under-employed elderly, single parent families, and low-income families in western Centre County and the neighboring areas with nutritious food,” reports the Archdiocese of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania.
Photo: ocadwpa.org
This month, the faithful packed 192 boxes of food gathered by the volunteers of Common Food. Produce this month included 1,000 pounds of apples, 800 pounds of butternut squash, as well as lettuce, onions, beets, and potatoes.
According to data provided by Common Food, in 2020 the organization distributed 236,913 pounds of food and provided 197,427 meals, helping 4,580 families.
In August, OrthoChristian reported that the same parish opened its doors to house and feed the homeless while a nearby shelter was undergoing renovations.
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