NEWPORT – BankNewport raised more than $7,500 in a winter fundraiser for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, the bank announced in a news release.
The funds raised by community members through the “Kind Souls, Full Bowls” campaign, which took place from Jan. 18 to Feb. 14, will add to a $50,000 donation from the bank to support the food bank and its 159 member food pantries, the release stated.
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The funds will be used to buy 22,000 pounds of food to help support families in need, Food Bank CEO Andrew Schiff said in a statement.
Nancy Lavin is a PBN staff writer. You may reach her at Lavin@PBN.com.
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