Waikato Times

Pizza for voters in queues

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A group sent 8000 pizzas to hungry voters as they waited in long lines that plagued polling places across the country yesterday. The group, Pizza to the Polls, collects social media reports of long lines and doles out pizzas accordingl­y. The non-profit enjoyed a boost in recent days because of tweets and donations from celebritie­s like Debra Messing, Alyssa Milano, pictured, Mandy Moore and Patton Oswalt, raising more than $300,000 over a 24-hour period. Co-founder Katie Harlow of Portland, Oregon, said she and two friends came up with the idea in 2016 after seeing long lines during the early voting.

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