HUNGER ACTION MONTH

Harvest Regional Food Bank is encouraging the community to help fight hunger by participating in activities listed on its Hunger Action

Month Calendar. There are also suggestions on things people can do all month long, including dropping off donations at Ledwell Machinery or Ledwell Office; tagging Harvest on social media when an action is taken; or participating in the Anderson Orthodonics food drive, where existing patients will receive one point for each item.

Daily suggestions are:

Today—Use an orange light bulb for outside lights to “Light Up Hunger.” Orange is the color of Hunger Action Month.

Saturday—Post this calendar on the home or office refrigerator.

Sunday—Start collecting change and donate it to Harvest at the end of the month.

Monday—Collect food or funds from cook-out guests for the food bank.

Tuesday—Dedicate Facebook status to hunger awareness.

Wednesday—Make coffee at home and donate the money saved to the food bank.

Thursday—Shop by Taste & See. Ten percent of all gelato sales will go to Harvest.

Sept. 8—Harvest is having a volunteer day at the food bank. The community is invited to participate.

Sept. 9—Encourage people with fruit trees or extra garden produce to participate in the organization’s gleaning program.

Sept. 10—It’s Grandparents Day. Make a donation to the food bank in honor or memory of grandparents.

Sept. 11—From 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Raising Cane’s will donate 15 percent of food sales to Harvest for people who mention the food bank when placing their order.

Sept. 12—Texas Roadhouse will donate 10 percent of food sales to Harvest when customers present a flyer.

Sept. 13—Take a brown bag lunch and donate the money saved to the food bank.

Sept. 14—Request a print copy of Harvest Regional Food Banks newsletter, The Dish, at Harvestregionalfoodbank.org.

Sept. 15—From 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Jason’s Deli will donate 15 percent of food sales to Harvest when customers mention the food bank.

Sept. 16—Host a food drive for work, civic clubs or church. Sept. 17—Eat healthy, orange food.

Sept. 18—From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., 50 percent of food sales at Chipotle will be donated to Harvest.

Sept. 19—Fairfield Inn will have a cereal drive and cookout at 5 p.m.

Sept. 20—Purchase tickets for Taste of Texarkana, which is scheduled for Oct. 17 at Four States Fairgrounds.

Sept. 21—Wear a Hunger Action T-shirt and “Dress Down Hunger.”

Sept. 22—Stop by Gayle’s or Abby Gayle’s and receive 20 percent off a purchase (excluding Kendra Scott and reduced items).

Sept. 23—Clean out pantry and donate the food to Harvest.

Sept. 24—Volunteer at the food bank.

Sept. 25—Blog, post to Facebook or Twitter or write a letter to the editor about fighting hunger this month.

Sept. 26—Share oranges with a neighbor or co-worker and tell them why.

Sept. 27—Take a selfie and post it on all social media platforms.

Sept. 28—Make coffee at home and donate the money saved to the food bank.

Sept. 29—Cash in the collected change and give it to the food bank.

Sept. 30—Stay involved with the food bank.