On February 13 – otherwise known as “Galentine’s Day” – dozens of dedicated female volunteers and board members showed their love for Marylanders facing food insecurity. Galentine’s Day sets aside a special time, one day before Valentine’s Day, for women to celebrate special friendships with their female friends.
On a bright and cold January day, staff and volunteers of the Maryland Food Bank arrived in Annapolis with a message for state lawmakers: We need YOU in the fight to end hunger.
Even though 1 in 3 Marylanders face hunger on any given day, food insecurity just hits harder at the holidays. Up to two million of us don’t know where our next meal is going to come from, but Maryland Food Bank Network Partners like Loaves & Fishes go the extra mile to make sure that neighbors don’t feel like numbers—every day, but especially at the holidays.
Even though 1 in 3 Marylanders face hunger on any given day, food insecurity just hits harder at the holidays. Up to two million of us don’t know where our next meal is going to come from, but Maryland Food Bank Network Partners like Loaves & Fishes go the extra mile to make sure that neighbors don’t feel like numbers—every day, but especially at the holidays.
In a year where inflation heightened the challenges families and organizations face, our staff and partners still met the growing need—sharing more than 43 million meals, while opening pathways out of hunger for more Marylanders. I hope you enjoy this retrospective of how you helped us do more in 2024!
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