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September is National Hunger Action Month and Armstrong has planned their Sixth Annual Avenge Hunger Month campaign to fight hunger across their service territory. The 2023 Avenge Hunger Month collection window begins on August 28 and continues through October 1. The timing for Avenge Hunger Month is deliberate because history has proven that the need for food is higher during the last quarter of the year.
Local Armstrong stores will collect non-perishable food and monetary donations for local feeding programs. The resources collected will help to supply over 200 community feeding programs throughout the Armstrong footprint in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, West Virginia, Maryland, and Kentucky.
To add a little excitement, the 13 local Armstrong systems plus the Customer Service Center and the Corporate Office will participate in a friendly competition to see what locations can collect the most food, money and provide volunteer hours.
Grove City, PA – Much of the success for Avenge Hunger Month comes from community partners who help to collect donations. Locally, during the 2022 collection in Armstrong’s Grove City system, County Market assisted the Grove City Armstrong team in fundraising for Avenge Hunger Month by taking donations and handing out star cut-outs which they pasted all over their customer service counter! They collected over $1000 which was donated to Grove City Community Food Pantry!
Armstrong’s Breaking Bread initiative began in 2010 with the purpose of feeding those who struggle with food insecurity within the communities Armstrong serves. The first Avenge Hunger Month was held in September of 2018 to help bring more awareness to Breaking Bread and generate more donations to help local feeding programs. Through the annual Avenge Hunger Month drive, Armstrong has collected over 135,000 pounds of food and nearly $75,000 in monetary donations to share with community feeding programs over the past five years.
About Armstrong
Armstrong provides industry leading high-speed ZOOM Internet with Enhanced Wi-Fi, advanced television powered by EXP, and telephone services to residential and commercial customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, West Virginia, Maryland, and Kentucky. Armstrong, recognized as the 2022 Independent Cable Operator of the Year, is America’s 11th largest cable television provider, according to SNL Kagan, an offering from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
For additional information, please contact:
Bree Freehling
Office Supervisor / Community Marketing Manager
Armstrong
724-458-7165 x 225 / bfreehling@agoc.com