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‘Red Nose Day’ to benefit Food Bank Backpack Program

The Youngsville First/Evangelical United Methodist Charge will be celebrating Red Nose Day on Thursday.

Get your red noses for a donation of at least $1.00 (you can give more if you’d like) from the charge office at 18 2nd Street in Youngsville, or any one of the Warren County School District Elementary Schools.

Red noses may also be available from several Youngsville area businesses.

Proceeds from the sale will go to the Second Harvest Food Bank Warren County School District Backpack program (www.eriefoodbank.org).

“Red Nose Day is a campaign dedicated to raising money for children and young people living in poverty by simply having fun and making people laugh,” said Rick Nelson, Pastor at the United Methodist Church. “People across the country will come together to have fun while raising funds and awareness. We encourage everyone to get your Red Nose and post your Red Nose selfie on social media.”

The Second Harvest Food Bank Warren County School District Backpack Program provides needy Warren County children with nutritious, child-friendly food when other resources, such as school lunches and after-school meals or snacks, are not available.

Backpacks are discreetly distributed to participating children at schools on Fridays. This program helps provide the proper nutrition necessary for overall growth, physical and cognitive development and satisfactory performance in school.

The program began in the Warren County School District the fall of 2013 and has been in every Warren County School District Elementary school since the fall of 2014.

For more information, contact The Youngsville First/Evangelical United Methodist Charge at 814-563-4351 or email YoungsvilleEUM@verizon.net.

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