| Hy-Vee Partners With City Union Mission For 6th Annual Stuff A Truck |
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| October 28, 2005 |
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(KANSAS CITY, MO) On Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5, 2005 Hy-Vee will partner with City Union Mission to collect food for Kansas City’s homeless and poor through the sixth annual Stuff A Truck event.
Customers may pick up a $5 or $10 voucher at all area Hy-Vee stores and take it to a register with their other purchases.
A portion of the donated food will be delivered on Monday, November 7, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. to City Union Mission’s warehouse at 1020 E. 10th St., Kansas City, MO (corner of 10th and Troost).
Since the event began in 2000, it has raised over $360,000 in food and donations for City Union Mission, enabling it to continue serving the poor and homeless of Kansas City. City Union Mission serves 280,000 meals a year, including almost 43,000 in November and December alone. The Mission also distributes 400 food baskets around Thanksgiving.
Stuff a Truck is made possible by area Hy-Vee stores, Pepsi, and KCTV 5.
Representatives from City Union Mission will be available at Hy-Vee stores during the event to answer questions and assist customers. |
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| City Union Mission is an evangelical Christian ministry committed to sharing the gospel and meeting the spiritual, physical and emotional needs of men, women and children who are poor or homeless. The Mission has been restoring hope to Kansas City's poor and homeless for over 82 years. Last year, City Union Mission provided almost 292,000 meals for the hungry and over 127,000 beds for the weary. |
