The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina is celebrating the total donations raised during Smithfield Foods Hunger Relief Day at the N.C. State Fair.
On Oct.19, fairgoers from across the state donated six cans of food in exchange for free admission. Thanks to their generosity, and a donation of 500,000 servings of protein from Smithfield Foods, the event raised a total of more than 253,000 pounds, the equivalent of 315,547 meals, for those facing hunger in North Carolina. This tradition, which has become one of the largest one-day canned food drives in the state, supports those served by the Food Bank.