The York Each day Document’s Christmas Emergency Fund marketing campaign raised $18,474 for the York County Meals Financial institution this yr, due to the generosity of readers.
Each vacation season, YDR presents readers the chance to assist the neighborhood by means of the Christmas Emergency Fund.
In 2023, YDR selected the York County Meals Financial institution because the fundraising beneficiary as a result of many space residents have struggled to place meals on the desk as inflation has pushed up grocery prices.
![The 2023 Christmas Emergency Fund recipient was the York County Food Bank.](https://www.ydr.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/12/PPYR/251bfdae-71e9-4130-8e41-457acb4b669e-YDR1Brd_01-05-2018_DlyRecord_1_A003__2018_01_04_IMG_xmas_emergency_fund._1_1_CNKE7O9M_L1159097898_IMG_xmas_emergency_fund._1_1_CNKE7O9M.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
For greater than 30 years, the York County Meals Financial institution has championed the precept that meals is a fundamental human proper and distributes hundreds of thousands of wholesome meals every year.
Traditions Financial institution has partnered with YDR to gather and disburse mailed donations, all free of charge so each penny goes to serving to native residents.
“For greater than a decade, Traditions Financial institution has had the privilege of partnering with YDR/Sunday Information to facilitate its Christmas Emergency Fund,” mentioned Eugene Draganosky, Chairman and CEO. “Your dedication to serving the neighborhood by means of this annual vacation fundraiser is inspiring, as is the unimaginable response out of your readers. The heartwarming letters that accompany most of the checks at all times get us within the vacation spirit “It’s an honor to assist help the York County Meals Financial institution as they work towards their imaginative and prescient of a hunger-free York.”
“Thanks a lot to our readers on your generosity,” mentioned Scott Fisher, central Pennsylvania information director for the USA As we speak Community. “We are able to at all times rely on York County residents to supply assist to these in want. “Many individuals in our neighborhood wrestle with meals insecurity and the York County Meals Financial institution is at all times there to assist.”
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