AARP Hosting Food Drive At State Fair Gates Friday

AARP South Dakota in cooperation with the South Dakota State Fair are working to fight hunger in South Dakota.   Cathy McLeer with AARP-South Dakota says fair goers are invited to bring a non-perishable food item to any gate at the state fair grounds Friday morning…

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McLeer says they have had good cooperation the last couple of years…

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McLeer says there is a continued need for the food donations…

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In Feb. 2011, AARP Foundation initiated Drive to End Hunger, a multiyear nationwide campaign to raise awareness and funds about the problem of hunger among the 50+, and find long-term solutions to the hunger problem.