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December 4, 2009

FEED THE PIG. HELP THE HUNGRY.

Laura Eversz

PIGGY BANK at Pickett Fences has been filled and emptied frequently, said shop owner Joane Henneberger.

Joane Henneberger has always appreciated Hope-Net’s role in providing food, shelter and care for those in need. The organization started in 1988 with one food pantry. Today Hope-Net congregations operate eight pantries whose schedules have been coordinated so that at least one is open every day of the week.

A few months ago, Henneberger, the owner of Pickett Fences, 214 N. Larchmont Blvd., began to distribute piggy banks she got from the organization to help support its pantries at area churches, temples and synagogues. Donations help provide supplemental food for approximately 120,000 people a year. “It’s giving back to the community,” she said.

Henneberger placed one of the clear plastic porcine banks in her store, where it has been filled and emptied many times. She also distributed them to all of the classrooms at her son’s school, St. Brendan’s, as a way for the children to understand the importance of giving back.

‘I want them to give some of their own money, not their parents’, to use their ice cream or allowance money.”

Already more than 350 piggy banks have been distributed to businesses, schools and individuals throughout the community. On the side of the small, clear bank is inscribed “Hope-Net…because none of our neighbors should go hungry.” To receive your own Hope-Net bank, call 213-389-9949 or go to www.hope-net.info

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