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October 10, 2012 - "Second Harvest creating an opportunity for people in need" - [VIDEO] Susan Hay's Making a Difference segment on the Global News Hour focuses on the Harvest Kitchen program at Toronto’s Centre for Opportunity, Respect and Empowerment (CORE). [Print article here.]

October 1, 2012 - "Good food wasted" - CBC's The National covers the problem of food waste in Canada and what Second Harvest is doing to make a difference.

January 14, 2011 - "How to rescue fresh food" - Jennifer Bain interviews Second Harvest driver Blayne Walker in the Toronto Star and discusses the impact food waste in Toronto.

October 26, 2010 - Watch on eTalk Bob Blumer delivering fresh food from the Second Harvest truck to a kid's after-school program.

October 7, 2009 - Susan Hay of Global TV profiles the work of Second Harvest, the growing need for our service and what it means to recipient agencies like West Hill Community Centre, on Making a Difference

June 9, 2009 - Kaori Furue of torontoist.com gets up close and personal with Harvest Kitchens in The Original Fifteen.

April 16, 2009 - Candice Batista, host of A Greener Toronto on Rogers TV, takes viewers behind the scenes for an exclusive look at how Second Harvest gives people and food a second chance.

Read about Second Harvest in the book entitled, "The Edible City."

Press Releases

February 12, 2013 - Second Harvest celebrates its third annual Lunch Money Days event

June 6, 2012 - Macquarie Private Wealth Sets $100,000 Fundraising Record for Second Harvest

May 27, 2012 - US Healthcare Professionals Foundation Honors Toronto-based Second Harvest for Feeding the Hungry While Promoting a Healthier Environment

April 26, 2012 - Second Harvest announces culinary line-up for Toronto Taste 2012

February 15, 2012 - Do you give a Shiitake? People are Hungry

February 7, 2012 - Special Release: Tawse David’s Block Chardonnay 2010 in Support of Second Harvest.

December 22, 2011 - Over 100,000 Hungry People Receive Turkeys

December 15, 2011 - Second Harvest Makes Urgent Appeal for Turkeys

December 2, 2011 - Second Harvest and Loblaw Companies Limited Launch 9th Annual Turkey Drive

August 17, 2011 - Community Market Brings Healthy Produce to Toronto’s Food Deserts

June 13, 2011 - Pairing Cuisine and Compassion

June 6, 2011 - Chrysler Canada donates a FIAT 500 to Second Harvest

May 9, 2011 - Tickets Now Available for the Most Coveted Culinary Event of the Year - Toronto Taste

March 8, 2011 - Children Helping Hungry Children

February 16, 2011 - Lettuce Give. People are Hungry.

January 24, 2011 - Peas Give. People are Hungry.

December 22, 2010 - The Spirit of Turkey

December 16, 2010 - The Gift of Turkey

December 1, 2010 - Second Harvest, and Loblaw Companies Launch 8th Annual Turkey Drive in Greater Toronto Area

September 13, 2010 - Second Harvest, Sobeys and BMO Launch Harvest for Hunger

August 26, 2010 - Second Harvest Delivers Six Millionth Pound of Food

July 21, 2010 - Running For Food

June 1, 2010 - Make Hunger History at Toronto Taste 2010

April 13, 2010 - CN Tower to be lit green marking 25 years of Second Harvest's common-sense approach to hunger

March. 26, 2010 - Second Harvest and Faye Clack Communications team up to fight hunger

Feb. 24, 2010 - Give a shiitake. People are hungry.

Feb. 5, 2010 - Open call: Financial Firms who Want to Make a Difference in their Community