‘Unprecedented demand’ brings hundreds to Gather’s annual Thanksgiving food distribution

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    “In the past year, Gather has seen an unprecedented demand across all its anti-hunger programs – higher than ever in its 200-year history,” Anne Hayes, Gather executive director, said in a news release. “We’re now serving an average of 10,500 individuals each month, a 24% increase over 2023, and providing nearly 80,000 prepared meals, a 26% increase over 2023. So this makes sense that we’re seeing hundreds of people at our Thanksgiving event.”

    State response to leaf-peepers gone wild weekend

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    If last weekend could be summarized in one caption it would be something like, “The problem with peepers,” or “How to handle a horde of hikers.” And that caption would go perfectly with a photo that has circulated far and wide around social media, snapped by Tamara Breau, an experienced hiker who couldn’t believe what she was seeing on Artists’s Bluff Trail last weekend.