{"id":24069,"date":"2025-11-04T07:26:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T07:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/24069\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T07:26:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T07:26:16","slug":"veteran-civilian-volunteers-distribute-food-in-hazelwood-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/24069\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran, civilian volunteers distribute food in Hazelwood \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 A veteran service and volunteer organization put on a special project to commemorate the upcoming Veterans Day holiday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Mission Continues, in partnership with the Travis Manion Foundation, held a food packing and distribution event on Saturday at the Spartan Community Center in Pittsburgh\u2019s Hazelwood neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The event provided fresh food, pet food and free books to those in need, along with a coupon for a free turkey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">RELATED COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/local-businesses-organizations-mission-feed-thousands-pittsburgh-area-families\/IRLFIL5VSZGTBEHGGZNX67J4RM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/local-businesses-organizations-mission-feed-thousands-pittsburgh-area-families\/IRLFIL5VSZGTBEHGGZNX67J4RM\/\">Local businesses, organizations on a mission to feed thousands of Pittsburgh-area families<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Participating in Saturday\u2019s event was the Rev. Sally Jo Snyder, interim pastor of the Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community. She reflected on what it means to help the less fortunate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019ve all been saying \u2014 this is the most powerful word I\u2019ve heard from many: \u2018We\u2019re an afterthought, and we\u2019ve contributed to this country. 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