Benefit dance for Douglas Food Bank on May 18

By XAVIER ZARAGOZA
The Daily Dispatch
Published/Last Modified on Saturday, May 10, 2008 3:06 PM MDT


The lines are getting longer, but the food supplies are getting shorter.


Brenda Salazar, coordinator of the benefit dance for Douglas Food Bank.

More and more people are using the Douglas Area Food Bank to feed their families. But not enough staples are coming into the food bank in order to meet the demand.

“The price of food is high and the price of gas just keeps going up almost everyday, and so people don’t have enough money to bring food to the table,” said Brenda Salazar, who is coordinating a benefit dance for the food bank.

In order to attend the benefit dance, participants must bring two cans of non-perishable food.

The canned food will go a long way in helping out the less fortunate, Salazar said.

The dance will be held on Sunday, May 18 at the Bushmaster Club at 645 from 4p.m. to 8 p.m.

The music will be provided by Rudy Bernal y Los Gemini(Hector and Luis Canez) y Arnold Arvizu.

Salazar said there will be a raffle during the dance and a liquor basket will be auctioned.

There will be a special performance by Nina Aguilera.

The Douglas Area Food Bank provides food to about 200 people a day except Thursdays and weekends.

Local stores that help the food bank are Burger King, Food City, KFC, Pizza and Safeway.

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Comments

    The over watcher wrote on May 14, 2008 9:26 AM:

    " Proof of residency is a requirement. Just because you’re in line doesn't mean you will receive anything. Next time you post a comment do your home work. "

    ms wrote on May 13, 2008 2:14 PM:

    " Hunger has no nationality Mr. Bell!!!!!! "

    john bell wrote on May 11, 2008 7:02 AM:

    " Half the recipients or more at the food bank are mexican nationals. Make proof of residency of cochise county a requirement and youl have no shortage of food at the food bank. "

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