Despite myriad health problems and financial challenges, the McCarters feel their spirits lifted during the holiday season -- in part, because they receive an Empty Stocking Fund food basket.
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BING NEWS:
- Pennies and dimes: Even amid Great Depression, Knoxvillians gave to Empty Stocking Fund
In 1931, the Empty Stocking Fund Vaudeville show at the Lyric Theater featured 16 acts of all kinds to benefit the fund. This included George Rummage's "Goats of the Depression" that could see-saw, ...
11/20/2024 - 9:48 am | View Link - Creative partnerships from generous businesses bring new life to Empty Stocking Fund
Since the early 1900s, the Empty Stocking Fund has been a force for good for generations. We're hoping new community members get involved!
11/19/2024 - 5:14 am | View Link - Empty Stocking Fund volunteer carries on grandfather's legacy: 'It makes Christmas for me'
Jennifer Baumgardner took over volunteering for her grandfather after he was diagnosed with cancer, and now it's become a family Christmas tradition.
11/18/2024 - 9:04 pm | View Link - The Empty Stocking Fund is older than we thought. Here's what the earliest years were like
Today, the Empty Stocking Fund raises money to provide neighbors in need with food baskets containing groceries for a nutritious holiday dinner and food for a week. When it started, the organizers ...
11/18/2024 - 9:02 pm | View Link - More
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