Archive: Around Town

For the third year, Q Country morning host, Chris Allinger is strapping on his backpack to walk for the Food Bank of the Southern Tier’s BackPack Program™.  His “Walkin’ the Country” event is set for September 8-12 and will take the DJ to every town in Tompkins County raising funds for the program that helps children at risk of hunger on weekends and holidays during the school year.

Once again this year, Allinger is teaming with Cornell Athletics & Physical Education staff, coaches and friends.  Allinger and members of the Food Bank staff will address the Cornell Athletics & Physical Education all-staff meeting the morning of September 8th and at 10:00 a.m. Allinger will begin his walk from the front of the Friedman Wrestling Center on the Cornell campus.  Allinger recalls, “What a thrill it was to start the walk last year at Cornell.  The entire staff assembled in a tremendous line cheering the very first steps as the very first check went into the backpack.  With that caliber of people kicking off our effort, we just knew the walk would be successful.  I’m grateful that they invited me back this year to kick off the walk at their annual meeting.”

Cornell Director of Athletics & Physical Education, Andy Noel says, "Charity begins at home. We must not allow children in our county, Tompkins County, to go hungry. Many young children are particularly susceptible over the two-day weekends during the school year. I hope you will join me and the Big Red staff in supporting Chris Allinger's walk that will raise critical funding for the acclaimed BackPack Program™ that provides food over the weekend for children who are unlikely to have enough food from Friday evening till Monday morning when food is available at the school..."

The Food Bank’s BackPack Program™ provides healthy, child-friendly, and easy to prepare foods to children at risk of hunger over weekends and holiday breaks when children do not have access to school meal programs. Each Friday children in need receive a bag of simple, easy to prepare nutritious food to get them through weekends and holidays. These children, who rely on school meal programs for sustenance, may otherwise go without when school is not in session.

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