St. Mark's Episcopal Church wins Erie-based food bank's top award

From North West PA-

St. Mark's Episcopal Church won the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania's top award this afternoon at the agency's 23rd annual Bread Box Awards.

The awards recognized the numerous organizations, businesses, schools and individuals that have coordinated fundraisers and food collections to benefit Second Harvest.

First-place awards were presented in nine categories at the agency's Erie warehouse, 1507 Grimm Drive, today at 1 p.m.

The winners were Wegmans (in the large business category); Jr.'s Last Laugh Comedy Club (small business); St. Mark's Episcopal Church (church); Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (college or technical school); Chestnut Hill Elementary School (elementary school); Fairview Middle School (middle school); Youngsville High School (high school); Tom Jennings (individual); National Association of Letter Carriers (organization).

Awards were based on points earned for creativity, community awareness of hunger issues, and amount of food or funds collected.

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