Peace Harbor donates $5,000 to 23rd annual Pounding for Food Share event

FLORENCE, Ore. – On Saturday, November 18, Peace Harbor stepped in as a sponsor, donating $5,000, to help support the 23rd annual Pounding for Food Share event – a food drive that benefits the local Florence Food Share program. 

This year, Peace Harbor’s donation – in addition to community donations and donation matches – helped the Florence Food Share collect over 17,000 pounds of food that will go towards supporting more than 800 local families across Florence and Mapleton. 

Peace Harbor is grateful for the opportunity to actively support and give back to the community by participating in important causes such as annual Pounding for Food Share event.

Find more information on how to support the Florence Food Share on their website.

About PeaceHealth: PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Washington, is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a medical group practice with more than 1,100 providers and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. The Sisters shared expertise and transferred wisdom from one medical center to another, always finding the best way to serve the unmet need for healthcare in their communities. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of the founding Sisters and continues with a spirit of respect, stewardship, collaboration and social justice in fulfilling its Mission. Visit us online at peacehealth.org.

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