Press Release
In 1983, ground beef cost $1.29 per pound, the Mario Bros. game was introduced internationally, Star Wars VI – Return of the Jedi, and Tootsie were popular in movie theaters, Sally Ride made history as the first woman to visit outer space, and on August 3rd, 1983, Lowcountry Food Bank was established. Lowcountry Food Bank is celebrating its 40th anniversary on August 3, 2023!
To mark this 40th anniversary milestone, invitation-only celebrations will be held in Charleston and Myrtle Beach, and we encourage media outlets to join us and help spread the word to bring awareness about hunger issues to our community:
Charleston:
Thursday, August 3rd, Lowcountry Food Bank
2864 Azalea Drive, N. Charleston, SC 29405
5:15 p.m.: Speakers Anita Zucker, Chair – The InterTech Group, Nick Osborne – President and CEO, Lowcountry Food Bank and Monica Scott – LCFB Board of Directors Chairperson welcome guests
Myrtle Beach:
Saturday, August 5th, Myrtle Beach Bowl
101 Philip Gray Dr, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
Noon – 4:00 p.m.
Lowcountry Food Bank kicked off its 40th anniversary celebration at its 2023 Chefs’ Feast fundraiser gala in February. The celebration continues at the 3rd Annual Lowcountry Food Bank Walk to Fight Hunger on September 10, 2023 at Wannamaker Park in North Charleston. The Walk is a fun-filled, family-friendly day, open to our community, that also brings awareness to hunger issues during Hunger Action Month in September, when communities across the country come together and take action to fight hunger.
“When Lowcountry Food Bank was formed 40 years ago, our founders had a vision to address the greater Charleston-area community health issue of hunger, which we now understand as food insecurity,” said Nick Osborne, Lowcountry Food Bank President and CEO. “When you fast-forward to 2023, our partner agencies and food pantries distribute 89% of the food we procure to neighbors who experience hunger throughout coastal South Carolina. In 2022, we distributed more than 40 million pounds of food and more than 33 million meals, including protein, fresh produce and dairy products.”
“We believe that greater access to nutritious food can help break the cycle of hunger and alleviate food insecurity,” said Osborne. “Food is a basic human right, and we will continue to address the root causes of hunger to bring the food insecurity rate down further in the coastal counties we serve.”
