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SO GOOD YOU KNOW 

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>> A LOT OF OUR CHALLENGES OF 

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2025 WERE DRIVEN BY THE 

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UNPRECEDENTED INCREASE IN NEED 

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AMONG HOOSIERS FACING HUNGER 

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IT A DECADE HIGH RATE OF FOOD 

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INSECURITY IN OUR STATE AND 

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REALLY AROUND THE COUNTRY 

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>> IT'S GOING FOOD BANK 

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PRESIDENT CEO FRED GLASS 

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DESCRIBING THE DOMINO EFFECT 

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OF GOING 100 HUNGRY ILLNESS 

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POVERTY THE INABILITY TO 

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CONTINUE WORKING LEADERS 

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SERVES 21 COUNTIES ACROSS 

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CENTRAL LOT INDIANA SERVING 

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AND SOME 2 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS 

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LAST YEAR THAT'S A 10% 

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INCREASE OVER 2024 LEADERS 

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TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN 

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TACKLING AN ISSUE WITH BIG 

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IMPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESSES 

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AND COMMUNITY STATEWIDE AND 

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PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY 

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CLEANER CEO FRED GLASS FRED IS 

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ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU GARY 

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THANKS FOR HAVING TO PARTNER I 

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BJ MEDIA AND CLEANERS 

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PARTNERING ON EVENT THIS WEEK 

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9TH ANNUAL EVENT FOCUSED ON 

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THAT CONNECTION BETWEEN HUNGER 

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AND HEALTH AND THE IMPACT IT 

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HAS EXACTLY YOU KNOW I KIND OF 

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FOR MARS INTO THIS JOB SITE 

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AND LEARNING FOOD BANKING ON 

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THE ON THE RUN AND ONE OF THE 

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THINGS I FOUND OUT IS THAT 

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>> THAT FOOD INSECURITY IS NOT 

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ABOUT FOOD THERE'S PLENTY OF 

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FOOD THE SYSTEM THROWS AWAY BY 

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THE TRAIN TRACKS FULL EVERY 

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EVERY DAY FOOD INSECURE ABOUT 

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POVERTY PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY 

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BECAUSE THEY'RE POOR AND FOR 

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HAVING TROUBLE EATING THEY'RE 

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HAVING TROUBLE PAYING THE RENT 

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OR HAVING TROUBLE BEING THE 

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UTILITIES AND SO FORTH SO WE'D 

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LIKE TO THINK WE'RE IN THE 

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BUSINESS OF ALLEVIATING 

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POVERTY WITH FOOD AS THE TOOL 

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TO DO THAT YEAH AND THAT 

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CONNECTION TO THE IMPACT TO 

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THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IS 

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SUBSTANTIAL YOU TALK ABOUT 

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ABSENTEEISM AND PRESENTEEISM 

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IT THAT IT IS REALLY IMPACTING 

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BUSINESS AND THANKS FOR THAT 

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UP VERY BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE TO 

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THINK THAT HUNGER IS PROBLEM 

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SOMEBODY ELSE SOMEWHERE ELSE 

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YOU KNOW ALL THAT BUT IT'S A 

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PROBLEM FOR ONE THING THE 

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SHEER NUMBERS SAY THAT WE JUST 

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CROSSED THE RUBICON OF A 

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MILLION HOOSIERS ARE FOOD 

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INSECURE 7 MILLION TOTAL WHO 

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YEARS I DIDN'T GO PURDUE BUT I 

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CAN DO THE MATH ON THAT ONE 

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OUT OF 7 RIGHT SO YOU KNOW 

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PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITIES 

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BETTER HUNGER HUNGRY ALL KINDS 

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OF BAD HEALTH OUTCOMES FREE 

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OBVIOUSLY STINKS TO BE HUNGRY 

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BUT IT'S BAD FOR THE REST OF 

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US TO WRITE BECAUSE HEALTH 

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CARE COSTS PRESENTEEISM 

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ABSENTEEISM ECONOMIC DEVELOP 

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COST CRIME RATES GO LESS 

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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT SO IT 

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REALLY IS A PROBLEM THAT CUTS 

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ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF OUR 

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SOCIETY AND YOU AND THE TEAM 

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LEADERS REALLY ARE AT THE 

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FOREFRONT OF THIS WHOLE ISSUE 

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HERE IN INDIANA BUT NATIONALLY 

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YOU SIR FOR MEALS ALL OVER THE 

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COUNTRY YES A LITTLE KNOWN 

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PIECE GARY WE'RE THE LARGEST 

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FOOD BANK IN INDIANA VERY 

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PROUD OF THAT WE SERVE 300 

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FOOD PANTRIES IN THE 21 

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COUNTIES OF CENTRAL INDIANA 

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WERE SORT OF LIKE A WHOLESALER 

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THE FOOD PANTRIES TO PROVIDE 

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LOW-COST TO NO-COST FOOD THE 

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PANTRIES AND IN TURN PROVIDED 

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THE NEIGHBORS WHAT PEOPLE 

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DON'T UNDERSTAND AS WE DO THE 

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SAME THING FOR FOOD BANKS 

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AROUND THE COUNTRY WE'RE IN 44 

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STATES WE SERVE ABOUT 150 FOOD 

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BANKS BECAUSE THEY CAN ACQUIRE 

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FOOD ON THE SCALE WE CAN'T 

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LISTEN ACCESS ISSUE FOR THAT 

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THAT HELPS HOOSIERS BECAUSE WE 

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HAVE MORE SCALE COMMISSIONER 

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CHOOSE FROM FOR OUR LOCAL 

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PANTRIES AND WE MAKE A LITTLE 

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BIT AS A BUSINESS TO HELP OUR 

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FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY YEAH 

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A REALLY BIG IMPACT FRED GLASS 

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IS ALWAYS GREAT THANK YOU ALL 

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YOU DO HERE IN INDIANA ACROSS