RUMC members rise against hunger

| April 24, 2017

DSC_0157COSHOCTON – Members of the Roscoe United Methodist Church donated funds and their time to package more than 16,000 meals for the Rise Against Hunger program on Sunday afternoon, April 23 at the church. Pastor Dale Sutton said, “It feels great to do this. Our members were so generous in not only giving the money needed for the meals but we also have about 50 people here packing and having fun.” This marks the third year that the church has donated the funds for the meals and their time to package a balanced meal for the world’s population most in need in a high energy environment. Rise Against Hunger is an international organization with a goal of ending hunger around the world by the year 2030. You can find out more about the organization at www.riseagainsthunger.org.

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Mark Fortune, along with his wife Nancy, is the former owner and founder of The Coshocton County Beacon, the highest circulated newspaper in Coshocton County. He has over 40 years in the publishing business with sales, marketing, and journalism experience. After selling The Beacon to the AloNovus Corp., in January 2020, Mark has been a Business Development Strategist with the company. They publish a network of weekly news publications with almost a half million distribution weekly, a quarterly tourism magazine and a digital division. Mark enjoys history, and has a passion for genealogy, currently researching and discovering his Fortune ancestry. He and his wife Nancy live on a small farm outside of Coshocton.

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