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2023 marks KING’s 23rd year of Home Team Harvest. The effort started in 2001 after the Nisqually Earthquake.
That earthquake put the resiliency of humanity to the test.
KING 5 Mimi Jung was there as the station reached out a helping hand, and has been part of Home Team Harvest every year since.
“I remember thinking, ‘Is this what I want to be doing on an early Saturday morning,’” said Jung. “By the time I got there and saw people arriving – they were so excited.”
Viewers had heard the call on the morning news to come donate and they showed up.
It was the beginning of a partnership with Northwest Harvest, a Seattle nonprofit that now supports 400 food banks across the state.
Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/about-us/king-5-celebrates-75th-anniversary/281-d95eff4a-8b07-442d-93a8-5268c15c4e66