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ServSafe course offered

Penn State Extension will offer the ServSafe Food Safety Manager course, aimed at restaurant and food service managers and others who need food safety certification.

The course will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 13 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 20 at the Ebensburg Borough office community room, 300 W. High St., Ebensburg. The exam will begin at 11 a.m. on May 20.

These in-person training sessions, led by certified ServSafe instructors, will teach participants how to prevent contamination by properly receiving, storing, preparing, cooking, cooling and serving food and by sanitizing food service facilities.

The classes are taught by food safety experts — extension educators with advanced degrees, extensive food safety training and industry experience.

To attend the in-person ServSafe course and exam, participants should register by May 9.

To register, visit https://extension.psu.edu/food-safety-manager-certificate-training-options.

To register by phone or for registration questions, call 877-345-0691.

Funds fight food insecurity

The Giant Co. announced its Feeding School Kids initiative, in partnership with its customers, raised more than $1.2 million to address food insecurity throughout local public school districts in the communities it serves.

From Jan. 1 through March 31, customers at Giant, Martin’s and Giant Heirloom Market stores were invited to round up their grocery purchases to the nearest dollar or convert their Choice points into a donation to support their local public school districts’ food programs. The Giant Co. also donated $100,000 to the program. Through Feeding School Kids, public school districts have been able to support meal programs and address food insecurity from supplying backpacks with weekend food to clearing outstanding student lunch debt to building on-campus food pantries and establishing garden programs.

State College Area School District was among the top 15 fundraisers, bringing in $17,314.