The Saratoga Sun -

The Platte Valley Ministerial Association is hosting a Beans and Rice Banquet on Tuesday, October 12 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall of St. Ann’s Church.  The dinner is a fundraising event for the Saratoga Food Pantry.  Admission is by donation.

In addition to raising funds to support the work of the Food Pantry, a goal of serving a dinner of beans, rice, and lentils is to make people aware of the diets of poor people worldwide.  According to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) 2020 report, nearly nine percent of the world’s population is hungry—and that figur...