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Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula donated $50,000 from his campaign account Thursday to help families during the COVID-19 crisis.
The nine groups receiving assistance from Arambula’s campaign funds are:
Natalie Caples, chief operations officer for the Central California Food Bank, said the organization provides food to more than 70,000 households each month and has “seen a nearly 50 percent increase at all distributions during this time.”
Said Caples: “Thank you for sticking by our side during the biggest crisis we have dealt with in our history as a food bank.”
Fresno State President Joseph Castro said he was “extremely grateful for this generous act of kindness,” and that he hopes it will inspire other elected officials to support the university’s students in uncertain times.
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