On Sept. 5 during a city council meeting, Mayor Jeff Cheney announced that September is officially Hunger Action Month. Hunger Action Month was first established in 2008. It works to promote ways for individuals, organizations and communities everywhere to get involved and help fight the hunger crisis.
“The nationwide campaign strives to mobilize the public to act on the issue of hunger,” Cheney said, during the meeting.
The city of Frisco is also working with North Texas Food Bank to help the 10.1% of Collin County that are food insecure. This includes every one in six children. Cheney announced that the city of Frisco is participating in North Texas Food Bank’s annual peanut butter drive.
“During the month of September, we will step up and help solve the hunger crisis in North Texas by participating in North Texas Food Bank’s annual peanut butter drive,” Cheney said. “September 2023 will be a historic month as we seek to collect 400,000 dollars and pounds of peanut butter.”
The parks in Frisco were also brought up during the meeting. Steve Walsh, the assistant director of Parks and Recreations, came in to discuss current projects. One of the recent projects done was a drainage system at Wranglers Range Park. He also mentioned the installation of new sod and fresh mulch at Foncine Settlement Park, due to the grass not growing from the heat.
“They’re very proud that they did a drainage project. We don’t know if it’s worked yet because we haven’t had any rain. But we’re hopeful that this will work.” said Walsh.
Along with all of this, Steve Walsh mentioned a new exhibit at the Heritage Museum. The exhibit is called Woven Together and it opened on Aug. 18. It explores the colorful textiles of South Asian fashion and traditional attire.
“If you haven’t checked it out, every item in the exhibit is from a resident and it’s really neat to go through,” said council member Tammy Meinershagen.
This concluded the city council meeting on Sept. 5. The council hopes that the citizens of Frisco will participate in upcoming activities and help in North Texas Food Bank’s peanut butter drive.
“Great things happen when communities come together for a common cause,” Cheney said.
