CONWAY — The Valley Originals — 25 independently owned local restaurants — are again helping out End 68 Hours of Hunger this month, with member establishments donating money from designated daily specials.
End 68 Hours of Hunger is a non-profit dedicated to ending childhood hunger. It addresses the approximately 68 hours of hunger some schoolchildren endure between the free lunch they get in school Friday and the free breakfast they receive in school Monday.
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