How many people can $18,000 feed? Eric Smer, program director of the Stark County Hunger Task Force, says that figure translates into 30,000 grocery bags — 126,000 pounds of sustenance — loaded with enough food to last three to five days.
So what’s the significance of $18,000? That is how much money has been raised for the Task Force during the last three guest sommeliers nights at Bender’s Tavern in Canton.