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The University of Florida's Field and Fork Food Pantry is facing food shortages only 34 business days after its opening. The number of visits has been higher than initially expected.

Joe Catalano hosted the second Cedar Key Pirate Invasion on Thursday to raise money and collect food donations to the Cedar Key Food Pantry and to increase the tourist season in the area from four months to six months. The invasion raised $700 and 300 pounds of canned food for the pantry.

Trinity United Methodist Church hosted its annual festival, “The Great Pumpkin Harvest” on Sunday, October 25. The church's youth ministry team, the Trinity Yoots, organized the event for kids to explore the pumpkin patch and practice their trick-or-treating for Halloween.

Gainesville's LGBTQ+ community gathered at the city's annual Pride Parade and Festival to recognize progress in the effort for equality, especially with this year's Supreme Court ruling that the Constitution guarantees gay marriage. The parade marched down University Avenue on Saturday, starting on Southwest Seventh Street and finishing at the corner of Southeast First Street and First Avenue.

Evinston hosts the Evinston Plein Air Paintout each year to raise money and awareness for the town's beloved Wood and Swink Old Store and Post Office. The store, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, has faced challenges in the past to remain open.

Soldiers Freedom Outdoors is a non-profit organization that works with Bradford County veterans and their families. Through Camp Freedom, veterans and families can engage in outdoor activities and find relaxation and community.

Gainesville House of God plans to donate 100 percent of its proceeds from its annual pumpkin patch to feeding centers locally and in Guatemala.

Florida Gun Supply has scheduled an anti-Muslim rally for Saturday at the Masjid Darul-Islam Center near Ocala. The Marion County Sheriff's Office will be on scene.

Islam on Campus hosted its 13th annual Fast-A-Thon at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Tuesday and rewarded about 700 attendants with a free meal. The event featured guest speaker Ustadh AbdelRahman Murphy and will benefit Project Downtown Gainesville, a local charity, and Islamic Relief USA with a goal of benefiting Nepal earthquake survivors.

Putnam County School Districts Clothing Closet partnered with Dignity U Wear to provide clothes for underprivileged students. The program aims to help cloth students who are living below the poverty line in the county.