It was announced at Shaver Elementary in Portland’s Parkrose neighborhood.  The Zidell family providing a $150,000 check to fill empty bellies in Oregon. The Oregonian announced the gift was announced was announced on the 100^th anniversary of Sam Zidells arrival in the U.S. from his birthplace in the Ukraine.  The family owns Zidell Marine. The money will be used to expand a food pantry program that helps families in 6 Multnomah County schools, with an aim to serve 24 more schools in other areas. In Oregon, more than a third of people who consume emergency food box meals are children. The state’s child food insecurity rate is at 29%, one of the highest in the nation.