A BIG THANK YOU to all who contributed to the plate in January! We were able to give $452 to the Hood River Shelter Services. In honor of Black History Month, February’s share-the-plate recipient is Black in the Gorge (B.i.G.). B.i.G. is an inclusive community group for Black, Biracial and Multiracial folks, students, friends and families living in the Columbia River Gorge. B.i.G.’s goal is to reduce isolation, especially with the youth, by creating a group for Black and Black biracial youth and their families to connect with each other in several different ways. B.i.G. also is the organizer of the annual Juneteenth celebration in Hood River’s Jackson Park and is raising money for scholarships to be awarded to Black or Black biracial youth.