Candace Curtis is the co-founder and executive director of the Ben Curtis Family Foundation, which provides nonperishable food items and toiletries to children in 12 school districts across Portage, Summit and Stark counties.

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What comes after winning the British Open? Ben Curtis has been feeding Kent's kids

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Candace Curtis is the co-founder and executive director of the Ben Curtis Family Foundation, which provides nonperishable food items and toiletries to children in 12 school districts across Portage, Summit and Stark counties. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)

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Food for distribution to area schools is stored at the Ben Curtis Family Foundation's headquarters in Kent, Ohio. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media )

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Food for distribution to area schools is stored at the Ben Curtis Family Foundation's headquarters in Kent, Ohio. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)

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Candace Curtis, co-founder and executive director of the Ben Curtis Family Foundation, (left) and Sara Beatty, the foundation's communications coordinator, stand for a photo at the organization's headquarters in Kent, Ohio, on Monday, July 8, 2024.
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Dozens of empty bins used for food distribution are lined up outside the Ben Curtis Family Foundation's headquarters in Kent, Ohio, on Monday, July 8, 2024.
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Dozens of empty bins used for food distribution are lined up outside the Ben Curtis Family Foundation's headquarters in Kent, Ohio, on Monday, July 8, 2024. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)