Second QUARTER 2010 highlighted
LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS:
- Junior League = $2,200 gift to the BackPack Program
- MRHD = $10,000 grant to help purchase and install additional racking in freezer and warehouse
- Siouxland Community Foundation = $5,000 gift for the BackPack Program
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FUNDING THE BACKPACK PROGRAM
The Food Bank of Siouxland is excited to share that another grant has been awarded to help us with our work to feed hungry children! Walmart presented the Food Bank of Siouxland with a check to for their BackPack Program: Food for Kids! Our thanks to them!
Linda Scheid receiving the check from Rob Perryman, Store Manager at Walmart.
However, with the cost of this program experiencing significant increases, more help will be needed to provide for another school year. Your support is most appreciated!
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IN THE NEWS:
In that busy summer season, we can all feel a little stretched. At the Food Bank of Siouxland we know the feeling! We've seen a dramatic increase in the number of pounds shipped (13% increase in 2009 and on target for another huge leap in 2010!) and we know it's a nationwide trend as well. Check out this Dateline NBC report by Ann Curry called "Friends and Neighbors" (click on the link below) about hunger, food banks and food pantries, and the dramit increase in the number of people in need.