The N.E. Iowa Food Bank To Combat Hunger In The Cedar Valley
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Combat Hunger, an event which benefits the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, will take place March 27th – 29th at several locations throughout the Cedar Valley. The weekend event calls for grocery store customers to donate as they shop.
Volunteers and staff of the Northeast Iowa Food Bank will be at area grocery stores in Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Waverly including Hy-Vee, Fareway, Hometown Foods and Randall’s in Hudson. Fareway stores will be closed on Sunday.
Shoppers will be given a flyer that allows them to add either $1 or $3 to their total grocery bill when scanned. Shoppers can also make cash or check donations or a donation of food. The total money and food items raised will go to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank.
“Combat Hunger makes donating to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank simple for the donor and it will help us tremendously” - Barbara Prather, Executive Director of the Northeast Iowa Food Bank.
To volunteer for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank during Combat Hunger or for more information contact the Food Bank at 319-235-0507 or visit www.northeastiowafoodbank.org.
The Northeast Iowa Food Bank provides nutritious food and grocery products, to about 200 nonprofit organizations and programs who assist the hungry, and to individuals who need food assistance to sustain life. Last year, the Food Bank distributed more than 6 million pounds of food within a 16-county service area.
The Food Bank provides eight programs that serve the community-Member Agency Distribution, Cedar Valley Food Pantry, the BackPack Program, Kids Cafe, Elderly Nutrition, Mobile Food Pantries, Summer Feeding and a Community Garden. Encompassing all of these programs is nutrition education. The Food Bank is a member of the Iowa Food Bank Association and Feeding America.