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Oklahoma Pork Council Donates $10,000 to Regional Food Bank for Kids Backpack Program
Tue, 13 Dec 2016 12:25:23 CST
At the okPORK quarterly board meeting on Dec. 9, board members and staff from the Oklahoma Pork Council presented a $10,000 check to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma to purchase pork sticks for its Food for Kids Backpack Program.
This program provides chronically hungry children with backpacks filled with non-perishable, nutritious, shelf-stable food to sustain them over weekends and school holidays. This donation from the Oklahoma Pork Council will allow the Regional Food Bank to purchase 28,571 pork sticks.
Thanks to a matching challenge from APMEX.com, the Cresap Family Foundation and Chesapeake Energy Corporation, which matches every gift received from Nov. 15 through Jan. 15 dollar for dollar, this $10,000 donation will have double the impact.
"Helping hungry Oklahomans is important to Oklahoma's pork producers - especially during this time of year," said Roy Lee Lindsey, okPORK Executive Director. "That's why we gladly give each year to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. But the matching funds campaign this year is especially exciting because now the impact of our donation will go even further."
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma CEO Katie Fitzgerald said the long-term partnership between their organization and okPORK is one that makes a difference in the lives of hungry Oklahomans.
"Since the Oklahoma Pork Council began partnering with the Regional Food Bank in 1996, they have provided a total of $112,000 in donations," said Fitzgerald. "That equates to 500,000 meals for families in our state."
If you would like to donate to the Regional Food Bank, please click here. For more information on the Oklahoma Pork Council, visit www.okpork.org.
Source - Oklahoma Pork Council
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