A massive undertaking by GO Panty will provide boxes and boxes of food for kids in need this summer. Already for the summer, the amount of food collected has increased 25%.
“A surprising number of kids in our community rely on their schools to meet basic food needs. When school stops, so does their primary food source,” said Laura Dumancic, Executive Director of GO Pantry.
Packing the boxes of food collected St. Elizabeth (Photo provided)
St. Elizabeth Healthcare partnered with GO Pantry for the fourth year to collect basic food items to help children in Northern Kentucky stave off hunger this summer.
Associates donated more than 1,700 boxes of food –70 percent of what is needed to help feed 400 families in Boone, Kenton, Campbell and Grant Counties for six weeks of summer.
The thought of a hungry child makes us all uncomfortable. With that knowledge comes responsibility. The responsibility also provides an opportunity to make a real and significant impact in the lives of hundreds of kids in our community.
“There are few things more wrong a child struggling with hunger,” said Jacob Bast, SVP/COO of St. Elizabeth Physicians. “Partnering with GO Pantry to fill summer GO Boxes is one way we can help to ‘Right the Wrong’.”
GO Pantry’s summer food drive is a large scale effort requiring over 2,500 boxes – all of which will be donated by the community. St. Elizabeth led the way donating over 1,700 GO Boxes. ADM Wild Flavors, Toyota Boshoku, and several local churches, banks, small businesses and individuals also filled GO Boxes to help reach the goal. Master Provisions and Dynamic Supply Chain Solutions also joined the effort to provide warehouse and logistic support to facilitate the large project. This effort is a shining display of the heart and compassion of the NKY community, who generously gave food, money and volunteer time to complete this monumental task.
Laura Dumancic
Food insecurity is much more prevalent in our community than most people are aware.
“Children steal food from the cafeteria. They come to school so hungry that they binge on school breakfast. Their ability to learn diminishes due to hunger and worry of tomorrow,” says Beth McIntire, Director of Operations at GO Pantry. Providing these GO Boxes, which contains $50 of dry groceries, makes a difference in the lives of these struggling kids. These boxes provide more than just cans of food, they provide security and hope.
Ways you can help:
1. Host a food drive with your people. Check the website to see what items are most needed.
2. Donate money. $10 to fill a GO Bag and $50 to fill a GO Box. $300 will sponsor a child for the summer. $370 will sponsor a child for the whole school year.
3. Give your time. Join the 100s of volunteers helping to pack bags, count and sort items and run food drives.
4. Spread the word!
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