That is just a fraction of what the company is giving all around the Midwest.
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 5:39 PM
Posted By: Mary Peters
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Hy-Vee dropped off 80,000 pounds of food to Channel One Regional Food Bank Wednesday morning.
That is just a fraction of what the company is giving all around the Midwest.
That total donation will add up to one million pounds of food.
Hy-Vee s donations are valued at $250,000.
The company received food donations, as well as monetary donations from leading food manufacterers to distribute.
The Hy-Vee District Director, Chad Hartogh, says the company wants the Rochester Community to know it is there for them.
By Anson Mareus
Feeding South Dakota logo.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) Hy-Vee, Inc. announced today that it is partnering with dozens of national and regional food manufacturers and suppliers to help provide more than 1 million pounds of food to 17 food banks across its eight-state region for the holiday season. One of the recipients is Sioux Falls’ very own Feeding South Dakota.
Hy-Vee collaborated with many of its supplier partners to fill more than 20 truckloads with food and supplies for 17 Feeding America-affiliated food banks across the Midwest. Hy-Vee has received donations of protein, produce, dairy, and nonperishable items, as well as monetary donations from 26 leading food manufacturers.
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Coins for a Cause will turn your loose change into food for those in need
Have spare change laying around? We know a place you can take it.
Posted: Dec 11, 2020 9:13 AM
Posted By: Madelyne Watkins
ROCHESTER, Minn. - It s your chance to gather up all the loose change you have around your home and turn it into something good.
Anyone can head to Affinity Plus Credit Union in Rochester and take part in a new initiate, Coins for a Cause. It s a partnership with Minnesota food banks to combat hunger this holiday season, including Channel One Regional Food Bank. The need for food has nearly tripled since the pandemic first started. If you donate just one dollar on Friday, you ll be donating three meals to someone who needs it.