On Wednesday, December 17, the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation and Iowa Select Farms gathered at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines for the 4th Annual Free Pork Giveaway. At the event, more than 3,500 pork loins were distributed to families in need. According to Cory Berkenes, state director of the Iowa Food Bank Association, In Iowa, there are roughly 389,000 people that are food insecure. Of those, 1 in 5 are children. Its great what the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation are doing today because meat is one of the top 3 most requested items at food pantries across the state because its packed with protein. Each 4.5-pound roast will provide 24 servings of lean, nutrient-rich pork. That’s 84,000 servings of fresh, quality pork donated this morning! The roasts have a combined weight of 7.8 tons and a combined value of $36,697. In addition to the giveaway at the fairgrounds, Iowa Select Farms and the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation recently delivered 24 tons of fresh pork to rural food pantries across Iowa. They also continued their annual Ham Sandwiches for Kids™ campaign, delivering $5 coupons for sliced or shaved ham four times a year to Iowa families with children participating in the Food Bank of Iowa and Northeast Iowa Food Bank BackPack Program™. The BackPack Program™ serves more than 8,000 children each week at 63 sites in 16 Iowa counties.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 06:41:25 +0000
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