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Volunteer of the Month - June 2013

Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland

Names Volunteer of the Month for June 2013

Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, is pleased to announce that Mr. Steve Morris has been selected as our Volunteer of the Month for June 2013.

 

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Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland Volunteer of the Month for June 2013, Steve Morris (center) is flanked on the left by Jimmy Nunn, Volunteer Center Manager, and Charlie Edlin, Director of Operations, and on the right by Vicki Abshire, Volunteer Center Warehouse Lead, and Cynthia Louis, Development Director.

Mr. Morris began volunteering with Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland in February, and has been a regular attendee at the Volunteer Center ever since.  He arrives early, sometimes even before the Volunteer Center is officially open, stays several hours, and always asks if there is anything else to do before he leaves.

“I really enjoy coming to the Volunteer Center,” said Mr. Morris, a retiree.  “It gives me something to look forward to every day.”

Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland feeds more than 125,500 hungry people each year through distribution to more than 220 food pantries in 42 Kentucky counties.   FAKH’s main office and warehouses are located on Peterson Drive in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.  For more information, or to volunteer, sponsor a fundraiser or a food drive, or to make a secure online donation to Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, visit the website at:

www.feedingamericaky.org

 

New Mobile Food Pantry

Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland

Receives Mobile Pantry from Wal-Mart Foundation

A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with Elizabethtown Mayor Tim Walker, Elizabethtown City Council Members, Hardin County Chamber Ambassadors, FAKH Board Members and Staff and Other Special Guests.

was Held on Wednesday, June 5th

At FAKH Main Offices on Peterson Drive

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Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, is pleased to announce receipt of a new Mobile Food Pantry through the generosity of the Wal-Mart Foundation.  FAKH’s new Mobile Pantry, valued at $160,000, and paid for in its entirety by the Wal-Mart Foundation, is a refrigerated panel truck which allows FAKH to expand its delivery of fresh produce throughout our 42-county distribution area in central, south-central, and western Kentucky.

Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, feeds more than 125,500 hungry people each year through distribution to more than 220 food pantries in 42 Kentucky counties.   FAKH’s main office and warehouses are located on Peterson Drive in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.  For more information, or to volunteer, sponsor a fundraiser or a food drive, or to make a secure online donation to Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, visit the website at:

www.feedingamericaky.org

 

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*YOUR CHOICE:  Donate to the county of your choice or designate to feed a child in county of the greatest need (FAKH will determine location based upon poverty percentages, # of children served, etc).

 

 

Woodforest Donation Benefits FAKH

Woodforest Charitable Foundation and Kentucky Managers

Donate $4,140 to Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland

 

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The Woodforest Charitable Foundation was created by Woodforest National Bank in 2005 as a direct result of its desire to support and invest in the communities in which it serves.  The Foundation is committed to assisting those in need, enriching lives and communities through dedicated leadership and faithful administration by providing funding to qualifying 501(c)(3) charities. For additional information regarding the Woodforest Charitable Foundation, call (832) 375-CARE (2273) or visit the foundation’s website at www.woodforestcharitablefoundation.org.

Woodforest National Bank is celebrating 32 years of service and is ranked among the top earning banks in the United States.  The Woodforest family of banks currently has assets of approximately $3.7 billion and services more than 837,000 customers with branches in excess of 760 throughout seventeen states:  Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.  For information about Woodforest National Bank, please call 832-375-2000 or visit the bank’s website at www.woodforest.com.

Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, feeds more than 125,000 hungry people each year through distribution to more than 220 food pantries in 42 Kentucky counties.   FAKH’s main office and warehouses are located on Peterson Drive in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.  For more information, or to volunteer, sponsor a fundraiser or a food drive, or to make a secure online donation to Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, visit the website at:

www.feedingamericaky.org