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God’s Pantry Food Bank Honors Outstanding Donors & Volunteers
God’s Pantry Food Bank held its annual donor & volunteer appreciation reception on Thursday, September 17. More than 140 people attended as awards were presented to twelve outstanding groups or individuals for their commitment to ending hunger in Kentucky.
Among those honored was The Kroger Company for its implementation of the store donation program. This program takes perishable product, near its sell by date, like fresh meat, freezes the product and donates it to the food bank. In just the first six months of the program, God’s Pantry Food Bank received more than 60,000 pounds of great product.
State Representative Tom McKee and Lowell Atchley, a member of the Legislative Research Commission, were honored for their work in organizing the Farms to Food Banks program, which seeks to put surplus agricultural commodities into the hands of hungry families, benefitting both the local farmer and the needy citizen.
Other local organizations and businesses recognized include M&M Sanitation, The Klausing Group, Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, Pat Byrne Printing, Quest Community Church and the Junior League of Lexington.
Individuals honored were Mindy Barfield, Tom & Holly Wade and Randolph Scott.
The reception was held at the God’s Pantry Food Bank warehouse. Entertainment was provided by Shannon Gritton and food and drink were done by Kroger, john conti coffee & tea and Republic National Distributing Company.