Lakeshore Advance, 2013-02-20, Page 17United Communities Credit Union Gives Back in a Big Way
— '/z Million Pounds of Locally Grown Food to Area Food Banks
significant milestones
reached through
farms to food banks
program:
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Last \\fet'k 11118tetl Communities Credit
Union reached not one but 3 substantial
milestones through their Farms to Food
Tanks event.
"United Communities Credit Union has
always believed in helping to build strung
communities, united communities, and
we are so proud that we could continue
our efforts here today", stated Jim Lynn,
President and (.EO of ignited Communi-
ties Credit Union, "'Ibday we have close to
6,000 pounds of local beef, pork, milk,
eggs anti honey ready to be distributed to
area food hanks:'
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Today we have close to
6,000 pounds of local
beef, pork, milk, eggs and
honey ready to be
distributed to area food
banks
-- ling Lynn
'Ib further their commitment to fight-
ing hunger in 1 luron-Perth, they worked
to establish the I loran County food 1)is
trihution Centre which supports small
rural food banks as well as the Myl)nited
Community Kitchen. And their efforts
have not gone unnoticed. In recognition
the Farms to Food Banks program, the
Ontario Credit Union Charitable Foun-
dation will be contributing approxi-
mately 8000 pounds of potatoes to be
distributed through the Food Distribu -
tion (:entre, bringing this year's total to
close to 14,000 pounds of food for
1luron-Perth.
'this food conies at a very difficult time
of the year and supporting our local sup-
pliers is the hest wary to give hack. From
the bottom of my heart, thank -you. I look
forward to seeing the smiles you will be
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an additional 20,(()1) pounds of food.
United Communities has also found a
way to virtually provide food through their
Facebook site. From February lith -20th
join the Darns to food Banks Facebook
challenge and for every picture of food
posted United Communities will match it
and donate a nun perishable f00111 ilent to
it local h)0(1 bank. For further information
you can visit 1.t'lRok.conl/nlytinited
About harms to Food Banks
'11)1.' parols to Food Banks Program was
developed by ignited Communities staff
and directors to support local food banks
at a time when need was significantly sur
passing supply and the shortage of fresh
healthy food was substantial. United
Communities worked with area farmers
to purchase goods at fah' market prices to
distribute to the food hanks.
(:lose to half a million pounds of
locally produced pleat, potatoes, apples,
milk, eggs and honey have
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Local dignitaries Bill Dowson, Bill Strong, George Robertson, Allison Lobb, Lisa Thompson, Judy Crawford, Deb
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been distributed through the program.
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