Armstrong Avenge Hunger Month gathers resources for community
Armstrong raised money and gathered resources for over 200 community feeding programs during its fourth annual Avenge Hunger Month in September.
Customers, employees and community partners donated 22,321 pounds of food and $15,219 in monetary donations, and raised additional awareness by email and social media.
Sue Leinenbach of Alliance for Nonprofit Resources said that with the assistance of Breaking Bread donations, Butler County Food Bank was able to assist people unable to get to the grocery store after COVID-19 infections temporarily shut down bus service in Butler.
“The Butler County Food Bank was able to take the food donated through Breaking Bread and deliver it to the individuals without transportation to supplement their diets until the buses got rolling again,” she said. “Most of the food that we get at the food bank is designated for certain programs, and this is an example of Breaking Bread donations once again helping the individuals who might not be signed up to receive food when they need it most.”
Armstrong has collected more than 120,000 pounds of food and nearly $60,000 in monetary donations to share with community feeding programs over the past four years. Avenge Hunger Month also works to increase awareness of Armstrong's Breaking Bread initiative to stock local food pantries and soup kitchens for the winter.
Breaking Bread is a year-round initiative through which donations of food or money can be dropped off at any of the 15 local Armstrong offices to benefit those who are struggling with hunger and food insecurity in the communities served by Armstrong in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, West Virginia, Kentucky and Maryland. The Breaking Bread initiative started in 2010 and is a four-pronged approach to giving; providing food, money, time, and awareness.
“We appreciate the generosity of our customers, employees and community partners who donate so we can help stock the shelves in our local food pantries,” said Daneen O'Donnell, community marketing manager with Armstrong, in a statement. “These donations help our neighbors through difficult times when they struggle to feed their family.”
