Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin

President and CEO, Patti Habeck stopped by FOX 11's Living with Amy to talk more about the ongoing 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘒𝘪𝘥𝘴, 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 campaign, which helps ensure kids have the fuel they need to have a happy, healthy summer. 🌞⚾️🍉 We are often asked, "What can we do to help?" and the answer is quite simple: Food, Funds, and Friends! • 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱: Shop for healthy, shelf-stable food items and bring them to our Milwaukee or Appleton campuses or donate them directly to your local food pantry. • 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀: $1 equals 4 meals thanks in part to the wonderful relationships we have with local growers, retailers, and manufacturers which allow us to purchase fresh food in bulk. Donate today at https://lnkd.in/gJZ-fu8h. • 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀: Our volunteers truly make an impact in helping us distribute food to nearly 400 partner pantries. Learn more about volunteering at https://lnkd.in/guuXitPx.

President and CEO, Patti Habeck stopped by FOX 11's Living with Amy to talk more about the ongoing 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘒𝘪𝘥𝘴, 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 campaign, which helps ensure kids have the fuel they need to have a happy, healthy summer. 🌞⚾️🍉 We are often asked, "What can we do to help?" and the answer is quite simple: Food, Funds, and Friends! • 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱: Shop for healthy, shelf-stable food items and bring them to our Milwaukee or Appleton campuses or donate them directly to your local food pantry. • 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀: $1 equals 4 meals thanks in part to the wonderful relationships we have with local growers, retailers, and manufacturers which allow us to purchase fresh food in bulk. Donate today at https://lnkd.in/gJZ-fu8h. • 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀: Our volunteers truly make an impact in helping us distribute food to nearly 400 partner pantries. Learn more about volunteering at https://lnkd.in/guuXitPx.

A huge thank you to the incredible group from Regal Rexnord who volunteered at our Milwaukee campus last week! Your hard work sorting over 6,600 pounds of food will make a significant impact on our neighbors in need! 💪❤️ Hunger Heroes is powered by our friends at 4imprint.

𝟭-𝗶𝗻-𝟲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄, and losing a reliable source of nutritious meals due to school being out for summer is a major contributing factor. Help ensure children in our area have the nourishment they need to have a healthy, happy summer by donating to our 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘒𝘪𝘥𝘴, 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 campaign today. Learn more by visiting https://lnkd.in/gja6MqqD.

Happy 4th of July from your friends at Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin! 🇺🇸💥   As we fire up our grills and enjoy cookouts with loved ones, let's also remember those who are facing hunger in our communities. With your help, we can continue to light up lives by ensuring everyone in Eastern Wisconsin has access to healthy meals.

Heading to Summerfest this Friday (July 5)? Thanks to our friends at Silgan, the first 2,000 attendees who arrive between 12pm and 3pm AND donate three (3) or more non-perishable food items will receive one FREE admission ticket! 🎶🎸🤘   Donations will be accepted at the Mid Gate promotions booth ONLY. Promotion valid only on 7/5/24 during the posted times. Limit one ticket per person.

We are in need of a few more volunteers at our Appleton campus on 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟬 for a Tribal Elder Food Box Pack!   Volunteers will be packing boxes with healing foods such as grass-fed beef, bison, wild-caught fish, heirloom white corn, hand-harvested wild rice, hand-picked and dried tea, maple syrup, and other seasonal produce that is representative of traditional indigenous foods. These boxes will then be distributed to Tribal Elders living in all 11 Federally-recognized Native American tribes in Wisconsin.   🍊Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/grVbBACV   🌽 Learn more about our Tribal Elder Food Box Program here: https://lnkd.in/geGQ3u9j

It requires dozens of helping hands and an impressively-skilled operations, warehouse, and volunteer team to lead donated food on a journey from our food bank to one of our pantry partners. 🍎 ➡ 🚛 This video brings you along for the ride on a pallet as Brennen Scarborough explains each of the steps we take from 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 Vivent Health and Pick 'n Save

Ever wanted to see what sorting 7,900 pounds of food in hyper-speed looks like?! ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Thanks to our Hunger Heroes at Baird for your help with providing over 6,500 meals to our neighbors in need! Hunger Heroes is powered by our friends at 4imprint.

#FlashbackFriday to last week’s Stomp Out Hunger event at Summerfest with FOX6 Milwaukee, WITI-TV and Bush's Beans! Not only were we able to collect over 15,000 pounds of food for families facing hunger, we also got to meet the world-famous “Duke Bush”! 🐶🫘 #RollThatBeautifulBeanFootage