Second Harvest Tri-Cities has been awarded one of 16 grants nationwide by Con-Agra Foods Foundation and will receive $16,250 to augment food donations to the 50 food banks and meal centers it serves.
The grant was one of the $221,000 in Nourish Our Community Awards given annually to nonprofits that provide exceptional service in communities where ConAgra operates.
Second Harvest Tri-Cities was nominated by Lamb Weston Inc., which employs more than 1,300 people in the Tri-Cities.
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Contest winners to be announced Friday
Contest winners to be announced Friday
Winners of the Second Harvest Tri-Cities and ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston Fight Hunger ... BUILD Hope contest will be announced at 3 p.m. Friday in the food court of Columbia Center mall.
The structures, built entirely of canned and non-perishable food items, will be dismantled and the food distributed to area food banks.
ConAgra grant to benefit children in Tri-Cities
ConAgra grant to benefit children in Tri-Cities
A $25,000 grant from ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston will help provide Tri-City children with meals during weekends.
Second Harvest Tri-Cities will start a new program called School Pantry in January using the grant, which was announced Tuesday.
Second Harvest Tri-Cities is one of 14 organizations nationwide to receive a 2011 ConAgra Foods Foundation Nourish Our Community Award.
ConAgra grant to benefit children
ConAgra grant to benefit children
A $25,000 grant from ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston will help provide Tri-City children with meals during weekends.
Second Harvest Tri-Cities will start a new program called School Pantry in January using the grant, which was announced Tuesday.
Second Harvest Tri-Cities is one of 14 organizations nationwide to receive a 2011 ConAgra Foods Foundation Nourish Our Community Award.
Second Harvest receives almost $7,000
Second Harvest receives almost $7,000
Second Harvest Tri-Cities will receive a $6,966 donation, thanks to participation in ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston's Free Fries Fryday and the Free fries Fryday Facebook fan page.
For each free serving on July 29, Lamb Weston agreed to donate 10 cents to Second Harvest Tri-Cities.
For every new fan on the promotion's Facebook page, Lamb Weston promised to donate $1 to the nonprofit food bank.
Food aid program will help kids in Richland, Kennewick
Food aid program will help kids in Richland, Kennewick
Students at River's Edge High School in Richland and Kennewick's Park Middle School will receive help from a new food assistance program for the rest of the school year.
Second Harvest Tri-Cities' new School Pantry program begins in January, thanks to a $25,000 grant from ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston.
That donation made School Pantry a reality, said Kathye Kilgore, Second Harvest Tri-Cities director.
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