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Town Pump, food banks raise $910,000 |
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Thursday, 28 December 2006 |
Town Pump and the Town Pump Charitable Foundation, in partnership with food banks across Montana, raised a record $910,000 to help feed Montana’s hungry.
The local Pondera Food Pantry received about $3,200, including a $2,000 Foundation match.
The state total easily surpassed the $750,000 goal set for the recently concluded fund-raising campaign.
“That’s an extraordinary amount,” said Maureen Kenneally, of the Town Pump Charitable Foundation. “We are truly grateful to all Montanans who so generously contributed to the food bank fund-raiser.”
The total for the fifth annual “Be a Friend in Deed, Helping Those in Need” campaign, which ended Nov. 30, included a $200,000 matching donation from the Foundation. Money was colleted at Town Pump locations statewide, as well as 46 participating food banks in 44 communities.
The 2006 campaign raised $250,000 more than the previous year and brings the five-year total to more than $2.3 million for Montana food banks.
The Town Pump Charitable Foundation has contributed $600,000 to the campaigns in those five years.
Elmer Philipps, of the Pondera Food Pantry, said the money is very much appreciated. “It helps us keep our shelves full.”
Kenneally added, “We are especially pleased with the results of this year’s campaign, given the progress in raising hunger awareness and increasing the funds available to feed our hungry neighbors.”
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