Working together with CHS locations across the country, employees, community organizations, businesses, farmers, and ranchers of CHS joined the fight against rural hunger through the cooperative’s annual CHS Harvest for Hunger food, funds and grain drive. The annual campaign gathered more than $500,000 and 94,959 pounds of food to fight hunger in rural America. Locally, CHS raised $48,858.36 and 309 pounds of food for local food shelves. Kelly Bunde (top right) placed second for fundraising in our local division, and CHS donated $3,300 to the Blue Dragon Foundation in support of the food pantry and backpack programs.
Those receiving a portion of the matching dollars totaling $19,425 include: The Baltic Food Bank; Blue Dragon Foundation, Garretson, SD; Brandon Area Food Pantry; Breadbasket Moody County Food Pantry; Canton Food Pantry; Fulda Food Shelf; Kitchen Table Food Shelf of Tracy; Lighthouse Assembly of God – Lake Benton; Luverne Area Community Foundation; Murry County Food Shelf – Slayton; Northern Turner County Food Pantry – Parker; Pipestone County Food Shelf; Tyler Area Food Shelf; and Western Community Action – Marshall.
To learn more about how your local CHS cooperative is committed to making a long-lasting, measurable impact on rural America and to find further information about Harvest for Hunger, please visit our website, chsbrandon.com or follow on Facebook and Twitter.
