Kevin Hansen of First Student (donated the bus) and Darren Adams (Southeast Food Bank) load the last donated food items from Friday’s annual Juneau Radio Center Sharing Is Caring food drive at I.G.A. Supermarket. More than 14,000 pounds of food was donated and $10,000 in checks. The money amounts to roughly two-pounds of food to the dollar. The fundraiser works with approximately 30 member agencies in town and Hoonah, including the Glory Hole, AWARE shelters, Salvation Army, Catholic Community Services, JAMHI and other non-profits and churches that provide food pantries.
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Kevin Hansen of First Student (donates the bus) and Darren Adams (Southeast Food Bank) load the last donated food items from Friday's annual Juneau Radio Center Sharing Is Caring food drive at I.G.A. Supermarket. More than 14,000 pounds of food was donated and $10,000 in checks. The money amounts to roughly two-pounds of food to the dollar. It is estimated that well over 24,000 pounds of food was contributed on the day. The fundraiser works with approximately 30 member agencies in town and Hoonah, including the Glory Hole, AWARE shelters, Salvation Army, Catholic Community Services, JAMHI and other non-profits and churches that do food pantries.
Comments (7)
Add commentAwesome job Juneau!!!
Awesome job Juneau!!!
Thank you Juneau!
Wonderful to see the community come together every year for their own! Darren, you are amazing, thank you for all you do!
that is great
This makes me happy
Instead of pounds?
I hope next year the Food Bank and United Way will consider quality calories as the measure of giving and not the pounds of food. It seems a huge waste of cash contributions purchasing low value calories. A bit of thought before the event could pay dividends down the line.
Food for thought!
Re: instead of pounds?
A) this particular food drive was put on by the Juneau Radio Center. The United Way has no saying in what does or doesn't get donated
B). Beggars can't be choosers. Any donation should be and is always appreciated
C). What did u donate? Was it "quality calories"?
Food for thought....
Brad
You're an idiot. Obviously you didn't donate and how would you even know what was donated. I donated turkeys, veggies, fruit, stuffing. More than you did and the people that will receive those calories will be thankful.
Hopefully you'll find yourself in need of the Foodbank some day. Than come back here and tell us about calories vs pounds. Happy Holidays
Worth discussing
Maybe Brad does use the Food Bank. Anyone who does will see the preponderance of sweets, fats, breads, etc. over proteins and nutrients. Consider that maybe we donate a box of doughnuts for the same reason we would eat one - it's cheap and makes us feel good.