One in nine Americans is struggling to get food on the table. The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina is a nonprofit organization that has provided food for our friends and neighbors facing hunger in 34 counties in central and eastern North Carolina for 40 years. The Food Bank is an affiliate member of Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger relief charity. In terms of total food distributed, the Food Bank ranks in the top 15 nationally among 200 Feeding America food banks and first in North Carolina. 106.5 WSFL was proud to once again support the Food Bank and help feed the approximately 170,000 North Carolinians who are food insecure. The Food Bank has seen a 38% increase in food requests over the course of 2020.
Here’s the running tally from the 2020 Share Your Christmas Food Drive:
Day 1 – Williamston Site – Food Bank of the Albemarle:
Cash Donations $164.00
2,615 pounds of food
2,999 MEALS
Day 2 – Wallace Site – Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC – Wilmington Branch:
Cash Donations $284.00
2,807 pounds of food
3,759 MEALS
Day 3 – Richlands Site – Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC – New Bern Branch:
Cash Donations $599.00
Check Donations $920.00
4,814 pounds of food
11,606 MEALS
Day 3 – Swansboro Site – Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC – New Bern Branch:
Cash Donations $2,159.40
3,142 pounds of food
13,415 MEALS
Day 4 – Kinston Site – Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC – Greenville Branch:
Cash Donations $532.00
Check Donations $8,100.00
45,512 pounds of food
79,420 MEALS
Day 5 – New Bern Site – Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC – New Bern Branch:
Cash Donations $4,733.00
Check Donations $5,925.00
9,241 pounds of food
60,990 MEALS
Running Total 172, 189 MEALS