Caralyne Pennington, director of member and public communications for Farmers RECC, presents a check to Sonya Carter, Hart County BackPack Program coordinator. Farmers RECC donated $2,ooo to the program.
(PHOTO SUBMITTED BY FARMERS RECC)
SUBMITTED BY FARMERS RECC
GLASGOW — Farmers RECC recently donated $7,000 to area organizations who are committed to ending hunger in the area.
The BackPack Program, organized by Feeding America, helps children get nutritious, easy-to-prepare food so they can get enough to eat on the weekends when they are not in school. Bags of food are assembled at area food banks and then distributed to children through schools’ Youth Resource Offices.
“We understand that hunger is a very real problem for some of our area students,” said Caralyne Pennington, Director of Member and Public Communications at Farmers RECC. “If we can help some of those students and the public with that problem, we feel it’s important to do what we can, especially during this uncertain year.”
Farmers RECC donated $2,000 each to Barren, Hart and Metcalfe counties. Approximately $120 will feed a student on the weekends for the entire school year. The funds have been distributed to the schools Youth Resource offices so they can identify individuals with a need for the donations.
In addition, Farmers RECC donated $1,000 to the Barren County Reads and Feeds program, which donates food to local students struggling with food insecurity.
“Our employees live and work in the communities we serve,” Pennington said. “This is just another way for us to give back.”
