Thank you to all who attended our press conference today (and braved the cold temps!).
Your continued support of our mission is very much appreciated.
If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Renkes at nrenkes@riverbendfoodbank.org.
Thanks so much.
Jennifer Schroder
Marketing Specialist
4010 Kimmel Drive
Davenport, Iowa 52802
o: (563) 345-6490 ext. 211
RIVER BEND FOODBANK
Together We Can Solve Hunger.
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DAVENPORT, IA (January 25, 2019) — Today River Bend Foodbank announced that our community has reached a historic milestone in our mission to close the meal gap in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. Currently, in the counties served by River Bend Foodbank, 120,930 people are missing 20.7 million meals. This equates to 1 in 8 people and 1 in 5 children.
But with renewed commitment and the incredible contributions of our community partners, we are getting closer to making sure that those in need no longer go hungry.
Here is what has changed:
• 2014: 7.3 million meals were distributed in eastern Iowa and western Illinois.
• 2015: The River Bend Board of Directors set a strategic goal to triple that distribution over the following 10 years.
• 2018: 15,118,295 meals were distributed — just 6 million short of the 2025 goal!
“Congratulations to everyone in the entire community for distributing twice as many meals as just four years ago,” said Michael Miller, President & CEO of River Bend Foodbank. “There are so many people to thank — a very dedicated board and staff, thousands of volunteers, food and financial donors, and hundreds of partner agencies. We celebrate reaching this milestone, then press on toward the goal of tripling meal distribution by 2025, because that is what it will take to end hunger in our communities.”
River Bend Foodbank asks that everyone in the 23 counties they serve join them in celebrating this milestone and to continue to work together to solve hunger in our communities. Together we can!
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About River Bend Foodbank — The Foodbank is the largest hunger relief organization in the Quad Cities and surrounding communities, having distributed over 15.1 million meals in 2018 to hungry people in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. Our mission is to lead the community-wide effort to end hunger in Iowa and Illinois. We do this through food distribution in partnership with our 300 agencies as well as our Mobile Pantries, Senior Pantries, School Pantries, and Backpack Program. The best and easiest way to help is to go online: visit us at riverbendfoodbank.org
