‘LEND A HAND’ THIS SUMMER
For every $1, Hays County Food Bank can provide 5 meals
Historically at this time of year, shelves in food pantries and food banks all across the nation are at their lowest. There are fewer food and fund drives since school is out and families and individuals go on vacation. People also tend to think more about giving during Thanksgiving and Christmas and less about it during the rest of the year, unless there is a disaster such as the recent flooding.
Many donations have come in since Memorial Day Weekend, and your donation will keep the momentum going. We will continue to need our community’s support, because hunger knows no season. Now, more than ever, we need your help. Thousands of individuals and families were affected by the recent flooding, school children who qualify for free or reduced lunches (72% in SMCISD and 50% in Hays CISD) are out for the summer, and over 25,000 individuals are food insecure in our county. Please help us provide those in need with sufficient, nutritious food.
Our goal for this campaign is to raise $30,000 which will provide 150,000 meals for individuals and families in need. 100% of funds donated to the Lend A Hand campaign, will be used to help fulfill our mission of feeding hungry people in Hays County. So make your dollar go a little further and help out your neighbors in need.
In order to ensure your monetary donation counts toward the ‘Lend A Hand’ campaign, please do one of the following:
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Make an online donation at https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/haysfoodbank and designate toward ‘Lend A Hand’
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Write ‘Lend A Hand’ on the memo line of your check
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Inform our staff or volunteers that you would like your donation to count toward ‘Lend A Hand,’ either by a donor intent letter or in person at our office.
The campaign closes on July 31, 2015. If you’ve already made your contribution to our 2015 ‘Lend A Hand’ campaign, thank you!
You can help eliminate hunger in Hays County by making a donation to support the Hays County Food Bank. Your gift enables the Food Bank to provide nutritious food to our community. Visit
haysfoodbank.org or call
(512)392-8300 to make a donation. Go to
www.haysfoodbank.org for details about public distributions, volunteer opportunities, the Get FED, HOPE and YEAH programs, and upcoming events.
The Hays County Food Bank, along with more than 40 partner agencies, distributed 528,964 pounds of food to more than 18,000 food insecure residents, including senior citizens and many others facing economic challenges, in 2014. “Food security” refers to the availability of food and one’s access to it. The Food Bank is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit haysfoodbank.org or visit us on Facebook or Twitter at @HaysFoodBank.