Stories of Hope - Non-Profit Spotlight: Midwest Food Bank

<p>2003 in Illinois by a couple of farmers that had some excess food they wanted to share with their community. Soon after, they recognized the need was greater than they could have imagined.</p> <p>After Hurrican Katrina, these farmers decided to bring a semi-truck full of food Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Before leaving, the local Salvation Army ALM Division asked if they could bring 10 more semi of food.... the farmers said yes.</p> <p>167 Semi-trucks full of food later, the Midwest Food Bank was born in conjunction with the Salvation Army relief. <a href="https://salvationarmyalm.org/hattiesburg/">https://salvationarmyalm.org/hattiesburg/</a></p> <p>For the last 4 years, Midwest Food Bank serves 320 different agencies across Arizona who distribute food to those in need.&nbsp;</p> <p>This is Stories of Hope Non-Profilt Spotlight: Midwest Food Bank</p> <p>Find out how you can help at <a href="https://www.midwestfoodbank.org/locations/gilbert-az">https://www.midwestfoodbank.org/locations/gilbert-az</a></p> <p>***********</p> <p>If you would like to share your Story Of Hope or become a sponsor of a future episode, email me today at:</p> <p><a href="mailto:stories@christinehotchkiss.com">stories@christinehotchkiss.com</a></p> <p>***********</p> <p>Stories Of Hope is available Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00am PST / 9:00am EST on Apple Podcasts, AnchorFM and Spotify</p> <p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-of-hope/id1543428813">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-of-hope/id1543428813</a></p> <p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6R6cLqq35XIbhpkPnjLof2">https://open.spotify.com/show/6R6cLqq35XIbhpkPnjLof2</a></p> <p>***********</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storiesofhope/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/storiesofhope/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/storiesofhope/support</a>