Our End Gowanda Hunger initiative wrapped up 2022 by surpassing 365 food items donated to The Gowanda Food Pantry today thanks to our digital food drive!
While our Targeted Food Donation Program intends to donate 365 food items annually, we were going to be short after launching the effort last June. The 5-month gap left us 151 items away from our goal. We knew that number was within reach by jumping on the opportunity to revisit a past effort: a digital food drive!
This event worked by matching food donations with every follower gained across our social media from December 2nd – 23rd. Each of these follows led to 1 food item being donated. After tallying the numbers during Christmas weekend, we are happy to share that 165 kind people supported the drive!
After delays due to brutal winter weather and store closures, 165 food items were delivered to The Gowanda Food Pantry today. Diversifying this donation was paramount as we wanted to touch on a variety of foods that are always needed for local families throughout the year. Our donation included:
Mac & Cheese, Soup, Spaghetti/Pasta, Jelly, Tuna, Canned Fruit, Mayonnaise, Egg Noodles, Pancake Mix with Syrup, Apple Sauce, Canned Vegetables, and Cereal!
The outgoing support throughout this event was beyond appreciated. Special thanks to those who followed and/or shared the post on social media! Thank you kindly for your time, and we hope you have a great rest of your day!
