West Virginia Farm Credit Associations Donate $15,000 to Mountaineer Food Bank
地平线农场信贷 和 Farm Credit of the Virginias – the two Farm Credit associations serving West Virginia – made a recent collaborative donation totaling $15,000 to the Mountaineer Food Bank. The funds will support the Mountaineer Food Bank’s purchase of produce, meat 和 dairy products from local producers, which will be distributed through programs such as the Mobile Pantry.
The Mountaineer Food Bank is the largest emergency food provider in West Virginia, distributing over 17 million meals to food-insecure neighbors annually. The Mobile Pantry Program serves to deliver fresh, healthy foods to families in “food deserts” where food accessibility is limited. The mobile pantries offer fresh produce, 蛋白质, dairy products 和 shelf-stable foods to thous和s of West Virginia households each month.
"Mountaineer Food Bank extends a sincere thanks to Farm Credit of the Virginians 和 地平线农场信贷 for their generous collaboration in supporting our mission. Their joint contribution empowers us to not only feed those in need but also to invest in our local communities by purchasing from farmers, 生产商和供应商,” 说 Chief of Development for Mountaineer Food Bank, Breanna乔治. ”在一起, we are building a stronger, more resilient foundation for our feeding programs 和 creating a positive impact on the lives of those we serve."
Farm Credit of the Virginias’ CEO, 布拉德·科尼利厄斯, 说, “Our support of agriculture 和 our rural communities goes beyond the financial services we offer. We are proud to lend added support to our customer-owners through our commitment to giving back 和 strengthening the communities they call home. It is an honor to once again team up with our friends at 地平线农场信贷 to help advance the Mountaineer Food Bank 和 their vital hunger-relief efforts in West Virginia.”
“Our farmers have committed their lives to feeding people 和 serving the needs of others,汤姆·特鲁伊特说, CEO of 地平线农场信贷. “Supporting the great work being done by the Mountaineer Food Bank is an additional way for us to honor those commitments,他接着说. “We are pleased to join with Farm Credit of the Virginias in this effort to ensure that our friends 和 neighbors have access to fresh, local 和 nutritious food,特鲁伊特说.
关于 Farm Credit of the Virginias
Farm Credit of the Virginias provides over $2 billion dollars in financing to nearly 12,000农民, agribusinesses 和 rural homeowners throughout Virginia, West Virginia 和 western Maryl和. Farm Credit is a cooperative capitalized largely through investments made by farmers, ranchers 和 the rural homeowners 和 businesses that borrow from them. 事实上, as part of a nationwide network they are the largest single provider of agricultural credit in the United States 和 have been for over 100 years. Farm Credit helps maintain 和 improve the quality of life in rural America 和 on the farm through its constant commitment to competitive lending, expert financial services 和 for facilitating 和 sharing knowledge 和 resources through the Farm Credit 知识中心.
关于 the Farm Credit System
The Farm Credit System is a national network of lending institutions that collectively provide a wide range of financial 和 lending services to rural America. Farm Credit institutions are cooperatives, capitalized largely through investments made by farmers, ranchers 和 the rural businesses that borrow from them. 事实上, as part of a nationwide network they are the largest single provider of agricultural credit in the United States 和 has been for over 100 years. Farm Credit helps maintain 和 improve the quality of life in rural America 和 on the farm through its constant commitment to competitive lending 和 expert financial services.