Dozens of organizations, businesses, and individual supporters came together in a big way for the eighth year of Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank’s (HCH) Meating The Need program.
With everyone’s contributions, the meat from animals from 19 local 4-H’ers resulted in 4,749 pounds of pork and beef distributed to 25 pantries served in Hamilton County. That’s equal to 18,996 servings of protein for the community!
Long time sponsors include:
St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, Biddle Memorial Foundation, Hamilton County Farm Bureau, David and Brenda Day, Gary and Barbie Vaught, Tim and Deborah Foley, Indy Prep – Gary and Alisha Baird, Carmel Culinary Arts, Mark and Pam Heisler, George Kristo, Jan and Paul Labbe Family Fund, Doug and Sunali Sweet, Hank and Kit Prohm, Kiwanis Club of Fishers, Paul Guyer, Leah Johnson, Gary Richter, Pat Wendland, Al Huda Food Pantry, Atlanta Christian Church, Bread of Life Pantry at Venture Christian Church, Fishers United Methodist – Come to Me Food Pantry, Arcadia Christian Church with Angels Attic and HHELP, Delaware Township Trustee, Excel Center of Noblesville, Green Valley Church of Christ, Noblesville Township Trustee, Bethel Lutheran Church, Carmel Friends Church, Carmel United Methodist Church, Shepherds Gate Pantry at St. Maria Goretti Church, Open Arms Pantry at Aroma Methodist, Sheridan Lunch Club and Sunflower Pantry at Sheridan First United Methodist, Open Doors Pantry of Westfield, MAMA’s Cupboard Food Pantry, Third Phase Christian Center, Fall Creek Township Trustee, Wayne Township Trustee, White River Christian Church.
More than 4,700 pounds of meat was donated and processed. (Photo provided by Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank)
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Additionally, the Hamilton County Reporter was able to make the single largest donation ever to Meating the Need – $3,500 – because of the support from these fine organizations, businesses, and individuals:
Adler Attorneys at Law, Atlanta New Earth Festival, Beck’s Hybrids, Breathe Easy Hamilton County, Cicero Friends of the Park, Cicero Market, Community First Bank, Congresswoman Victoria Spartz, CrossRoads Church At Westfield, Duke Energy, Feeding Team, Fishers Arts Council, Friends of Howard Stevenson, Gaylor Electric, Inc., Hamilton County Bicentennial, Hamilton County Farm Bureau, Inc., Hamilton County Parks & Recreation, HCTV, Jackson Township, Lights Over Morse, Local 4416, Main Street Productions, Nickel Plate Express, Noble Geeks, Noblesville Lions, Prevail Inc., Purdue Extension Hamilton County, Randall & Roberts Funeral Home, Realtor Dani Robinson from FC Tucker, Sue Finkam for Carmel Mayor, Westbrook Village, and Westfield Lions Club.
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HCH thanks Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry for donating the processing fees for all 18 animals, as well as Beutler Meat Processing and Archers Meats & Catering for their superb work.
Finally, thank you to volunteers from St. Christopher’s Episcopal Men’s Group and Mike McCloughan, Brad Lewis, Randy Hagen, and Tim and Deborah Foley for transportation, coordination, and distribution of the processed meat to the food pantries.
HCH welcomes donations year-round for this initiative. Please send any donations to: HCH Food Bank, P.O. Box 881, Noblesville, IN 46061; or visit HCHFoodBank.org and designate your donation towards “Meating The Need.”
