PORTIONS | DECEMBER 2020
Monthly e-newsletter from the Great Plains Food Bank
Happy holidays from the Great Plains Food Bank
2020 was a year like we have never seen before as we witnessed a 45 percent increase in need for food assistance as a result of COVID-19. But with your support, we were able to provide an additional 3 million meals since March of this year.

We can only say thank you for your support. Please watch a special holiday video (at right) from the Great Plains Food Bank staff.
Hess Corporation makes $100,000 gift to the Great Plains Food Bank
Following their mission to make a positive impact in communities they serve, the Hess Corporation, with affiliate offices located in Minot, recently made a $100,000 donation to the Great Plains Food Bank to help during a crucial time.


Also making recent contributions to the Great Plains Food Bank were: American Federal Bank ($10,000); Bell Bank ($15,000); Goulder Family Foundation ($40,000); Kohl's ($15,000); Second Step Foundation ($40,000.00); Alex Stern Family Foundation ($5,000.00); Marathon Oil Company ($7,500.00); Stone Town Grill ($4,054); Robert E. Herman Charitable Trust ($25,000); Tom & Frances Leach Foundation ($50,000); Town & Country Credit Union ($1,000); Pifer's Land Management ($6,800); ND-AFLCIO ($4,875); Bell Bank ($15,000); Quality Concrete ($2,500).
Finding creative ways to help during unprecedented times
As COVID-19 has created difficult times for everyone across the region, our partners in hunger-relief have found unique and creative ways to help the Great Plains Food Bank.

Specifically:

Thank you for your incredible work in the fight to end hunger.
CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: Joddie Samelson
Three weeks at a time...
Joddie Samelson appreciates the assistance of her son Matt when she visits the Kidder County Food Pantry in Steele each month. Following a stroke, Joddie no longer has use of her right arm so the extra help is needed. Living on a fixed income, the food she receives through this Great Plains Food Bank partner agency can last her three weeks. She doesn't know what she would do if it wasn't an option.
About the Great Plains Food Bank
The Great Plains Food Bank strives to end hunger through community partnerships. A proud partner of Feeding America, our vision is to create a hunger-free North Dakota and western Minn. We do all things in the spirit of passion, service and innovation. Together we can solve hunger.

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