Kim
Eads
FoodAssistance Program manager
“Hunger
doesn’t take a summer vacation” was again the theme of this year’s friendly
competition between the Washington State Department of Agriculture and our Oregon
Department of Agriculture counterparts.
The
two departments together collected more than 190,000 pounds of donated food,
easily surpassing the 85,000 pounds donated in 2014.
Northwest Farmers Fighting Hunger was developed three years ago as a partnership between the dairy
industry, supermarkets, food banks and departments of agriculture in Washington
and Oregon. The partnership increases awareness of the challenges families face
when children who typically rely on school lunches are out of the classroom for
the summer.
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| WSDA Director Derek Sandison, center, displays the food drive trophy. |
All
foods donated to this drive benefit Washington and Oregon residents in need.
The
WSDA Food Assistance Program thanks all our agency co-workers across the state
who helped in this effort, and everyone who donated.