‘Uniting to Combat Hunger’ Campaign Raises More Than 50,000 Meals for Kansas City Residents
July 23 2018 - 11:30AM
Business Wire
Veterans, supporters and the community came
together to help feed thousands in Kansas City area
The “Uniting to Combat Hunger” campaign – a collaboration
between The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., Humana Inc.
(NYSE: HUM), Harvesters–The Community Food Network and After the
Harvest – has surpassed its goal of raising 50,000 meals for local
individuals in need. The announcement was made during the Joint
Opening Session of the 119th VFW National Convention held at the
Bartle Hall Kansas City Convention Center.
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The “Uniting to Combat Hunger” campaign was established to raise
awareness and fight food insecurity in the Greater Kansas City
area. Defined as the lack of access to enough nutritionally
adequate foods to live an active, healthy life, food insecurity
contributes to poor health, lower productivity and higher medical
costs. This societal issue impacts one in eight Americans and 14
percent of the Kansas City community.
Several community-wide initiatives contributed to the campaign’s
success, including a volunteer day on June 6 when dozens of
employees from the VFW and Humana picked a variety of fresh produce
from a local Kansas City farm, which was ultimately distributed to
area families in need. Area residents also got involved by donating
non-perishable items to the 60 barrels located throughout the city,
including VFW Posts, Humana neighborhood locations, Partners in
Primary Care Centers, Harley-Davidson, Lockton Affinity and Hy-Vee
store locations. The month-long campaign culminates at the end of
the 119th VFW National Convention on July 25, with convention-goers
bringing canned goods that will be donated to area food
pantries.
“With food insecurity affecting one in four veterans, the VFW
couldn’t sit idly by,” said VFW National Commander Keith Harman.
“The VFW is honored to be part of this important initiative, but
with so many veterans and families struggling to put food on the
table, we won’t let our efforts stop here. We look forward to
continuing to find ways to combat food insecurity in the
future.”
“Humana is proud to have reached this ambitious goal and provide
food to the Kansas City residents who are in need,” said Jeremy
Gaskill, Central Region President for Humana. “No one should be
food insecure – especially not the service men and women who
sacrificed so much for our country. We will continue to combat this
societal issue as part of our Bold Goal initiative, which is to
improve the health of communities across the country – including
Kansas City – by 20 percent by 2020.”
“After the Harvest is proud to have been a part of this
initiative, helping to shine a light on the plight of struggling,
food insecure veterans in our country,” said Lisa Ousley, After the
Harvest Executive Director. “We’ll continue our commitment to
providing nutritious, fresh fruits and vegetables that might
otherwise go to waste to those in need and seeking food access
equity and healthy outcomes for all.”
“Harvesters is very appreciative of our relationship
with the VFW, Humana and After the Harvest in fighting
hunger among our veteran population,” said Valerie
Nicholson-Watson, president and CEO of Harvesters—The Community
Food Network. “This relationship ties well into our mission of
feeding hungry people today and working to end hunger
tomorrow.”
The community can still get involved by making donations online
or at local food banks. For more information about the “Uniting to
Combat Hunger” campaign, visit
www.vfw.org/unitingtocombathunger.
About the VFW: The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.
is the nation’s largest and oldest major war veterans organization.
Founded in 1899, the congressionally-chartered VFW is comprised
entirely of eligible veterans and military service members from the
active, Guard and Reserve forces. With 1.7 million VFW and
Auxiliary members located in 6,400 Posts worldwide, the nonprofit
veterans service organization is proud to proclaim “NO ONE DOES
MORE FOR VETERANS” than the VFW, which is dedicated to veterans’
service, legislative advocacy, and military and community service
programs. For more information or to join, visit our website at
www.VFW.org.
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to
helping our millions of medical and specialty members achieve their
best health. Our successful history in care delivery and health
plan administration is helping us create a new kind of integrated
care with the power to improve health and well-being and lower
costs. Our efforts are leading to a better quality of life for
people with Medicare, families, individuals, military service
personnel, and communities at large.
To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care
professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right
place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical
capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care,
behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness
solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience that makes
health care easier to navigate and more effective.
About Harvesters–The Community Food Network: Harvesters
is a regional food bank and was Feeding America’s 2011 Food Bank of
the Year. Serving a 26-county area of northwestern Missouri and
northeastern Kansas, Harvesters provides food and related household
products to more than 620 not-for-profit agencies including
emergency food pantries, community kitchens, shelters and others.
Agencies in Harvesters’ network provide food assistance to as many
as 141,500 different people each month. Harvesters, which was
founded in 1979, is a certified member of Feeding America, a
nationwide network of more than 200 food banks, serving all 50
states. For more information, visit www.harvesters.org.
About After the Harvest: After the Harvest rescues
nutritious fruits and vegetables from going to waste and donates
them to agencies that serve hungry people, primarily in Greater
Kansas City. Our volunteers glean after the harvest, picking what’s
left in farmers’ fields and picking up already harvested leftover
produce. The majority of the funds we raise helps secure
semi-truckloads of donated produce that might otherwise end up in
landfills. After the Harvest, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is the largest
produce donor to Harvesters—The Community Food Network. Learn more
at aftertheharvestkc.org.
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