SILOAM SPRINGS -- Arvest Bank's 1 Million Meals initiative challenges bank associates, customers and community members to participate in fundraising efforts and nonperishable food drives to fight hunger in the more than 120 communities the bank serves. The initiative is needed, as 49 million individuals, including 16 million children, are identified as food insecure.
Arvest Bank kicked off the two-month, bank-wide effort to provide at least one million meals to local, hungry families today, and will continue through Oct. 31. The initiative will conclude just before Thanksgiving, when donations are presented to 59 local organizations that feed the hungry in their communities.
Arvest Banks in Siloam Springs, Gentry and Kansas have partnered with the Manna Center for the duration of the initiative. All donations received will go to the Manna Center to provide meals to local, hungry families. Residents can participate in 1 Million Meals by dropping off nonperishable food items or making monetary donations at any of the Arvest branches in Siloam Springs, Gentry or Kansas or calling (866) 952-9523. Every dollar raised through 1 Million Meals provides the equivalent of five meals for those in need.
"We are excited to be kicking off our fifth year of the 1 Million Meals campaign," Roger Holroyd, Arvest Bank president in Siloam Springs, said. "Our associates look forward to joining with the Manna Center, our customers and the community in an effort to stem hunger at a local level.
"The donations we raise in Siloam Springs, Gentry and our branches in the state of Kansas will benefit the Manna Center. It's a privilege for Arvest to join with others in providing meals to families in need, and we hope our customers and community members will help us reach our goal."
Each of Arvest Bank's 59 recipient organizations was selected on a local basis.
For more information about 1 Million Meals, visit arvest.com/millionmeals.
Community on 09/09/2015