Food Bank Chosen as Finalist in $100,000 Grant Competition
Written: 7/1/2010
(Montgomery, Ala.) The Bay Area Food Bank, serving 24 counties in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi, is one of four national finalists in the Today Show’s "What Do You Care About Today" promotion. The winning non-profit agency will receive a $100,000 grant from Pepsi.
The Food Bank was nominated by the Georgetown-Chunchula UMC in Georgetown, Ala. Rev. Diane Baldwin, pastor of the church explains why the church made the nomination for one its neighbors. “The church is a member agency of the Bay Area Food Bank and we have worked with them to bring a mobile food pantry to our local community. As part of that process, we began hearing about the increasing need for food along the coast - due in large part to the oil spill in the gulf.
“We felt the desperate need for both funds and volunteers and we thought this promotion through NBC may be a way to help them. The Bay Area Food Bank is an incredible agency that does so much to help so many, and is able to target funds to communities needing the most assistance.
According to its website: The Bay Area Food Bank, working through member organizations and special programs, provides nutritious food to meet the challenge of feeding people who are hungry as a result of personal crisis or disaster. The Bay Area Food Bank will educate the public regarding domestic hunger, proper nutrition and related issues.
“We want to strengthen the connection between community agencies and the Church,” said Baldwin. “It’s powerful when God works through our combined service.”
You can visit http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38027143/ns/today-what_do_you_care_about_today/ to watch a video about the food bank and vote online (one vote per person). All votes must be in by 8 p.m. CT on Tuesday, July 6.
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