OGDEN, Utah–Saying it is dedicated to helping the underprivileged in the communities it services, America First Credit Union donated collected food items from its 12th Annual Community Food Drive to Utah Food Bank. With the help of the community and employees, the credit union collected 16,857 lbs of non-perishable food items and 2,744 lbs ($5,000) in turkeys for a total of 19,601 lbs of food. The items will be distributed to local food pantries in advance of the holiday season.
The 12th Annual Community Food Drive was held at all branch locations from Sept. 12 – Oct. 22. According to Utah Food Bank, one in five Utah children are unsure where their next meal will come from, and about 423,000 Utahns risk missing a meal today.
America First Credit Union started the community food drive in 2004 and with the help of employees and members, has collected over 150,000 pounds of food.