Peach State FCU Supports Golden Harvest Food Bank with Food and Sponsorship
July 26, 2018
Pictured above, Peach State Staff Members Nicole Casler, Alicia Fitts, and Shonda Lundy with the Golden Harvest Food Bank truck in front of Peach State’s Gracewood branch on Tobacco Road in Augusta, Georgia; right are Deborah Fancher, Business Development for Peach State with Melissa Brown, Golden Harvest Food Bank
AUGUSTA, GA (July 25, 2018) – Peach State is sponsoring three of Golden Harvest Food Bank’s delivery trucks this year, contributing $15,000 to help feed people in more than 30 counties in the Central Savannah River Area and upstate South Carolina.
“The sponsorship allows retail stores to avoid wasting food by efficiently delivering it to people in need,” remarked Golden Harvest’s Director of Marketing, Ann Visintainer. “Since 1982, we have distributed more than 250 million pounds of food and fed more than 14 million people. It’s the generosity of organizations like Peach State that help us make this happen.”
The credit union has also collected and donated food to the Golden Harvest Food Bank warehouse in Augusta, Georgia. Peach State collects non-perishable food items from members and staff at branches and their corporate headquarters throughout the year, and makes quarterly donations to food banks in their service area.
“As our service area grows throughout North Georgia and Southwestern South Carolina, we have continued our commitment to support organizations that support our communities. We’re especially pleased to take our ongoing food collection efforts to the next level with the sponsorship of three Golden Harvest trucks,” said Marshall Boutwell, Peach State’s President/CEO. “We recognize that hunger is not seasonal, so it is important to us to support these organizations year-round.”
About the Golden Harvest Food Bank
Golden Harvest Food Bank serves the hungry in our 30-county service area in eastern Georgia and western South Carolina. Through the help of more than 260 partner food pantries and direct service program, Golden Harvest distributed more than 17.4 million pounds of grocery products to those in need in fiscal year 2017. To learn more about the Golden Harvest Food Bank, please visit www.goldenharvest.org.
About Peach State Federal Credit Union
Peach State is a $474 million credit union that serves more than 57,000 members in Georgia and South Carolina. Operating as a not-for-profit financial cooperative, Peach State’s mission is to provide quality financial services that meet the needs and exceed the expectations of its member-owners. For more information, visit www.peachstatefcu.org.