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Governor Mary Fallin’s seventh annual Feeding Oklahoma Drive will start on Saturday, October 1, with the goal of raising 2 million meals to help feed hungry families, children and seniors. The month-long food drive benefits the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma and their partner agencies across the state.
Fallin says “In order for us to thrive as a state, we must take care of our most vulnerable residents and ensure they have access to nutritious food.”
To date, more than 25 businesses have already joined the Feeding Oklahoma Drive.
Once again chairing the statewide food drive for Governor Fallin is businesswoman Laure Majors.
To participate in the drive, or to make monetary donations, visit feedingoklahoma.org. Food donations will stay local to help fight hunger in communities across Oklahoma, and every dollar donated will provide five meals for the one in six Oklahomans who have inconsistent access to food.
Non-perishable food items can also be donated at all BancFirst locations, select AT&T locations, the Community Food Bank and the Regional Food Bank. Most-needed items include canned meat, canned vegetables, canned fruits, canned tuna, peanut butter and rice and beans.
Last fiscal year, the Regional Food Bank and Community Food Bank distributed more than 73.1 million pounds of food and products through a network of more than 1,700 charitable feeding programs and schools across Oklahoma.