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Annual Food Drive Results: Phenomenal!
Employees at every AmericanWest Bank location spent the month of April collecting food and cash to help stock the shelves of local food banks.
Before we know it, school will be out for summer. For most of us, summer is the season of smiles and fun, but it’s a particularly challenging time for families already struggling to make ends meet. Kids are out of school and not getting the benefit of free and reduced lunch programs offered by school districts.
Sadly, many children in the communities we serve will go without meals and experience hunger during the upcoming months. That’s why every year we host a bank-wide food drive for one month to assist food banks and meal-assistance programs stock their shelves before children are out of school for summer. AmericanWest Bank employees partnered with customers, area businesses, community organizations and even local schools to lead the charge in collecting donations to be part of the solution.
Unfortunately, hunger is a very real issue in every community across the nation, including right here in the communities we serve. Nearly 21 percent of U.S. children live in poverty. According to the USDA, even mild under-nutrition experienced by young children during critical periods of growth impacts their behavior, school performance and overall cognitive development.
Thank you to everyone who gave! All donations (food and cash) stay in the community where it was donated.
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