LITTLE ROCK -- Arvest Bank's 1 Million Meals initiative challenges bank associates, customers and community members to participate in fundraising efforts and nonperishable food drives to fight hunger in the more than 120 communities the bank serves.
The initiative is needed, as 49 million individuals, including 16 million children, are identified as food insecure.
Arvest Bank has kicked off the two-month, bank-wide effort to provide at least 1 million meals to local, hungry families and will continue through Oct. 31.
The initiative will conclude just before Thanksgiving, when donations are presented to 59 local organizations who feed the hungry in their communities.
Arvest Bank in central Arkansas has partnered with the Arkansas Rice Depot for the duration of the initiative. All donations received will go to the Rice Depot to provide meals to local, hungry families. Central Arkansas residents can participate in 1 Million Meals by dropping off nonperishable food items or making monetary donations at any of the Arvest branches or calling 866-952-9523.
Every dollar raised through 1 Million Meals provides the equivalent of five meals for those in need.
"We're excited to be kicking off our fifth annual 1 Million Meals campaign," John Womack, Arvest Bank president and CEO in central Arkansas, said in a release. "Our associates look forward to joining the Arkansas Rice Depot, our customers and the community in an effort to impact hunger at a local level.
"The donations we raise here in central Arkansas stay local and benefit the Rice Depot and we hope our customers and community members will help us reach our goal."
Each of Arvest Bank's 59 recipient organizations was selected on a local basis.
For more information about 1 Million Meals, visit http://arvest.com/millionmeals.
Business on 08/31/2015