C. Oregon banks join in October food drive
About 70 bank branch locations throughout Central Oregon will be accepting both food and monetary donations for the entire month of October for NeighborImpact’s Food Bank.
The food drive is sponsored by The Risk Management Association (RMA), East Cascades Chapter, which serves the Financial Services Industry.
The local board and volunteers from RMA decided to hold this large community food drive, called “Local Banks, Local Needs” as a show of support for the community and in response to increasing numbers of people accessing emergency food in the region. Currently, that number is at 20,000 individuals every month.
Bank customers and employees are being encouraged to drop off nonperishable food items or monetary donations at any of the following Banks and businesses: Bank of the Cascades, Columbia State Bank, High Desert Bank, Home Federal Bank, Premier West Bank, Oregon Business Development Corporation, South Valley Bank, Sterling Bank, Umpqua Bank, US Bank, and Wells Fargo from Oct. 1-31.
For more information regarding the “Local Banks, Local Needs” food drive, please contact Sandy Klein at NeighborImpact, 541-548-2380 x 148 or e mail sandyk@neighborimpact.org.
About NeighborImpact: Since 1985, NeighborImpact has been a leader in developing solutions and bringing resources to Crook, Jefferson and Deschutes County. It offers a diversity of services meeting basic human needs for food and shelter, while enriching people’s lives by providing access to increased education, skills, and hope for the future. NeighborImpact is a private nonprofit organization that receives federal, state and local funding; foundation grants; and donations from individuals and businesses in our community. To learn more about NeighborImpact please visit www.neighborimpact.org.
