New Opportunities staff show the donated cans of soup.
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
Guthrie County Outreach Coordinator Rhonda Huggins at New Opportunities shared two recent success stories in the battle against hunger in the county.
Huggins noted that New Opportunities partnered with Guthrie County State Bank for the annual “Souper Bowl” program, which ran Jan. 20 through Feb. 11. The bank matched donations can for can. This year, the program collected a total of 848 cans of soup.
“We so appreciate this event and look forward to it every year. The donations help us to stock up the pantry for our clients,” Huggins said. “Thank you so much to everyone involved.”
Another program Huggins mentioned is “Pork in the Pantry.”
“The program provides funding to county organizations for pork donations to local food pantries. The Iowa Pork Producers Association will reimburse participating counties up to $1,000 for pork products donated to local food pantries,” Huggins said. “Thanks to Grace Evans for reaching out to us here at New Opportunities in Guthrie Center so we could be included in this very worthwhile opportunity.”
Grace Evans (Iowa Pork Producers), Rhonda Huggins (New Opportunities) and Merici Sheeder (Guthrie County Quality Meats).