More than $20,000 was donated to food banks, food pantries and other food assistance programs across Oklahoma by 40 county Farm Bureaus and county Women’s Leadership Committees as a part of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Community Food Assistance Matching Program.
The program was designed to connect county organizations to their communities by donating to their local food assistance program, which OKFB matched up to $100.
“We are proud so many counties across Oklahoma donated to food assistance programs,” said Rodd Moesel, OKFB president. “Farmers and ranchers grow the food, fuel and fiber we all need and continue to step up when people in their communities need assistance the most.”
Thirty-five county Farm Bureaus donated to local food assistance organizations including Caddo, Canadian, Cherokee, Comanche, Cotton, Craig, Creek, Custer, Garfield, Grant, Greer, Haskell, Jackson, Johnston, Kay, Latimer, LeFlore, Lincoln, Logan, McIntosh, Murray, Noble, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Rogers, Seminole, Texas, Tillman, Washington and Woodward.
Three county WLC also donated to the program including Canadian County WLC, Comanche County WLC, Garfield County WLC and Ottawa County WLC.
The OKFB WLC also contributed to two state level organizations.
Caddo County Farm Bureau Canadian County Farm Bureau Canadian County WLC Cherokee County WLC Comanche County Farm Bureau Craig County Farm Bureau Garfield County Farm Bureau Grant County Farm Bureau Haskell County Farm Bureau Hughes County Farm Bureau Hughes County Farm Bureau Kay County Farm Bureau Latimer County Farm Bureau Latimer County Farm Bureau Latimer County Farm Bureau Le Flore County Farm Bureau Lincoln County Farm Bureau Logan County Farm Bureau McIntosh County Farm Bureau Oklahoma County Farm Bureau Okmulgee County Farm Bureau Ottawa County Farm Bureau Payne County Farm Bureau Pottawatomie County Farm Bureau Rogers County Farm Bureau Tillman County Farm Bureau Washington County Farm Bureau Woodward County Farm Bureau