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Woodforest Charitable Foundation donates $1,600 to Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania

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ALLENTOWN, PA – Woodforest Charitable Foundation’s recently donated $1,600 to Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania (Second Harvest Food Bank). The funds will support the Food Bank’s Backpack Buddies program.

Backpack Buddies is a kid-friendly supplemental nutrition program administered by the Second Harvest member agencies that have after-school programs. Staff members at each of the locations identify children who are currently enrolled in their programs and are in need of food assistance. These low-income children eat their meals at school through government subsidized breakfast and lunch programs. Once identified, these children receive a weekly backpack of kid-friendly food to supplement their meals from Friday night until they return to school on Monday morning. Each backpack contains cereal, peanut butter, canned vegetables and fruit, soup, macaroni and cheese, canned one-dish meals, and healthy snacks.

“Second Harvest Food Bank serves many people with limited resources and we greatly appreciate Woodforest’s contribution to our efforts, especially now as it gets closer to winter and many are faced with the tough choice of buying groceries or paying heating bills,” said Ann McManus, Director of Second Harvest Food Bank. “We thank you again for supporting the Food Bank’s Backpack Buddies program. Together, we can make a real difference in the lives of our neighbors.”

Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania helps thousands of people who are struggling to put food on the table throughout a six-county service area. Last year, Second Harvest distributed 5.1 million pounds of food to a network of over 200 member agencies, serving over 63,000 people each month.

For more information about Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania, please call (610) 434-0875 or visit www.shfblv.org.

The Woodforest Charitable Foundation was created by Woodforest National Bank in 2005 as a direct result of its desire to support and invest in the communities in which it serves.  The Foundation is creating a legacy of commitment to those in need, enriching lives and communities through dedicated leadership and faithful administration by providing funding to qualifying 501(c)(3) charities.  For additional information regarding The Woodforest Charitable Foundation, call (832) 375-CARE (2273) or visit the Foundation’s website at www.woodforestcharitablefoundation.org.
Celebrating 30 years of service and ranked among the top earning banks in the United States, the Woodforest family of banks currently has assets of approximately $3.2 billion and services more than 850,000 customers with branches in excess of 750 throughout seventeen states:  Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.  For information about Woodforest National Bank, please call 832-375-2000 or visit the bank’s website at www.woodforest.com.