United Way of Southeast Missouri launches 2nd annual food drive
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The United Way of Southeast Missouri (UWSEMO) is launching its second annual food drive and accompanying Workplace Wonder Competition.
The United Way is challenging community members and participating businesses, or “Workplace Wonders,” to collect nonperishable, nonexpired food items in a community-wide food drive.
Where applicable, Workplace Wonders are asked to encourage their clients and customers to participate.
The food drive will kick off on July 10 at the United Way WINSday Cape Catfish game against Danville.
The competition will culminate at the July 24 United Way WINSday Cape Catfish game against the Springfield Luckyshoes.
The winning Workplace Wonder will be announced via Facebook on Monday, July 29.
This year’s Workplace Wonder Competition aims to benefit UWSEMO’s partners with food pantries and nutrition programs in every county UWSEMO serves.
At the end of the competition, Workplace Wonders will deliver collected food items to a United Way-funded nutrition partner.
Community members are asked to bring food items to the UWSEMO office or to any of the participating nutrition partners listed on UWSEMO’s website.
The participating business that collects the most items per employee will receive bragging rights and the traveling Workplace Wonder Award to display for the entire year.
Commerce Bank won the award for the inaugural event last year.
“It was so easy to do! Many of our customers got involved, and we learned so much when we took the food to the pantry. It was so nice to learn about resources we can share with people in need,” said Kelly Faircloth who managed the event for a bank.
Participating workplaces include Cape Girardeau and Jackson locations of Commerce Bank, First Missouri State Bank on South Mount Auburn in Cape Girardeau, The Bank of Missouri Perryville, Wood & Huston Bank in Cape Girardeau and FOX23.
If your business or organization is interested in becoming a Workplace Wonder, visit unitedwayofsemo.org/food-drive/ or call 573-334-9634.
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