Category: Fundraisers
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Casey’s partners with Feeding America to feed families
March marks the beginning of Casey’s annual campaign to combat food insecurity in partnership with Feeding America. Now through April 1, Casey’s will raise money to support the movement to end hunger through register roundups and online donations. The proceeds will support nearly 60 Feeding America partner food banks, including Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, in…
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Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland launches Supper Club Giving Society
Jan. 30, 2025 – Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland (FAKH) is inviting community members to join the fight against hunger through its Supper Club Giving Society, a program that provides a sustainable and impactful way to support neighbors in need. With recurring monthly donations at any amount, members of the Supper Club help fund programs that…
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FAKH receives substantial donation of fresh vegetables from Farm Credit Mid-America
Farm Credit has provided over $30,000 for FAKH through ongoing partnership Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland (FAKH) recently received a donation of 10,000 pounds of fresh vegetables through an ongoing partnership with Farm Credit Mid-America. These vegetables were distributed across the region to support individuals and families facing food insecurity. Through an ongoing partnership between FAKH…
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Celebrate FAKH’s Pasta Bowl campaign with a delicious sauce from Impellizzeri’s
The report also reveals that childhood food insecurity is not only widespread in our region, but is also on the rise. In the FAKH service area, last year’s study identified four counties with childhood food insecurity rates exceeding 20%. However, this year, an alarming 36 counties within our service area report childhood food insecurity rates…
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Elizabethtown eateries support FAKH’s campaign to feed kids.
June 21, 2024 – Elizabethtown eateries J.R. Neighbors and The Original Impellizzeri’s Pizza have pledged to support Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland (FAKH) during their second annual Pasta Bowl campaign. The annual summer campaign is designed to combat childhood food insecurity within FAKH’s 42-county service area. Every donation goes directly towards supporting Feeding Kids programs, including…
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REALTOR® Association of Southern Kentucky and Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland Tackle Rising Food Insecurity in Southern Kentucky
April 20, 2024 – REALTOR® Association of Southern Kentucky (RASK) and Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland (FAKH), have once again joined forces to combat hunger. Now in its 13th year, the REALTORS® Hope for Hunger event collected an impressive 520,890 servings of food which were distributed to school resource centers in seven local counties to feed…
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Walmart & Sam’s Club Fight Hunger. Spark Change Campaign returns to Kentucky’s Heartland
From April 1 – 29, there are three simple ways to join the fight: But how does this help my neighbors? That’s a great questions! Using zipcode data, donations made online or in stores throughout Kentucky’s Heartland and our 42 counties will help our local neighbors. In our region 1 in 7 people experience food…
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FAKH Receives $80,000 to Purchase Fresh Produce
On November 20th, FAKH Executive Director, Gary Miles, attended a “Day of Giving” event at the Capitol in Frankfort. The event was hosted by Commissioner of Agriculture, Ryan Quarles, to recognize local nonprofits who recently received funding from the Walmart Foundation State Giving Grant. FAKH was just one of 10 recipients to receive a grant…
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Local High School Students Receive $10,000 Grant to Benefit FAKH
Students in the Service Club at Elizabethtown High School recently won both a $10,000 grant to benefit FAKH as well as a $5,000 technology grant for their school. Earlier this year, the club’s team, “We Scare Hunger”, submitted an application for the Lead2Feed: Student Leadership Program. Lead2Feed is an innovative program aimed at nurturing a new…
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KY Gives Day Raises Over $8,000 for FAKH
On April 18th, Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland participated in the fifth annual KY Gives Day. This event, hosted by the Kentucky Nonprofit Network, is a 24-hour online giving campaign to benefit nonprofits across the state. This year’s campaign brought together 32 individual donors who contributed $4,022 to our organization to help our most vulnerable children. This tremendous response…