Town Pump raising funds for local food banks

The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is matching $750,000 in contributions during its 17th annual fundraising campaign for food banks across Montana, including the Community Harvest Food Bank and Gospel Mountain Assembly of God Food Pantry in Thompson Falls, the Community Food Pantry in Plains, the Community Services Fellowship in Noxon, and the Hot Springs Food Pantry.

A record-setting 84 food banks are participating in the statewide “Be A Friend in Deed, Helping Those in Need” campaign this year. The campaign has raised about $30 million for Montana food banks in 16 years, including about $5.5 million in matching grants from the Town Pump Charitable Foundation. Organizers of the campaign, which runs through Nov. 30, hope to raise over $3 million for the food banks this year.

Locally, the Foundation is matching up to $4,000 on behalf of Community Harvest Food Bank and $2,500 on behalf of Gospel Mountain Assembly of God Food Pantry in Thompson Falls. In addition, the Foundation is matching up to $7,500 for the Community Food Pantry in Plains, $2,500 for the Community Services Fellowship in Noxon, and $2,000 on behalf of the Hot Springs Food Pantry.

“As the ‘Be A Friend in Deed, Helping Those in Need’ campaign continues to grow, so does our admiration for our food bank partners across the state,” said Mike Kenneally, of the Town Pump Charitable Foundation. “The efforts of local food banks and the thousands of amazing

Montanans who donate to the campaign each year make a real difference in the lives of our hungry neighbors.”

Donations are being collected at local Town Pumps and Lucky Lil’s. Donations also can be sent directly to the Community Harvest Food Bank, P.O. Box 417, in Thompson Falls, 59873; the Gospel Mountain Assembly of God Food Pantry, P.O. Box 1029, in Thompson Falls, 59873; the Community Food Pantry, P.O. Box 767, in Plains, 59859; the Community Services Fellowship in Noxon, 1419 Highway 200, 59853; and the Hot Springs Food Pantry, 100 Main Street, 59845.