During the week of Dec. 9, NEW Cooperative, Inc. held its annual Hams for Hunger Event, benefiting food pantries across Iowa. The Anita Food Pantry received hams from NEW Cooperative this year.
Since 2018, NEW Cooperative has donated hams to local communities in its trade area by partnering with local food pantries to ensure that the appropriate population is reached to help ease food insecurity while making the holiday season more joyous for all recipients.
Officials want to extend their thanks to Land O’ Lakes, a company who also understands the need for a nutritious holiday meal. With the assistance of their matching funds, we were able to increase the number of hams distributed in 2024 to 4,500, equal to 24,678 pounds of Iowa grown pork.
Officials also want to say another big thank you to our employees who assisted in the distribution and delivery of hams to over 50 food pantries. Without their help, it would not have been possible to deliver hams to food pantries ranging from the Highway 9 corridor in northwest Iowa, southwest to Fremont County, to the Cainsville, Missouri area, and to the north along the Interstate 35 corridor.
“NEW Cooperative’s Hams for Hunger event has been a central part of our community-giving program for many years,” stated Gary Moritz, NEW Cooperative Communications Director. “We hope this gesture will help make the Holiday season more joyous for all recipients. From all of us at NEW Cooperative, we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!”
About NEW Cooperative, Inc. and the NEW Cooperative Foundation
NEW Cooperative, Inc. is a farmer-owned grain, agronomy, energy, and feed cooperative headquartered in Fort Dodge, Iowa. As a leading agriculture retailer, NEW Cooperative is focused on being an innovative and efficient provider of today’s agriculture markets and services to 12,000 members throughout their 80 locations in Iowa.
The NEW Cooperative Foundation is the charitable giving entity of NEW Cooperative, Inc. The Foundation is committed to investing in organizations that are dedicated to youth and education, human services, and civic purposes that further enhance the quality of life in our member’s local communities.