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Monday, January 25, 2021
A local nonprofit is helping another nonprofit do what they do best. The CEO of Agrace, a community health care organization, says staff wanted to help people most impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. They rallied around another local nonprofit working to provide relief: Second Harvest Food Bank.
“Second Harvest and Agrace serve almost identical communities,” said Agrace COE Lynne Sexten. “I mentioned it to our employees and they were 100% on board.”
On Friday, Agrace presented a check for $51,000 to Second Harvest. Agrace matched donations from staff, including nurses, social workers, nursing assistants, kitchen, and administrative team members.
“We get donations from individuals, from groups, from businesses, and those are already amazing and generous,” said Second Harvest CEO Michelle Orge. “But when we get a call from another nonprofit its a pretty big surprise. When another nonprofit decides they’re going to have their staff get together and donate money to us, it was really heartwarming.”
The organization also offered its employees four hours of paid time to volunteer at Second Harvest before the end of January.
“It’s a bitter cold winter day and there’s hungry folks out there,” said volunteer Andy Boryczka. “I couldn’t think of a better time for our team to come out here and contribute to that important cause of keeping people fed.”
Second Harvest Food Bank tells 27 News it projects a 40% increase in food insecurity in its 16 county service area.
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