West Virginia Farm Credit Associations Donate $15,000 to Mountaineer Food Bank

地平线农场信贷 和 Farm Credit of the Virginias – the two Farm Credit associations serving West Virginia – made a recent collaborative donation totaling $15,000 to the Mountaineer Food Bank. The funds will support the Mountaineer Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry Program.

The Mountaineer Food Bank is the largest emergency food provider in West Virginia, distributing over 21 million pounds annually. The Mobile Pantry Program serves to deliver fresh, healthy foods to families in “food deserts” where food accessibility is limited 和/or scarce. The mobile pantries offer fresh produce, 蛋白质, dairy products 和 shelf-stable foods to thous和s of West Virginia households each month.

“The continued support from Farm Credit is tremendous as the Mobile Pantry Program has become a vital lifeline in the fight against hunger in West Virginia,” 说 CEO of Mountaineer Food Bank, 乍得莫里森. “15美元,000 contribution will help us continue providing shelf-stable 和 fresh produce items to families 和 individuals struggling with food insecurity,” Morrison concluded.

Farm Credit of the Virginias CEO, 布拉德·科尼利厄斯, 说, “Our support of agriculture 和 our rural communities goes beyond the financial services we offer. We lend added support to our customer-owners through our commitment to giving back 和 strengthening the communities they call home. We are pleased to once again team up with our friends at 地平线农场信贷 to help advance the Mountaineer Food Bank 和 their vital hunger-relief efforts in West Virginia.”

作为合作社, our Association is deeply connected--和 dedicated-- to our 当地的 communities,汤姆·特鲁伊特说, CEO of 地平线农场信贷. “Our farmers have committed their lives to feeding people 和 serving the needs of others; uniting with Farm Credit of the Virginias to support the great work being done by the Mountaineer Food Bank is an additional way for us to honor those commitments,特鲁伊特继续说道.  “We want to do all we can to ensure that our friends 和 neighbors have access to fresh, 当地的, 有营养的食物.”

关于 Farm Credit of the Virginias

Farm Credit of the Virginias provides over $2 billion dollars in financing to more than 12,000农民, agribusinesses 和 rural homeowners throughout Virginia, West Virginia 和 western Maryl和. Farm Credit is a cooperative capitalized largely through investments made by farmers, ranchers 和 the rural homeowners 和 businesses that borrow from them.  事实上, as part of a nationwide network they are the largest single provider of agricultural credit in the United States 和 have been for over 100 years.  Farm Credit helps maintain 和 improve the quality of life in rural America 和 on the farm through its constant commitment to competitive lending, expert financial services 和 for facilitating 和 sharing knowledge 和 resources through the Farm Credit 知识中心.

关于 the Farm Credit System

The Farm Credit System is a national network of lending institutions that collectively provide a wide range of financial 和 lending services to rural America. Farm Credit institutions are cooperatives, capitalized largely through investments made by farmers, ranchers 和 the rural businesses that borrow from them. 事实上, as part of a nationwide network they are the largest single provider of agricultural credit in the United States 和 has been for over 100 years. Farm Credit helps maintain 和 improve the quality of life in rural America 和 on the farm through its constant commitment to competitive lending 和 expert financial services.