FESTIVAL OF TREES BENEFITS FOOD BANK

THE SIOUXLAND FOOD BANK WAS THE RECIPIENT OF FUNDS FROM THURSDAY NIGHT'S ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TREES AUCTION AT THE HO CHUNK CENTRE.

FOOD BANK DIRECTOR LINDA SCHEID SAYS HER AGENCY WILL RECEIVE OVER 21-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE AUCTION, WHICH WILL BE USED TO HELP FUND THE SCHOOL BACKPACK PROGRAM.

SCHEID SAYS LOCAL DONATIONS INCREASED THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR FOR THE FOOD BANK, WHICH HELPED OFFSET A DECREASE IN AID BY HER NATIONAL NETWORK:



THE FOOD BANK SERVES 125 AGENCIES IN A MUCH WIDER AREA THAN JUST SIOUX CITY:



SCHEID SAYS CASH DONATIONS ARE PREFERRED OVER FOOD DONATIONS, BECAUSE SHE CAN BUY MORE PRODUCT FROM VENDORS AT A DISCOUNT THAN DONORS CAN PURCHASE AT A SUPERMARKET.