Press Release
As the days become colder, food insecurity rates are continuing to rise across Western Nebraska, with more than 18% of Nebraska Children living in food insecure homes.
To help tackle the growing epidemic, local PepsiCo Beverages North America Western Nebraska bottler LinPepCo, partnered with United Way of Western Nebraska to host a meal packing event in Alliance, NE. Volunteers will pack more than 1,000 meals to reach families facing food insecurity through school meal backpack programs across Alliance, Chadron, Hemingford, Scottsbluff, Gering and Sidney.
On Wednesday October 26 volunteers from PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA), LinPepCo, United Way of Western Nebraska and Cooperative Ministries teamed up to pack 1,000 meals to reach families through school meal backpack programs in Alliance, Chadron, Hemingford, Scottsbluff, Gering and Sidney. These meals are made possible through PepsiCo’s Food for Good program to help advance food security in communities across the US and around the world. The 1,000 meals packed at LinPepCo’s Alliance location meet or exceed USDA nutritional standards and contain: 2 apple sauces, 2 pouches chili/beans, 2 6 oz juice boxes, 2 shelf stable milk, 2 1 oz packs of cereal.
In celebration of the partnership between PBNA and its franchise business partner LinPepCo, together they will donate $14,000 to support the continuation of United Way of Western Nebraska and Cooperative Ministries’ services to neighbors, organizations that LinPepCo have supported for more than 10 years.
Backpack program donations can be made online at www.uwwn.org/backpack.