NEW Cooperative Donates Hams to Local Communities
During the week of December 8th, NEW Cooperative, Inc. held its annual Hams for Hunger event, supporting food pantries across Iowa. This year, 43 food pantries in NEW Cooperative’s trade territory counties received donated hams from NEW Cooperative.
Since 2018, NEW Cooperative has partnered with local food pantries throughout its trade territory to deliver hams to families in need. This ongoing effort helps ease food insecurity while bringing a bit of extra joy to households during the holiday season. We extend our sincere appreciation to Land O’ Lakes for their continued support. Thanks to their generous matching funds, NEW Cooperative was able to distribute 4,500 hams to local food pantries, the equivalent of 24,630 pounds of Iowa-grown pork.
A heartfelt thank-you also goes out to our dedicated employees who assisted with distributing and delivering hams to these 43 food pantries. Their commitment made it possible to reach communities from the Highway 9 corridor in northwest Iowa, southwest to Fremont County, into the Cainsville, Missouri area, and 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,” said Gary Moritz, NEW Cooperative Communications Director. “We hope this gesture helps make the holiday season a little brighter for every recipient. 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 83 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.
