Fort Wayne, Ind. Energized by NIPSCO and the NISource Charitable Foundation, Community Harvest Food Bank’s 12th Annual U Can Crush Hunger Food Drive Campaign has come to an end! The final weigh-in on November 12 totaled 116,780 pounds of food. The competition ended Friday, November 6. Participating schools were Indiana Tech, Indiana University Fort Wayne, Ivy Tech, Manchester University, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Trine University, and the University of Saint Francis. Every dollar and pound of food raised in this competition helps support hunger relief initiatives within the counties where food and funds were collected, including all partner school pantries.
The results of the final weigh-in are:
- PFW, 22,805 pounds raised – Champion!
- Ivy Tech, 19,717 pounds raised.
- University of Saint Francis, 19,407 pounds raised.
- Indiana Tech, 16,115 pounds raised.
- Trine University, 14,889 pounds raised.
- Manchester University, 12,717 pounds raised.
- Indiana University Fort Wayne, 11,133 pounds raised.
- Grand Total: 116,780 pounds of food
About Community Harvest Food Bank:
Established in 1983, Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana, Inc. feeds thousands of people every week. Last year, CHFB distributed over 12 million pounds of food to over 99,000 unique individuals. Angie Grant serves as Board Chair and Carmen Cumberland serves as President and CEO. Community Harvest is one of 200 Feeding America member food banks in the United States, and one of 11 regional members of Feeding Indiana’s Hungry. Community Harvest feeds hungry people in the nine counties of northeast Indiana. For more information, please visit www.chfb.org.
