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Donations of $45,000 will reach Wisconsin community food pantries this month thanks to Beaver Dam-based United Cooperative, and matching funds from Land O'Lakes Foundation, CHS Foundation and CoBank. “While our cooperatives are dedicated to the food industry through the growing, handling and marketing of grain and feeding of animals, food is not necessarily an abundant resource for families in need,” shared David Cramer, United Cooperative President and CEO. “As a local agricultural organization that is committed to serving its members, we provide these resources to help area communities serve their residents with food,” he added.

United Cooperative has provided $189 thousand dollars to Wisconsin food pantries over the last five years. This year, as many communities in the United Cooperative area were impacted by devastating floods, United Cooperative moved the timing of these donations to October to better support those in need, now. Donations to these food pantries are provided in honor of all United Cooperative farmer/members across south central, southwest and northeast Wisconsin.

(45 FOOD PANTRIES LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY COMMUNITY NAME)

Algoma – Kewaunee County Food Pantry

Ashippun - Ashippun Bread Basket

Beaver Dam - PAVE (People Against a Violent Environment, Inc.) Food Pantry

Beaver Dam - Dodge County Food Pantry

Belleville – Belleville Food Pantry

Berlin - Grace English Lutheran Church

Baraboo - Baraboo Food Pantry

Cecil - St. Martin Parish Food Pantry

Columbus - Columbus/Fall River Food Pantry

Columbus – Crossroads Columbus Food Pantry

Dale I Hortonville – Hortonville Community Food Pantry

Deerfield - Deerfield Community Center Food Pantry

Denmark (Maribel) - Community Cupboard, Inc.

Fox Lake - Living Hope Food Pantry, Inc.

Gillett – St. John’s Lutheran Church

Green Bay - Paul’s Pantry, Inc.

Hartford - First United Methodist Church Food Pantry

Hillsboro - Good Samaritan Thrift Store Food Pantry

Horicon - Sacred Heart Congregation Food Pantry

Horicon - St. Stephen’s Food Pantry

Johnson Creek - Johnson Creek Food Pantry

Kewaunee - Lakeshore Community Pantry

Lena – St. Anne Parish

Lodi – Reach Out Lodi Community Store

Malone – Holyland Food Pantry

Manawa – Manawa Area Food Pantry

Manitowoc – The Salvation Army

Mayville - Mayville Food Pantry

Milton - Milton Community Action Food Pantry

Montello – Marquette County Care and Share Food Bank

Oconto Falls - Kingdom Come Food Pantry

Oshkosh - Oshkosh Area Community Pantry

Portage - Food Pantry at Big Spring Church

Portage – Portage Food Pantry

Sauk City - Sauk Prairie Area Food Pantry, Inc.

Pulaski - Community Pantry of Pulaski, Inc

Reedsburg - Reedsburg Food Pantry

Reeseville - Gathering Source

Ripon - Traded Treasures Thrift Store and Community Food Pantry

Shawano - SAFPARC (Shawano Area Food Pantry & Resource Center)

Shioction - Loaves & Fishes Community Food Pantry

Tilleda – United Lutheran Parish Food Pantry

Viroqua – Living Faith Food Pantry

Watertown - Watertown Food Pantry

Waupun - Waupun Area Food Pantry

ABOUT US:

Formed in 1936, United Cooperative is a full-service cooperative offering feed, grain, agronomy, and energy products and services to midwestern farmers and consumers. United Cooperative has locations in Auroraville, Baraboo, Beaver Dam, Belmont, Boscobel, Coleman, Deerfield, Denmark, Greenville, Gresham, Hartford, Hillsboro, Horicon, Hustisford, Johnson Creek, Kendall, Mayville, Oconto Falls, Ontario, Oshkosh, Pickett, Poynette, Prairie du Sac, Pulaski, Reedsburg, Ripon, Rock Springs, Sauk City, Shawano, South Beaver Dam, Westfield, Wilton, Wonewoc and Wyocena. For more information, visit www.unitedcooperative.com.