Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Distributes Thanksgiving Turkeys Made Possible through American Rescue Plan Act Funding
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Contact: Tony Cartagena, Public Relations and Communications Coordinator
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
TCartagena@FeedingAmericaWI.org
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Distributes Thanksgiving Turkeys Made Possible through American Rescue Plan Act Funding
Secretary Romanski joined the distribution at Oshkosh Area Community Pantry
OSHKOSH, WI – On Monday, Nov. 14. Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin distributed more than 300 Thanksgiving Turkeys at Oshkosh Area Community Pantry (OACP).
Secretary-designee at Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Randy Romanski, was in attendance. While visiting the Oshkosh Area Community Pantry, Secretary Romanski received a tour that focused on many capacity-building investments funded by DATCP grants and helped hand out turkeys that were also funded by DATCP.
“Partnerships like those with the Oshkosh community and Feeding Wisconsin are critical to increasing access to nutritious foods across the state,” said Secretary Randy Romanski, “Through the Governor’s investments in the Food Security Initiative, DATCP and Feeding Wisconsin food banks are helping connect those experiencing food insecurity with products from farmers and processors right here in Wisconsin.”
OACP is a non-profit food pantry that was formed to help meet the needs of the community. Today, OACP distributes more than one million pounds of food to over 31,000 guests per year. President and CEO of Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, Patti Habeck, as well as the Executive Director of Feeding Wisconsin, Stephanie Jung-Dorfman, were also in attendance.
“It was a great sight to see Secretary Romanski interact with one of the state’s most effective food pantries in OACP,” said Patti Habeck, President and CEO of Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. “The fight against hunger is year-round, but we are all committed to keeping the tradition of a holiday meal alive in every community that we serve. Programs such as DATCP are vital in ensuring that our communities have access to healthy and nutritious meals.
Media interested in learning more about initiatives and holiday giving with Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin should reach out to Tony Cartagena (TCartagena@FeedingAmericaWI.org)
About Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin:
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is the leading local hunger relief organization in the state. Founded in 1982 by the Rotary Club of Milwaukee, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is a local and independent member of the Feeding America network. Driven by our mission to solve hunger and our vision of a hunger-free Wisconsin, we are bringing more people together around the table to collaboratively address the root causes of hunger. Together with our network of nearly 400 partner pantries and meal sites, we serve nearly 500,000 people across 35 counties in eastern Wisconsin each year.
