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Suncoast Credit Union Foundation donated a new refrigerated delivery truck to Harry Chapin Food Bank, a gift that helps the nonprofit provide food to neighbors experiencing hunger throughout Southwest Florida.
The truck, a Peterbilt Model 548 with a full-length refrigerated trailer and hydraulic lift, will deliver fresh produce, boxed food, canned goods, frozen food and perishables to individuals and families through Harry Chapin Food Bank's Feeding Network, which includes 175+ agency partners throughout Collier, Charlotte, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties. The donated truck and trailer are valued at $250,000.
Bob Hyde, vice president of community impact at Suncoast Credit Union, presented LeBer with keys to the new truck July 21 at a mobile distribution and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program registration event at the STARS Complex in Fort Myers. Harry Chapin Food Bank provided more than 200 neighbors with fresh vegetables, including cabbage, spaghetti squash, sweet potatoes and white potatoes, along with half-gallon jugs of milk and frozen chicken.
In announcing the donation, Hyde noted the foundation has a responsibility to invest in the communities where its members live and establish partnerships to address issues impacting residents in those communities. In Southwest Florida, an estimated one in eight people - including one in six children - are food insecure. The timing of Suncoast's donation coincided with a period of increased demand for food as working adults face reduced hours and lower wages during slower summer months.
The Suncoast Credit Union Found-ation is a nonprofit organization that promotes the education, health and emotional wellbeing of children in the community.
For information about the food bank, please visit HarryChapinFoodBank.org or call 239-334-7007.
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