Pepsi's Packing Out Hunger
Western Wyoming Beverages and the Spicer Family Foundation ‘Pack Out Hunger” with the annual Pepsi's Packing Out Hunger Event. In 2018, over 150 volunteers from Western Wyoming Beverages, made up of employees and their families, will set out to pack 50,000 meals to be distributed to local food banks in the areas Western Wyoming Beverages services in Sweetwater, Uinta, Sublette, Lincoln and Teton Counties. The event will take place on December 8th in Downtown Rock Springs with meals benefiting the Wyoming Food Bank of The Rockies and the Sweetwater County Food Bank.
The 2017 event had over 130 volunteers who packed 31,104 meals for the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies.
“Last year, after completing 31,000 meals and getting to deliver them to the food bank, we saw firsthand the impact that the meals have on our community. It’s amazing to see our small group come together for a short amount of time and have that big of an impact on our community and surrounding areas during the holiday season.” – Amber Muir, Sales Executing Coordinator and Project Lead for the Packing Out Hunger Event, Western Wyoming Beverages
Hunger in Wyoming continues to persist with 1 in 8 adults and 1 in 6 children struggling with hunger. Often, hunger can be found where you least expect it. The homeless population represents only about 10% of Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies food recipients, with everyday people like low wage workers, children, seniors on fixed incomes and individuals with health issues also in need. The Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies serves over 23,000 meals each day in the Cowboy State, equating to about 10.5 million pounds of food a year.
“Our Pepsi’s Packing Out Hunger event is a great event for our employees and our community. Our employees give up a day of their weekend and pull together to help pack meals for local food banks. The event is a ton of fun for everyone involved, we have music and dancing while we pack. This year our goal is to pack 50,000 meals, which will make a big impact for those in need in the communities we service.” – Sean Valentine, CEO, Western Wyoming Beverages
The 2017 event had over 130 volunteers who packed 31,104 meals for the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies.
“Last year, after completing 31,000 meals and getting to deliver them to the food bank, we saw firsthand the impact that the meals have on our community. It’s amazing to see our small group come together for a short amount of time and have that big of an impact on our community and surrounding areas during the holiday season.” – Amber Muir, Sales Executing Coordinator and Project Lead for the Packing Out Hunger Event, Western Wyoming Beverages
Hunger in Wyoming continues to persist with 1 in 8 adults and 1 in 6 children struggling with hunger. Often, hunger can be found where you least expect it. The homeless population represents only about 10% of Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies food recipients, with everyday people like low wage workers, children, seniors on fixed incomes and individuals with health issues also in need. The Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies serves over 23,000 meals each day in the Cowboy State, equating to about 10.5 million pounds of food a year.
“Our Pepsi’s Packing Out Hunger event is a great event for our employees and our community. Our employees give up a day of their weekend and pull together to help pack meals for local food banks. The event is a ton of fun for everyone involved, we have music and dancing while we pack. This year our goal is to pack 50,000 meals, which will make a big impact for those in need in the communities we service.” – Sean Valentine, CEO, Western Wyoming Beverages
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