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A Message From LI 40 - Des Moines Session Challenge

We are the 40th class of Leadership Iowa! We are asking for $4,000 to commemorate 40 years of this incredible program. The money raised during this campaign will stay in Iowa and within the 55 counties that the Food Bank of Iowa services. The Food Bank of Iowa has 677 partner agencies that include food pantries, community meal sites, shelters, schools, and other organizations. The Food Bank also has a mobile pantry program that offers a farmers market distribution in communities that do not have access to this kind of food resource. They also do a school pantry program, back pack program, and a summer food program that services kids in need on a regular basis. Distribution of more than 1.5M pounds of food isn't easy. The cost of labor, storage, sorting, and transportation for even donated items can be extremely high so every little bit helps. Lets show the Food Bank why the 40th class of Leadership Iowa is the best class ever!

$2,303

raised of $4,000 goal

9,212

meals of 16,000 goal
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YOUR GIFT MATTERS

$2,475

Sponsor 15 children in the BackPack Program for one school year.

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$833

Sponsor the food provided to children on school grounds in one of our medium sized school pantries for one month.

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$556

Sponsor the food provided to children on school grounds in one of our small sized school pantries for one month of the school year.

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$204

FRESH PRODUCE (300 POUNDS OF EACH): Apples, Cabbage, Potatoes, Watermelon, Onions, and Cucumbers. SAVINGS OF $2,217!

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$165

Sponsor a child in the BackPack Program for one school year.

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$100

10 cases, or 240 units, of shelf-stable milk. SAVINGS OF $300!

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$41

GROCERIES FOR A LARGE FAMILY: 3 gallons of milk, 10 pounds of potatoes, 10 pounds of apples, 1 large watermelon, 1 large head of cabbage, 8 pounds of onions, 4 pounds of cucumbers, 3 cheesy tuna dinner meals, 4 cans of tuna, 24 cans of vegetables, 12 cans of fruit, 10 pounds of ground turkey, 2 jars of peanut butter, 4 boxes of pasta, 6 jars of pasta sauce, and 4 bags of rice. SAVINGS OF $166.86!

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$29

GROCERIES FOR A SMALL FAMILY: 2 gallons of milk, 8 pounds of potatoes, 5 pounds of apples, 1 medium watermelon, 5 pounds of ground turkey, 12 cans of vegetables, 10 cans of fruit, 4 cans of tuna, 1 jar of peanut butter, 2 boxes of pasta, 4 jars of pasta sauce, and 2 bags of white rice. SAVINGS OF $82.62!

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$16

GROCERIES FOR AN INDIVIDUAL: 1 gallon of milk, 5 pounds of potatoes, 2 pounds of apples, 3 pounds of ground turkey, 1 jar of peanut butter, 2 boxes of pasta, 3 jars of pasta sauce, 7 cans of vegetables, and 7 cans of fruit. SAVINGS OF $41.70!

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$5

1 sack of kid-friendly food for our BackPack program

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