WUKY Partners With God's Pantry, Lexington Businesses to Fight Child Hunger

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 16, 2017) — WUKY is once again partnering with God’s Pantry to fill take-home backpacks for food insecure children in Fayette County during the holiday season. WUKY, Lexington's NPR station and a community-supported service of the University of Kentucky, is partnering with God's Pantry Food Bank and three Lexington businesses to fight child hunger.

For every donation made to WUKY until Dec. 31, KEBCO Inc., Stewart Perry State Farm Insurance and UK Federal Credit Union will each fill a backpack for a child in need through God’s Pantry Food Bank’s backpack program. The sponsors will fill up to 1,500 backpacks for at-risk children with the support of WUKY listeners.

This program of one gift benefiting two nonprofit organizations began last year when WUKY partnered with God's Pantry and Stewart Perry State Farm. It was so successful, that two more businesses joined this year allowing for the potential of more backpacks to be filled and children to be fed.

God’s Pantry Food Bank distributes up to 860 bags of food weekly. Each bag contains seven to 10 kid-friendly items of food such as a protein-rich main dish (macaroni and cheese or chicken and rice), shelf-stable milk, fruit cups, granola bars and other items chosen by a registered dietitian.

WUKY is a community-supported service of the University of Kentucky that provides high-quality news, cultural and entertainment content through the use of existing and emerging media to create a more informed and engaged community.

For more information visit www.wuky.org or contact Robert T. Hansel at 859-257-3272 or robert.hansel@uky.edu.