INDIANAPOLIS — Today is the day!
FOX59 and CBS4 are joining forces with Midwest Food Bank and Gleaners Food Bank to raise funds for providing meals to Indiana families in need.
The effort goes all day. Watch FOX59 and CBS4 to see how you can give back to your community. Our fall effort raised more than $90,000 and we're hoping to raise more than that this time around.
One in ten Hoosiers is facing hunger, which means more than 700,000 individuals in the state struggle with having consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life.
There are several ways to give:
Text a gift to:
- Midwest: text @MFBINDY to 52014
- Gleaners: text GIVE to 317-854-7707
If you don't have the means to donate money, you can donate your time by volunteering.
Pack the Pantries is sponsored by Financial Center First Credit Union.
Check below for updates to our fundraising efforts.
During the 5 a.m. hour, we had a challenge for Scott Jones:
Volunteers are essential to efforts to feed the hungry:
Our 6:45 a.m. update shows we've collected $3,161 in donations so far for Midwest and Gleaners food banks.
Donations--whether in the form or money or time--make a real difference in central Indiana.
When we meet a Pack the Pantries donation goal, we all win. Sort of.
At 7:45 a.m., our donation total stood at $4,574. We talked to Gleaners President and CEO Fred Glass about Pack the Pantries:
With another Pack the Pantries challenge met, Angela Ganote took over Jim O'Brien's phone. As of 8:50 a.m., we've raised more than $8,300.
The Indy Fuel again supported our Pack the Pantries initiative with a donation:
By 9:45 a.m., Pack the Pantries had raised more than $15,000. We checked in with our partners at Financial Center First Credit Union.
With another goal hit, it was up to Daniel Miller to meet the challenge. He wasn't short on courage.
FOX59 talks with Midwest Food Bank Executive Director Marcie Luhigo about the important role Pack the Pantries has in addressing food insecurity.
FOX59's Dan Spehler and Beairshelle Edmé receive a check from Kroger worth $10,000 as donations continue to pour in for this year's edition of Pack the Pantries.
As of 10 p.m., Pack the Pantries has raised a total of $40,144.