Adams Land and Cattle is proud and excited to organize their seventh Food 4 Youth Challenge. From October 6 – 22, Adams Land and Cattle will again partner with local businesses and surrounding schools to assist with backpack programs providing food and other needed items to send home with students.
These backpack programs are a great asset to many students who may not know when their next meal will be. In addition to supporting the backpack programs, participants in the Food 4 Youth Challenge will also be working to fill the shelves of our local food pantries.
“Last year, through the help of the community and 33 businesses and organizations, we were able to donate over 4,900 snacks and meals to Custer County backpack programs and food pantries, as well as over $7,500 in gift cards and monetary donations to support their future needs,” said Liz Babcock, Director of Communications at Adams. “We hope that we can surpass those numbers to help ensure our local youth have nutritious meals at the end of each day.”
Participants in the Food 4 Youth drive are encouraged to promote the challenge to their employees and/or customers by asking them to bring in items during the challenge.
Schools have asked for donated food items that can be easily prepared by children. Food items can include canned items such as ravioli, soup, vegetables, fruit, etc., and boxed foods including macaroni, pasta, cereal, hamburger helper, jello, snack bars/pop-tarts, fruit snacks, etc.
Peanut butter is another high-energy, non-perishable choice to donate.
In addition to or in lieu of food donations, participants may also donate Grocery Kart gift cards, or make a monetary donation. Checks can be made to Custer County Foundation, specifying the “Food 4 Youth” fund. Monetary gifts will be distributed between the backpack programs.
If there are any questions about how to participate in the Adams Land and Cattle Food 4 Youth Challenge, contact Liz Babcock at 308-767-2463. Adams Land and Cattle hope that you will join their effort to ensure every Custer County student is avoiding hunger October 6 – 22.
Adams Land & Cattle would like to thank the following businesses for their generous commitment to support:
Adams Land & Cattle
Anselmo-Merna Public Schools
Black Hills Energy
Broken Bow Chamber of Commerce
Broken Bow Public Schools – North Park & New Discoveries Preschool
Bruning Bank
Central Nebraska Medical Clinic
Custer County Foundation
Custer County Historical Society
Custer Federal Bank
Evans Feed
Farm Credit Services of America
First Interstate Bank
Flatwater Bank
Grocery Kart
Insurance of the Heartland
KBEAR
KCNI/KBBN
Kinkaider
Lillie Kate Boutique
Melham Medical Center
Muddy Creek Ag, LLC
Nebraska Integral Wellness
Nebraska State Bank
Prairie Eyecare Center
Sargent FBLA
Sargent Irrigation, Drilling, and Pipe
Team Physical Therapy
Thomas Livestock
Trotter’s Inc.
