2024 Stuff A Bus effort restocks The Salvation Army of Michigan City’s food pantry for the fall season. Donation results include 7,068 lbs of donated non-perishable food/hygiene items, 308 meat vouchers (valued at $5 each), and $6,040 in cash donations.
Written by: Dorene Martinson, Marketing Director – First Trust Credit Union
Saturday’s STUFF A BUS event went well, according to Dorene Martinson, Marketing Director for First Trust Credit Union. First Trust has the lead role of organizing this event every year, and this year’s event did indeed restock the shelves of The Salvation Army of Michigan City’s food pantry. “I’m pleased with the results we achieved this year,” Martinson said. “First Trust employees and account holders at our credit union donated a good deal of groceries during our food drive, and even with the hike in grocery prices still affecting our planning, we were able to surpass last year’s grocery donation by over 2,500 lbs.” The Salvation Army, Al’s Supermarkets, Michigan City Area School Corporation, WEFM Radio, WIMS Radio, and First Trust Credit Union once again joined forces to hold the annual STUFF-A-BUS food drive on Saturday, September 28th to collect food/hygiene items and meat vouchers to fill the food pantry shelves. This year’s efforts marked the 21st year of the community coming together to help those in need. A big thanks goes out to the community once again for working together to make this a successful event for The Salvation Army. Major Becky Simmons of The Salvation Army of Michigan City stated, “We greatly appreciate the support the Michigan City Community gives to The Salvation Army as we strive to meet the food-insecurity needs of so many in Michigan City, and ultimately provide programs to move these families to self-sufficiency.” She added, “We at The Salvation Army love that the people of Michigan City understand what ‘community’ means.”…