IICF Southeast 12 Months of Giving Fill the Truck Campaign

November will benefit Hope's Food Pantry to provide support through local organizations addressing food insecurity

 We are working with Hope's Food Pantry, which serves the greater region of Orlando Florida, to provide non-perishable food, toiletry items, diapers for our youngest community members, and other desperately needed supplies in the days and weeks to come.

You can send items directly to Hope's Food Pantry to be distributed in the local Florida community here:

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Or make a donation through IICF by clicking the Donate button on the right hand side. 

Why Support the IICF Fill the Truck Initiative?

• As a result of the pandemic, more than 50 million people experienced food insecurity in 2020
• Highest levels in rise of hunger is amongst families with young children
• 28% of households with children have experienced food insecurity over the last year- more than 14 million children affected

Call to Action:

• IICF Champions in participating cities will coordinate and setup truck(s) in designated areas/office parking lots during their assigned food drive month
• Champions and industry leaders will encourage their industry peers and community to “fill the truck” by dropping off in-kind items or making a donation online to support the effort
• Each city will be assigned a month to organize and host their food drive

Competition

Top three “winning” cities that provide the most food/donations will receive an additional monetary donation to their nonprofit organization partners championing hunger

Participating Cities

Atlanta • Austin • Baton Rouge/New Orleans • Charlotte • Dallas/Fort Worth • Houston • Oklahoma City • Orlando/Tampa • Nashville • San Antonio • West Texas

Donations will be accepted throughout the entire year. When making your monetary donation, through our website, please select which city you’d like your funds to benefit during the check-out process.

Schedule

February: Dallas/Fort Worth

• Completed on February 26th
• Donated 2,527 pounds of food to Minnie's Food Pantry
• Total Dollars Raised: $4,735

March: Houston

• Completed on March 26th
• Donated 3,804 pounds of food to the Christian Community Service Center
• Total Dollars Raised: $1,889

April: Atlanta

• Completed on April 22nd
• Donated 8,433 pounds of food to the Atlanta Community Food Bank

May: Austin

• Completed on May 21st
• Donated 2,094 pounds of food to the Central Texas Food Bank totaling 2,545 meals

June: San Antonio

• Completed on June 24th donating 1,250 pounds to the San Antonio Food Bank

July: Break

August: West Texas

• Completed on August 26th supporting Buckner Family Children's Center

September: Baton Rouge/New Orleans in support of those impacted by Hurricane Ida

October: Nashville

November 11th: Orlando & Charlotte, NC

December: Oklahoma

Join us as we continue to bring together the collective strengths of the insurance industry and make an impact in our local communities!

For more information on the IICF Southeast 12 Months of Giving, please contact Sarah Conway at sconway@iicf.com