{"id":6903,"date":"2023-09-15T21:08:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T21:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/?post_type=blue_agent_articles&#038;p=6903"},"modified":"2023-09-20T16:25:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T16:25:58","slug":"sept-2023-well-stocked","status":"publish","type":"blue_agent_articles","link":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/blue_agent_articles\/sept-2023-well-stocked\/","title":{"rendered":"Sept 2023 Well Stocked"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Step onto any college campus and you\u2019ll see buildings and programs named for alumni and community leaders. At Rockhurst University you\u2019ll find the same\u2026plus a program named after grandma. Grandma\u2019s Pantry assists students experiencing food insecurity, an all-too-common situation at campuses everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grandma\u2019s Pantry, like most college food pantries, relies heavily on donations. Harvesters Community Food Network provides the food to power Grandma\u2019s Pantry and nine other college pantries in the metro. Blue KC helps provide the financial assistance to power Harvesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue KC partners with Harvesters and other organizations through our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/consumer\/blue-kc\/charitable-giving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Well Stocked<\/a> initiative to increase access to nutritious food in under-served areas of Kansas City. We do it through financial donations, volunteer activities, and fundraising events, such as Feastival and the Amaizing Sweet Corn Glean-a-thon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Feastival Food and Drink Pop-Up<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue KC sponsored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/759265325955695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feastival<\/a>, a benefit for Harvesters, August 18-19. The event, held at Union Station, featured a five-course dinner from KC\u2019s finest chefs, a brunch, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcfeastival.com\/behemoth-bag-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bag pack<\/a>. The event raised more than $460,000 and resulted in more than 6,400 pounds of apples packed to distribute to Kansas City pantries, like Grandma\u2019s Pantry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Amaizing Sweet Corn Glean-a-thon<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue KC volunteers braved heat and husk in July to glean 4,015 pounds of sweet corn for <a href=\"https:\/\/aftertheharvestkc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">After the Harvest\u2019s<\/a> Amaizing Sweet Corn Glean-a-thon. That\u2019s 8,030 ears of corn and about 235 ears per Blue KC volunteer. 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