Help Iowa dairy farmers give back to their community, up to $30,000, during the Iowa Farmers Feed US campaign. All you need to do is fan the Iowa Farmers Feed US Facebook fan page or become a Twitter follower of @IAFarmersFeedUS. Each new fan and follower will add $1 to the donation milk can. The promotion runs through March 31.
Iowa dairy farmers know a thing or two about giving back to the community. In addition to providing wholesome, nutritious milk for consumption across the state, last month dairy farmers donated $30,000 to Iowa’s food banks to provide dairy products to those seeking community assistance. With the help of the community, the donation could grow to $60,000.
Beginning March 8, dairy farmers will add $1 to their donation, up to $30,000, for every new fan to the Iowa Farmers Feed US Facebook fan page and Twitter follower of @IAFarmersFeedUS. The donation promotion also extends to the Midwest Dairy Association website. For each click received from the homepage to the Iowa Farmers Feed US link, another $1 will be added to the donation. The donation drive will run until Wednesday, March 31 or until a combination of 30,000 new fans, followers and website clicks are reached.
Iowa’s six food banks – Food Bank of Iowa, Food Bank of Southern Iowa, HACAP, Food Bank for the Heartland, Northeast Iowa Food Bank and Riverbend Food Bank, which serve the state’s 99 counties, will purchase dairy foods from Iowa dairy processors as needed over the next 12 months with the money donated by dairy farmers throughout the state. Midwest Dairy Association will also provide ongoing nutrition education materials to food banks for their clients, highlighting the benefits of consuming three servings of milk, cheese and yogurt every day.
Source: Midwest Dairy Association