ACA member contributes to FeedMore WNY, a subsect of Meals on Wheels, that has been especially beneficial during the COVID-19 pandemic.
7/20/2021 8:00
Spire Recovery Solutions, an ACA International member company in Lockport, New York, made a recent donation to FeedMore WNY, a charitable nonprofit organization dedicated to ending hunger in the Western New York area. The organization is the primary nonprofit food provider in the region and includes both Meals on Wheels and food pantry services.
“FeedMore WNY is an awesome organization. They’re efficient in what they do and the impact is expansive. They have a four-star rating from Charity Navigator and a great reputation here in our area, so it’s nice knowing that the donation will go to excellent use. Both the Meals on Wheels and the food pantry aspects of the organization fill a huge need in the aging community in particular, which of course includes veterans. We always try to make sure we’re considering veterans and our local community at large, so we’re happy to be able to support this worthy organization,” said Joseph Torriere, president of Spire Recovery Solutions.
FeedMore WNY was created in 2019 when Meals on Wheels for Western New York and the Food Bank of Western New York combined to create a greater impact, with the individual organizations feeding their communities for a combined total of over 90 years.
The Meals on Wheels program delivers meals to homebound seniors, which provides needed social contact for meal recipients as well. FeedMore WNY took this a step further to also include delivery of pet food for companion pets when possible.
The food pantry portion of FeedMore WNY serves a wide swath of community members in need by growing food, collecting food donations, purchasing food with monetary donations, and storing food inventory in dedicated temperature-controlled warehouses.
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