Drive to Intercept Hunger

WHO-DT is partnering with Ramsey Mazda, Subaru, BPG and the Des Moines Area Religious Council's Emergency Food Pantry to promote the "Drive to Intercept Hunger" campaign. Each Friday night at a Central Iowa football game, WHO-DT will be live encouraging fans to stop by the Channel 13 tent and donate food items to the cause as well as meet Andy Fales and Ed Wilson! The first 100 fans to donate food, will receive a special "Drive to Intercept Hunger" Channel 13 t-shirt!

Food Collection Totals:

Friday, September 4th - Ballard: 382 items
Friday, September 11th - Ankeny: 240 items
Friday, September 18th - CMB: 378 items
Friday, September 25th - Van Meter: 948 items
Friday, October 3rd - Pella: 829 items
Friday, October 9th - State Center: 316 items
Friday, October 16th - GPB: 772 items
Friday, October 23rd - Marshalltown: 688 items
Wed, Oct 28th - Woodward Granger: 530 items
Monday, Nov 2nd - Bondurant: 687 items

The Des Moines Area Religious Council's Emergency Food Pantry is committed to providing food to our pantry sites at no cost; they rely on support from generous contributors. Financial contributions are used to buy food at wholesale while donated food items are sorted, repackaged and then given to the pantry sites. They especially need the following food items: