Over 200,000 eggs donated to Food Bank of Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa — Over 200,000 eggs were donated to the Food Bank of Iowa on Monday.

Rose Acre Farms partnered with the Iowa Egg Council and the HATCH for Hunger Program to make the donation. Rose Acre Farms donated 86,400 eggs and the HATCH for Hunger Program donated 151,d00 — making the total number of eggs donated 237,600.

Organizers say this donation will help make sure Iowa’s food insecure children get the protein they need.

“Fifteen percent of our kids are food insecure. And I just looked at our statistics, 43% of the individuals that we serve at Food Bank of Iowa via our food pantry partners and our meal sites, 43% are children,” Michelle Book, Food Bank of Iowa CEO, said.

The HATCH for Hunger Program is an organization that aims to create a protein-secure supply chain by directly connecting farmers to hunger relief organizations.

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