DNO Kicks Off Fresh Cut Food Drive
Donations benefit WCBE 90.5 FM and Mid-Ohio Food Collective
Help provide nutritious food to those in need and support public radio this holiday season with the Fresh Cut Food Drive. DNO Produce will donate 3 pounds of fresh produce to the Mid-Ohio Food Collective on behalf of each person who gives to WCBE in the month of December. The donation can be any amount. Each donor means that 3 pounds of food healthy food will go to hungry families.
“The Fresh Cut Food Drive provides an opportunity for everyone to make a big impact,” said Marissa Dake of DNO Produce. “We are grateful to provide a pathway for our community to support public radio while providing nutritious food to our neighbors in need. We urge everyone to make a donation—large or small—and to encourage their friends to do the same.”
“The Fresh Cut Food Drive is really an amazing collaboration,” said WCBE Community Relations Director Johnny DiLoretto. “When you donate to WCBE this month you are fueling the community with real news and journalistic integrity - not to mention great music. And by extension, you're helping to feed Central Ohioans who are hungry. There are few better ways to demonstrate the holiday spirit.”
“We are thankful to WCBE 90.5 and DNO Produce for their commitment to providing fresh fruits and vegetables to so many people in need,” said Matt Habash, President & CEO of Mid-Ohio Food Collective. “It takes all of us coming together to help stabilize families, especially those who have been most impacted by the pandemic.”
The Fresh Cut Food Drive will run through the month of December. To donate, visit www.wcbe.org and click "donate."
About WCBE 90.5 FM: WCBE 90.5 FM is a catalyst for community—enriching lives by providing the best original, independent, & network programming, and by partnering with listeners and local organizations to grow and sustain our cultural and educational landscape.
About the Mid-Ohio Food Collective: Mid-Ohio Food Collective is the umbrella organization that holds five assets, Mid-Ohio Foodbank, our anchor asset, Mid-Ohio Farm, Mid-Ohio Markets, Mid-Ohio Farmacy, and Mid-Ohio Kitchen. The Mid-Ohio Food Collective has a network of 680 partner agencies across 20 counties, connecting those in need to nutritious food. Learn more by visiting mofc.org.
About DNO Produce: Providing fresh, healthy, and easy produce solutions have been at the core of the company since it was founded in 1989. Today, the Midwest fresh-cut processor and distributor supports business partnerships in over 15 states. DNO’s FRESHEALTH and FRESHEALTHKids fresh-cut products offer individually packed produce options for school nutrition programs, retail grab-n-go, foodservice operations, and meal kit offerings. For more information visit, www.dnoproduce.com.