Once again, employees of the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have a lot to Cheer-ios about!
Collecting $17,825 — or 17,825 boxes of cereal ($1 equals one box of cereal) — the cooperatives won first place in Division Three of the THV11 Summer Cereal Drive benefiting the Arkansas Foodbank.
“Your support made an impact on our community,” Kimberly Brown, human resources coordinator, told employees who gathered for a wrap-up event at the Little Rock campus. “And because of you, there will be food for children and families out there who need it.”
Employees could donate via payroll deductions, purchase items from a silent auction, attend an employee breakfast fundraiser or contribute to the “Pie HR in the Face” Competition.
Since 2012, the cooperatives have participated in the drive, an annual effort to collect nonperishable breakfast items for food-insecure families during the summer months.
The cooperatives’ grand total over 13 years of participation is 232,659 boxes of cereal.
For more information about the Arkansas Foodbank, visit arkansasfoodbank.org.