Gesa Credit Union Partners with Food Lifeline and Second Harvest for the Fourth Year to Raise Awareness and Money for Hunger Action Month

​Gesa, a community-focused credit union, announced it will donate a total of $50,000 as part of its continued partnership with Food Lifeline and Second Harvest this Hunger Action Month. During the month of September, all three organizations will work together to raise awareness about food insecurity and mobilize the public to take action on a devastating issue in the Northwest: hunger.
 
Gesa, as the presenting sponsor for this statewide effort, will donate $25,000 to each organization for a total of $50,000 in monetary contributions. Gesa will also host food drives at each of their branch locations and offer its team members and members various volunteer opportunities. This is the fourth year Gesa and the two organizations have partnered together.
 
“Gesa is proud to continue our partnership with Food Lifeline and Second Harvest this Hunger Action Month, as the vital work they do helps many people across the Northwest who face food insecurity,” said Don Miller, President and CEO of Gesa Credit Union. “The extent of hunger as an issue is often overlooked; in fact, it’s estimated that one in 11 people in Washington face it. We hope that through both our team’s and our members’ collective efforts, we can not only continue to raise awareness for the issue, but also expand upon the number of people and families in need that we help feed.”
 
Food Lifeline is a non-profit organization that distributes food to more than 350 food banks, shelters, and meal programs across western Washington, equating to 213,000 meals every day.
 
“Food Lifeline advocacy works to abolish the root causes of hunger and strengthen our public safety net,” said Aaron Czyzewski, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy at Food Lifeline. “It's about changing and reforming the systems that enable and perpetuate hunger and food insecurity in western Washington by advancing a movement to end hunger. Because we know access to food as a basic human right improves access to the foundational promise of opportunity and prosperity that’s woven so tightly into our national ideals.”
 
Second Harvest is a non-profit organization that provides enough food to feed 55,000 people each week through 250 food pantries and meal sites across eastern Washington and north Idaho.
 
"When people are fed, futures are nourished," said Jason Clark, CEO of Second Harvest. "The good people at Gesa are dedicated to nourishing futures, and their support helps us do our part in providing the healthy food needed to do just that."
 
For more information about Food Lifeline, visit their website https://foodlifeline.org/. To learn more about Second Harvest, visit https://2-harvest.org/. For more information about Gesa Credit Union’s involvement in the community, visit https://www.gesa.com/community.