Huntington Bank donation reinforces effort to feed hungry veterans
Presenting the ceremonial big check for $150,000 to the Mountaineer Food Bank were, from left: Jenny Parsons, Charleston Community president and Treasury Management area sales manager for Huntington Bank; Chad Morrison, CEO of Mountaineer Food Bank; and Chad Prather, West Virginia Regional president of Huntington Bank. (Photo Provided)
FLATWOODS, W.Va. — Huntington Bank has pledged $150,000 to the Mountaineer Food Bank’s Veterans Table Program that provides shelf-stable and fresh food boxes to veterans, including those who are homebound, to expand the program to Charleston and Parkersburg. More than 13,000 veterans experience food insecurity in West Virginia and when Mountaineer Food Bank Board Member and Huntington National Bank’s West Virginia Regional President Chad Prather heard that veterans in the Mountain State didn’t have enough food, he knew something had to be done. “To think that someone could serve our country and one day not have food on their table, it’s just not OK with me,” Prather said. “We can do better here in West Virginia.” Huntington Bank pledged the $150,000 during the Mountaineer Food Bank board meeting in October in Flatwoods. “We’re grateful for Chad and Huntington Bank for seeing a need and helping us to reach more veterans across the state,” said Chad Morrison, chief executive officer at the Mountaineer Food Bank. “We couldn’t do this without our community partners.” The Veterans Table Program is facilitated through partnerships with two Veterans Affair hospitals in Beckley and Clarksburg, along with community partner sites located in Morgantown, Jefferson County, and Braxton County. Volunteers from the Department of Veteran Affairs, Disabled Veterans of America and the local community run the distribution sites with the food bank, serving hundreds of veterans, their families and pets. As part of the donation, Huntington Bank worked with Pikewood Media Group to create a Veterans Table video. Visit WVenriched.com to view how hundreds of veterans receive the food they need to get through the month. To donate, volunteer or register for the Veterans Table, go to mountaineerfoodbank.org/veteranstable.Local News
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