UnitedHealthcare is providing Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest
North Carolina with a $2,500 donation, nutritious food and fruit, and
three refrigeration units that will enable food pantries to preserve and
distribute healthy, fresh food to underserved communities.
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(L to R) Representative Ralph C. Johnson (District 58), Anita Bachmann of UnitedHealthcare and Clyde Fitzgerald, executive director, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina gather together to address and fight food insecurity throughout North Carolina. UnitedHealthcare provided Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina with a $2,500 donation, nutritious food and fruit, and three refrigeration units that will enable food pantries to preserve and distribute healthy, fresh food to underserved communities (Photo: Pam Brackett).
With more than 340 food deserts across 80 counties in the state, limited
access to nutritious foods is a major issue statewide and particularly
in the Triad. UnitedHealthcare has partnered with organizations like the
Second Harvest Food Bank to reduce food insecurity across North Carolina
and help people live healthier lives.
“We are grateful for this donation from UnitedHealthcare,” said Clyde
Fitzgerald, executive director, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest
North Carolina. “This support will further enhance our efforts to
provide nutritious, fresh food options to underserved communities in
North Carolina.”
The $2,500 donation will provide 17,500 meals to families and children
as part of Second Harvest Food Bank’s Summer Meals Program, and the new
refrigeration units will be used in food pantries in Forsyth and
Guilford counties to stock fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs and dairy
products.
“Our partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North
Carolina will help address a significant health issue in our state,”
said Anita Bachmann of UnitedHealthcare. “Food deserts affect the
overall health of North Carolinians, making it difficult for people with
limited mobility or access to transportation to get the nutritional
foods they need to lead a healthy lifestyle.”
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina is committed to
reducing hunger and malnutrition in northwest North Carolina through
advocacy, education, partnerships and food distribution. In fiscal year
2013-2014, the organization distributed more than 25 million pounds of
donated, purchased and prepared foods, the equivalent of more than 20
million meals for 200,000 adults and 100,000 children.
UnitedHealthcare serves more than 1 million people in North Carolina
with a network of 140 hospitals and more than 25,000 physicians and
other care providers statewide.
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and their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and
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