The Wisconsin Beef Council presented Feeding Wisconsin with a $4,500 donation to purchase beef for families in need. The donation was part of the checkoff group's proceeds from its annual Burgers & Buns Fun Run.
Coordinators say nearly 150 participants competed in the event either in-person or virtually to celebrate May Beef Month, which was held on May 14 at the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center.
"The Wisconsin Beef Council on behalf of our beef and dairy farmers is really proud to make this donation to Feeding Wisconsin to help the foodbanks across our state," said WBC Director Tammy Vaassen. "We know that having beef on the plate brings such a valuable, nutritious source for zinc, iron and protein to our consumers, so ensuring that all consumers have access to beef is very important to our organization."
Feeding Wisconsin is the state association of six regional Feeding America affiliated food banks that provide food to almost 1,000 local food programs in the state. The $4,500 donation will be distributed to regional foodbanks to purchase Wisconsin grown and produced beef.
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