The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Drive Out Hunger: A Community-wide Food Drive netted 11,958 pounds of food and $81,803 through financial donations collected during the event and through sponsorships. The organization partnered with Homeland Stores to collect food and financial donations over a five-day period at 56 Homeland, United Supermarkets, Cash Saver and Food Pyramid locations across central and western Oklahoma.

“We are overjoyed to be able to provide more than 315,000 meals to Oklahomans living with food insecurity. Thank you to everyone who made a donation during the Drive Out Hunger Food Drive,” said Stacy Dykstra, chief executive officer of the Regional Food Bank. “We could not have done this without the support of our partners at Homeland Stores and everyone who volunteered their time to sort donations.”

From July 12 to 17, shoppers were encouraged to purchase nonperishable, shelf-stable food and donate it to the Regional Food Bank. On the final day of the drive, the Regional Food Bank and volunteers collected and sorted donations.

Following the drive, the donated food was distributed to a Regional Food Bank partner in the community where it was collected.

Drive Out Hunger was sponsored by APMEX, AF Foundation, Devon Energy, Love’s Travel Stops, OKC Firefighters Local 157, Ascent Resources, Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America, APPNA Oklahoma Chapter, BancFirst, Chickasaw Nation, Lopez-Dorado Foods, Malarkey Roofing, Marathon Oil, Mustang Fuel, Oklahoma City Thunder, OG&E Energy Corp., Riverwind Casino, United Way of Central Oklahoma, News 9, The Journal Record, The Oklahoman, La Z FM, JAKE FM, KOMA, KMGL and Tyler Outdoor Advertising.

About the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma is leading the fight against hunger in 53 counties in central and western Oklahoma and envisions a state where no one goes hungry. Founded in 1980, the Regional Food Bank is the state’s largest domestic hunger-relief 501(c)(3) nonprofit that distributes food through a network of community-based partner agencies and schools. The majority of people served by the Regional Food Bank are chronically hungry children, seniors living on fixed incomes and hardworking families struggling to make ends meet. The Regional Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, the nation’s network of food banks. To join the fight to end hunger, visit rfbo.org.