Holiday Message from Harvesters' President and CEO

What a challenging year this has been. We hope you and your family members are healthy and have found ways to persevere and make the most of this time during the pandemic. The holidays will likely look different for all of us this year. But, no matter what, it will definitely be a time to be extra grateful for family and friends, even if we’re only connecting virtually. 

For many of our neighbors, the holidays will be more difficult than usual because of COVID-19. Thousands in our region are still without jobs or working reduced hours. It’s estimated an additional 100,000 people in Harvesters’ 26-county service area are now at risk of hunger, including 1 in 4 children.

Harvesters’ network has worked hard since March to continue to meet this increase in need for food assistance and thanks to your support, we have distributed 10 million pounds more food than the same time last year.

This holiday season, you can engage with Harvesters to ensure as many people as possible have the meals they need to nourish their families. For a complete list of ways you can give food, time or money, please visit www.harvesters.org/Harvestersfortheholidays.

Thank you for giving hope to so many in our region. 

We wish you the best this holiday season and look forward to a brighter new year!

Gratefully,
  
Valerie Nicholson-Watson
President and CEO