Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) announced a “Feeding the Need” co-op contribution program with county Farm Bureaus to assist charitable organizations designed to help those in need this holiday season.
Many entities in local communities are in need of assistance due to extended demand of their services during the pandemic.
While food-related donations should be a priority, the program can be used for other causes deemed worthy by a county Farm Bureau board of directors.
TFB will match a county Farm Bureau donation of up to $1,000 for any qualified donation. The county Farm Bureau would pay the total determined amount, and TFB would then reimburse one-half of the total, up to $1,000.
“As the effects of COVID-19 linger across our nation and state, charitable organizations are being stretched to the limit. The need for assistance has never been greater, nor has our opportunity to make an impact,” TFB President Russell Boening said in announcing the program. “As we near the holiday season, there are so many in our local communities who are in need. In addition, many of the organizations that are designed to provide assistance are having difficulty due to increased demand and lack of funds.”
Boening said many of these organizations have had to cancel fundraising activities that are a large part of their yearly budget.
The success of the “Farm Bureau Feeding Texas” co-op contribution program earlier this year provided momentum for the creation of the new effort.
“This program once again puts the decision of how best to make an impact in the hands of our county Farm Bureaus,” Boeing said. “We all hope and pray for better times ahead. In the meantime, if we work together, perhaps we can make the holiday season a little brighter for those in need.”
The program is in effect for expenditures incurred from Sept. 1, 2020, up until and including Dec. 31, 2020, or until budgeted funds are exhausted.