Two Kentucky Food Banks Receive Gift That Give More Grants

Seattle, WA, March 25, 2012 --(PR.com)-- GreaterGood.org announced more than $12,000 in grants going to Kentucky food banks dealing with the aftermath of the February and March tornado strikes in that region. These grants were made possible by the “2012 Tornado Strikes - Help Now” Gift That Gives More [tm] featured at The Hunger Site and other GreaterGood Network websites.

Both God’s Pantry Food Bank in eastern Kentucky and Dare To Care Food Bank, headquartered in Louisville, serve counties hit by tornadoes.

God’s Pantry staff is currently helping to rebuild pantries in Magoffin County and Morgan County. Previously, in Magoffin, the country food bank was located in St. Luke Catholic Church, which was destroyed by a tornado.

"Because phone and power lines were down, it took us a long time to connect with the priest to offer our support and inquire about their needs," said a staff member of God's Pantry Food Bank. "The loss of this pantry is significant for Magoffin County as the need before the tornadoes was already so great."

Both organizations are members of Feeding America’s national network of food banks. Visitors to The Hunger Site can donate daily to Feeding America for free by clicking the yellow button on the homepage.

More On The Hunger Site And GreaterGood Network

Started in 1999, The Hunger Site provides free and quick ways to help fight hunger and poverty in the United States and abroad. Each click on the yellow "Click Here to Give - it’s FREE" button at www.TheHungerSite.com provides food for those in need. 100% of the "click donations" received from sponsoring advertisers is given to charity. Primary beneficiaries of these donations are Feeding America, Mercy Corps, and Millennium Promise.

The Hunger Site store (www.TheHungerSite.com/store) offers a wide array of fair-traded and handcrafted items from around the world that help families and communities pull themselves out of the poverty and hunger cycle. A portion of every purchase at the store is donated to The Hunger Site’s charitable partners and funds food for the world’s hungry.

The Gifts That Give More [tm] program hosted at The Hunger Site allows visitors to make small donations, ranging from $10 to $50, to help specific charities or aid in time of disaster. Participation in the Gifts That Give More [tm] program is free for the charities and 100% of the donations received through this program are distributed by GreaterGood.org as designated on the Gift webpage.

Since 1999, the GreaterGood Network has given more than $26 million dollars to charities across the United States and around the world. Grants are currently distributed through GreaterGood.org, an independent 501(c)(3) charitable organization. For more information on current charitable partners and projects, see www.greatergood.org.