United Food Bank to Distribute Holiday Food

Phoenix AZ

17 November, 2021

10:54 AM

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United Food Bank will distribute as many as 2,000 frozen turkeys along with other nutritional holiday food items to people in need of food assistance. Desert Financial Credit Union has donated $50,000 to United Food Bank to match the number of turkeys donated by the community during Turkey Tuesday on Nov. 16. "We're invested in supporting the communities where we live and work," says Jeff Meshey, Desert Financial Credit Union president and CEO. "That includes making sure people don't go hungry and that families can celebrate Thanksgiving after a difficult year of coping with a pandemic." The distribution will take place on Monday, November 22, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mesa Convention Center, 263 N. Center St. in Mesa. About United Food Bank United Food Bank has provided hunger relief to people in the East Valley and eastern Arizona since 1983. As a Feeding America member food bank, we collect, acquire, store, and distribute food to about 165 partner agencies and programs, serving over 345,000 households annually in five counties. In 2020, due to COVID-19, United Food Bank distributed more than 27 million pounds of food, providing 22.5 million meals, a 20 percent increase over our distribution in 2019. Visit us at UnitedFoodBank.org to learn more about us and to donate. Follow us on Twitter @unitedfoodbank. About Desert Financial Credit Union Celebrating more than 80 years in Arizona, Desert Financial is the state's most trusted local credit union with over $7.5 billion in assets, 375,000+ members and 47 branches. Membership eligibility is open across most of Arizona with contactless solutions via eBranch, making it easy to click, call or come in. As a not-for-profit cooperative, Desert Financial takes pride in sharing success. In 2020, members received $14 million in dividends via the Member Giveback Bonus, and Desert Financial gave more than $5 million in COVID-19 relief plus donations, scholarships and Random Acts of Kindness to our members, community and team. Learn more at www.desertfinanical.com.