Federal employees across the nation have donated a lot of food for the needy this year. The amount is almost double than the last year figures. Experts feel very proud of the donations made by the feds and are hoping that the food will help people in the community who really need it. The donations were made voluntarily and via the local food banks.
How the Federal Employees Donated Food?
The federal employees who were eager to donate food did it as a part of the Feds Feed Families (FFF) campaign that was launched and organized by the U.S. Department of Energy. The amount of food donated this year is about 50.001 pounds which is almost double the amount which was donated in 2015. The food was donated by the employees belonging to the National Nuclear Security Administration Production Office.
The Expert Opinion
Geoff Beausoleil, who serves as the NPO Manager seemed delighted by the fact that the NPO employees have donated such large quantities of foods. He said that the NPO employees have stepped up to the challenge and they have made considerable donations to the worthy cause. He also added that he was very proud of the result of the campaign and what it will mean for people who are in need in the communities.
The Key Players
The NPO FFF donations are contributing to the efforts made by the Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee as well as the High Plains Food Bank, Amarillo, Texas. The people who led the efforts were also mentioned. Betty Diden representing the NPO office at the Y-12 National Security Complex and Lisa Vickers representing the NPO office at the Pantex Plant were the key leaders of the FFF program. They led most of the efforts and encouraged people to donate freely.
About FFF Campaign
For those people who don’t know about the campaign, the FFF campaign is a voluntary effort carried out by the federal employees across the nation to offer non-perishable food items to the food banks in their locality. This effort was initiated in the year 2009. Since then, the American families have collected and donated millions of pounds of foods to support the needy families across America. The people who get the most from these sorts of campaigns are thousands of elderly people, children and handicapped individuals who are unable to meet the basic need of food.
