The Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan Agent Charitable Fund (ACF) plans to award over $2,700 in grants to match county Farm Bureau donations through ACF’s Double-Up Donation program. ACF is proud to come alongside four county Farm Bureaus from the February and April submission cycles and provide matching funds to support their hunger-relief donations.
The following county Farm Bureaus will utilize Double-Up funds to support monetary donations to local hunger-relief programs:
- Monroe County Farm Bureau — God Works Family Soup Kitchen
- Montcalm County Farm Bureau — Montcalm Community College Foundation
- Otsego County Farm Bureau — Otsego County Community Food Pantry
- Cass County Farm Bureau — Marcellus and Edwardsburg Food Pantries
The ACF Double-Up Donation Program supports county Farm Bureaus’ efforts to end hunger in their communities by providing matching funds to local organizations and programs which represent the ACF mission. County Farm Bureaus initiate the nomination and donation process, and the selected program is reviewed for an ACF matching donation by a committee of ACF donors based on the need of the organization, population being served and overall goal of the program.
Double-Up Donation requests are reviewed every other month and the next submission deadline is Friday, June 6 For more information about the Double-Up Donation Program, please click here or contact ACF Manager Persis Sopariwala at psopari@michfb.com.
ACF donations through the Double-Up program can also count towards the county’s Harvest for All totals. Harvest for All is a year-long campaign, created by the American Farm Bureau Federation, that encourages Farm Bureau members across the country and in Michigan to work together to fight hunger in their communities.
The district that contributes the most pounds of food, volunteer hours and dollars is recognized at the state level and given $1,000 to distribute to a hunger-relief organization of their choice.
The ACF, whose mission is to end hunger in Michigan, is a donor-designated fund administered through the Michigan Foundation for Agriculture. The Michigan Foundation for Agriculture, a 501(c)(3) governed by Michigan Farm Bureau’s board of directors, positively contributes to the future of Michigan agriculture through leadership and educational programming. Through donation match programs like Double-Up Donation, Farm Bureau agents, clients and partners provide food and educational programs to Michigan residents struggling with hunger and aid the more than 3,000 hunger-relief agencies throughout the state.
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