Feeding Westchester, Westchester County”™s largest nonprofit hunger relief organization located in Elmsford, received a surprise $50,000 donation from Wells Fargo to help provide 150,000 meals to families this holiday season. The funds will help meet the unprecedented level of need due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lou Gallo, Hudson Valley/Bronx commercial banking market executive, Wells Fargo, said “Wells Fargo is deeply committed to the communities we serve and we are glad to present this check for $50,000 so that Feeding Westchester can provide meals to people in need.”
Feeding Westchester”™s network of nearly 300 partner agencies and programs throughout the county are serving between 260,000 ”“ 300,000 residents who are hungry each month ”” more than twice as many as pre-Covid-19.
“This donation will enable us to put fresh, nutritious food on the table for nearly 40,000 families or 150,000 neighbors in need,” said Feeding Westchester President and CEO Karen C. Erren.
