WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – On May 2, 2025, the month-long inaugural food drive, “Feds Feed Families”, ended at Sheppard Air Force Base. The base and its personnel partnered with the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank in this base-wide effort.
The drive comes at a critical time for the food bank, as donations typically decline during the first half of the year following the holiday season. David O’Neil, CEO of Wichita Falls Area Food Bank, said he feels grateful for the amount of food that was donated.
“The base and the squadrons out here raised 5,712 pounds that will go directly to over 39,000 individuals who struggle with hunger. We are just incredibly blessed to be here and to be able to receive a gift like this today, so we can put it to use in the community,” O’Neil said.
Squadrons competed against one another in not just the weight of the total donations, but also in how they decorated their food pallets. One squadron dominated the competition.
“The 82nd training support squadron won both the decorating trophy and the trophy for raising the most amount of food. At Sheppard, bragging rights are very, very important, so this will be something that will be talked about for quite some time,” O’Neil said.
O‘Neil said that although they received nearly three tons of food donations, he agrees with Brigadier General Paul Filcek when he said that next year’s food drive will have more.
“As the General had mentioned, I really believe that we are blessed to get 5,700 pounds of food. This is going to go much bigger and better even next year because of the competitive nature of our men and women,” he said.
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