GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – The “Toppling Hunger Cereal Drive” collection starts Monday.
We always hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and for little kids and their growing bodies it’s even more important.
WBAY is once again teaming up with Fox Communities Credit Union and our radio partner, Woodward Community Media, to make a difference for local food pantries. We’re hoping to stock the shelves with cereal boxes!
This drive will help 15 different nonprofits in our area.
One that’s been filling the gaps for decades is Community 2000, located in the heart of Seymour and also serving Black Creek and New London.
It’s a passionate group of volunteers who help serve the rural community.
It can be a real challenge for struggling families to find access to a pantry that’s close to home. Many of these folks just need a little support to make it from paycheck to paycheck even after working two jobs, and it’s not realistic for them to drive miles or get a ride to a larger pantry.
“Being that I lived in the rural area, I saw firsthand a lot of friends and family that fell through the cracks, know that people were told to go to the county and get help and being told, ‘If you have one more baby, that you would qualify for everything,’ when they’re already struggling, so it was to help those that couldn’t get help through the county, but still needed help,” Community 2000 program coordinator Juli Meulemans said.
The Community 2000 pantry offers cereal.
“Nine times out of ten, our cereal shelves are empty,” Meulemans said. “That is the hardest thing to keep filled.
It can make a huge difference for a family, because cereal is simple — kids can make a meal themselves — which frees up mom or dad so they can go to work knowing their kids have something to eat.
“Cereal has gone up in price substantially. It’s not like you can pick up a box for a dollar or two anymore. If you actually look at the family size box or a bag of cereal, you’re talking 4 or 5 dollars now. That’s a lot. And that will help a family and even an elderly person. It’s not even a family with kids. An elderly person, that box of cereal might last them a month.”
In six counties in Northeast Wisconsin there are more than 26,000 families that are food-insecure.
Bring a box or two of unopened cereal that hasn’t reached its best-by date.
We’re collecting cereal boxes in the WBAY lobby at 115 S. Jefferson St. in downtown Green Bay and at every Fox Communities Credit Union location for two weeks — through Monday, June 30.
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