Fall is around the corner, which means it’s almost time to Cram the Van — except we’re doing things a little differently this year!
2023 is a special year for us. Not only does it mark WEC’s 75th anniversary but also a full decade since the start of our annual food drive to support our local food banks!
Starting in 2014, our cooperative — employees, volunteers and co-op members just like you — have all pitched in to cram our BIG RED VAN with food donations for the communities we serve.
Over the past decade, we’ve collected a staggering 113 tons (226,908 pounds) of food donations! In truth, we’ve only played a small part in facilitating the response from our cooperative members, who want nothing more than to help other members within their own communities.
So we’re especially excited to share that this year we’re gearing up to POWER THE PANTRY with a $50,000 COMMITMENT to our local food banks!
Over the years, CRAM THE VAN has played a special part in Concern for Community, our Seventh Cooperative Principle. As our campaign and the outpouring from our communities has grown bigger and better every year, our focus this year is to maximize our impact through the dollars we dedicate to our food drive.
This means instead of traveling in our big, red van and hosting in-person events this fall across our southwest and central Kansas service territory, we’ll be giving cash donations from our $50,000 pool to the 12 food banks that serve our southwest and central Kansas service territory.
But we still need your help because our local food banks rely on YOUR SUPPORT to help feed our neighbors in need.
We encourage you to donate to your local food bank online or visit your local Wheatland office to make a cash donation in person. As our THANK YOU, we'll enter you to win $500!
Every dollar you donate to CRAM THE VAN will help us POWER THE PANTRY in 2023! THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for helping us Cram the Van each and every year and making 2023 our most POWERFUL year yet!
Together, WE can make a difference!
