Farm Credit of Northwest Florida Awards $5,000 to Feeding the Gulf Coast
From L to R: Kyle Schoolar, Feeding the Gulf Coast, Mike Digmon, Farm Credit of Northwest Florida, Anna Goretski, Feeding the Gulf Coast, Daniel Neely, Farm Credit of Northwest Florida & Rodney Wilson, Feeding the Gulf Coast
MARIANNA, Fla. – Farm Credit of Northwest Florida (FCNWFL) announced a total of $19,000 awarded to six organizations that align with Farm Credit’s mission to making a positive impact in their local community. FCNWFL is proud to support these organizations by matching employee donations dollar-for-dollar and empower employees to nominate causes meaningful to them.
Feeding the Gulf Coast, one of the Association’s Flagship Charities was among the recipients. Based in Theodore, Alabama, with a Florida Panhandle branch in Milton, FL, is dedicated to creating a hunger-free Central Gulf Coast. Their vision is supported by a wide variety of hunger-relief and nutrition programs, including school pantries, mobile food distributions, and nutrition education through collaboration with over 800 community partners.
“Supporting Feeding the Gulf Coast is so important to our mission,” said Farm Credit of Northwest Florida’s Mike Digmon. “Their dedication to addressing hunger through various programs makes a significant impact on the lives of so many families here in Northwest Florida.”
Other organizations included in this year’s Rooted in Giving donations were Feeding the Gulf Coast, Second Harvest of the Big Bend, Project Narrow Way, Panhandle Warrior Partnership, and WNC Communities Foundation.
This season’s Rooted in Giving donations marked the 10th anniversary of the giving initiative with more than $133,000 donated to assist students and organizations making Northwest Florida an even better place to live.
“I am proud of our employees, whose generous donations, matched by Farm Credit of Northwest Florida, enable us to provide these staff-nominated awards to deserving recipients” said Farm Credit of Northwest Florida CEO John Gregory.
About Farm Credit of Northwest Florida
Farm Credit of Northwest Florida is a member-owned financial cooperative that helps people achieve their dream to live, work, or play in the country. We’re proud to have a knowledgeable team that is passionate about helping others achieve their goals. We offer rural-friendly loan products for agriculture and related businesses, including the timber industry, and people who want to purchase or improve rural land or homes.
We care about our communities and are Rooted in Giving. The profits earned from doing business with our members return to their communities to promote and protect agriculture and our rural way of life. Our annual distribution of excess earnings to members, sponsorships and donations to support agriculture and charitable organizations, and our agricultural education scholarship (AgVocator) all flow funds back into our communities, helping keep them strong.
Farm Credit of Northwest Florida is more than a lender; we’re the trusted, steady partner agricultural and rural communities have depended on for generations.