Agent Charitable Fund Awards Grant to Harrietta United Methodist Church
Harrietta, Mich. – Harrietta United Methodist Church was recently awarded a $2,000 grant to fight food insecurity in the community by the Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan Agent Charitable Fund (ACF). Grant funds will be used to purchase non-perishable food items for the church’s open-access food pantry.
Harrietta United Methodist Church is one of 12 organizations throughout the state to receive a Feeding the Future Grant from the ACF in April. Organizations are nominated by a local Farm Bureau Insurance agent and selected by a committee of ACF donors based on the need of the organization, population being served, and overall goal of the program. 501(c)(3) nonprofits can utilize Michigan Farm Bureau’s Find an Agent tool to locate an agent in their area. Grant requests are reviewed every other month, and the next submission deadline is Friday, May 29.
Farm Bureau Insurance agent Melissa Schultz nominated Harrietta United Methodist Church for the grant and is proud to come alongside the church and support their hunger-relief efforts for the second year. As Schultz says, “We have previously partnered with Harrietta United Methodist Church, and the need with the brutal cold this winter is overwhelming. Anything we can do as agents and an organization to directly give back to our communities hits our core office value of commitment to the community.”
Adds Harrietta Hills United Methodist Church Deacon and Michigan Farm Bureau District 9 Director Dan Vogler, “This is the only food pantry resource available in our immediate area, with the nearest being in Mesick about 11 miles away, and the next closest in Cadillac about 20 miles away. The need over the past few years has been considerable, and we believe that this pantry serves area families in a way that none of the other bigger pantry programs can.”
The ACF, whose mission is to end hunger in Michigan, is a donor-designated fund administered through the Michigan Foundation for Agriculture. The Michigan Foundation for Agriculture, a 501(c)(3) governed by Michigan Farm Bureau’s board of directors, positively contributes to the future of Michigan agriculture through leadership and educational programming. Through grant programs like Feeding the Future, Farm Bureau agents, clients and partners provide food and educational programs to Michigan residents struggling with hunger and aid the more than 3,000 hunger-relief agencies throughout the state.
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If you would like more information about the ACF, please contact Persis Sopariwala at 517-323-6628 or psopari@michfb.com.