MARYVILLE, Tenn. – Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee thanks East
Tennessee for their overwhelming generosity during the food bank’s 14
th annual Double Your Donation (DYD) event on December 5th. Thanks to $750,000 in matching
gifts from our sponsors, and the tremendous support from our community, the match
was successfully met, resulting in a total of $1,649,550 in donations.

Second Harvest Food Bank Thanks Community for Support – Second Harvest received enough donations to provide 4,948,650 meals during DYD

“We’re beyond thankful for the incredible support from our community during our
14th Annual Double Your Donation event,” said Elaine Streno, Executive Director of
Second Harvest. “Thanks to this day of giving, we’re able to provide 4,948,650 meals
to families across the 18 counties we serve.”

Second Harvest would like to thank Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union, Republic
Plastics, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Kroger, Commercial Bank, SouthEast Bank,
Enrichment Federal Credit Union, UnitedHealthcare, and Bush Brothers for their
generosity and support.

About Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, a member of Feeding America, has worked to compassionately feed East Tennesseans experiencing hunger since 1982. Last year, Second Harvest distributed more than 24 million pounds of food across an 18-county service area through multiple hunger-relief programs and 630+
community partners.