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BMO Harris Bank Donation Provides 250,000 Meals
LEAWOOD, KS (March 5, 2013) – Each week, as many as 66,000 hungry people look to Harvesters and their network of partner organizations for assistance. BMO Harris Bank’s recent donation of $50,000 will help the non-profit provide enough meals to those individuals for nearly a month – 250,000 to be exact.
“Harvesters does a phenomenal job of helping those less fortunate,” said Brad Smith, Kansas President, BMO Harris Bank. “We live in the breadbasket of the U.S. -- where no one should have to go to bed on an empty stomach. I am glad BMO Harris Bank is in a position to help Harvesters in their work to end hunger.”
For more than 30 years, Harvesters has been providing emergency food services to those in need. In fiscal 2012, they distributed more than 41 million pounds of food and household products in their 26-county service area.
“In our region 375,000 people are at risk of missing a meal today and one in five children may go to bed hungry tonight,” said Harvesters President and CEO Karen Haren. “Through this generous donation, BMO Harris Bank is contributing to the health and welfare of thousands of families and children and investing in a stronger community for everyone.”
To learn more about how Harvesters is providing for Kansas and Missouri families, visit: www.Harvesters.org
For more information on how BMO Harris Bank supports communities, click HERE.About BMO Harris Bank
Based in Chicago, BMO Harris Bank N.A. provides a broad range of personal banking products and solutions through over 600 branches and approximately 1,300 ATMs in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas, Misso
uri, Minnesota, Nevada, Arizona and Florida. BMO Harris Bank's commercial banking team provides a combination of sector expertise, local knowledge and mid-market focus throughout the U.S. Deposit and loan products and services provided by BMO Harris Bank N.A. Member FDIC. BMO Harris BankSM is a trade name used by BMO Harris Bank N.A. BMO Harris Bank is part of BMO Financial Group, a North American financial organization with 1,600 branches, and a retail deposit base of approximately $180 billion.
Carey Allen, (480) 558-6383 carey.allen@bmo.com