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Ozarks Food Harvest Receives Donation Of 24,200 Dozen Eggs

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As Ozarks Food Harvest prepares to meet the needs of those who’ve lost their jobs due to the coronavirus, a large egg donation is coming this week.

Opal Foods, whose headquarters are in Neosho, will donate 25,200 dozen eggs to the food bank.  That’s 302,400 eggs for Ozarks’ families facing hunger.  The donation will arrive Tuesday, April 7.

Ozarks Food Harvest is the Feeding America food bank for southwest Missouri.  It provides food to 270 organizations that help the hungry in 28 Ozarks counties.  Ozarks Food Harvest provides approximately 18.5 million meals annually to 261,000 unduplicated individuals. 

Learn more at ozarksfoodharvest.org.

Michele Skalicky has worked at KSMU since the station occupied the old white house at National and Grand. She enjoys working on both the announcing side and in news and has been the recipient of statewide and national awards for news reporting. She likes to tell stories that make a difference. Michele enjoys outdoor activities, including hiking, camping and leisurely kayaking.