Mayor Dewey Bartlett, Tulsa City Councilor Karen Gilbert and the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma kicked-off the Citywide Stock the Station Food Drive for the month of December.
Citizens can drop-off non-perishable food items to any Tulsa Fire Station, Tulsa Police Station, City-County Library or Tulsa City Hall through Dec. 31. Donations will also be accepted by visiting www.okfoodbank.org. Citizens can click the “Donate Now” button then select Stock the Station from the drop-down menu so funds will be earmarked for the citywide food drive.
“I encourage citizens to join me this year in our citywide food drive by helping our fellow Tulsans fight hunger. Unfortunately, one in four Oklahoma children will go to bed hungry tonight and that is a statistic we must help address,” Mayor Dewey Bartlett said.
The Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma can turn $1 into 4 meals and the George Kaiser Family Foundation could match up to $150,000 of donations for the citywide drive from new donors, donors who haven’t contributed in two years or have increased their donations.
“Thanks to the generosity of the Tulsa community, the Food Bank will be the recipient of food and donations collected by the citywide food drive and will be able to deliver goods to 133 Partner Programs located in Tulsa proper for families in need,” CFBEO Executive Director Eileen Bradshaw said.