Hawaii Foodbank
Each year, HMSA employees participate in an annual food drive
for the Hawaii Foodbank. All proceeds are donated to the
food bank just before Thanksgiving.
Employees traditionally engage in a competition, breaking into
teams to see which team can bring in the most nonperishable foods
and cash donations. In 2007, HMSA employees
donated a total of 7,756 pounds of food and $15,300
to the Hawaii Foodbank to help feed Hawaii’s hungry.
The donations are distributed among 270 member agencies. These
include programs to feed the hungry, homeless and abuse shelters,
rehabilitation centers, soup kitchens, and Neighbor Island food banks.
The Hawaii Foodbank serves approximately 131,000 individuals each
year. Seventy percent of Hawaii Foodbank clients have incomes well below
official poverty guidelines. And many of their households include
children; the Hawaii Foodbank feeds more than 30,000 children annually.
HMSA and its employees are glad to help the Hawaii Foodbank serve Hawaii’s hungry.