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American Family Insurance Agents Fight Childhood Hunger
Missouri Ag Connection - 12/13/2018
Karen Chaney of Cameron, Mo., understands the importance of listening to her customers.
In February, one of Karen's customers -- a long-time family friend -- approached her about supporting Missouri FFA's Food Insecurity Day.
He told Karen about the 2018 Drive to Feed Kids, an event sponsored by Missouri Farmers Care Foundation. According to Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap, more than 240,000 children in the Show Me State don't know where their next meal will come
from.
The seed had been planted.
"I'm very active in our Cameron FFA chapter so I've seen firsthand the positive impact the FFA has," Karen says.
She and fellow agent Mack Molloy, Carrollton, Mo., reached out to their colleagues asking for financial support. The response was overwhelming.
They received 62 donations totaling $7,240.
Contributing agents also submitted their donation requests to the American Family Dreams Foundation. This year, for every $1 donated, the foundation will match $2 to qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations.
That brought American Family's total contribution to $21,720.
The 2018 Drive to Feed Kids occurred at the Missouri State Fair.
More than 600 Missouri FFA members, along with nine Missouri agents and four American Family Insurance employees, packaged 100,800 nutritious meals.
"Hunger is something we don't often think about, especially with children," says Mack. "And, any time we can give back to our communities it is a great thing."
American Family Insurance partners with the National FFA Organization. Karen and Mack hope this event spurs more agents to work with local FFA advisers.
"I'm talking with my chapter about taking what we learned from this large event and doing a smaller event in our community," says Karen.
If you'd like to learn more about how American Family Insurance has partnered with FFA, or to get a quote for your farm or ranch, visit amfam.com.
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