TOP PHOTO: Tennova Healthcare – LaFollette Medical Center “Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive” collected peanut butter for Children’s Services and Servolution Food Pantries.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) – To help address hunger in the community, and in celebration of National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day on April 2, Tennova Healthcare – LaFollette Medical Center donated more than 700 jars of peanut butter (and other nut butters) to Children’s Services and Servolution Food Pantries.

All of the peanut butter was donated by Tennova Healthcare – LaFollette Medical Center’s employees, medical staff members, and volunteers during the recent Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive.

According to Feeding America, the food insecurity rate is at 18.4 percent of the Campbell County population. Food insecurity is defined as “the lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life.”

“Food insecurity has a significant impact on a person’s overall health and wellbeing,” said Mark  Cain, CEO Tennova Healthcare – LaFollette Medical Center. “Through our Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive, we are working to help fight hunger in our community. Our generous employees were so eager to donate to be sure we could stock the shelves for our community.”

Peanut butter is one of the most requested items for food banks because it is highly nutritious and has a long shelf life. Unfortunately, many food banks in America report it is also one of the least donated food items. Other foods needed by food banks include canned soup, canned fruit, canned vegetables, canned beans, pasta and rice.

Blessing boxes are typically wooden cabinets that are in various public locations. They serve as a place where people can donate non-perishable food items, books, personal care supplies and school supplies for those in need. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 04/03/2023-6AM)

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