More than 150 food pantries in Iowa and Wisconsin, including several in the Corridor, have received over 73,500 meals from Alliant Energy and its customers.
Throughout March and April, Alliant Energy provided three meals to a food pantry for each customer who enrolled in My Account, the company’s online account management tool, according to an Alliant news release.
“We want to send a huge thank you to our customers for signing up for My Account to help their neighbors and families in need,” said Julie Bauer, executive director of the Alliant Energy Foundation. “We’re living our purpose to serve customers and build strong communities by supporting the hard work of our food pantry partners across our service area and providing an easy tool for customers to use with My Account.”
Over 24,500 customers contributed to support local food pantries, leading to a donation of nearly $25,000 from Alliant Energy to local food pantries. Each dollar donated to a food pantry buys approximately three meals.
“During this past year, rural communities the Northeast Iowa Food Bank serves have seen higher rates of food insecurity,” said Barbara Prather, executive director of the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. “We sincerely appreciate the support of partners, including Alliant Energy, who step up to assist food banks and their member agencies in providing nutritious food to those who need it. We are grateful for the support.”
A complete list of local food pantries is available at alliantenergy.com/MyAccountMeals
