CHS Grainland General Manager Rick Unrein, at left, and a crowd of attendees cheer during the mouse races and Cajun boil that raised funds for CHS Harvest for Hunger Monday, March 13, in Holyoke.
Local CHS supports food shelves, fights hunger with Harvest for Hunger
Holyoke, Sterling and Yuma joined CHS locations across the country in sending more than $725,000 and 610,000 pounds of food to hungry families through the annual CHS Harvest for Hunger food, funds and grain drive led by the country operations division of CHS, the nation’s leading farmer-owned cooperative.
Since the program’s launch in 2011, more than $4.7 million and 3.4 million pounds of food have been collected. Donations and additional contributions by CHS will be going to food shelves and other charitable organizations in the local communities served by CHS.
CHS locations in Holyoke, Sterling and Yuma participated in the 2017 Harvest for Hunger drive held March 1-20 by doing three Cajun boils and mouse races to help collect food and funds.
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