WATERLOO, Iowa — Veridian Credit Union is including several Iowa food assistance programs in a $70,000 pledge for Thanksgiving meals and groceries across Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota.
In Iowa, the support will benefit Families Forward Thanksgiving Table and 4 All Kids’ annual free Thanksgiving meal in Des Moines; The Salvation Army Thanksgiving Community Meal in Cedar Rapids; and the Mike & Leona Adams Thanksgiving Dinner in Waterloo. Heartland Hope Mission’s Thanksgiving Pantry, which serves Council Bluffs and Omaha, is also among the recipients.
Veridian is also providing 300 hours of paid volunteer service from its employees. The supported events and organizations across all three states are expected to serve about 12,000 meals from Nov. 9-26, the credit union said…