Since its inception in 2008, Pork Power has generated over 625,000 pounds of pork - enough for nearly 2.4 million meals - for families throughout Illinois.

November 12, 2018

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Illinois Pork Power celebrates 10 years; donates 8,500 pounds
Illinois Pork Producers Association

Source: Illinois Pork Producers Association
The Illinois Pork Producers Association, Illinois Corn Marketing Board, Illinois Soybean Association Checkoff Program and Knox County Pork Producers kicked off their 10th year of Pork Power: Partnering to Fight Hunger in Illinois campaign with an 8,500-pound ground pork donation to River Bend Foodbank. 

“As farmers, we want to feed our communities -- including those in need," says Stan Born, a farmer and Illinois Soybean Association board member from Dunlap. "Pork Power offers a practical opportunity for soybean producers to do just that. As a livestock feed ingredient, soybean meal provides critical protein to pork production, which uses nearly 79% of soybean meal fed in Illinois."

Since its inception in 2008, Pork Power has generated over 625,000 pounds of pork - enough for nearly 2.4 million meals - for families throughout Illinois. Farmers and partnering commodity groups give pork and monetary donations all year round. At the end of each giving season IPPA turns the remaining funds into ground pork and divides it among the regional foodbanks in the state.

“We recognize that the need for high quality protein is year-round and Pork Power offers a practical way for Illinois farmers to work together to feed our communities,” says IPPA president, Mike Haag.

Members of the Knox County Pork Producers, Illinois Pork Producers Association and Riverbend Foodbank met for a donation ceremony at Thrushwood Farms in Galesburg.

River Bend Foodbank is the largest hunger relief organization in the Quad Cities and surrounding communities, having distributed over 13.4 million meals in 2017 in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. 

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