GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Kids’ Food Basket in Grand Rapids is getting a big donation from a local apartment complex.
The Preserve at Woodland apartment complex held a month-long food drive for the Kids’ Food Basket. In just 30 days, they collected nearly $1,000 in food donations.
"It's really unique to see an apartment complex like the Preserve at Woodland to come alongside of us and support what we do here at Kids Food Basket," said Ashley Diersch with the Kids’ Food Basket.
The apartment complex did a lot of promoting to get the word out, even giving discounts on rental applications in exchange for food donations. Katy Terry is a manager, and says she got the idea from her 7-year-old daughter who heard about it at school and wanted to pay it forward.
"I think it's amazing,” Terry says. “I mean, I couldn't believe the outpouring that we got. Residents just coming in and bringing stuff. They definitely didn't have to do that.”
Kids’ Food Basket provides dinner sacks for 34 area schools in Grand Rapids, and the apartment’s food donation will help feed hundreds of kids.
"We are serving 7,500 kids in West Michigan, about 6,100 are in Grand Rapids. And they are receiving a sack supper every day," Diersch said.
Kids’ Food Basket is always looking for donations and they’re also need help from volunteers. If you’d like to help, visit their website www.kidsfoodbasket.org