JENNINGS – JD Bank is pleased to announce a $100,000 donation to meet the growing need of food insecurity in the communities we serve.
Working through the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, JD Bank will be able to support 46 food pantries, meal programs, and residential shelters in Allen, Calcasieu, Evangeline, Iberia, Jeff Davis, Lafayette and St. Landry parishes, as well as Second Harvest’s COVID-19 response and emergency food distribution efforts. Second Harvest works with local organizations to fight hunger by providing food access, advocacy, education and disaster response. The donation to Second Harvest will be allocated to support our communities as follows:
•Calcasieu Parish will receive $35,000 of support,
•Evangeline Parish will receive $12,500,
•Iberia Parish will receive $10,000,
•Jeff Davis Parish will receive $15,000,
•Lafayette Parish will receive $10,000 and
•St. Landry Parish will receive $10,000.
“JD Bank takes pride in being Louisiana’s Community Bank and we recognize that our successes are directly tied to the well-being of our neighbors. It is of utmost importance that we are able to support our communities when they are most vulnerable. Second Harvest has seen a 40 percent increase in the need for emergency food assistance and it is our duty to help as people are struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Bruce W. Elder, JD Bank President and CEO.
“We are so thankful for JD Bank’s transformational gift,” said Second Harvest Regional Director, John Dziurgot.
“Your truly generous donation will greatly increase our ability to meet food distribution needs, as we face this unprecedented time.”
JD Bank will also make a $7,500 contribution to support the Shepard’s Pantry at St. Philip Neri Church in Kinder.
Organizers of the donation was expecting Kinder to receive the donation earlier this week. They were hoping the presentation would be made by Sandra burnett, branch manager in Kinder.
“We are only as successful as our community and customers are,” said Ann Barilleaux, vp marketing director for JD Bank.
She said everybody is feeling the burden of COVID-19, and people who have never had to ask for help are having to seek assistance. “We want to be a good community advocate and supporter,” she said. “We want to help the people of Kinder and Allen Parish.”
