Bringing Hope To The Table
An Ascension / Pan American
Food and Volunteer Drive Helping Communities in California & Arizona
As part of Ascension’s annual company charitable effort, and to celebrate its 70th anniversary year, the Pan American business unit is holding a food and volunteer drive: “Bringing Hope To The Table” from July 1st to October 1st.
Working with clients and partners towards a shared goal in regional groups, Pan American team members are competing in a friendly competition to determine which team can donate the most volunteer hours, food and cash to local food bank partners.
Our goal? To help the people in our neighborhoods and in our everyday lives by investing in our community’s health and well-being. Visit this page for frequent updates on our progress!
Total Donations So Far
Food Donated
Hours Donated
Cash Donated
Our Volunteers
Campaign News
Ascension Donates Nearly $9K & 3K lbs of Food
Ascension’s Bringing Hope to the Table campaign came to a close this month with the announcement that employees collected nearly $9,000 and 3,000 pounds of food at 16 office locations.
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FAQs
What's the campaign goal?
Since we’re commemorating 70 years of Pan American’s health and prosperity, we’re aiming for, at minimum, 70 points per every Pan American team member:
- 1 hour of time volunteered at a Feeding America partner food bank = 20 points
- $1 cash donation = 10 points
- 1lb of donated food = 5 points
Which foodbanks will you be working with?
Our food bank partners are all part of the Feeding America network. Scroll up this page to see a full list of the local food banks we’re working with.
I'm an Ascension client. Can I participate?
Any client and carrier/wholesaler partners interested in supporting the campaign are encouraged to reach out to us at xxxxxxx.
What foods are needed most for donations?
Some general guidelines:
- Only donate items that you would eat.
- Check that items are still within their “Use before” date.
- Avoid glass items, which can break.
- Check with your local food bank on perishable items like dairy, meat, chicken, fish, and fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Food banks can only accept unopened items. They can accept opened packages if the internal packaging is still intact.
- Tuna, canned meat
- Peanut butter
- Soup, chili
- Beans
- Cereal
- Canned fruit and vegetables
- Whole grain rice, pasta & oats
No glass or perishable items, please!