Duke Energy Launches $500,000 Hunger Relief Campaign in South Carolina
Duke Energy and the Duke Energy Foundation have initiated a month-long campaign, 'Powering Plates. Nourishing Neighbors.', investing over $500,000 to combat hunger across South Carolina. This initiative supports nearly 70 organizations statewide through financial grants and employee volunteer projects. A key component of the campaign is a new partnership in Florence, establishing a permanent FoodShare South Carolina distribution hub. This hub, a collaboration between My Brother's Keeper Shelter, FoodShare South Carolina, and Duke Energy, aims to provide families in the Pee Dee region with consistent access to fresh, nutritious food. Duke Energy volunteers recently packed and distributed 200 boxes of fresh food in Florence as part of this effort. The campaign also includes events like the fifth annual Yam Jam in Greenville, where over 200 volunteers will pack sweet potatoes, and a Thanksgiving meal packing event for veterans in Sumter.
