(TNWF/Peg Broadcasting News)
In a year where COVID created meat shortages in grocery stores, Tennessee Wildlife Federation’s Hunters for the Hungry program ended this season providing more than 569,000 servings of lean protein to Tennesseans in need. Hunters for the Hungry feeds Tennessee families and children in need by providing hunger relief to organizations—such as local food banks and soup kitchens—with venison donated by generous deer hunters. Since 1998, the program has collected and shared more than 8.2 million servings of venison to Tennessee’s hungriest. This season, a total of 142,450 pounds of venison was donated. These numbers represent a near-record year.
“Our generous hunters and processors worked double time to overcome [ the hurdles of the pandemic] to make sure their fellow Tennesseans were fed, including some who were facing food insecurity for the first time during the pandemic,” said Matt Simcox, Hunters for the Hungry manager.
If you’re interested in becoming a Hunters for the Hungry processor for the upcoming deer season, please contact Simcox at msimcox@tnwf.org
Learn more about Hunters for the Hungry at tnwf.org/HuntersForTheHungry.