ProVision Partners Cooperative Working to Help Hurricane Victims
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 -- 8:00 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -The Marshfield-based ProVision Partners Cooperative is spearheading an effort to raise money to send 40,000 pounds of cheese to North Carolina to help victims of Hurricane Florence.The company is partnering with the Dairy Pricing Association, Auburndale FFA and Feeding America to deliver the dairy products for food and meals. Project coordinators Ben Tilberg and Dawn Beihoffer began building a network of potential partners to deliver the semi-load of Wisconsin cheese to a particular disaster area. "We thought, 'Let's help others while hopefully impacting local dairy farmers in a positive way,'" said Beihoffer. "We all know of the issues our local farmers are facing with historic low milk prices. We thought the best way to help dairy producers was to find a way to consume more dairy products. So in donating the cheese we hope we see a positive impact to the dairy industry while helping those in need."
Hurricane Florence was a powerful hurricane that caused severe and extensive damage in the Carolinas in September, primarily as a result of freshwater flooding. The storm dropped more than 35 inches of rain in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, becoming the wettest tropical cyclone recorded in North Carolina. Customers and other area residents are encouraged to visit any of ProVision Partner's four Cenex locations to donate to the cause.
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