Montanans Helping Montanans, Once Again
Park County, Montana; March 15, 2022 —The Town Pump Charitable Foundation, a longtime supporter of the Producer Partnership, recently awarded the Partnership a grant for $30,000.
"We are grateful to the Town Pump Charitable Foundation for its ongoing investment in our mission. This grant will pay for the processing of 10,000 to 12,000 pounds of hamburger (or 48,000 burgers) providing much needed protein for Montanan's battling food insecurity," Producer Partnership Board of Directors Vice President Dan Walker said.
The Town Pump Charitable Foundation was established in 1999 with the mission of providing financial support to Montana charitable or governmental organizations with a priority of supporting/meeting basic needs and education for Montana citizens. As food is the most basic need for human survival, their mission aligns perfectly with the Producer Partnership’s mission statement and driving force, which reads “Farmers and ranchers working to end hunger in Montana.”
This similarity in service is a continuation of the relationship the Town Pump Charitable Foundation and the Producer Partnership created last year, as the Partnership was awarded a $30,000 grant from the Foundation in 2021 as well.
“Town Pump is pleased to partner with Producer Partnership once again in 2022. Their unique approach to providing ground beef to the Montana Food Bank Network and their partner food banks demonstrates that we are all truly Montanans Helping Montanans,” Town Pump Charitable Foundation Director Bill McGladdery stated.
The Producer Partnership’s non-profit status creates a unique opportunity for donors of all kinds to follow Town Pump Charitable Foundation’s suit. The Producer Partnership is currently applying for other grants, scholarships, and asking for donations to outfit their processing facility as well as pay for the processing and transportation of cattle during this time. Although the Partnership will generate some revenue in late 2022 from livestock producers who pay to have animals processed in the organization’s federally inspected, modular processing facility (set to open Spring 2022), it takes a large sum of funds to end hunger in the Big Sky State.
"Foundation grants, corporate sponsorship, and individual donations allow the Producer Partnership to work closely with farmers and ranchers across Montana,” Walker concluded. “Together, our partnership will continue to work tirelessly to end hunger in the state."
If you would like to donate your time, animals, or funds to the Producer Partnership, visit www.producerpartnership.com or call Producer Partnership President and Founder Matt Pierson at (406) 220-7223.
