GRAYLING – Grayling Elementary School was recently awarded a $2,000 grant to fight food insecurity in the community by the Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan Agent Charitable Fund (ACF). Grant funds will be used to stock the shelves at the Grayling Elementary School pantry in time for the upcoming school year.
Grayling Elementary School is one of 10 organizations throughout the state to receive a Feeding the Future Grant from the ACF in August. Organizations are nominated by a local Farm Bureau Insurance agent and selected by a committee of ACF donors based on the need of the organization, population being served, and overall goal of the program. In 2023, a total of $144,000 will be awarded through this grant program. Feeding the Future grants are reviewed every other month and grants are awarded up to $4,000.
Farm Bureau agent Katie Olson nominated Grayling Elementary School for the grant and is passionate about raising awareness surrounding local food insecurity and supporting the ACF’s hunger-relief efforts in Michigan. As Olson says, “The ACF brings awareness to a problem that some people don’t even realize exists, and I am glad to be a part of that.”
If you would like more information about the ACF, please contact Persis Sopariwala at 517-323-6628 or psopari@michfb.com.
