By Katie Northcott, News Director
On Friday, Dec. 19, Ben Lomand Connect issued a press release reporting that its can food drive was a success. The full press release is copied below:
The 6th Annual Ben Lomand Connect Can Food Drive has officially concluded, providing much-needed support to local food banks and families in Cumberland,
Coffee, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren, and White County communities.
During this year’s drive, 1,656 food items were collected, with Ben Lomand Connect matching donations at 50 cents per item, resulting in $828 distributed to local food banks. With this year’s contributions, Ben Lomand Connect has surpassed two significant milestones since the food drive began in 2020: more than 10,000 total food items have been collected (10,108), and over $5,000 has been donated ($5,054)
to area food banks.
“Our communities continue to rise to the occasion year after year,” said Greg Smartt, GM/CEO of Ben Lomand Connect. “Reaching the 10,000-item mark is an incredible milestone, and it speaks to the generosity of our customers, employees, and partners. Hunger is a year-round issue, and we’re proud to support food banks that serve families across our entire footprint.”
The items collected and money donated are distributed to Bread of Life in Crossville, Storehouse Food Pantry in Manchester, UCHRA in Sparta, Van Buren County Senior Center, Warren and Grundy County Food Banks.
Ben Lomand Connect would like to thank its customers, employees, and Citizens Tri-County Bank of Spencer for making this year’s canned food drive a success. The company looks forward to continuing its commitment to fighting food insecurity throughout the Upper Cumberland area of Tennessee.
Ben Lomand Connect began serving customers on October 1, 1954, to provide local telephone service to rural middle Tennessee. The cooperative has grown to over 38,000 broadband connections and maintains over 17,000 phone lines for residential and business customers. Over the last three decades, Ben Lomand Connect has laid over 7,800 miles of fiber optic cable throughout its service area. Ben Lomand Connect also offers a range of additional services, including video (BLTV), security (Ben Lomand Security), hosted IP solutions (such as phone systems), and a managed IT department for businesses.
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