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Results Of Second Harvest Food Bank's 2025 Pack The Bag Campaign
Tuesday, March 4, 2025


Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee’s annual “Pack the Bag” campaign has once again made a significant impact, raising enough funds from the public to provide more than 136,000 bags of kid-friendly foods to children across the region in nearly 300 public schools
and programs. Through Food for Kids, more than 15,000 students across the food bank’s 18-county service area receive a weekly bag filled with nutritious foods to help them through the weekend.

Second Harvest extends its gratitude to its dedicated corporate sponsors who made this campaign a success. Special thanks to SouthEast Bank, Republic Plastics, Atmos Energy and numerous other organizations for their continued support of East Tennessee children.

“I am truly inspired by the outpouring of support we received for this year’s Pack the Bag campaign,” said Elaine Streno, Executive Director of Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee. “Thanks to our amazing sponsors and community partners, we’re able to provide more than 15,000 children with the meals they need to thrive, and I couldn’t be more grateful for everyone who helped make this possible.”

Second Harvest is committed to raising funds for the Food for Kids program year-round. Participating in the program comes at no cost to the child or the school. Second Harvest purchases all the food provided to Food for Kids students. This is completely funded by Second Harvest through support from our community. For more information about this initiative and other hunger-relief programs, please visit www.secondharvestETN.org.

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