Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN) is donating his pay earned during the government shutdown in October to food banks across the state. The $5,000 was split evenly among ten organizations.
He visited Food Finders Food Bank in Lafayette Monday evening to make the donation and help sort some canned goods.
“The work being done here is so important for our families,” he says. “That everybody has a chance to get good nutrition, have something to eat. It reaches the whole region.”
Donnelly says he’s hearing the same thing from all the food bank directors – that there are a lot of Hoosiers who need help. Donnelly thinks too many people are hungry and he’s urging everyone to help those who are less fortunate, especially during the holidays.
