Riverfest will once again partner with the Arkansas Foodbank to help eliminate hunger in Arkansas. More than half a million Arkansans live in poverty and experience hunger, and Arkansas has the nation’s highest rate of hunger and childhood hunger. To help fight poverty and fill the shelves of the Arkansas Foodbank, Riverfest has partnered with Walmart and Coca-Cola to encourage attendees to bring non-perishable items to the festival to be collected and delivered to the Foodbank in 2012. Attendees are asked to donate some of the top 10 items needed by the Arkansas Foodbank, including:
- Canned Meats/Fish/Poultry
- Canned/Packaged Meals
- Peanut Butter
- Cereal
- Soups
- Canned Vegetables
- Canned Fruits
- 100% Juices
- Pasta and Pasta Sauces
- Diapers
There will be 3 food collection points set up throughout the festival, as well as at our shuttle locations in Little Rock and North Little Rock. In the weeks leading up to the festival, Walmart will also collect items in stores across Arkansas, which will be distributed to the nearest Feeding America-certified food banks that are spread across the state – in Bethel Heights near Springdale, in Jonesboro, Norfork, Texarkana and Fort Smith, as well as to the Arkansas Foodbank’s Southeast Arkansas branch in Warren. The benefits of the Food Drive at Riverfest will help hungry Arkansans statewide.
Thank you for doing your part to help Riverfest and Walmart fight hunger in Arkansas. You bring the food. We’ll bring the fun!
