{"id":3224,"date":"2023-04-07T00:34:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T00:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3224"},"modified":"2023-04-07T01:04:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T01:04:49","slug":"legence-bank-donates-5k-to-the-saluki-food-pantry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3224","title":{"rendered":"Legence Bank donates $5K to the Saluki Food Pantry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pictured left to right: Kent Epplin, Student Center director, Tena Bennett, assistant vice chancellor for auxiliary enterprise and student affairs, Shane Bennett, senior director of corporate foundation relations, John Dorris, Legence Bank Carbondale branch manager, Kevin Beckemeyer, Legence Bank president and CEO, Tricia Overturf, Legence Bank vice president of marketing and communications, Matt Kupec, vice chancellor for development & alumni relations and SIU Foundation CEO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Jeff Wilson <\/strong><\/p>\n

The SIU Day of Giving offers individuals and businesses the opportunity to support the university in many ways. This year, Legence Bank<\/a> donated $5,000 to the Saluki Food Pantry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis gift from Legence Bank makes an enormous impact \u2013 $5,000 provides food and items, such as toiletries, that allow our students to thrive on a daily basis,\u201d said Tena Bennett, assistant vice chancellor for auxiliary enterprise and student affairs. \u201cAs a result, our students can come here and focus on the most important things \u2013 their education, growth, and wellbeing \u2013 instead of worrying about where their next meal will come from.\u201d<\/p>\n

Legence Bank\u2019s gift was set up as a match, so that they could inspire others to give to the food pantry. This provided thousands more dollars to the food pantry on the Day of Giving, which was March 28. In total, nearly $8,000 was raised.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis food pantry covers so many people that deal with food insecurity,\u201d said Tricia Overturf, vice president of marketing and communications for Legence Bank. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to be a part of this and give back to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The gift represents Legence Bank\u2019s continued support of local institutions.<\/p>\n

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Tricia Overturf, Legence Bank vice president of marketing and communications, John Dorris, Legence Bank Carbondale branch manager, Kevin Beckemeyer, Legence Bank president and CEO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cLegence Bank is always glad to help Saluki Nation and all the communities we serve,\u201d said Kevin Beckemeyer, president and CEO of Legence Bank.<\/p>\n

With support from Legence Bank and other donors, the food pantry will be able to keep its shelves stocked for students in need and their families.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy about the effort to help with food insecurity. It\u2019s so important in today\u2019s world,\u201d said John Dorris, Legence Bank Carbondale branch manager.<\/p>\n

The Saluki Food Pantry is located on the Lower Level of the Student Center, and it serves all SIU students. The food pantry carries non-perishable food items and toiletries. Every item is free, and students can receive enough food to feed every family member in their household for up to three days.<\/p>\n

Even with the generosity of Legence Bank and Day of Giving donors, the need for donations never ceases. Beyond monetary donations, anyone can drop off donations of canned goods, instant potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and other non-perishable food items and toiletries. To learn more, email foodpantry@siu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Jeff Wilson The SIU Day of Giving offers individuals and businesses the opportunity to support the university in many ways. This year, Legence Bank donated $5,000 to the Saluki Food Pantry. \u201cThis gift from Legence Bank makes an enormous impact \u2013 $5,000 provides food and items, such as toiletries, that allow our students to … Continue reading Legence Bank donates $5K to the Saluki Food Pantry<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3,4,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-donor-stories","category-higher-education","category-illinois-higher-education","category-siu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3224"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3230,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3224\/revisions\/3230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}