KING 5's 18th annual Home Team Harvest to benefit Northwest Harvest is underway. This year’s goal is to raise enough funds and donations to provide six million meals for families in need in Washington state.
Over the last 18 years, Home Team Harvest has raised over 40 million meals – but we can’t stop there. Right now in Washington, 1 in 6 children lives in a household that struggles with hunger and 1 in 9 people are considered “food insecure.” Northwest Harvest is the largest independent hunger relief agency in the state, working tirelessly with more than 375 local food banks, meal programs and high-need schools helped them to end hunger and provide equitable access to nutritious food for all our Washington neighbors.
A very big thank you to everyone who joined us for Home Team Harvest on Saturday, December 1 at seven locations across Western Washington. Our annual food drive collected tons of food – equivalent to 4.5 million meals – to help feed our community this season.
Thank you to Safeway and Albertsons for the incredible donation of $100,000 to Home Team Harvest.
Our partners at AT&T are collecting food and money at local stores all season long to benefit Northwest Harvest and help feed our neighbors in need.
12-year-old Brystol saved $100 of his own money to give Home Team Harvest. He brought his hard-earned money down to the Redmond Safeway, where we got to surprise him with a custom box of Wheaties signed by Russell Wilson!
You can continue to donate through the end of December online, through text, in person at your local AT&T store, or by buying a $10 Hunger Bag at your local Safeway or Albertsons.
Northwest Harvest can buy white rice, beans, oats, pasta and tomato products in bulk, so they encourage the following donations (ranked in importance):
GENERAL FOOD ITEMS
•Beef stew, chili and similar meals with low salt/sugar/saturated fats
•Canned fruit (especially low sugar)
•Canned fish or meat
•Peanut butter (plastic jars are preferred)
•Brown rice
•Whole grain pastas
•Canned tomato sauces
•Shelf-stable milk
INFANT AND BABY FOODS
•Baby Formula
•Jars of baby food
•Powdered or canned milk
•Infant cereal
•Baby diapers
