Funds are used to purchase rice for the HMAA’s rice pantry. Last year, the McIntyre Staff Association drive raised enough money to purchase more than 9,000 pounds of rice for the organization.
The HMAA is a social service agency that serves the local Hmong community by operating a food pantry and assisting in housing, employment and translating services. The agency also works with other area services to assist the local Hmong community.
Donations will be collected now through Dec. 31. A donation of $20 can buy enough rice to help feed a family of five or six for a month.
Donations are tax deductible and can be made online by selecting Holiday Giving Project – HMAA Rice Pantry as the donation designation. Donations can be made as gifts, memorials and tributes to someone. To do so, select Memorial/Tribute under the “What prompted you to give today?” section.
Checks, made payable to UW-Eau Claire Foundation and indicating Holiday Giving Project – HMAA Rice Pantry on the memo line, can be submitted via mail or to Jenna Vande Zande in McIntyre Library, 105 Garfield Ave., Eau Claire, WI, 54702-4004. Checks or cash donations can also be dropped off at the library reference desk or in the donation box near the circulation checkout desk on the first floor of the library.
For more information, contact Markgraf (715-836-5357, markgrjs@uwec.edu) or Vande Zande (715-836-3421 or vandezjl@uwec.edu).
Information for this story was provided by the UW-Eau Claire Integrated Marketing and Communications Department.
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