Community comes together to help feed families across Georgia and the Southeast
Peachtree City, GA — October 28, 2025 — Midwest Food Bank Georgia hosted its annual Harvest of Blessings fundraising dinner on Friday, October 24, bringing together community partners, donors, corporate sponsors, and volunteers for a special evening of impact and generosity. The event raised essential funds to support the food bank’s mission of “Gifting Hope Through Food” to families and nonprofit partners across more than 50 counties in Georgia and the Southeastern United States.
Guests experienced an inspiring program featuring stories of lives impacted, a live and silent auction, and a paddle raise to support zero-cost food distribution and disaster relief efforts. The evening highlighted the growing need for food assistance and celebrated the collaborative partnerships that make Midwest Food Bank’s work possible.
“Harvest of Blessings is more than a fundraiser—it’s a celebration of the power of community,” said Pat Burke, Executive Director of Midwest Food Bank Georgia. “We are deeply grateful to the businesses, families, and volunteers who invest in this mission so that families facing food insecurity can access nutritious food with dignity.”
Honoring Our Generous Event Sponsors
Midwest Food Bank Georgia extends sincere appreciation to this year’s sponsors whose generosity helps advance hunger relief throughout the region.
Cornerstone Partners
- Chick-fil-A
- Cooper Lighting
Ambassador Sponsors
- Brent Scarbrough & Co., Inc.
- City of Hope
- Comcast
- Piedmont Fayette Hospital
- United Community Bank
Advocate Sponsors
- David Moore, Peachtree Law Group
- Lawson, Beck, Sandlin & Webb
- Mark Gray, State Farm Insurance
- Plateau Excavation
- Tailormade Enterprises of Georgia, LLC
More than 5,500 volunteers serve at Midwest Food Bank Georgia each year, enabling the distribution of over $30 million in food value annually—all at no cost to nonprofit partners.
About Midwest Food Bank Georgia
Midwest Food Bank Georgia is part of Midwest Food Bank, a faith-based nonprofit organization with 10 locations across the United States and international locations in East Africa and Haiti. The Georgia division distributes food to more than 230 nonprofit partners—at no cost—and provides disaster relief food boxes nationwide through a partnership with The Salvation Army. Midwest Food Bank has been recognized by Charity Navigator with a 4-star rating for 13 consecutive years and holds a Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid.
For more information on Midwest Food Bank Georgia and its mission to alleviate hunger and malnutrition, visitwww.midwestfoodbank.org or contact Lisa Ivaska at 770-486-1103 or [email protected].