Time To ‘Clean Out Your Freezer’ and Feed Louisiana’s Hungry
In advance of Hunger Action Month, hunters are encouraged to clean out their freezers before the upcoming hunting season and share their leftover bounty with the hungry.
Donations will be distributed directly to those in need in all the parishes served by the Food Bank.
Over the past several years, Hunters for the Hungry has collected more than 230,000 pounds of fish, game and other frozen protein items.
Hunters for the Hungry encourages hunters and anglers to enjoy the plentiful wild game in Louisiana and give back by sharing frozen fish and game with the hungry through programs such as “Clean Out Your Freezer Day” and “Donate A Deer” in the winter months.
“Clean Out Your Freezer Day” gives sportsmen an excellent opportunity to put their leftover fish and game to good use when preparing for the upcoming hunting season
Last year alone, through "Hunters For The Hungry" annual "Clean Out Your Freezer Day" Louisiana hunters donated a record-breaking 21,881 pounds of protein throughout the state.
Again this year, to make things easier for any hunters wishing to donate to help feed Louisiana's hungry, we have several days to make those donations directly to the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana.
In the Shreveport area, donations can be made any day this week, Monday, August 12 through this Friday, August 16, from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm at Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana.
The Food Bank is making things extremely easy with an actual drive through donation line at their facility at 285 Mt. Zion Road in Shreveport.
Any properly packaged, labeled, and dated game, fish, or other protein, as well as other frozen foods, are accepted for this special occasion!
Properly packaged means labeled and dated. The food bank won't take items that they can’t identify. Vacuumed sealed or from a professional processor are best.
Items do need to be frozen and will be placed in volunteer's ice chests upon drop off. No need to leave personal ice chests with them.