Stock the Pantry: Bryant Bank
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Bryant Bank is putting care into action by being a Stock the Pantry collection site for the third year.
Bryant Bank President Greg Strachan joined WKRG's Stock the Pantry campaign — a partnership with Feeding the Gulf Coast to help keep children fed during the summertime.
Over 100,000 children along the Central Gulf Coast are food insecure and uncertain of what their next meal will be.
Bryant Bank is collecting donations of easily accessible food such as cereal bars and Pop-Tarts at all four of their locations until April 30.
Find a Stock the Pantry drop-off location near you.
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