Harvest Regional Food Bank Supports UAHT Iron Horse Pantry with $1,000 in Gift Cards

The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) Iron Horse Pantry recently received two $500 gift cards from Harvest Regional Food Bank in Texarkana to help provide food and essential items to UAHT students and their families.

Harvest Regional Food Bank provided the $1,000 in gift cards through grant funding. The gift cards will allow UAHT to purchase needed items for the Iron Horse Pantry at Brookshire’s and Super 1 Foods.

The Iron Horse Pantry serves UAHT students who may be experiencing food insecurity or other financial challenges. By providing access to food and other necessities, the pantry helps students meet basic needs so they can remain focused on their education.

“The Iron Horse Pantry exists to help remove barriers that may prevent students from reaching their educational goals,” said Marla Bush, UAHT Dean of Students. “Thanks to the generosity of Harvest Regional Food Bank and these gift cards, we can continue providing much-needed assistance to students and their families during times of need. We deeply appreciate this partnership and their commitment to supporting our campus community.”

The gift cards were made possible through support Harvest Regional Food Bank received from Brookshire’s.

“Thanks to a generous gift from Brookshire’s, Harvest was able to provide additional support to our agency partners throughout our Brookshire’s communities,” said Camille Wrinkle, CEO of Harvest Regional Food Bank. “We were thrilled to be able to pass along Brookshire’s gift cards to dozens of our hunger relief partners to help them continue serving food-insecure families across southwest Arkansas and northeast Texas.”

The contribution will help the Iron Horse Pantry continue providing a valuable resource for UAHT students and their families while strengthening the partnership between UAHT and Harvest Regional Food Bank in addressing food insecurity in the region.

Pictured left to right: Marla Bush, UAHT Dean of Students, and Nancy Pena, Impact Coordinator with Harvest Food Bank.