Town Pump raising $3 million for food banks

Now in its 15th year, the Town Pump Charitable Foundation hopes to raise over $3 million in its annual fundraising campaign for food banks across Montana, including the Whitehall Area Food Pantry and Jeffco Food Share in Boulder.

A record 79 food banks are participating in the statewide “Be A Friend in Deed, Helping Those in Need” campaign this year.

The campaign has raised over $23 million for food banks statewide in 14 years, including about $4 million in matching grants from the Town Pump Charitable Foundation.

As part of this year’s campaign, the Town Pump Charitable Foundation will match...