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June Share the Love Food Drive

Vantage Credit Union will be collecting food and toiletries during the month of June at each of its 14 locations for area food banks and charitable organizations. All of the supplies collected during the month will be donated within each branch community. “Hunger and need are not just seasonal,” commented Kathy Palmer, VP Marketing. “We want to make our charitable contributions in the community a year-round priority.” Local charities (matched to their Vantage branches) that will benefit include: Bridgeton-St Louis Area Food Bank; Cave Springs-Oasis Food Pantry; East St. Louis-Gethsemane Food Pantry; Greenway Chase-Operations Food Search; North County-Operation Food Search; O'Fallon-Oasis Food Pantry; Olivette-Operation Food Search; South County-Feed My People; Sunset Hills-Feed My People; Twin Cities-Ozark Food Pantry; Warrenton-Agape Ministries; West County-Circle of Concern-Valley Park; Wentzville Parkway-Hope Closet Ministries; and in Wood River-Hope Community Center.

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