2019 Annual Report

“I knew a few independent organizations were doing smaller iterations of a Veggie Rx program, but no one was collaborating utilizing several different disciplines to make it happen. MidWest One’ s Community Impact Grant seemed a perfect catalyst.”

— John Boller, executive director, coralville community food pantry

PJ Guayara, Coralville Community Pantry Megan Lehman, MWO John Boller, Coralville Community Pantry Kaila Rome, North Liberty Community Pantry Ilsa DeWald, Johnson County Foods Coordinator

The Community Impact Grant funds also allow participants attending Veggie Rx educational activities to take home cooking or gardening supplies. The skills learned are more likely to be retained and used beyond the program if participants have access to proper equipment. As part of the Community Impact Grant, MidWest One employees have the unique opportunity to volunteer and help establish the Veggie Rx Program, setting it up for lasting success. “Our expectation for Community Impact Grant activities has been that everybody volunteers for something,” says Megan Lehman , Assistant Retail Manager, MidWest One Bank in Coralville. Volunteer activities range from helping local CSA farmers at harvest time to assisting the food pantries with stocking and delivery.

Amanda Vincent, Carmen Black, Maja Black, Lisa Gachara, John Boller, Kaila Rome, Megan Lehman, Ilsa DeWald, Molly Schintler, Joyce Wahba

Veggie Rx will continue to support MidWest One ’s neighbors by improving the health of everyone touched by the program, in the same way MidWest One employees believe that the positive actions of each one contribute to the success of all.

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