This year’s collection raises the site’s total food donations for people in need to more than 2 million pounds.
Office of Environmental Management
December 8, 2020
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WEST VALLEY, N.Y. – The EM West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) Site workforce surpassed its goal for this year’s food drive, collecting 125,000 pounds of items for nine area pantries, including 400 turkeys.
This year’s collection raises the site’s total food donations for people in need to more than 2 million pounds since the annual tradition began in 1989.
“The success of our food drive is a direct result of the generosity and kindness of our employees, partners, and subcontractors,” said Lettie Chilson, WVDP facility manager and food drive coordinator. “It demonstrates the positive impact that kindness can have on a community. The WVDP food drive helps to improve the quality of life for our neighbors serviced by the local pantries.”
The goal this year was to collect 120,000 pounds of food to help hundreds of families in need during the holiday season. WVDP volunteers delivered the turkeys and hundreds of cases of food to the food pantries.
“I am honored to be a part of an event that makes a difference in our community,” said John Rendall, president and general manager of CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley, EM’s cleanup contractor at the site. “The amount of food collected year after year demonstrates the generosity and kindness of our employees.”