Our team hosted a community food drive with one simple goal: help feed kids in need. And thanks to the generosity of so many people, including our employees, our patients, and our community partners, this event became more than a donation drop-off. It became a reminder of what’s possible when people come together with caring hearts and a shared purpose.
Why This Food Drive Mattered
Food insecurity can be easy to overlook when life is busy, especially because it often happens quietly. But for many kids, consistent access to meals isn’t guaranteed. A child who doesn’t know where their next meal is coming from carries that worry into the classroom, onto the playground, and back home. It affects focus, energy, and confidence. It affects families too, including parents and guardians who are doing their best but may be dealing with job changes, rising costs, unexpected medical bills, or other life challenges.
That’s why this event was so important to us. We wanted to create an opportunity for people to give back in a tangible way through everyday donations that truly add up. A few extra items in a grocery cart. A bag dropped off on the way home. A moment of generosity that turns into real support for a child.
This food drive was our way of saying: you’re not alone, and we’re in this together.
Proud to Partner With Craig Swapp
We’re incredibly grateful for our partnership with Craig Swapp, whose support helped amplify this event and reach more people. There’s something powerful about working with partners who share the same values, including community, compassion, and service.
When organizations and local leaders show up in unity, the impact grows. It becomes easier to spread the word, easier to rally support, and easier to create momentum that carries beyond one event. We appreciate Craig Swapp for being part of this effort and for helping make the evening a success.
Partnerships like this matter because they make it possible to do more together than any of us could do alone.
Our Employees Showed Up in a Big Way
One of the most meaningful parts of this event was seeing our own team fully invested. Our employees stepped up, bringing donations, encouraging others, helping organize, and contributing time and energy to make sure things ran smoothly.
Food drives don’t just happen; they take real coordination. People have to plan, communicate, promote, set up, sort, collect, organize, and wrap up. Behind every filled bag is someone who carried boxes, stacked items, taped labels, answered questions, and helped bring order to the wonderful bustle of a community event.
We’re proud of our employees for showing such genuine care. Their involvement wasn’t performative; it was personal. The heart behind it was easy to see, and it set the tone for the entire evening.
Our Patients Helped Make This Possible
We also want to highlight something that made this event especially meaningful. Our patients joined in and donated too.
We’re fortunate to get to serve people every day, and we don’t take that trust for granted. Seeing patients show up to support kids in need was a reminder that we’re connected by more than appointments or schedules. We’re connected by the shared desire to help our community thrive.
To our patients who donated food, told a friend, or helped spread the word, thank you. Your generosity turned this into a community-wide effort, and your support made a real difference.
A Night Full of Donations and Hope
Throughout the evening, donations kept coming in. Bags, boxes, and armfuls of food were carried by individuals and families who wanted to help. It was the kind of steady stream that makes you pause and realize that people truly do care.
We received so many donations, and together we were able to fill many bags that will go toward helping kids who need reliable access to food. Watching those bags get filled, one after another, was both moving and motivating. Each bag represents meals. Each bag represents a child who can show up to school with a little more energy, a little more ease, and fewer worries.
Even beyond the donations themselves, there was something else in the air that night: hope. The kind of hope that comes from being reminded that even in a world that can feel heavy, people still show up for each other.
The Real Impact: It’s About Kids
At the center of everything was a simple idea. Kids deserve support.
Kids deserve a chance to learn without the distraction of hunger. They deserve to feel cared for. They deserve communities that notice when help is needed and respond.
That’s what this food drive was about. Not just collecting items, but creating a moment where our community could say, “We see you. We care. We’re here.”
Even if we never meet the children who will benefit from these donations, we know the impact is real. It’s real in the lunches made possible. It’s real in the snacks that show up at the right time. It’s real in families feeling a little less alone.
Grateful to Midvale Middle School and Everyone Who Participated
We also want to extend sincere appreciation to Midvale Middle School that helped bring this event to life. Having a community space where people could gather and donate made all the difference. The setting supported the very mission of the night: community caring for community.
To everyone who attended, whether you donated one item or many, whether you came early or right before the end, thank you. Every act of generosity mattered. Every donation made the bags fuller and the impact stronger.
Looking Ahead: Let’s Keep This Momentum Going
Events like this don’t just meet a need in the moment. They create momentum. They remind us that giving back doesn’t have to be complicated. It can be practical and simple, and it can still be deeply meaningful.
We’re grateful to be part of a community that cares, and we’re committed to continuing to find ways to support families and kids in need throughout Utah. This food drive was a powerful step, and we hope it’s one of many opportunities for all of us to keep showing up for each other.
If you participated in the food drive, thank you for being part of the story. If you weren’t able to attend this time, we’d love to have you join us for the next community event. When we come together, we can do so much good, one bag, one donation, one act of kindness at a time.
Thank you again to Craig Swapp, to our employees, to our patients, and to every community member who donated. We are truly grateful and honored to help support kids in need.
