Huntington food bank sets world record - WTRF 7 News Sports Weather - Wheeling Steubenville

Huntington food bank sets world record

Posted: Updated:

  • BusinessBusiness

  • Sunday, May 19 2013 7:04 AM EDT2013-05-19 11:04:14 GMT
    DAVIS, WV – Although it will be some time before the vegetative area at Blackwater Falls State Park's iconic falls has regenerated completely, the boardwalk has reopened just before Memorial Day Weekend.  The
    Although it will be some time before the vegetative area at Blackwater Falls State Park's iconic falls has regenerated completely, the boardwalk has reopened just before Memorial Day Weekend.

  • Saturday, May 18 2013 5:10 PM EDT2013-05-18 21:10:05 GMT
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Division of Natural Resources says a record rainbow trout was caught in Berkeley County. DNR director Frank Jezioro says the trout was caught by Tony Corbin of Gerrardstown
    The Division of Natural Resources says a record rainbow trout was caught in Berkeley County.

  • Saturday, May 18 2013 1:18 PM EDT2013-05-18 17:18:32 GMT
    JARED HUNT Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - 3-D technology isn't just for movie theatres and comic books anymore. In fact, it may very well reshape the landscape for American manufacturing. It's
    3-D technology isn't just for movie theatres and comic books anymore. In fact, it may very well reshape the landscape for American manufacturing.
    •   

A large donation has landed a Huntington charity a spot in the world record books.

Thanks to a donation from ViSalus, the Huntington Area Food Bank is now part of the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's largest donation of baked goods. ViSalus donated 52,000 pounds of its all natural "mini-meal" Nutra-Cookies in September. Since then the Food Bank has worked to hand out the 420,000 individually wrapped cookies.

Each cookie contains nine grams of protein, a full serving of fiber, calcium and fruit and vegetable nutrients.

"We are incredibly proud of our new world record, but more importantly that we were able to help those who need it most by providing them with healthy alternative snacks," said ViSalus co-founder and CEO Ryan Blair.

In 2012 the Food Bank handed out more than 4.7 million pounds of food to nearly 100,000 food insecure people living in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. The Food Bank works year round to provide meals to those most in need and we need the communities help to continue in our mission. 

The Huntington Area Food Bank is a 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit organization affiliated with Feeding America, the largest hunger relief agency in the United States. We service 260 agencies in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia.