Pennsylvania, New England dairies support milk drive
A sculpture made from nearly 1,000 pounds of butter to call attention to a fundraising campaign for a food bank milk program was featured at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg in January. The sculpture depicts a food bank worker pouring milk into a glass held by a little boy standing next to his mother. A dairy farmer and his cow watch, standing next to a refrigerated case filled with gallons of milk. The words “Fill a Glass with Hope” are carved above.
The Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program sponsored the exhibit. Through a public-private partnership, Pennsylvania dairy farmers ship milk to Harrisburg Dairies to be processed for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. The department facilitated the process of discounting milk for purchase by the food bank for its clients.