The Great Plains Food Bank has announced Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Nancy Johnson, Gowri Pillai (shown at right accepting her award with Great Plains Food Bank CEO Melissa Sobolik) and Jim Barnhardt as its 2021 Hunger Relief Champion Award winners. Each individual and organization have made an exceptional commitment to fight hunger inside their communities and have been longstanding champions battling food insecurity across North Dakota and Clay County, Minn.
Winners are nominated and selected based on their dedication to the Great Plains Food Bank mission, sharing their abilities and voice to end hunger while demonstrating the values of passion, service and innovation.