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Posted: Mar 21, 2022 9:23 AMUpdated: Mar 21, 2022 9:26 AM

Arvest Bank to Help Mary Martha Outreach Fight Hunger

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Garrett Giles

Arvest Bank, Bartlesville, will partner with Mary Martha Outreach for its 12th annual Million Meals campaign, a two-month, bank-wide effort to provide one million meals or more to those in need within the bank’s footprint.

Launched in 2011, Arvest’s Million Meals campaigns have raised an 11-year total of 18.7 million meals, which includes more than $3.3 million in funds given directly to the bank’s dozens of local food partners.

Mary Martha Outreach will receive monetary donations made in Bartlesville and Dewey from April 1 through May 28. Area residents can support Million Meals by making monetary donations at Arvest branches and drive-thrus in Bartlesville and Dewey or by calling (866) 952-9523. Additionally, customers can donate via the Arvest Go mobile app and Arvest Flex Rewards™ credit cardholders can log in to arvestflexrewards.com to redeem and donate rewards points.

Specific local fundraisers during the two-month campaign include a superhero dress-up voting challenge the week of April 4 through April 8 and a Shred Event on May 12 taking place from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Arvest warehouse 4001 SE Adams Rd., north of the Arvest Bank east side location. Documents can be dropped off for shredding at this drive-up event and monetary donations will be accepted to support the Million Meals campaign.

Every dollar raised through Million Meals provides the equivalent of five meals for local, hungry families. While Arvest is unable to accept food donations in branches this year, customers and community members can donate directly to the bank’s food partners.

In a statement, local Arvest Bank President Kim Moyer said:

“We look forward to launching this year’s Million Meals campaign. Our clients face a range of individual and universal challenges, so the funds raised through this campaign will help a lot of our neighbors right here in the Bartlesville area. Our associates are excited to join our customers in raising funds for Mary Martha, keeping all donations local.”

Last year, Arvest raised more than 1.6 million meals in the form of direct monetary donations for its food partners and this year’s campaign will benefit more than 75 organizations in the four states – Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma – the bank serves.

In 2020 – the most recent year statistics are available – 10.5 percent of American households surveyed were food-insecure, meaning they had difficulty at some time during the year providing enough food for all their members due to a lack of resources. Additionally, Oklahoma ranks fourth among the most food-insecure states in the nation, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

About Mary Martha Outreach

Mary Martha Outreach provides food, clothing and crisis aid to the people who need them most in Bartlesville and northeast Oklahoma. For more information, click here.

About Arvest

With more than $26 billion in assets, Arvest Bank is a community-based financial institution serving more than 110 communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Established in 1961, Arvest Bank is committed to meeting the needs of its more than 830,000 retail and business customer households by continually investing in the digital tools and services customers expect. Arvest was recently recognized by J.D. Power for its outstanding mobile banking experience. Its extensive network of more than 200 banking locations provides loans, deposits, treasury management, credit cards, mortgage loans and mortgage servicing as a part of its growing list of digital services. Arvest is known for its commitment to the communities it serves and to attracting, hiring and retaining a diverse group of talented people. Arvest is an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC. To learn more visit arvest.com.

About Arvest Wealth Management

Arvest Wealth Management offers wealth management, trust services and insurance products. Investments and Insurance Products: Not a Deposit, Not Guaranteed by the Bank or its Affiliates, Not FDIC Insured, Not Insured by Any Federal Government Agency, May Go Down in Value. Trust services provided by Arvest Bank.


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