From left to right: Donny Gentry, Branch Manager of Pioneer Credit Kingsport Branch, Rhonda P. Chafin, Executive Director of Second Harvest Food Bank of North East Tennessee, Scott Denton, Branch Manager of Mariner Finance Bristol Branch.
On November 24th, representatives from Mariner Finance and Pioneer Credit Company presented a $1,500 check to the Second Harvest Food Bank of North East Tennessee through their corporate partnership with Jeffie’s Choice. The foodbank cares for 82,400 unique clients annually, of which 22,359 are children. The foodbank sponsors a Kids Café and a Food for Kids Backpack program that are specifically designed to help those children in need. Every dollar donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank of North East Tennessee is equivalent to 3.57 meals for the program. The donation Mariner Finance and Pioneer Credit Company made translates into 5,355 meals for the local community!