Cedar Park Regional Medical Center’s Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive Collects 272 Jars of Peanut Butter for Hill Country Community Ministries and Reveal Resource Center

3/29/2023

To help address hunger in our community, Cedar Park Regional Medical Center has donated more than 270 jars of peanut butter (and other nut butters) to Hill Country Community Ministries and Reveal Resource Center.

All of that peanut butter was donated by Cedar Park Regional Medical Center’s employees, medical staff members, and volunteers during the Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive in March.

According to the Williamson County Health and Wellness Coalition, 10.7 percent of residents in Williamson County struggle to put food on the table (Conduent Health Communities data, 2020). The Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive was launched to help support individuals who are facing food insecurity, which is a social determinant of health.

“Food insecurity has a significant impact on a person’s overall health and wellbeing,” said Bo Beaudry, Cedar Park Regional Medical Center’s CEO. “Through our Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive, we are working to help fight hunger in our community. Our generous employees wanted to be sure we could make a difference by helping to stock the shelves of Hill Country Community Ministries and Reveal Resource Center.”

Peanut butter is one of the most requested items for food banks because it is highly nutritious and has a long shelf life. Unfortunately, many food banks in America report it is also one of the least donated food items.

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