Ozarks Food Harvest collects 240K egg donation

Neosho-based distributor Opal Foods yesterday donated 240,000 eggs to Ozarks Food Harvest.

Since 2008, Opal Foods - a franchisee of Eggland’s Best - has donated around 750,000 eggs to the Springfield nonprofit during its annual Easter collection period. Neosho-based refrigerated carrier service Certified Express Inc. delivered the eggs to Springfield, according to a news release.

“Eggs are a prized item at Ozarks Food Harvest and our member pantries because of their high protein and nutritional value,” said Bart Brown, president and CEO of Ozarks Food Harvest, in the release. “Fresh eggs can be a hard item for the food bank to acquire, so we’re extremely grateful for our friends at Opal Foods and their generosity over the past nine years.”

Through Ozarks Food Harvest’s network of 200 organizations serving 28 Ozarks counties, around 14 million meals are provided annually to 260,000 people.