Consumers Energy Foundation Providing Emergency Relief

Trisha Bloembergen, Consumers Energy Spokesperson, joins us to discuss the Consumers Energy Foundation providing $250,000 to support emergency food delivery to Michiganders. 

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
We got the turkey drop for Meltrodter Ministries coming up
next Wednesday, and we're worried because a lot of food
pantries were stretched thin when Snap benefits were put on
a hold because of the government shutdown, an awful lot
of food pantries were worried too. The Consumer's Energy Foundation
stepped up recently and announced two hundred and fifty thousand

(00:20):
dollars donation to support emergency food delivery from Michiganders on
the liveline with us this morning to talk about their
generosity once again. Trisha Bloombergen with Consumers Energy, thank you
so much for doing.

Speaker 2 (00:35):
This today of coury, thanks for having me on so.

Speaker 1 (00:38):
Talk to us a little bit about what motivated you
all to step up once again.

Speaker 2 (00:43):
At the Consumer's Energy Foundation, we strongly believe that nobody
should go hungry. So we heard a few weeks ago
that folks hired me to food and that they're struggling
to access it. So we reached out to the Food
Bank Council of Michigan to see how we can help.
Is it time the treasure? What did they need? And

(01:04):
they said what they could really benefit is support for
their food home delivery program.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
Talk to us a little bit about that food home
delivery program.

Speaker 2 (01:13):
Absolutely. So the food home delivery program is really geared
to qualified folks that aren't able to access food in
traditional ways, either at the food bank or going to
local services. So this program will provide food directly to
the doorstep of seniors or folks with disabilities. And these

(01:35):
packages are seven days worth of protein shelf stable food,
so it really sets them up for success for a week.

Speaker 1 (01:45):
Give us a little more about the Foundation. I think
you know, we talk to you guys a lot after
storms or when we get some sort of breaking news
about something that may affect our service, but we don't
necessarily think about what's going on behind the scenes with
the Foundation. So talk to about a little bit about
your mission.

Speaker 2 (02:01):
Absolutely, thanks for asking more about the Foundation. It is
a really big passion for our company. The Foundation focuses
on our three core values, which are people pre in
it and the prosperity of our communities. So we look
for opportunities to align with those three values. And when
we heard about this initiative where folks are really in

(02:23):
need of food, we knew we could reach out to
our partners at the Food Bay Council of Michigan and
see what we could do to help.

Speaker 1 (02:31):
Make sure that we get a link in the podcast
section at woodradio dot com to find out more with
Consumers Energy, Tricia Bloomberg and a pleasure, Thank you so
much for your time today.

Speaker 2 (02:41):
Thanks for having me