Community Harvest Food Bank news release:
Final 2025 ‘U Can Crush Hunger’ Results are In at Community Harvest Food Bank
Fort Wayne, Indiana (November 11, 2025) – Community Harvest Food Bank’s 11th Annual U Can Crush Hunger Food Drive Campaign: Energized by NIPSCO and the NISource Charitable Foundation has come to a close. Our final weigh-in at all participating schools is now complete, and we have exciting news to share! As of Monday, November 11th, a whopping 137,335 pounds of food have been raised shattering our overall goal of 125,000 pounds! The competition ended Friday, November 8th. Huntington University, Indiana Tech, Indiana University Fort Wayne, Ivy Tech, Manchester University, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Trine University, and the University of Saint Francis were all extremely competitive in this year’s U Can Crush Hunger holiday food drive. Every dollar and pound of food raised in this competition will support hunger relief initiatives within the counties where food and funds are collected, including all partner school pantries.
We are thrilled to announce the results of our final weigh in.
The standings are as follows:
- PFW – 43,875 lbs
- Indiana Tech – 19,995 lbs
- University of Saint Francis – 17,451 lbs
- Ivy Tech – 13,047 lbs
- Manchester University – 11,893 lbs
- Trine University – 11,628 lbs
- IU Fort Wayne – 10,856 lbs
- Huntington University – 8,590 lbs
Grand Total: 137,335 pounds of food
We are so grateful to the students, staff, and community members who supported this food drive and for our sponsors NIPSCO, The NISource Charitable Foundation, and Two Men and a Truck as our transportation sponsor.
About Community Harvest Food Bank:
Established in 1983, Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana, Inc. feeds thousands of people every week. Last year, CHFB distributed 10.9 million pounds of food to over 99,000 unique individuals. Greg O’Daniel serves as Board Chair and Carmen Cumberland serves as President and CEO. Community Harvest is one of 200 Feeding America member food banks in the United States, and one of 11 regional members of Feeding Indiana’s Hungry. Community Harvest feeds hungry people in the nine counties of northeast Indiana. For more information, please visit www.chfb.org.
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