Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin accepts donation of milk

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Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin accepts donation of milk

Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin got a big boost on Wednesday, Dec. 2 to help local families.

Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin got a big boost on Wednesday, Dec. 2 to help local families.

Donation of milk cartons to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin

Kemps announced it is delivering 175,000 shelf-stable cartons of milk to Wisconsin food banks in December. 50,000 of those cartons are headed to Feeding America.

According to Feeding America, 80% of food banks are serving more people than they were this time last year.

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Donation of milk cartons to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin

The shelf-stable milk is pasteurized at an ultra-high temperature -- and can be good for up to 12 months. That compares to fresh milk which typically only has a shelf life of about 20 days.

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