Grant to Bridgman Public Schools

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                              Contact: Persis Sopariwala

December 5, 2025                                                                           Agent Charitable Fund Manager

517-323-6628

             psopari@michfb.com 

Michigan Farm Bureau Awards Grant to Bridgman Public Schools

Bridgman, Mich. – Bridgman Public Schools was recently awarded a $1,000 grant to fight childhood food insecurity by the Michigan Farm Bureau Family of Companies (MFBFoC) and Michigan Farm Bureau Agent Charitable Fund (ACF). Grant funds will be used to purchase food for the elementary school’s Bee Market Food Pantry. 

Agents for Change Grants are awarded to Michigan school districts every other month. Schools are nominated by a local Farm Bureau Insurance agent and selected by a committee of ACF donors based on the need of the school and overall goal of the program. 

Farm Bureau agent Matt Swab nominated Bridgman Public Schools for the grant and is excited to come alongside the district and support their hunger-relief efforts. As Swab says, “The Bee Market is a welcoming space where families can pick up everyday essentials with ease and dignity. The idea for the Bee Market began during the 2019 holiday season, when generous food drive donations helped create a temporary market for families in meet. Seeing the impact, Principal Lori Graves knew that this was something worth continuing.” 

The ACF, whose mission is to end hunger in Michigan, is a donor-designated fund administered through the Michigan Foundation for Agriculture. The Michigan Foundation for Agriculture, a 501(c)(3) governed by the MFBFoC’s board of directors, positively contributes to the future of Michigan agriculture through leadership and educational programming.

Operating at the intersection of market and moral missions, the MFBFoC has a powerful vision: a Michigan where no child goes to bed hungry. MFBFoC is reinvesting their proceeds back into their local communities and identifying effective programs, policies and practices designed to directly reduce childhood hunger. 

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If you would like more information about the MFBFoC childhood hunger relief efforts, please contact Audrey Carey at acarey@michfb.com.