Mat-Su Regional's second annual Jars of Love peanut butter drive to benefit local food banks

In celebration of National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day April 2, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center spread some love in the Mat-Su Community.

The team collected more than 1,300 jars of peanut butter during the second annual Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive to help stock the shelves at Mat-Su Food Bank and Palmer Food Bank and fight hunger in the community.

Peanut butter is a sought after item for food banks because of its high nutritional value and long shelf life.

“We recognize the impact hunger has on an individual’s health and wellbeing, and we want to help those in our community who are struggling with food insecurity,” said Dave Wallace, CEO, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. An estimated 20 % of people in the Mat-Su Borough are facing food insecurity and struggle to put food on the table. “Our Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive was a great way to partner with community members to reduce hunger in our area.”

Mat-Su Regional Medical Center is your community healthcare provider, a 125-bed facility with a wide range of inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostic imaging and emergency, medical and surgical services. Mat-Su Regional Medical Center also offers a sleep lab, cardiac catheterization lab, advanced wound care, inpatient behavioral health services, three off-site urgent care facilities, robotic surgery and advanced total hip replacement procedures.