With milk being in high demand for school backpack programs and food pantries, Oak Farms Dairy of Texas is making an "udderly-special" donation.
On Friday, Mar. 11, the dairy company will deliver 125,000 uniquely designed 8-ounce "Giving Cow" cartons of milk as part of its Food 4 Kids program.
Oak Farms hopes to resolve the issue of handling refrigerated donations by providing shelf-stable ultra-high temperature (UHT) pasteurized milk.
L-R: Ashley Karlstrom, Oak Farms Dairy; John Smrcina, Oak Farms Dairy; Reid Ainsworth, North Texas Food Bank; Charles McCowan, North Texas Food Bank; Jodi Shriver, Oak Farms Dairy.
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According to Oak Farms, fresh milk typically has a shelf life of only 20 days whereas the UHT packages will last for up to 12 months.
For more information or to make a donation, visit https://ntfb.org.
