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31
Jul

Petty Thieves Steel $100 Copper and Ruin $500,000 in Food

Author: Jason Bean, Category: Charities, News, Volunteers

If you live in the Indianapolis area close enough to pick-up a local radio station, you’ve probably heard the news today about Gleaners Food Bank.

This past Friday, thieves stripped and stole the copper from refrigeration units at the bank’s location causing their freezers and coolers to malfunction. The malfunction in-turn caused almost $500,000 in perishable food to be lost.

It takes Gleaners almost a year of dedicated work to raise that much money or collect that much food, and these thieves stole about $100 in copper for recycling, not even touching the food. Honestly, they probably didn’t even realize or think about what they were doing or the impact at the time.

99.5 WZPL is one of the local radio stations that are very active in helping out where they can for Gleaners. They sent the information below out to their Freeloaderz network.

People here in Indianapolis could go hungry unless we get your help today!  You can help by making a cash donation to Gleaners Food Bank today, or a food donation at one of our three broadcast locations starting Wednesday morning. 

Donate by cash or check payable to “WZPL Gleaners Help Fund” at any branch location of Fifth Third Bank.  You can use your credit card or debit card to donate money online through our secure website by clicking here.

Wednesday, starting at 6:00am, the Smiley Morning Show will broadcast live from the Marsh at 2904 South State Road 135 in Greenwood.  Bring any food donation — canned, boxed, jarred, bottled, jugged, even perishables!

WZPL is competing with our two other Entercom Communications sister radio stations to raise the most food and money donations.  If the south side is not convenient for you Wednesday, please visit one of the other two donation points and drop off whatever you can to help:

Ann Duran & 107.9 The Track at the Marsh in Fishers (116th Street & Allisonville Road).
Abdul & Newstalk 1430 WXNT-AM at the Marsh in Trader’s Point (86th Street & 465).

Thank you!  Together, with your help, we can get Gleaners Food Bank up and running again quickly.  If you have any information about the theft at Gleaners, please call the Crimestoppers Tipline at 262-TIPS or contact the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.