OU and OSU football fans may not agree on which team is better, buy they do agree on one thing; the importance of helping to fight hunger in Oklahoma with Magic 104.1 KMGL’s 7th Annual Bedlam Food Fight. The food drive, which concluded Monday, November 24, collected donations to benefit the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Listeners of Magic 104.1 were able to vote for their favorite team (OU or OSU) by making monetary or non-perishable food item donations at Arvest Bank locations. 

The winner of this year’s food drive was OU, whose fans donated 1,147 pounds of food and $2,098, for a total donation of 15, 582 meals.
OSU fans also had a strong showing with donations of 600 pounds of food and $928, for a total donation of 6,965. Through this year’s Food Fight, the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma will be able to provide 22,547 meals, more than doubling last year’s totals!

For every dollar donated, the Food Bank is able to provide seven meals to hungry Oklahomans,” said Rodney Bivens, executive director of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. “Promotions such as the Bedlam Food Fight are a fun way for football fans to support their team and help fight hunger in our state at the same time.” 

Hunger in Oklahoma is a serious problem—over 500,000 Oklahomans are at risk of going hungry, including one out of every five children. The Food Bank is the state’s largest hunger-relief charity, distributing food to more than 63,000 people each week in 53 central and western Oklahoma counties. Donations are needed more this year than probably any other time in the history of the Food Bank.

Please visit www.regionalfoodbank.org or call 405-604-7109 for more information on how you can get involved with or contribute to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.