Gundersen honors doctors with food pantry donations

March 30 is Doctor's Day. This national day of recognition honors physicians for their ability to comfort and heal through unsurpassed skill and dedication. Few professions in the world require the constant commitment and compassion that is necessary of doctors every workday of their lives.

To recognize the accomplishments of our outstanding clinicians, Gundersen donated to 31 food pantries in locations that serve our regional communities and to the WAFER Food Pantry and The Hunger Task Force in La Crosse for a total donation of $19,500.

Whether you regularly visit or work in a doctor's office, mark your calendar for March 30 and take time to express thanks and appreciation for all that doctors do!

To honor our physicians, donations were recently made to the following area food pantries:

• Arcadia CommUNITY Food Pantry, Arcadia, Wis.
• Friends Sharing Food, Black River Falls, Wis.
• Blair Food Pantry, Blair, Wis.
• Southwest CAP, Boscobel, Wis.
• Cashton Cupboard and Closet, Inc., Cashton, Wis.
• First Lutheran Church Food Pantry, Decorah, Iowa
• Elroy Food Pantry, Elroy, Wis.
• Adams Food Pantry, Friendship, Wis.
• Grand Marsh School Pantry, Grand Marsh, Wis.
• Emergency Food Shelf, Preston, Minn.
• Fayette County Food Shelf, Fayette, Iowa
• The Good Samaritan Food Pantry, Hillsboro, Wis.
• Houston Food Shelf, Houston, Minn.
• Caledonia Food Shelf, Caledonia, Minn.
• Independence Food Pantry, Independence, Wis.
• La Crescent Food Shelf Program, La Crescent, Minn.
• Lansing Iowa Food Trust LIFT, Lansing, Iowa
• Care and Share Food Bank of Marquette County, Montello, Wis.
• Onalaska/Holmen Food Basket, Onalaska, Wis.
• Couleecap Food Pantry, Prairie du Chien, Wis.
• Couleecap Food Pantry, Sparta, Wis.
• Trempealeau County Community Cupboard, Strum, Wis.
• Neighbor for Neighbor, Inc., Tomah, Wis.
• Living Faith Food Pantry, Viroqua, Wis.
• Northeast Iowa Food Bank, Waterloo, Iowa
• Allamakee County Food Shelf, Waukon, Iowa
• Pioneer Pantry, Westfield, Wis.
• Open Hands Food Pantry, West Union, Iowa
• Whitehall Food Pantry, Whitehall, Wis.
• Winona Volunteer Services, Winona, Minn.
• Union Center Food Pantry, Wonewoc, Wis.