The beneficiary of WellsFest 2019 is Extra Table. 

Extra Table is a non-profit organization committed to ending hunger by providing food pantries and soup kitchens with the new and healthy food they need to feed the hungry in their community.

There exists in Mississippi the nation's largest number of documented food-insecure individuals. Emergency food pantries are quickly becoming a concept of the past as long-term food needs are becoming the new norm. An astounding 28.3% of Mississippi’s children are receiving a school breakfast and a school lunch, and are then going to bed hungry each night.* Shortfalls in food are pervading the lives of 56% of individuals aged 65 and older, while hunger across the United States is only on the rise.* Extra Table is filling the gap in Mississippi by providing healthy, nutrient-dense products to those in need. The foods they provide to soup kitchens and food pantries contain low-sugar fruits, lean proteins, whole grains, and no high fructose corn syrup. While driving down hunger, they’re simultaneously driving down obesity by getting healthy foods into the hands of those who need it most.

*All statistics are from Feeding America’s Hunger Study.