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Big donation for Food Bank

by Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake
| May 7, 2014 9:00 PM

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<p>Flathead Food Bank executive director Lori Botkin, right, accepts a donation from Walmart general manager Lance Lerud, left, Wednesday morning at the food bank in Kalispell. The $62,500 donation was part of the Walmart Foundation's State Giving Program, a quarterly grant given to non-profit organizations. The Flathead Food Bank's grant was written by Catherine Webber, center. May 7, 2014 in Kalispell, Montana.</p>

Flathead Food Bank executive director Lori Botkin, right, laughs while making introductions before accepting a donation from Walmart general manager Lance Lerud, left, Wednesday morning. The $62,500 donation was part of the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program, a quarterly grant given to nonprofit organizations. The Flathead Food Bank’s grant application was written by Catherine Webber, center. Botkin said the grant is enough to pay for milk for a year for the food bank.