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Phone: (417) 865-3411 Ozarks Food Harvest |
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TRANSFORMING
HUNGER INTO HOPE™ FOR 25 YEARS
What's New at the Food Bank? |
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Springfield–Greene County Library patrons were able to exchange Food for Fines the last week of January 2010. Patrons received a 50-cent credit on their library fine balance for each donated item of non-perishable food. The Food Bank is thrilled to announce Food for Fines collected 6,261 lbs. of food for those in need—the largest food drive so far in 2010! We thank The Library and all community members who participated. You’re helping provide more than 5,000 meals to your neighbors in need. Visit thelibrary.org for more information. |
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Thank you Ozarks for collecting more than 80,000 lbs. of food through food drives held from October through December! The Food Bank is grateful for the Top Holiday 2009 Food Drives; however, Hunger isn’t a seasonal problem, but a problem that requires year-round solutions. To hold a Food Drive or to Volunteer to sort donated food in the New Year, please contact Jennifer Sickinger at (417) 865-3411 ext. 114. |
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Thank you to St. John's Clinic physicians and employees who raised funds and made personal donations totaling $40,000 for The Food Bank at the conclusion of the Clinic’s semiannual Force for Good campaign. St. John’s Hospital, home health and patient access departments also collected 10,249 pounds of food items for Ozarks Food Harvest, providing more than 8,100 meals to those in need. |
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The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks teamed up with Ozarks Food Harvest over the holiday season to offer blood donors the chance to help both local patients and local food pantries. The response was overwhelming—more than 80% of donors chose to forego the Miracle of Giving participation gift in order to donate to Ozarks Food Harvest. Thanks to CBCO and its donors, nearly $5,000 was raised for The Food Bank! Read more here. |
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More than 160,000 hungry Children, Families & Seniors across the Ozarks need your help! The Food Bank is asking you to CHECK OUT HUNGER™ in your community between Monday, November 16th and Thursday, December 31st. Simply add your $1 tax-free donation to your grocery bill at the following participating hometown grocers: Akin’s, Country Mart, Dillons, Harter House, Murfin’s Market, Price Cutter, Ramey, Smillie’s Market, Smitty’s, Summer Fresh Supermarket and Woods Supermarket. Click here for details. |
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Special thanks to the Community Foundation of the Ozarks for awarding $40,000 in matching funds to Ozarks Food Harvest. The Food Bank is happy to announce it met the challenge! Thank you to all those who so generously donated online or mailed a special donation for the Community Response Challenge Grant Fund. Please know your gifts were matched dollar for dollar. Thank you for your support. Click to learn more. |
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View the new Hunger in the Ozarks video. See how the lives of countless men, women, and children are being affected by hunger in the Ozarks. |
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In taking a proactive approach, The Food Bank developed three-year strategic Feeding Hope Initiatives to address the dramatic increase in need for food assistance in southwest Missouri. Taken together, these targeted Initiatives touch each of the hungry populations that turn to Ozarks Food Harvest’s network for help—Feeding Children, Feeding Families and Feeding Seniors. Learn how Ozarks Food Harvest is Taking the Initiative and how you can help here. |
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Ozarks Food Harvest has moved to a new food distribution facility! Click here for address information Click here for progress photos See news release: Next Era of Hunger Relief Begins for The Food Bank |
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McDonald’s of the Ozarks are giving customers a FREE Hot Chocolate or McCafé® coffee of their choice in exchange for a non-perishable food donation to The Food Bank! Visit any local McDonald’s restaurant November 2 through the 22nd to receive your tasty hot beverage and help feed your neighbors in need! Click here for more information. |
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1st Joe Nakato Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit Ozarks Food Harvest’s Kids Café program! Compete in this 4 person scramble on Monday, October 19th to raise funds and awareness for the Kids Café, feeding more than 1,000 hungry Ozarks kids each night! Click here for details. |
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Earlier this year when President Obama addressed the state of the economy, he acknowledged that many Americans are struggling with hunger and are turning to food banks for help. But as those people reach out, he noted, food banks across the country are often unable to keep up with demand. Click here for a special message and for more information about a nationwide campaign to end hunger. |
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We encourage
you to voice your thoughts on hunger issues in the Ozarks. Please
submit an original essay between 200-500 words telling us about your
most memorable experience in either helping another person or how
you yourself have been helped. SUBMIT YOUR ESSAY HERE>> |
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affiliate of Feeding America © 2007 Ozarks Food Harvest |
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