Check Out Hunger raises more than $36,000
Nearly 80 grocery stores partnered with Ozarks Food Harvest to help Check Out Hunger over the holidays. The grand total of $36,515 was collected in check-out lanes across the Ozarks.
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Moe’s Southwest Grill opening in Battlefield Mall to benefit OFH
Moe’s Southwest Grill is coming to Springfield, Mo with a special grand opening fundraiser. Event-goers will receive All You Can Eat when they donate $10 for Ozarks Food Harvest.
Top chefs competing at Missouri Pork Association event in Springfield on Monday
Six Springfield and Branson chefs are competing in the Missouri Pork Association’s Taste of Elegance event. Ozarks Food Harvest is event partner for fifth consecutive year.
Scouts kick off month-long Scouting for Food service project
Boy Scouts across the Ozarks are going door-to-door in March to collect nonperishable food items for Ozarks Food Harvest during their 25th annual Scouting for Food food drive. The project wraps up on Saturday, March 29 with a one-day, community-wide food drive at several Walmart locations.
Local Panera Bread cafés kick off Second Friday’s in 2014 to benefit Weekend Backpack Program
Seven Panera Bread cafés in Springfield, Branson and Joplin are kicking off Second Friday benefits for Ozarks Food Harvest’s Weekend Backpack Program on Valentine’s Day, donating a portion of select menu purchases to the children’s hunger-relief program.
ZOOPER Bowl Week at Dickerson Park Zoo Kicks Off Jan. 25
Before you settle in next weekend to watch the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII, shake off your winter cabin fever and support a good cause during Dickerson Park Zoo’s third annual ZOOPER Bowl food drive benefiting Ozarks Food Harvest.
St. Susanne Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon partners with OFH for Senior Food Box Program
St. Susanne Catholic Church is the newest Ozarks Food Harvest Senior Food Box Program site, helping serve low-income Lawrence County seniors with nutritious food. Ozarks Food Harvest’s Senior Food Box Program supplements the diets of low-income seniors with nutritious USDA commodity foods.
Check Out Hunger campaign with local grocers ends Dec. 31
Grocery shoppers have until Dec. 31 to Check Out Hunger for Ozarks Food Harvest at nearly 80 participating stores. Check Out Hunger gives community members the opportunity to add a $1, $3 or $5 tax-free donation to their bill when checking out at area grocers.
Smart Chicken donating nearly 10,000 pounds of frozen chicken to OFH
Ozarks Food Harvest is receiving a large donation of poultry, thanks to Smart Chicken’s 11th annual Feed the Hungry campaign. Senator Roy Blunt will visit The Food Bank to support the donation.
OFH earns highest possible Charity Navigator rating
Ozarks Food Harvest recently received the highest rating of four out of four possible stars from Charity Navigator, the nonprofit corporation that evaluates charities in the United States.