OFH hires Gordon Day, former Willow Brook VP
Ozarks Food Harvest recently created a new position to help secure and maintain donations of food, hiring Gordon Day, a former vice president at Willow Brook Foods.
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Hygiene kits needed for at-risk children’s backpacks
Ozarks Food Harvest is asking community members to host Hygiene Drives to help more than 1,000 area children in need when school resumes this fall.
Hungerthon 2012 collects $125,000 for Backpack Program
Ozarks Food Harvest and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment’s Alice 95.5’s 14th annual radio-thon, Hungerthon, wrapped up this morning, collecting a grand total of $125,968 for The Food Bank’s Weekend Backpack Program.
14th annual Hungerthon is June 1–4
Ozarks Food Harvest and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment’s Alice 95.5 will kick off the 14th annual Hungerthon radio-thon next Friday morning in hopes of raising $125,000 for the Backpack Program.
Letter to the Editor: The Importance of SNAP
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP (formerly food stamps) is targeted at our most vulnerable: 76 percent of SNAP households include a child, senior or disabled person, and 85 percent have gross income at or below 100 percent of the poverty line.
Ozarks Food Harvest receives $15,000 from Kraft Foods Foundation
The Kraft Foods Foundation recently awarded a $15,000 grant to Ozarks Food Harvest to support hunger relief efforts in southwest Missouri.
Missouri State students help feed hungry by eating Kellogg’s
Missouri State University students are helping end hunger simply by eating bowls of cereal in campus dining halls this month. For every bowl of cereal consumed by the students, Kellogg’s is donating a bowl of cereal to Ozarks Food Harvest, the regional food bank.
Hy-Vee partners with regional food bank to feed hungry
The Springfield Hy-Vee is the newest store to participate in Ozarks Food Harvest’s Retail Pick-Up Program, which rescues products that do not meet standards for retail sale, but remain safe for consumption.
OFH Board of Directors names new officers
The board of directors at Ozarks Food Harvest recently elected its newest volunteer officers.
Local Panera Bread cafes help feed children in need
Panera Bread will donate $1–$2 per five select menu items purchased as part of its initiative to support Ozarks Food Harvest’s Weekend Backpack Program.