OFH receives donation from Moark, LLC, Land O’Lakes’ wholly owned egg subsidiary
Moark, LLC, Land O’Lakes’ wholly-owned egg subsidiary, is donating 4,500 cartons of eggs—or 54,000 eggs—to Ozarks Food Harvest.
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Cowboy Classic Pro Rodeo helping Ozarks Food Harvest again
The annual Cowboy Classic Pro Rodeo will partner with Ozarks Food Harvest to collect food donations. Attendees are asked to bring canned food donations for The Food Bank in exchange for a $1 discount on admission.
Scouting for Food 2012 kicks off on Saturday
Boy Scouts will Scout for Food in Springfield neighborhoods Saturday to collect nonperishable food items for Ozarks Food Harvest. This is the 23rd year local Boy Scouts have partnered with The Food Bank for the national community service project, Scouting for Food.
Local grocers raise more than $20,000 in Check Out Hunger 2011
Sixty local grocery stores in nearly 40 communities collected $22,000 during Ozarks Food Harvest’s 13th annual Check Out Hunger campaign in November and December to help feed those in need in southwest Missouri.
Heuer Foundation announces major milestone
A local foundation granted major gifts to 10 Lebanon and West Plains-area organizations at a news conference today at the OTC Lebanon Education Center at 22360 Highway MM in Lebanon.
Brad Paisley partnering with Ozarks Food Harvest
Country music superstar Brad Paisley’s Virtual Reality World Tour 2012 is coming to Springfield on Feb. 25 and will help feed those in need by collecting non-perishable food items and monetary donations for Ozarks Food Harvest.
Panera Bread to give back to OFH Weekend Backpack Program
Panera Bread will select four menu items one day each month beginning Feb. 24, and will donate a set amount per featured item to Ozarks Food Harvest. Cafes in Springfield, Branson and Joplin will participate in donating proceeds.
Ozarks Food Harvest receives international food safety certification
Ozarks Food Harvest was recently honored as only the sixth Feeding America food bank of more than 200 in the nation to achieve international food safety certification by the American Institute of Baking International.
Bart Brown elected Missouri Food Bank Association president
The Missouri Food Bank Association (MFBA) named its new officers last month, electing Bart Brown as president. Bart Brown is the president/CEO at Ozarks Food Harvest.
Letter to the Editor: Foundation gifts encourage year-round giving
Two local foundations awarded a total of $200,000 to 16 member agencies of Ozarks Food Harvest over the past couple of weeks. By working through Ozarks Food Harvest, the charities’ dollars will leverage $10 worth of food distribution for every dollar donated, meaning the gifts from the Slusher and Musgrave Foundations will result in $2 million worth of food distributed to southwest Missourians in need.