HUNGERTHON supports needy Ozarks children
Ozarks Food Harvest and [email protected] FM will kick off HUNGERTHON™ 2010 Friday morning in hopes of raising $120,000 to support The Food Bank’s Weekend Backpack Program™.
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Missouri Rotarians volunteer for Mobile Food Pantry and Backpack Program
Three Missouri Rotary districts will come together for a state-wide district convention in Springfield, and will participate in the new hands-on service project of the event—Service in Action.
Cowboy Classic Pro Rodeo benefits Food Bank
Springfield’s annual Cowboy Classic Pro Rodeo is partnering with Ozarks Food Harvest for the fifth straight year to collect food donations on Friday.
OFH announces new Board Officers
Ozarks Food Harvest’s volunteer board of directors recently named its officers for The Food Bank’s 2010–2012 fiscal years.
Local grocers collect more than $14,000 for OFH
Eleven Ozarks grocers collected nearly $14,500 for Ozarks Food Harvest’s annual CHECK OUT HUNGER™ campaign.
Boy Scouts “Scout for Food”
Southwest Missouri Boy Scouts will collect donations of non-perishable food items for Ozarks Food Harvest this Saturday. The Scouts will go door-to-door in community neighborhoods across the Ozarks as part of the annual nationwide “Scouting for Food” food drive.
Ozarks Food Harvest Participates in Feinstein Challenge
Ozarks Food Harvest will participate in the 12th Annual Feinstein Challenge, for a piece of the $1 million pie given away nationwide by philanthropist Shawn Alan Feinstein of the Feinstein Foundation.
Red Gold donates 16,000 pounds of tomatoes
One of The Food Bank’s largest tomato donations from Red Gold (16,000 pounds) will occur at 11:00 am, Thursday, Feb 25 at The Food Bank’s food distribution facility.
CBCO donors help feed hundreds of area families
During the final three weeks of 2009, donors to Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) were invited to make an additional contribution to Ozarks Food Harvest during the Miracle of Giving Blood Drive.
Musgrave and Slusher Foundations make major gift
The Jeannette L. Musgrave Foundation and the Roy W. Slusher Foundation are making sizeable grants toward feeding the hungry in a multi-county initiative called Feeding Hope in 2010.