February 2021
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Ozarks Food HArvest – The food BAnk
Newsletter from the o’reilly center for hunger relief
“We needed all the help we could get. At the end of the month, we still had bills and debts to pay. Those weren’t going to stop just because we were in a tough spot” - Jeff, recieved help from a Mobile Food Pantry
Finding hope through hardship Several years ago, Jeff and his wife Margaret joined the Reaching Independence through Support and Education (RISE) program through the Drew Lewis Foundation. RISE originated with the Northwest Project, a fiveyear campaign to pilot anti-poverty strategies in Springfield neighborhoods. The couple had been living in survival mode, feeling overwhelmed by the bills that remained unpaid at the end of every month.
Jeff wasn’t ashamed to ask for help when life got difficult.
she was happy to help the family put food on their table.
“We needed all the help we could get. At the end of the month, we still had bills and debts to pay. Those weren’t going to stop just because we were in a tough spot,” he expressed.
“Being able to help them reduce one expense to make it through this year was a great feeling for our whole team,” she said.
Through RISE, Jeff was able to finish his degree, and he received a promotion at work. His family established reliable transportation and refinanced their home. They were in a good place, and things were starting to look up.
The Foundation began partnering with Ozarks Food Harvest to host Mobile Food Pantries last spring. Amy Blansit, CEO of the Drew Lewis Foundation, quickly mobilized her volunteers and staff to respond to the increased need in the Springfield area caused by COVID-19. Ozarks Food Harvest worked with the foundation to provide food for the distributions for several months. Week after week, hundreds of cars lined the block in front of the building to receive food.
But then the pandemic hit. Jeff, who works full-time for a manufacturing company and part-time at a convenience store, went from working 60 hours a week to only 40. He had worked so hard to create financial stability for his family, and after just a few months, he was struggling to pay the bills again. Thankfully, Jeff qualified to receive food assistance from the Drew Lewis Foundation. “They gave us fruit and vegetables, cheese, milk, cereal and a lot of other food. They even delivered it to our home when we couldn’t get to the distributions,” he shared.
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Receiving food from the Drew Lewis Foundation gave Jeff, his wife and their children one less thing to worry about.
“Being part of making sure people have their very basic need met is fulfilling and heartbreaking at the same time. People had tears in their eyes as we handed them a week or two worth of their basic food needs,” she shared. Amy was familiar with Jeff and Margaret through their participation in RISE, and
Jeff has now regained hours at work and is no longer receiving food assistance. He’s working hard to recover the stability his family had established before the pandemic. “When we needed help, they were there for us. We are so thankful for this. The Drew Lewis Foundation is eager to help people that need it, and they will do whatever it takes to make a difference in someone’s life,” he said. So many people like Jeff are still dealing with the effects of the pandemic and receiving help through Ozarks Food Harvest’s Mobile Food Pantries and other hunger-relief partners weekly. We will continue to be here to offer the help they need while getting back on their feet. Thank you for your continued compassion that is helping neighbors in the Ozarks facing challenges of all kinds.
Food insecurity affects the overall health of both children and adults.
The ripple effects of hunger For the 1 in 5 children and 1 and 7 adults that live with food insecurity, the sensation of hunger isn’t temporary. These neighbors spend a lot of time thinking about when or how they’ll get their next meal, and the lack of food affects far more than just their stomachs. Food insecurity threatens the minds and bodies of these children, families and seniors, and it also greatly affects our community. Hunger can take a detrimental toll on children. If a child is consistently hungry during the first few years of life while their brain is developing, the brain’s structure may be altered. The body and mind both experience significant stress, compromising both mental and physical development. Children facing hunger often fall asleep in class or have trouble focusing on the task at hand. Kids who aren’t sure where their next meal will come from may also lose their
sense of emotional security, which is something that children need as they continue to develop. Adults experiencing hunger are often forced to make seemingly impossible choices: purchase groceries or get medication? Pay the rent or feed the children? These choices create deep-seated anxiety that affects overall health in the long run. “Hunger is experienced by individuals, but its consequences ripple far beyond,” according to a Re:Think Original article for Feeding America in The Atlantic. “School performance suffers, workplace productivity declines, and the basic building blocks of society lose their strength.” When members of a population can’t reach their full potential, the whole community is affected. That’s where Ozarks Food Harvest comes in. We provide meals to a network of
270 hunger-relief partners across the Ozarks to ensure that every person living in southwest Missouri has the ability to receive food and reach their full potential. For a community to thrive, individuals must have their basic needs met. When a mother has enough to eat and can feed her children, she can thrive in her workplace. When a child has lunch every day, they have the energy to learn and play with their friends at school. The Food Bank’s ultimate goal is to end hunger in the Ozarks, and that all starts with providing food for families who need a little extra help. Thank you for partnering with us to build strong communities.
Giving Tuesday 2020 exceeds goal Thank you so much to everyone who donated to The Food Bank for Giving Tuesday 2020! On December 1, more than 400 donors raised $72,390 to help provide 289,560 meals to families experiencing hunger in the Ozarks. Giving Tuesday takes place on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving each year. This global day of giving encourages people to do good in the midst of the holiday season. With the challenges of 2020, we weren’t sure what to expect. We set a goal of $25,000, but our incredible donors exceeded that goal by nearly $50,000--thank you! These donations helped provide meals and a sense of hope to so many people at the end of
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2020, and they are continuing to help put food on the table this year. The funds help ensure that local children won’t go to bed hungry; that a homebound senior doesn’t have to choose between groceries or medication; that a father working two minimum-wage jobs can feed his family. Because of generous donors like you, people like Nathan can eat. “Thank you for doing this. It really helps out my family when we need it,” he shared. Giving Tuesday only takes place for 24 hours, but people facing hunger in the Ozarks rely on The Food Bank for help every day of the year. Thousands are still
recovering from the financial effects of COVID-19, and many will continue to rely on our network of food pantries and hunger-relief partners for months to come. With a donation of just $10, you can help provide $100 worth of groceries for a neighbor facing hunger. You’ll provide hope to so many people. Make your gift securely at ozarksfoodharvest.org/donate. Thank you to everyone who supported Ozarks Food Harvest on Giving Tuesday 2020 and to those who support us throughout the year. Our work would not be possible without you!
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Donations help support people facing challenges of all kinds throughout the year.
Give hope all year long In 2020, thousands of donors stepped up to support The Food Bank. Individuals showed their support by making donations, hosting fundraisers, collecting nonperishable food and volunteering with us throughout the year. Toward the end of the year, even more supporters contributed—many for the first time—to meet the increased need with a donation or volunteer session. From November 1 - December 31, Ozarks Food Harvest provided 4 million meals. That’s 482,000 more meals compared to the same time frame in 2019. These generous gifts helped provide millions of meals to food-insecure families and people facing challenges from the effects of the pandemic. Because of you, these families found hope in a dark time. But the work didn’t stop as we waved goodbye to 2020. We’re hopeful for a better year, but thousands of our neighbors are still facing unemployment and reduced wages in 2021. Gifts to The Food Bank tend to slow down at the beginning of the year, but hunger doesn’t stop after the holidays. The number of people facing hunger escalates throughout the winter. This year, people are experiencing the bleak obstacles of winter, including higher utility bills and end-of-year expenses, on top of COVID-19-related difficulties. Year-round giving is absolutely critical to The Food Bank, and it will be especially important this year. The steep increase in need in 2020 consumed a large portion of Ozarks Food Harvest’s resources, and The Food Bank has only been able to keep up with these changes because of generous donations from individuals, businesses and foundations.
Your donations will help support ongoing COVID-19 relief efforts, and they will also help provide funding for The Food Bank’s feeding programs throughout the year. Your gift may help ensure a child has enough food to eat over the weekend through the Weekend Backpack Program, or it may help a grandmother continue to receive a box of nutritious food every month through the Senior Food program. Last fall, Ozarks Food Harvest received its ninth consecutive four-star rating from Charity Navigator, indicating The Food Bank outperforms most other charities in America. Out of the more than 9,000 charities evaluated by Charity Navigator, only four percent have received at least nine consecutive four-star evaluations. We’re incredibly humbled by this honor—and we hope it assures you that each and every dollar you donate to The Food Bank is being used to bring meals and hope to people across 28 counties in southwest Missouri. Thank you so much for believing in the work of Ozarks Food Harvest. Let’s work together to help provide meals and hope to our neighbors in 2021.
Traditionally, Food Fight is a district-wide competition among Springfield Public Schools. In light of the challenges schools are facing this year, we’re asking local businesses and organizations to raise funds for the 10th annual Food Fight . Your support will provide meals for our neighbors facing hunger during these hard times! Host a fundraiser anytime between now and March 12 to help provide meals for foodinsecure children, families and seniors in southwest Missouri. Every dollar raised will help provide $10 worth of groceries! Learn more and sign up at ozarksfoodharvest. org/foodfight21 or reach out to Jennifer at jsickinger@ozarksfoodharvest.org for more information.
Give Ozarks March 24
Join Ozarks Food Harvest for an online day-of-giving event. Community Foundation of the Ozarks is bringing back Give Ozarks for 2021 to support recovery efforts for its nonprofit partners. You can donate online between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on March 24 to help provide meals through The Food Bank. Thank you for your support!
Lent Fish Drive February 17–April 3
Our annual Lent Fish Drive is going virtual for 2021! Participate in our online fish drive to help raise funds that will supply our hunger-relief partners with protein-rich products. Cans and pouches of fish provide essential nutrients to families facing hunger in the Ozarks. Learn more and donate at bit.ly/lentfishdrive.
Scouting for food February 27–April 1
Help support Ozarks Food Harvest through the Boy Scouts Ozarks Trail Council! Collect nonperishable food donations at home, and a Boy Scout in your neighborhood will pick them up. Look for the flyer on your porch or in your mailbox. You can also participate in Scouting for Food through our virtual fundraiser. Every dollar donated will help provide four meals. Local Scouts have helped provide more than 200,000 meals since 2002. Learn more and donate at bit.ly/ofhscoutingforfood. Volunteers show support with gifts of time throughout the year.
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Creating change together Each year, more than 260,000 people received food assistance through The Food Bank. But that number grew significantly in 2020. Thousands of people who had never relied on food assistance before suddenly found themselves in line at food pantries and mobile distributions, thanking volunteers, staff members and the National Guard for the muchneeded help. We’re nearly a year into this pandemic, and some of these people have returned to our hunger-relief partners for help again and again. Many of them are still facing reduced hours at work, while others are struggling to pay all of their bills each month. We will be here
to help them put food on the table for as long as they need it. The Food Bank has adapted to the crisis and is working hard to provide as many meals as possible, but we haven’t returned to “business as usual,” and I don’t expect us to for a very long time. It’s going to take many months for our community—and our world—to recover from this turmoil. As I’ve shared with you before, food banks were created for times just like this. When unprecedented events take place, we’re here to support the community with food at no cost. Let’s take a look at a few numbers to review 2020. Last year, we hosted 114 Mobile Food Pantries that provided 1.1 million meals and distributed 22 million meals to hunger-relief organizations. That’s an 11 percent increase in meals provided since 2019. But we didn’t do any of it alone. Foundations, businesses, organizations and so many individuals generously donated their time, funds and food to The Food Bank to help meet the increased need. You allowed us to rise to this moment on a scale we never could have imagined. Your contributions have helped support people like Michelle, who found help at one of our Mobile Food Pantry distributions.
Volunteers help distribute groceries through Mobile Food Pantry distributions.
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Because of you, Michelle and so many others have been able to pay their bills and feed their families. We truly couldn’t do any of this without you. That being said, we will need your support more than ever in the months ahead, and should you need us, we will be here for you, too. If you are able to support The Food Bank with a monetary donation, please visit ozarksfoodharvest.org/donate. Every dollar you donate helps provide $10 worth of groceries to someone experiencing hunger. Thank you for partnering with us!
“This is a blessing, and it came at a good time. I have five kids at home to worry about,” she shared.
The power of planned giving The gift of a long-term commitment to Ozarks Food Harvest is an excellent way to express your support for hunger-relief efforts in the Ozarks. There are so many ways to make a planned gift, and doing so will help leave your legacy and ensure the mission of The Food Bank is secure. Gifts made through our planned giving program, Legacy of Hope, are typically bequests, but donors may contribute in other ways. Remembering Ozarks Food Harvest in your will or trust is such a meaningful way to make a difference. With the help of a financial advisor, you can include specific language in your will or trust that a gift be made to The Food Bank as part of your estate plan.
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You can also designate Ozarks Food Harvest as the beneficiary of part or all of the remainder of your retirement assets. Many people may not use all of their retirement assets within their lifetime, and making this type of gift is an excellent way to show your support. Or, if you have excess life insurance, consider designating Ozarks Food Harvest as the beneficiary to secure tax benefits.
A variety of other options are also available. Please speak with your financial advisor about which plan works best for you. No matter how you choose to leave your legacy, please know that your gifts will be crucial to meeting The Food Bank’s mission of Transforming Hunger into Hope. Thank you for considering a legacy gift to Ozarks Food Harvest—one that will keep working to help one child, family or senior at a time.
Planned gifts are an excellent way to show your support.
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Special Thanks to these friends of the food bank Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation fights hunger
Smart Chicken makes annual holiday donation
Big thanks to the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation for its $40,000 donation! This gift enabled The Food Bank to purchase two coolers for the Ann Short Turner Community Center and Seymour YMCA—both summer feeding sites—in addition to sponsoring more than 80 children through the Weekend Backpack Program and providing 40,000 meals. The foundation is committed to inspiring philanthropy and community service by creating awareness, offering guidance and leading by example.
In December, Ozarks Food Harvest received a donation of nearly 7,000 pounds of poultry from Smart Chicken, thanks to its Smart Giving Holiday Challenge. Smart Chicken donates 10 percent of the poultry purchased at various retailers in the area during the month of November. This is the 18th year for the donation, which provides food pantries in southwest Missouri with a great source of protein just before the holidays.
OZARKS FOOD HARVEST BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tommy Wohlgemuth SGC™ Foodservice–President Kenny Ross Ross Construction Group–President Elect Jill Reynolds Commerce Trust Company–Treasurer Clayton Brown Prime Inc.–Secretary Kurt Bain Kraft Heinz Tim Bellanti Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc., Retired Tamara Conn O’Reilly Auto Parts Mike Pinkston Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. Krystal Russell Spectrum Accounting and Payroll Vault Dr. Meera Scarrow Mercy Hospital-Springfield–Past President James Wilson Tuthill
OZARKS FOOD HARVEST STAFF Bart Brown, President/CEO
HyVee helps provide holiday meals In December, Hy-Vee donated nearly 35,000 pounds of food for families facing hunger in southwest Missouri. The donation came as part of Hy-Vee’s goodwill initiative to help provide meals over the holidays. The retailer partnered with national and regional suppliers to provide more than 1 million pounds of food to food banks across its eight-state region. Thanks to Hy-Vee for this wonderful gift that will help so many families put a meal on the table this year!
Hy-Vee’s donation will help provide thousands of meals.
O’Reilly Auto Parts supports hunger relief Although the annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Charity Golf Classic didn’t take place this year because of the pandemic, we were very thankful to receive a generous $25,000 gift on behalf of the event! These funds will help provide meals for hundreds of children receiving food through our Weekend Backpack Program. More than 1,600 children in 60 schools participate in this program every year. The company has donated $71,200 to The Food Bank since 2007.
ADMINISTRATION Cindy Snow, Director of Administration Cindy Boggs, Administrative & Inventory Support Supervisor Terry Keller, Human Resource & Administrative Services Manager Laura King, Receptionist Lauren Zachary, Administrative Services Assistant Smart Chicken has partnered with The Food Bank for 18 years.
Enterprise Holdings gifts $12,000 Enterprise Holdings showed tremendous support for The Food Bank with a $12,000 donation. The gift is part of the Fill Your Tank Program, which addresses food insecurity by making donations to food banks across the nation. The $12,000 gift will help provide 48,000 meals for people facing hunger in the Ozarks. Since 2016, Enterprise has donated more than $75,000 to Ozarks Food Harvest.
General Mills Foundation helps provide meals for children We’re grateful for the General Mills Foundation and its $20,000 gift to the Weekend Backpack Program for Jasper County. This will help provide thousands of weekend meals for kids who aren’t sure where their next meal will come from. The General Mills Foundation has supported children in southwest Missouri since 2010.
DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATION Denise Gibson, Director of Development & Communication Sarah Byrd, Community Engagement Coordinator Jordan Dykstra, Graphic Designer Cassie Hanson, Development & Grants Manager Sara Roelke, Communication Coordinator Micah Rudd, Donor Relations Coordinator Jennifer Sickinger, Community Engagement Manager Allie Smith, Community Engagement Administrative Assistant COMMUNITY RESOURCES Stephanie Miller, Director of Community Resources Brittanie Allen, Volunteer Coach Dez Boykin, Volunteer Coach Gordon Day, Community Resources Associate Cady Goble, Glean Coordinator Megan Lorenz, Volunteer Coach Andrew Magnus, Volunteer Coach Alexa Poindexter, Full Circle Gardens Manager Kevin Richardson, Volunteer Coach Marcus Seal, Volunteer Supervisor Emilia Stauffer, Volunteer Coach Jason Terry, Assistant Volunteer Supervisor Jolene Thompson, Volunteer Engagement Coordinator Aaron Wilde, Material Handler/Volunteer Coach Julie Woodiel, Food Sourcing Coordinator MEMBER SERVICES Mary Zumwalt, Director of Programs & Member Services Terra Baum, Agency Capacity & Compliance Manager Jordan Browning, Public Information Officer Casey Gunn, Retail Compliance Specialist Heather Haloupek, Child Nutrition Programs Coordinator Deidra McBride, CSFP/Senior Box Coordinator Natalie Regenold, SNAP Coordinator Jane Terry, Creative Information Specialist Melanie Toler, Member Services Assistant Shada Travis, Agency Support Specialist OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION Scott Boggs, Director of Operations Kim Hansen, Operations Administrative Coordinator Trisha Heflin, Warehouse Supervisor Mike Hesebeck, Transportation Supervisor Eddie Hicks, Compliance Manager Sharon Penrod, Warehouse Coordinator Steve Roberts, Operations Manager
General Mills supports children in Jasper County.
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hunger hero news Feeding families across the Ozarks
“My favorite thing about volunteering with Ozarks Food Harvest is that it’s a fun and easy way to build comradery with other people.” - Terry White, Wesley UMC volunteer coordinator
Church groups serve the community together This month, we’re taking the opportunity to highlight the work of several of the churches that volunteer with The Food Bank on a monthly basis. We’re extremely grateful for the members of Campbell UMC’s Faith for Life group, King’s Way UMC and Wesley UMC for the time they have spent providing meals through Ozarks Food Harvest. Cumulatively, these groups have volunteered with us for 24 years. They have donated 7,153 hours of time and helped provide more than 750,000 meals! Their time is extremely valuable to us, and we can’t thank these groups enough for their service. These volunteers return to Ozarks Food Harvest each month to spend time with others while making a difference for families facing hunger. Each group is comprised of five to twenty people, and many of them have volunteered for years. They spend their time sorting food, packing Weekend Backpacks and Senior Food boxes.
Volunteers from King’s Way UMC have supported The Food Bank for many years.
Are you part of a church or other organization that might be interested in volunteering with us? We would love to have you! Groups are always welcome and encouraged at Ozarks Food Harvest. Please contact Jolene at volunteer@ozarksfoodharvest.org to get your group on the schedule. We’ve also reopened Saturday sessions from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., if your group may be interested in volunteering on the weekend. Safety continues to be our top priority as we fight hunger. We’re continuing to follow safety guidelines per the CDC and Springfield-Greene County Health Department, which include masking, social distancing and increased sanitation procedures. Thanks again to Campbell UMC, King’s Way UMC and Wesley UMC for Transforming Hunger into Hope with us. We can’t wait to see you in a volunteer session soon!
Terry White, the coordinator for the Wesley UMC group, loves volunteering at The Food Bank because it’s a simple way to give back and make an impact on the local community. “My favorite thing about volunteering with Ozarks Food Harvest is that it’s a fun and easy way to build comradery with other people,” she shared.
Volunteers from Campbell UMC reached 1,000 hours of service in April of 2019. Photo taken prior to the pandemic.
Food & Fund Drives Below is a list of food and fund drives that have provided meals from Nov. 17, 2020 – Jan. 8, 2021. Great Southern Bank – 12,428 Meals The Missouri Times, LLC – 10,000 Meals Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. – 8,200 Meals Holmes & Griffeth – 8,008 Meals Greenwood Laboratory Elementary – 7,494 Meals Stratum Nutrition – 6,680 Meals Ozark Lakes Region Porsche Club of America – 6,306 Meals Tau Kappa Epsilon - MSU Chapter – 5,865 Meals Poindexter Mechanical Plumbing & Heating – 4,800 Meals TLG Leasing, Inc. – 3,129 Meals Turkey Trot - Springfield-Greene Co. Park Board – 2,781 Meals TLC Properties – 2,532 Meals Springfield Conservation Nature Center – 2,300 Meals Hearing Wellness Solution – 2,000 Meals Humansville Full Gospel Church – 1,895 Meals Lambda Chi Alpha - MSU Fraternity – 1,588 Meals Copper Creek Dental – 1,581 Meals Affinity Wealth Partners – 1,563 Meals Infinity Academy – 1,484 Meals Heartland – 1,300 Meals Ridewell Suspensions – 1,193 Meals Monett Intermediate School – 919 Meals
Thank you so much to our ongoing food and fund drive hosts.
6 Transform Hunger into Hope by volunteering to help your neighbors in need. Sign up at ozarksfoodharvest.org/volunteer.
volunteers Below is a list of individuals and groups who have donated 15+ hours of time from November 1– December 31, 2020. Individuals
Our home garden in Rogersville is undergoing renovations.
Winter Garden Progress Winter is here, but our Full Circle Gardens Program is still flourishing! The Glean Team harvested more than 63,000 pounds of vegetables in 2020—that’s a 40 percent increase from the 2019 growing season! These freshly harvested veggies are distributed among our hunger-relief partners year-round. Out at our home garden in Rogersville, The Full Circle Gardens team is currently renovating the large high tunnel to improve its longevity. This includes replacing some of the wooden and plastic elements of the tunnel, and while they’re removed, the soil gets a good soaking of natural rain to wash down any salts or excess nutrients that have built up over the years. That will lead to healthier, more vigorous plants for the next growing season and beyond. The home garden also has a new composting education area. It allows the team to demonstrate a variety of types
of composting systems while creating healthy soil to add back to the garden. Ozarks Headwaters Recycling & Materials Management District O awarded The Food Bank with a grant to create this educational opportunity for our volunteers and school groups that visit the farm. With this new setup, we can show how composting helps reduce the amount of material we send to the landfill, and also how it connects with our food system as an essential input for organic vegetable production. Since May of 2020, the team has already composted over 2,500 pounds of garden waste and turned it into compost! With these important improvements and renovations, we hope to provide even more garden-fresh produce to our neighbors facing hunger this year. Want to join us for a volunteer session at the garden? Visit ozarksfoodharvest.org/volunteer to sign up.
Make a difference this year Are you looking for a way to serve and better the community this year? We have an opportunity for you!
are required for every session. We also implement social distancing to keep everyone as safe as possible.
Thousands of families are still experiencing the effects of the pandemic, and more people than ever are receiving food assistance for the first time. We need your help to sort and pack food for them at our warehouse!
Signing up is easy, and both morning and afternoon sessions are available Monday through Saturday. We also have openings on Tuesday evenings! Choose what works best for you at ozarksfoodharvest.org/volunteer.
During a typical three-hour session, you’ll help provide more than 100 meals. Whether you choose to volunteer once a month or once a week, we would love to get you on the schedule. We know your time is valuable, and you can trust that it will be spent wisely at The Food Bank. You might even make a friend or two. We want to keep you and our staff members safe! A temperature check, thorough handwashing and masks
Groups are welcomed and encouraged to volunteer together! Talk to your book club, church group or extended family to see if they might be interested in giving back with you. To sign up with a group, please contact Jolene at volunteer@ozarksfoodharvest.org.
Michael Albano Joseph Andrews Andrew Bailey Shance Beckwith Kim Burton Kenneth Carnahan Tom Carson Darron Cathcart Gale Clithero Lou Ann Cornelison Patrick Cunningham Gary DeHaven Kris Dreesen Danny Edwards Arlene Eichler Linda Frieda Linda Gillick Alexander Hamm Mallory Hancock Wil Hardiman Ann Hilmo Tim Hoover Jennifer James Mary Keidle
Kathy Kraus Donald Landon Dave Lappin Paige Latta Madison Lewis Clayton McCarter Dillon McConnell Cindy McDonough Jeannette Napoleon Peter Nester David Niculcea Sarah O’Toole Bill Peden Madison Powers Kyler Prisk Daniel Regier Derek Ruda Faith Sharp Vicki Sigman Riley Straight Margene Terrill Mary Thomas Lona Wait Donna Zeitz
Groups Amberger Family Central Bank of the Ozarks Cerner Applications Si3 Faith for Life – Campbell UMC Hendrickson Family King’s Way UMC Laura’s Home Mercy - Lean Team Mercy Clinic Finance
Mercy Hospital Services MSU Care MSU Sigma Phi Epsilon Netsmart Restoration Students SPS - MSU Base Program Temple Israel Trouskie Family UMKC School of Pharmacy Wesley UMC
Special thanks to these volunteers for achieving 1,000 hours of service! We’re so thankful for all that you do!
Don Landon
Melvie Mosier
We can’t wait to see you for your next volunteer session! Thanks for making a difference with us. Gary DeHaven
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