SUMMER 2017
HARVEST TIME OZARKS FOOD HARVEST – THE FOOD BANK
NEWSLETTER FROM THE O’REILLY CENTER FOR HUNGER RELIEF
CHARLIE O'REILLY: SGC FOODSERVICE STEPS UP TO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Greetings from the O’Reilly Center for Hunger Relief! Since the February announcement of the Ending Hunger, Building Hope capital campaign to add 56,000 square feet to our distribution center, many of you have stepped up and made a donation — thank you! We are thrilled to be so close to breaking ground on this addition that will allow us to better meet the needs of our community. The amount of food we were forced to turn away or redirect to other food banks amounted to nearly 1.5 million pounds this year, as we do not have the space or the right kind of space to grow our distribution. We’re at capacity, and that means we can’t grow with the growing need.
“SGC sees the impact of a larger distribution center ... being a part of this campaign is a way to make real change for our most vulnerable neighbors." -Charlie O'Reilly, O'Reilly Automotive One generous donor who is supporting this expansion is SGC Foodservice. Founded in 1865, SGC, which you might recognize formerly as Springfield Grocer Company, is Springfield's oldest surviving continuously operating business, and one of the oldest in the state. Bart shared with me that since 1995, this family-owned business has been a great supporter both financially and with food donations, including a generous gift for our current capital campaign. Like my family, SGC and the Tynes family see the impact of a larger distribution center. And they know that being a part of this campaign is a way to make real change
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for our most vulnerable neighbors. SGC president/CEO Jeff Tynes said that when his family became involved with the mission to solve hunger, he quickly realized just how large the issue is in the Ozarks. “It's a big problem seeing food needs go unmet in our community when the resources to help solve the problem are right here in our own backyard,” he shared. It’s true. Hunger in our community is solvable. We have enough food, volunteers and donors to close the meal gap of 30 million needed meals for our 28-county service area. But our capacity is capped, and today we’re providing just under 16 million meals. Jeff went on to share with us how he believes that this need is our collective responsibility. “I feel strongly that we all owe it to our community and our neighbors to make sure that no one has to struggle to provide for this most basic need, it simply doesn't have to happen. It should not happen here.” Jeff said that when he learned of the plans to expand Ozarks Food Harvest, there was no question that SGC would play a part. He said, “I know when we support OFH that it's being used to its greatest effect to solve the problem of hunger in southwest Missouri.” Every dollar donated to Ozarks Food Harvest, whether for general feeding programs, the capital campaign or the Weekend Backpack Program, is all being used in the most effective way to help our neighbors who struggle with hunger. Eight-year-old Dylan from Monett shared with Food Bank
staff, “I am thankful for the food because I can feed my loved ones and me. When I get hungry I feel like I’m gonna get sick. I don’t have that much food at my house. Thank you so, so much.” Thanks to compassionate people like the Tynes family and the folks at SGC Foodservice, more kids like Dylan will have something to eat. As we’ve shared with you before, this campaign is about more than simply building a warehouse. This campaign means building a foundation for a hunger-free Ozarks. And that’s something we can all be proud to support.
WALMART DRIVE PROVIDES 500,000 MEALS
ARVEST CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES DONATED 916 POUNDS OF FOOD DURING THIS YEAR'S 1 MILLION MEALS DRIVE. THE FOOD WILL BE SORTED BY VOLUNTEERS AND GIVEN TO AREA PANTRIES.
ARVEST FIGHTS HUNGER WITH 1 MILLION MEALS Annual drive at Springfield, Nixa banks provides 12,100 meals Arvest Bank held its seventh annual 1 Million Meals campaign to raise food and funds for those who struggle with hunger. This year’s campaign took place April 3 through June 3. Springfield and Nixa branches supported Ozarks Food Harvest and collected $2,834 and 916 pounds of food to provide 12,100 meals to those in need. “Thanks to the outstanding generosity of our associates, customers and members of our community, we are excited to provide meals to our neighbors in need through Ozarks Food Harvest,” said Brad Crain, president and chief executive officer of Arvest Bank in Springfield. “We hope 1 Million Meals has increased hunger awareness in southwest Missouri. I am proud of — and humbled by — our success with this year’s campaign. We all look forward to continuing to give back to our community.” Thanks to bank customers, collectively over 1.8 million meals will be provided to 70 food banks and hunger-relief organizations in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. In order to encourage monetary donations
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This year, Walmart’s nationwide Fight Hunger. Spark Change. initiative provided 218 million meals to Feeding America food banks across the country. Ozarks Food Harvest was awarded $125,000 to fight hunger right here in the Ozarks. From April 17 through May 15, Walmart encouraged shoppers to join the fight against hunger by donating through an online campaign, as well as purchasing specialty-marked products and giving monetary donations at the register. These donations will allow Ozarks Food Harvest to provide more than 500,000 meals to children, families and seniors who struggle with hunger and access food assistance from The Food Bank’s network of 270 member agencies. “We are incredibly grateful for partnerships that are made available to us by being a part of the Feeding America network,” said Denise Gibson, director of development and communication at Ozarks Food Harvest. “With summer being our slow fundraising and event season, this campaign helps us raise awareness and secure funds to help our struggling neighbors.” Kathleen McLaughlin, chief sustainability officer and president of the Walmart Foundation added, “At Walmart, we aim to use our strengths and collaborate with others to transform the systems we all rely on. We believe that the value-maximizing strategy is the one that creates shared value for customers, business and society.”
OFH'S BART BROWN ACCEPTS A DONATION FROM ARVEST OF SPRINGFIELD PRESIDENT BRAD CRAIN.
in addition to food donations, local branches provided donors with a paper fork to sign to showcase their support. “Each year, 1 Million Meals reminds us of the tremendous generosity of our community,” said Bart Brown, president/CEO of Ozarks Food Harvest. “The impact that our local Arvest branches is making on hunger in our community is remarkable. This is an effort that takes a lot of work on behalf of Arvest staff members, and we are thankful for their dedication to feeding our hungry neighbors. With 12,100 meals being provided, less families will worry about where their next meal will come from, all thanks to Arvest Bank and their customers.”
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DURING FIGHT HUNGER. SPARK CHANGE., SPECIALLY-MARKED PRODUCTS PROVIDED DONATIONS TO OZARKS FOOD HARVEST.
DAY OF CARING DONORS PROVIDE 68K MEALS 381 volunteers joined OFH during this annual day to give back Once a year, around 2,300 volunteers from businesses and organizations across the Ozarks take time out of their work day to help more than 100 nonprofits during United Way’s Day of Caring. The day of giving back, now 25 years old, took place this year on June 22. Ozarks Food Harvest was honored to have 381 volunteers. By the end of the day, they donated 630 hours to provide over 68,600 meals to children, families and seniors in the Ozarks. Nearly 22,000 pounds of nonperishable food was sorted in the Volunteer Center; 1,320 Senior Food boxes were assembled; over 8,500 pounds of food was distributed at a Mobile Food Pantry; 301 pounds of carrots and green beans were harvested at The Food Bank's garden, more vegetables such as onions, purple potatoes and snap peas were planted and garden beds were weeded; 1,633 pounds of food and $1,737 was collected through drives at area Walmart stores; and over 1,733 notes of encouragement were written to kids who receive food through the Weekend Backpack Program. “Since it was our 25th anniversary, we were thrilled to see so much community support,” said Jill Finney, vice president of communication and volunteers at United Way of the Ozarks. “This event is a huge community
VOLUNTEERS GIFTED THEIR TIME IN MANY WAYS DURING THIS YEAR'S DAY OF CARING. FROM SORTING FOOD, PACKING BOXES OF MEALS FOR SENIORS, HARVESTING CARROTS TO WRITING HOPE NOTES, VOLUNTEERS MADE A BIG IMPACT BY JOINING OZARKS FOOD HARVEST IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER.
effort, which just seemed super-sized this year. It takes a team of volunteer committee members to plan for months. It takes sponsors to support the event financially. And, of course, it takes volunteers to get out and do the work in the community.”
UPCOMING EVENTS
HUNGERTHON ON 105.9 KGBX – SEPT. 8–11
Join Kevin & Liz on iHeartMedia's 105.9 KGBX during Hunger Action Month as they work to end childhood hunger in the Ozarks. You can help by sponsoring a Weekend Backpack Program child for just $25 per month — or for a semester at $12.50 per month. Listen to the radio-thon live to make your pledge, Friday, Sept. 8 through Monday, Sept. 11. Or call (417) 865-3411 in advance to learn about other ways to show your support of the 19th annual event.
Heartfelt thanks to the groups that gave of their time to OFH: 3M, American National Insurance, Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc., Bancsource, Chase Card Services, CoxHealth Business Connections, Creekside at Elfindale, Greene County MU Extension Office, SpringfieldGreene County Health Department, Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management, Penmac Staffing and Phelps Center for Gifted Education.
GO ORANGE DAY – SEPT. 14 Orange is the color of hunger awareness, and National Go Orange Day is Sept. 14. Sport orange to raise awareness during Hunger Action Month this September. Watch for more ideas on OFH's 30 Ways in 30 Days calendar at ozarksfoodharvest.org.
IRON CHEF – SEPT. 23 Join Ozarks Food Harvest and Farmers Market of the Ozarks for this annual competition. Watch local chefs compete to be named Iron Chef and vote for your favorite dishes with a donation. Join The Food Bank at Panera Bread on National & Elm during the First Friday Art Walk, Nov. 7. When you make a monetary donation to OFH,Food you receive soup a baguette Ozarks Harvest andand Panera Bread from Panera—plus an "empty bowl” created are partnering for Empty Bowls, an event by a local artist. The "empty bowls" serve as a offering a bowl created by a local artist and of theand thousands ofexchange empty bowls areminder meal of soup bread in for on dinner tables across SWMO. donations. Come join us this fall!
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SNAP BENEFITS ARE ESSENTIAL
BART BROWN, PRESIDENT/CEO
At Ozarks Food Harvest, we have the vital task of being a voice for those in need. Our neighbors who worry about putting food on the table for their families often don’t find themselves having a platform to reach thousands of people. But because we do, it’s essential for us to use it to do some good in the lives of those who are most vulnerable. Across the Ozarks, 170,000 people are in desperate need of daily food assistance. And hundreds of thousands more wouldn’t be able to make ends meet without help from charities and federal food programs. We serve 261,000 people each year through our network of 270 hunger-relief partners. And each year over 828,000 people across the state rely on SNAP, formerly known as food stamps. We’ve heard the stereotypes about folks who use SNAP. But as someone who has met
many people on the program, they’re just not true. These are folks with challenges many of us are lucky to have never faced. For those who have never been hungry and who have been blessed to have a stable job, a warm home and a working car, it can be hard to imagine what it might be like to not have enough money to pay for just the basics. But if that ever happens, programs like SNAP are not just a blessing, they’re a lifeline. Sometimes SNAP provides enough meals for most of the month, but many families turn to charities to fill the gap the last week. Ashley is a single mom of three. We met her at a Springfield pantry. She was getting food to get her family through the end of the month. “We’re already out of [SNAP] benefits, so we need a bit more food,” Ashley shared. With three elementary-aged kids, Ashley finds it hard to keep her struggles to herself, though she tries. Not having enough to buy a toy or an ice cream cone is hard for kids to understand, not to mention explaining why there isn’t any more food to eat. “I try and keep it from them for the most part, but they know when we are hurting for money because they want stuff and we can’t always get it for them,” Ashley said. “I wish I could just get them whatever they want to a limit, I don’t want to spoil them, but sometimes little stuff they want and I can’t afford to get it for them.” Many of the people who benefit from SNAP, 64 percent, are kids, seniors or disabled. In addition, 22 percent work full-time, are in
SNAP HELPS ASHLEY PROVIDE FOR HER FAMILY.
a training program or are caregivers. The remaining 14 percent work less than 30 hours a week or are unemployed. It’s important to know that SNAP has one of the lowest fraud percentages of any government program, around one percent, and is proven to do a lot of good for people struggling with hunger. It allows people to enter the workforce when entry-level jobs don’t pay enough to meet expenses. Food banks like ours could never replace all that SNAP does — last year Missourians received $1.2 billion in benefits — but our partnerships with SNAP and other federal food programs leverage local support. Only together will we meet the needs of our community. Just as we serve as a voice to the voiceless, we believe you can as well. We count on you to help us advocate and raise awareness of the need. Thank you for standing with us as we work diligently to end hunger.
FIGHT HUNGER WITH YOUR FAMILY
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My team often hosts groups of school kids at our distribution center to take a tour and learn more about how Ozarks Food Harvest works. Of course it’s lots of fun for kids to see the trucks, walk through the refrigerator and meet our hard-working volunteers. But when it comes to explaining to kids why we exist in the first place, that can be a struggle. How do you explain to young kids that some of their friends might worry about going to bed hungry? How do you explain that not all families are afforded the same opportunities and resources? How do you explain the wide-reaching, heartbreaking issue of hunger? Even though it’s hard, making an effort to explain, answer questions and talk through the issue with kids is so important. Developing compassion for others at a young age sets kids up to be caring adults who support the charities they believe in. And even before they grow up, we teach
kids that they can make an impact at any age. We’ve been thankful to witness countless examples of TY CAME BY OFH ON RED NOSE kids hosting DAY TO GIVE 20 POUNDS OF FOOD food drives, COLLECTED AT HIS 5TH BIRTHDAY. donating money earned from a lemonade stand or joining us as volunteers in our garden. As you’re spending time with your kids this summer, would you consider talking to them about Ozarks Food Harvest? You may be surprised what ideas they come up with to help us fight hunger. We all reap the benefits when we take the time to encourage a child to care about his or her neighbor.
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OFH BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tamara deWild O’Reilly Auto Parts–President Dr. Meera Scarrow Mercy Hospital-Springfield–President Elect TommyWohlgemuth SGC™ Foodservice–Treasurer Tim Bellanti Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.–Secretary Mike Pinkston Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.–Past President Dr. John Buckner Ferrell Duncan Clinic Brad Crain Arvest Bank of Springfield Jim Guthrie Prime Inc. Gary Naab General Mills, Retired Jill Reynolds Commerce Trust Company Kenny Ross Morelock–Ross Builders Krystal Russell Spectrum Accounting and Payroll Vault Todd Sherman Kraft Heinz JamesWilson NewStream Enterprises, a subsidiary of SRC Holdings
SPECIAL THANKS TO THESE FRIENDS OF THE FOOD BANK HERSCHEND FAMILY FOUNDATION PROVIDES 20,000 MEALS Ozarks Food Harvest is fortunate to have support from the Herschend Family Foundation! Its generous donation of $5,000 will help provide 20,000 meals. Since 2007, the Herschend Family Foundation has made 12 gifts to support Ozarks Food Harvest’s mission of solving hunger in the Ozarks, providing hundreds of thousands of meals!
BANK OF AMERICA GIFTS $10K
OFH STAFF Bart Brown, President/CEO ADMINISTRATION Cindy Snow, Director of Administration Cindy Boggs, Office Manager Terry Keller, Administrative Services Coordinator Lauren Zachary, Receptionist DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATION Denise Gibson, Director of Development & Communication Jenna Brown, Development & Food Drive Asst. Coord. Cassie Hanson, Development & Grants Manager Tessa Hull, Communication Assistant Coordinator Lisa Matus, Development Assistant Coordinator Jennifer Sickinger, Senior Coordinator ChristineTemple, Communication & PR Coordinator COMMUNITY RESOURCES Gordon Day, Director of Community Resources Dan Bohannon, Retail Store Donation Coordinator Christy Claybaker, Community Engagement Coordinator Brenda Hesebeck, Volunteer Coach Rob Medlen, Full Circle Gardens Assistant Jeremy Moore, Volunteer Coach Samantha Mustain, Volunteer Lead Coach Marcus Seal, Volunteer Coach JoleneThompson, Volunteer Engagement Manager KelliWoolsey, Volunteer Coach MEMBER SERVICES Mary Zumwalt, Director of Programs & Member Services Jordan Browning, Comm. Partnerships & Advocacy Coord. Casey Gunn, Retail Compliance Specialist Kimberly Hansen, SNAP Coordinator Abbey Hedges, Backpack Program Coordinator Terra Lamb, Agency Outreach Coordinator JaneTerry, Creative Information Specialist MelanieToler, Member Services Assistant ErinThomason, Nutrition Programs Coordinator OPERATIONS ADMINSTRATION Scott Boggs, Director of Operations Teresa Dixon, Warehouse Supervisor Mike Doubledee, Inventory Manager Steven Henry, Operations Administration Mike Hesebeck, Transportation Supervisor Eddie Hicks, Operations/Compliance Coordinator Steve Roberts, Transportation Manager Due to growth and limited space in the newsletter, all warehouse and transportation associates on the Operations team are now listed online at ozarksfoodharvest.org.
MIKE PINKSTON, MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC., PRESENTS A CHECK TO OFH'S BART BROWN.
EACH BACKPACK CONTAINS SIX MEALS TO PROVIDE ENOUGH FOOD FOR SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
DARR FOUNDATION MAKES FIRST GIFT TO THE FOOD BANK Ozarks Food Harvest is grateful to have support from the Darr Family Foundation. In its first gift, the foundation donated $7,500 to provide 1,011 bags of food through the Weekend Backpack Program! The foundation’s mission is to empower at-risk youth to overcome barriers to opportunity. Special thanks to the Darr Family Foundation for showing compassion to hungry kids.
Ozarks Food Harvest has received support from Bank of America since 2006. This spring, Bank of America gave $10,000 to provide food distribution and services across the Ozarks. This donation will provide 40,000 meals to those in need! Through the generosity of Bank of America over the years, $106,000 has been donated to provide hundreds of thousands of meals. Thanks to Bank of America for showing compassion to those who struggle with hunger!
SLUSHER GIVES 674 FOOD BAGS Heartfelt thanks to the Slusher Foundation for its gift of $5,000 for the Weekend Backpack Program at Hollister Elementary, which has a free and reduced-price lunch rate at nearly 71 percent. The foundation’s gift will sponsor 674 bags of food, providing 4,026 meals. OFH is grateful for the Slusher Foundation’s commitment to feeding those in need and its donations of more than $267,000 since 1995!
SRC FUNDS BACKPACK PROGRAM Heartfelt thanks to SRC Automotive for its support of the Weekend Backpack Program in Monett! This gift of $5,000 will provide over 4,000 meals to kids. The Weekend Backpack Program provides 1,670 children with nutritious, child-friendly meals to eat over each weekend of the school year. Thanks to SRC for its support of our mission!
HEUER SUPPORTS WEST PLAINS Thanks to the Heuer Foundation, The Samaritan Outreach Center and First Baptist Church food pantries in West Plains were awarded $1,000 each to support food access in Howell County. The Heuer Foundation has been a supporter of The Food Bank since 2010.
QUINN AND WILL PRESENT THEIR DONATIONS TO OFH'S JENNIFER SICKINGER.
SUNSHINE STUDENTS HOLD FUNDRAISER FOR OFH Quinn and Will, friends from Sunshine Elementary School, sold necklaces and bracelets to benefit Ozarks Food Harvest. They raised $197 to provide 788 meals. Thanks guys!
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VOLUNTEER & FOOD DRIVE PROGRAMS
SUMMER 2017
GARDEN SEEKS VOLUNTEERS This growing season has been off to a great start for Ozarks Food Harvest’s Full Circle Gardens program. So far, Glean Team volunteers have harvested 2,010 pounds of produce from Ozarks Food Harvest’s garden, and nearly 1,900 pounds of produce from Second Baptist’s Victory Garden. The Food Bank’s garden is growing potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, a variety of peppers, beets, green beans, squash, zucchini, onions, celery and carrots. “Getting a jump on our growing season this winter has given us a big head start over last season,” said Christy Claybaker, community engagement coordinator at Ozarks Food Harvest. Most of the produce is being distributed to Northview and South Side senior centers, as well as Harmony House. Any extra produce is being brought to Ozarks Food Harvest’s warehouse to be distributed to its network of 270 hunger-relief organizations. More volunteers are needed to keep up with the demand in these gardens. Sign-up today at ozarksfoodharvest.org/volunteer.
NEARLY 4,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE HAS BEEN HARVESTED BY THE 2017 GLEAN TEAM.
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SCOUTS FROM PACK 289 BRAVED THE RAIN TO COLLECT FOOD FROM SPRINGFIELD NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS YEAR'S TOTAL COLLECTION IS THE LARGEST IN SCOUTING HISTORY.
RECORD YEAR FOR SCOUTS Boy Scouts across the Ozarks went doorto-door this spring to gather nonperishable food for Ozarks Food Harvest during the 28th annual Scouting for Food. Together they collected a record 34,209 pounds of food and $826 to provide 31,952 meals, which surpassed last year’s results of nearly 27,000 meals. Grocery sacks filled with nonperishable food were picked up in Ozarks neighborhoods, and Scouts held one-day drives at area Walmart stores. “We look forward to working with our local food pantries every year to help serve our communities, and the annual drive serves as another reminder to both our youth and our communities that Scouts are here to help and do their good turn daily. We are already looking forward to participating next year and making it another record-breaking year in 2018,” said Kurtis Grothoff, district executive for the Boy Scouts of America in Springfield and surrounding areas. Ozarks Food Harvest will provide the donations to its network of 270 pantries and
programs across 28 counties in southwest Missouri. Through this project, local Scouts have provided nearly 192,000 meals over just the last 12 years. “We are so impressed by our local Boy Scouts for braving the rain this year and collecting even more meals than last year,” said Denise Gibson, director of development and communication at Ozarks Food Harvest. “Their motivation to help their neighbors in need is what inspires the community to get involved.”
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RETIRED PROFESSOR GIVES BACK Retired professor Don Landon sums up the importance of volunteering as “a way of not only expressing your gratitude for the opportunities that the community gave you as you grew up and worked, but it’s also a way to continue to fulfill your sense of worth in life.” Landon has donated his time at Ozarks Food Harvest for two years. He’s part of the Wednesday morning group who have formed friendships that carry on outside of the Volunteer Center. They get together for a monthly meal. Landon said, “There’s a very close fellowship between all of us … the people here have invited me to play golf with them and there’s just continuing connections with people.” Before retiring, Landon was a sociology professor at Missouri State for 35 years. “I loved teaching, it was among the
happiest years of my life,” he said. Landon often thinks about how the food going through the sorting line will soon end up on the plates of those in need. “I’ve been aware that there is hunger in the country, but I’ve never been as deeply aware of how critical the hunger issue is particularly in our area,” he said. Landon enjoys spending his retirement volunteering in a different type of setting than he worked in during his professional life. “I’ve discovered that it’s important to have something to do every day of your life. It gives you a reason to get up in the morning,” Landon said. “When you get older, your sense of significance in the world tends to decline because there is so much that you can’t do any longer. Volunteering is a remarkable opportunity for me.”
DON LANDON ENJOYS GIVING HIS TIME AT OZARKS FOOD HARVEST'S VOLUNTEER CENTER.
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Stamp Out Hunger — 221,466 Scouting for Food — 34,209 Expedia — 3,679 American National Insurance — 1,871 MSU Fraternity and Sorority Life — 1,794 H&R Block — 1,049 Arvest Bank, 1 Million Meals — 916 Red Tree Church, Easter Egg Hunt — 728 Grant Avenue Freewill Baptist Church — 599 John Deere Reman — 558 Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Fish Drive — 502 Aldersgate UMC, Fish Drive — 348 King's Way UMC, Fish Drive — 322 Patton Alley Pub, Star Wars Trivia Night — 316 American Heart Association — 300 Asbury UMC, Fish Drive — 273 The Venues, Venuespalooza — 270 Farm Bureau Insurance (Ozark) — 265 The Venues, Fish Drive — 238 Graceway Baptist Church, Fish Drive — 223 Strafford UMC, Fish Drive — 223 All Saints Anglican Church, Fish Drive — 203 Walmart Supercenter (Independence Ave.) — 189 Delta Sigma Pi, MSU — 178 Campbell UMC, Fish Drive — 173 SimplexGrinnell — 140 Database Systems — 138
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GROUPS 20+ HOURS Beta Alpha Psi, MSU Circle #7 – Campbell UMC Commerce Trust Company DairiConcepts Datema House Developmental Center of the Ozarks Dolby Laboratories Faith for Life – Campbell UMC Greene County Youth Academy Evening Program Hope Church King's Way UMC Marisol International MSU Football Team MSU English Language Institute Serve With Liberty Program Springfield Community Center Strafford Middle School- National Junior Honor Society United Healthcare Wesley UMC April 1 - May 31, 2017
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SPRINGFIELD LETTER CARRIERS COLLECT 221,500 POUNDS OF FOOD The National Association of Letter Carriers rallied the community to take action against hunger during the 25th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive on May 13. Springfield carriers collected 221,466 pounds of food to be distributed to those facing hunger in southwest Missouri. The event is the largest one-day food drive
in the nation. Locally, Ozarks Food Harvest’s member pantries Crosslines, Salvation Army and Victory Mission, as well as Grand Oak Mission Center, received the food for their pantries. Last year’s event collected a record 255,000 pounds of food. “We’re proud of the fact that this effort led by the National Association of Letter Carriers
is the largest single-day food drive in the nation,” NALC president Fredric Rolando said. “But we remain saddened that widespread hunger is still a problem in this country.” Ozarks Food Harvest is thankful for the letter carriers who picked up the bags and all those who left bags of food near their mailboxes to help feed our neighbors in the Ozarks.
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