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Leading the Way in North Dakota
 In Marchwe presented Earl Pomeroy, Byron Dorgan, Jenni Munson (pictured at left) and Walmart with our 2010 Hunger Relief Champion awards because of their extraordinary contributions and commitment to end hunger. Others honored for making a difference included our food industry partners J.R. Simplot, Hornbacher's, Hugh's Gardens, Philadelphia Macaroni Company and Sam's Club. Volunteer awards were given to Cargill, Concordia College, Fraser Day Care / Pre-K, Salem Evangelical Free Church, Marion Miller and Jan Erbstoesser. Our visionary financial supporters included Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, Corwin Wilson LLC, David B. McNair Family Fund, Microsoft and the Otto Bremer Foundation.
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Going Above and Beyond Every Day
 We named Belfield-Medora Food Pantry as their first ever Agency of the Year recipient. "This is the highest honor we offer one of our 269 hunger relief partner agencies," says Melissa Sobolik, director of member and client services. "Their dedicated volunteers run a top notch operation; they've increased their capacity, and expanded their service - ensuring no one in their community goes hungry." In 2010, Belfield-Medora Food Pantry distributed nearly 16,000 pounds of food to their hungry neighbors in need.
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Impacting Lives
 This week is National Volunteer Week, and we at the Great Plains Food Bank want to send a sincere thanks to all of you who have donated your time and energy in support of our mission to end hunger in ND and western MN. Because of your gift of time which is the equivalent of more than 4 full time additional staff, allowing the Great Plains Food Bank to save substantial costs and allowing us to redirect our financial resources into distributing more food to those in need. We couldn't do our important work without each and every one of you. You are helping turn hunger into hope for those in our community who count on us. To start volunteering now please click here. |
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Letter Carriers Deliver More Than Mail
 On Saturday, May 14, 2011 the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will once again join forces with many partners to Stamp Out Hunger across America in order to provide assistance to the rapidly increasing number of Americans who are struggling with hunger. The Great Plains Food Bank will be one of the recipients of the food collected in our service area, and will be distributing it to pantries, soup kitchens and emergency shelters in ND and western MN. To learn more about this effort and the partners who are working together to end hunger click here. |
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Environmental & Social Responsibility
 As we celebrate Earth Day 2011 we take the time to recognize our food industry partners. With their help the Great Plains Food Bank rescued nearly 7.5 million pounds of food in 2010 through our multiple food recovery efforts, diverting 5.7 million quality, nutritious meals from the local landfills. Thank You! |
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 Looking Ahead
March 1 - April 30
Million Dollar Challenge
The Feinstein Foundation will increase your gift to the Great Plains Food Bank with a portion of a $1 million grant they are awarding to hunger relief programs across the country.
April 16 - 23
National Volunteer
Appreciation Week April 22
April 28
Mobile Food Pantry
Grassy Butte, Watford City & Killdeer
May 16
Clay County Mobile Food Pantry
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Small Bite
2,729 volunteers shared 9,520 hours of service with
the Great Plains Food Bank
in 2010.
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Now Available
Spring 2011
Sharing the Harvest Newsletter
Learn how your support is impacting lives.
Agency Training
Online agency training is available on the Great Plains Food Bank website. These training modules are continuously updated and include classes such as Best Practices and Civil Rights.
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