Truck to Table Challenge Yields Four New Foodbank Trucks
Last Thursday, Mid-Ohio Foodbank celebrated the arrival and commissioning of four new refrigerated trucks made possible through the Truck to Table Challenge. In October 2011, John "Buck" and Jodi Patton challenged the Foodbank to raise $380,000 to invest in and expand its transportation fleet. If we could raise these much-needed funds to get more food to more of our hungry neighbors, the Patton's would match the donations dollar-for-dollar, resulting in $780,000 to fund four new trucks and a year of operating expenses for each.
We are thrilled to report that over 150 individual, corporate, and government donors stepped up and
joined the Pattons, and a total of over $830,000 was raised for this critical effort. Our event this past Thursday honored the Patton's and thanked our donors for making it possible for us to source, pick up, and deliver food to thousands more struggling people in our communities. Each new truck has already hit the road, carrying up to 18,000 pounds of food each day.
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Jodi Patton with Foodbank President & CEO, Matt Habash (left), and Gretchen Orr,
Operation Feed Kitchen Cabinet steering committee member (right).
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Save the Date: Campaign Finale Set for August 23
Mark your calendar! This year's finale event will be held on Thursday, August 23. Those involved with Operation Feed will come together for an announcement of total meals raised, highlights from the photo contest, and recognition of outstanding campaigns. We hope you'll join us to celebrate another successful community-wide hunger-fighting effort.
Invitations will be mailed to representatives from all participating organizations. This is a wonderful way to engage the leadership of your organization, so please encourage them to attend. Stay tuned for more information! |
Meet Bradford School FOODFIGHT Design Contest Winner, Katie Carnes
 For the fourth annual FOODFIGHT, a design contest was held once again for the creation of FOODFIGHT flyers and print materials. The winning design came from Katie Carnes, a design student at Bradford School in Columbus.
Katie said she was very honored and excited for her work to be chosen, and was inspired by designs from previous years of FOODFIGHT. She said her goal was to include the event's title in the graphic itself, and to produce an attention-grabbing, family-friendly product. Katie is a freshman at Bradford, enjoys freelance work and said she would like to work in commercial design in the future. Best of luck, Katie, and thanks so much for your fantastic design!
Results from this year's FOODFIGHT are still being tabulated. Stay tuned for updates!
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Cutoff Date for 2012 Operation Feed Contributions: July 31
It's been another great year for Operation Feed. Each day, our team is impressed and humbled by the energy and creativity displayed through your activities. As the campaign begins to wind down, we are very excited to assess the success of this year's effort. Over the next few weeks, we'll be working to wrap up the 2012 drive and calculate campaign results.
To help us prepare for the August 23 campaign finale, we ask that food and financial donations be submitted by July 31. All organizations reporting by this date will be eligible for campaign awards and the Benchmark campaign designation (see below for additional information).
If you haven't already, please take a moment to share your results using this online form: www.surveymonkey.com/s/OpFeedResults. If your group plans to raise meals past July 31, please contact Joan Lloyd at jlloyd@midohiofoodbank.org or 614-317-9410 to discuss your contribution. Many thanks for your ongoing support!
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Share Your Feedback, Help Strengthen Operation Feed
Your partnership with Mid-Ohio Foodbank is the essential component of Operation Feed's ability to provide food for thousands of local families in need. As the 2012 drive winds down, your input is requested. We value your campaign expertise, and your feedback will help us provide tools and support to make coordination efforts as convenient and effective as possible.
Please take a few minutes to tell us about your experience. Just visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/EvaluateOpFeed to access an online evaluation. Responses are anonymous and should require approximately 10 minutes to submit. Thanks in advance for your comments.
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RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: Nationwide
 Nationwide Insurance's Tuttle Call Center put together a creative campaign activity to engage their entire office and put a realization behind the fight against hunger: "Fill The Leader's Grocery Bag." Ten office leaders volunteered to be a part of a food eating competition, with a bit of a twist. Each leader was assigned a grocery bag, and each day for seven days fellow employees were challenged to fill the bags with tickets representing Operation Feed's "most-needed food items." Tickets were sold individually for $2 and in bulk--6 for $5. Here comes the twist: employees could stack bags with tickets for items they'd most like to see a leader rush to eat within 30 seconds!
When the week was up, tickets were tallied, and food assignments were announced. Each leader was responsible for eating a set portion of their highest collected food, and if they could not eat the entire portion within the 30 second limit, they had to match the dollar amount collected in their shopping bag! While no one could quite finish their food in allotted time, the activity created a great visual to bring focus to the importance of hunger in our community. Employees said the campaign reinforced the company's core values, as they worked together to raise over $2,600! Thanks, Nationwide, for your great campaign support!
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Awards for Outstanding Campaigns -- Descriptions and Criteria
Each year, Operation Feed recognizes the accomplishments of a select group of outstanding campaigns across several categories, including: - MOST MEALS RAISED PER CAPITA For organizations with a current employee or member count on file, this award is presented to an organization with 1 - 249 associates, another organization with 250 - 999 associates, and a third organization with 1000+ associates.
- LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE For returning organizations, this award also goes to three differently-sized organizations: 1 - 249 associates, 250 - 999 associates, and 1000+ associates.
- AWARD OF EXCELLENCE This award is presented to a company that meets two of three criteria: a 40% increase over the previous year, a 25,000 meal increase, and at least 50 meals per capita.
- SPIRIT AWARD This award recognizes best practices and campaign engagement. Organizations earn points from the Operation Feed "Step-by-Step Campaign Checklist" to be eligible for this award.
- OUTSTANDING NEW CAMPAIGN With a special focus on recruiting new organizations to participate in Operation Feed, this award recognizes a campaign showing great ingenuity, creativity, and effectiveness in implementing its first-year meal raising strategies.
- OUTSTANDING ONLINE FUNDRAISING DRIVE This award recognizes the organization that makes best use of the Virtual Food Drive and/or Friends & Family Fundraising tool in raising meals for Operation Feed.
- COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD Community partnerships are critical to the success of Operation Feed and each year one outstanding partnership will be recognized.
- DIRECTOR'S CHOICE AWARD This award is selected by Operation Feed staff and is used to recognize exceptional campaign achievements.
- BENCHMARK CAMPAIGN DESIGNATION Benchmark level contributors are recognized for successfully reaching goals suggested by Program staff, based on average Operation Feed campaign meals raised per capita.
Be sure to submit results by July 31 to be eligible for this year's awards. We look forward to announcing 2012 outstanding campaigns at the campaign finale event planned for Thursday, August 23. Learn more about the organizations recognized in 2011 by visiting www.midohiofoodbank.org/act/operation-feed/2011. |
Photo Contest Submission Deadline Is July 31
Show how you "Rally to Tally" in the fight against hunger by entering your organization in the Operation Feed photo contest. Capture photos of campaign planning & meal-raising activities and post them (with a caption that includes the name of your organization and "Operation Feed") to the Foodbank's Facebook wall. Fans (your associates included, of course!) will have the opportunity to "like" their favorites, and photos with the most "likes" will be chosen as finalists. The winner will be determined by applause-o-meter at our Campaign Finale event and will be used in Operation Feed 2013 marketing & materials. Start voting now! We already have many great entries (check them out here). For complete details, see our Photo Contest Guidelines. |
Campaign Wrap-UpTools
We're entering into the home stretch of Operation Feed 2012, and we'd love to know how your campaign activities are going! As you wrap up your drives and events, share your results online using our Final Reporting Form. The Meals Tracking Log will help you record food & funds, and be sure that a Food Drive Contribution Form or Monetary Contribution Form accompanies each donation submitted. This helps ensure that all donations are properly credited back to your organization.
Please mail checks and money orders directly to the Operation Feed lockbox for processing rather than bringing them to the Foodbank. Cash and Coin Processing Resources can convert monies collected, free of charge. Visit the Campaign Coordinator Resources page for these and additional resources you might need to help finish your drive. You can also check out Wrapping Up - 4 Easy Steps, or contact any Operation Feed team member with any further questions. Thanks for your support!
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Support Mid-Ohio Foodbank This Summer
Events and Promotions To learn about upcoming events and promotions, you can always visit the Foodbank's Events page at www.midohiofoodbank.org/news-events/events. |
Key Campaign Dates
- Deadline to Submit Contributions for Awards Consideration - Tuesday, July 31
- Photo Contest Submission Deadline - Tuesday, July 31
- Campaign Finale - Thursday, August 23
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Next Steps
- Share your campaign results with Operation Feed by July 31.
- Mark you calendar for the Campaign Finale event.
- Complete the coordinator evaluation form.
- Post your photo contest entry, and vote for your favorites.
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