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Emergency Feeding Program
April E-newsletter |
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Hunger Action Week Food Drive
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| | Boeing Employees Outside Sam's Club |
A group of volunteers from the Boeing Company's Black Employees Association took advantage of last month's United Way-sponsored Hunger Action Week to conduct a food drive on behalf of EFP. The drive took place on Saturday, March 19th at the Renton Sam's Club.
On that single day, they were able to collect an incredible 4,500 pounds of much-needed food.
One of the volunteers remarked on how "encouraging it was to see how many and how much people are willing to give," while another said "giving three hours of my time was gratifying, what a small price to pay for the reward and benefit others who are not as fortunate."
Interested in conducting a food drive at your school, place of business, or place of worship? It's easier than you might think.
EFP will provide flyers, donation barrels, and donation pickup. You provide the heart and hands that ensure success!
For more information please call us at 206-329-0300. |
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Volunteer Groups
 | | Volunteers from Magnolia Presbyterian Church Join EFP Operations Director Brian Anderson in the Warehouse |
In the month of March, the following groups took time out of their busy schedules to join us in our Seattle warehouse to pack emergency grocery bags:
- Youth for Christ
- The Environmental and Adventure School
- Plymouth Congregational Church
- Friends of the Children
- Bertschi School Fifth Graders
- Magnolia Presbyterian Church
- Newport Covenant Church Youth Group
- The Epiphany School
Our sincere thanks to all who visit us to help us put together some of the 14 different varieties of nonperishable, nutritionally balanced food bags that we make available.
If you are interested in a service or team-building opportunty in our warehouse, please contact us at 206-329-0300 or info@emergencyfeeding.org. It's fun and it really helps out! |
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March Service Levels | |
In the Month of March, EFP delivered 2,308 emergency grocery bags to our distribution partners countywide. This brings the total for the first quarter of 2011 to 5,939, just about the same as the same period last year.
If the trend continues, 2011 will be another year of historically high requests for food assistance. And with your help, EFP will be there there to lend a helping hand. |
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Foundation Support | |
March also saw some fabulous shows of support from local charitable foundations. EFP was the recipient of a $3,000 donation from Lawyers Helping Hungry Children, a generous $15,000 grant from the Safeco Foundation, and $50,000 from the Norcliffe Foundation - half for 2011 and the other half for 2012.
We are deeply grateful for all our supports as, together, we continue our nearly 35 year mission of helping to ensure that no one in our community goes hungry. |
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Donate Now! | |
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Just click below and make a tax deductible donation through our secure website.
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