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eVoice - September 1, 2015
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DMARC will be Closed on Labor Day
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The DMARC office and warehouse will be closed next Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.
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September is Hunger Action Month
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Hunger Action Month (September) is the Feeding America network's nationwide awareness campaign designed to mobilize the public to take action on the issue of hunger.
On August 21, Governor Terry Branstad signed a proclamation declaring September to be Hunger Action Month in Iowa. The ceremony was held at the State Fairgrounds.
For more information on Hunger Action Month, visit feedingamerica.org. |
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September is also National Whole Grains Month, and as such, we are encouraging donations of whole grain cereal and rice! DMARC Food Pantry visitors receive cereal and rice in their monthly nutritious food box.
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Hy-Vee Colossal Cookie Sale, September 13-26
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The 13th Annual Hy-Vee Colossal Cookie Sale is just around the corner! From September 13-26, Hy-Vee cookies are just $0.12, or you can buy 100 for $10.99!
For each cookie sold, Hy-Vee will donate a penny's worth of food to the DMARC Food Pantry Network. Since 2003, Hy-Vee has donated over $85,000 through the Colossal Cookie Sale!
Now in its 13th year, the Colossal Cookie Sale has sold over 8.5 million cookies in total. This year, we're aiming for an all-time record number to push the total to 10 million cookies sold!
You can help us reach this goal in the following ways:
- Remind your congregation of the Colossal Cookie Sale
- Download a flyer to hang up or share
- Purchase cookies for your congregation, small group, sports team or workplace
- Get the word out on social media using the hashtag #10MillionCookies
- Share, retweet, and 'like' our social media activity
We are also looking for Sack Saturday volunteers to provide extra on-location promotion at Hy-Vee stores on the following dates:
- Saturday, September 12 (the day before the sale begins)
- Saturday, September 19 (halfway point of the sale)
- Saturday, September 26 (final day of the sale)
In addition to regular Sack Saturday volunteer duties, these volunteers will help pass out promotional material for the Colossal Cookie Sale, and encourage shoppers to support the DMARC Food Pantry Network through the sale.
If you would like to organize a group to volunteer at a Sack Saturday event, please contact Red Barrel Coordinator John Robinson, 515-277-6969 x18.
Thank you, Hy-Vee, and everyone who participates in the Colossal Cookie Sale!
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Des Moines Area Religious Council
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1435 Mulberry Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-277-6969
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Whole Grains
cereal and rice
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September 7
Labor Day, DMARC Closed
September 10
September 13
September 13-26
September 14
September 17
September 19
September 21
September 25-27
October 8
October 11
October 13
October 17
October 20
DMARC Fall Delegate Assembly
October 25
Harvest Service
November 7
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DMARC does not require participation in religious services as a condition to receive assistance, and does not engage in religious proselytizing or counseling. DMARC practices non-discrimination in accordance with applicable federal and state regulations. All services and programs are provided to consumers without discrimination in regard to family size or structure, religious or cultural beliefs, race, gender, age,
or disability.
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Disclaimer: The Des Moines Area Religious Council makes every effort to provide accurate and useful general information in its eVoice, but accepts no liability for the use of materials by individuals or organizations. We gladly promote events and programs from partners that are connected to our mission, and related to the topic of hunger, poverty, interfaith relations, religious education or the arts. Our inclusion of such material should not be construed as being sponsored or endorsed by DMARC. Undated general announcements and employment opportunities are included for one week unless requested to be included for a longer period of time.
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Healthy Food Stakeholder Meeting
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Thursday, September 10, 8:30 - 10:30 AM
Polk County ISU Extension Office
1625 Adventureland Dr., Altoona, IA
This quarterly meeting aims to connect those working on promoting access to healthy foods. To RSVP, please email Aubrey Alvarez of Eat Greater Des Moines. |
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Celebration of the Peace Garden
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In honor of International Peace Day, September 21, the Peace Garden in Cowles Commons will be re-dedicated. Rabbi Jay Goldberg of St. Louis, and co-founder with Bishop Maurice Dingman, of the Peace Garden will participate, along with Mayor Frank Cownie and others. The Diversity Chorus will premier Steve Chandler's choral setting of the prayer written by Goldberg and Dingman to identify the purpose of the Garden. It can be found on a plaque mounted on a boulder at the southeast entrance to the Peace Garden. The event will begin at 6:30 PM. Please bring a lawn chair for your comfort. Rain location is Capitol Square Atrium.
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Hope for the Hungry Registration Open
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Hope for the Hungry is now open for registrations. The 7th and Final Hope for the Hungry Conference will be held on Saturday, November 7, from 9 AM to 3 PM at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, 100 Locust Street in Des Moines.
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The Comparison Project Programming Announced for 2015-2016 Series
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The Comparison Project has released its schedule for their 2015-2016 series, Theologies of Death and Rituals of Dying.
The programming includes six scholar lectures, two practitioner dialogues, an event that features members of Above +Beyond Cancer's 2015 mission trip to Nepal, and a short campus visit by Tibertan Buddhist Monks from the Tashi Kyil Monastery. |
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Who Are We?
The Des Moines Area Religious Council is an interfaith organization with a core membership of over 130 congregations from four faith traditions. Recipient of the 2012 LIVE UNITED Advocate Award from the United Way of Central Iowa, DMARC provides a common means of responding to basic human needs and a context for interfaith dialogue.
The DMARC Food Pantry Network consists of 12 separate pantry sites, a centralized warehouse, and numerous community partners. It is the largest food pantry network in Iowa. Pantry sites are located in West Des Moines, Ankeny, Johnston, Urbandale, and eight sites in Des Moines. In 2014, the DMARC Food Pantry Network assisted more than 41,000 individuals in the greater Des Moines community; half of whom are children and youth.
MovetheFood is a DMARC-led initiative to address the entire food system in Greater Des Moines, building on nearly 40 years of the Food Pantry Network, catalyzing fresh generations, and engaging new constituencies to further support a vision for a day when everyone in Polk County has enough to eat. |
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Disclaimer: The Des Moines Area Religious Council makes every effort to provide accurate and useful general information in its eVoice, but accepts no liability for the use of materials by individuals or organizations. We gladly promote events and programs from partners that are connected to our mission, and related to the topic of hunger, poverty, interfaith relations, religious education or the arts. Our inclusion of such material should not be construed as being sponsored or endorsed by DMARC. Undated general announcements and employment opportunities are included for one week unless requested to be included for a longer period of time.
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