Summer celebration, volunteer party tonight, Yamhill-Carlton school district, volunteer at Hawthorne street fair

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Summer celebration a success

Volunteer party tonight!

What's happening at Yamhill-Carlton

Join us-Hawthorne Street Fair

Feast Portland 2013:

Join us at Feast Portland! Volunteer for only three hours and receive a free pass to attend a half hour at the event of your choice.

Find out more on our Facebook page.

Summer Meals Celebration a success

Despite the rainy weather, our 2013 Summer Meals Celebration at Rockwood Station Apts was a huge success! PHFO helped showcase the many positive impacts of the Summer Food Program and thanked donors of our 2013 mini-grant campaign, along with other supporters.

Rockwood's young residents enjoyed face painting, a bounce castle and a delicious cooking demonstration from Portland Chef Ingrid Chen of Kitchen Kru/Remedy.

Summer meals are important for kids who rely on school cafeterias during the school year. More than 800 free summer meal sites exist throughout the state to make sure kids can get the nutrition they need to return to school healthy and ready to learn. Even so, many people still don't know about them. The party not only celebrated the program, but us helped spread the word even further.

On the day of the event, more than 100 kids received a free, nutritious and delicious lunch. Operation Lunchbox, a KOIN TV project, provided live coverage. As a result, more families showed up after seeing us on TV.

We are very grateful for the support of many partners, and for this opportunity to give a big round of applause for everyone's hard work every year, to make sure kids are fed during the summer!

For a list of this year's partners and more information about the summer food program, read the press release. And be sure to check out our Facebook album for more photos of the event.

Let's party tonight!

Don't forget about our volunteer party tonight! It's a party for current volunteers and those who are interested in volunteering. Join us Tuesday, Aug. 13th, from 5:30 - 7pm. It's not too late to RSVP, either through our Facebook page or by emailing Simone.

Eat delicious food, drink tasty beer and wine, and meet other volunteers and staff! Plus, learn about what we do at PHFO and find out about current volunteer opportunities to help end hunger in Oregon. We can't wait to meet you!

What's happening at Yamhill-Cartlon

From Rose Walker~

"Kids are 25% of our population and 100% of our future." ~ Jane Gullet

Driving across Yamhill County, on my way to visit the Summer Meals Program at the Yamhill-Carlton School

District, each lush green field and colorful fruit orchard that I passed reminded me of the incredible bounty of agricultural resources that are available right in our backyard. I pondered the question of how we might work collectively across the state to ensure low-income children have access to the abundance of Oregon's local nutritious foods.

Then, I arrived at the Yamhill-Carlton Elementary School and met Jane Gullet who is working on just that. Read more about Rose's visit.

Find us at the Hawthorne Street Fair!

Want another way to plug in? Find us at the Hawthorne Street Fair, this Sunday, Aug. 18th, from 11am to 7pm.

Want to help out but can't make it to our volunteer party? We have just the opportunity for you! we need people to help with the information table this Sunday.

For 2 hours you'll work alongside a PHFO staff members who will walk you through everything you need to know about tabling. If interested, contact Simone.

Whether you're behind the table or just passing by, we hope to see you there!