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Food Bank purchases property July 9, 2008 Press Release
Food
Bank plans fall move to new warehouse May 15, 2008
Press Release
See how the old
and new warehouses measure up.
Thank you, capital campaign
supporters!
A Call to Action
It’s hard to believe. After 25 years of service to the
community, the need for what we do is greater and more important than ever.
There’s just no logic to the reality that thousands of children, families,
seniors, and hard-working people are hungry. And they are living
right here
in south central Indiana. This is a
problem that we can solve.
Food banks are an indispensable component of a community’s food system and
social service safety net. The need for emergency food providers is high and
not expected to diminish soon. In 2007, Hoosier Hills Food Bank distributed
an organizational-record of 2.3 million pounds of food to our more than 80
member agency partners, 42% more than the prior year and 255% more than in
1995 when we moved into our current 6,000 square foot facility.
Also in 2007, consumer prices for food and energy jumped by the largest
amount in 17 years. Prices were also sharply up for housing, health care,
and education. Economic forecasts for 2008 are projecting food prices to
continue to increase as retailers pass on higher commodity and energy costs
to consumers in the form of higher retail prices (Economic
Research Services, USDA). Distribution is likely to remain over the 2
million pound mark this year as we continue to strengthen our effort of
increasing the quality and quantity of food reaching vulnerable populations
including children, low-income seniors, and economically depressed rural
communities.
Our ability to meet the growing regional demand for emergency food
assistance is limited by a lack of space at our current
facility.
We simply don’t have the space to do more. In fact, there are times
when we must actually refuse donated food due to our inability to store it.
It has become undeniably clear that in order to keep up with the
demand for what we do, we must move to a larger facility. This has been
confirmed by a Feasibility Study conducted in the fall of last year as well
as by member agency surveys.
We need
more space
to distribute
more food
to
more people.
Your community Food Bank has launched a capital campaign so that we can do
exactly that: get more food to more people.
This campaign is not just about a building, it’s about people.
However, a larger distribution center is essential if we are to be able to
carry out our mission of providing food to people in need.
With your help, we can. Will you lend a hand
by donating today?
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Feeding Hope Society
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Platinum $50,000+ |
Gold $25,000-$49,999
Anonymous Matching Grant
City of Bloomington
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Silver $10,000-$24,999
Bloomington Township
Oliver Winery
Perry Township
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Bronze $5,000-$9,999
Ken Gros Louis
Sodexo Foundation
Tim Tilton
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Capital Campaign and Lend a Hand, Buy a Foot Supporters
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$1,000-$4,999
Century 21 Realty Group
William and Gayle Cook
Jack and Sylvia King
Elizabeth N. Mann
Tony and Trina Mescher
Virginia K. and Michael B. Metzger
Patty Pizzo
Premo & Ralston Families Fund (Comm Found)
Curtis and Judith Simic
Susan C. Thrasher
T.I.S., Inc. Fund
Dan Taylor & Laura Haley
Charlie Thompson
United Commerce Bank
Century 21 Realty Group
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$500-$999
Julio Alonso
Pamela Altmeyer
Anonymous
Virgina and Alexander Buchwald
Dorothy Dean
Diana M. Druck
First United Church
Maurice & Camille Garnier
Howard Hershey Family
Brian Kanowsky and Sharyn Emery
Rudy and Nancy Kaster
Beth Myers
Brian and Carlin Schrag
Charles H. Davis & Deborah Shaw
Telecom Pioneers, Bloomington Club
Jonah & Ilona Willsey Fund
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$1-$499
Charles & Kathy Aiken
Rebecca Alter
Ethan & Sandra Alyea
Phil & Bonnie Anderson in memory of Vaughn & Faye Clipp
Steve & Carolyn Anderson
Bill and Susan Andrews
Bette Angstadt
Sam and Patty Ardery
Eleanor and John Baker
Valerie and Thomas Ball
Keith and Ruth Barnhardt
Charles R. Bartholomew
Mike and M'lissa Baye
David Green and Barbara Bealer
Jeffrey Becker
David & Mary Jo Belcher
Laurel Bender
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bentley, Jr.
Ernest and Eva Bernhardt
Richard and Gloria Bier
Jane Billyeald
Ms. Raglind Binkley
Michelle Blacconiere in memory of Walt Blacconiere
William and Donna Black
Blackberry Ridge Farm (David & Elnora Gallahue)
Mary Blizzard in memory of Dan Quilter
Daniel Bohlen & Colleen McPhearson
Timothy and Jo Anne Bowen
Geoff Bradley and Megan Ray
Keith Bradway
Donald Brice
Carol Bridges
Gail Bridges -Rea
Merrill & Judy Bright in honor of The Tabernacle of God Church & In
Memory of Ella May McCord
David Brockman in honor of Ana Brockman
George Brooks
Ann Brookshire
Richard Brundle
Bob and Sandy Burke
Molly Burke
Cynthia Burkhardt
FUMC Pantry Volunteers: Pat Burner
Katherine V. Byers
John Byers
Joan Caulton
Lisa Champelli
Ron & Joannna Clees
Virginia H. Clendening
Edward and Janice Clinch
John and Joan Cochran
Carolyn J. Collins
Communications Workers of America Local 4818
Daniel and Deborah Conkle
Jeff and Tricia Covin
Norm and Mary Alice Crampton
Gene and Lois Crum
Susan Dabkowski, in honor of Nicholas Dabkowski
John and Sarah Davenport
Tanner, Vida and Jackson Davis
Phil and Jan Davis
Dave & Deb Davis in honor of Emily & Mark and in memory of Brandon
Doug and Susan Davis
Ted and Alice Deppe
James and Roberta Diehl
Rick Dietz
Thomas & Judith Dillon in honor of Linda Meyer and Rebecca Bish
Marc and Mary Dollinger
Richard and Nola Donley
Terry and Doris Dougherty
Mary Pat Doyle
Tim and Mary Ann Dunfee
Tim & Mary Ann Dunfee
Georgia K. Emmert
Georgia Emmert
Cheryl Engber
Herb and Sally Fairfield
Scott and Beth Feickert
Liz and Al Feitl
John and Karen Fernandez
Jane M. Fletchall
Larry & Blanche Fowler
Anthony J. Fox, Fox Construction Co. Inc.
Anne Fraker in memory of Rupert Wentworth
Dirk Fraser and Leah Shopkow
John and Joan Freeman
Sarah Frey
Kathleen and Theodore Frick
Jo Ann and Jon Frogue
FUMC Pantry Volunteers: Anne Fraker
FUMC Pantry Volunteers: Teena Freeman
FUMC Pantry Volunteers: Joe Gajewski
FUMC Pantry Volunteers: Jan Griffin
FUMC Pantry Volunteers: Sheryl Macintyre
FUMC Pantry Volunteers: Merilynn Williams-Mitchell
Roy and Carla Gardner
Tim Garl and Family
Carolyn Geduld
Neva Gildersleeve
Ginger, Laura in memory of Bill Ginger
Paula Girshick
Goods for Cooks (Andrew Appel)
Paula Gordon
Dorothy Granger
Henry and Alice Gray
Catherine Gray
Greene Dental Lab
Robin & William Gress
Karen Grigg
Donald Hall
Marge and Frank Harper
Jan Harrington
Diana Harris
Robert W. Hart
John B. Hartley
John and Gretchen Hartman
M. Phil and Margaret Hathaway
Roger and Patricia Havranek
Christopher and Anne Haynes
Philip & Juanita Hedrick in honor of their 3 daughters
Barbara Henn
Paula Herring/Betty Togikawa
Andy Hill
Steve and Janet Hitzeman
Jack and Jo Hoadley
Krista, Cussen and Kim Hollenberg-Cussen
Harry Hollis
Charlotte Holly
Eugene Hopkins
Norman and Rita Horrar
Lou Horton
Laura Houston
Denise Howard in memorty of Shirley Hurter
Howard Hughes
Sarah Jane Hughes & A. James Barnes
Jeffrey F. Huntsman
IU Orientation Programs
Elin Jacob
Lynette & Jerry James
Sherry, Andrew & Jeremy Jeffers
Betty and Wes Jehs
Ross Jennings
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson
Lora Johnson
David and Susan Jones
Helen, Aurich and Marianne Kane
Miles and Marjorie Kanne
Kim Kanney
Iris F. Kiesling
Roland "Bud" Kohr
Jim and Harriet Kulis
Jane Kuruzovich
Laborers International Union Local 741
Michael and Linda Lacy
Michael & Jaydene Laros
Grey Larsen
Joan B. Lauer in memory of Ruby S. Bare
Ellen M. Lee
Julius F. Lee in memory of Zachary L. Lockett
Bob and Allison Lendman
Barry & Denise Lessow
Mitzi Lewison
Mike Litwin and Mary Blizzard
Jennifer and Randy Lloyd
Dana & Dennis Long in memory of Dorothy & Orville Long
Brenda and Kendall Lott
Barb Lund
Jane Lyle
Sharon and Skip Makely
Dan and Judy Maki
Steve and Betsy Mangan
Donna Marcus
John and Julie Martin
David & Catherine Martin
Chris D. Martz
Anne Massey
Christine Matheu
Christine Matheu
Katherine and Charles Matson
Antonia Matthew in memory of Joyce B. Adams
Tim and Sue Mayer
Jerry & Jane McIntosh
Barbara E. McKinney
M. E. McLelland
Julie, Eric and Devin McQueen
Daniel Melamed & Elizabeth Sabga
Jennifer Miers
John and Terry Miller
Vivian Miller
Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence Mitchell
Cindy Molthan
Kathleen L. Morton
Ronald and Coral Mulinix
Patrick and Glenda Murray
Glenda & Patrick Murray
Beth Myers, in memory of Chuck Myers
Jean Nakhnikian
Nature's Way
Nick and Cinda Neal
Brian Nelson
Susan & Charles Nelson in honor of their children
Amy Neymeyr
Carol M. Bridges, Nine Harmonies School
David Nord
Mitchell and Judy Novit
Ocean Midwest Mortage Inc.
FUMC Pantry Volunteers: Art Oehmich
Brenda Ogborn
The O'Laughlin Family
Joan Olcott
Oliver Winery Employees
John and Andrea Oljace
Brian and Ann O'Neill in honor of Marjorie Shelley
Operation Outreach/Solsberry Christian Church
Elayne Ostrower in memory of Burt Ostrower
David and Dorothy Owen, in honor of Sarah Owen
P.E.A.C.E. Meyer
Ralph and Mary Papakhian
Jean and Frank Parker
Marilyn Patterson
Eric Patterson
Allen Pearson
Joyce and John Peden
William C. and Phyllis L. Perkins
Jodine, Loehrlein and Aaron Perkins
Chris and Angie Pheifer
Bob and Beth Poindexter
Mrs. Janice Poolitsan
Ken and Jackie Posson
Frona Powell
Angela and Jason Rager
James and Barbara Randall
Jennie Rasmussen
Lawrence and Donna Reagan
Adrian and Rebecca Reid
Constance and Rodney Reid
Rodney & Constance Reid
Meri and Byron Reinhold
Meri and Byron Reinhold
C. Patricia Reisenman in honor of Joseph & Catherine Reisenman
Ian and Kary Rickerby
Mary Alice and Jim Rickert
FUMC Pantry Volunteers: Mary Ann Riley
Fred & Pegi Risinger
Deborah G. Robinson in honor of Libby Yarnelle
Jill Robinson
Amy Robinson in honor of Tyler, Casey, & Nickiah Steury
Amy Robinson in memory of Bob Swango & Carl Penna
Amy Robinson in honor of Dan Taylor, Mr. Food Bank
Kevin R. Robling
Dolores Rockwood
Fred and Mary Beth Roedl
Rebecca, Paul & Ben Rogers
Tim Rohleder
Linda L. Roos
Linda Roos
Kathryn and Steve Roszko
LeRoy Rothrock
Philip B. Rouse
Philip B. Rouse
Eugune and Norma Rousseau
L. C. Rudolph
Jerry & Nancy Ruff in honor of Anna Bruce
E. Sabga and D. Melamed
Nancy J. Schmidt
Nancy Schmidt
Judy Schroeder and Ed Mongoven
Sarah H. Scott
Judith Serebnick
Marian and Kadhim Shaaban
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
Bill, Currie and Cynthia Sherman
Michael Shermis
James Shipp
Gordon and Margaret Simmerman
Sudarshan Singh
George and Mary Ann Smerk
Martha Smiley
Patricia and Frederick Smith
Janet S. Smith
Smithville Telephone Co.
Rebecca Stanze
Janet Stavropoulos
Dale Steffey & Dawn Adams
Ronald P. and Sarah C. Stephenson
Doug Steury
Myrna A. Stevens
Frank Stevens & Jenny Olmes-Stevens
Darrell Ann and Jeff Stone
David and Sheila Strain
Brenda Strauss
Bill Sturbaum
Eugene T. Sullivan
Jerry Sutherlin
Jerry Sutherlin
Pam and Jeff Swander
Brent & Carolyn Sweeny
John and Paula Thatcher
James Thom
Jordan, Caras and Kathryn Tillet
Allison Tomusk in memory of Erik Tomusk
Don and Gloria Townsend, in honor of Aaron Townsend
Barbara and Thomas Tuley
Unionville Hot Shots 4-H Club
Theodore Unwin
Marcia Veldman and Steve Cotter
Andrew and Emily Vincent
Jennifer Hottell & Michael Voyles in memory of Sue Voyles
Ronald Wainscott
Peter and Katherine Wallskog
Tom and Allison Walsh
John Walsh
Bill and Ann Walters in honor of Sarah Owen
Bradley Warne
John and Deborah Watkins
Deborah and John Watkins
Fred and Shirley Watkins
Peggy Watson in memory of Jill Hamilton
David and Gail Weaver
Moira Wedekind
Kathy Weimer
Jennifer Weiss and Scott Larson
Susan Welsand and Terry Morgan
Donna Wenstrup
White River Central Labor Council
Pat Williams and Tom Coleman in honor of (see list)
Georgann Wilson
Tad and Shirley Wilson
Wilma Wood in memory of Robert Wood
John and Margaret Woodcock
Wright Financial Services, David and Connie Wright
Natalie Wrubel
Loren Wyman
Roberta Wysong
Dick and Betty Yoder
Peggy Zonkle
Martha and Charly Zuppan
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25 Years of Taking the Hunger Out of Poverty
Hoosier Hills Food
Bank is celebrating a major milestone--our 25th anniversary!
The food bank was
incorporated November 18, 1982 and distributed its first pounds of food on December 21 of
that year. Since that time over 22,000,000 pounds of food have been
distributed to non-profit feeding programs in Brown, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe,
Orange and Owen counties.
In these past 25
years, we've added programs, staff and volunteers, cultivated partnerships, and
increased resources all in an effort to make sure that everyone's basic right of
having enough to eat is met. And in 2007, for the first time ever, we have
distributed over 2 million pounds of food to our partner agencies
serving the community. In fact, we are moving over a million more pounds each
year than when we first occupied our warehouse on Fairview Street in 1995.
We have only been
able to do this with the generous support of those who share our vision of a
community where waste is minimized and everyone has access to nutritious
food. Thank you.
As we celebrate our
25th year of serving the hungry in Bloomington and six surrounding counties, we
also regret that the need for our and our partner agencies' services continue to
increase. We have strived to keep up with need, and we are committed to meeting
that demand. Much of this growth is due to rural outreach and
increased food distribution to the five rural counties we serve, but the need has been rising in all the communities we serve.
As we work to increase
services, it has become undeniably clear that in order to operate effectively
and efficiently we will need to relocate to a larger facility to continue our current programs.
Please help support this
campaign to increase our warehouse space to continue serving over 25,000 of our
hungry neighbors. Your investment will nourish their bodies and feed the hope
that everyone needs to realize their full potential.
Please give today.
*You can view the
full HHFB Feasibility Study here, funded by
the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County.
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