Second Harvest North Florida Volume 3 • Issue 3 • March 2011 www.WeNourishHope.org
Feeding Hope
a newsletter for food industry donors
DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Retailers Donation Report 2010 Overall, we were able to receive over 19 million pounds of food in 2010 — a record year for Second Harvest and a 150 percent increase in a two-year span. Of the total pounds incoming, over 3.6 million pounds (about 20 percent) came from our retail partners. Below is a brief summary of some of our partners’ efforts: Winn Dixie/Save-Rite: The 53 stores and distribution center in our service area combined to donate over 1.1 million pounds of food, translating to over 825,000 meals to north Florida. In addition, we were able to partner with Winn Dixie on several food drive and hunger education initiatives. Walmart/Sam’s Club: The 27 stores and distribution center in our service area combined to donate over 1.5 million pounds of food, translating to almost 1.2 million meals to north Florida. In addition, Walmart has donated several display coolers to use for incoming fruits and vegetables, given us a grant through its state foundation to distribute fresh food to Shands Jacksonville’s OB/Gyn Clinic for pregnant women, and sent volunteers to help us in the warehouse. Food Lion: The 20 stores in our service area combined to donate almost 700,000 pounds of food, translating to over 500,000 meals to north Florida. In addition, we were able to partner on a Thanksgiving turkey giveaway event in November, as well as a corporate-wide food drive. Lastly, Food Lion customers can link their MVP Rewards cards to benefit Second Harvest North Florida with each purchase, including double credit on the 10th of each month. Our organization code is 252366.
Target: The 14 stores and distribution center in our service area combined to donate over 430,000 pounds of food, translating to over 330,000 meals to north Florida. In addition, Target has been dedicating store volunteers to our food bank facility on a monthly basis, including “Days of Giving”, providing over 75 volunteers on a quarterly basis, and $5,000 towards the Backpack program.
Donation ABCs: An alphabetical listing of the many different kinds of food industry products that can be donated. (Letters F-L) First Run Product
Publix: The 72 stores and distribution center in our service area combined to donate over 180,000 pounds of food, translating to over 140,000 meals to north Florida. We were also able to partner with Publix on several food drive and hunger education initiatives. We are excited about some big news about to be announced for 2011!
Would your company consider donating first run product – for example, a percentage of production, a monthly product gift, or once a quarter?
“On behalf of Second Harvest, Feeding America, and the communities of north Florida, we sincerely thank all of these donors for their commitment to the mission of ending hunger here locally," Elliot Darkatsh, food procurement director, said. “We truly appreciate your efforts, and encourage you to keep it up for 2011!”
Ingredients Are there situations where you have to reject ingredients from a supplier due to quality, mistakes in shipments, or any other reasons? What happens to the ingredients/product? Low Weight / Low Fills Do you have production situations that can occasionally result in a low fill or low weight production run? What happens to that product (sell, donate, dump, other)? (sell, dump, donate, other)?
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Second Harvest North Florida 1502 Jessie Street Jacksonville, FL 32206 www.WeNourishHope.org
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Food or Paying the Rent Which Would You Choose? The mission of Second Harvest North Florida is to distribute food and grocery products to hungry people and to educate the public about the causes and possible solutions to problems of domestic hunger.
CONTACT US
1502 Jessie Street Jacksonville, FL 32206 Main: 904.353.FOOD www.WeNourishHope.org
To learn more about how to donate food:
Elliot Darkatsh, Food Procurement 904.517.5554 edarkatsh@WeNourishHope.org
To volunteer:
Jessie Sanders, Volunteer Coordinator 904.517.5560 jsanders@WeNourishHope.org
To make financial donations: Karen Rieley, CFRE Vice President for Advancement 904.730.8281 krieley@WeNourishHope.org
Beyond food donations: Donate services By Elliot Darkatsh, Food Procurement Director
It takes more than food to run Second Harvest North Florida. We gladly accept donations of goods and services, as well as other gifts, ideas and resources that help us fight hunger. Here are some ways you can help: Professional services • Graphic design work • Printing • Consulting (human resources, operations, technology) • Professional development • Painting, plumbing, electrical, and other handyman work • Vehicle cleaning and maintenance
Other goods and services • Warehouse inventory (pallet jacks, forklifts, trucks, coolers/freezers) • Auction items for events (gift certificates, airline tickets, travel packages, for example) • Ad space in promotional and marketing outlets • Telecommunication equipment • Office equipment and supplies • Event-related equipment and supplies Second Harvest also relies on thousands of volunteers each year to help our small staff. Volunteers help with food sorting, boxing and shelving. Volunteer Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. 4 p.m. ,and two Saturdays monthly, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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