Second Harvest North Florida Volume 12 • Issue 1 • October 2010 www.WeNourishHope.org
Happenings
a newsletter for member agencies
New food purchasing program offers great savings and consistent access to key grocery items
The Second Harvest food purchasing program, SHNF Plus+, is now available to all active partner agencies, with a variety of shelf stable grocery items available that can be purchased to help optimize agencies’ purchasing capabilities. The program’s goal is to offer partners consistent access to key staple items at prices significantly lower than they can obtain at local retailers.
A list of our current inventory, which will change and grow over time, and pricing follow.
Because we are buying large quantities and because we are passing on all our savings directly to our agencies, we aim to ensure that partner agencies are able to save as much as possible, spreading their resources farther and helping our network serve more people in need.
Additionally, please note that all items are available in case size orders only – not as individual items. Item prices below are listed to help provide a comparison between SHNF Plus + pricing and prices at local retailers.
Please note that all orders must be placed online through our new agency website and every order will need to be made at least 24 hours in advance of pick-up; all orders will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
Second Harvest Hours of Operation
Mon.-Thurs.............7:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Fridays............................7:15 a.m.-noon
Reminders: Share this newsletter! Please be sure that you share this newsletter with all your staff and volunteers to be sure that everyone who is involved with your feeding program is aware of the latest news and updates. New Rules go into effect, Friday, Oct. 1: All agencies who have not completed the new agency packet and all those agencies who still have an outstanding balance on their account will be placed on inactive status.
Recent News: Item Pack Size Case Price Applesauce 15oz/24 pack $11.96 Cereal – corn flakes 12oz/14 pack $12.60 Corn – whole kernel 15oz/24 pack $10.25 Grape jelly 18oz/12 pack $11.20 Hamburger Helper 7.5oz/12 pack $7.79 Macaroni and cheese 7.5oz/24 pack $7.93 Rice – long grain 16oz/30 pack $13.20
Visit new member section of WeNourishHope.org Check out the new member agency section of Second Harvest North Florida’s website!
Members.WeNourishHope.org Username: second Password: harvest
Explore the website, visit each of the subsections listed in the blue bar at the top of the screen and watch the welcome video for an overview of everything available to member agencies on the site.
Item Price (for comparison only)
$.49 per can $.90 per box $.43 per can $.93 per jar $.61 per box $.33 per box $.44 per bag
Questions about how to use our website or the new SHNF Plus+ purchase program? Training needed on how to use the website or benefit from the SHNF Plus+ purchase program? Contact: Jim Chynoweth Agency Relations Director 904.517.5553, fax 904.358.4281 jchynoweth@WeNourishHope.org
SHNF provides agencies with freezers: Second Harvest recently received two freezers as a donation and re-granted those to Trinity Lutheran Church in Riverside-Avondale and New Mount Zion Baptist Church on the Westside to help them expand their food pantry ministries. First Coast News hosts Be A Hero Food Drive: On Sept. 24 and 25, First Coast News once again hosted the “Be A Hero” food drive. Thanks to the community’s generosity, Second Harvest was able to collect 31,000 pounds of shelf-stable grocery products. 16th Annual Jaguars/Winn-Dixie Family Food Drive benefits Second Harvest and its member agencies: Jacksonville-area residents may donate food in specially marked barrels at participating Winn-Dixie stores on the First Coast from Sept. 27 through Nov. 7. Additionally, the Jaguars will host a food drive before their Oct. 18 Monday Night football game against the Tennessee Titans at EverBank Field. Collection barrels will be set up outside EverBank Field for fans to donate nonperishable food items.
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26th Anniversary of the Empty Bowls Luncheon to support the hungry in north Florida Noon - 1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010 - Prime Osborn Convention Center FEATURING: Handcrafted bowls ♦ Silent auction ♦ Celebrity autographed bowls ♦ Entertainment by area musicians and school groups ♦ A simple meal served by local celebrities ♦ Arrive early in order to choose your perfect bowl ♦ Doors open at 11 a.m.
Individual tickets: $25; Nonprofit Tables of 10: $300 Visit WeNourishHope.org to order tickets
CONTACT US
1502 Jessie Street Jacksonville, FL 32206 Main: 904.353.3663 (FOOD)
Member Agency Information: Jim Chynoweth Agency Relations Director 904.517.5553, fax 904.358.4281 jchynoweth@WeNourishHope.org
Volunteer Information: Leah Bezares, Office Manager 904.517.5550 lbezares@WeNourishHope.org
To Make Financial Donations: Karen Rieley, VP for Advancement 904.730.8281 krieley@WeNourishHope.org
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FROM SECOND HARVEST’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: One of the greatest challenges we all face is that we never seem to have enough food to distribute, or, if we have it, it’s not the right kind. I was on the floor yesterday and saw that we have cases and cases of mayonnaise, not a big mover in our product inventory! Certainly the lack of products, especially key items, can lead to frustration for all of us. We want you to be successful in meeting the needs of your clients, and we understand your frustration when you can’t. This fundamental issue, so problematic to all agencies and food banks, leads to much discussion and debate over what is – or is not – fair. Who can or should have the greatest access to food? Should it be driven by the size of the agency or the first one to arrive at the food bank, or the agency with the most money? The answers to these
questions spark great debate and none of them have easy answers. I can assure you that we have wrestled with them and are trying to implement policies that represent the fairest solution to all of our agencies. Our ultimate goal is fairness; i.e., the opportunity for every agency to be able to support its constituency. We seek nothing more than to ensure all our clients have equal footing. We feel strongly that size, money, or timing should not be the sole factor in determining food selection. To that end, we have created new policies that, we hope, level the playing field for all. I might add one thought for all of us – we are all working together to end hunger in our community. The most important part of that sentence is “we are all working together …”
Thomas Mantz Executive Director
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