Newsletter

 

The Official Newsletter

The Food Bank of
Northeast G eorgia
November 2014
Vol.11


 


 

 

 

Table
 of
  Contents
 
Hunger
 Bowl
 is
 Back
 Hungrier
 
than
 Ever
 Before
 …...………...…1
 
Volunteer
 and
 Employee
 of
 
the
 Month……………………..……2
 
New
 Volunteers…………….……2
 
Activity
 Results……………..……2
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

New
 Heirloom
 
Sponsorship………………….……3
 
Calendar
 and
 Goals………..……4
 
Steve
 Johnson,
 Food
 Bank
 volunteer,
 helps
 unload
 20,000
 pounds
 of
 food
 
raised
 by
 the
 2013
 winning
 team,
 Peach
 State
 Federal
 Credit
 Union.
 


 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 
Mission
  Statement:
  The
  Food
 
Bank
  of
  Northeast
  Georgia
 
will
  work
  toward
  ending
 
hunger
 as
 part
 of
 an
 overall
 
community
  effort
  to
  alleviate
 
poverty.
 
The
  Food
  Bank
 
 
861
  Newton
  Bridge
 
Rd.
 
Athens,
 GA
 30607
 
706-­‐354-­‐8191
 


 

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Hunger
 Bowl
 is
 Back
 and
 Hungrier
 
 
Than
 Ever
 Before
 
For
 many,
 November
 is
 a
 time
 for
 family-­‐
 
gathering
  celebrations
  centered
  around
 
Thanksgiving.
 It’s
 a
  time
  for
 festive
 meals
 
and
  getting
  together
 with
  family
  and
 
friends.
  However,
 for
  many,
  November
 
serves
 as
 a
 reminder
 of
 their
  constant
 
state
 of
  hunger.
 
More
 than
  125,000
  people
 in
  the
 
Northeast
 Georgia
  community
 will
  have
 
nothing
  to
  eat
 on
  this
  traditional
 
American
  holiday.
  We
  find
 this
 number
 
too
  alarming
 and
 hope
  you
 do
 too.
 That
 
is
 why
 we
 started
 the
  Hunger
 Bowl
  in
 
2012,
 to
 help
  ensure
  there
  was
  enough
 
food
  for
 everyone
  during
  the
  holidays.
 
In
 the
 first
 year
 alone,
 2012,
 the
 
Hunger
 Bowl
  raised
 a
  total
 of
 75,820
 
pounds
  of
 food
 to
 feed
 children,
  senior
 
citizens
  and
  the
  working
 poor.
 

Since
 its
  onset,
 the
  Hunger
 Bowl
 each
 
year
 has
 raised
  amounts
 of
 food
 larger
 
than
  ever
 anticipated.
  That
  is
 why
 this
 
year
 we
 set
 the
 bar
 high.
 
The
 2014
  Hunger
 Bowl
 goal
 is
 not
 to
 
raise
 50,000
  pounds
 like
 in
 2012,
 or
 
70,000
 like
 in
 2013,
 but
 to
 raise
 
120,000
 
 pounds.
 
This
 year
 we
 are
 hoping
 to
 see
 new
 
organizations
  and
  businesses
  alike
 
entering
  in
  the
  friendly
  competition.
 
Last
 year,
 we
 had
 a
 total
 of
 67
 teams
 
representing
 a
  total
 of
  9,400
  people.
 
In
 order
 to
 reach
 this
 year’s
 high
 
goal,
 the
  Food
 Bank
 needs
 the
 help
  of
 
the
 entire
  community
 to
  ensure
 we
 are
 
able
 to
 meet
 the
 need
 of
 our
 
community.
 
If
 your
 business
  or
  organization
 
would
 like
 to
 take
 part
 in
 this
 year’s
 
Hunger
  Bowl,
 contact
  Tina
  Laseter
  at
 
Page
 1
 
[email protected].