BOY SCOUT ANNUAL HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, 2008

Just a quick reminder to all of you in Cache Valley who visit this site…

The Annual Boy Scout Holiday Food Drive to benefit the Cache Community Food Pantry will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2008, from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

We would like to thank you in advance for all of your generosity and kindness, Cache Valley!  It is because of you that so many who might normally go hungry will be taken care of and rest a little better in the coming months…

Have a great Holiday Season!

Matt Whitaker, Director of the Cache Community Food Pantry

BRENDEN FOSTER’S LAST WISH: HELP FEED THE HOMELESS

The true and inspirational story of Brenden Foster, the young man who recently passed away from leukemia, has touched the lives of so many throughout the United States; he has inspired thousands of individuals to donate massive amounts of food, cash and volunteer time to Food Banks in every state.

For such a young man, it is incredible how good-hearted and wise he really was; while his stay on this earth was brief…his legacy will live on forever.

If you have been contributing to food banks or food pantries lately, we thank you very much and hope you have a happy holiday season!

CASH AND FOOD DONATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY SEASON

With the Holiday season just around the corner, The Cache Community Food Pantry is doing all it can in order to help feed those families and individuals throughout the community that may be without the resources to obtain a good meal at Thanksgiving, Christmas and throughout the coming months.

Cache Valley, Utah is full of great people who do so much to help their fellow citizens in their time of need and we would like to thank you for all that you do throughout the calendar year.

We would also like to ask for your continued help, whether by Cash Donation or Food Donation, for these upcoming months as the cold weather settles into our Valley and many people come to us for help for a variety of reasons…but what they all have in common is the need of food and other daily supplies.

Thanks again, Cache Valley, for all of your generosity and we look forward to working with you, to help those in need throughout Cache Valley, for many years to come!

COMMUNITY OF FEDERAL WAY STEPS UP…BIG-TIME!

Federal Way News is reporting that the Mayor of Federal Way, Jack Dovey, issued a challenge to the citizens of his community to do all that they could to contribute food and cash donations in order to supply the Federal Way Food Bank for the upcoming holiday season; the result was a massively successful food drive that will feed hundreds of families for the next two months.

Mayor Dovey called on civic organizations, individual families and churches throughout his city to rise up and contribute to this cause…and by making it a competition of sorts whereby those who contributed the most would be given an award and recognized throughout the community, Dovey saw much more come in than he could have ever dreamed.

Well done, Federal Way, Washington!

LOUISIANA DONATES MORE THAN 12,000 POUNDS OF RICE TO LOCAL FOOD BANKS

Grainnet is reporting that the state of Louisiana has donatyed more than 12,000 pounds of rice to local food banks in honor of the national and Louisiana state celebrations of National Rice Month.

Because of the recent hurricanes and tropical storms that hit this area of the United States, there has been an increased demand of food in the area and these donations of grain by Louisiana will certainly help a lot in helping to feed the hungry:

“In light of the recent hurricanes, this year’s donation comes when food banks are in desperate need of food, and we feel there is no better way to celebrate National Rice Month and Hunger Action Month than to offer our assistance,” said USA Rice Federation Chairman Jamie Warshaw, a Louisiana rice miller.

Many thanks to the state of Louisiana, the rice farmers and Governor Bobby Jindal for making such a great contribution to their local food banks!

NFL AND PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME TEAM UP TO HELP THE AKRON FOOD BANK

The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that the NFL and the Pro Football Hall of Fame have teamed up for a charity event called “Taste of the NFL” designed to benefit the Akron Food Bank.

There was a sports-themed silent auction held for the more than 400 invitees as well as the opportunity to sample and judge the cuisine of the finest restaurants in the greater Akron area of Ohio.

The event was expected to raise more than $100,000 for the local food banks.

4H KIDS HELP OUT THE UTAH FOOD BANK

The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that 4H kids throughout the state of Utah have donated over 103,000 pounds of meat to the Utah Food Bank.

The article describes how these 4H kids are even more excited to take care of and raise an animal for slaughter…knowing that their efforts will help feed many familes throughout the state in which they live.

As is being seen throughout every state in the country, many families are being squeezed by high gas prices and job layoffs which are leading for an ever-increasing need in help with acquiring food for families.

CHRYSLER FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $200,000 DONATION TO HOUSTON FOOD BANK

MarketWatch and several other news organizations are reporting that The Chrysler Foundation is donating $200,000 to the Houston Food Bank in order to helkp out those people who have been devatstated in the wake of Hurricane Ike.

Due to the value of volume purchasing provided by the Houston Food Bank, the donation amount of $200,000 was nearly doubled, which equated to seven semitrailers filled with food and supplies for distribution.

The Chrysler Foundation had this to say about their recent contribution:

“The Chrysler Foundation is proud to partner with the Houston Food Bank to aid the citizens of Houston whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Ike,” Brian Glowiak, Vice President — The Chrysler Foundation, said.

“This relief effort came together in under 24 hours thanks to the efforts of food bank organizers, our dealers and their employees, as well as Chrysler LLC Southwest Business Center and Mopar(R) Parts Distribution Center employees in Dallas all working together to support those in a time of need.”

Food Pantries and Food Banks across the United States are always very thankful for the wonderful contributions from companies in the private sector like Chrysler, who step up and give so much back to their communities.

STORMS IN OHIO HURT THE LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES

The Middletown Journal is reporting that as a result of the recent storms in this area of Ohio, which led to major outages of power, local food pantries were forced to toss away thousands of dollars of perishable food items because they were unable to keep the donations cold.

The article also goes on to report that food banks throughout the country have suffered a 200 million dollar drop in Federal support since 2003 because the U.S. Government is releasing a lot of its supplies onto the open markets in order to take advantage of the huge rise in the prices of commodities.

While this makes good sense economically for the United States Government to make a profit as a result of higher market prices…food pantries need that consistent flow of funding and food that is so vital to helping out those American citizens who are just going through a rough patch in their lives or are suffering as a result of a natural disaster like a hurricane, flood or earthquake.

Here’s to hoping that food banks across the country will continue to be funded generously by the U.S. Government and private citizens…because its a great cause worthy of great support.