May 16th I will begin my 21st year with the Food Bank. I remember back in the beginning I was called the Food Bank Girl. Later on, the Food Bank Lady, and today I proudly wear the hat as the Food Bank Grandma. I still can’t wait to get to work every day. WHY? Because of 7,998 more of these little munchkins

Meet the Food Bank’s biggest fans!  Amiah, 6 and Micah, 8 stopped by with some cookies for Food Bank staff and a nice letter about how much they appreciate what we and the community do to help others.

KIDS HELPING KIDS!!!!

Did you know roughly 10,000 students support the Food Bank through school food drives and volunteering their time at the Food Bank? THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!

LETTER CARRIERS’ FOOD DRIVE

Don’t forget to set out your bag of food on Saturday, May 13 before 9 am. Most wanted food items include peanut butter, jelly, canned meats, fruit cups, oil, mayonnaise, pasta, chili, hot/cold cereals and boxed or bagged juices.

I’m as happy as all the veggies above. The new refrigerated truck funded so generously by community donations, the Oregon Community Foundation, Sky Lakes Medical Center Foundation, KMSB Foundation, the Wetter Foundation, Robert J & Leona DeArmond Public Foundation, the Oregon Food Bank, Green Diamond Resource Company and Bank of the Cascades, will allow us to deliver produce to our entire 18,000 square mile service area

Where does all the produce come from and what does it cost you?

Most of the produce comes from the Oregon Food Bank. They work with growers in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and California to secure produce for pennies on the pound.

Our goal is to distribute 1 MILLION POUNDS May through October of this year. It costs us about $.05 per pound to collect, store and distribute. We also rely on local home gardeners to "Grow a row" or two, for the Food Bank. Locally grown has a longer shelf life and benefits many who live in very rural areas.

For 3 years this program has meant so much to diabetics, seniors, people with disabilities and Moms. Moms have had the opportunity to feed their kids healthy foods and now they’re buying the produce the kids liked. That was the goal!

KLAMATH FOOD PROJECT

I’m so very excited to tell you about a new program called the Klamath Food Project. Here’s how it works:

Let’s say you’re a member of a club which meets weekly or monthly. Call us and we’ll deliver some bright red reusable bags the day of your meeting. Hand them out to your members and let us know when you’ll meet again and we’ll pick up the red bags filled with food. It works the same way for employees at a business. Maybe you know a group of kids involved with Girl Scouts, the chess club, or students who need to complete community service hours. They can pick up Klamath Food Project bags at our office. It’s a win-win for everybody. For more information about this project visit our website.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOOD BANK OR TO DONATE ON-LINE klamathfoodbank.org