52shoc1569 spring newsletter...keyline fpo - do not print a note from nicole 2 3 april – june...
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Fold Client/Job Number: 52SHOC1569Project Name: 2015 Spring Newsletter
Item: Newsletter Outside Size: 17” x 11" Folds: First vertically to 8.5” x 11", then horizontally to 8.5" x 5.5"Colors: 4C Process Bleeds: 4 sidess
Keyline FPO - Do Not Print
A publication of Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County I Spring 2015
foodthoughtF O R
QUICKCLICKS:
15SHOC1569NLTR
SPOTLIGHTon our
generous donors
Scan this QR code with your smartphone camera or QR app to donate.
8014 Marine Way • Irvine, CA 92618 • FeedOC.org • 949.653.2900
Our generous donors help us grow our existing programs and start new ones. We thank the following corporations and foundations for their dedication to our mission and helping to feed hungry people in Orange County:
Dhont Family Foundation has been the driving force behind our innovative Feeding Hope program, which is entering its second year.
George Hoag Family Foundation has provided enduring support of our boxed food programs, including Feeding Hope.
Bank of America’s Basic Human Services grant program helped us provide 82,500 meals for Orange County residents in need.
Entertainment Industry Foundation and Safeway Foundation grant, which came through Feeding America, helped us expand our Child Hunger Strategy that provides food to more than 8,000 children each month through fi ve programs.
We would also like to recognize the following for their support:
• Edwards Lifesciences
• Disneyland Resort
• Disney Worldwide
• Carl E. Wynn Foundation
• Joerger Family Charitable Foundation
• San Diego Gas and Electric Company
These empty boxes are ready to be fi lled with food to feed all our hungry neighbors in need.
Our Partners Need More Foodto Feed All Our Hungry Neighbors
United Way Grant Helps Establish Two New School Pantries
Even though we distribute more than 20 million pounds of food a year through our network of community partners, it still isn’t enough.
To assess the need, both nationally and locally, Feeding America conducts in-depth studies. As part of the Hunger in America 2014 study, trained researchers interviewed our partners and their clients seeking food.
Their results found that 42 percent of the programs had less food than they required to meet the increasing need. That means when our partners run out of food, they are forced to turn people away.
How do you turn away a mother with a hungry child?
We never want our partners to turn anyone away. Our goal is to create a future where no one goes hungry. Ever.
There are many ways you can help — donating funds, volunteering, sponsoring a food drive, and attending one of our events.
For every $10 we receive in donations from kind friends like you, we can provide enough food to provide 30 meals. If you possibly can, please send a donation in the enclosed envelope or donate online at FeedOC.org.
Second Harvest will open two new School Pantries and purchase fresh produce for distribution to all our feeding locations with the help of a very generous grant from the Orange County United Way. This grant is part of their FACE 2024 initiative, which challenges the community to come together to help the next generation of Orange County children succeed by focusing on education, income, health, and housing.
Partnering with KidWorks to Feed Hungry Children and Transform a Community
Children at KidWorks receive fresh fruit, milk, and healthy snacks from Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.
very day, children right here in Santa Ana struggle to survive. Many grow up in poverty — living in overcrowded housing, while trying to avoid gang violence and drugs.
That is why KidWorks is such a vital part of the community. “We’ve been in central Santa Ana for a little over 20 years now and we serve more than 400 kids a week at our three sites in these very under-resourced areas,” said Kriss Marr, director of afterschool programs.
“One of our four pillars is health and fitness. When you don’t have a lot of money, the cheapest things to buy are generally not good for you. However, with the help of Second Harvest, we can provide nutritious afterschool meals and snacks,” Marr explained.
Through our Kids Cafes, Second Harvest provides children throughout Orange County with milk, fruit, healthy snacks, healthy meals, and nutrition education when school is out for the summer.
“Food is very important to all of the kids here,” Marr said. “In fact, a first-grade student who was attending our program was transferred to another program because of scheduling problems. The student didn’t receive a meal at the program and began dropping weight at a concerning rate. Her mom
E quickly realized that she needed to make a change and placed her back in KidWorks, where she received a meal from Second Harvest each day. The student quickly regained her weight to a healthy level and is thriving in our program.
“We also have a fifth-grade student and his two younger siblings in our program. The family struggles financially. The oldest is active in school and sports and is very hungry by KidWorks program time. He is so thankful to receive a meal each day and now gives back by helping our teachers. He always wants to volunteer and help our sta� and the other students.
“In addition to serving children’s immediate needs, KidWorks focuses on family relations and stability,” Marr continued. “We have classes for our children’s moms and dads. Parents are required to come to monthly meetings, and we require they do some volunteer work. Students know that if they act up or something happens, we have that relationship with their parents. We give children and parents the resources they need to succeed.”
By working in close partnership with organizations like KidWorks, Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County has an immediate e�ect and a long-range impact. Together, we help children and their families, and create a community that is stronger, more stable, and a better place to live.
Visit us Online:FeedOC.org
Find us on Facebook:SecondHarvestFoodBank
Follow us on Pinterest:www.Pinterest.com/shfboc
Follow us on Twitter:SecondHarvestFB
Follow us on Instagram:SecondHarvestFoodBankOC
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Second Harvest and Our Partners – Working Together To End Hunger
Providing hungry people with nutritious food is at the core of what we do; however, our work to end hunger in Orange County takes us beyond providing food — we help develop innovative solutions to address the root
causes of hunger.
Currently, we partner with 300 food pantries and other nonprofi t organizations that distribute food to hungry neighbors in 400 locations. For many of these nonprofi ts, Second Harvest provides the majority of the food they distribute. In addition to food, we o� er training in food safety, best practices, leadership, and operations-management workshops. We also sponsor an annual conference for our partners.
By facilitating their food distribution, we help our partners focus their resources on other vital services such as job training, housing assistance, family counseling, kids’ tutoring, parenting classes, gang prevention, and other outreach programs.
• By providing parents the food they need to feed their children, we help them have more energy and hope to look for a job or take job-training classes.
• By helping our neighbors keep their homes or fi nd long-term housing, we increase family stability while lowering stress and anxiety so that they are more productive.
• By giving children nutritious food in locations that provide tutoring and mentoring, we help them to become more successful in school and in life.
To further these goals over the next few years, we are planning to establish “Super Pantries” in targeted areas of need in Orange County. Our aim is to provide an innovative model of the latest in client food distribution along with the life-changing programs that o� er people a hand up on their path to self-su� ciency.
Thank you for your continued support,
Nicole Suydam CEO | Your Partner
Client/Job Number: 52SHOC1569Project Name: 2015 Spring Newsletter
Item: Newsletter Inside Size: 17” x 11” Folds: First vertically to 8.5” x 11", then horizontally to 8.5" x 5.5"Colors: 4C Process Bleeds: 4 sides
Keyline FPO - Do Not Print
A Note from Nicole
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April – June Nourishing Hope Tours
Tuesdays, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
April 14; May 12; June 9
Thursdays, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
April 30; May 28; June 25
April 21 – 22iheartoc Giving Day
This is your chance to help Second Harvest at the first ever countywide
day of giving. On April 21-22, give to support Second Harvest at
iheartoc.org.
May 9 National Association of
Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger
Food DriveLeave non-perishable food donations
by your mailbox or take them to your post office. They will feed hungry people
in our local communities.
May 14 Summer Food & Wine
Event6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza
Enjoy an evening of award-winning wines, gourmet cuisine, an exciting
silent auction, and more! All proceeds will directly benefit
Second Harvest’s programs to feed the hungry.
May 21 Serving Hope Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Newport Beach Marriott Hotel
Join us to meet our team, learn more about our programs, and find out how you can make a difference in
the lives of Orange County families. This fundraising event is free of
charge; however, space is limited. Please RSVP.
For more information, please go to our website, FeedOC.org, and click on events. To RSVP for any
of these events, please email Ericka Arambula at
[email protected] or call 949.208.3150.
UPCOMINGEVENTS
Friends of Second Harvest Food Bank came together to help end hunger in Orange County and celebrate our “Communities of Caring.” The event raised enough money to provide 273,000 meals for our hungry neighbors. More
than 340 attendees stood in line to receive a modest “poor man’s” lunch of soup and bread, bringing to mind the experience that many hungry people go through on a regular basis. The meal was generously donated by Antonio Cagnolo, owner of Antonello Ristorante. We want to thank everyone who attended the luncheon and our loyal sponsors:
Incredible Edible Farm
When public school ends for the summer, so do the free and reduced-price breakfasts and lunches that children receive in the school cafeteria. Fifty percent of Orange County’s public school children rely on this food for a major part of their nutrition each day.
Summer is a time of high risk and worry for children in low-income families. Parents whose budgets are already stretched to the limit can’t afford to replace those meals during the summer.
Summer should be a fun time for kids — playing ball, swimming, reading, and participating in healthy recreational activities. But kids who are hungry or undernourished can suffer from frequent stomachaches and loss of energy.
That’s why Second Harvest has developed our Summer Food Program. This year, we are adding five new sites at parks and libraries in underserved neighborhoods for a total of 50 convenient locations throughout Orange County.
We serve healthy lunch and snacks to more than 3,000 kids at convenient locations such as community centers, recreation programs, low-income apartment complexes, and city parks. We provide a variety of nutritious food that kids enjoy, including sandwiches, veggie wraps, burritos, and salads along with milk and fresh fruit.
Your support helps feed children all summer long.
Children should NOT go hungry this summer...
With your help, they won’t have to.
“No Lunch” Lunch Donations Provide 273,000 Meals for Hungry Neighbors
The “Communities of Caring” is a photo documentary project that focuses on the hungry and the people who are working tirelessly to end hunger in Orange County. Photographs by Jacques Garnier.
We’re getting ready to plant our spring and summer crops. We’re choosing a variety of healthy veggies and fruits that our partners’ clients love to eat — lettuce, squash, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, and watermelons.
We’re delighted to report that our innovative public/private partnership with the City of Irvine and the OC Great Park has allowed us to harvest more than 228,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables during the Incredible Edible Farm’s first year. You can help us plant, harvest, and help feed the hungry. Call our Volunteer Department at 949.653.2900 for details.
Judith Posnikoff
Jacinta & Robert Loewen
Straggas & Associates
Marilyn & Bob Whiton
The Drislane Family
Julie & Doug Garn
PERC Water Corporation
Nationwide
Rutan & Tucker, LLP
Waste Management of Orange County
Tami & Rick Horstmann
Maureen & Jack Richmond
Kim & Dick Crawford
Mara & Keith Murray
Barbara & Brian Pratt - Primoris Corporation
Lisa Ohanesian-Gambill
Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian, Attorneys at Law
Cox Communications
Southern California Gas Company
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52SHOC1569_Spring Newsletter.indd 2 2/24/15 11:48 AM
Second Harvest and Our Partners – Working Together To End Hunger
Providing hungry people with nutritious food is at the core of what we do; however, our work to end hunger in Orange County takes us beyond providing food — we help develop innovative solutions to address the root
causes of hunger.
Currently, we partner with 300 food pantries and other nonprofi t organizations that distribute food to hungry neighbors in 400 locations. For many of these nonprofi ts, Second Harvest provides the majority of the food they distribute. In addition to food, we o� er training in food safety, best practices, leadership, and operations-management workshops. We also sponsor an annual conference for our partners.
By facilitating their food distribution, we help our partners focus their resources on other vital services such as job training, housing assistance, family counseling, kids’ tutoring, parenting classes, gang prevention, and other outreach programs.
• By providing parents the food they need to feed their children, we help them have more energy and hope to look for a job or take job-training classes.
• By helping our neighbors keep their homes or fi nd long-term housing, we increase family stability while lowering stress and anxiety so that they are more productive.
• By giving children nutritious food in locations that provide tutoring and mentoring, we help them to become more successful in school and in life.
To further these goals over the next few years, we are planning to establish “Super Pantries” in targeted areas of need in Orange County. Our aim is to provide an innovative model of the latest in client food distribution along with the life-changing programs that o� er people a hand up on their path to self-su� ciency.
Thank you for your continued support,
Nicole Suydam CEO | Your Partner
Client/Job Number: 52SHOC1569Project Name: 2015 Spring Newsletter
Item: Newsletter Inside Size: 17” x 11” Folds: First vertically to 8.5” x 11", then horizontally to 8.5" x 5.5"Colors: 4C Process Bleeds: 4 sides
Keyline FPO - Do Not Print
A Note from Nicole
2 3
April – June Nourishing Hope Tours
Tuesdays, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
April 14; May 12; June 9
Thursdays, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
April 30; May 28; June 25
April 21 – 22iheartoc Giving Day
This is your chance to help Second Harvest at the first ever countywide
day of giving. On April 21-22, give to support Second Harvest at
iheartoc.org.
May 9 National Association of
Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger
Food DriveLeave non-perishable food donations
by your mailbox or take them to your post office. They will feed hungry people
in our local communities.
May 14 Summer Food & Wine
Event6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza
Enjoy an evening of award-winning wines, gourmet cuisine, an exciting
silent auction, and more! All proceeds will directly benefit
Second Harvest’s programs to feed the hungry.
May 21 Serving Hope Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Newport Beach Marriott Hotel
Join us to meet our team, learn more about our programs, and find out how you can make a difference in
the lives of Orange County families. This fundraising event is free of
charge; however, space is limited. Please RSVP.
For more information, please go to our website, FeedOC.org, and click on events. To RSVP for any
of these events, please email Ericka Arambula at
[email protected] or call 949.208.3150.
UPCOMINGEVENTS
Friends of Second Harvest Food Bank came together to help end hunger in Orange County and celebrate our “Communities of Caring.” The event raised enough money to provide 273,000 meals for our hungry neighbors. More
than 340 attendees stood in line to receive a modest “poor man’s” lunch of soup and bread, bringing to mind the experience that many hungry people go through on a regular basis. The meal was generously donated by Antonio Cagnolo, owner of Antonello Ristorante. We want to thank everyone who attended the luncheon and our loyal sponsors:
Incredible Edible Farm
When public school ends for the summer, so do the free and reduced-price breakfasts and lunches that children receive in the school cafeteria. Fifty percent of Orange County’s public school children rely on this food for a major part of their nutrition each day.
Summer is a time of high risk and worry for children in low-income families. Parents whose budgets are already stretched to the limit can’t afford to replace those meals during the summer.
Summer should be a fun time for kids — playing ball, swimming, reading, and participating in healthy recreational activities. But kids who are hungry or undernourished can suffer from frequent stomachaches and loss of energy.
That’s why Second Harvest has developed our Summer Food Program. This year, we are adding five new sites at parks and libraries in underserved neighborhoods for a total of 50 convenient locations throughout Orange County.
We serve healthy lunch and snacks to more than 3,000 kids at convenient locations such as community centers, recreation programs, low-income apartment complexes, and city parks. We provide a variety of nutritious food that kids enjoy, including sandwiches, veggie wraps, burritos, and salads along with milk and fresh fruit.
Your support helps feed children all summer long.
Children should NOT go hungry this summer...
With your help, they won’t have to.
“No Lunch” Lunch Donations Provide 273,000 Meals for Hungry Neighbors
The “Communities of Caring” is a photo documentary project that focuses on the hungry and the people who are working tirelessly to end hunger in Orange County. Photographs by Jacques Garnier.
We’re getting ready to plant our spring and summer crops. We’re choosing a variety of healthy veggies and fruits that our partners’ clients love to eat — lettuce, squash, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, and watermelons.
We’re delighted to report that our innovative public/private partnership with the City of Irvine and the OC Great Park has allowed us to harvest more than 228,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables during the Incredible Edible Farm’s first year. You can help us plant, harvest, and help feed the hungry. Call our Volunteer Department at 949.653.2900 for details.
Judith Posnikoff
Jacinta & Robert Loewen
Straggas & Associates
Marilyn & Bob Whiton
The Drislane Family
Julie & Doug Garn
PERC Water Corporation
Nationwide
Rutan & Tucker, LLP
Waste Management of Orange County
Tami & Rick Horstmann
Maureen & Jack Richmond
Kim & Dick Crawford
Mara & Keith Murray
Barbara & Brian Pratt - Primoris Corporation
Lisa Ohanesian-Gambill
Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian, Attorneys at Law
Cox Communications
Southern California Gas Company
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Fold
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Fold
Fold Client/Job Number: 52SHOC1569Project Name: 2015 Spring Newsletter
Item: Newsletter Outside Size: 17” x 11" Folds: First vertically to 8.5” x 11", then horizontally to 8.5" x 5.5"Colors: 4C Process Bleeds: 4 sidess
Keyline FPO - Do Not Print
A publication of Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County I Spring 2015
foodthoughtF O R
QUICKCLICKS:
15SHOC1569NLTR
SPOTLIGHTon our
generous donors
Scan this QR code with your smartphone camera or QR app to donate.
8014 Marine Way • Irvine, CA 92618 • FeedOC.org • 949.653.2900
Our generous donors help us grow our existing programs and start new ones. We thank the following corporations and foundations for their dedication to our mission and helping to feed hungry people in Orange County:
Dhont Family Foundation has been the driving force behind our innovative Feeding Hope program, which is entering its second year.
George Hoag Family Foundation has provided enduring support of our boxed food programs, including Feeding Hope.
Bank of America’s Basic Human Services grant program helped us provide 82,500 meals for Orange County residents in need.
Entertainment Industry Foundation and Safeway Foundation grant, which came through Feeding America, helped us expand our Child Hunger Strategy that provides food to more than 8,000 children each month through fi ve programs.
We would also like to recognize the following for their support:
• Edwards Lifesciences
• Disneyland Resort
• Disney Worldwide
• Carl E. Wynn Foundation
• Joerger Family Charitable Foundation
• San Diego Gas and Electric Company
These empty boxes are ready to be fi lled with food to feed all our hungry neighbors in need.
Our Partners Need More Foodto Feed All Our Hungry Neighbors
United Way Grant Helps Establish Two New School Pantries
Even though we distribute more than 20 million pounds of food a year through our network of community partners, it still isn’t enough.
To assess the need, both nationally and locally, Feeding America conducts in-depth studies. As part of the Hunger in America 2014 study, trained researchers interviewed our partners and their clients seeking food.
Their results found that 42 percent of the programs had less food than they required to meet the increasing need. That means when our partners run out of food, they are forced to turn people away.
How do you turn away a mother with a hungry child?
We never want our partners to turn anyone away. Our goal is to create a future where no one goes hungry. Ever.
There are many ways you can help — donating funds, volunteering, sponsoring a food drive, and attending one of our events.
For every $10 we receive in donations from kind friends like you, we can provide enough food to provide 30 meals. If you possibly can, please send a donation in the enclosed envelope or donate online at FeedOC.org.
Second Harvest will open two new School Pantries and purchase fresh produce for distribution to all our feeding locations with the help of a very generous grant from the Orange County United Way. This grant is part of their FACE 2024 initiative, which challenges the community to come together to help the next generation of Orange County children succeed by focusing on education, income, health, and housing.
Partnering with KidWorks to Feed Hungry Children and Transform a Community
Children at KidWorks receive fresh fruit, milk, and healthy snacks from Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.
very day, children right here in Santa Ana struggle to survive. Many grow up in poverty — living in overcrowded housing, while trying to avoid gang violence and drugs.
That is why KidWorks is such a vital part of the community. “We’ve been in central Santa Ana for a little over 20 years now and we serve more than 400 kids a week at our three sites in these very under-resourced areas,” said Kriss Marr, director of afterschool programs.
“One of our four pillars is health and fitness. When you don’t have a lot of money, the cheapest things to buy are generally not good for you. However, with the help of Second Harvest, we can provide nutritious afterschool meals and snacks,” Marr explained.
Through our Kids Cafes, Second Harvest provides children throughout Orange County with milk, fruit, healthy snacks, healthy meals, and nutrition education when school is out for the summer.
“Food is very important to all of the kids here,” Marr said. “In fact, a first-grade student who was attending our program was transferred to another program because of scheduling problems. The student didn’t receive a meal at the program and began dropping weight at a concerning rate. Her mom
E quickly realized that she needed to make a change and placed her back in KidWorks, where she received a meal from Second Harvest each day. The student quickly regained her weight to a healthy level and is thriving in our program.
“We also have a fifth-grade student and his two younger siblings in our program. The family struggles financially. The oldest is active in school and sports and is very hungry by KidWorks program time. He is so thankful to receive a meal each day and now gives back by helping our teachers. He always wants to volunteer and help our sta� and the other students.
“In addition to serving children’s immediate needs, KidWorks focuses on family relations and stability,” Marr continued. “We have classes for our children’s moms and dads. Parents are required to come to monthly meetings, and we require they do some volunteer work. Students know that if they act up or something happens, we have that relationship with their parents. We give children and parents the resources they need to succeed.”
By working in close partnership with organizations like KidWorks, Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County has an immediate e�ect and a long-range impact. Together, we help children and their families, and create a community that is stronger, more stable, and a better place to live.
Visit us Online:FeedOC.org
Find us on Facebook:SecondHarvestFoodBank
Follow us on Pinterest:www.Pinterest.com/shfboc
Follow us on Twitter:SecondHarvestFB
Follow us on Instagram:SecondHarvestFoodBankOC
52SHOC1569_Spring Newsletter.indd 1 2/24/15 11:48 AM