JELLY—It’s “what’s for lunch” but not when we run out! Jelly (and peanut

butter) are two of the items that disappear from our shelves most often. Every

family on every visit to our choice pantry, gets to choose one of each. That’s hun-

dreds of jars every week! Now that schools are back in session and school lunch-

es are being packed, we know there will be even more demand for the makings

of the ever popular pb&j. These young volunteers at one of our mobile pantries

knew that all of the shoppers would be happy

to see their full table of supplies.

IPM has scheduled 21 mobiles in 2016 and

through August, we have served over 3,000

people at these highly popular mobile pan-

tries. We are grateful to all of our sponsors

and volunteers who make it possible for once

a month mobile shopping in areas where the

need is greatest.

Inter Parish Ministry

September, 2016 Volume 2, Issue 3

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Did You Know?

Poverty in the USA

is at its highest lev-

el in 17 years.

**

Ohio is 6th in the

nation for the num-

ber of people who

are food insecure.

**

Cincinnati has the

second highest

child poverty rate

in the nation.

Inside this issue:

Hunger Action Month 2

Newtown Food Fight 2

Back to School Success 3

Charity Gala for IPM 3

Food Drive Thanks 4

Ready for Football? 4

New Pantry Opening Soon! Thanks to the Moores and their

crew who are sprucing up the grounds at 1075 Ohio Pike. You will see

the results of hard work, creativity, sweat & the right “stuff”!

We are turning ORANGE in September for Hunger Action

Month and invite you to take action, too! If you are on Face-

book and Twitter, turn your profiles orange on Thursday, Sept.

8th and wear orange, too!

Other activities include:

The Newtown Food Fight—all month long at seven area businesses.

Help your favorite win by bringing in a canned food item to their bin. (See below).

“Eat out for Hunger” at Buffalo Wild Wings locations in Anderson and

Milford on September 21 during lunch or dinner.

Most importantly, by participating in any of these activites, you are getting involved

and taking action to help end hunger in your community. 1 in 6 are hungry right here.

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It’s a FOOD FIGHT! (No rotten tomatoes involved)

Our business partners in Newtown are “duking it out” in the first

Newtown Annual Food Fight all in fun for Hunger Action Month.

Participating businesses are: Meridian Bioscience, Gardner Media

Services, Village Auto, Newtown Feed & Seed, Lobsta Bakes of

Maine, Revolution Fitness and Ready Shoot.

Here is how it works. Each business will collect critically needed food

items during the month of September. At the end of the month each

business will be judged by the number of food items they receive di-

vided by the number of their employees. The winning business will

receive the First Annual Food Fight Trophy!

Critically Needed Food

AND Personal Care

Items:

Chunky Soups

Canned Meat

Stew, Chili

“Helper” Meals

Cereal

Pasta Sauce

Pasta

Shampoo

Toilet Paper

Paper Towels

Cleaning Products

Diapers

Toothpaste/brushes

On August 6, IPM provided backpacks, school supplies and Pay-

less Shoe gift cards to children in grades 1-12 to give them a good

start on the new school year. This event, at Mt. Carmel Christian

Church, included crafts, food, family pictures and a mobile pantry

that provided families with a week’s worth of food.

This year’s program was a collaboration with many of IPM’s part-

ners and volunteers including supporting churches and communi-

ty members who donated the school supplies and funds for shoe

gift cards. Bake Me Home’s Take Me Home program provided the

family photos. Mt. Carmel Christian Church offered the food, crafts

and hospitality. More than 105 volunteers kept things running

smoothly.

One of the little boys was just so excited with everything he kept

hugging everyone and saying thanks. That was his gift to all of us.

IPM Back to School Event Helps 250 Children

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Volume 2, Issue 3

Charity 4 Children Gala to Benefit IPM

Inter Parish Ministry has been named one of the recipients of Cincinnati Eastside Rotary’s

Charity 4 Children Gala that will take place on October 15 at Beltera Park in Anderson

Township. Proceeds will benefit youth in the club’s service area. IPM collaborative part-

ners that will also benefit from the event are CASA of Clermont County, Boys and Girls

Clubs of Clermont County and the Stopping the Abuse program.

Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and will feature a live “wine pull” plus silent and live auctions.

All guests will enjoy two complimentary drinks, a buffet dinner and music for the ticket

price of $99 per person or $760 for a table sponsorship of 8 guests.

Cincinnati Eastside Rotary’s charity gala hopes to provide substantial support to those in

need through the generosity of many kind hearts. If you would like to be one of those

“kind hearts”, please visit http://www.cincinnatieastsiderotary.org/events/gala to pur-

chase tickets and attend this fun event on October 15th.

Sarah Cadle and Jane Connerton

helped the Williamson children get ready

for school at the IPM event.

Inter Parish Ministry

Inter Parish Ministry

3509 Debolt Rd.

Cincinnati, OH 45244

513-561-3932

info@interparish.org

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Cyndy Wright, President

Robert Grigas, Vice President

April Hurak, Treasurer

Mary Jo Heintz, Secretary

Polly Brennaman

Sharon Brummett

Richard Durand

Steve Elliott

Inter Parish Ministry Board of Trustees

Noah Fleischmann

Matthew Kite

Kris Mullin

Cam Parker

Martha Rassi

James Russell

John Tiffany

Special thanks to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for

their annual Feed Ohio food drive! Many pounds of food were de-

livered to IPM on August 27. We are truly grateful for this great ef-

fort as are the families who will not go hungry, thanks to you!

IPM Staff

Executive Director: Lindsey Ein

Development Director: Gail Koford

Program Coordinator: Sarah Cadle

Pantry Operations Manager: Chuck

Swanson

Volunteer Coordinator: Carol Rountree

Development Assistant: Roseanne White

Football Rivalry to Benefit IPM—Are You Ready to “Roll Tide and

“War Eagle”? Auburn and Alabama alumni groups in Cincinnati

are engaging in competitive food drives for IPM between Oc-

tober 5 and November 12 as part of their “Iron Bowl” rivalry.

They are organizing drop off points throughout Cincinnati. Join

other football fans for the Auburn-Georgia game on 11/12 at

the Firehouse Grille, Blue Ash. Watch for more details online.