By MPFS Staff on
9/1/2010 6:18 PM
See this 5:40 p.m. update by Statesman Journal reporter Ruth Liao
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By MPFS Staff on
9/1/2010 5:26 PM
 More than 370 people participated in the Women Ending Hunger Food for Thought Stand-in this afternoon. The purpose was to draw attention to the thousands of children in our community who are at risk of being hungry. The cause was heart-felt and drew some who had never taken a stand in this way before. Hopefully, those who were touched will continue to stand with us in the fight against local hunger.
The Gallardo family show here was one of many young families to come out.
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By MPFS Staff on
9/1/2010 8:46 AM
This is it. The big day to open people's eyes about childhood hunger in Marion and Polk counties.
If you don't have your street assignment yet for the Food for Thought Stand-in, show up at the Women Ending Hunger table in front of Tan Republic on Liberty Street near Chemeketa by 4:30 p.m.
Wear red or orange, bring an empty plate or pick up a paper plate at the WEH information table. With a sea of people stretching from the State Capitol Building, down Court Street to Liberty and ending at Marion Street, we will make a compelling visual statement supporting the 37,000 children in our community who are at risk for going hungry. The stand-in is from 5 to 5:20 p.m.
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By MPFS Staff on
8/31/2010 4:08 PM
Our friends at NORPAC are partnering with Oregon Food Bank, Agri-Business Council of Oregon and the Oregon State Fair to host a food drive over Labor Day Weekend.
On behalf of its Flav-R-Pac brand, NORPAC will be collecting canned and non-perishable foods at fairgrounds main entrance gates F and J. Those who contribute to the food drive will receive a buy-one, get-one-free coupon for Flav-R-Pac, Oregon-grown frozen vegetables.
Marion-Polk Food Bank will be the receiver of all donations, which will help feed an average of 6,466 families a month, who eat from emergency food boxes in our two-county area. This food drive will boost typically low summer food donations with nutritious foods.
Keep in mind the 10 Most Wanted when you bring your food donations to the Oregon State Fair: soup, chili, macaroni and cheese, cereal, tuna, peanut butter, fruit, vegetables, pasta sauce and pasta....
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By MPFS Staff on
8/31/2010 9:31 AM
More than 300 people already have signed up for the Women Ending Hunger Food for Thought Stand-in that takes place 5-5:20 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, in downtown Salem. Seven blocks from Court to Liberty to Marion streets will be filled with folks wearing red or orange, standing should to shoulder with empty plates to represent hungry children in our community. Join us! To get your street assignment, call Kat Daniel, 503-581-3855, ext. 322.
Be sure to come to the art plate silent auction from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Salem Center. Proceeds will benefit Marion-Polk Food Share. We have a beautiful selection of plates.
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By MPFS Staff on
8/27/2010 12:00 PM
Excitement is building for our Food for Thought Stand-in that will take place 5 to 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1. We already have about 200 participants, but we'd like to double that!
By volunteering a few minutes of your day, we can draw attention to the plight of 37,000 children in Marion and Polk counties who are at risk of going to school on an empty stomach. These are the children whose families' incomes qualify them to receive free and reduced-price school lunches. That lunch may be their only complete meal of the day.
Talk to your friends and join Women Ending Hunger in opening people's eyes to the realities of hunger in our community. We want to fill seven blocks in downtown Salem. Call Kat Daniel for details and your street assignment, 503-581-3855, ext. 322.
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By MPFS Staff on
8/27/2010 11:35 AM
While still shrouded in mystery, we want to let our friends know that Marion-Polk Food Share also will be a beneficiary of the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition event that will unfold in Salem on Sept. 6.
When star of the show Ty Pennington announces the winner, MPFS will be there and will begin collecting food from spectators and volunteers who are expected to flock to the construction site. In previous makeovers, organizers say they have collected 80 to 100 tons of food for local food banks.
We're hoping to have similar results. So heads-up, let's show the world how residents in Marion and Polk counties help each other! MPFS staff and volunteers will be on site every day of the build.
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By MPFS Staff on
8/27/2010 11:28 AM
Enjoy a round of golf and help feed hungry families in Polk County by supporting one of our member agencies.
Trinity Lutheran Church is hosting its 12th annual golf tournament to benefit Dallas Emergency Food Corp. beginning at 8 a.m. on Sept. 11 at Cross Creek Golf Course.
Sign up before Sept. 4 and receive $5 off the $65 per person registration fee. The tournament is a scramble format with prizes and a barbecue lunch included. Get your foursome together and contact Dave McGuffy at 503-623-2233 or 503-623-3927 to sign up.
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By MPFS Staff on
8/24/2010 3:04 PM
 Brandon Fagan, who lives in Keizer and will be a senior at McNary, is proving to be a model volunteer in the Marion-Polk Food Share warehouse. For the past month, he has been working six hours a day, five days a week.
"He has a good work ethic and sets a good example for other warehouse volunteers," says warehouse manager Rob Demchek.
No stranger to physical labor, Brandon pulls food orders for MPFS member charities, loads and unloads trucks, gleans and rotates produce in the cooler, helps set up food repackaging projects for other volunteers, assists agencies with their warehouse food shopping, and even helps keep the place clean.
Thank you, Brandon, for all you do!
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By MPFS Staff on
8/20/2010 9:55 AM
 Donna Stoering, an international concert pianist, will present a free concert 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, at Jason Lee United Methodist Church, 820 Jefferson St. NE. Her daughter, Erin Nolan, an internationally renowned young solo violinist, also will perform. A free will offering will be taken that will benefit the Jason Lee Food Bank.
So mark your calendars and be prepared to enjoy a wonderful evening of music while you fight hunger.
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