Marion-Polk Food Share

Target volunteers help with food repack

MPFS Staff — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:00:00 GMT

A group of about 20 volunteers from Target recently helped MPFS repack 2.5 tons of frozen vegetables.

Food donations flow in to MPFS

MPFS Staff — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:39:43 GMT

MPFS Inventory Specialist Ken Stegen said last week we received 220,384 pounds of food donations and we shipped 172,434 pounds to our hunger-relief partners.

Hammond Community Garden work party set

MPFS Staff — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Unwind from a day in the office by heading over to the Hammond Community Garden for a 5 to 6:30 p.m. work party on Wednesday, May 16, to put on the finishing touches before the garden opens up for plot rentals.

State employees surpass 4 million pounds

MPFS Staff — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:05:56 GMT

Gov. John Kitzhaber today honored hard-working state employees for raising the equivalent of more than 4 million pounds of food for hungry Oregon families.

Walmart awards MPFS $45,000

MPFS Staff — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:18:16 GMT

Marion-Polk Food Share was awarded $45,000 from the Walmart Foundation as a result of Salem’s selection as a winner in the Walmart Fighting Hunger Together Facebook campaign.

It's amazing what we can accomplish together

MPFS Staff — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:41:39 GMT

There is definitely power in numbers and at the end of April, our community proved that.

Business travelers: MPFS needs a lift!

MPFS Staff — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:30:10 GMT

Marion-Polk Food Share has until the end of May to collect another 75,000 United Airlines Mileage Plus points and we need your help, particularly business travelers.

Stamp Out Hunger adds food to shelves

MPFS Staff — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:18:05 GMT

A small army of Wells Fargo employees and other volunteers helped lug, weigh and sort the more than 72,315 pounds of food that poured in from the Stamp Out Hunger letter carriers drive that took place May 12.

Stamp Out Hunger adds food to shelves

MPFS Staff — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:08:37 GMT

Kendra shares social justice roots

MPFS Staff — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:41:03 GMT

Recently, I’ve been wondering more and more about my family heritage. In many cases, we are the product of those who come before us. Who has laid the path for me to be where I am today?

Take the mystery out of estate planning

MPFS Staff — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:00:00 GMT

As birthdays pile up, year after year, thoughts of estate planning start rolling through our heads, often in starts and stops. To help our friends navigate the topic, Marion-Polk Food Share has invited estate planning attorney Ryan Collier to be our guest speaker on Thursday, May 17.

Minto Island Growers provides fresh starts

MPFS Staff — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:56:43 GMT

We love you Minto Island Growers! And so do the community gardeners who will enjoy the plant starts you donated to us this month!

Through the Eyes of a Child

MPFS Staff — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:37:58 GMT

Rosa looked around the room. There were about twenty or thirty other children there –eating lunch, looking at books, working on crafts, laughing and having fun.

Garden program internships available

MPFS Staff — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:27:12 GMT

Do you have some time on your hands through October 2012? Do you like working outside? Would you like to do something that will really make a difference in people’s lives?

Great job, Salem City employees!

MPFS Staff — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

City of Salem employees raised 3,338 pounds of food and $14,225.17 in one-time cash donations during their recent food drive.

Lovingly nurtured plant starts donated

MPFS Staff — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:56:15 GMT

A cheery group of folks from Rockwest Training Company in Salem dropped off plant starts to MPFS today.

Surplus food fills warehouse shelves

MPFS Staff — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:40:05 GMT

MPFS went grocery shopping last week … at the State Surplus Property Distribution Center across the street from our warehouse. Yes, that’s right.

Get a jump on vegetable gardening

MPFS Staff — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:43:24 GMT

Peter Henry will lead a class on Vegetable Gardening in the Northwest from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 19 at Willamette University’s Zena Farm.

Mushroom donation brings oohs, ahhs

MPFS Staff — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:11:51 GMT

Mushroom World of Aumsville recently made a generous donation of 1,263 pounds of premium oyster mushrooms.

May the Fourth be with You

MPFS Staff — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:30:00 GMT

Star Wars fans and geeks like me are celebrating Star Wars Day today. We’ll watch a few of our favorite George Lucas creations and generally nerd out in a galaxy far, far away. (For the record, I prefer the original movies. Han shot first.)

MPFS hunger ninjas express themselves

MPFS Staff — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:43:08 GMT

It’s my turn at the blog again today so I thought I’d use this opportunity to give you a virtual tour of the back warehouse office of MPFS, which many visitors don’t even realize exists. If what people choose to surround themselves with in their work environment says anything about who they are and what matters most in their lives, what would you expect to find among our collection of hunger ninjas, each dedicated to feeding the hungry and working him or herself out of a job?

Musings from a community garden

MPFS Staff — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:21:15 GMT

Meadowlark Community Garden coordinator Bobbie Concepcion shared with us about the beautiful day she and her family had in the community garden on a recent Sunday.

May cooking classes offered; register today!

MPFS Staff — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:17:02 GMT

The Marion-Polk Food Share Community Kitchen will be the site for two series of cooking classes: one focusing on stretching the food dollar, the other on safety for kids in the kitchen.

Roth’s customers fight local hunger

MPFS Staff — Wed, 02 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Roth’s Fresh Markets in Marion and Polk counties are again partnering with Marion-Polk Food Share to help end local hunger.

The QUESTion that leads to 'yes'

MPFS Staff — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:05:11 GMT

Lately, I’ve been asking myself the same question each day on the job at Marion-Polk Food Share: Am I making a difference in the lives of others? Are the actions of the gardens program improving the lives of others? It’s a good way to check in, to know if our energies are focused in the right place.