nourishing communities by feeding hungry people

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NOURISHING COMMUNITIES BY FEEDING HUNGRY PEOPLE
WINTER 2007
“America’s Greatest
Generation” Faces a
New Challenge —
FIGHTING HUNGER
Church Volunteers
Find Age is No Barrier
to Their Service
Gleaners Ends FY 2006
on Solid Financial
Footing — Our
ANNUAL REPORT
Is Inside
Great People Gather
at Fall Events
to Harvest Support
for Hungry Neighbors
Vietnam veteran
Jerry Mathison
with Gleaners’
food for
Veteran’s Haven
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WHAT’S
INSIDE?
1
Letter from the
President
2
The Greatest
Generation
4
Seniors Helping
Seniors
5
In the Line
of Duty
7– F Y 2006
16 Annual Report
21 Grandparents
Raising
Grandchildren
22 You Can Help
23 Resources for
Senior Citizens
24 Calendar
25 Board of
Directors
Gleaners Harvest cost
30¢ per copy to print
Cover photo by
Herbert Gunn
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Join GLEANERS’
JOURNEY 30!
TO
In April 2007 Gleaners will
begin its 30th year nourishing
our communities by feeding
hungry people.
WHAT WE DO
We collect 25 million pounds of food
every year — either donated from
major food processors, retail chains and
volunteer food drives or purchased at
deep discount to fill out the nutritional
and quantity requirements of those
we serve.
We distribute food for 500,000 meals
every week — to more than 400 partner
agencies in six southeastern Michigan
counties through our five distribution
centers. Those partner agencies include
shelters, soup kitchens, food pantries
and senior citizen centers that provide
prepared meals or pantry supplies
directly to hungry people.
We fill hunger gaps for 6,800 children
— through programs such as
Operation Frontline, Kids Café,
KidSnack, and Kids Helping Kids.
These programs provide meals to
children in after-school programs, snacks
to children in schools in high-need areas,
and get young people involved in
volunteer work and philanthropy.
And we raise awareness — of the
causes of hunger, of the people making a
difference in fighting hunger, and of the
issues that still remain as we feed our
hungry neighbors.
GLEANERS HARVEST WINTER 2007
HOW WE DO IT
We have outstanding relationships with
companies in the food processing
industry — including the Detroit Produce
Terminal and others.
We have a very efficient, technologically
advanced system to collect, store, and
distribute food with very little waste
through five strategically located
distribution centers in Livingston,
Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne Counties.
We have a professional staff and
14,500 dedicated volunteers who
are committed to our mission of
ending hunger.
We deliver almost half of our food free.
The other half is distributed through a
shared maintenance program with our
member partners. Their contribution of
14¢ per pound of food offsets the costs of
transporting, handling, and purchasing
food. It assures our member partners that
they will get all the food they need, when
they need it, rather than getting whatever
is available through recent food donations.
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Letter from the President
I hope that you have been enjoying the
holiday season as I have — sharing wonderful
food and fellowship with family and friends. As this
joyous season winds to a close and we brace ourselves
for the heart of a Michigan winter we should remember
that this is the hardest time of year for thousands of
senior citizens. They are often making hard choices
between heating their homes or buying the meals they
need to stay healthy. National studies suggest that 1 of
every 15 elderly persons is not sure from day to day if
he or she will have enough to eat.
If you could only meet the many blessed seniors that I
have gotten to know who humbly get some help from
our partners each month. And I say “blessed” because
when I ask them how they are doing, they tell me, “I’m
blessed.” And I’m blessed to know them, too. These are
men and women who have spent their lives caring for
their families, working, and in many cases fighting for
our country. I have a lot to learn from them.
That’s why we are dedicating this issue to what has
sometimes been called America’s Greatest Generation
— the men and women who successfully faced the
challenges of World War II and brought the U.S.A.
to great prosperity.
Here in Gleaners Harvest you will learn how Veteran’s
Haven in Wayne makes a special effort to serve senior
citizens. You will see how
senior citizens such as Aaron
and Jeanette Funderburg in
Detroit are actively helping
other elderly people stay
nourished. You will discover
that a corporate partner,
Charter One Bank stepped up
in a huge way at Thanksgiving to provide us 10,000
turkeys to distribute to our partner agencies. And you
should feel proud that in the Gleaners 2006 Annual
Report included in the center of this issue, that you are
part of a well-managed, fiscally sound organization
that efficiently and professionally uses 96.3¢ of every
dollar donated to directly serve its mission — with
only 3.7¢ going to administrative costs.
In short, you will see how people just like you, and
organizations not that different from ones you may
be a part of, are making a significant difference to end
hunger in every county we serve in southeastern
Michigan.
Augie Fernandes
President
Gleaners Community Food Bank of
Southeastern Michigan
The Hunger Continuum
Food Secure/
Well Fed
Food Insecure
Hungry
Malnourished/Starving
Assured access at all times to
enough food for an active,
healthy life. Surveys suggest
that the typical food-secure
household in the U.S. spends
31% more on food than a
comparable food-insecure
household.
38.2 million Americans live
without enough food to fully
meet basic needs at all
times due to lack of
financial resources.
In 4.4 million U.S. households,
a lack of money forces adults
to decrease the food they
consume to the point where
they are quite likely to be
hungry on a frequent basis,
or their children's intake has
been reduced to the point that
they are likely to be hungry
on a regular basis.
Relatively rare in the United
States, but chronic mild
undernutrition does occur
when financial resources are
low. The mental and physical
changes that accompany
inadequate food intake can
have harmful effects on
learning, development,
productivity, physical and
psychological health and
family life.
Sources: The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC):
http://www.frac.org/html/hunger_in_the_us/hunger_index.html
USDA: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/err11/
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W O R L D WA R I I
GENERATION
The Greatest Generation sometimes faces
the greatest gap in nutrition and food security
They have been called “The
Greatest Generation” by pundits
and politicians because the
Americans who were born during
the Great Depression fought and
won World War II, then came home
to raise families and build the
world’s strongest economy.
The members of that generation now
living in Michigan faced tremendous
challenges and made important
decisions in those times. But the
choices many of them will make in
the next four months may be as hard
as any they have made during their
long and productive lives. They will
be choosing whether to heat their
houses, fill their prescriptions or
put food on their tables.
Margaret Sharper has been a volunteer
and a member of St. Patrick Senior
Center in Detroit for over 20 years.
“Seniors are such a
vulnerable population,”
explains Sue Figurski, the
food coordinator for the
Macomb Food Program in Clinton
Township, which supports the food
distribution of 50 local food
pantries in Macomb County. She
explained that a growing number of
seniors can only afford to buy food
if there’s money left after the other
bills have been paid. “They never
don’t pay their rent. They never
don’t pay their utility bills,” Figurski
said. “So they end up not having
enough to buy food.”
Mary Honsel, director of Crossroads
of Michigan, a social service agency
that maintains a food pantry and
soup kitchen in midtown Detroit,
agrees. “If you want your heat and
your lights, you scrimp on the
food.” When Gleaners’ partner
agencies serve food to hungry
senior citizens they are meeting
other needs at the same time.
Seniors with food insecurity are
often isolated by their circumstances. “Our culture doesn’t have
that necessary respect to take care
of the elderly, and seniors are
sometimes shoved away,” said
SaTrice Coleman-Betts, executive
director at St. Patrick Senior Center,
just south of downtown in Detroit.
She explained that seniors suffer
mentally as well as physically from
the lack of connections with other
people. To serve that need, St.
Patrick Senior Center provides a
comprehensive health and wellness
program in addition to serving
175–200 nutritious meals every
day of the week.
“Seniors are facing extraordinarily
difficult decisions,” said Susan
Vidican, executive director of the
Rochester Area Neighborhood
House. “When you are working
with a budget of $500 to $800 a
month, medication can be one-third
of their total income,” Vidican said.
“And food can be whatever is left
over—and often is.”
Neighborhood House, a consortium
of 25 churches in the Rochester
area, also addresses a spectrum of
emergency needs. Through its food
pantry at the First Congregational
Church, the agency provided
218,000 pounds of food
in 2005 and expects to
exceed that in 2006.
The program is
challenged to
provide a 10-14
day supply of
food for its
clients.
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“If you want
your heat and
your lights,
you scrimp on
the food,” said
Mary Honsel,
executive
director at
Crossroads
of Michigan.
Many seniors of Livingston County
come from a farming background
explained B.J. Morrison,
the food nutrition coordinator at the
Oakland Livingston Human Service
Agency (OLHSA). Morrison said that
while they were able to maintain selfsufficiency during their working lives,
they could not accumulate enough
savings to stay that way in their senior
years. Many of the men her agency
serves receive only $800 a month in
Social Security, while some of the women only see $400.
“They came through at a different time. [As farm wives], they
didn’t work; they didn’t pay into Social Security. That’s the way
the world was then,” she said. “That means they don’t have any
additional income or retirement fund. All they are getting is that
Social Security check.”
Three days a month 450 qualified seniors come to the agency’s
6,000 square-foot warehouse in Howell for a supplemental food
program. Clients also shop in the agency’s client-choice pantry to
meet other food needs. Morrison and a corps of volunteers—
mostly seniors themselves — deliver 50 food boxes to homebound
seniors and serve 50 mothers with children to supplement the
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s WIC program.
“We have a lot of people in this county who are
left with very little or no money, who don’t
have transportation, and who are just
struggling from day to day,” said Morrison.
“It is very sad for a country like this to
have people who are living without
what they need when they should
be happier in these last days that
they have.”
SENIORS IN WINTER
BIG PICTURE
Rising costs for Food, Fuel, and
Health Care 1996–2006 in
Southeastern Michigan 1
• Food and Beverages – 24%
• Fuel and Utilities – 69%
• Health Care – 55%
• Fuel and Utilities costs have risen
almost 2-and-a-half times faster than
the Consumer Price Index.
• Health Care costs have risen almost
twice as fast as the Consumer
Price Index.
Senior citizens are especially
vulnerable 2
• Nearly 3 million elderly persons are
served by the America’s Second Harvest
network each year.
• 21.5% of client households have at least
one member who is age 65 or over.
• 17% of the people seeking help from
emergency feeding programs were at
least 65 years old.
In households with senior citizens
that received food assistance 2
• 28.7% said they had to choose
between food and medical care.
• 31% said they had to choose between
food and paying for heat/utilities.
In an Iowa survey 3
• 44% had cut back on food and heating
expenses because of rising health
insurance costs.
1 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm
2 Source: America’s Second Harvest.
http://www.secondharvest.org/learn_about_
hunger/senior_hunger.html
3 Source: Selzer and Company Inc. Department of
Public Health 2005 Survey of Iowa Consumers,
September 2005. Found at National Coalition on
Health Care, www.nchc.org/facts/cost.shtml
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WHO ARE THEY?
WAYNE COUNTY VOLUNTEERS
Seniors Helping Seniors
It’s Never Too Late to Start
A
aron Funderburg was 88
years old when he decided to
reopen the food center that his
church once operated. That was
four years ago.
Today the 12th Street Missionary
Baptist Food Center still opens up
every other Friday to serve senior
citizens, and when it does, there’s
a pretty good chance the 92-year
old and his wife Jeannette will
probably be there helping out. The
Funderburgs might be among the
oldest of America’s Greatest
Generation, but that hasn’t slowed
down their commitment to help
other senior citizens in need.
“For some seniors, the only thing
they get is their social security
check,” said Jeanette, “and this year
has been real hard because the gas
has gone up, the water has gone up,
and even the food has gone up.”
Aaron and Jeanette Funderburg,
coordinators of the 12th Street
Missionary Baptist Church
Food Center in Detroit,
Michigan
From 10 a.m. to noon the center
serves about 100 seniors and then
opens its doors to other hungry
families until 3 p.m. Up to 30
volunteers pack between 225
and 275 food boxes on Thursday
evenings and help with the distribution on Fridays. Aaron then
delivers food boxes to the homes of
eight or 10 neighborhood seniors
who can’t get to the church. Asked
what the neighborhood seniors
would do without the center, Aaron
Funderburg has said, “They’d do
without, that’s what they would do.”
The Funderburgs have been committed to this Detroit neighborhood
just west of Highland Park for more
than 60 years. They were married
during World War II in Alabama
and moved here after the war, where
Aaron found work at an automotive
spring manufacturing plant.
They were among the very first
members of the 12th Street
Missionary Baptist Church and until
recently, Aaron served as president
of the church’s 50-member senior
citizens group. That didn’t stop the
Funderburg’s involvement, however. Jeannette said, “He got older,
and he gave it up, so now I’m
the president.”
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IN THE LINE OF DUTY
D
uty calls on Wednesday mornings for Jerry Mathison, a 1965-67 Army
veteran from conflicts in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic. For the past two
years, he has reported to Veteran’s Haven, a resource center for military veterans in
downtown Wayne, Michigan, for the weekly food distribution that begins at 9 a.m.
sharp. Mathison and a half-dozen other Haven clients and volunteers meet the
Gleaners’ delivery truck in a parking lot where they build food sacks for
low-income seniors.
Jerry Mathison, volunteer at
Veteran’s Haven in Wayne,
Michigan
“Any additional
help they can get
is appreciated
and welcome,”
said Vince Berna.
“Every week, our
numbers grow.”
Founded in 1994, Veteran’s Haven is open
every day of the week for vets who need
food, help with housing and employment
and a myriad of other social services that
the center offers.
“While veterans are our main focus, we also
sponsor programs aimed at seniors and lowincome, non-veterans through a Wednesday
food program,” said Berna. The Haven sees
150 people on those days.
On a typical Wednesday, 50 or 60 cars line
up early. After the drivers sign-in with
Tyrone Wiley, they pop open their trunks
and circle past the volunteers without
having to step out of their vehicles.
Charlie James, staff driver for Gleaners, delivers
food to Veteran’s Haven in Wayne, Michigan
“The majority we have are seniors,” said Ray Plesiewicz, vice-president of Veteran’s
Haven. “It helps them stretch that little meager check that they get, since a lot of
them are on Social Security or disability or state aid. This is a help to them.”
“It’s no secret. Seniors are living on a fixed income. Any additional help they can
get is appreciated and welcome,” said Vince Berna founder of Veteran’s Haven and
a Vietnam veteran himself. “Every week, our numbers grow.”
“The seniors have to make a choice between buying food and medication,”
explained the often-colorful founder. “When money is tight, what are you going
to choose? You got to pay rent, you got to eat, and you got to have your meds.
And if you don’t have your meds, you’re going to croak.”
“If it wasn’t for us, a lot of them would be going hungry,” added Judy Berna, wife of
the founder and the Haven office manager.
“Gleaners gets a five-star rating,” said Vince Berna. “We work very closely together.”
Vince Berna, founder of
Veteran’s Haven in Wayne,
Michigan
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F
und Raising Successes
OAKLAND PRESS FOOD DRIVE
OAKLAND PRESS fourth annual food drive
nets 13,000 meals.
Subscribers to the Oakland Press
helped out in a big way this year
by contributing 13,000 pounds of
food to the newspapers' annual
campaign for Gleaners. The
Oakland Press inserted grocery
bags in 80,000 Sunday papers to
kick off the food drive. Donors
dropped off their canned goods
and non-perishable items at
libraries, city halls and other
community gathering places.
Volunteers brought the food to
Gleaners’ Oakland Distribution
DETROIT PISTONS Pitch in—
Center to help meet the needs of
hungry Oakland County seniors,
children and families. Nancy Knop
from Gleaners said, “We are glad to
get this help, because hunger
doesn't stop when the Christmas
lights go off.”
Thank You
become Champions for Hunger
Detroit Piston star Rip
Hamilton appeared on
billboards and public
service announcements
urging people to “Be a
Champion Against
Hunger” by donating
to the 2006 Michigan
Harvest Gathering.
Palace Sports &
Entertainment CEO
Tom Wilson and
Karen Davidson —
wife of Bill Davidson,
Chairman of Guardian
Industries and Palace Sports & Entertainment — served
as co-chairs for the 16th annual campaign.
The fall fundraising effort supports
Gleaners and other food banks across the
state of Michigan. This year’s campaign
has raised more than $261,993 and
284,662 pounds of food.
Gleaners is now using a Verizon
Wireless GPS phone system to
keep its deliveries on track. The
phones send continuous location
information to the Gleaners’
operations center, where dispatchers can reroute trucks
already on the road to pick up
food donations or change routes
for more efficient deliveries and
pick ups. The technology also can
be very important in the event of
an emergency.
With drivers on the road eight
hours a day, five days a week,
the phones save a tremendous
amount of money for fleet management, which is one of the
single highest costs for Gleaners.
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Annual Report for the
Fiscal Year ending
June 30, 2006
An HISTORIC MERGER
brings more food to
more hungry people
A new strategic plan will
maintain GLEANERS’
LEADERSHIP to
end hunger
A commitment to the
community approaches
a 30th ANNIVERSARY
“When you are hungry, nothing else matters.”
2006
Annual Report
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Gleaners Community Food Bank Annual Report
for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2006
Strategic Plan
Message from the Board Chair
s you will see in the following pages of the 2006
Annual Report, Gleaners continues its nearly
30-year tradition of delivering food to the hungry in
Southeastern Michigan both efficiently and effectively.
It is a noteworthy achievement that Gleaners spends
96.3¢ of every dollar directly on the mission of feeding
children, seniors, the working poor and others in need
of food.
A
Fiscal Year 2006 was an historic year for Gleaners and
the Food Bank of Oakland County. The two organizations completed a successful merger that has
resulted in significant savings — savings which
enabled Gleaners to serve an additional one million
meals in Oakland County alone.
With direct operations in five counties — Livingston,
Macomb, Monroe, Oakland and Wayne — and an
affiliation with Washtenaw agencies, Gleaners now
serves an area that includes two million households,
representing about 44% of all households in the state
of Michigan.
Gleaners partners with over 400 pantries, soup
kitchens, and shelters to feed the hungry in this region.
These essential partners are listed by county in the
Report. Also included is a list of major donors whose
generosity makes so much of Gleaners’ work possible.
It is impossible to thank each and every one of more
than 14,000 volunteers and tens of thousands of
donors of food and funds who support Gleaners’ each
year. So I will simply issue a general thank you to all
who have helped Gleaners deliver on its promise to
nourish communities by feeding hungry people.
Ned Greenberg
Ned W. Greenberg
Board Chair
he Board of Directors of Gleaners decided more
than a year ago that the merger and an upcoming
milestone — Gleaners’ 30th Anniversary — made 2006
an excellent time to revisit the organization’s strategic
plan. In meetings with major partners and supporters
we shared data about our current services, the
increasing need in southeastern Michigan,
demographic trends, and industry trends. We engaged
these stakeholders in dialogues about the needs of this
community, now and in the future. Our stakeholders
told us what they believed our community needed and
how we could continue with and strengthen our
mission of nourishing our community by feeding
hungry people.
T
Our stakeholders encouraged us to build on our
leadership position in the community and on the trust
our community has in our ability to make a difference.
They encouraged us to continue to lead the community in the fight against hunger. In the next five
years, Gleaners will move into a stronger role with its
partners as an advocate and resource center in the
effort to end hunger here.
The Board has adopted these strategic goals that
Gleaners expects to accomplish by the year 2010:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Invest in our food provider network by
becoming the champion, leader and key
resource for our partners.
Improve processes and distribution systems to
provide food where and when it is needed.
Improve the variety and nutritional quality of
the food distributed.
Lead the southeastern Michigan region as its
anti-hunger advocate and public educator in
order to secure resources and mobilize people
to stop hunger.
Obtain the financial resources needed to lead the
fight against hunger in southeastern Michigan.
Strengthen mission delivery through the
involvement, development and commitment
of team members.
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Executive Staff Changes
Gleaners has already made progress toward many
of its strategic objectives, and as an example of that, it
has added three new people to its management team:
Gerald Brisson, Bridgett Lomax, and DeWayne Wells.
Gerald F. Brisson
Vice President of Development
Operations and Financial Summary
Gleaners operated with great efficiency again in 2006
— even as the Detroit and Oakland County operations
merged. The new, combined enterprise distributed
nearly 25 million pounds of food to its 400 partner
agencies with 96.3¢ of every dollar raised going directly
into food or related distribution programs.
Gerald Brisson
The Value of Donated Food
Gleaners’ financial summary shows the importance of
food donations to serving hungry people. More than
75% of Gleaners’ revenue comes in the form of donated
food — a total of $28 million in 2006. When food is
donated by large food processors or through volunteer
food drives it can be distributed at exceptionally low
cost — 6.2¢ per meal.
Brisson comes to Gleaners from 20 years of
experience in fund raising, most recently as a
consultant to nonprofit organizations and
executive director of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps:
Midwest. Prior to accepting the job at Gleaners,
Brisson worked with his nonprofit clients to raise
more than $10 million annually to help people
in need.
Gleaners supplements donated food with items it
purchases at very low cost on behalf of its partners. By
combining donated and purchased food, Gleaners can
be a “one-stop” shop for many partner agencies —
fulfilling all their nutritional and quantity needs.
Eliminating trips to different vendors saves time and
valuable resources for those partners. The purchased
food increases the average cost per meal that Gleaners
delivers as a whole, but it is well worth it as part of the
overall strategy to feed hungry people. The combined
average cost of donated and purchased food is still only
33¢ per meal — an incredible value because it means
Gleaners is delivering food to sustain a life for just one
dollar per day.
Brisson also served as development director at
Capuchin Soup Kitchen, where he increased
private donation revenue from $4.8 to $7.5 million
annually, and raised more than $6 million for
capital improvements. Earlier, Brisson worked for
the American Red Cross as a quality assurance
manager. Brisson has earned both his Bachelor
and Master of Arts degrees in Organizational
Management from the University of Phoenix. He
also has a Certificate in Fund Raising
Management from the prestigious Center on
Philanthropy at Indiana University (The Fund
Raising School).
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W. DeWayne Wells | Vice President Program Services Department
DeWayne Wells comes to Gleaners from Starfish Family Services in Inkster, where
he held the position of chief operating officer, overseeing the agency operations,
analyzing new programs, as well as information technology. Before his service
there, Wells was executive director of Capuchin Soup Kitchen, where he was the
first non-Capuchin given that responsibility.
DeWayne Wells
At the Soup Kitchen, Wells implemented a new performance management
system, a mission and values integration process and other organizational
improvements. Wells has also held executive financial positions at Trinity Health
(formerly Mercy Health Services) and worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers
(formerly Coopers Lybrand) as an auditor.
Wells is a CPA who earned his MBA from Wayne State University and BBA from
Western Michigan University. Wells is active in community service. He resigned
from the Gleaners board to accept this staff position. He has also served as board
chair for Southwest Counseling Solutions and Sisters of the Living Word
Charitable Trust in Arlington Heights, Ill. He is board secretary for Mercy High
School in Farmington Hills and has been active in the Catholic Health Ministries
Board Formation Program. Wells has been honored as a Southwest Counseling
and Development Services Bridgebuilder and a Crain's Detroit Business 40 Under
40 business leader.
Bridgett Lomax | Development Director
Bridgett Lomax comes to Gleaners from YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit, where
she was the Vice President of Arts, Humanities & Culture, managing arts
programming at 14 branches serving three metropolitan Detroit counties. At the
Boll Family YMCA in downtown Detroit, Lomax managed and programmed the
first and only YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit arts center.
Bridgett Lomax
Before she joined the YMCA, Lomax served as a program officer for the
Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan, where she was instrumental
in the initiative to increase cultural participation in a seven county region. Lomax
also has experience at the Museum at Drexel University and the Charles H. Wright
Museum of African American History in Detroit.
Lomax received her Bachelor of Science degree at Drexel University in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She completed her Master of Arts Management
degree at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduating
with distinction.
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2006
Annual Report Financial Summary
Revenue
Amount
Percent
76.6%
10.0%
1.1%
2.4%
2.4%
6.2%
0.2%
1.1%
Donated Food
Cash Donations
United Way
Grants
Agency Shared Maintenance
Purchased Food Reimbursement
Investment Income
Other
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
28,010,989
3,645,477
390,694
880,736
874,634
2,268,153
89,237
385,964
Total Revenue
$
36,545,884
Program Services
Food Distributed
Management
Fund Raising
$
$
$
$
7,087,368
28,889,882
586,476
800,517
Total Expenses
$
37,364,243
Expenses
Meals Distributed
Meals per day
Meals per week
Meals per month
19.0%
77.3%
1.6%
2.1%
24,982,101
68,444
480,425
2,081,842
Net increase in cash at year end
$
60,534
Net decrease in value of food inventory
$
(878,893)
Efficiency
96.3% for feeding hungry neighbors
Financial Note: Gleaners Did Not Lose Money in 2006
While the financial summary shows that Gleaners’ overall expenses were higher than
its revenues for FY 2006, they reflect a timing of food distributions, not a loss of cash.
Most of Gleaners’ revenue comes in the form of donated food, which is stored for a
short period of time in its distribution centers in Warren, Howell, Pontiac, Taylor and
Detroit. In FY 2006, Gleaners distributed $878,893 more food than it collected as it
drew down reserves in its warehouses while it waited for new donations to arrive. This
is a natural cycle that is part of the process of working with large food processing
donors and hundreds of agencies directly feeding the hungry.
If the value of food donations and distributions are eliminated, Gleaners operated with
a $60,534 cash surplus.
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Our Partners in the Fight Against Hunger
LIVINGSTON CONTRIBUTING
PARTNERS
American Red Cross, Howell
Head Start, Howell
Heather Oaks, Brighton
Howell Assembly of God, Howell
Livingston County Senior Nutrition, Pickney
Livingston Family Center, Howell
Shared Harvest, Howell
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Howell
Wildwood Ranch, Howell
LIVINGSTON BENEFITED PROGRAMS
Brighton Lions Club, Brighton
Family Impact Center, Fowlerville
LACASA, Howell
Lakeshore Apartments, Howell
Livingston Catholic Social Services, Howell
Livingston County Senior Centers, Howell
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency,
OLHSA, Howell
Salvation Army Howell, Howell
St. Vincent de Paul, Howell
MACOMB PARTNERS
Covenant Christian Center, Roseville
Evangel Temple Church of God, Warren
Faith Lutheran Church, Shelby Twp
Family Youth Interventions, Mt. Clemens
Gideon Baptist Church, Warren
God's Mission To Men, Mt. Clemens
Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Roseville
Lord of the Harvest Christian Fellowship, Warren
Macomb County Head Start, Clinton Township
Macomb Family Services, Clinton Township
Macomb Food Program, Clinton Township
New Life Food Pantry, Roseville
Pathway to Freedom, Mt. Clemens
Ray of Hope Day Center, Mt. Clemens
Sacred Heart Conference, Roseville
Salvation Army Mt. Clemens, Mt. Clemens
Salvation Army Warren, Warren
St. Clement Food Pantry, Centerline
St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church,
St. Clair Shores
St. Mark Catholic Church, Warren
St. Mary Queen of Creation, New Baltimore
St. Paul of Tarsus Church, Clinton Twp.
Tried Stone Baptist Church, Clinton Twp.
Vessels Full Gospel Church, Chesterfield
Vietnam Veterans of America, Roseville
Warren Community Food Pantry, Warren
Word of the Lord Ministries, Mt. Clemens
Zion Temple COGIC, Romeo
MONROE PARTNERS
Monroe County Opportunity Program, Monroe
CRNC - Lenawee, Tecumseh
God's Works!, Monroe
Marion Place, Monroe
Monroe Outreach Ministries, Monroe
Salvation Army Monroe Harbor Light, Monroe
OAKLAND PARTNERS
ASSPEN, Pontiac
Adoption Associates, Inc., Farmington Hills
Advanced Teaching Concepts, South Lyon
Andersonville Community Church, Davisburg
Apostolic Christian Church, Farmington Hills
Auburn Hills Christian Center, Auburn Hills
Baldwin Center, Pontiac
Big Brothers Big Sisters, Southfield
Bound Together Kids Café, Pontiac
C.P.I./Community Programs, Inc., Waterford
Calvary Temple, Royal Oak
Camp Wathana, Holly
Childrens' Village, Pontiac
Christ Temple Apostolic Church, Oak Park
Christian Outreach, Pontiac
Church of the Holy Spirit, Highland
Closet of Hope United Methodist Church,
Southfield
Columbia Ave Baptist Church, Pontiac
Comfort Zone, Novi
Common Ground Sanctuary, Royal Oak
Community Homes, Berkley
Community Sharing, Highland
Completion House, Pontiac
Crossroads for Youth, Oxford
Davisburg Rotary, Davisburg
Door of Faith, Pontiac
Eastside Church of Christ, Pontiac
Eastwood Clinic, Royal Oak
Elite Alternatives, Auburn Hills
F.I.R.S.T. Program/United Way, Pontiac
FAIR, Pontiac
Faith Baptist Church, Waterford
First Baptist Church of Ferndale, Ferndale
First Baptist Church of Holly, Holly
First United Methodist of Royal Oak, Royal Oak
First United Methodist Church, Pontiac
Five Points Community Church, Auburn Hills
Forgotten Harvest, Southfield
Franklin Road Church of Christ, Pontiac
Glorious Way, Pontiac
God's Helping Hands, Rochester Hills
Grace Centers of Hope, Pontiac
Halo Pantry, Pontiac
Haven, Pontiac
Helen AFC Home, Pontiac
Hope Network S.E., Pontiac
Hospitality House, Walled Lake
Integrated Living Inc., Rochester
Johnson Memorial, Pontiac
Kid's Kloset, Clarkston
Ladies of Charity, Bloomfield Hills
Lakecrest Baptist Church, Waterford
Lakeville Manor, Lake Orion
Lighthouse Clarkston, Clarkston
Lighthouse Kids Café, Pontiac
Lighthouse Pontiac, Pontiac
Living Alternatives, Davisburg
Lourdes Nursing Home, Waterford
Madison Heights Goodfellows, Madison Heights
Mecca House Corporation, Pontiac
Mercy Services for Aging, Farmington Hills
Milford Assembly/Our Daily Bread, Milford
Mount Hope Lutheran, Pontiac
Neighbor for Neighbor, Davisburg
Neighborhood Residential, Rochester Hills
New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Pontiac
New Passages, Pontiac
Newman AME, Pontiac
Norman's Home, Detroit
North Oakland Residential, Oxford
Macomb North Oakland Drop-In Center, Holly
OLHSA, Pontiac
Oakland Church of Christ, Southfield
Older Persons’ Commission, Rochester
Open Arms Food Pantry, Pontiac
Open Door Outreach Center, Waterford
Open Hands Food Pantry, Royal Oak
Orchards Children Services, Southfield
Our Lady LaSalette, Berkley
Oxbow Lake Baptist Church, White Lake
Oxford/Orion FISH, Lake Orion
Phoenix Residential Services, Pontiac
Power & Praise Worship Center, Hazel Park
Progressive Lifestyles, Inc., Oakland Township
Progressive Residential Services, Troy
Promise Village: Home for Children, Davisburg
Providence Missionary Baptist Church, Pontiac
Quality AFC Homes, Pontiac
Redwood Inc., Oxford
Residential Alternatives, Highland
Right Road Community Development, Ferndale
Robert Matchan Center, Pontiac
Rochester Area Neighborhood House, Rochester
Safe Harbor Community Service, Pontiac
Salvation Army Camp Echo, Leonard
Salvation Army Disaster Relief, Southfield
Salvation Army Farmington, Southfield
Salvation Army Pontiac, Pontiac
Salvation Army Royal Oak, Royal Oak
Samaritan Group Homes, Dearborn Heights
South Oakland Shelter, Royal Oak
Southfield Goodfellows, Southfield
Spaulding for Children, Southfield
St. Alexander Food Pantry, Farmington Hills
St. Anne Parish, Ortonville
St. Dennis Catholic Church, Royal Oak
St. Elizabeth Briarbank Home, Bloomfield Hills
St. Ives Catholic Church, Southfield
St. Joseph Church, Pontiac
St. Jude Emergency Food Pantry, Detroit
St. Michael Parish Franciscan Poverty Program,
Southfield
St. Michael Parish, Pontiac
St. Rita Parish, Holly
St. Stephen Baptist Church, Pontiac
St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Pontiac
Synod Residential Services, Waterford
Ten Mile Free Will Baptist Church,
Madison Heights
Tribute to the Lord Ministries, Oxford
Visions Clubhouse, Pontiac
Waterford Baptist Cathedral, White Lake
Waterford Riverside Seventh Day Adventist
Church, Waterford
Waterford Senior Center, Waterford
White Lake Goodfellows, Union Lake
Word of Faith International Christian Center,
Southfield
YMCA Camping Services, Holly
YMCA North Oakland, Auburn Hills
YMCA of Farmington, Farmington Hills
Yad Ezra, Berkley
Zion Community Enrichment Center, Ferndale
WAYNE PARTNERS
A Better Life, Detroit
ADCO Phoebe's Pantry, Detroit
Agape Temple, Detroit
All Saints Parish, Detroit
Alternatives for Girls, Detroit
American Progressive, Romulus
Ark of Deliverance, Detroit
Belleville Church of God, Belleville
Bethel Baptist Church of Southgate, Southgate
Blithsome Hillcrest Home, Detroit
Boys Hope Girls Hope, Detroit
Brake Middle School, Taylor
Bread of Life Food Pantry, Melvindale
C&W Community Outreach, Detroit
C.O.T.S., Detroit
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Our Partners, cont.
Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Detroit
CareFirst, Detroit
Caring Community Center, Detroit
Carter Metropolitan CME, Detroit
Cass Community Social Services, Detroit
Cathedral Community Services, Detroit
Catholic Church of the Madonna, Detroit
Central Detroit Christian CDC, Detroit
Central United Methodist Church, Detroit
Children's Resource Center, New Boston
Childrens Village International, Detroit
Christ Cathederal Baptist Church, Detroit
Christ Church of Redford, Redford
Christ Temple Apostolic Church, Westland
Christ United Methodist Church, Detroit
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Southgate
Church of God Mountain Assembly, Belleville
Church of the Messiah, Detroit
Churches Intervention CIEM, Detroit
Citizens Adult Foster Care, Detroit
City Shelter/Tireman Home Center, Detroit
Communities in Schools, Detroit
Community Food Depot, Detroit
Community Link Youth Outreach, Highland Park
Community Services CDC, Detroit
Conventional Missionary Baptist Church, Detroit
Crossroads of Michigan, Detroit
Damon Homes, Detroit
Delray United Action Council, Detroit
Department of Human Services, Detroit
Detroit East Mental Health, Detroit
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, Detroit
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Detroit
E & E Care Solutions, Grosse Ile
Ecorse Presbyterian Church, Southgate
Ecorse Seventh Day Adventist Church, Ecorse
Ecorse/River Rouge Food Pantry, Ecorse
Effective Alternative Community, Detroit
Evangel Ministries, Detroit
Evangelistic Outreach Ministries, Detroit
Exodus Food Pantry, Detroit
Focus: HOPE, Detroit
Fairfield Residential Care, Inc., Detroit
Faith Christian Center, Taylor
Faith Lutheran Church (SEV), Detroit
First Assembly of God, Dearborn Heights
First Baptist World Changes, Detroit
First Step, Plymouth
Flowers Community Services, Inc., Detroit
Fort Street Presbyterian Church, Detroit
Forte Manor, Detroit
Franklin Wright Settlement, Detroit
Freedom House, Detroit
Friends U-Need, Detroit
Friends of Detroit, Detroit
Friends of Parkside, Detroit
Full Gospel Church, Detroit
GRAB Community Outreach, Detroit
Gaius Co-Op Emmanuel House, Detroit
Genesis New Beginning, Detroit
Gibraltar Food Pantry, Gibraltar
Girlstown Foundation, Belleville
God's Way Of Living Ministries, Detroit
Grace Community Church, Lenox
Grace Temple COGIC, Detroit
Greater Northwest COGIC, Detroit
Greater Southern M.B.C., Detroit
Halford, Detroit
Harper Ave. Church of God, Detroit
Hartford Agape Hunger, Detroit
Harvest House, Hamtramck
Harvest Lighthouse, Ecorse
Heartline, Detroit
Help's on the Way, Dearborn Heights
Holy Redeemer Food Pantry, Detroit
Hope Community Church, Detroit
House of Worship, Detroit
I Am My Brother's Keeper Ministry, Detroit
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Detroit
Inkster Human Development, Inkster
Iroquois Ave. Christ Lutheran Church, Detroit
Jewish Vocational Services/Career Initiative
Center, Detroit
Jordan Missionary Baptist Church, Detroit
Joy Baptist Church, Westland
Latino Family Service HIV/AIDS, Detroit
Life Changers International Ministry, Detroit
Life Line, Detroit
Lighthouse Home Missions, Westland
Linwood Church of Christ, Detroit
Little Friends, Detroit
Lomax Temple, Detroit
Love Joy Church of God, Detroit
M & S Human Services, Detroit
Madison Community Resource Center, Detroit
Mariners Inn, Detroit
Mercy-Maryhaven Senior Apartments, Southgate
Mercy Education Project, Detroit
Mercy-Stapleton Center, Detroit
Metro East Drug Treatment Corp., Detroit
Metropolitan Baptist Church, Detroit
Metropolitan United Methodist Church, Detroit
Michigan Veteran's Foundation, Detroit
Military Presbyterian Church, Detroit
Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Detroit
My Father's Business, Detroit
NEGC-Motor City ClubHouse, Detroit
Nativity Pantry, Detroit
New Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit
New Community Missionary Baptist Church,
Detroit
New Covenant Christian Church, Detroit
New Covenant of Peace Church, Detroit
New Day Multi Purpose Center, Detroit
New Fellowship Church, Detroit
New Hope Tabernacle, Detroit
New Hope United Methodist Church, Melvindale
New Life - Helping Hand, Petersburg
New Life Home, Detroit
New Light Baptist Church, Detroit
New Light Nursing Home, Detroit
New Resurrection Faith Ministries, Detroit
North Central CMHC/APC, Detroit
Oakwood SDA Pantry, Taylor
Off the Streets-Virginia Park, Detroit
Open Door Ministries, Canton
Operation Help, Detroit
Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Detroit
Overcomers Thru Christ, Detroit
Pentecostal Temple Baptist Church, Detroit
People's Community Church, Detroit
Perfecting Community Care Center, Detroit
Positive Images, Detroit
Prayer House, Detroit
Pure Word Missionary Baptist Church, Detroit
Puritan St. Church of Christ, Detroit
Quality Behavior Health, Inc., Detroit
Ravendale Community Inc., Detroit
Redford Interfaith Relief, Redford
Restoration House, Detroit
Restoration Towers, Detroit
Resurrection Ministries, Detroit
Resurrection United Methodist Church, Detroit
Revival Tabernacle, Highland Park
Rgrps, Inc., Wayne
Riverview Church of God, Wyandotte
Ruth Ellis Center, Highland Park
Safe Center, Inc., Detroit
St. Aloysius Community, Detroit
St. Charles Outreach, Detroit
St. Christine Church, Detroit
St. Cyprian Catholic Church, Riverview
St. Dominic Outreach Center, Detroit
St. Dunston Parish, Garden City
St. Gregory Christian Service, Detroit
St. Ignatius Church, Detroit
St. John Community Center, Detroit
St. Luke's Food Program, Detroit
St. Mary Parish, Detroit
St. Patrick Parish, Detroit
St. Paul Community Outreach, Detroit
St. Paul United Methodist Church, Detroit
St. Peter Claver, Detroit
SS Augustine & Monica Parish, Detroit
Salvation Army Fort St., Detroit
Salvation Army Brightmoor, Detroit
Salvation Army Dearborn Heights,
Dearborn Heights
Salvation Army Denby, Detroit
Salvation Army Grandale, Detroit
Salvation Army Harbor Light, Detroit
Salvation Army Harding, Detroit
Salvation Army Romulus, Romulus
Salvation Army Temple Corps, Detroit
Salvation Army Westland, Westland
Salvation Army Wyandotte, Wyandotte
Samaritan Community Center, Detroit
Scott Memorial United Methodist Church, Detroit
Services for Older Citizens, Grosse Pointe
Shar House, Detroit
Sharon Seventh Day Adventist, Inkster
Shiloh Deliverance Church, Detroit
Silver Star Baptist Church, Detroit
Sing a New Song, Detroit
Sobriety House, Detroit
Soldiers of the Cross, Detroit
Southwest Association for Children, Detroit
Southwest Detroit CMHS, Inc., Detroit
Southwestern Church of God, Detroit
Sow a Seed Ministries, Detroit
Spanish Pentecostal Church, Detroit
Starfish Family Services, Westland
Sunnybrook, Detroit
T.C. Simmons Visiting Ministries, Detroit
Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, Detroit
Taylor Apartments-Wrap Around, Taylor
Transition/OTS, Detroit
Tree of Life Christian, Detroit
Tried Stone Baptist Church, Detroit
Trinity Community Presbyterian Church, Detroit
Trinity Episcopal Church, Detroit
Twelfth St. Missionary Baptist Church, Detroit
United Sisters of Charity, Detroit
United Victory Outreach, Detroit
Veterans Outreach Center, Wayne
Victory Outreach, Detroit
Walk in the Spirit (WITS), Detroit
West Mound United Methodist Church, Taylor
Willow Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Detroit
William S. Ford Memorial United Methodist
Church, Detroit
Woods Care, Wayne
Worshippers & Warriors, Allen Park
YWCA Interim House, Detroit
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Major Donors — Gifts of $1,000 or More, July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
Ms. Wendy Achatz
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Acheson
Mr. Charles Altman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Applegate
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Arbit
Dr. and Mrs. William R. Back
Mr. Donald G. Barr Jr.
Dr. Evelyn R. Barrack
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Beck
Mr. and Mrs. Dick C. Bentley
Mr. and Mrs. Mandell L. Berman
Dr. and Mrs. Jay Bernstein
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Berthel
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Berwanger
Mr. John A. Blatt
Dr. Fredric Bonine
Mr. Louis P. Boudreau
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Brisson
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Brock
Mr. Thomas I. Brown
Mr. Ralph Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burt-Willson
Ms. Rheta Rhae Busacca
Mr. Jeffrey Bush
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Capaldi
Ms. Vivian Carpenter
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Caughlin
Mr. Adam D. Cheslin
Mr. Gregg A. Christenson
Dr. Carlo Ciaramitaro
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey K. Clark
Mr. Herbert A. Coleman
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Cook
Ms. Lenor D. Copeland
Mr. Michael P. Corrigan
Mr. and Mrs. Keith E. Crain
Mr. Loren Crandell
Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Cummings
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Cummings
Mr. John Currie
Mr. Robert M. Currie
Mr. Richard H. Czerwinski
Mr. and Mrs. Darrin L. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Dominick L. DeBello
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Debets
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher DeMovellan
Ms. Agnes S. Dempster
Mrs. Cynthia Diponio
Mr. Gerald S. Dittrich
Ms. Mary Dittrich
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Duggan
Ms. Rosalie A. Eppert
Mr. and Mrs. Scott S. Erickson
Ms. Gail A. Eynon
Mr. Robert M. Felland
Mr. Ron Ferber
Mr. and Mrs. Agostinho A. Fernandes, Jr.
Ms. Lynda M. Ferro
Dr. Marjorie Fisher
Mrs. Max M. Fisher
Ms. Martha A. Foley
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ford
Mr. and Mrs. Steve J. Frank
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson W. Fredrickson
Ms. Kathleen M. Fritz
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Furlo
Mr. Joseph Gaus & Ms. Cynthia Bauer
Ms. Mary J. Gilbert
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce T. Godfrey
Mr. and Mrs. Terry C. Graessle
Mr. Fred Grandchamp and Ms. Robbie McBride
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Green
Mr. and Mrs. Ned W. Greenberg
Ms. Susan J. Guenther
Ms. Patricia C. Harmon
Ms. Kathleen M. Hartter
Ms. Judith J. Havens
Ms. Patricia A. Heftler
Ms. Lauraine A. Hoensheid
Mr. and Mrs. Derek K. Hogland
Mr. and Mrs. David Hohendorf
Dr. Jean M. Holland
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hudson
Leslie Ishbia
Mr. and Mrs. Verne G. Istock
Ms. Michelle M. Ivey
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Jack
Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Martin S. Jacob
Mr. and Mrs. Joel E. Jacob
Mr. George Johnston
Mr. Jay R. Jolliffe
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kapolnek
Mr. Jamie Karchon
Mr. Joel R. Karczewski
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart R. Kayne
Ms. Ellen Kennedy
Mr. James Kirstowski
Mr. and Mrs. Norman S. Klein
Ms. Denise A. Knobblock
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Knoppow
Dr. and Mrs. James Kohlenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Koss
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Krueger
Mr. Eric Krupp & Ms. Diane Casalou
Ms. Joyce Kubicki
Mr. Richard C. Kuziora
Mr. Terry K. Lanzen
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Layne
Ms. Lynn LeAnnais
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Lentz
Mr. and Mrs. Hannan Lis
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart M. Lockman
Mr. Dana M. Locniskar and Ms. Christine Beck
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. LoVasco
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Lovasco
Ms. Melissa J. Lowe
Mr. John Lucci
Mr. Dale B. Lurie
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis J. Mann
Ms. Carol A. Mason
Mr. and Mrs. Keith B. Mayer
Ms. Ruth Ellen Mayhall
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McGee
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. McKenty
Mr. Allen Menuck
Mr. Jerry Meter
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Meyers
Mr. Ralph Miesel
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Mihalich
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Miles
Ms. Alice Miles
Mr. and Mrs. Hamid R. Mohyi
Mr. Lawrence A. Morath
Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Moylan
Ms. Victoria W. Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Ninteman
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Oberpeul
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Offerle
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Olson
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Ortiz
Mr. John A. Ossenmacher
Ms. Lucille A. Padgett
Mr. Ted Pearse
Mr. Charles S. Peltz
Ms. Erica Peresman
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Petersen
Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Popovic
Mr. Paul W. Potter, TTEES
Ms. Barbara A. Quilty
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Reed
Mr. Gerald Riess & Ms. Laura Lalone
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Robinson
Mr. Bradley Robinson
Ms. Suzanne M. Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. Rosenfeld
Mr. Aaron R. Ross
Mr. Brian Roth
Mr. Paul Roubal
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rudy
Mr. and Mrs. Jere C. Rush
Mr. Jack Russo
Mr. Gary E. Ryti
Mr. Robert D. Safian M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Santhony
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Schaller
Ms. Deborah K. Schutt
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Schwartz
Mr. Carl E. Selz
Mr. Richard A. Shapack
Mr. and Ms. Robert J. Shirock
Mr. Terry G. Simpson
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Singer
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Slotkin
Mr. Bernie Smilovitz
Mr. Jerry L. Sobota
Ms. Pauline Stark
Mr. and Mrs. David Stringer
Ms. Patricia M. Surd
Mr. Mark B. Tepen
Mr. Doug Thal
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Tompkins III
Mr. James H. Trask
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Trudeau
Mr. David G. Truesdell
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Tutorow
Mr. Gary C. Valade
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley D. Van Houten
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Van Wulfen
Mr. and Mrs. Dave R. VanderPloeg
Mr. and Mrs. Cornell G. Vennettilli
Mr. and Mrs. James Vlasic
Mr. and Mrs. Curt Vogel
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen I. Walker
Mr. Joseph Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. Gail L. Warden
Mr. and Mrs. Alan C. Warner
Mr. James R. Weiss
Mr. Joseph L. Welch
Mr. John V. Welsh
Mr. and Mrs. Stan E. Wencley
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Major Donors, cont.
Ms. Elizabeth C. Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Willoughby
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wood
Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Young
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Zmyslowski
CORPORATE & FOUNDATION
DONORS
ABC Group
ABN AMRO Services Company
The Action Benefits Company
Aisin World Corporation Of America
Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc.
Al-Craft Industries, Inc.
Aline Underhill Orten Foundation
The Alix Foundation
Allmerica Financial Charitable Foundation
ALPS Automotive
American Electrical Construction
America's Second Harvest
Artisan Associates Inc.
ArvinMeritor, Inc.
Auburn Hills Christian Center
Autodesk, Inc.
AUTOLIV
Belfor-Inrecon
Berkley Screw Machine Products Inc.
Big Boy Restaurant
Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce
Blackwell Ford Inc.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Blue Water Automotive Systems, Inc.
Brighton Area Schools
Brighton Commerce Bank
Brighton NC Machine Corporation
Capuchin Community Center
The Clarence & Grace Chamberlin Foundation
Charity Motors Inc.
Charter One Foundation
Chesley Consulting
The Chubb Corporation
Church World Service, Inc.
Clarion
Clear Channel Radio - Detroit
CO-HR, LLC
Comcast
Comcast Foundation
Comerica Charitable Services Group
Comerica Foundation
Comerica Incorporated
Community Foundation for Southeastern MI
Compuware Corporation
Continental Teves
Cranbrook
CRH North America Inc.
Crittenton Hospital
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
DaimlerChrysler Fund
DaimlerChrysler Services
Dallas R. Kitchen Building Co.
Datanational Corporation
Dearborn CRC Youth Group
Delphi Automotive
Denso International America, Inc.
DeRoy Testamentary Foundation
Detroit Auto Dealers Assc. Charitable FDN Fund
Detroit Federation Of Teachers
Detroit Lions Charities
Dickinson Wright
Doeren Mayhew Certified Public Accountants
DTE Energy
DTE Energy Foundation
Dykema Gossett PLLC
Eagle Ottawa, LLC
Ear Phonics
EDS/GM Global Marketing
Edsel B. Ford II Fund
Epoch Restaurant Group
Etkin Johnson Company LLC
Excelda Manufacturing
Expert Services, Inc
Exxon Mobil Chemical
Fannie Kraft Foundation
The Feinstein Foundation
FH Martin Constructors
Fifth Third Bank
First Presbyterian Church of Brighton
First Presbyterian Church of Northville
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
Ford Dealers Advertising
Benson & Edith Ford Fund
Foster Electric America
Freightliner LLC
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.
Fusiontech Inc.
Galasso & Associates, C.P.A., P.L.C.
General Motors Foundation
Giffels-Webster Engineers, Inc.
Glidden Financial Service, Inc.
Global Impact
Greater West Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce
Greektown Casino LLC
The Grosse Pointe Memorial Church
Grosse Pointe Theatre
Guardian Industries Corp.
Hand In Hand
Handleman Company
Hartland United Methodist Church
Hayes Lemmerz
Health Alliance Plan
Henry Ford Health System
Henry Ford Medical Center Fairlane
James and Lynelle Holden Fund
The Holley Foundation
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Hope Lutheran Church
Huntington National Bank
Huron Valley Schools
Interface Fabrics
Jenkins & Company
JML Contracting & Sales
Key Safety Systems
Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutte & Sherbrook
Knollenberg for Congress Committee
Knox Charitable Foundation
Kojaian Ventures, L.L.C.
Kostal of America, Inc.
Kraft Foods, Inc.
The Kroger Company of Michigan
Labrecque, Jackson, Price & Roehl, LLC
Lear Corporation
Leland F. Blatt Family Foundation
Light Source, Inc.
Livingston Women's Club
The Lyon Foundation, Inc.
M & M Ilitch Holdings, Inc.
M. Jacob & Sons
Magna International, Inc.
Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Foundation
Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation
Market Measurement
Mark/Lis Family Fund
The Marshall Mathers Foundation
Mary G. Stange Charitable Trust
Mary Maybury Berkery Memorial Trust
MASCO Corporation
Matilda R. Wilson Fund
Mazon
The Ruby McCoy Foundation
McDowell & Associates
Medical Alternatives Press, Inc.
Meldrum Properties
Methode Electronics, Inc.
Metropolitan Detroit AFL-CIO
Michael & Peggy Pitt Charitable Trust
Michigan Council of Korean Churches
Michigan First Credit Union
Michigan State University Extension
Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, PLC
Milliken
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc.
Motor City Consumers Co-Operative, Inc.
MotorCity Casino
MPC
Muslim Student Association - CSA Office
National Logistics Management
Neiman Marcus
Oakland County Association of Assessing
Officers
Oakland County Chapter of Credit Unions
Oakland Township United Way
O'Charley's
Omron Auto Electronics, Inc.
The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
Panera Bread Foundation
Park West Gallery
Parrot Inc.
Penske Truck Leasing Co.
The Karen & Drew Peslar Foundation
The Pewabic Society, Inc.
Pinckney Community Schools
Piston Group
Plastech
Ralph L. and Winifred E. Polk Foundation
Progressive Moulded Products
Rite Aid Corporation
Robert Bosch Corporation
Robison Foundation
Rochester Church of Christ
Rochester Community School District
Rochester Rotary Charities, Inc.
Rotary Club Of Brighton
Royal Oakland Community Credit Union
Saint Andrew Catholic Church
SANYO Energy Corporation
SANYO-FMS Audio
Save On Everything
SBC
Security Packing
Share Our Strength
Sheets Trucking
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2006
Annual Report Major Donors, cont.
Elizabeth, Allan and Warren Shelden Fund
Shepherd of Lakes
Siemens VDO
Singer Investments
Sodexho Foundation, Inc.
Sodexho Inc.
Sony Electronics
Soroptimist International of Oakland County
Sphere Marketing
St. Michael Parish
Star Crane & Hoist - Metro
Steelcase, Inc.
Stout Risius Ross, Inc.
Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc.
The Suburban Collection
Sue's Landscaping, Inc.
Sumitomo Wiring Systems (USA), Inc.
Summit Performance Solutions
Summit Polymers, Inc.
Sun Valley Foods
T&C Federal Credit Union
Tal-Port Industries
Tamer Foundation
Taste of the NFL
The Taubman Company
TCF National Bank
Teamsters Local Union No. 299
Teona Systems
The Clarence and Jack Himmel Foundation
The Kresge Foundation
The Royal Bounce Company
The Trico Foundation
The Young Foundation
The Thomas Foundation
TI Group Automotive Systems
Tosa Foundation
Toyota Motor Sales, J.S.A., Inc.
Tram, Inc.
TRW Inc.- Automotive Operations
Tuktawa Foundation
Tweddle Litho Company
Tyco Electronics Corporation
UAW Local 14
UAW-DaimlerChrysler
UAW-GM Center For Human Resources
UBS Foundation
Unilock Michigan, Inc.
Unique Fabricating, Inc.
United Container Company
United Methodist Women
United Way Community Services
United Way of Oakland County
Unwired Technology LLC
US Farathane
Utica Community Schools
Verizon Wireless
Visteon
Visteon Village
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Foundation
Washington Mutual Foundation
Waterworks Systems & Equipment, Inc.
WDIV-TV
Woodbridge Foam Corp. Automotive
Woods Construction Inc.
Word of Faith Christian Center
Wylie E. Groves High School
Yazaki North America, Inc.
Thank you for your generous support.
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One Mo’ Time —
Dancing in the Streets
to Fight Hunger
Raises $76,000
(left to right) Patty Frenkel
(Steering Committee),
Denise Dennehy (Chair),
Erica Peresman (Chair),
Elisa Greenberg (Chair),
Bridget Bohn (Chair),
Dulcie Rosenfeld
(Event Founder)
Gleaners’ annual fall benefit October 8 offered
participants a Motown theme and raised $76,000.
Nearly 300 children and adults enjoyed music and fun
at Gleaners’ Detroit headquarters and distribution
center. They sampled
Soul, Mediterranean,
Polish, Greek, and
Mexican food and many
of them also packed
family food boxes for
our hungry neighbors.
Taste of the NFL
heads to Miami for
Super Bowl XLI
Last year’s Taste of the NFL in Detroit was a great
success, and this year the annual fundraising event
for America’s Second Harvest will follow Super Bowl
XLI to Miami Florida. Taste of the NFL is the premier
strolling food and wine event of Super Bowl weekend.
If you are planning a trip to south Florida for the big
game, save time on your calendar Saturday, February
3, 2007 to join in on food, fun and football at the
Greater Ft. Lauderdale Broward County Convention
Center. Meet and greet chefs
and current or alumni NFL
players from each NFL city,
bid on Super Bowl XLI
tickets in the silent auction,
and stay and enjoy live
entertainment at the Super
Bowl “Party with a Purpose.”
Jerome Bettis items up for bid at
Detroit’s Taste of the NFL.
Gleaners will receive a
portion of the proceeds. Find
more details at www.tasteofthenfl.com.
Michigan Women’s
Hall of Fame Honors
Margery “Midge” Feliksa
In 1977, when Gene Gonya
was starting Gleaners in a
garage near the Capuchin
soup kitchen, Margery
“Midge” Feliksa and her
husband were dedicated
volunteers who helped
raise funds and recruit
others to help.
For her assistance founding Gleaners, “Midge”
Feliksa was inducted this
October to the Michigan
Women’s Hall of Fame.
Gleaners is grateful for the
tremendous commitment
of Feliksa and thousands
of others who have helped
us grow and serve others
for nearly 30 years.
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The front of Olga’s
card is correct
Birdie Day
in Livingston County
About 2,000 golf balls were
thrown onto a green at Majestic
Golf Course in Hartland.
Committee members found the
five closest to the cup and
awarded them $1,000 prizes in
the “ball drop” raffle. The
winners were Rick Fons, Emily
Harris, Dr. Brian Petersburg,
Charlie Tanner, and John Masek.
“Gleaners will receive a donation
for every purchase you make.”
Due to a printer’s mistake, the fine
print on Olga’s cards for Gleaners
say that contributions will be made
to the American Red Cross. Do not
be alarmed by that. The front of the
card is correct. For every purchase
you make using a card with a
Gleaners’ logo, the donation will
come to us. Olga’s apologizes for
the error.
If you have
donated to
Gleaners since
July of 2006 — you
should have received an Olga’s
Single Double Triple PLUS card as
a special “thank you” from Olga’s.
We hope you had a chance to use
the card for a free Original Olga®
Sandwich.
Please don’t put the card away
and forget about it, because the
card helps us both every time you
use it. You get a least 50 cents off
each Olga® Sandwich and each
entree salad you order, and Olga’s
will make a donation to Gleaners.
So end your hunger for awhile at
Olga’s — and you will be helping
feed your hungry neighbors.
Golfers who brought a frozen turkey or a
$25 donation to any one of five Livingston
County golf courses November 19 were
treated to a free round of golf. The event
sponsored by Brighton Commerce Bank
provides food for local agencies, including
Salvation Army, LACASA, St. Vincent de
Paul, Head Start, Meals on Wheels, Family
Impact Center, Shared Harvest Pantry and
others. An estimated 1,500 Livingston
County families are expected to require
food assistance through the holidays.
Birdie Day was an event for
frozen turkeys and frozen
golfers, such as Janna and
Chris Curran, Jim Weaver,
and Scott Gidcumb.
An estimated 1,500
Livingston County
families are expected
to require food
assistance through
the holidays.
Scott Gidcumb putts through a
minor snow squall.
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Birmingham Bloomfield
Chamber of Commerce
West Bloomfield
Chamber of Commerce
Vine and Dine Event
Raises $9,500
GRUB CRAWL
Kurmas said, "I ate a lot and
laughed a lot. Volunteering for
Gleaners reinforced the fact
that time is just a valuable a
gift as money."
More than 150 people attended the West
Bloomfield Chamber Grub Crawl, and
Gleaners in Oakland County benefitted from
a portion of the money raised. One of the
organizers, Lee Jaffke said, “We all agreed.
A great time. Great food. A fun party
atmosphere and all for a wonderful cause.
When can we do this again? Count us in.”
Maryann
Branstrom
and Mickey
Cummings try to
unlock the
shopping cart at
the Raffle Key
table with a
volunteer
Cari Kurmas.
Raises $1,534
(upper left) Lee Jaffke (lower left to right) Karen Jaffke,
Cheryl Gonda, Lynn Speerschneider, Gordon Muir,
Chris Martin and Elmer Jaffke.
The Pampered Chef ® Consultants
Raise $5,338.22 for Gleaners
Pampered Chef also donates $2.00 for every
The pennies
count for
purchase of a Round-Up from the Heart
Gleaners when
limited edition copper trivet.
Pampered Chef
In October, Ginger Broome, a local, indepencustomers buy
dent Pampered Chef consultant presented
their high quality
Gleaners a check for $5,338.22 collected
kitchen tools and
through the program. She said, “I am thrilled
“Round-Up from
to present each check for the pennies, nickels,
the Heart.” The
dimes and quarters people donate! Small
campaign
change
has really made a big change in the
Present for the Pampered Chef donation were (L to R)
encourages
Ann Szwarc, Laura Adkins, D. Ginger Broome,
lives of those who are hungry!”
customers to total Augie Fernandes, Gene Gonya, and Debbie Hostos.
their purchases at
It was the second donation of the year for
cooking shows, then paying the next higher even dollar Pampered Chef. Total contributions for Gleaners from
amount. When they do, the difference is donated to
the group now stand at $12,489.40.
local food banks, including Gleaners.
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D
etroit’s second Kids Café opened with a live performance from local positive hip-hop duo, Walter
“Freeway” Johnson and “Specialist,” a talent show,
and a free meal provided by ConAgra Foods —
primary national sponsor for Kids Cafés.
The Salvation Army Kids Café serves dinner five
nights a week to 30 or more school-aged children at its
Temple Corps Building. The meals are part of an afterschool program that gives children a
safe place to do homework, and learn
other fun and useful skills.
Two boys enjoy
a hot meal and
conversation.
Kids Café
OPENS at
Salvation Army
Temple
Corps Building in Detroit
E
g
Three friends
enjoy the
festivities.
Sodexho
Chili
Cook-off
Raises
$2,650
A total of 15 chefs participated in the 2006 Sodexho Chili Cook-Off —
raising $2,650 for Gleaners and creating an outstanding experience of
sights, smells and tastes. A panel of judges declared Detroit Institute of Arts’
chili the best of the day. All the chili that wasn’t required for judges and guests
was donated to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen.
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GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN
Capuchins support seniors with food and advice
A
t age 62, Ernest Hill, Jr. was living alone and stretching an SSI check, $10 a month in food stamps and
regular meals at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen to get
by when he suddenly faced a new challenge —
raising two of his 26 grandchildren.
He had realized his daughter was not able to take
care of her 12-year-old and 14-year-old children, so he
moved them into his one-bedroom seniors’ apartment and began a “second round” of parenting.
“This is a new experience for me, trying to raise kids
again. It’s been 34 years since I had kids to raise and
it is something that I wasn’t ready for,” Hill said. “I
don’t want to put them out in the streets or in a
foster home, so I feel that it is my obligation to step
up to the plate.” On a recent trip to the Capuchin
pantry Hill realized he was not alone, and more
important, that help was available to him through
the Capuchin Service Center. A year ago, staff at the
center noticed a growing number of seniors coming
Ernest Hill, Jr.,
grandfather
raising his
grandchildren. in for food assistance were also asking for guidance
Dining Senior
Style Delivering
MORE THAN Meals
Katherine Benford, program director
for Macomb County’s Senior
Citizen Nutrition Program,
makes sure that more than meals
are provided for seniors in her care.
With a 30-year-old program called
Dining Senior Style, a hot lunch is
served in a social atmosphere where
about parenting. When they investigated further, they
recognized a significant need, and began to address it.
“It is really
quite a shock
for most people
to raise
children at this
age,” said
Denise
Johnson, the
Capuchin
(left to right) Deborah Starr-Hodges,
emergency
Denise Johnson and Marta Holmes, staff
members at the Capuchin Service Center assistance
in Detroit
department
manager. She and two of her staff members,
Deborah Starr-Hodges and Marta Holmes, organized
a support group for three or four of the seniors.
Holmes is a grand-mother herself, raising two
grandchildren. “What they really wanted to do was
share information with each other,” said Johnson.
The grandparents compared notes on where they
can get clothing, how to manage a budget to pay for
school uniforms and how to find school supplies at
no cost.
By word of mouth, the group grew to a dozen who
now meet one Tuesday a month to discuss their
circumstances. Most of the group are grandmothers,
but that didn’t stop Hill, with two adolescents back
in his care, he signed up for the group almost as
soon as he could.
seniors don’t have to eat alone. “Dining Senior Style is geared toward
the active senior,” said Benford. “We
have 23 locations where lunch is
served Monday through Friday. It is
different from Meals on Wheels,
which is geared toward the homebound senior with limited mobility.”
The Macomb County Nutrition
program serves 1,600 meals through
Meals on Wheels and 500 more
through Dining Senior Style, which
serves in locations where seniors
are already congregating such as
community centers and senior
residential facilities. Benford added
that seniors receive a helping of
education along with their meals
and fellowship.
The hot meal is also supplemented
with shelf staples and emergency
meals from Gleaners.
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You
!
can make a
difference
Each $1 donation helps Gleaners feed
one hungry senior citizen for one day.
Every hour you volunteer helps keep our costs low.
Volunteers sort and pack millions of pounds of food for us every year.
And they help Gleaners hold events and share our mission with others.
There are many ways you can join
our effort —
1
SEND A CHECK:
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan
2131 Beaufait, Detroit, MI 48207-3410
2
CALL IN A CREDIT CARD OR INSTALLMENT GIFT:
7
Bridgett Lomax 1-866-GLEANER, ext. 249
8
DONATE ONLINE:
www.gcfb.org
4
LEAVE A LEGACY:
Gerry Brisson, 1-866-GLEANER, ext. 246, or
gbrisson@gcfb.org
Lisa Walker, 1-866-GLEANER, ext. 241
3
PROVIDE A MEMORIAL OR TRIBUTE GIFT
FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION:
VOLUNTEER:
Call the volunteer coordinator at the distribution center
nearest you.
Detroit
Warren
Taylor
Pontiac
Howell
Fred Anthony – 1-866-GLEANER, ext. 239
Gleaners Joan & Wayne Webber Distribution Center
Deborah Dillard – 1-866-GLEANER, ext. 222
Alma Perez – 1-866-GLEANER, ext. 221
Nancy Knop – 1-866-GLEANER, ext. 407
Michelle Ounanian – 1-866-GLEANER, ext. 335
5
TRANSFER STOCK:
6
ASK YOUR EMPLOYER FOR A MATCHING GIFT:
Ask your your broker to contact Tom Murphy,
1-866-GLEANER, ext. 233.
Tell your employer you donated to Gleaners and request a
matching gift. If your company does not have a matching gift
program, ask about starting one.
9
IF YOUR COMPANY CAN CONTRIBUTE:
Darlene Paulauski, 1-866-GLEANER, ext. 242, or
dpaulauski@gcfb.org
Community Foundation
Endowment Challenge
The Community Foundation for Southeastern
Michigan offers a matching contribution for
every gift of $1,000 or more to the Gleaners’
endowment fund right now. The offer expires
when the Community Foundation’s matching
gift funds for all charities in the region are
claimed, so this is the time to give. Generous
donors have already increased Gleaners’
endowment by $405,000 as a result of the
challenge match. Your contribution will be a
great help — doubling its effect immediately.
PLEASE REMEMBER:
Your donation is 100% tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan is a 501(c)(3)
organization. Individuals, married couples and businesses may claim 50% of their cash donations to Gleaners on their Michigan Income Tax
Return as a tax credit for contributions to homeless shelters and food banks. Individuals may claim 50% of gifts up to $200; married couples
filing jointly may claim 50% of gifts up to $400; and businesses may claim 50% of gifts up to $10,000. Please consult your tax advisor before
making a claim.
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Resources for Senior Citizens
Primary Resources —
Area Agencies on Aging
Detroit Area Agency on Aging
1333 Brewery Park Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48207
(313) 446-4444
Area Agency on Aging 1-B
Central Office Serving
Oakland County
29100 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 400
Southfield, MI 48034
(248) 357-2255 • (800) 852-7795
TTY: (248) 263-1455
Fax: (248) 948-9691
Livingston/Washtenaw County
Access Location
3550 Liberty Road, Suite 2
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
(734) 213-6704 • (800) 852-7795
Fax: (734) 213-6806
Macomb County Access Location
39090 Garfield, Suite 102
Clinton Twp., MI 48038
(586) 226-0309 • (800) 852-7795
Fax: (586) 226-0408
Gleaners’ Partners that
Deliver Services Primarily
to Senior Citizens
Livingston County
Livingston County Senior Nutrition, Howell
Howell
Macomb County
Macomb County Community Services
Agency, Clinton Twp.
Monroe County
Monroe County Opportunity Program,
Monroe
Oakland County
All Agency Oakland, Pontiac
Pontiac
Older Persons’ Commission, Rochester
Wayne County
Church of the Messiah, Detroit
Merriman Elementary School, Detroit
Mercy-Stapleton Center, Detroit
Restoration Towers, Detroit
St. Patrick Parish, Detroit
Monroe County Access Location
14930 LaPlaisance, Suite 130
Monroe, MI 48161
(734) 241-2012 • (800) 852-7795
Fax: (734) 241-6877
www.PantryNet.org www.eCupboard.org and Glinkos — tools that remove barriers in
feeding hungry people and revolutionize the way pantries operate.
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Calendar
of Events 2006 – 2007
Enjoy your support of Gleaners at one of these events
March
January
January 1–7
March 8
Check Out Hunger — Completes its final week at many
area grocery stores. Tear off a coupon and add $1, $3, or $5
to your grocery bill as a donation to help Gleaners purchase
food items that are not usually donated to the food bank.
For a complete list of participating stores go to
www.gcfb.org and look under Special Events.
Pinckney Community School’s 14th Annual Empty
Bowls Dinner — Join over 1,000 guests at one of
Livingston County’s greatest fundraisers. Select a
handmade ceramic bowl from thousands of local
student artists and enjoy all-you-can-eat soups from
over 50 local restaurants. For more information visit:
www.pcs.k12.mi.us/emptybowls or contact Erica Karfonta
at 866-GLEANER ext. 331 or ekarfonta@gcfb.org.
February
February 2
March 14
Howell vs. Hartland Food Fight — During halftime at
the Howell High vs. Hartland High Varsity Basketball game
on February 2nd, the school that raises the largest amount
of food for Gleaners will be announced as winner and
recipient of “The Gleaners Cup,” a trophy made from
recycled tin cans. Both high schools will be collecting
nonperishable food two weeks prior to the big game.
Event contact: Michelle Ounanian at 866-GLEANER ext.
335 or mounanian@gcfb.org.
Annual Women’s Power Breakfast —
This event is a special “by invitation
only” gathering of the area’s most
prominent female business, civic and
community leaders. It includes judges,
politicians,professionals, business
owners, corporate executives, journalists, broadcasters,
key volunteers and members of the area’s most influential
boards. The Women’s Power Breakfast is an opportunity
for these women to gather to network, share breakfast and
hear a keynote speaker, soon to be named. Event contact:
Julie Ptasznik at 866-GLEANER ext. 245 or
jptasznik@gcfb.org.
February 24
Pewabic Pottery Empty Bowls Event — Come purchase
a unique and wonderful pottery bowl donated by local
students and artists at Pewabic Pottery, 10125 East Jefferson
Avenue, Detroit to benefit Gleaners.
Also enjoy a simple lunch of soup
donated by local restaurants. Event
contact: Julie Ptasznik at 866-GLEANER
ext. 245 or jptasznik@gcfb.org.
April
April 19
Gentlemen’s Night Out to Fight Hunger — Enjoy the
second year of an event that was created in response to
the Women’s Power Breakfast, but geared towards men.
Join the gentlemanly crowd for a Texas Hold ‘Em
Tournament, billiards, cigar lounge, hearty dinner
and snacks, a new game called GoLo (check it out at
www.igolo.com), darts, and other games. Event contact:
Colleen Love at 866-GLEANER ext. 243 or clove@gcfb.org.
Shared Harvest Pantry
Julie Harris, director of Livingston County's Shared Harvest
Pantry receives her Beacon of Light award from Gleaners’
executive director, Augie Fernandes at the Michigan Fall Harvest
campaign conclusion ceremony.
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Board of Directors
NOURISHING COMMUNITIES BY
FEEDING HUNGRY PEOPLE
Gene Gonya,
Founder
OFFICERS
Ned W. Greenberg, Chair
DataNet Quality Systems
2131 Beaufait St., Detroit, MI 48207-3410
(313) 923-3535 or 1-866-GLEANER
(313) 923-2247 Fax
www.gcfb.org
admin@gcfb.org
Pat Berwanger,
Senior Vice Chair
Community Leader
Gleaners Distribution Centers:
Gleaners Detroit Headquarters &
Distribution Center
2131 Beaufait St., Detroit
Gleaners Livingston County Distribution Center
5924 Sterling Dr., Howell
Gleaners Oakland County Distribution Center
120 E. Columbia Ave., Pontiac
Gleaners Taylor Distribution Center
25698 Northline Rd., Taylor
Gleaners Joan & Wayne Webber Distribution Center
24162 Mound Rd., Warren
Gleaners is proud to be a founding member of:
America’s
Second
Harvest
The Food
Bank
Council of
Michigan
And a member of:
The United Way
The Better Business
Bureau
Catherine Genovese,
Vice Chair
Candy Cane Christmas
Tree Farm
Vivian R. Pickard,
Vice Chair
General Motors
Corporation
Vince Dow,
Treasurer
DTE Energy
Bill Winkler,
Secretary
Wayne State University
Agostinho A. Fernandes, Jr.,
President
Gleaners Community
Food Bank
Gerald J. Israel,
Past Chair
Consultant
Jim Jenkins
Jenkins & Company
Steve Lawson
Eastman Capital
Group, LLC
Diesel Technologies, LLC
Judith F. Layne
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Major K. Kendall Mathews
Salvation Army
Bob McGowan
Smith-Winchester
Leonard E. McIntee
Community Leader
Alice A. Miles
Community Leader
Benjamin Ortiz
Verizon Wireless
Jerry Powell
The Kroger
Company of MI
Laura J. Trudeau
The Kresge Foundation
Michael H. Acheson
Interlaken, LLC
Dave R. VanderPloeg
Huntington National
Bank
Ed Bahoura
Save-A-Lot Stores
V. James Viola
Community Leader
Sharon A. Banks
Office of Robert Ficano,
Wayne Co. Executive
Claudette Wardell-Cameron
H.E.L.P., Inc.
DIRECTORS
Velva S. Clark
Max Broock, Inc.
Dick Dills, Past President
Community Leader
Robert Duschinske
Comerica, Inc.
Michelle L. Gaggini,
Past Chair
Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Michigan
Jeff Glaser
Royal Oakland Community
Credit Union
Suzette F. Hohendorf
Community Leader
Vicky Howell, Esq.
Walter R. Young
Community Leader
ADVISORY BOARD
Sharisse Brookins
Charles Graham
Robert Heffernan
Curtis Hertel
Lisa Lis
James Macy
Lois Miller
Charles Oliver
Lorenzo Rivera
Dulcie Rosenfeld
Neal Rubin
Edith Scott
Denise Starr
Ruth Stephens-Collins
Pat Weber
James Williams
Howard Zoller, Esq.
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10,000 Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway
Gleaners Community Food Bank thanks
Charter One Foundation for Carving
Out Hunger with its gift of $75,000 to
purchase 10,000 Thanksgiving turkeys for
Gleaners’ partner agencies.
Charter One volunteers distributed turkeys and
other food for hungry people November 14 at
Gleaners Detroit Distribution Center.
Thank You!
Charter One volunteers will also be
helping out all year at seven of Gleaners’
partner agencies.
These non-profit agencies represent soup
kitchens and food pantries serving some
of the most vulnerable communities in
southeast Michigan:
All Saints Parish, Detroit
The Baldwin Center, Pontiac
Macomb Food Program, Clinton Twp.
Salvation Army Temple Corps, Detroit
Salvation Army, Warren
Shared Harvest Pantry, Howell
Yad Ezra, Berkley
Sandy Pierce, President and CEO of Charter One
Bank in Michigan presents $75,000 to Gleaners.
Give a Minute — Raise a Million
Charter One’s gift launched Gleaners’
“Give a Minute — Raise a Million”
final fundraising effort of 2006.
{
Donate online @ www.gcfb.org/charterone
}
To continue feeding hungry people all year long,
Gleaners has asked the community to donate $15 per
minute over the last seven weeks of 2006 — or a total
of just over $1 million. A one-minute donation of $15
puts food on the table for one hungry senior citizen
for two weeks.
Your donationmay be eligible for a generous Michigan
tax credit, described on p. 22.

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