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August 2015
Dear << Test First Name >>,
Summer is in full swing
and along with it is the
Summer Food Program! Thank you to the Blaine
County School District for
partnering with us for this
important program. We've
served an average of 37%
more lunches at Lunch in
the Park this year compared
to last year!
The Hope Garden is in full bloom with carrots,
onions, cucumbers, peas, squash, peppers, beets, and
cabbage harvesting this week! We hope you will join
IN THIS ISSUE:
FOOD SURVEY!
WOOD RIVER VALLEY
HARVEST FEST!
PARTNERS CORNER:
THE COMMUNITY
LIBRARY
VOLUNTEER
SPOTLIGHT:
EDUARDO
KORBY LENKER
cabbage harvesting this week! We hope you will join
us in the garden for our annual APPRECIATION
PARTY for all our wonderful volunteers and donors
who help keep this place running smoothly! Save the
date for September 9 from 5:30­7 pm at The Hope
Garden. You may have received a food survey in the mail
recently as part of the Blaine County Community
Food Assessment ­ please fill it out and send it back
to the third party processor. Your opinion matters! The
survey will help us determine the true number of food
insecure in our valley and also find out what is
important to valley residents when purchasing food. There are so many ways to make a difference this
month. Read on to learn more and thank you to our
wonderful community for your incredible generosity
and our strong partnerships with other agencies! Warm Regards,
KORBY LENKER
BENEFIT CONCERT
STUDIO OF THE
EMPRESS TRUNK
SHOW
LOCAL AND
BUSINESS SUPPORT
POODLE ROMP
FOOD RESCUE
ITEMS NEEDED
KORBY LENKER
BENEFIT CONCERT
Naomi Spence, Associate Director
FOOD ASSESSMENT SURVEY!
Did you receive a food survey in the mail? If so,
please return it as soon as possible! This is your
opportunity to voice your opinion on our local food
system!
The food survey will take less than 15 minutes to
complete and you could win a $100 VISA gift card! We want to hear what is important to you when
purchasing food. This could help shape our local
food system for the future! Your feedback is
HUGE round of
applause and thanks
goes to donors Drs.
Bart and Lois Adrian
for throwing a benefit
concert for The Hunger
Coalition! Guests were
treated to a night of
live music by the
talented Korby
Lenker. Frenchman's
Gulch Winery and
Sawtooth Brewery
donated the libations.
Almost $2,000 was
raised in one evening!
Thank you!
critical. WOOD RIVER VALLEY HARVESTFEST
STUDIO OF THE
EMPRESS TRUNK
SHOW!
Thank you to
Ezmaralda Gordon of
Studio of the
Empress who donated
a portion of her sales
to The Hunger
Coalition! More than
$6,000 was raised in
one night! This money
will go directly to
helping the food
insecure in our
community. Thank
you Ezmaralda and
your amazing
generosity for helping
our community
members in need!
Save the Date! September 19th!
Help welcome the first annual Wood River Valley
HarvestFest by celebrating the harvest season in
Hailey! The goal of Harvestfest is to showcase and
reward the hard work of our local and regional
farmers. For one night, 12 of Hailey’s restaurants will serve
up fresh local foods delivered direct from the fields by
Idaho’s Bounty Co­op. For the price of one
ticket, you can nibble your way through Hailey and
it's most talented chefs creatively preparing the
highest quality seasonal foods.
Click here to buy tickets!
All proceeds benefit the Blaine County
Community Food Assessment!
POODLE ROMP!
It's time for the
Annual Poodle Romp!
When: Sat. August 8th,
12 noon
Where:
Warm Springs Golf
Click here for more information!
PARTNERS' CORNER: THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY
We are so lucky for our
partnership with
The Community
Library! Not only are
they a location for
Daily Bites ­ (where
kids can get a free
snack at the library), they also partner with our
Summer Food Program, and now they are offering
free one­on­one resume help to our clients.
"We have been thrilled to partner with The Hunger
Coalition this year," said DeAnn Campbell, Children's
and Young Adult Librarian. "It has been very
rewarding to provide children, tweens, and
teens with a safe place to be where they can
read and learn but also provide a snack to meet
a real physical need. We would not be able to
provide this service without the help and support of
The Hunger Coalition and its supporters," added
DeAnn.
The Community Library
has also been able to
visit “Lunch in the
Park” firsthand and
provide activities as
part of the Summer
Food Program. During
one visit, The
Community
Library brought
children’s magazines in English and in Spanish and
made pin wheels. "We at the library try to foster
a love of reading and learning, but that learning
is much more difficult on empty stomachs and in
worried minds," said DeAnn. "The work The Hunger
Coalition does in our community is so important and
we’ve been honored to be a small part of it this
summer," added DeAnn. The Community Library is also offering free resume
service for job seekers. This service is provided at
absolutely no charge, but is by appointment. Contact
the reference librarian, Buffy, at (208) 726­
3493 or bmcdonald@comlib.org to make an
appointment.
Warm Springs Golf
Course, Warm Springs
Rd.
Scott and Laura
Jordan will be
matching donations up
to $5,000
toward the Paws for
Hunger Program, a
special partnership
between the Animal
Shelter of the Wood
River Valley and The
Hunger Coalition,
ensuring that during
times of financial
crisis, families
don't have to choose
between feeding
their family and
feeding their pets!
Bring your poodle and
join in the fun!
LOCAL BUSINESS
AND ORGANIZATION
SUPPORT
Thank you to the
following for their
support in July!
Studio of the Empress
jewelry trunk show ­
$6,235
Korby Lenker
benefit concert ­ Drs.
Bart and Lois Adrian­
$1,920
Idaho Community
Foundation ­ $3,500
through the Wood River
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: EDUARDO ESCALERA
Eduardo has
been our go­to
volunteer at
Lunch in the
Park this
year. He's a
whirlwind 11­
year­old who is
as efficient as
he is cute.
Eduardo started
helping at the
Lunch in the
Park after a
friend of his
helped last year
and told him
how much fun it
was.
Eduardo's
volunteer shift starts by setting up the awning
on the van, setting up food, serving lunch to kids
and interacting with the kids at the park. His
favorite sack lunch at the park includes eggs, muffins
and yogurt. His favorite snack at the park is snap
peas.
If Eduardo was explaining The Hunger Coalition to
someone he would say, "It's a place where they
have food for people who need it." When not helping out at Lunch in the Park, you can
find Eduardo doing Taekwondo, riding his bike,
drawing, painting or sculpting and walking dogs. through the Wood River
Women's Foundation
Member Fund Atlantic Aviation $500.
FOOD RESCUE!
Can you help us
rescue some local
fruit from trees this
year? We need people
to help us pick excess
fruit from trees in
August for distribution
at our mobile food
banks. Call Rachel at
208­788­0121 or email
Rachel for more
information!
ITEMS NEEDED
Thank you Eduardo for all your help this
summer! You are truly a gem and your hard
work is invaluable!
Read Eduardo's full interview here. 1. 12­pack egg cartons
2. Reusable grocery
bags
3. Ziploc bags (unused)
4. Windchimes
5. Bird seed (thistle or
black oil sunflower)
121 Honeysuckle Street, Bellevue, ID 83313 (208) 788­0121 / www.thehungercoalition.org
The Hunger Coalition is a 501(c)3 organization. Federal Tax ID # 72­1582755
Call us at 788­0121 if
you can help us with
any of these items!
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