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Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes913 E Alcott Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Business: 269.488.2617 / Fax: 269.343.3669

Food: 269.3433663 / Email: info@kzoolf.org

December 2009

Website: kzoolf.org

Inside This Issue

Meijer Simply Give 2

Michigan Harvest Festival 2

Panera Operation Dough-Nation 2

Volunteer Opportunities 3

Saving Trees Benefits KLF 3

Moving It Forward

Holiday Cookbook 2009

Fast Fact:

Over 14,000 pounds of

produce were donated

during September and

October of 2009.

Its Monday morning and the phonesare ringing steadily. A group of great

volunteers are answering those calls foremergency food checking eligibilityand directing individuals and familiesto one of the 27 Kalamazoo Loaves &Fishes Grocery Pantry sites.

Out in the warehouse, the truck hasbeen loaded and is on its way to deliverthe cases of food needed to stock the

shelves of six pantry partners. Thesystem hums. What has been a foodcrisis for an individual family is turningitself into an example of communitycare. Its just another day at KalamazooLoaves & Fishes.

The ingredients are simple. Youtake donations of food, add hundredsof volunteer hours, supplement themix with contributions from caringpeople across the community, and you

have an emergency food assistance

system. Every day we balance these keyingredients. Some days we need moredonated food, some days its getting theright volunteers in the right place. Everyday its a stewardship of communitydonations. Thats what we do. And heres why. We do this wor

because there are people across thiscommunity who need our assistance

We do this work because both peopl

we dont know and people we knowhave found that their resources havenot stretched far enough to have foodfor their family today. We do this workbecause for almost everyone, its hard toask and harder still to do without.As this years Annual Campaign letters

hit mailboxes across the community, weknow that the challenges of the curreneconomic crisis are still very real. And

we know that this simple service is vita

to the recovery. Anne Wend Lipsey, Executive DirectorRemember:

Your donation could

be stretched further by

applying for a matching

gift from your employer.

Talk to your

HR representativetoday!

Shes back! Lori Moore, WKZOs well-known morning personality, has onceagain graciously chosen Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes to be the beneciaryof her Holiday Cookbook sale. Over the years, Loris cookbooks have raisedan incredible $38,767 for KLF and were urging all you Lori Moore fans andKLF supporters to come out and add a new cookbook to your collection

Join WKZO & KLF on the following dates:

Nov. 25, from 46 pmHardings Market, S. Westnedge

Dec. 5, from 10 amnoonHardings Market , Woodbridge

Dec. 9, from 11 am1 pmHardings Market , Howard St.

Dec. 17, from 46 pmLiberty Square Furniture

Dec. 18, from 11 am1 pmHardings Market, West Main

Mark your calendar!

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913 E Alcott, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001 / P: 269.488.2617 / F: 269.343.3669 / E: info@kzoolf.org / W: kzoolf.or

KLF December Giving Coupon913 E. Alcott, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

December 2009 Coupon #77

Amount $

Cold months are ahead and proteinrich foods are crucial.Donate today to help hungry people get the energy they need.

Please send your contribution by December 22

KLF January Giving Coupon913 E. Alcott, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

January 2010 Coupon #78

Amount $

Winter months mean a drop in everything from temperature to money for food andbills. By giving this month, someone doesnt have to make the choice between paying the

heating bill and buying dinner.

Please send your contribution by January 24

As you are filling yourshopping cart, please conside

shopping for and donatingthese high demand items:

December: OatmealJanuary: Canned Meat

The KLF Volunteer Departmentis expanding its hours to include weekend and

evening opportunities.

If youre looking for a way to get involved fighting

local hunger but work fulltime or go to school,call Seema at 4882617, ext. 209

to talk about volunteering

on 2nd Saturdays (9 a.m. Noon)

or the 2nd & 4th Tuesday evenings (6 8 p.m.).

SAVING TREES BENEFITS KLFBryan and Kathy Staufer have been selling Scotch pine trees for the holidays since the mid 1980s. As their children left home to m

their own way in the world, selling trees became less central to their own lives and they stopped selling them a few years back. Thetrees didnt stop growing, however, and Bryan and Kathy were left with beautiful, viable trees that were basically going to was

So three years ago, they came up with an idea. The long-time KLF supporters gave away their lifes work for free. They couldnt sell the trees without a commercial license, so instead their farm became a cut-your-own establishment. For those who still wanted to contribute a few dollars in exchange for the Staufersgenerosity, they were asked to donate to Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes.

This was a unique way that we could have the trees used and still have it be a contribution to Loaves& Fishes, said Bryan.

If youre looking for a tree this holiday season, call the Staufers at 375-8080, or stop by their treefarm at 5620 Texas Drive any day except Sunday.

Remember:

Your ongoing support is

important to KLF. Its

never too soon to think

about Planned Giving.

See wwww.kzoolf.org for

more information.

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ThefollowinggiftswerereceivedbetweenSeptember4andOctober30.IfyourgiftwasreceivedafterOctober30,itwillbeincludedinthenextnewsletter.

Gifts in honor of:EllenBennettsbirthdayChrisBlacks77thbirthdayMargaretBrigmans90thbirthdayRonandKarenCrandallVirgilandDebraCrandallJohnDenHartighGeorgeErickcekDavidandMaryEllenFischers50thweddinganniversaryBetsyFoxandMichaelZiembasmarriag

KenandLoisGernaatBillandDorisInksterSamnJohnsonsbandperformanceDr.andMrs.JosephKincaids50thweddinganniversary

KathyKingsbirthdayJessicaKirklinShannaKirschnerandRobertHodgsonsmarriageBobKnappsbirthdayGeneLackos90thbirthday

BarbaraLines70thbirthdayAnneWendLipseyLloyd&RoslynLudwigs50thanniversaryLisaLutzMr&MrsI.C.Maddens50thanniversary

AnnaMcClurkans13thbirthdayCatherineMcKnightsbirthdayJerryandLavonPackers50thweddinganniversaryJudithSarkozy

PamSiwiksgraduationfromUofMMastersprogramGracielaValdezBarbaraVanDalenDianeWhalenandBillWengersmarriage

Gifts in memory of:RobertAmrheinRobertL.AsherSr.HaroldBahlkeSusanBarberRobertBarclayLeightonBrownBobBrownleeWilliamL.Burdick

BarbaraBurgessRichardBurlingtonBruceL.BurrowsLowellandLeonaComstockWilmaCravenPollyDeLanoAndyDeVolderLucilleDillon

LoisDunkelburgerBobEssarSr.JeanneMaltbyFahrenbachBeulahFlegalJohnP.FlynnCharlesGustafsonJanetteHarleyMarionHarris

DorothyHiceJoanHinzCharlotteK.HymanHazelKastelinMargueriteKolbMarjorieannLauxFrankLucasLindaRenauldLutz

MarilynMacdonaldKennethV.MartinKathyMizeurArdathMontagueHughMoserErvinNovakFrankOssiffJr.RichardJ.ParkerChipPass

Anna&WolfgangRaithPeterandHelenRaithJessicaRenauldDeniseRiceAbbySheltonJoaniSiwikIlzeI.SmidchensWilliamRalphSmith

TomSondayMichaelSpragueDonaldSwansonAnneOasSzalkowskiBettyTaylorClinton&EttaTeachoutEvelyn&ArtThurston

MildredVanderbergAlbertE.VickeryGeraldineVickeryRoonVisserHelenI.WalbridgeHelenWattlesDonandRuthWisser

JamesDanielWrinkleJohnYonker

Board of DirectorsLeatta ByrdPatricia CarlinRobert EzelleBruce GelbaughMartin GlistaLynn JesselCheryl Knapp

913 E Alcott

Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001

Business Phone: 269.488.2617Food Request Line: 269.343.3663

Fax: 269.343.3669Email: info@kzoolf.org

Website: kzoolf.org

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OUR MISSION:To expand the availability ofemergency food resources andpromote the ability of hungry

people to feed themselves.

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Sam LealofiDonna McClurkanHarvey MyersHelen NorrisMaija PetersonsMartha Simpson

Staff/Business Office 269.488.2617 ext.Dick Anson, Warehouse Assistant 211Melissa Burel, Data Entry Gift Processor 206Art Cole, Services Director 207George Geissel, Bookkeeper 206Kathy Gernaat, Operations Director 212Phyllis Hepp, Project Planner 210Lou Hoekstra, Warehouse Assistant 211

Jennifer Johnson, Public Relations/Dev. DirectorSeema Jolly, Volunteer Coordinator Deb Josephson, Services Coordinator Marv King, Food Director Anne Wend Lipsey, Executive Director Shelley Markle, Warehouse Assistant Kimberly Schoetzow, Comm. Coordinator Sue VanderMeer, Call Center Team Leader