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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

February 2010

Website: kzoolf.org

Inside This Issue

Meijers Holiday Giving 2

Feinstein Challenge 2010 2

Kids Feeding Kids 2

KLF/WMUK/KCF Partnership 2

Volunteer Opportunities 3

Ways You Can Help in 2010 3

28th Annual Meeting

& Potluck Supper 4

Reweaving The Safety Net

A Nice Holiday Thanks to Lori Moore

Fast Fact:

Record breaking year at

KLF: 77,137 people served

consisting of 26,963

households, 44,622 adults,

and 32,298 children.

Were all in this together and wecan help each other. Nearly a year ago atour last annual meeting, students fromKalamazoo Central High School helpedthose in attendance act out Stone Soup.

This ancient tale was retold from anEastern perspective wherein the fright-ened villagers, long ravaged by harshtimes, open their hearts and their cup-boards, and in making a simple soup

meal, nd how much they each haveto give --- and how much more comesback in return.

Times are tough in Michigan. Fromunemployment to child poverty the sta-tistics are bad, indeed some of the worstin the nation. And, in the midst of themost challenging economic times indecades, there is also some incrediblecommunity building underway. Thisyear, our annual fund drive asked peo-

ple to join us in Feeding Community/Feeding Hope. While the numbers arenot yet nal, there has been an amazingresponse to this request. People havedug deep recognizing that together wecan, and do, make a difference for and

with each other. The Detroit Free Press reports:

Hunger is a symptom, like a fever thatcomes with the u. The causes are

countless. Unemployment. Underemployment. Drug abuse. Mental illnessCredit card problems. Health problems

Just bad luck. Hunger is so complex andso vast that nobody can put an exactnumber on how many people in Michigan are struggling, although no one disputes the problem is growing. Your support, whether in contribu

tions of food, time, or cash, is an es

sential ingredient in this communitysStone Soup. Every day we hear from

volunteers and donors how their gift oftime, food or cash provides them witha bounty of blessings. There is something incredible about food and clearlythrough the act of sharing, both giverand receiver are nourished.

In 2009, the Kalamazoo Loaves &Fishes Grocery Pantry Program servedmore than 77,000 people. In 2010 we

expect to be challenged to repeat thafeat and in partnership to nd new waysto get emergency food into the handsof our neighbors in need. Be assuredthat together we will, in the midst ofthese hard times, continue to open ourhearts and our cupboards to people inneed and in doing so build a strongermore vital community.

Anne Wend Lipsey, Executive Director

Remember:

Your donation could

be stretched further by

applying for a matching

gift from your employer.

Talk to yourHR representative

today!

WKZOs Lori Moore has done it again! The2009 Potluck Pals Naughty & Nice holidaycookbook sale brought in a grand total of$22,064 for Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes.Over $8,000 of that was collected in justone night! In total, Lori and WKZOstaff collected more than $60,000 for

local service agencies.

Thanks to Lori Moore and allof her potluck pals for helping

hungry people!

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KLF extends a big thank you to local Meijer stores for their most recentSimply Give program donations. Not only were local shoppers able tocontribute while they shopped over the holidays but Meijer matched alldonations collected. Thank you, Meijer, for really making a difference!

Meijer Gull Rd: $4,980

Meijer Shaver Rd: $1,880

Meijer Westnedge Ave: $2,930 and a $500 gift card

Local Partner Meijer Deliversduring Holiday Season

Kalamazoo Central High SchoolStuff the Bus 12/19/09

Kids Feeding KidsFood donations make up about 25% of the KLF warehouse. During the 2009holiday season (November & December), area kids donated nearly 15,000 poundsof non-perishable food items to KLF programs. With the notion that everyoneshould have enough to eat, elementary through high school students contributedwhatever they could so that local children and their families werent hungry duringthe holidays. Kudos to kids from the following schools:

Galesburg-Augusta Intermediate School 37 lbs Gull Lake High School 2906 lbs

Kalamazoo Area Math & Science Center 579 lbs Gull Lake Middle School 1443 lbs

Kalamazoo Central High School 5293 lbs Kalamazoo Christian High School 425 lbs

Kalamazoo Christian West Elementary 1408 lbs Mattawan Middle School 417 lbs

Montessori School- Richland 143 lbs Parchment Central Elementary School 270 lbs

Portage Northern High School 1136 lbs Reformed Heritage Christian School 128 lbs

Ryan Intermediate School 334 lbs St. Thomas More Catholic Student Parish 206 lbs

Winchell Elementary School 113 lbs

KLF Partnerswith WMUK andthe Kalamazoo

Community

Foundation

Did you know that you can suppo

Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes and thpeople we serve through a contributio

to WMUKs 2010 Spring Fund Driv

WMUK, Kalamazoo Loaves & Fish

and the Kalamazoo Communi

Foundation have joined together for th

Partnership for Hunger Reliefpledge driv

Although the on-air fund drive w

run from March 20 to March 26, yo

can make an online pledge to WMU

(www.wmuk.org) anytime until the

that will activate a donation from thKalamazoo Community Foundatio

(KCF) to Kalamazoo Loaves & Fish

that equals 10% of your gift. For examp

a gift of $100 to WMUK activates a gi

of $10 from KCF to Kalamazoo Loav

& Fishes, at no extra cost to you. If an

when WMUK reaches a total of $150,00

in their pledge drive, an additional $5,00

will be donated from the Foundation

KLF, for a grand total of $20,000.

Through a single gift of any size, y

have the opportunity to support tw

important Kalamazoo area servi

providers, working together to bui

a stronger community. By going t

www.wmuk.org you can make a qualifyin

gift online right now.

For more information, contact Jennif

at KLF (488-2617 ext. 213) or Gordo

Bolar at WMUK (387-5719).

The Feinstein FoundationHelp End Hunger in America 37 Alhambra Circle

Cranston, RI 02905

(401) 467-5155

13th Annual $1 Million Challenge

Give between March 1 and April 30 to help KLF earn part of the

$1 million Feinstein Challenge award.

See www.kzoolf.org for more details.

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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

NonProfit

Organization

U.S. Postage

PAID

Kalamazoo, M

Permit No. 169

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

people to feed themselves.

OUR VALUES:lCompassion lRespect

lJusticel Integrity

lAdvocacy

Sam LealofiDonna McClurkanHarvey MyersHelen NorrisMaija PetersonsMartha Simpson

Staff/Business Office 269.488.2617 ext.Dick Anson, Warehouse Assistant 211 Joan Atwell, Call Center Lead 201Melissa Burel, Data Entry Gift Processor 206Art Cole, Services Director 207George Geissel, Bookkeeper 206Kathy Gernaat, Operations Director 212Phyllis Hepp, Project Planner 210

Lou 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 Kimberly Schoetzow, Comm. Coordinator Scott Spicer, Call Center Lead

Sue VanderMeer, Call Center Team Leader

28th Annual Meeting & Potluck SupperMonday, April 12, 2010, 5:30 7 p.m.

HopeReformedChurch910JenksRoadKalamazoo,MI49006

Agenda:Volunteer Awards & RecognitionMembership or Directorship? (Structure Decision)Board Member Elections

Pleasebringadishtopass.Tablewareandbeverageswillbeprovided.

RSVPtoSeemaat488-2617ext209,orseema@kzoolf.org

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