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2013 AN N UAL R E PORT
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Oxford Community Choice Pantry
The OCCP 2013 and
2014 Board Members
2013 brought change to the
OCCP board of directors.
Steve Dana stepped down
from the board after years of
dedication and committed
service. We thank him for his
many years of service.
2013 BOARD MEMBERS:
Edna Southard, President
Tom Schaber, Secretary
Kathy Neel, Treasurer
Mary Jane Berman
Cynthia Collins
Sean Krause
Drew Reffett
Lacey Kehr
Nancy Parkinson
Jonathan Scaffidi
Staff
Bob Ratterman, Director
Candace Roseman,
Assistant–Customer Service
Jeremy Long,
Assistant–Food Management
FROM THE DIRECTOR
2013 was a year of transition for the Oxford
Community Choice Pantry as Mike Johnson
stepped down as director and I moved into
the position. While I had served nearly three
years as Assistant—Food Management and
knew much of the workings of pantry operation, there was a real learning curve as I became director and now had to deal with grant
applications, food purchasing and myriad
other details, which included an inexplicably
huge water bill in the summer and frozen
pipes in the winter.
With the help of board members, staff members, volunteers and others, I weathered those
issues and grew to a greater appreciation of
what Mike and others had done not only to
operate the pantry, but to get it opened in the
first place in 2007.
Last year saw the start of a program of one-onone nutrition counseling being made available
to clients to give them ideas on eating healthy,
nutritious meals. We continued partnering
with the Ohio State University Extension
Service and Miami’s Student Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics to offer programming
(and tasty samples) for healthier eating.
Fall of 2013 also saw the pantry’s first-ever student intern come on board for a school year
of service and learning at the pantry. Sherry
Wang had volunteered at the pantry earlier
and when it was time for her senior intern
OUR MISSION: TO ALLEVIATE
HUNGER AND PROVIDE
NUTRITION INFORMATION TO
THE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS
IN NEED WHO LIVE IN THE
TALAWANDA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
ship, she approached Mike, who set up the
internship before I became director. She was
a social work major and we worked her into
every phase of the operation from stocking
shelves to working with customers to placing
food orders and doing new customer orientations. She was a great asset to the pantry and
got a close-up look at some of the issues that
arise in a service agency such as ours.
The need for our service keeps growing. Last
year saw double-digit new customers coming
in 10 of the 12 months with a high of 27 in
January, 23 in November and 18 new customers in September, October and December. We
served 578 unduplicated households, which
means that many households visited the pantry at least once. Overall, there were a total of
4,033 household visits, permitted every two
weeks, representing a total number of 13,022
people in those 2013 visits.
Food and monetary donations go a long way
to supporting our work of feeding the hungry
and we could not survive without the support we receive from the community, both
permanent residents and student residents. I
like to say each of the four words in our name
is significant—Oxford Community Choice
Pantry—but without the “Community” part of
it, the other three words would not last long.
Thank you for your support!
Bob Ratterman
Director
FINANCIAL DATA FOR 2013
EVERY SATURDAY DURING THE SEASON, FARMERS FROM
INCOME STATEMENT
INCOME
School /School Organization
Individual Donation
Business Donation
Faith-Based Org. Donation
Community Organization Donation
Empty Bowls
Kroger Gift Card Program
Annual Appeal
Corporate/business grants
United Way
Salvation Army
Foundation/trust grants
Agency (government) grants Total Income
PRODUCE TO THE PANTRY WHILE LARGER STAPLES ARE
$1,602.00
$26,900.11
$1,818.79
$11,278.04
$ 5,398.25
$ 8,105.79
$1,749.40
$9,895.00
$3,000.00
$ ,000.00
$1,525.00
$12,700.00
$1,000.00
$87,972.38
EXPENSES
Food
Payroll Expenses
Other Personnel Expenses
Business Expenses
Utilities
Gift Cards
Misc Expenses
Building Repair/Maint Total Expenses
$26,070.11
$19,551.30
$1,066.41
$2,463.88
$6,916.88
$4,700.00
$7,740.00
$7,486.74
$70,748.79
Net$17,223.59
BALANCE SHEET
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Fund held in trust by others
Total Assets Net Fixed Assets
$101,332.15
$10,000.00
$130,671.33
$10,339.18
Total Assets
$130,671.33
TOTAL LIABILITIES
TOTAL EQUITY
$3,048.31
$127,632.02
Total Liabilities and Equity
$130,671.33
In 2013, the OCCP made considerable progress working toward our
goal of a sustainable pantry. We continue to save up for the day when
we no longer have access to our current building. Our facility exists
thanks to the continuing generosity of St. Mary Church. Through fiscal
restraint, we have managed to keep our costs down while feeding a
growing number of pantry visitors. Coolers, heating systems, plumbing
and the roof over the pantry—we must be prepared for repairs to any of
these in our aging facility. If the day comes when the OCCP must find a
new building, our current surplus will be quickly depleted. As a Board,
we must plan for that day as well as for any unforeseen events that may
impair our charge to best serve our community.
THE OXFORD FARMERS MARKET UPTOWN DONATE LEFTOVER
DONATED FROM OUR PARTNERS AND CIVIC DONORS.
LIST OF FOOD DONORS:
IN ADDITION TO OUR MANY, MANY ANONYMOUS DONORS, THE OCCP WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS
AND GROUPS FOR HELPING KEEP THE PANTRY SHELVES STOCKED….
2013 Scare Team
Advocates for Animals
Lily Alioto
Lee Allart
Alpha Omicron Pi
Alpha Phi
Alsutu
AMSA (AMSH?) AMSA (AMSH?)
Arts Center Kids Art Program
Karen Baier
Jay Baird
Baked Sweets
Margaret Beckwith
Mary Jane Berman
Best Buddies
Beta Theta Pi—Wooden Institute
David Brooks
John Brosier
Cornelia Brown
Oxford Police - Pig Roast
RichardBurton
Butterfields’ Farm Market
Susan Callan
Sherrie Campbell
Campus Crusade
Kim Carter
Nick Cattin
Katie Caudill
Chi Omega
Chi Psi—Stuff The Bus
Children’s Garden
Dave Christman
Steven Coleman
Debbie Crowder
Lori Curran
Curves
Hope Dale
Steve Dana
Margaret Daniels
Daughters of the
American Revolution
Delta Sigma Pi
Delta Sigma Theta
Delta Zeta Sorority
Destination Imagination
Ed DeVillez
Dodds Hall
Dollar General
Ralph Donnell (Dec. Leslie Black)
Alex Duell
Dr. Eifert
Cecelia Ellison—Hopedale U-U
Empty Bowls
Empty Sweets
David Enderle
Christina Eucks
Jesse & Jay Fagin
Fairhaven Community Church
Faith Lutheran Church
Family Video
Mike Farmer
Annie Farrell
Joshua Ferneding
FIJI Fraternity
Catherine Forrester
Molly Franklin
Keith Gelber
Girl Scout Troop 41403
Steve Gordon
Greek Week
Tom Gregg
Debbie Gross
Darroll & Jessica Hallberg
Daniel Hallberg
The Hammonds
Hampton Inn (Oxford)
John Harman
Harvest Time Storehouse
Hawks Landing
William Hilbert
Fred Hilvert
Susan Hirsch
Jan Holmes
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Hotel Challenge
Hueston Woods—Golf Course
Andy Johnston
Claire Jones
Susan Kay
Lacey Kehr
John Paul King
Carol Kist
Kiwanis Club
Dave Klei
Koenig Equipment
Bill Konrad
Tim Kuykendoll
La Rosa’s
Alice Laatsch
Richard Laatsch
Kerri Lally
Lambda Chi Alpha
Lane Library
Chris Larson
Latter Day Saints—AME food drive
Dave Lawson—Big Maples Farm
Diane Leeds
Brent & Lisa Leishman
Letter Carriers’ Food Drive
Alacia Lewis
Liberty Nursing Center
Lighthouse
Lions’ Club
Jessica Littrel
Jim Lytle
Ashley Marcum
Jim Marcum
Marshall School
Mayhem
McCullough-Hyde
Memorial Hospital
Jane Menke
Miami Credit Union
Miami University—Football Team
Miami University—King Library
Miami University
Diatetic Students
Miami University
Junior Scholars Program
Miami University
Panhellenic Society
Miami University
Residence Hall Association
Miami University
Synchronized Skating
Marty Miller
Mini University
Moon Coop
The Morehouse Family
Terri Spahr-Nelson
New Life Mission
John Niedfeldt
OPRD Pre-school
Oxford Bible Fellowship
Oxford Bibleway Church
Oxford Community Arts Center
Oxford Community Garden
Oxford Family Resource Center
Kroger’s
Oxford Livestock 4-H Club
Oxford Museum Association
Oxford Parks and Recreation
Oxford Police Department
Oxford Presbyterian Church
Oxford Rec Center
Oxford Senior Center
Bob Evans
Oxford United Methodist Church
Oxford Farmers’ Market Uptown
Papa John’s Pizza
Catherine Parker
Nancy Parkinson
Emily Pateman
Danielle Paulson
Leah Peck
Norma Pennock
Tyler Perry
Phi Sigma Pi
Patricia Platt
Don Popp
Precious Hearts Oxford
Martha Lee Pulley
The Rambler 5K
Emilie Ratterman
RDI
Reily Presbyterian Church
Linda Remmick
Ginny Reynolds
Jennifer Rode
Terry Ruff
Jamey Rutschilling
SAND - Student Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics
Jon Scaffidi
Carol Schaber
Mary Ann Schatzle
Fred Schurman
Schwebel’s Bakery
Kathy Schwein
Gill Seigel
Ann Shea
Leslye Sherman
Sigma Pi
Skipper’s Pub
Ruth Smith
Somerville Festival
Jennifer Speck
St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s—Cut Out Hunger
St. Mary’s—Ladies’ Society
St. Mary’s—Lenten Alms
St. Mary’s—Lenten Offering
St. Mary’s—Mission Fundraiser
Prudy Stanley
Josette Stanley
Melvin Stone
Synchronized Skating Club
Talawanda High School—
Band Boosters
Talawanda High School—
Marching Band
Talawanda High School—FFA
Talawanda High School—
Youth Initiative Team
Thursday Night Women’s
Bowling League
James Tipton
TJ Maxx
TMS
Lisa Treadway
Tri County Assembly of God
Tuesday Morning Ladies’
Bowling League
Walt Vanderbush
Kathleen Veslany
Karen Waites
Walmart
Shawnee Waters
Fritzi Wellman
Carolyn Wengler
Bob Wicks
Wild Berry
Anita Wilson
Brian Wolford
Helen Wright
Lisa Wright
Lauren Yates
You’re Fired
Ashley Zani
Judith Zinsser & Roger Millar
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS:
THE FOLLOWING HAVE GENEROUSLY MADE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OXFORD COMMUNITY CHOICE PANTRY
Anonymous
Woodrow & Beverly Anderson
Sheila Aranyos
Pat & Paula Armstrong
Donavon & Carolyn Auble
Jean Bemtgen
Mary Jane Berman
Phillip Best
Beta Theta Pi fraternity
Ernst Bever Family Trust
Carl & Mary Bishop
Ed & Alice Bolger
Bill & Nora Ellen Bowers
James M. Brock
Fred & Mary Jane Brower
“Bunco Group”
Butler Rural Community
Connection Grant
Donald Byrkett
Cambridge Charitable
Foundation
Geraldine Carleton
Nicholas Cattin
Chaco Credit Union
Jaime Chalk
Church Women United of Oxford
Church World Services, Inc.
City of Oxford
John & Marion Comella
Community Service Program
for Foreign Students
Barbara Cox
Steve Dana
John Davis
Kathryn B. DeMedeiros
Ed DeVillez
Barbara Diehl
J. Howard DuBois
Emerson Hall Community Council
Kathy Emmons
Empty Bowls
Hardy & Barb Eshbaugh
Rebecca Evans
Evans Scholars
Faith Lutheran Church
Adele Flower
Ann Fuehrer
Mary Fuller
Margie Glaser
Ann D. Geddes
Greer Family Trust
Joanne Hagerman
William & Cynthia Hanscom
John Harman
Wayne & Sylvia Hartke
William Hazleton
Catherine V. Herod
Bob & Marty Hickey
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Ruth Fisk
David Hirsch
Anne Morris Hooke
Hopedale Unitarian Universalist
Community
Cathy House
Phyllis Callahan & James Janik
B.J. Jasper
Mike & Evelyn Johnson
Robert & Marilyn Johnson
Elizabeth Johnston
Jeanne & Scott Johnston
Tara Jones
Susan A. Kay
Michael & Rosemary Kilday
Suzanne Killy
John & Bobbi Kinne
Kiwanis Club of Oxford
Kroger’s
Richard & Alice Laatsch
Orie & Elinor Loucks
Dr. & Mrs. Ron Lubbe
Rebecca A. Luzadis
James & Sharon Lytle
Frances McClure
McCullough-Hyde
Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth McMillian
Carol & Lawrence Memering
Miami University
Entrepreneurship Club
Miami University Writers
Harvest Benefit
Sue Morris
L. Wayne & Carmen I. Morrison
Anne E. Nielson
Ohio Auto Club
Patricia Ormiston
Oxford Bible Fellowship
Oxford Bridge Group
Oxford Community Arts Center
Oxford Community Foundation
Oxford Friends Meeting
Oxford Presbyterian Church
Oxford United Methodist Church
Oxford United Methodist Women
Carl & Gloria Pambianco
P.E.O. Sisterhood, Chapter EQ
David & Norma Pennock
Ron & Dawn Pfohl
Charles & Helina Piano
Charles Pieper
Sandra Pont
Mary Jean Priest
Carrie Profitt
Nicholas Ramos
Drew & Jennifer Reffett
Reily Presbyterian
Women’s Society
Jerry & Elise Richard
Jim and Pamela Robinson
James Rubenstein &
Bernadette Unger
Salvation Army of Oxford
Ruth H. & Alton F. Sanders
Don & Barbara Saunders
Bill Scanlon
Tom & Carol Schaber
John M. Schulte
Priya Shekar
Ron Shroder
Michael Ann Simonds
Catherine Skyrm
William Southern
Thomas W. Speh
Henry Smith
James D. Smith
Dick & Kathy Sollmann
Edna Southard
St. Mary’s Church
Bonnie Stephenson
Thomas More College Nursing
Deborah Fletcher &
Peter Thompson
Amy Tuell
Tuesday Night Women’s
Bowling League
Thursday Morning Ladies’
Bowling League
United Way of Greater
Philadelphia and New Jersey
United Way of Oxford
Walter Vanderbush
Theodore Verbrugge &
Melissa Stapleton
Kathleen Veslany
Michael Vincent
Richard Weiner
Lorraine & Chuck Weisman
Ron & Kathy Wiley
Robert L. Williams
Tom & Holly Wissing
Mary Beth Woods
Margaret Ziolkowski
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
Since 2007 when it was founded, the Oxford Community
Choice Pantry has been making great strides in helping our
neighbors who are dealing with food insecurity. Major national
and local changes and transitions this year have made our work
more challenging.
happening in our town. The City of Oxford, the Miami University community, volunteers and students, children, many food
drives, community organizations, and the Oxford Community
Foundation, the Community Garden, and the Farmers’ Market
regularly support the Pantry.
Bob Ratterman, the second director of the OCCP, continues
the legacy of the first director, Mike Johnson, and adds his own
excellent skills. Steve Dana’s term as president of the board
ended but his energy and commitment have been role models for
me. Fortunately, both Mike and Steve continue to donate their
time generously to the Pantry. Operating with three part-time
staff members--Bob Ratterman, Candace Roseman, and Jeremy
Long--, and dedicated volunteers and board members, we have a
great team that works together to achieve our common goals.
I recommend joining us in our efforts because from my own experience, being a volunteer shopping assistant and then a board
member is an experience rewarding beyond measure. Oxford is
a generous community, where people care about each other, and
help one another through hard times. With this annual report
we reflect on what we have accomplished and celebrate the generosity of many donors, some anonymous. Thank you for your past
and continuing support.
As the new president of the board, I am pleased to see these
individual and group efforts strengthened by the synergy that is
Edna Carter Southard
President, Board of Directors
“W E LIVE ON DISABILITY CHECKS, AND WE HAVE DIABETES AND HEART PROBLEMS. IT IS SUCH
A RELIEF WHEN THE FOOD PANTRY CAN HELP US AT THE END OF THE MONTH TO KEEP GOING
UNTIL THE NEXT CHECK COMES IN.”
—OXFORD FOOD PANTRY CUSTOMER
LIST OF VOLUNTEERS:
THE FOLLOWING GENEROUSLY DONATED THEIR TIME TO THE OXFORD COMMUNITY CHOICE PANTRY
Mickey Bement
Tom Blomquist
Dave Brooks
Liz Brown
Dylan Campbell
Deb Clark
Cathi Current
Steve Dana
Abby Farrell
Annie Farrell
Max Farrell
Tony Farrell
Elder Graff
Hope Greer
Dan Haizman
Pat Haizman
Sister Harding
Jan Holmes
Will Jipson
Mike Johnson
Andy Johnston
Jeanne Johnston
Liz Johnston
Alice Laatsch
Richard Laatsch
Elder Lemmon
Rebecca Luzadis
David Mace
Chris Moore
Mickey Bement
Tom Blomquist
Dave Brooks
Liz Brown
Dylan Campbell
Deb Clark
Cathi Current
Steve Dana
Abby Farrell
Annie Farrell
Max Farrell
Tony Farrell
Elder Graff
Hope Greer
Dan Haizman
Pat Haizman
Sister Harding
Jan Holmes
Will Jipson
Mike Johnson
Andy Johnston
Jeanne Johnston
Liz Johnston
Alice Laatsch
Richard Laatsch
Elder Lemmon
Rebecca Luzadis
David Mace
Chris Moore
Stephanie Nowak
Jean Pateman
Adam Pateman
Emily Pateman
Eli Pateman
Norma Pennock
Martha Rauen
Linda Remmick
William Revis
Chuck Rey
Sister Savage
Jon Scaffidi
Carol Schaber
Barb Schlichter
Kathy Schwein
Linda Senft
Ann Shea
Linda Simmons
Ed Thieman
Diane Tuma
Walt Vanderbush
Ted Weinberg
Lori Wibert
Anita Wilson
Terese Woodin
Conner Woodin
Sister Worthen
Lisa Wright
Stephanie Nowak
Jean Pateman
Adam Pateman
Emily Pateman
Eli Pateman
Norma Pennock
Martha Rauen
Linda Remmick
William Revis
Chuck Rey
Sister Savage
Jon Scaffidi
Carol Schaber
Barb Schlichter
Kathy Schwein
Linda Senft
Ann Shea
Linda Simmons
Ed Thieman
Diane Tuma
Walt Vanderbush
Ted Weinberg
Lori Wibert
Anita Wilson
Terese Woodin
Conner Woodin
Sister Worthen
Lisa Wright
OCCP FACTS
•The Oxford Community Choice Pantry opened in July 2007 as a nonprofit community organization serving the Talawanda School District.
The new food pantry for the area combined the resources and expertise
of prior existing food pantries of The Family Resource Center and St.
Mary Church’s St. Vincent de Paul Society. Both organizations used their
staff and volunteers to shift food access to the new pantry that adopted
the choice food pantry model.
•The philosophy of the OCCP is to empower its customers by honoring their dignity in giving them responsibility for their food choices. The
pantry emphasizes the selection of healthy food options while providing
nutritional information.
•The OCCP serves approximately 340 households in the Talawanda
School District. It also provides home delivery of food for homebound
adults and seniors.
•Eligibility for food assistance at the pantry is determined by poverty
income levels established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Customers must provide a photo ID and proof of residency in the Talawanda School District. Only one member of a household may register for
service at the pantry. A customer’s food allotment is determined by their
household size which they can access every 14 days.
•There are three part time staff that include a director and two assistants
(one for customer service and one to assist with food management). A
ten member Board of Directors provides direction and support for the
operation of the pantry.
•Pantry volunteers are comprised of community residents and Miami
University students. They serve as shopping assistants, receptionists,
food stockers and sorters.
•The OCCP maintains partnerships with the Shared Harvest Foodbank,
the Butler County OSU Extension Office, the Butler Co. FEED Alliance,
Miami University Student Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the
Office of Community Engagement and Service that support the choice
pantry food assistance service delivery model.
•The OCCP receives additional support from local businesses, civic
and faith organizations, the Oxford Community Foundation, and
generous residents.
•2013 Holiday Community Project: OCCP participated in this county
wide project by providing extra holiday food bags to households for
both the Thanksgiving and December Holiday distribution times. For
Thanksgiving, 243 households received holiday food. For the December
holidays, 253 households received holiday foods. In total, 350 people
received food for both holidays.
•2013 saw double-digit new customers coming in 10 of the 12 months
with a high of 27 in January, 23 in November and 18 new customers
in September, October and December. We served 578 unduplicated
households, which means that many households visited the pantry at
least once. Overall, there were a total of 4,033 household visits, permitted every two weeks, representing a total number of 13,022 people in
those 2013 visits.
“THE NEED FOR OUR SERVICE KEEPS GROWING. LAST YEAR SAW
DOUBLE-DIGIT NEW CUSTOMERS COMING IN 10 OF THE 12 MONTHS
WITH A HIGH OF 27 IN JANUARY”
OXFORD
COMMUNITY
CHOICE PANTRY
Hours of Operation:
Monday & Thursday 5:00–7:00 pm
Saturday 2:00–4:00 pm
Oxford Community Choice Pantry
400 West Withrow Street
Oxford, Ohio
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 391
Oxford, OH 45056
Phone: 513-523-3851
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: www.oxchoicepantry.org
—BOB RATTERMAN, DIRECTOR.
Support the OCCP. Here Is How You Can Help Us Help Others In Need.
DONATE FOOD TODAY
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Donate non-perishable food, fresh fruits
and vegetables, personal care items, cash,
checks, Kroger or Wal-Mart gift cards.
The Pantry is in need of volunteer receptionists, shopping assistants and stockers.
PLEASE RE-ENROLL YOUR KROGER PLUS
MAKE MONETARY CONTRIBUTION
CARDS ONLINE TO CONTINUE THE KROGER
Please make a check out to the Oxford
Community Choice Pantry and mail to:
P.O. Box 391, Oxford, OH 45056.
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