Horn of Plenty - St. Mary`s Food Bank

Horn of Plenty
Spring ‘11
To alleviate hunger through the gathering and distribution of food while encouraging
self-sufficiency, collaboration, advocacy and education.
Kids Cafe Celebrates Expansion
That Will Help Feed More and
More Hungry Children
The Mission of Kids Cafe
To alleviate childhood hunger in Arizona by
providing nutritious meals in a safe, accessible
and nurturing environment to children at risk of hunger.
...because no child deserves to
go to bed hungry.
It was a long-awaited, much-anticipated celebration of progress on April 7
when the Food Bank’s Kids Cafe program opened the doors to its new meal
preparation facility at the St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance Surprise facility.
The Kids Cafe program provides an important after school meal for at-risk kids
who receive breakfast and lunch at school but in many cases don’t have a
dinner meal waiting for them at home. One in four children in Arizona today
lives in poverty, amounting to more than 260,000 children in Maricopa Country
alone. Kids Cafe seeks to feed as many school-age children as possible.
“This expansion has been years in the making, and we’re very excited that the
day is finally here,” said Laura Brill, Kids Cafe program manager. “The statistics
of childhood hunger in Arizona are disturbing and unacceptable. This is the
future of Arizona, and we feel like we need to invest now.”
What was a 200-square-foot area for volunteers to make sandwiches has
expanded to an 8,500-square-foot facility that will allow the program to
immediately expand from the current level of 1,700 meals per day to 3,000 by
this summer and 4,000 by the end of 2011. The ultimate goal is to reach 8,000
to 10,000 meals by 2013, with the introduction of hot meals for the first time.
Currently, about 40 volunteers prepare the sandwiches, fruits and vegetables
for the daily Kids Cafe meals. But more volunteers are now needed to keep up
with expansion and to perform site-checks for future program sites. Anyone
interested in volunteering or becoming a host site should call Grace Rodil at
(602) 343-5629 or Melissa Jensen at (602) 647-1820.
www.FirstFoodBank.org
Check It Out
“Canstruction” 2011 and “Get in Bed With Mark” stories Page 5
NASCAR/AARP “Drive to End Hunger” Page 10
Board of Directors
Executive Officers
Carol McElroy, Chairman
Durant’s Restaurant
A Letter From Our President & CEO...
Vicki Copeland, M.D., Vice Chairman
Desert Sky Family Practice
Marty Laurel, Secretary
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Dennis Jones, Treasurer
M&I Bank (Retired)
Barry McBride, Immediate Past Chairman
Sun Cornerstone Group
Directors
Mary Bennett
Phoenix Memorial Hospital (Retired)
Jay Binsfeld
General Southwest Insurance Agency
Carolyn “CJ” Jenkins-Bower
Rite of Passage, Inc.
Hon. John David Burkholder
Glendale City Court
A.J. Lindemann
Consultant
Paul McGee
Target Corporation
Troy McNemar
McNemar Law Office, P.C.
Bill Nord
Wells Fargo (Retired)
David Postal
Postal Law Office
Pastor Jamie Rasmussen
Scottsdale Bible Church
Dale Rich
Albertsons Phoenix Distribution Center
Jeff Ross
Realty Executives
David Rousseau
Salt River Project
Nicki Schillhahn-Amos
Fry’s Food Stores
David Schwake
Litchfield Elementary School District
Dwight Steiner
Prudential (Retired)
Paul Swartz
Schwartz Concrete Company (Retired)
Susan Wain
Scottsdale Insurance Company (Nationwide)
Lee Wasko
Melton Real Estate & Redevelopment (Retired)
John Wirtjes
Salt River Project
Standing Between Hunger
and Thousands of Kids
Lives Capital Campaign and
is the last major piece of
that $11 million initiative to
be completed. Significant
It has been a busy spring at the Food Bank
– our calendars have been filled with events
Terry Shannon accomplishment, indeed.
and milestones that mark some truly
So we gathered in early April to cut the ribbon
significant accomplishments.
and to celebrate the dedicated volunteers
who make this program possible. We can
One of the biggest is highlighted on the
front page of this issue of the Horn of Plenty provide the space, but without the manpower
– the grand opening of our newly expanded generated by all of those who don hairnets
and aprons and gloves and who bring their
Kids Cafe production area at our Surprise
good humor and dedication to put the
facility. The new space, which has grown
sacks and the sandwiches together – there
from 200 square feet to more than 8,500
wouldn’t be a Kids Cafe program at St.
square feet, will allow more volunteers to
Mary’s Food Bank Alliance and there would
make more sandwiches for more hungry
kids in the Kids Cafe after-school programs be a lot more hungry kids in our community.
that we serve.
A lot more hungry kids.
A lot more hungry kids.
So, thank you to everyone – donors,
volunteers, staff members, the construction
Today, we are serving 2,000 bagged
teams, engineers and architects – who made
sandwiches (along with 2,000 pieces of
this opening possible and who embrace
fruit and 2,000 bags of veggies) every day
to school children who otherwise wouldn’t the challenge of getting more food into the
tummies of those who can least afford to go
have anything to eat between the lunch
they are served at school and the breakfast without.
they can get when they are back at school
You help us stand between hunger and
the next morning.
thousands of kids’ smiling faces.
With this new expansion, we’ll be serving 4,000 Sincerely,
meals by the end of this calendar year and
have plans to grow even more beyond that.
The construction project was funded by
a portion of our Ending Hunger, Changing
TERRY SHANNON
President & CEO
2010 annual report online
Darrel Wood
Wood, Patel & Associates, Inc.
Horn of Plenty Staff
We invite you to visit
Terry Shannon
www.FirstFoodBank.org
President & CEO » [email protected]
Beverly Damore
to download your copy
Chief Communications Officer
[email protected]
Chet Provorse
Photo Editor » [email protected]
of the 2009 – 2010
Brianna Maffeo
Design Coordinator » [email protected]
St. Mary’s Food Bank
Hazel Arce
Art Director » [email protected]
Staff Contributors »
Alliance Annual Report.
Jerry Brown, Raymond Combe, Claudia Cucitro,
Sue Kaplan-Anderson, Gloria Ortega, Eric
Wolverton, Colleen Dunbar, Sharon Pederson
John van Hengel
Founder Emeritus
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More Than 77,000 Pounds Donated
During Super Citrus Saturday Collections
Food Bank Creator, John van Hengel,
Honored During Founder’s Day Festivities
On February 18 – 44 years after its doors
originally opened – St. Mary’s Food Bank
Alliance celebrated its annual Founders
Day and the birthday of the man who
started it all: John van Hengel.
St. Mary’s Food employees took part in the
true spirit of the food bank – directly helping the hungry by building
emergency food boxes at the Del E. Webb Distribution Center and
carrying out boxes and loading up cars at the Knight Transportation
Community Services Center to pay tribute to Mr. van Hengel, as well
as the other individuals and companies that made the idea of food
banking possible.
In 1967, Mr. van Hengel coined the idea of a “bank” by inviting individuals and companies who had extra resources to make a “deposit”
of food and funds so that agencies could make “withdrawals” without
cost to help those in need. He later approached St. Mary’s Basilica
with his idea of creating a central location for the donations and
distributions, and thus, the first food bank was born.
Today, St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance is the largest food bank in the
United States, distributing 72 million pounds of food last year to
two-thirds of Arizona’s 15 counties. By using Mr. van Hengel’s vision,
communities all around the world are now able to help the hungry in
their communities.
Mr. van Hengel passed away in 2005. He would have been 88 this year.
Save a Tree
After collecting more than 20,000 pounds of oranges and grapefruits
during the inaugural Super Citrus Saturday event in 2010, St.
Mary’s Food Bank Alliance set even higher goals for the second
time around.
No one was disappointed. Residents in Arcadia, Central Phoenix
and Surprise came out in groves – er, droves – for the Jan. 22
Super Citrus Saturday, filling semitrucks at all three locations
North Phoenix Baptist Church, Shepherd of the Hills United
Church of Christ in Arcadia and the St. Mary’s Surprise location).
By the end of the day, more than 61,000 pounds had been donated
from folks who gleaned trees at or near their homes to benefit
Arizona’s hungry.
Emboldened by the great turnout, a second citrus collection day
was scheduled for Feb. 26th and another 16,000 pounds was
brought to the same three locations. That’s 77,000-plus pounds
of citrus that was distributed by St. Mary’s around Arizona and to
food banks in eight other Western States. Those food banks, in
turn, share their surplus items such as potatoes (Idaho), apples
(Washington) and green vegetables (California) so everyone
receives a variety of food.
St. Mary’s would like to thank North Phoenix Baptist Church,
Shepherd of the Hills United Church of Christ, all the volunteers
who manned the locations and, most of all, those who did all the
picking, packing and hauling to help the hungry.
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Feeding Arizona’s Hungry –
While the Great Debate Rages On
It was the eternal question buzzing around St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance this Easter season: Which came
first, the chicken or the egg?
This ancient philosophical debate played out in full force on March 29th when both Hickman’s Family
Farms and Tyson Foods made significant donations of protein to the Del E. Webb Distribution Center.
Hickman’s Family Farms continued its longstanding support of not only St. Mary’s but food banks
across Arizona with a donation of 112,000 eggs to the Food Bank– part of the 300,000 eggs that
Hickman’s donated to food banks throughout the state. Not to be outdone, Tyson Foods donated
30,000 pounds of chicken products the same morning, the latest in a series of welcome donations from our good friends in Arkansas.
So which showed up first? The Chicken? The Egg? As luck would have it, the companies two trucks reached St. Mary’s in a flat-footed tie! But
while the debate rages on, thousands of hungry Arizona families will enjoy meals with protein, thanks to the efforts of Hickman’s and Tyson.
We’re going to “egg” them on for a rematch next year – unless someone is chicken, of course.
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Spring ‘11
Swift Transportation
Donates Much Needed Freight
to Pick up Food Around the Country
Help “Stamp Out Hunger”
In the mid 1960s, Jerry
Moyes had just one
truck, and in it, he
carried a very big idea:
he wanted to start a
small trucking company
here in Phoenix and
turn it into an
international enterprise. He succeeded, and today it is known as
Swift Transportation. Around that same time, John van Hengel had
a big idea of his own: he wanted to start up his very own food bank
with the hopes of helping the hungry in his Phoenix community.
Today, St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance is the largest food bank in
the world.
By Donating Food – Simply
Through Your Mailbox
STAMP OUT HUNGER™ 2011
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2011
HelpStampOutHunger.org
or
FirstFoodBank.org
It only makes sense that these two inspiring corporations from the
same area with similar histories would team up to battle one of
Arizona’s toughest issues: hunger.
Swift Transportation has been supporting St. Mary’s since 2000, and
on top of what they already give, Swift has recently offered $50,000
worth of donated freight. This means that after the Swift trucks
have made their deliveries in other areas around the country, they
will pick up donated food and drive it back to the St. Mary’s
distribution center – an opportunity for even more food to help
Arizona’s growing hungry population that may not have been
possible without the help of Moyes’ company.
PROUD SPONSORS:
Now in its 19th year, the National Association of Letter Carriers’
annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive has collected more than a
billion pounds of non-perishable food to feed the hungry in our
country. The nation’s largest single-day food drive is back for 2011
– and you can make a huge difference and help without going any
further than your own mailbox.
“We just feel that we’ve been blessed in the Arizona environment
and with the businesses we’ve been involved with; we feel we want
to
contribute back
to the
community,
” Moyes said. The donated
Twilight
Star,
Tinsel
Korey,
transportation
from SwiftFood
has already
made thousands of more
Visits St. Mary’s
Bank
meals
possible.
to Promote Young People
Giving Back
Swift has recently stepped up to support St. Mary’s even more by
committing funds from a recent golf tournament and by offering
the loan of tractor-trailers when they are needed.
Mark Saturday, May 14, on your calendar and prepare now for the
big day. Your letter carrier will leave a grocery bag as a reminder the
week of the event, but you are encouraged to use this event to clean
out your pantry. Leave the filled bag or bags next to the mailbox
early Saturday morning and the letter carriers will do the rest, picking
up your donation as they drop off your mail on their normal routes.
Swift Transportation has 16,000 trucks on the road at any given
time, 25,000 employees, and a commitment to be “Best in Class.”
Moyes’ guiding principles and Code of Business Conduct from the
start of the company continue to inform business decisions today.
Last year, St. Mary’s received more than 440,000 pounds of food from
the Stamp Out Hunger food drive, almost 20 percent of all the food
donations the Food Bank received for the entire year. This is a critical
time for the food bank heading into the long, hot Arizona summer –
when donations typically decline while the demand for food
increases with hungry children out of school.
»» Colleen Dunbar, Community Relations Intern, with Sharon Pederson
2011 strategic plan and mission update
In its annual winter retreat, the St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance Board
of Directors began the process of developing a new strategic plan
aimed at guiding the organization through 2014.
For more information on this important drive and how you can help,
visit www.firstfoodbank.org or www.helpstampouthunger.com.
At the February meeting, the Board, along with members of the
staff senior leadership team, developed four main goals for the
next three years: advance advocacy; enhance programming; improve infrastructure; resource development. Teams of board and staff members
are working now to refine how the goals will be measured and are creating strategies and action steps for each of the four broader goals.
As part of future planning, the Board also refined the Food Bank’s mission statement to better emphasize the fact that St. Mary’s cannot
work alone to deliver food into the community to those who need it the most – a thriving network of partners is needed to serve, deliver,
advocate and educate in order for St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance
To alleviate hunger through the gathering and distribution of food,
HelpStampOutHunger.com
while encouraging self-sufficiency, collaboration, advocacy and education.
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2011 Canstruction Takes Ingenuity
and Food Donations to New Level
This year’s 2011 Canstruction event was bigger and better
than ever. The fifth annual build competition that combines
engineering and design excellence with a unique way to feed
the hungry moved to downtown Phoenix RED Development
CityScape for its Feb. 5-11 run – and this year’s contestants
really stepped up their games.
A record-setting 12 teams submitted entries that were fantastic works of art and worthy competitors for selection as one
of the best. And the more than 56,000 food items – almost
double last year’s total – that were used to create the
impressive structures were “deconstructed” and donated
to St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance at a time of year when
emergency food box components are especially low.
After the dust settled, here were the results of the judging:
Juror’s Favorite: “It’s Time We Can End Hunger.” Arrington
Watkins Architects / Dibble Engineering / Paragon
Structural Engineers / LSW Engineering/ Gilbane Building
Company
Best Structural Ingenuity: “Take Hunger Off The Grid.”
SmithGroup / JJR|Floor / DPR Construction
Best Use of Labels: “The Candidate for Change is You.”
McCarthy Building Companies / Leo A Daly
Best Meal: “Hal The Hungry Hippo.” ULI Central Arizona Young
Leaders Group
Honorable Mention: “Despicable Meals No More.” FoRM
Design Studio / Ryan Companies / Kendle Design
Collaborative/ JRC Design/ JLC Consulting
Honorable Mention: “The Stagecoach Journey: A Mission to End Hunger.” DWL Architects and Planners / Mortensen Construction
With cash donations from the Canstruction teams included, enough food for more than 60,000 meals was provided through this fantastic
event. A big thank you to this year’s coordinators Kris Gray from Logan Simpson and Lori Bennett of Summit Builders for their boundless
energy and incredible dedication to making the 2011 Canstruction a success in every way possible.
“Get in Bed with Mark” Passes Half-Million Meal Mark with Record Donations in 2011
Getting in bed with Mark – and helping St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance – is a more
popular idea every year.
With appearances from a heavyweight list of local celebrities including Tom
Chambers, Nils Lofgren, Pat McMahon and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Alice
Cooper, Sleep America and KSLX (100.7 FM) took the fifth annual “Get in Bed
with Mark” radiothon to new heights during its three-day trip around the Valley
on April 6-8.
With KSLX morning man Mark Mayfield, midday man Jim Owen and afternoon
drive man Pete Cummings eloquently telling the story of St. Mary’s Food Bank
Alliance’s role in feeding Arizona’s hungry, listeners visiting Sleep America locations
in Glendale, Tempe and Paradise Valley donated more than 22,000 pounds of
non-perishable food items and contributed more than $20,000 in cash for the first
time in the five-year history of the drive. That will allow the Food Bank to distribute
enough food for more than 160,000 meals – and raises the total to more than half a million meals over the five years.
This year, Sleep America’s Debbie Gaby hosted the inaugural “Great Bed Race” with eight teams racing around its parking lot at Paradise
Valley Mall on specially-engineered rolling beds. St. Mary’s would like to thank Debbie Gaby, Santos Lucero and the employees of Sleep
America, Sharon Guerrero and the staff at KSLX, SKYE Restaurant, Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium, the Phoenix Suns, the Arizona
Diamondbacks and all the other companies who donated food and incentive items during the event. A special thank you to the
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, who made a special $5,000 donation to Arizona’s hungry, and to Allstate Insurance, ASU4Food and Hilton
Garden Inn of Scottsdale for delivering the results of their individual food drives to help boost this year’s total.
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Spring ‘11
2011 FLAGSTAFF
ROTARY HUNGER BANQUET
Flagstaff Symphony Raises
Over 6,000 Meals for
Northern Arizona’s Hungry
Photo by Donal Hill
The inaugural Flagstaff Rotary Hunger Banquet brought a unique
and effective way to address the issue of hunger in the world to
Flagstaff on March 2, and was a huge success.
Benefiting three organizations including St. Mary’s Food Bank
Alliance, the banquet asked its attendees to play a lottery game of
economic classes. When each person or family first arrived at the
event, they were placed in one of three categories: The lower class,
representing an overwhelming 70 percent of the population; the
middle class representing 20 percent of the population; or the upper
class making up the remaining 10 percent.
When dinner was served, those assigned to the lower class ate on
the floor and were given a plate of rice and beans. The middle class
had a buffet-style pizza dinner, while the upper class was served a
five-course, prime rib dinner. It was both a fun and stark way to bring
the hunger problem around the world – and in Arizona – to light.
Arizona has the second highest population of people living in
poverty in the United States.
The event raised a total of $10,000 shared between St. Mary’s, the
Northern Arizona Food Bank and Flagstaff Family Food Center. Thanks
to the event, St. Mary’s will be able to distribute enough food for
more than 23,000 meals for the hungry of northern Arizona. Thank
you Flagstaff Rotary, another prime example of service before self.
St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance would like to sincerely thank the
Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and all the patrons who took part
in the March 11 event to help raise funds and awareness of the
hunger problem in northern Arizona.
The performance not only brought out the inspiration of classical
music, but the support for families that are having a hard time
getting a meal to their table every day. St. Mary’s offers thanks to
FSO and its executive director, Laura Kelly, for inspiring the
audience to donate a total of $907. That’s enough to allow the
Food Bank to distribute an additional 6,349 meals into Flagstaff
and northern Arizona.
61,259
SQUARE
MILES of
RURAL DISTRIBUTION
We distribute enough food for 10,000 families throughout
northern Arizona each month. Our rural agencies are
almost all volunteer-operated with little to no budget, in
areas of high unemployment with few major industries to
provide significant funding support. St. Mary’s Food Bank’s
ability to deliver food to the agencies is an absolutely vital
part of our mission. Please call (928) 779.7066 to find out more.
» Photos courtesy of Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra
Northern Arizona News
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“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.”
–Mother Teresa
NAAC UPDATE
Gene Munger
volunteer their services at the Food Bank. This program, in
addition to other efforts to recruit volunteers has resulted in an
overall increase of 50% over the past two years.
The Advisory Council for the St. Mary’s
Food Bank Alliance–Flagstaff (SMFBA)
continues to move forward in achieving
its three major objectives to increase and
enhance (1) community awareness, (2)
volunteerism and (3) fund raising.
The Council’s participation and dedication to the SMFBAFlagstaff continues to move forward with innovative plans
and energy to meet its three objectives. Reviewing their
performance over the past two years, there is no reason to
doubt their future efforts.
In March - April, the Council partnered with KNAU-FM, National Public
Radio’s affiliate in northern Arizona, in its spring pledge drive. For
every $35 dollar contribution to KNAU, SMFBA sponsors Sunwest
Bank, Vora Financial, Kinney Construction Services, Dell Systems,
and local author Burt Gershater contributed enough to provide 85
meals. Overall, those donations generated 105,000 meals to families
in need throughout Northern Arizona.
“Feed Your Mind, Feed A Family”
Provides 103,000 Meals in
Northern Arizona
This was the third time in the last two years that KNAU and SMFBAFlagstaff corroborated in this fundraising effort entitled “Feed your
Mind Feed a Family.“ This spring’s drive was the most successful ever
for KNAU. The publicity engendered by KNAU during this drive for the
SMFBA was simply unbelievable. The
Council looks forward to continuing
Northern Arizona
this partnership— a win-win for
Advisory Council
both parties!
Gene Munger
Chairman
Paul Giguere
Flagstaff Family YMCA
Heidi Hansen
Arizona Daily Sun
Natalie Harlan
Flagstaff Med. Center Foundation
Dr. Margaret Ann Hughes
Northern Arizona University
Janis Hunt
Simply Delicious Catering
Laura Kelly
Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra
Dave Klensin
Nestle Purina, retired
Marty Laurel
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Stephanie McKinney
National Bank of Arizona
Bill Packard
Packard Construction Co.
Julie Pastrick
Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce
Nancy Pool
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Jeff Ross
Realty Executives
Kelly Scott
Flagstaff Medical Center
Steve D. Smith
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Lindajean Western
Northern Arizona University
Eric Wolverton
St. Mary’s Food Bank Flagstaff
Barbara Worgess
Coconino Co. Health Dept.
In the area of fund raising, Council
members have also been directed
to commence researching potential
prospects regarding their annual
budgetary plans, i.e., when do
they prepare their budgets, etc.?
Such planning will be able to help
the food bank better focus on their
‘asks’, e.g., awareness of future
promotions, etc.
Partnerships recently developed
with the Sunshine Rescue Mission
and St. Vincent De Paul Society to
distribute food boxes for families
in need have continued to be
successful. “Easter boxes”
distributed recently all came with
ham and its trimmings thanks to
our donor support. Through this
partnership, each organization
has spent less, served more and
continues to thrive in 2011.
Plans are now being implemented
to engage major employers, such
as W. L. Gore, Nestle Purina, city
and county governments,
Coconino Community College,
Northern Arizona University’s
employees/ students to
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This spring marked the third “Feed Your Mind, Feed a Family”
event which directly benefits St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance and
KNAU – northern Arizona’s National Public Radio station.
Annually one of the best fundraisers for St. Mary’s in northern
Arizona, this year’s event was again a smashing success. With the
help from sponsors like Dell Systems, Sunwest Bank, Kinney
Construction Services, Vora Financial and Burt Gershater, each
pledge that was called in to KNAU resulted in a donation to St.
Mary’s that allows the Food Bank to distribute 85 meals into the
community.
When the pledge drive ended, enough money to provide food
for 103,000 meals was collected for struggling families
throughout northern Arizona.
KNAU and St. Mary’s Food Bank form a natural partnership. Both
non-profits service all five of the northern counties in Arizona.
St. Mary’s appreciates the opportunity to take part in the pledge
period not only for the financial support, but for the opportunity
to inform and advocate.
Spring ‘11
Mountain Ridge celebrates National
Student Food Drive Title By Hosting
Movie Event For Students and Staff
at Harkins Theatre
Sunrise Mountain High School’s
“Empty Bowls” Event Successful
for the Second Year in a Row
Sunrise Mountain High School has become a great friend of St.
Mary’s Food Bank Alliance – and the students, staff and faculty were
at it again this spring.
After a hard-working fall defending their title, the students at
Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale celebrated their fourth
straight National Student Food Drive championship on March 28
with a special event at a Harkins Theatre especially reserved for them.
Harkins allowed the students to select any current movie playing
and opened the doors to their theatre to the Mountain Lions,
who selected Adjustment Bureau with Matt Damon and Emily
Blunt. Mountain Ridge rewarded the classes who contributed to
the most food to the drive in addition to the Student Government
who sponsors the drive at Mountain Ridge each year. STUGO
Advisor Doug Evans reports that a great time was had by all.
St. Mary’s would like to thank new sponsor Harkins Theatres for
making such a great addition to our National Student Food Drive,
as well as our other great sponsors including KPHO (Channel 5),
KEZ (99.9 FM), the Phoenix Coyotes, 3-D Tea and Sara Lee. The
fifth annual National Student Food Drive is just around the corner,
and St. Mary’s is hoping for even more high schools to join the
record 30 schools who took part in 2010. Interested students or
advisors should contact St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance Education
Manager Chet Provorse at (602) 343-3169.
The Mustangs held their second annual Empty Bowls Charity Dinner
and Silent Auction on March 24, in the Sunrise High School cafeteria
as students, staff, family and friends enjoyed a delicious dinner and
took home an empty bowl created by ceramics teacher Frank Eager
as a reminder of those in our community whose bowls were literally
empty that night.
By the end of the night, the event had raised more than $2,500 for
the Food Bank. In just two years Sunrise Mountain has raised more
than $5,000, allowing St. Mary’s to distribute enough food to provide
35,000 meals into the community.
Other high schools have held similar empty bowl events for the Food
Bank this spring, including Dysart High School, which collected more
than $1,000. And on March 24, the DECA high school students from
Raymond S. Kellis, Copper Canyon and La Joya High Schools held
an empty bowl silent auction at the Westgate City Center in Glendale
– featuring bowls designed to resemble the different shops and
restaurants inside Westgate.
To all Mustangs – led by Mr. Eager, Mrs. Migliorino and Mr. Hollabaugh
and including its involved and aware students and staff – and all the
high school students who participated in Empty Bowls events this
year, St. Mary’s thanks you on behalf of Arizona’s hungry.
National Pork Board Donates
An Incredible 12,000 Pounds
of Precious Pork
Protein is a precious commodity for Food Banks. Obtaining quality protein is the
backbone to nutritious and balanced meals.
That’s why St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance was so excited when the National Pork Board
made a donation of more than 12,000 pounds of pork product to the Del E. Webb
Distribution Center on March 3.
The donation included large quantities of Farmer John bacon, sausage and other
protein products that will be a great addition to not only the Food Bank’s emergency
food box program, but its distribution to more than 500 agency partners at 700
locations around the state.
The National Pork Board was in Phoenix for meetings and representatives from
Arizona, Minnesota and North Carolina pork producers were on hand for the donation
presentation. America’s 70,000 pork producers help feed the world and are committed to ending hunger by supporting local food banks.
The pork provided in Phoenix equates to nearly 60,000 meals for families in need.
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Largest Field Makes 10th Annual Kids
Cafe Open a Tremendous Success
Downtown Glendale Continues Support for
St. Mary’s at 2011 TASTE Event
More than 30 area eateries and food purveyors joined forces to
tantalize and dazzle Glendale residents with their creations at
Glendale’s Culinary Festival’s inaugural TASTE event on March 5 at
Murphy Park in Historic Downtown Glendale.
Neighborhood Restaurants - locally owned parent company of
Zipps Sports Grill and Goldie’s Neighborhood Sports Cafe - and a
record number of golfers combined to make St. Mary’s Food Bank
Alliance’s 10th Annual Kids Cafe Open a huge success.
Portions of the proceeds benefitted St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance
and continued the strong partnership between the Food Bank and
the merchants of downtown Glendale. Participants had the
opportunity to taste, savor and enjoy the delicacies of Glendale’s
finest eating establishments.
Annually the largest fundraising event for Kids Cafe, the Food
Bank’s children’s feeding program, the April 8 event at the recently
renovated Wigwam resort attracted 220 golfers. With Jerry
Colangelo serving as honorary chair, the tournament raised
$140,000, a 20 percent increase over last year – and enough to
provide more than 140,000 meals for children of families living in
poverty. In the first decade of the tournament, the Kids Cafe Open
has now collected nearly $650,000 – helping to allow the Kids Cafe
program to move ahead with an aggressive expansion to double
the number of daily meals distributed to hungry children.
Featured Glendale eateries and restaurants included: Bitzee Mama’s,
Bueno Burger, Dillon’s, Fajardo’s Café, Flemings, Haus Murphy’s,
La Piazza Al Forno, Le Chalet, Let’s do Dinner, Max’s, Ninfa’s, Rock
Bottom Brewery, Rubio’s, SanTan Brewing, Satara Thai Cuisine &
Boutique Wine Lounge, The Melting Pot, Tuscan Oven and Zing.
Those who paid for a special VIP area were pampered with private
cooking presentations from Executive Chefs at Le Cordon Bleu and
Heidi Lee from Into the Soup; succulent delicacies and jazz music. A
great time was had by all and plans are already in the works to make
next year’s event bigger and better.
Golfers were treated to a Kids Cafe signature brown bag snack,
drinks and a tournament golf shirt prior to the 7 am shotgun start.
After the round of golf, everyone was treated to lunch and a
performance by the Robey Elementary Honors Choir, whose
children are recipients of the Kids Cafe program. Golfers also took
part in a Titleist Concept Tent and a silent auction stocked with
enticing donations from sponsors and friends of the Food Bank.
Hunger 101 Program Offers
Education on Food Issues
St. Mary’s wishes to extend its sincere appreciation to the Kids Cafe
Open Committee and the eagle sponsors: Money Radio 1510 AM,
Salt River Project, Associated Assets Management, and Westside
Sign*A*Rama, as well as par sponsors: Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of Arizona, Hickman’s Family Farms, Scottsdale Insurance
Company, McLane Sunwest Company, Fry’s Food Stores,
U-Haul, US Foodservice, Eaton & Associates and Sodexo.
Did you know that one in four Arizona children live in poverty? Or
that one in seven seniors routinely decides between paying for food
or medicine with their limited incomes? Perhaps it is time for your
church group, school or organization to learn more about the hunger
problem in Arizona with a visit from St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance’s
Hunger 101 program.
Hunger 101 aims to promote public awareness and educate people
of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds about the causes and
consequences of hunger – and how each individual person can help
fight it. Led by program manager Chet Provorse, Hunger 101 has
representatives available to visit any school, club, organization,
business or special function to talk about how to fight hunger in
Arizona and to promote good nutrition. Programs are tailored to adults,
elementary school children, and all those in between for an interactive,
interesting and educational experience of what hunger really is.
If you would like more information on the program or schedule a
Hunger 101 visit, call Chet Provorse at (602) 343-3169 or check out the
program information at www.firstfoodbank.org/hunger101.
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Spring ‘11
NASCAR, AARP, and Jeff Gordon Team
Up With St. Mary’s for Very Successful
“Drive to End Hunger”
St. Mary’s Welcomes Congressman
Ben Quayle For First Visit to the
World’s First Food Bank
St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance was pleased to host Jeff Gordon’s
No. 24 AARP/Feeding America “Drive to End Hunger” racecar at its
University of Phoenix Programs Center on Feb. 24.
Gordon fans posed for pictures with the car and a Gordon likeness,
picked up posters and other Gordon memorabilia, and made food
donations to St. Mary’s to help the hungry. To cap the event, the
AARP Foundation presented a $10,000 check to St. Mary’s Food
Bank – allowing the Food Bank to distribute enough food for
70,0000 meals – as part of the Drive to End Hunger campaign.
St. Mary’s supporters were even happier three days later, when
the former NASCAR Cup champion visited victory lane at Phoenix
International Raceway after a long absence. Gordon snapped a
66-race drought and won the Subway Fresh Fit 500. With this
victory, Gordon tied NASCAR legend Cale Yarborough for fifth on
the all-time career wins list with 83.
Gee, wonder what changed his luck?
One in seven Arizona seniors lives at or below the federal poverty
line and deals daily with the issue of hunger. More than 50 percent
of the seniors relying on food assistance report having to choose
between purchasing food or medicine on a consistent basis. As
part of the AARP Drive to End Hunger, The AARP Foundation has
joined forces with Feeding America to help solve the problem of
hunger in older Americans.
St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance opened its doors to a special visitor on
Feb. 2: Arizona’s 3rd congressional district representative Ben Quayle.
The newly elected Republican came to St. Mary’s for a tour of the
facilities and to see first-hand how the world’s first food bank really
works.
Along with representatives of St. Mary’s and the Association of
Arizona Food Banks, Rep. Quayle toured the Del E. Webb Distribution
Center, where all of the donated food is organized, stored, and
distributed, as well as the University of Phoenix Center, which holds
the Agency Distribution, Community Kitchen, and Kid’s Cafe® programs.
St. Mary’s would like to graciously thank Rep. Quayle, the son of
former Vice President Dan Quayle, for his interest in the food bank
and for taking the time to learn more about food distribution to the
hungry of Arizona.
Feinstein Challenge Helps Increase
For more information about the Drive to End Hunger go to
www.drivetoendhunger.org.
2011 Feinstein Foundation
$1 Million Giveaway Challenge
Donations Made to Food Bank in March & April
St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance would like to thank all those who donated food and funds in the months
of March and April in order for it to apply toward the 2011 Feinstein Challenge.
Founded in 1991 by Alan Shawn Feinstein, the Feinstein Foundation is dedicated to the alleviation of
hunger, the importance of community service in education and the values of caring, compassion and
brotherhood. Alan Shawn Feinstein of the Feinstein Foundation donates $1 million annually to fight
hunger across America. Amounts of grants are calculated by the total amount of donations each
organization receives in March and April.
The more donations St. Mary’s Food Bank received in March and April, the larger the Food Bank’s share
of the Feinstein Challenged total can be. Both funds and food (valued at one dollar per pound) can be
counted in the total. Last year, St. Mary’s received the largest share of any food-related charity from
the Feinstein Challenge, more than $28,000. We’ll let you know how the Food Bank
fared in the 2011 Challenge when the results are announced later this year.
www.drivetoendhunger.org
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Help Send Childhood
Hunger Packing
Coordinator embodies the spirit of St. Mary’s
SEND
HUNGER
PACKING
St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance has more than 150 employees who are
dedicated to serving the hungry of Arizona every day. But sometimes,
certain employees stand out for their compassion and willingness to
go the extra mile for people who seek help.
SNAP (Food Stamp) coordinator Cynthia Tesinsky works on a daily
basis with clients who are nervous, unsure and confused about what
help is available when needed, and Cynthia has been called “an
angel” by St. Mary’s clients. Patiently guiding them through the
process with a smile and comforting manner, she makes what is such
an uncertain time for many people dealing with food insecurity for
the first time a smoother and more comfortable experience.
Sponsored by:
For children living with hunger, summertime isn’t fun.
One client called Cynthia “the most amazing person ever” and was
overwhelmed by her patient manner. “I never needed to do this
before and was embarrassed,” she said. “But she told me, ‘We all go
through things like this and so many people are in the same situation.’
She just really helped me with everything and was kind and nice
even when I didn’t have all the paperwork.”
Away from school for several months, kids who would normally
be able to eat free- or reduced-breakfast and lunches find
themselves without access to those programs and their parents,
who are already struggling to make ends meet and are having to
make tough budget choices, now have increased childcare costs,
energy bills and this year, high gas and food prices to juggle.
From all your friends and admirers at the food bank and on behalf of
your many adoring clients, thank you Cynthia for showing the spirit
that defines St. Mary’s each day.
For all of these reasons, St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance distributes
more food during the summer months than it does even during
the holiday season, while donations traditionally fall to their lowest
levels because even the Food Bank’s most ardent supporters are
away from town – or dealing with summer’s challenges themselves.
Monthly Giving Circle
The Food Bank’s summer awareness campaign, Send Childhood
Hunger Packing, will kick-off on June 8 with a luncheon starting
at noon in the Food Bank’s community room, housed in the new
University of Phoenix Programs Center, 3003 W. Thomas Road,
Phoenix. Join campaign sponsor US Airways in the challenge to
meet the need and to assure that no child goes to bed hungry
this summer.
St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance
It’s now easier than ever to join St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance’s
sustained giving Program, the Monthly Giving Circle. Just log on at
www.firstfoodbank.org and set your automatic donation to help
the Food Bank. St. Mary’s distributes enough food for 275,000 meals
every day around Arizona, and your gift is vital to that cause.
For more information about the event or to RSVP, call Sue
Kaplan-Anderson at 602-343-3101 or email:
[email protected]
PLANNED GIVING
Is it Time For your Checkup?
3. Have there been changes in property or income? Do you still own
the property gifted to your beneficiaries? Do you possess the funds to
satisfy your personal or charitable bequests?
Almost everyone is familiar with the need for an annual physical
checkup. Time takes its toll on some other very important parts of
our lives as well. And though it does not receive nearly the attention 4. Have there been changes in tax law? It is not uncommon for a major
review of wills and trusts to be necessary following the passage of tax
of an annual visit to the doctor, our wills should be reviewed on a
legislation. Is your will tax-current?
regular basis as well.
Less than 50% of the people in the nation have a will. More alarming 5. Have you had a change of heart? Let’s face it. Things change. Does
is the fact that a large percentage of the wills in existence are either your relationship with a person or organization require a change in the
invalid or out of date. Regardless of how you choose to schedule the way you would like your assets distributed?
checkup, here is a checklist of things to consider as you determine
Like a physical checkup, your will should receive a checkup frequently
whether your will is in good health.
and certainly in the wake of any significant change in your circumstances.
If you do not have a will in place, start the process today.
1. Have there been family changes? Births, deaths, marriages and
divorce can impact the appropriateness of a will. Do you have family For more information on will planning, please call contact Claudia
members or loved ones who might be disinherited?
Cucitro, Senior Director of Planned Gifts and Grants, at (602) 343-3144
or email [email protected]. We are happy to provide free
2. Have you moved to another state? If you move from one state
information that can help. You may also visit www.smfbalegacy.org for
to another, the move may invalidate your will. Check for different
more gift planning information.
requirements on witnesses, property holdings, etc.
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Spring ‘11
Honor Someone Special
and feed a less fortunate family by making a
donation to the Food Bank.
In Memory of
Ray & Fyrn Abendroth
Terry Abendroth
Yousef, Helaleh, Julia,
Saleen, Sirhan, Tom,
Selen, Sami
Michael Abukhader
When you make an Honor or Memorial Tribute, the Food Bank will send your
honoree (or their family) a card notifying them of your special gift. Their
name(s) will also be included in a future issue of the Horn of Plenty.
We make it easy! Mail your Tribute in the enclosed envelope; visit
www.FirstFoodBank.org (click on the Donations tab and find the special
link to Tribute Donations); or call Gloria Ortega at (602) 343-3153 to make
your Tribute by phone.
Raymond Caffrey, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick
Cardiello
Lisa Cain
Jay Kilmurray
T. Alba & Family
Mary Alba
Joan Elizabeth Cameli
Mr. & Mrs. Dominic
Cameli
Faye & Raymond Aleman
Joe Kears
Loetta Cano
Elsie Clewett
Ted Amsden
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Brummer
Dan, Bill Alflo & Becky
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas
Cardone, Jr.
Diane Arcadia
Ann Skipper
Estela Ayala
Mr. & Mrs. Charles
Bennett
Tara Nicole Balagat
Mary Balagat
Patricia Hayden Barker
Community Foundation
Greater Des Moines
Polly Barlsen
Julie Landeros
Dick Beerman
Rosalie Swenson
Beth Berg
Kenneth Berg
Mr. & Mrs. Gerard
DeMerell
William Duffy
Marilyn Earl
Mr. & Mrs. David Dohse
Kyrene del Cielo PTO
Board
Susan Lyons
Queen Bowen
Joann Bowen
Erin Bradshaw
Jean Baxter
Nelson Butler, III
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Eickman
Glendale Rotary Club
James Kieffer
Orrin Bradshaw
Mr. & Mrs. Kent Rauser
B. F. “Bud” Burke
Syrena Rorabaugh
Skip Butler
Kathleen Butler
P. Douglas Folk, Folk &
Associates, P.C
Joyce Butts
Elizabeth Stewart
Michael Carlin
Julian Byron
Mr. & Mrs. Donald
Huisinga
Jacobs Engineering
Group, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Roe
Judith Ryan
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome
Siegel
Sheryl Wilemon
Roger Carlson
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Redmann
Joan Carr
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Perrins
Allan H. Castonguay
Joan Castonguay
Frank Charlier
Jo Charlier
Rose Christinsen
W.J. Dusek
Vince Cisterna
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Redmann
Joan C. “Jo” Clark
Debra Carr
John Churnetski
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Connary
Winifred Connary
Roberta Douglass
Mr. & Mrs. V.P. Pai
Jane Poliakoff
Protek Devices
Patricia Shea
Bernard Simon
Tamerra Tomasson
Patricia Vaglienti
Jill White
Robert Clark
Winifred Connary
Leo Clements
Adurey Clements
Richard Cline, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Jendrick
Etta Mae Collins
Theresa Smith
Oscar A. Fortin Family
Joan Castonguay
William P. Cox
Veronica Cox
Lowell “Jake” Garrett
Catherine Garrett
Madhukanta Dalal
Hemant Dalal
Grandpa Frank
Lee Gausemel
Jim D’Arcangelo
Mr. & Mrs. Ken D’
Arcangelo
Gilbert Gehant
Charlene Greene
Anil Daya
John Finder
Stella Dehn
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Redmann
Julie Delahunty
Mr. & Mrs. Gerhard
Kronshage
Norm Dixon
Dolores Dixon
John M. Doolin
City of Phoenix
Municipal Employees
Association
Helen Doyle
Theresa Mueller
June Erickson
Carolyn Friedman
Cecelia D. Esquer
Alex Avila
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Campos
Nancy Case
Margot Cordova
Mr. & Mrs. Richard
Denogean
Pete Dimas
Mr. & Mrs. Randall
Douglas
Clara Engel
Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Enright
Marcy Karin
Lauren Kuby
Christina Martinez
Noreen Matts
Maynes, Bradford,
Shipps & Shefield, LLP
Karen Scates
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas
Sherman
Dr. & Mrs. Wallace
Simpson
Linda Wheeler Smith
Mary Wiley
Vernon Ewer
Mr. & Mrs. Wallace
Ackerson
Diane Gelmer
Gloria Lederman
Marjorie M. Germond
Blue Goose Charities
Jane Giddens
Kathy Butler
L. Gonzalez & Family
Mary Alba
Brad Goodman, Our Son
Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Goodman
Chris Gort
Doris Gort
James Grossman
Dr. James Healy
Debbie Moore
The Tichavsky’s
Ed Hahn
Janet Cooper
Kathy L. Hanke
Charles & Sharon Green
Ricky Hanke
Shawna Hanke
Jack Harris
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Liedtke
Karl Hellerman
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Graff
Priscilla Ann Hill
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Dolin
Bernard Howard
Erika Howard
Louie Howard
Diane Franquero
Ann Keller
Marcia Sisemore
Greg Hudson
Linnea Hudson
Tom Hughes
Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Stanley
Robert Faltermeier
Florence Faltermeier
Mildred Hulkow
Mr. & Mrs. Evan
Szymanski
John & Agnes Flynn
Mary Flynn
Layla Irish
Norma Irish
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Donald Jackson,
Husband
Mary Jackson
Dr. W. Terry Jenkins
Jeanne Martinez
Anita Johnson
Rosalie Swenson
Robert Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Redmann
Victoria Johnson
Mary Guillen
Dolores Joiner
Donald Joiner
Paul Tulane Jones
Vikki Reed
Thelma Karnes
The Segal Company
Safieh Karoubi
Dr. Khosrow Nafisi
Lee Kennedy
Triple H. Farm Service,
Inc.
Monica Killoran
Barbara Jorgenson
Donald Kilpatrick
Angela Suk
Keith Kinder
Uncle Wally & Aunt Luci
Nicholas Konsbruck
Mr. & Mrs. Charles
Lagergren
Mildred Kreykenbohm
Mary Bango
Helen Krieg
Sharon & Meta
Barbara Kyle
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Kelso
Phillip Lamkin
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Lamkin
Joey Lasure
Gloria Ybarra & Perry Morris
Dear Sister
Gloria Lederman
Your Dear Mother
Gloria Lederman
Joan B. Lundberg
Linda Bergdoll
Bob MacDonald
Kathleen Stevens
Tributes
tributes: December 1, 2010 through February 28, 2011
Jeff Manson
Linda Fraser
Julia Marek
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Conroy
Peter Martinez
Edwina Moreno
Michael Massey
Pinnacle West Capital
Corporation
Joseph McCabe
Terry McCabe
Patrick McGough
Judith Kinnaman
Lorraine McKinley
Leroy McKinley
Frank Mendolia
Mary Mendolia
Alan & Myrtle Merrett
Jo E. Charlier
Mary Merrett
Matthew Moroz
Rosalie Moroz
Robert E. Morris
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Phillips
Kurt Welz
Isaac Morrissey
Joseph Antaki
Rev. Doctor Nels Michael
Moxness
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Phillips
Leslie Nance
Elizabeth Nance
Gracie “Fifi” Reed
William Baltzell
Theodore Benson
Paul Bourscheidt
Cloyce Koch
Mr. & Mrs. Robert McCall
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Moore
Michael Smith
Peggy Sullivan
Bernadette Reuter
Donald Reuter
Kathleen Romley
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Romley
Marian Rowan
Joe Rowan
Anna Margaret Ryan
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas
Schelhaas
Gloria Swaine
Elizabeth Stewart
Winkle Swing
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Richards
Auggie Trujillo
Marguerite Trujillo
Michael Valenti
Shikuko Van Kuren
Mary Veltri
John Veltri
Jeanine Baber
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
Betty Ann Vinci
Thomas Vinci
Faye Voet
Ronald Voet
Bob & Marcy Samuelson
Susan Cox
Donald Wagner
Christina Calio
Barbara Wagner
Don Wagner
Capt. Brian Scoggins, My Son
Renata Scoggins
Cynthia Lee Scott
Johnetta Scott
Mike & Karen Armstrong
Benjamin Haremza
Gloria Asselin, Get Well
Soon!
Dr. & Mrs. William Asselin
Martin & Rena Wachsman
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Gross
E.W. “Woody” Schurz, My
Husband
Rosebell Schurz
Catherine Schwan
Joseph Schwan
Trish, Ron, Cara & Emory
Leah Mintz-Appleman
John van Hengel
Sol Jaffe
Jean Ryan
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Ryan
Art Schoenborn
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Ratliff
Richard Altieri, The Altieri
Group
Mr. & Mrs. Mark
Schwimmer
John Wall
Anonymous
Mathew Walton
Sharon Salazar
Dolores Wankel
American Express
John Wantland
Blue Goose Charities
Helen Backer
Henry Farber
Banner Boswell Hospital
Staff in 2-C
Mr. & Mrs. John Patterson
Paul Banta
Peter Banta
Martha Baulzmonn
Diane Reynolds
Howard & Marguerite Bell –
Happy 65th Anniversary!
Ruth Lane
Lori Falcon
Jack Broan
Kat Grinker
Lance Bronnenkant
Bronnenkant Law Office,
PLC
Bruce & Carol Bronnenkant
Bronnenkant Law Office,
PLC
Jerry & Elna Brown
Bronnenkant Law Office,
PLC
Albert, Mable, Greg, &
Natasha Bryant
Mable Bryant
Linda Burns
Susan Dewit
Kathie Butler
The Collins Family-Linda,
Brian, Emma, Sarah & Mia
Beverly David, Sam, Sara &
Hana
Robert & Sharon Bzdawka
Martin Price
Christina Calio
David Hughes
Courtney Berman – Happy
Birthday!
Lori Berman
Tom Campanella
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
Mr. & Mrs. William Bidwill
Judi Sherman
Debra Campbell
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
Charles Seacord
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Wagner
Elva Ward
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Bauer
Kevin Bishop
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
Aaron Hagan Senter
Darlene Hagan
Robert Webber
Connie Knight
Geraldine Sibley
Mr. & Mrs. Terrence Merkel
Rose Wheeler
Linda Wheeler Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Dave Bitterman
Dave Bitterman
Martin Price
Joe Canestraro, Happy
Birthday!
Louise Murphy
Cary Smith
Courtenay Van Denburgh
Martin & Richard White
Sammi Whytecap
Pam Blue
Nancy Anderson
Jennifer Caplan
Rita Huntsinger
Dale Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Cook
Ray Williams
Shirley Frye
Mary Beth Borkowski
Marilyn Thompson
Cathy at Safeway
Sally Straite
Martha Plescia
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Murphy
Serena Sorensen
Mary Mendolia
Barbara Willis
Michelle Fowler
Donald Boles
Leah Mintz-Appleman
Frances Cohen, Happy 90th
Birthday!
Norman Palmer
Joe Poulin
Cassandra Webster
Grace Staller
Lawrence Staller
Janice Zeno
Sheryl Brink
Bob Rase
Ella Chapman
Rosalie Swenson
Gene Stark
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Thompson
William Ojala
Jeanne Ojala
Dorothy Owen
Mr. & Mrs. David Garber
Errollynee Peters
Mitchell Kaliff
Bob Pierce, Friend & Partner
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey
Turkheimer
Norma Rawson
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Dolin
Deborah Stockton
Jeannette Maksim
Ray Stoner
Rosalie Swenson
In Honor of
ACDM
Sterling Lewis
Millie Allen
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Richer
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Mary Beth Borkowski
Marilyn Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Boyd
Maxine Fuller
Carl Brashaw
Elizabeth Brashaw
Phil & Allison Brauerman
Vicki Green
John and Nancy Bridgmon
Can Angels
Sally Straite
DJ Cole
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
Brian Collins, Happy
Birthday!
Kathie Butler
Linda, Brian, Emma, Sarah
& Mia
Dr. & Mrs. John Collins
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Smith
Spring ‘11
Tributes
tributes: December 1, 2010 through February 28, 2011
The Corbett Grandchildren,
Sharing Gifts with Others!
Don Corbett
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Coronella
Charles Coronella
Patricia Jacqueline Cruz
Thomas Johnson
Dr. Greg Fox & Family
Bruce Fox
Al Fraser
Elsie Hollinger
Bonnie & Gary Friedman
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Schwimmer
Eugene & Brenda Curin
Elsie Hollinger
Bruce Friedman
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
Karen Curtis, Happy
Birthday
Louise Murphy
Dr. Perla Gabuya
Mr. & Mrs. Anotonio
Villanueva
David & Beverly Damore,
Happy Birthday!
The Collins Family
Marian & Len Garnick
Joe Garnick
Charles Davidson, Happy
Birthday!
Louise Murphy
Rich & Cathy Davis
Phylliss Davis
Shawn Decker
Patti Shaw
The Dellis Family
Kathy & Phil Zeblisky
John Demetra
John Goesling
Gayle Dever
Mr. & Mrs. Michael
Kapanicas, II
Mark Miller & Mary Dexter
Jan Dexter
Matthew Miller & Janet
Kaseda
Jessica Garrett
Catherine Garrett
Grandma & Grandpa
Laura Hernandez
Joe & May Hertel
Laura, Jeremy & Brandon
Art & Sarah Hinshaw
Aubrey Corcoran
D. Michael Cruz
Sigmund Popko
Sean & Kelly
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Gentry
Mindi Horn & Caleb Ramsey
Leah Mintz-Appleman
Marv & Alda Geiger’s, Happy
60th Anniversary!
Dorothy Storey
Denise & Johnny Hornick
Patty Lease
Joe Gordon
Patricia Probst
Jack & Patty Green
Scott Green
Patsy Green
Nancy Baldwin
The Green Family
Matthew Hebert
Connie & David Donald
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Cheuvront
Carolyn Grote
Kathy & Phil Zeblisky
Gyrl & Elvix, Happy Birthday!
Chuck & Marilyn Dryden
The Haenel Family
Hanna Henderson
The Evjen Family
Jason Evjen
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Halle
Your Children
Stephanie Fee
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
Denise & Don Halloran
Lauren Halloran
Jim Foley
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Frank
Kevin & Rebecca Herbst
Lawrence Herbst
Charlie Hill
Kim Hochschuler
Ali Araghi
Mr. & Mrs. Francis Madia, III
Jeff & Jane Dominique
John Wolfe
David Flemming
Amy Kalfus
Joan Heller
Mr. & Mrs. William Heller
Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Kirschenbaum
Brenda
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Gentry
Lynda Greer
Lorie Brewster
Michael Lang
Christy Fernandez
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
Department
Arthur & Mary Hummond
Keith Hammond
Margo Hunter
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Richer
Cyndi Hurst
Benjamin Haremza
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Knoell
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Schwimmer
Lupe Koehler, Wishing you a
speedy recovery!
Sandra Meadows
Robbyn McDowell & Scott
Fehrman
Bronnenkant Law Office, PLC
Barbara McKee
Peggy Lamoree
Joe & Ginny McLauren
Donald Mohrmann
Don Lake, Happy Birthday!
Louise Murphy
Gary & Karin McMahon
Mr. & Mrs. Dean McMahon
Elizabeth Tomiko Lam
Joyce Nouchi
Vicki McMullin
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Roche
Mike Lee & Cynthia Papa
Joslyne Lee
Barbara Melendez
Mr. & Mrs. Alfonso Melendez
Kent & Beverley Leigh
Paul Johnson
Joe Mendoza
Sally Straite
Neil & Kim Leinwand
Bronnenkant Law Office, PLC
Gertrude Milan
Parcell Laboratories
Joseph Levine
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Kasofsky
Mark Miller and Mary Dexter
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Dexter
Ray Lind & Family
Mr. & Mrs. David Anderson
Mitzi Mills
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
Cody & Brenda Lingo
Benjamin Heremza
Vladamir Livshits
Alice Chen
Lyndale Low
Anne Low
Sheri & Charles Mitchell
Karen McEnroe
Governor Rose Mofford
Karen Scates
Dick & Eileen Mohrmann
Donald Mohrmann
Robert Hurt
Donald Schira
George Lykos
Honeywell Hometown
Solutions
Dennis Ichikawa
Jen Leitch
Jan Madsen
General Dynamics
Freddie & Dave Moseley
George Rimmer
Dave Jackson
Transportation
Performance, Inc.
Roberta Maillet
Mr. & Mrs. David Anderson
Mountain Pointe Kitchen Staff
Sally Straite
Terry & Marta Malloy Family
Richard Branca
Louise Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Richer
Marcy, John & Justin Manning
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Schwimmer
Brad Neary & Suzette
Sutherland
Mr. & Mrs. John Sutherland
Katherine Jaskar
Samuel Edmondson
Al & Joanne Josefowski
Sue Gildersleeve
Elissa Karn
Elizabeth Karn
Susan Haremza
Benjamin Haremza
Jim Karras
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
Desiree Haynes
U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc.
Betty Kellen
Katherine Schmidt
Brenda Hearty
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
Bob Killian
Marleen Alvig
Kevin Hearty
DLC Resources, Marketing
Mr. & Mrs. Lucien Klejbuk
Myra Martin
Marie Kinmally, Happy 90th
Birthday!
Barbara Levi
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Dr. Frederick Marciano
Leah Mintz-Appleman
Sue & Steve Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Dean McMahon
Dominic & Karen Mascia
Frank Mascia
Dee Maslyn, Happy Birthday!
Louise Murphy
Deb & Barry McBride, Thank
you for all you do for SMFBA
Your Secret Admirers
Jim Monaghan
Gene Schaeffer
Chris Neis
Randall Neis
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Niemiec
Mr. & Mrs. Antonio
Villanueva
Christopher Nixon
Linda Nixon
Jeremy Nordsving
Virginia Smith
Dee Olsen
Mr. & Mrs. Wendell Clements
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Smith
Tributes
tributes: December 1, 2010 through February 28, 2011
Mr. & Mrs. N.S. Olsen
Dee Olsen
The Reiglers
Anonymous
Tom, Stacia, Wyatt & ReidThe Ortega Family
Laurie Ortega
Krista Richards
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
Dr. Paul Palmer
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald
Whiteside
Dave & Debbie Richardson
Sandra Schoell
Lucas & Michele Parker
Janet Parker
Lynn & Kathleen Pepper
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Gentry
Marie Perez
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of
Arizona
Kris Pesic
Patti Shaw
Ray Peter, Happy Birthday!
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Ketterling
Dan Pierce
Kathleen Watson
Michelle Schwartz
Patti Shaw
Derrick Swetlishoff
Stacey Hemus
Leslie Weigt
Elaine Hugnin
1st Lt. Nicolous Seymour
Mr. & Mrs. James Seymour
Dr. Robert Synhorst
Paul Synhorst
David & Sharon Weiss
Cyndra Eaton
John Shannon
Gary Stolte
Dr. R.B. Synhorst
Dee Olsen
Dorothy West
Diane Zwick
Tayor, Trevor, Alyssa, Alexis, Max
Helene Shear
Cordela & Paul Taylor
Patricia Young
Eric Wheeler
Amy Wheeler
Kathy Sheehan
Mirian Sheehan
Heidi Taylor
Patti Shaw
Ann Roberts
Mr. & Mrs. Mathew Scarpa
Crystal Sheire
Mr. & Mrs. David Anderson
H.J. Taylor, Happy Birthday!
Amy Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Williford
Mr. & Mrs. Michael
Kapanicas, II
Rosa Rochin, Happy
Birthday!
Kathleen Branigan
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Oakes
Eddie & Kay Shepard
Rebecca Pemberton
John & Shirley Thorvilson
Donn Thorvilson
Herb & Paddy Simonson
Priscilla Hibbs
Mark Thush
Lauren Sweet
Angelina Simpson
Marcella Simpson
The Tiffany Family
Sandra Sheinbein
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Sosnow,
Congratulations on the
Birth of your Son!
Norman Palmer
June Treat
Mara L. Gilmartin
Jim, Keith, Kevin, Jerry
Riordan & Kelly, Don Zale,
My Kids
Jay Riordan
Carol Romney
Brian Murphy
Margaret Running
Cliff Running, DDS
Dr. Don & Phyllis Poling
Samuel Edmondson
Kevin Rust
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
David Pontius
Dee Olsen
Cathy @ Safeway
Sally Straite
The Post Family
Hanna Henderson
Mike Sale
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
David & Resa Postal
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Postal
Susan Potje
Mark Marrero
George Powers
Pamela Powers
Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Powers
Pamela Powers
Megan Powers
Pamela Powers
Dr. & Mrs. Mike Powers
Pamela Powers
PPA-NNP
Barbara Lanni
Alfonso & Frances Sandoval
Matthew Sandoval
Brett Sant
Transportation
Performance, Inc.
Greg Spence
Margaret Zeller
Haley Spencer
Nicole Lathrop
Nancy Spetzler
Nicole Nakaji
Donna St. Laurent
Diane Huffman
Lynne & Rod Santos
Mr. & Mrs. Dean McMahon
Nancy Stone
Eileen Whaler
Kim Schaffer Sandler –
Happy Birthday
Meg & Tim Callahan
Family Foundation
Carl & Sylva Strain
Steven Haldren
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher
Schermann
Jacqueline Romeo
Nora Quinn
Charles Collins
Thomas Schermann, Happy
Birthday!
Jacqueline Romeo
Lisa Rasko
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Gentry
Bob & Gail Schermer
Joan Evans
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Rouser,
Happy Birthday!
Mr. & Mrs. Kent Rauser
Annette Schneider
Joan Evans
Sammy & Toni Reese
Tammy Vadasz
Ann Souvall
Patty Souvall
Heather Schramm
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
Mary Beth Tripp
Bronnenkant Law Office, PLC
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Mike Wyne
DLC Resources Marketing
Department
Laura Ziff
Amanda Shaw
Dorothy & Jim Valcarcel
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Brunner
The above list includes tributes
received by St. Mary’s Food Bank
Alliance from December 1, 2010
through February 28, 2011. We
apologize for any listing that may
have been inadvertently omitted
or listed incorrectly. Thank you!
Valley Produce Company
Castellini Co.
Jim & Vicky Van Dyke
Bronnenkant Law Office, PLC
Marty VanKirk
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Gentry
Veterans of Iraq,
Afghanastan and 9/11
Regina Green
Justin Sullivan & Family,
Congratulations on the
Birth of your Son!
Christina Calio
The Worthington Family
Sandra Sheinbein
Scott Turner
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
Marka Steckler
Louise Murphy
Carl & Sylva Strain
Steven Haldren
Lori & Craig Woolridge
Mable Bryant
Your Family Physician’s
Patients
Your Family Physician
Claire Varney
DLC Resources, Marketing
Department
Emilia Stoppa
Joe & Molly Siegel
Andrea Wooldridge
Diane Kent
Lori Tuell
Rachel Hughes
Lori Stange
Sandra Carlson
Nancy Stone
Eileen Whaler
Dora Winkelman
Linda Scott
Madeleine Walsh, Happy
Birthday!
Louise Murphy
Rick & Carla Warner
Stephen Hastie
Don Webb
Laura Webb
James Webb
Mary Webb
Spring ‘11
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Spring ‘11
Yes, summer means the return of those 100-degreeplus temperatures. But there is also some good news:
Summer also means that Rock ‘N Box – St. Mary’s Food
Bank Alliance’s volunteer packing parties – are back!
There is no better way for individuals, families and
company groups to help their community and enjoy
a great night of fun at the same time. Food and drinks
will be provided before the event – along with a brief
chat about how this event will help Arizona’s hungry.
Then the music starts, the groove kicks in and as many
as 150 volunteers begin sorting donated food and
packing emergency boxes – a three-day supply of food
designed to meet the immediate needs of a family or
individual during a time of crisis.
You never know who will stop by at a Rock N’ Box – local celebrities, sports
figures and team mascots, everyone from beauty queens to politicians have been spotted in the past.
Rock ’n Box will be held every other Tuesday Night in May (10th and the 24th), June (14th and 28th) July (12th and 26th), August (9th
and 23rd) and September (13th and 27th) at St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance’s Del E. Webb Distribution Center (2831 N. 31st Avenue in
Phoenix). The warehouse is open at 5 p.m. for food and the fun begins at 6 p.m. Packing sessions usually last about two hours.
Registrations are now being taken for all eight Rock N’ Box events. Get your requests in early, because volunteers are capped at 150 for
each event. Those interested in volunteering and rocking out can call the Volunteer Services Department at (602) 343-3128.
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