The Luvin` Spoonful - The Food Bank of Corpus Christi
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The Luvin` Spoonful - The Food Bank of Corpus Christi
The Luvin’ Spoonful Bay Jammin’ Movie Series at Cole Park benefits Food Bank of Corpus Christi The Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department’s Cultural Services Division recently stepped up to help the Food Bank of Corpus Christi. Donations were accepted at their Bay Jammin’ CINEMA Series at Cole Park Amphitheater . More than $100 in donations Hundreds of people turn were raised at the one out to support the night event in which Dis- FBCC. ney’s FROZEN was shown to a enthusiasticcrowd, in fact, Santa Claus even made an early visit to Corpus Christi delighting children of all ages. The Bay Jammin’ CINEMA Series lineup runs August 15, 2014. Movies are shown under the stars against the beautiful Corpus Christi Our Retail Donors Bayfront every Friday evening after dark. Special points of interest: Remember your insulated blankets or ice chests when picking up perishable products. Whew, does it get hot in S. Texas!! Place you orders 72 hours before you pick up & call Debbie to verify before you arrive at the FBCC. A member of …... Inside this issue: The Food Bank’s ‘Produce Mobile’ Hits the Road The Food Bank of Corpus Christi’s (FBCC) ‘Produce Mobile Truck’ is a great way for all agency partners to encourage their clients to eat healthy. A FBCC Nutrition team drives the produce truck to your distri- bution location where they bag and distribute the food for you. If you want to request the ‘Produce Mobile Truck’ at your next mobile pantry distribution please contact Kate Hilliard at [email protected] Please report your monthly numbers by the 5th of the month. Takes a lot of time to contact those who are late. :) “Eating fresh fruits and vegetables in the first step in leading a healthy, diabetic free life.” Kate Hilliard Diabetes Hands On Nutrition Education Manager, FBCC Volunteers Needed 2 Oasis Success 2 CPL Gives Back 3 FBCC welcomes new 3 partner Agency Ranking 3 Kathy’s Korner 4 Welcome JoAnn 4 Page 2 The Luvin’ Spoonful The Food Bank of Corpus Christi Needs Volunteers The Food Bank of Corpus Christi (FBCC) is seeking volunteers to help sort and box our donated food products at our warehouse located at 826 Krill Street. We are appealing to all local and area churches, school groups and community organizations to roll up their sleeves for this very worthy cause. In 2013, the FBCC served 180,955 households, 423,403 individuals, 1,707,387 meals and 6,400,990 lbs of food distributed We sincerely ‘Thank’ our retail sponsors including: HEB, Walmart, Target, Sprouts and the Naval Station Corpus Christi Commissary for their continued support. Please reach out to the churches, schools and community groups in your area. Individuals can help Monday thru Friday from 1 pm to 8pm. Groups of 12 or more can be scheduled for specific week days or Saturdays. We ask that our volunteers dress appropriately by wearing closed toed shoes, dress comfortably, and any volunteer 16 years old or under will need to be accompanied by an adult. If you’re interested in volunteering your time, email Julie Martinez at [email protected], or Amy Gazin at [email protected]. You can also contact us directly at CONTACT LIST Food Bank of Corpus Christi, 826 Krill Corpus Christi, TX 78403 Phone: 361-887-6291 www.foodbankcc.com Executive Director Bea Hanson [email protected] Cell:361-765-5680 361-887-6291. Agency Relations Manager Kathy Rios 887-6291 x103 [email protected] Agency Relations Liaison Joanne Pearson 887-6291 x112 [email protected] Monitoring Agent Nancy White Taylor 887-6291 x113 [email protected] Operations Manager and Food Procurement James Burnett 887-6291 x114 [email protected] “Just as we rely on our retail partners to donate food we also rely on the community to help sort, inspect and box up the food.” Bea Hanson, Executive Director, “ Greed I’ve often regretted. Generosity—NEVER!” FBCC Oasis Insight registration a success for Agency Partners The Nutrition Team Nutrition Education Manager Kate Hilliard ,MS,RD,LD 887-6291 x106 [email protected] Diabetes Program Manager Georgiana Bradshaw, RN, CDE 887-6291 x111 [email protected] Megan Tedder, CHW Diabetes Program Assistant & Health Worker The Food Bank’s Agency Relations team recently held a training webinar on May 8, 2014 for all Food Bank of Corpus Christi Agency Partners interested in the Oasis Insight computer program. Oasis Insight is the leading client intake and reporting solution for Food Banks across the country. The Food Bank of Corpus Christi is proud to announce four agency partners signed up for the program and many more agency partners have expressed an interest in doing the same. “The monthly fee for the program is $15 and that’s a great bargain,” said Kathy Rios/ FBCC Agency Relations Manager. “The software streamlines the process of client intake for agency partners and helps keep track of client information.” Page 3 More of the FBCC Team: Agency Partner Ranking Report Top 10 in # of HH served: Debbie Stahl-Customer Service Anita Bangle-Store Donation Co. Herlinda Valasquez-Quality Ctr. #6 Quiet Time Ministries Julie Garcia-Assist. Production #1 Metropolitan Community Church #7 Alice Volunteer Services Amado Aguilar-Inventory Coord. #2 CIS Backpack Program #8 First Baptist—CC Darlene Burton-Admin. Asst. #3 Sacred Heart Charities #9 Bread for Life Pantry #4 Rockport Fulton Good Sam #5 Church of Acts NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN YOUR AGENCY UP WITH OASIS INSIGHT COMPUTER PROGRAM. WILL HAVE ANOTHER TRAINING EVENT SOON. Visit: SeeOasis.com for videos Santos Herrera-Production Mgr. #10 Tri County Christian Services Frank Gallegos-Transportation Kudos, love & kisses to those pantries going the extra mile to reach out and feed the food insecure. Cassandra Guerra-Nutrition Coord. Diana Murillo-Accounting Mngr. David Nuss-Culinary Instructor Miceala Stewart-Accounting Asst. Sylvia De La Cerda-Admin. Mngr. CPL gives back to the Food Bank of Corpus Christi The Food Bank of Corpus Christi’s Kids’ Café Backpack Program recently got a special gift thanks to the folks at CP&L. In June 2014, the company presented the Food Bank of Corpus Christi with a check for $10,000 which goes towards providing backpacks full of food for kids taking part in the Boys and Girls Club’s and the Emmanuel Christian Center just to name a few. The backpacks, distributed each Friday contain enough kid friendly food to provide children with six nourishing meals. WAY TO GO CPL! The Food Bank of Corpus Christi welcomes new partner CONNECTIONS INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SERVICES in Portland, Texas recently joined the Food Bank of Corpus Christi’s agency partners program. CONNECTIONS is a 501 (c) 3 private, non-profit organization that was founded by a group of community leaders in 1981 to provide a safe and secure alternative to the “streets” for homeless, abused, or at-risk youth. They also offer a 24 hour crisis hotline at (800) 532-8192. For more information on how your organization can partner with the Food Bank of Corpus Christ please contact Kathy Rios/FBCC Agency Relations Manager at (361) 887-6291, extension103 or email directly at [email protected] The Luvin’ Spoonful Page 4 Kathy’s Korner Happy summer everyone!! Hope you are staying hydrated and picking up our food numbers reported by the 5th and cool. This season brings its properly as well. Insulated blankets and /or ice chests are for the preceding month. It re- own set of opportunities to help a must when picking up frozen down late Agency Partners and there are children everywhere FBCC. I hope you are getting one another. With school out ally takes a long time to track or perishable items from the we have a deadline, too. I thank and that is an additional strain emails from me on a regular on the family grocery budget. basis. I have finally put my If you have special “personal Be prepared to see an increase contact group together to the and in the number of clients haven’t heard from me, let me served. With the extreme heat, know so I can get you added. in the amount your clients need we have to be aware of storing best of my ability so if you you in advance. interest” stories; please send to me. Those are great to share! Kathy Rios Agency Relations Manager 361-887-6291 X 103 [email protected] Please have your monthly Welcome JoAnn Pearson to Agency Relations JoAnn Pearson is our new Agency Relations Liason for the FBCC! She will be working side by side with myself and Nancy Taylor to support Agency Partners in every way we can. Our beloved Martha Malone resigned to begin the next chapter of her life and pursue other frontiers; mainly grandchildren! I know you will all give JoAnn your support as she transitions from her position as “Outreach Coordinator” to Agency Relations. She will be concentrating on our Mobile Pantry program this summer and then in the Fall will be in charge of the Backpack and Kid’s Café programs. Welcome JoAnn!! [email protected] THINK ORANGE!! WHAT??? HUNGER ACTION MONTH COMING IN SEPT. Blessed is this day. It is the only day I’ve got. May I use it wisely for the things that truly matter. anonymous Follow us on Twitter Remember to ‘Like Us’ on Facebook Pest Management With the change in the weather, comes another challenge — pests of all shapes and sizes. Keep a sharp eye on your agency and the critters that might be coming in looking for water. The FBCC is even offering glue boards at our cost for any Agency Partner experiencing a problem with rodents. See your Grocery List. Monitoring for pest activity is a critical aspect to a well-functioning pantry program. Don’t wait until there is a problem. We suggest Professional pest control on a regular basis. Talk to the expert—Herlinda Velazquez @ the FBCC 878-6291 X 110 [email protected] Joy is the echo of God’s life within us! It’s not a matter of if…..but when Hurricane Preparedness is a serious matter here in South Texas. Thank you to all the agencies who volunteered to remain open in the event of a disaster. If you would like to add your pantry to the disaster relief request list contact Kathy Rios/Agency Relations Manager. “SHARE YOUR CHRISTMAS 2014” [yep, it’s time] Criteria for “box pantries” only! Must have been an Agency Partner since Jan. 2014. Be serving a minimum of 50 households per month. Be open 2 days per month. Must be open all 12 months. Must have attended the AR Conference in April. Show growth in clients served and pounds distributed. Paperwork and reports must be current. Monthly reports must be on time. Pantry must be open to general public. (zip code specific is fine) Account must be current with our Financial Manager. Many Agency Partners received funds from this program last year. WE hope you were blessed and reached out to more food insecure families with the funds you received. KIII TV and HEB are the sponsors for this program and we thank them for the support of the Food Bank. In order to receive a % of the funds raised by your local HEB Agency Partners must meet 8 out of the 10 criteria listed above. This program is an incentive to serve more clients and distribute more food; especially produce. Let’s work together to make a difference in the lives of those that need our help. The ill, children, elderly, disabled, & needy individuals are counting on us. If your pantry is struggling; please let us know! Let’s grow together!! Always be ready to bring in new volunteers to your team. If your pantry team needs a refresher course on handling food bank food or clients; just call, that’s all!! WE ARE PARTNERS!!