Apply now for Summer Feeding 2015 Welcome Newest Members
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Apply now for Summer Feeding 2015 Welcome Newest Members
5/5/2015 May 2015 Second Harvest Partner Agency Newsletter Apply now for Summer Feeding 2015 Do you have a summer camp program and need help providing breakfast and lunch? Are you located in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, St. Charles or St. John the Baptist parishes? If so, apply for Summer Feeding 2015 by clicking here: http://tinyurl.com/SFSP2015 The Summer Food Service Program ensures that children continue to receive nutritious meals during summer break. Although millions of children depend on nutritious free and reduced‐price meals and snacks at school for 9 months out of the year, just a fraction of them receive the free meals provided by organizations like Second Harvest during the summer. For more information about Summer Feeding 2015, contact Tanya O'Reilly at 504.729.2842 or [email protected]. Welcome Newest Members Lafourche Parish: We are delighted to partner with Reverend Morris Hunter Jr. and the Hope Center team to bring a food pantry to Galliano for the first time in many years. The Hope Center will be distributing food to clients on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m.‐ 3 p.m. https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1120913103981&format=html&printFrame=true 1/7 5/5/2015 May 2015 Second Harvest Partner Agency Newsletter St. John the Baptist Parish: Second Harvest welcomes Pastor Burnell J. Dent and Elder Marsha Dent at New Foundation for Life Full Gospel Baptist Church to the Second Harvest family. Beginning this month, New Foundation for Life will serve the Laplace community on Wednesday nights through its headquarters at 1061 Cambridge Drive, Laplace. For information on any Second Harvest pantry, please call our toll‐free hotline at 1.855.392.9338 Mobile Pantry Serves Bogalusa Families In Need Come rain or shine, the weather can't stop Second Harvest's Mobile Pantry truck. Each month, we deliver fresh produce, meat, dairy and other food items to 40 partner locations across south Louisiana. Bravo to all who lent a hand at the Greater Bogalusa Full Gospel Baptist Church Mobile Pantry last month! New Income Guidelines The Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry just released income guidelines for all TEFAP distributions between July 1, 2015‐June 30, 2016. Under the new guidelines, combined gross household income must meet the following criteria ‐ please update your handbooks, inform your volunteers and plan to insert into your 10‐file folder system, folder #6, when we post the official memo in June: https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1120913103981&format=html&printFrame=true 2/7 5/5/2015 May 2015 Second Harvest Partner Agency Newsletter Help Your Clients Get SNAP Benefits Encourage clients who need SNAP application assistance in English or Spanish to call the Second Harvest Helpline at 1.855.392.9338. The toll‐free hotline is staffed 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday‐Friday, and it couldn't be more convenient. Each client's application or recertification is completed right over the phone. If calling after hours, please leave a message. Become a Nutrition Educator Interested in becoming a trained Cooking Matters volunteer? Cooking Matters is a six‐week cooking, nutrition and food budgeting course that is run by trained volunteer educators. To become an educator, attend our orientation and training on Saturday, May 9 from 10:30 a.m.‐1:30 p.m. at Second Harvest's main warehouse, 700 Edwards Avenue. Please call Kate McDonald at 504.729.2840 to RSVP. Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday, May 9 South Louisiana's largest food drive of the year is quickly approaching. This year, Second Harvest is partnering with the post office to distribute brown paper bags to all households in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard Parishes the week of May 4. Be sure to encourage everyone you know to participate in the Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 9. People can fill any bag with canned food and leave it by their mailbox. Letter carriers will do the rest. Donations are also accepted at participating post offices through May 11. Most‐needed items include canned meats, meat‐based soups, canned fruits, canned vegetables, peanut butter, rice and beans. Volunteers are needed to help sort donations. Click here to sign up to volunteer: http://no‐ https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1120913103981&format=html&printFrame=true 3/7 5/5/2015 May 2015 Second Harvest Partner Agency Newsletter hunger.org/volunteer/. For more information about the Letter Carriers' Food Drive, contact Melanie Hoeman at 504.729.2834 or [email protected]. Rubber Duck Derby is May 31 Come one, come all to Big Lake in City Park at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 31 for the annual Rubber Duck Derby. Be there to witness 25,000 rubber ducks racing to the finish line for an assortment of prizes, including a first‐place grand prize of $5,000 cash. All proceeds benefit Second Harvest's children's programs. To adopt a duck, form a team or learn more, visit https://www.duckrace.com/nola. Our Houma Health Fair is June 6 Attention partners in Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Mary and beyond: You and your clients are invited to attend a free health fair from 11 a.m.‐2 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, at Blue Cliff College, 803 Barrow Street, Houma. All participants will be treated to a free yoga class from 10‐11 a.m.; free blood sugar and blood pressure screenings; $5 haircuts; healthy cooking demonstrations; free relaxation chair massages; SNAP application assistance; senior resources; a sports/exercise orientation and a Mobile Pantry free food giveaway (no pre‐registration required). We hope to see you there! Questions about this unique community event can be directed to 1.855.392.9338. The Houma Health Fair is made possible through the support of Subway, Amerigroup, Baptist Community Ministries, Terrebonne General Medical Center, Terrebonne Wellness, Regions Bank, and Anela's. Are you the winner? Let your coordinator know if you are the lucky winner. We will mail you a gift card and special prize. A10394 A10172 A10310‐2 A10143 A10085 Cooking Matters Corner Bananas are a hot item on Agency Express right now. Encourage clients to https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1120913103981&format=html&printFrame=true 4/7 5/5/2015 May 2015 Second Harvest Partner Agency Newsletter incorporate mashed and sliced bananas into their next batch of heart‐healthy pancakes. Ingredients: 1 cup all purpose flour Banana Pancakes (serves 5) 1 cup whole wheat flour ¼ cup brown sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 2 bananas, mashed 2 eggs 1 ½ cups skim milk 1 tsp vanilla ½ tsp butter 2 bananas, sliced Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray a 12‐cup muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.1. In a medium bowl, add flour, brown sugar, baking powder, soda, and salt. Mix thoroughly with a spoon. 2. In another bowl, mix the mashed bananas, eggs, milk, and vanilla. 3. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture. Gently stir with a spoon until ingredients come together but are not uniform. Do not over mix; there should be pockets of flour. Let the mixture sit for 10‐15 minutes. 4. Heat a pan on medium heat. Melt a small amount of butter, about ½ tsp, then ladle some pancake batter into the center of the pan. As soon as the batter is in the pan, place 3‐4 banana slices atop the uncooked side of the pancake. 5. Once the edges of the pancake start to dry up and you can see the middle start to bubble, flip the pancake over. Cook until it is browned on both sides. Serve with peanut butter, fruit, yogurt, or small amount of syrup. Notice About Egg Donations From Walmart Based on information obtained from the USDA, Walmart is afraid that stores donating cartons of eggs containing broken product are in violation of USDA guidelines. At first, Walmart decided to shut down all egg donations until these concerns are resolved. However, Online Marketplace's Susan Goss has learned that Walmart will soon instruct stores to return to donating eggs that have reached their "sell‐by date" as long as the carton does not contain and has never contained broken eggs. At this point, Walmart has no plans to donate eggs/cartons exposed to broken eggs unless the USDA clarifies donation procedures. Feeding America also is https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1120913103981&format=html&printFrame=true 5/7 5/5/2015 May 2015 Second Harvest Partner Agency Newsletter reaching out to the USDA to resolve this issue. Other retail stores are continuing to donate eggs. Second Harvest will be sure to share more information with agencies as it becomes available. Emergency Food Locator Please take a minute to verify your agency's information is correct on the Emergency Food Locator web site. Click here to check your agency name, address and hours of operation: http://no‐hunger.org/emergency‐food‐locator. This website is heavily used by the Second Harvest Helpline, community members, and 211‐style referral services across our region. It is imperative that we maintain accurate opening days, times, contact telephone numbers, and locations. It may affect someone who needs emergency food. Call your Second Harvest Agency Relations Coordinator with corrections. Harvest Wholesale Harvest Wholesale allows agencies to purchase grocery products directly from Second Harvest at a 25% "on average" discount compared to grocery and big‐box stores. You can now order Harvest Wholesale items through Agency Express with no additional fees. Just pay for what you order and no need to sign up. In addition, we'll offer payment terms of Net30 (you will have 30 days from date of invoice to pay invoice) on all Harvest Wholesale orders. Important Reminders Please take a minute to note Second Harvest's upcoming closures: * CLOSED Monday, May 25: Closed for Memorial Day * CLOSED Monday, June 29: Closed for 2nd quarter inventory * CLOSED Friday, July 3: Closed for Fourth of July * CLOSED Friday, August 14: Closed for Second Harvest annual team meeting * CLOSED Monday, September 7: Closed for Labor Day * CLOSED Tuesday, September 29: Closed for 3rd quarter inventory Monthly reports continue to be due on the fifth of each month. Email your reports to [email protected] or fax to 504‐613‐6461. Please use the current monthly report form, which is available online at Agency Zone: http://no‐hunger.org/agency‐zone/ Agency Relations/Programs Staff https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1120913103981&format=html&printFrame=true 6/7 5/5/2015 May 2015 Second Harvest Partner Agency Newsletter New Orleans: Kimberly Krupa, Director of Programs and Services ‐ (504) 729‐6330 Charles Pierre, Agency Relations and Programs Coordinator ‐ (504) 729‐2822 James Robertson, Agency Relations and Programs Coordinator ‐ (504) 729‐2856 Liz Bellmyer, Customer Service ‐ (504) 729‐2845 Lafayette: Brenda Pourciau, Agency Relations and Programs Coordinator ‐ (337) 408‐2461 Melissa Butcher, Customer Service ‐ (337) 408‐2463 Stay Connected 700 Edwards Ave, New Orleans, LA · 504.734.1322 215 E Pinhook Rd, Lafayette, LA · 337.237.7711 Forward this email This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected] | Update Profile/Email Address | Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. 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