More Thanks 

 

Thanks to Cascade Natural Gas for volunteering their time, sorting through 13,347 pounds of food that will feed people in the community.

A big thank you to Western States Equipment and Albertsons for a successful Dump Hunger food and fund drive.

Special thanks to Larry Elliott,Robert Scott and Jeff Short for the awesome work they do getting out food donation barrels and pick up food from local food drives.


Many thanks to Jay Stumpf, Rick Kilgore and Winn Olson, Jr. for being our awesome warehouse men on Sort Night; you really keep things running smoothly.

Thanks to Club K9 for sponsoring Paws Helping Hands, a food an fund drive benefiting Second Harvest.

Many thanks to the food banks for their hospitality and to the volunteers and respondents who helped with gathering information for this year's client survey.

A special thank you to John Veysey, Mike Harstan and Bill Smith of AREVA, who generously donated materials and time to make three new grocery trees for Second Harvest. The trees are used to hold pre-packed grocery bags at Yokes Fresh Market food drives throughout the year.

Thanks to the generosity of Pasco farmer Noel Price and a group of Fields of Grace volunteers, 7,060 pounds of farm-fresh corn is on its way to people in need. Price opened his cornfield for gleaning by the volunteers on Aug. 5. Second Harvest has also received over 22,000 pounds of potatoes from local farmers and Fields of Grace volunteers.  We appreciate all of the dedicated people who participated in this amazing effort!

 

ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston raised enough money to donate 37,572 pounds of food to Second Harvest as a result of Free Fries Fryday, which took place on July 23. Local participating restaurants gave away 25,680 servings of free fries to customers, with Lamb Weston agreeing to donate $.10 for each serving. Lamb Weston also pledged $1 to Second Harvest for everyone who became a fan the Free Fries Fryday Facebook page. More than 3,694 new fans signed up on Facebook by July 23. Additionally, more than 600 pounds of food was collected through special food donation bins at participating Albertsons stores in the Tri-Cities. A big thank you to everyone who participated.

The  12^th Annual Christmas in July Food Drive  was on July 22 from noon through 6 p.m. The staff of Positive Life Radio encouraged the community to bring nonperishable food items to drop-off locations to benefit Second Harvest. This year's event raised over 11,112 pounds of food. Many thanks to participants and donors.

The Yok'es What's for Lunch Food Drive, held July 9, raised 4,719 pounds of food aimed at providing kid-friendly foods to stock the shelves of local food banks during summer break. Thank you to Yoke’s Fresh Market staff, KVEW and all the volunteers for making this food drive a success. 

The fourth annual Drive Out Hunger Golf Tournament at Sun Willows in Pasco on June 25 helped raise funds for Second Harvest's $2 million capital campaign. Thank you to Jackie and staff at Sun Willows, event sponsors, volunteers and participants who made this event a success.

Local teams built structures made entirely out of nonperishable food during Fight Hunger – Build Hope 2010. A total of 7,829 pounds was collected to benefit Second Harvest Tri-Cities and its local network of food banks.

Local judges were Kennewick Mayor Pro-Tem Sharon Brown, Kennewick Police Sgt. Randy Maynard; KVEW-TV anchors Crystal Costa and Jason Valentine, and Volunteer Mike Watkins. They voted for winners in the following categories:

Best Meal – Harvesting for Hope/ConAgra – Debbie Bressler
Best Use of Labels – Build Hope/ConAgra – Kristin Mills
Structural Ingenuity – Build Hope/ConAgra – Kristin Mills
Juror’s Favorite - Build Hope/ConAgra – Kristin Mills
Honorable Mention – Nintendo Can Can/Boy Scout Troop #248 – Terry Watkins

Columbia Center Mall patrons voted for the People’s Choice award winner:

Build Hope/ConAgra – Kristin Mills

Committee favorites were:

Adult Division – Build Hope/ConAgra – Kristin Mills
Youth Division – Nintendo Can Can/Boy Scout Troop #248 – Terry Watkins

Second Harvest would like to thank everyone involved for this event a success.

Special thanks to the participants of this year's Hike for Hunger on May 15. The hike at Badger Mountain raised funds for Second Harvest.

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