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Food Drive

Food Drive. Alyssa Scoville, Samantha Dougherty, Brandie Parker, Caitlin Levey, and Michael Davidson. Introduction. Planning: Brainstormed to collect food at Wal-Mart, Tops, Wegmens , BJ’s, and Aldis Obtained pantry contacts for Tompkins County Food Pantry from Dr. Amy Frith

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Food Drive

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  1. Food Drive Alyssa Scoville, Samantha Dougherty, Brandie Parker, Caitlin Levey, and Michael Davidson

  2. Introduction • Planning: • Brainstormed to collect food at Wal-Mart, Tops, Wegmens, BJ’s, and Aldis • Obtained pantry contacts for Tompkins County Food Pantry from Dr. Amy Frith • Implementation: • Collected food at Wal-mart and Island Health and Fitness from March 31st to April 5th. • Tabled at Wal-mart on March 31st and April 1st to advertise food drive. • Received a donation from BJ’s.

  3. Literature Review • Food security is an issue. • Food banks are a free service that gives people who need it food. • Hunger in America 2001 report stated “statistics from the Southern Tier suggest that over 44% of food pantry clients choose between paying utilities or heating and eating; over 26% choose between food and mortgage payments; and over 28% choose between food and medical care.” • “In 2001 more than 15% of families with children reported experiencing food insecurity, defined as not having enough food or the availability of consistent food supplies. Some of the populations at risk in experiencing these problems are children, the elderly, the disabled, “homeless youth,” and the working poor.” • Food Pantries help people like that feed their families without choosing between that and paying the essentials.

  4. Scope of Problem

  5. Our Team • Multi Major Team: • Nutrition • Pre-Med • Health Care Management • Seniors • Multi Professor and Contacts • Ruth from TCFP • Karen Edwards • Amy Frith • Bobby the Store Manager • Kevin Brady • Stephan Pane • Community Involvement • Different stores and locations

  6. Implementation Pictures

  7. Reflection • All Items were delivered to the Tompkins County Food Pantry in one trip • We’re awesome we collected 382 items • 214 cans of green beans • 16 Personal Care Items • 152 assorted non-perishables

  8. Why This Matters To Our Futures • The experience of planning and implementing a project • Contacts in the Ithaca Community • Networking and Informal Network building experience • Tabling experience to get our faces out and into the community • Made us aware of problems that communities face

  9. Questions?

  10. Resources United Way of Tompkins County. "The Community Foundation of Tompkins County and United Way of Tompkins County “Hunger and Food Insecurity in Tompkins County." Community Foundation of Tompkins County. United Way, 28 Sept. 2004. Web. <http://www.cftompkins.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/RES-Hunger.pdf>. http://www.foodbankst.org/usr/TompkinsCountyFarmBureauDonation.pdf "Food Bank of the Southern Tier." Food Bank of the Southern Tier. Web. 16 Apr. 2012. <http://www.foodbankst.org/index.asp?pageId=126>. http://www.foodbankst.org/usr/FBST11GeneralFacts.pdf http://frac.org/pdf/food_hardship_2011_report.pdf

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