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Monthly - February - March
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01.01.10 - Latest Food Bank Events & Happenings
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01.01.10 - Holding a Food Drive
Take a look at our handy Food & Fund Drive Information Guide, or contact the food bank closest to you.
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01.01.10 - Volunteer at the Mesa Cannery - Ongoing
Perfect for work, church or youth groups, your group of 10-40 is needed to help repackage pasta, beans or other dry foods from bulk bins into family size packages for food banks to distribute to families in need.
WHEN: Weekdays or evenings, Saturday daytime - just two hours of work can bring great results!
WHERE: The Mesa Cannery, 235 S. El Dorado Circle, Mesa (Loop 101 and Broadway) has generously offered its facility for the benefit of the food banks. Occasional or regularly scheduled groups are needed.
HOW: Call Kathy or Bob McNelly at 480-839-4694 or 480-695-3552 to schedule a time.
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01.01.10 - Faces of Hunger - The AZ Partnership to End Childhood Hunger
The Arizona Partnership to End Childhood Hunger is a collaborative effort between families, state and local government and community based organizations, volunteers and anti-hunger professionals. AAFB is proud to be a partner and supporter.
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01.01.10 - 2010 Citrus Gleaning Information
CITRUS GLEANING SEASON IS HERE!
Is your yard or neighborhood filled with citrus trees just waiting to be picked? Are you looking for an active volunteer opportunity to help shed those excess holiday pounds? While it is always appreciated if you can drop off your own citrus, these food banks stand ready to assist with gleaning:
St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, Phoenix & Flagstaff: 602-343-5658
United Food Bank, Mesa & East Valley: 480-926-4897 ext. 256
Desert Mission Food Bank, Phoenix: 602-870-6062 ext. 1502 (drop-off only)
Yuma Community Food Bank, Yuma: 928-343-1243 and ask for Jesse Reyes
Community Food Bank, Tucson & Southern Arizona: 520-622-0525 ext. 222
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| FEBRUARY EVENTS |
02.20.10 - ST. MARY'S FOOD BANK CITRUS SUNDAY - FEB 20
ST. MARY’S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE TO HOST FIRST ANNUAL “SUPER CITRUS SATURDAY”
Orange You Glad We Thought of It?
Residents Invited to Drop-Off Picked Fruit at Two Phoenix Locations to Help Feed the Community’s Hungry
Phoenix, AZ – In an attempt to reach its goal of collecting a record 2.5 million pounds of produce from residential citrus trees this winter, St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance will hold its first annual “Super Citrus Saturday” on Saturday, Feb. 20 in North Central Phoenix and the Arcadia areas to give homeowners a designated drop-off spot to make their tax-deductible produce donation to the Food Bank.
A St. Mary’s truck, collection bins and volunteers will be stationed in the parking lots of both the North Phoenix Baptist Church (Central Avenue and Bethany Home Road) and Shepherd of the Hills United Church of Christ (56th Street and Lafayette, south of Camelback) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to collect oranges, grapefruits, lemons and other residential citrus items.
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| MARCH EVENTS |
03.06.10 - ARIZONA AGRICULTURE DAY
ARIZONA AGRICULTURE DAY
Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at Sahuaro Ranch Park (9802 N. 59th Ave in Glendale)
FREE for kids 12 and under
Ages 13+ bring 3 cans of food for food banks or $2 admission
Enjoy hayrides, educational exhibits, petting zoo, agriculture equipment displays, kids crafts and games, tractor displays, gardening tips, and more!
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