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The Association of Arizona Food Banks
2100 North Central Avenue, Suite #230
Phoenix, Arizona, 85004
(602) 528-3434 (Telephone)
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Upcoming events
Monthly - February - March
MONTHLY EVENTS
01.01.10 - Latest Food Bank Events & Happenings

Regular events are happening at all of our member food banks! Click here for links to our member food banks to check out their events and activities.

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.

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.

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.

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!
 
Visit www.azagday.com for more information.
 

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