WENATCHEE GREEN BAG PROGRAM
The Sustained Food Drive
A low commitment way to support your local North Central Washington Food Distribution Center, which supports local food banks and meal programs in our two counties.
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Pick-Up Dates
The second Saturday of odd numbered months (excluding May as it is the Postal Service Food Drive)
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Three Simple Steps:1. Each time you go shopping, buy one extra non-perishable food item.
2. Store it in your reusable bag. 3. On the second Saturday of every other month, a volunteer will pick up the bag, leave another bag in its place, and take the filled bag to a food bank. |
With Your Help:
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Three ways to participate:Share food
Ask for one of our reusable shopping bags. We estimate that for every 300 people who participate, we will collect one ton of additional food a month, and it all starts with you! Invite Your Neighbors Ask neighbors if they would like to join this program and get a reusable shopping bag. Help Transport food Once every two months, on the second Saturday, help pick up the bags and deliver to our Food Distribution Center. |
Check out this video created by the Neighborhood Food Project.
This national project was the inspiration for our local program.
Bryce Newberry, a news intern for NCW LIFE magazine, did an in-depth look into the North Central Washington Food Distribution Center and the fight against hunger in the Wenatchee Valley. Watch it here.
Dear Neighbor,
In the past few years since the recession hit, the face of hunger is changing. Food banks are now seeing people who have never had to ask for assistance before come through their lines. Locally, our food banks have experienced an increase in demand as much as 18%. One in four children in the Wenatchee area is hungry, as well as one in ten adults.
The North Central Washington Food Distribution Center, run by the Chelan-Douglas Community Action Council, distributes food to local area food banks and meal programs. They distributed over 1.5 million pounds of food last year, but still that is not enough to reach the high demand they’ve been experiencing.
Is there a way to reach out to your neighbors and help provide a steady supply of food for our food banks?
We think so!
We’ll give you this cool green bag, and all you do is add non-perishable food items. We’ll pick it up and deliver it to food banks. This program has been a great success in other Washington communities, as well as in Oregon and California.
Get involved with this simple, yet effective program and contact us today!
Your simple gesture will make a difference.
The North Central Washington Food Distribution Center, run by the Chelan-Douglas Community Action Council, distributes food to local area food banks and meal programs. They distributed over 1.5 million pounds of food last year, but still that is not enough to reach the high demand they’ve been experiencing.
Is there a way to reach out to your neighbors and help provide a steady supply of food for our food banks?
We think so!
We’ll give you this cool green bag, and all you do is add non-perishable food items. We’ll pick it up and deliver it to food banks. This program has been a great success in other Washington communities, as well as in Oregon and California.
Get involved with this simple, yet effective program and contact us today!
Your simple gesture will make a difference.
September or rather #Spoontember is Hunger Action Month and Feeding America is raising awareness for those who face...
Posted by Chelan-Douglas Community Action Council on Tuesday, September 29, 2015
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