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K A L A M A Z O O L O A V E S A N D F I S H E S

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Phone: 269-343-3663 Fax: 269-343-3669 Email: info@kzoolf.o

January 2008

We Are All Making a DifferenceELEMENTARY STUDENTS

FOLLOW DONATIONS 2

BECOME A VOLUNTEER 2

WISH LIST 2

DONATION COUPONS 2

BEACON OF LIGHTHONOREE 3

MICHIGAN HARVEST

GATHERING 3

PANERAS OPERATION

DOUGH-NATION 3

WKZOLORI MOORE

COOKBOOK SALE 3

CELEBRATIONS AND

MEMORIALS 4

KLF set a new single-month record in

November by sendingOUT more than 98,000

lbs of food.

Approximately $26is needed for KLF

to feeda family of four

for 4 days.

SAVE THE DATE

MARCH 8

Look formore info soon!

January begins with a huge thank youto so many of you who are making adifference for Kalamazoo Loaves

and Fishes and for hungry people in ourcommunity. Marian Write Edelman, in her

bookI Can Make A Difference: A reasureto Inspire Our Children, challenges parentsand their children to make a differenceby caring and servingby beingdetermined and resourcefulby workingtogether with othersby being faithful andstruggling for what I (we) believe.

Tere are so many ways in which this chal-lenge is being lived out every day in thiscommunity and here at Kalamazoo Loaves

& Fishes. In the past few weeks and monthsyou were making a difference

By Caring and Serving: Tank you tothe hundreds of volunteers who demon-strated caring and serving by helping to getfood to hungry people in this community.Tank you to the women from Hadassah,the employees of Hewitt and Associates,our faithful weekly volunteers, and somany more, who took special time out to

sort food in our chilly warehouse, staff themobile pantry, work in food pantries, pickup food, and other essential tasks.

By Being Determined and Resourceful:Tank you to the St. Lukes Mobile Pantryvolunteers who overcame equipment failureto provide scheduled Mobile Pantry ser-vice to + families in November, to boardmembers who personalized each and everyone of our Fueling Food Security campaign

letters, to delivery volunteers who braved

the uncertain weather to get food to pan-tries, and to all of you who took extra timto help KLF get ready for the winter tocome.

By Working ogether With Others:Tank you to the incredible employeesfrom both local hospital systems (Borgessand Bronson) who organized and contributed canned goods and dollarsprovidinmore than , pounds of food to theKLF network as a part of Michigan Har-vest Gathering; and to the youth and aduat the Indo-American Cultural Center whraised significant amounts of food and dolars again this year for KLF.

By Being Faithful and Struggling forWhat I (We) Believe: Tank you to all ofyou who join us in working to improve fosecurity for everyone in this community. the current economic environment, we arblessed by the faithful support of many astogether, we work to make sure emergencfood support is available to all.

Our Efforts Continue: January is a timwhen the full force of winter is upon us.

Te cold and snow often drive us inside,make us more isolated and, perhaps, pushthe reality of hunger out of our consciousness for a while. Please remember thathunger knows no season. Despite incred-ible fall and holiday season generosity,KLF continues to count on your support,through food, funds, and friends.

ogether, we are making a difference inmany lives. ogether. Tank you!

FAST FACTS

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KALAMAZOO LOAVES AND FISHES Page 2

Kalamazoo West Christian ElementaryFollows the Food Donations

Become a Volunteer in 2008!

WINTER WISH LIST:

INVOLVE YOUR

CHILDREN

Buy: Its the perfect time topurchase and donate hearty,protein-rich, stick-to-your ribsfoods for those in need.

January: Hearty Soups

February: Peanut Butterand/or Jelly

Save: Help KLF prevent non-recyclable waste bypurchasing re-usable clothgrocery bags and donatingthem to KLF for use in ourpantries. Tese bags save usfrom using non-recyclableplastic bags and save theenvironment at the same time.Tese bags can be purchasedat Hardings, Meijer, and thePeoples Food Co-Op.

Do: Enroll in a local rewards

program and designate yourdollars to go to KLF.

For the Meijer CommunityRewards program use# to donate to KLF

For the Hardings eScripprogram use # todonate to KLF

In January, when in-coming donations slow to post-holidaylevels, emergency food demands are very high. Keep hungrypeople in mind during these cold, winter days by donating

food and funds for warm meals.Please send your contribution by January 28.

KLF Winter Giving CouponX

Amount $ XX

Te weekend food pack program helps provide meals for

Each $250 raised means that 100 weekend food packs can beprovided for children in need. Contribute today!

Please send your contribution by February 25.

KLF Winter Giving Coupon

Amount $ XX

In late November, KLF showed sec-ond graders, several parents, and theirteachers from Kalamazoo West ChristianElementary School how donated food getsto hungry people, by taking them on an

educational tour of the KLF warehouseand facilities.

Te school, ongoing KLF supporters,had just the previous week donated over, lbs of food through their annualfood drive. Te tour allowed the girls andboys to see what happens to food once itis donated and gave them the opportunityto participate in sorting and organizingthe food to go back out to those in need.Tank you Kalamazoo West Christian

Troughout the year, KLF depends on

many dedicated volunteers within our com-

munity to carry out our mission. Tereare daily and weekly positions, as well as

unique, event-related opportunities that are

all absolutely essential to our success. Ourvolunteers have a sense of purpose because

they see their efforts really matter to people in need of our programs.

If you would like to find out how you canbecome a volunteer for KLF in , contact Sue VanderMeer at -, ext. Remember that volunteering is anothergreat way to give back to your communi

Elementary for your support and for edcating young people about the needs ohungry people in our community.

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JANUARY 2008Page 3

Parchment PantryBeacon of LightHonoree

Panera Breads 2007 OperationDough-nation a Success

Michigan Harvest Gathering Boasts HugNumbers Thanks to Local Organizations

Welcome toMarv King,

New KLFFood Director

Tank you,Dan Jeska,

for yearsof service

KLF will beClosed for

Presidents Day

On Monday, February , KLFscall center, warehouse, and

administrative offices will beclosed.

Arson destroyed the Parchment Food Pantry

in July . With minimal distruption, the

pantry coodinators partnered with members

of St. Ambrose Catholic Church, located

nearby, and relocated the pantry there. Te

unique partnership continues to provide

high quality emergency food services to

people in Parchment.

Tank you Parchment Food Pantry for

being a shining light to those in need.

On November , , Panera Bread

donated $, to KLF, bringing their sup-

port to $, over the past four years!

Among those in attendance were: Portage

City Mayor Pete Strazdas; Panera Bread

Representatives Brian Campbell, Joe Hit-

son, Phil Decker, and erry Tomas; and

KLF Board Members Martin Glista, George

Erickcek, Bruce Gelbaugh, Maija Petersons,

and Sam Leolofi. Also in attendance were

Te Annual Michigan Harvest Gather-

ing celebration ended on November

and yielded a significant amount of food

that came directly to KLF. Huge thanks to

several local contributors:

Bronson Healthcare collected more than, lbs of food.

Borgess Hospital collected food & fundsthrough which will ultimately allow us tosecure , lbs of food.

Romence Road Pantry representatives, Pa

Coordinator Alice Heun, Sue Beadling, an

Enola Lininger.

Anne Lipsey, KLF Executive Director,

accepted the check on behalf of staff, volu

teers, those in attendance, and especially t

clients who will benefit from this ongoing

generous support. Tank you, Panera Bre

for your continued support of KLF.

Sams Club in Portage collected lbs

Michigan Department of Human ServiEnvironmental Quality, ransportation(Paw Paw office), and the Michigan Sectary of State on Romence Road and Kamazoo Psychiatric Hospital collecteda total of , lbs.

WKZOs Lori MooreCookbook Salea Huge Success

Anne Wend Lipsey, Lori Moore , Martin Glista, Tim Abramowski

Jane Marshall and Helen Norris

Te Annual Cookbook Sale yielded over

$, for Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes!

Tank you, WKZO and Lori Moore for

a tremendous day!

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Gifts were made in honor of: Mayor & Mrs. Gary Allen, Richard & Jeanne Becker, Lois & Forrest Brightwells 65th anniversary,Mary Browns Hall o Fame Induction, om & Julene Burlingtons 14th anniversary, Ginny Dell, Rev. Donald DeYoung, Joe & Nancy Engemann,Jack H. Fisher, Phyllis Florian, om & Jean Foghinos anniversary, Pat Garrod, Martin Glista, Marv Grostics retirement, Dan Harrison,

Telma Haysteks 90th birthday, Marcia Hoke, Roy & Sandy Howard, Dan Jeska, Rick Johnson, Mike & Sheri Jones,Kalamazoo Round able Volunteers, Ben & Eileen Krimer, Ellie Lepleys 5th birthday, Anne Wend Lipsey, Linda Renauld Lutz, Pam Manning,Marge Meyers birthday, Roger Nelsons birthday, Jim & Pat Park, Gordon & Judy Parker, Bob Ream, Martha Ream, Jeri Rohl, Marianne Speck,

Donald & Elisabeth Talls 50th anniversary, Te uesday & Friday Volunteers at Bronson Pantry, John & Kay obiass 65th anniversary,John & Carol rittschurl, Bob & Pauline Vorvas 50th anniversary, Mike Westbrooks birthday, Sharon Williams, Donald Wisser

Gifts were made in memory of: Robert Amrhein, Harold Bahlke, LeRoy Bradley, Dorthea Carmody, Diane Churchill, Jayne Clement, Edith Cole,Jackie Cook, Lorna Cook, Noel Cook, Jerry Craf, om Crooks, John Dewinter, Dixies mother, John (Jack) Doherty, Jeanne Maltby Fahrenbach,

Andrew Gianakis, Leo Golembrewski, Mrs. Helen Graham, Eileen Guimond, Ray Hamilton, John Horton, Francis D. Hunt, Phyllis Hunter,Alex Jako, Doris Jean & Everett Joy, Rose Kimball, Edna Marie Petie Knapp, Marguerite Kolb, Lance Lambert, Margaret Ledlow,

Dominic (Dic) & Nadia Leonardelli, Ronald LeRoy, William (Bill) Lincoln, Paul & Mildred Matyas, Robert A. Miller, Bob Mohberg, Dorothy MoorMarian Mosher, Dawn M. Moss .Jamie Oorbeck, Richard J. Parker, Robert H. Powell, Jessica Renauld, om Rich, Marilyn Scheel, Richard Schubert,

David L. Seiler, Joani Siwik, Keith Slentz, Francis (LaVern) Smith, John Steurer, Dan Swanson, Anne Oas Szalkowski, Clint & Etta eachout,Evelyn & Art Turston, Ivory D. orain & Carrie M. orain, Sandra VanderBor, Dick VanderStraaten, Lt. erry VanStreain, Mary Wesloski,

Margaret Wood, Lloyd Woodard, Larry Jay Wright

Tank you to all those who decided to honor their loved ones with gifts to KLF.Te following gifts were received between October and December . If your garrived after December , it will appear in the next newsletter.

Board of DirectorsJan BrownLeatta ByrdTim CharronGeorge ErickcekBruce GelbaughMartin Glista, Chair

Bill Goodrich

StaffDick Anson, Warehouse AssistantArt Cole, Services DirectorToney Duckett, Call Center Team LeaderLinda Fitzgerald, Administrative AssistantGeorge Geissel, BookkeeperKathy Gernaat, Operations DirectorPhyllis Hepp, Project Planner

Lou Hoekstra, Warehouse Assistant

Lynn Jessel, TreasurerCheryl KnappSam Lealofi, Vice-chairDonna McClurkan, SecretaryHarvey MeyersHelen NorrisMaija Petersons

Doug Wood

Jennifer Johnson, Communications CoordinaMarv King, Food DirectorAnne Wend Lipsey, Executive DirectorBobbe A. Luce, Com/Dev ConsultantShelley Markle, Warehouse AssistantHeather Olson, Call Center Team LeaderRandy Schmitt, Project/Operations CoordinaSue Shultz, Services Coordinator

Sue VanderMeer, Volunteer/Events Coordina