02.22.12
In January, Marion-Polk Food Share distributed 703,509 pounds of food to our network of 97 hunger-relief partners. That’s more than 175,000 pounds of food each week, a 17 percent increase over the previous month..
02.21.12
Thanks to the generosity of several local farmers, Marion-Polk Food Share will be the recipient of 312,444 pounds of canned green beans that should last nearly a year, said Rick Gaupo, chief operating officer. The first delivery arrived last week and other shipments will be phased in over time.
02.16.12
Wonderful story in today’s Statesman Journal about Marion-Polk Food Share’s innovative protein patty that will be hitting emergency food boxes in March.
02.15.12
Fifth-graders from Abiqua School in South Salem today donated 116 pounds of food they had collected in a month’s time.
02.15.12
Join Salem Community Acupuncture, LLC as they raise funds to support Marion-Polk Food Share on Feb. 22.
02.14.12
Marion-Polk Food Share will host a special volunteer gathering with a Mardi Gras theme from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
02.14.12
Marion-Polk Food Share has reorganized and expanded its management team to better handle the demands of “leading the fight to end hunger in Marion and Polk counties.”
02.14.12
Faces were beaming in the Marion-Polk Food Share Community Kitchen Feb. 13.
02.13.12
Learn seed starting basics with a hands-on opportunity from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 18, at The Oregon School for the Deaf Urban Farm, 999 Locust Ave. NE.
02.10.12
The Galley Clipper service group from Westminster Presbyterian Church is serious about food. This jovial bunch of volunteers helps out at Marion-Polk Food Share on a monthly basis.