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Make a difference in the lives of thousands of local children, families, and seniors. There are many ways you can help in the fight against hunger:
MAKE A GIFT
Each and every dollar received makes a huge difference in our work fighting hunger. For every dollar we receive we are able to distribute
$12 worth of food to the 70 feeding programs we serve. Because we do not charge these food programs for our services, we rely on contributions from local government, private foundations, corporations, and individual donors to support our work. Without donors like you,
85% of the emergency food in Pierce County would no longer be available to those in need.
Please consider making an annual gift in an amount that is meaningful to you and your family. If you prefer, you may make monthly or quarterly payments to fulfill your pledge.
TO GIVE:
By phone: Call (253) 584-1040 to charge by phone
By mail: Mail your donation (Visa, MC, Discover, American Express or check made payable to EFN) to: 3318 92nd St. S., Lakewood, WA
98499
or
CLICK HERE
TO DOWNLOAD A DONATION FORM
Here’s a look at what your gift can do:
$1,000 provides more than one year's worth of food for a family of four
$500 provides 2,500 meals for children when school lunches are unavailable
$250 provides 13 cases of Ensure to seniors/others with special dietary needs
$100 allows for an infant to have two months of baby formula
$50 provides three weeks worth of food for a family of four
$25 provides 125 meals for children when school lunches are unavailable
Is your company interested in the good work EFN does in Pierce County? Join us as a community partner. Call our Development Director at 253.584.1040, ext. 103 to find our how you and your employees can join the fight against local hunger.
While
the Emergency Food Network is able to provide a reliable food supply to
ensure that local residents are able to access emergency food, we also
know that there will be a long-term need for emergency food and essentials
in our community. A great way individuals can continue to ensure that our
community has the resources to meet the needs of increasing numbers of
hungry children, adults, and seniors is to make a meaningful statement
about what they love and cherish by creating a written estate plan
designating a gift to the Emergency Food Network.
Making
a charitable bequest in your written estate plan is a great way to
continue being a steward after your death and also may qualify your estate
for a charitable deduction equal to the entire amount of the bequest.
Charitable bequests offer the tools for each of us to make a meaningful
final statement about what we love, cherish, and hold dear. By making a
bequest or other “planned gift” to the Emergency Food Network, you can
continue to help us improve our community and can leave an important
legacy that emphasizes your commitment to seeing “that no person in
Pierce County goes hungry.”
VOLUNTEER
Have time to give? Join us at the Mother Earth Farm, the Cannery Project,
or the Repack to help provide food for those in need.
Click here for more information on volunteering.
Looking
for a meaningful way to take action and a great opportunity to get
involved? Food drives and fund drives raise awareness of hunger in the
community, collect food for people in need and play an essential role in
the fight against hunger.
Whether it’s your child’s school, your family’s church, your
place of employment, your local girl scout troupe, or any other caring
group, every item and dollar you donate to food drives makes a difference
to a hungry person.
Watch for food drives with the U.S. Postal Service, schools, supermarkets
and other organizations in your area.
Keep
an eye out for the annual National Association of Letter Carriers’ food
drive – each second Saturday in May, your postal carrier will pick up
food donations right from your mailbox. In 2007, this event added more
than 300,000 pounds of food to shelves of hungry families in Pierce
County.
Want
to hold your own food and fund drive?
Let EFN help coordinate your efforts with posters, bins, and delivery/pick up of items. Click here to download our Food and Fund Drive Coordinator's Kit & Registration Form. This is a great work place activity for your employees during the holidays. Instead of a gift exchange consider donating to EFN and the clients it serves. Help make the holidays bright for everyone in our community!
E -mail Joanna Rasmussen at joanna_efn@hotmail.com or call (253) 584-1040, with any questions you may have on your upcoming food drive.
More than 44,000 of the visitors to Pierce County food banks are infants and children under the age of three who have no control over the nourishment they receive. Unable to make these choices, they may begin their lives without the most basic of building blocks ...nutritious food.
Approximately
95 percent of the food distributed at EFN is the result of in-kind food
donations. Because infant formula, baby food, and diapers are rarely
donated on food drives or found in reclamation donations from the
for-profit industry, EFN and Pierce County's emergency food system have
underserved this portion of the population. In
2005, EFN purchased approximately 2,500 cans of infant formula. This
number breaks down to supply approximately 10 days worth of formula to
only 5.8% of the infant visiting food banks.
While many infants receive nutrition through breastfeeding or supplemental formula and foods provided by the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program, a gap still exists in the emergency food system's ability to meet the food and nutrition needs of the infants in need in our community.
Through the Infant Initiative started in 2006, EFN will work to see that NO ONE in Pierce County goes hungry. By collaborating with other local infant focus agencies and calling on our supporters to help this cause, EFN has vowed to significantly increase the amount of money available for purchase of infant items.
To support the Infant Initiative:
By phone: Call (253) 584-1040 to charge by phone
By mail: Mail your donation to: 3318 92nd St. S.,
Lakewood, WA
98499
(Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express or check made payable to EFN)
