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April-June 2015
April is Demographic
Reporting Month
Your April Monthly report should
include demographics for your
agency and must be submitted by
the 1st of the following month.
We ask partner agencies to complete
the demographic monthly report in
April and October of each year
because the Food Bank is increasingly
being asked for demographic
information from funders,
individuals, the media and other
groups.
The demographic section will show
up for those agencies that submit
their reports online. You will see the
demographics after selecting the
month of April, to submit your
monthly report.
Note:
For Food Pantry programs, please
record demographic information on
ALL RESIDENTS of the recipient
household. For other program types,
please record demographic
information only on the person
receiving services directly from your
agency (e.g. soup kitchens, after
school programs, group homes, etc.)
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Thank you Partner Agencies of Excellence!
Fiscal Year 2013–2014
An Evening of Appreciation was held February 26, 2015 at the Food Bank of
Central & Eastern NC. The event recognized our top 10 supporters of 20132014 in three categories: financial, food industry, and volunteers, as well as
our 2013-2014 Partner Agencies of Excellence. It also honored Ashmead P.
Pipkin with the 2013-2014 Hunt-Morgridge Award for service to the Food
Bank.
We honor our Partner Agencies for their commitment to providing food to
our communities: Brookston Baptist Church, Churches Outreach Network,
Calvary Baptist Church, Poplar Springs Christian Church, Pete Norris
Ministries Inc. /Harvest Fellowship Church, Leak Street Kids Cafe, Living
Word Church Community Care & Share (pictured above with Earline
Middleton, Vice President of Agency Services & Programs, Outreach
Coordinator Greenville Branch, Christal Andrews, Senior Manager Agency
Services, Larry Morris and Senior Outreach Coordinator Wake County, Pam
Foust.
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A message from the Vice President of Agency Services &
Programs…
AGENCY SERVICES
& PROGRAMS STAFF
Earline E. Middleton, Vice
President
Gideon Adams, Sr. Manager
Programs & Outreach
Larry Morris, Sr. Manager,
Agency Services
Linda Sledge, Administrative
Assistant, Stone Soup Producer
Christal Andrews, Outreach
Coordinator Greenville Branch
Brad Blackwell, Food &
Nutrition Services Program
Supervisor
Tonya Corso, Records & Data
Collection Coordinator
Pamela Foust, Senior Outreach
Coordinator
Raleigh Branch
Nadia Moreta, Outreach
Coordinator Raleigh Branch
Emily Kraft, Outreach
Coordinator
Food & Nutrition Services
Hello Partner Agencies,
It’s springtime now, but in the March snow several members of the Food Bank team
headed to Washington, DC to participate in the 2015 National Anti-Hunger Policy
conference. We gathered with more than a thousand people to discuss food
insecurity and its impact on our nation. We attended workshops designed to provide
information that will help us communicate the need for good public policy and
encourage partner agencies to be strong advocates.
From examining hunger in our most rural communities to learning about city-based
anti-hunger strategies, Barbara Morales Burke, FBCENC Board member and Public
Policy Committee Chair; Emily Kraft, FNS Outreach Coordinator and I were inspired by
everyone’s commitment to end hunger.
In the next few months you will hear more about food safety. While the Food Bank
has always focused on food safety, we will move the bar higher because Feeding
America is expecting all member food banks to make greater investments in this area.
Our newest member agreement with Feeding America requires us to become more
vigilant in providing safe food handing training to on-site partner agencies. Your
Outreach Coordinator will provide more details with you in the coming months.
As we move through spring, it’s also the training time for Kids Summer Meals. Our
goal this year is 150,000 meals to 5,000 children. If you have a passion to provide
meals and fun to children this summer; the time is now. Tyler Weidig,
[email protected] or 919-865-3042, is waiting to talk with you.
Thank you for all that you do. I look forward to seeing you this spring!
Enjoy the sunshine,
Jessica Ledbetter, Outreach
Coordinator Sandhills Branch
Hanna Huesman, Outreach
and Shopping and Product
Coordinator New Bern Branch
Tyler Weidig, Summer Foods
Service Supervisor
Raleigh Branch
Patrick Spencer, Outreach
Coordinator
Durham Branch
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Agency spotlight
A Grateful Heart
By Ann Paulsen,
North Haven Church
(Ann is sharing an experience in first
person from a young client who made a
difference by sharing with her neightbor
who in turn made the etching of a child
for the church in gratitude for the food).
Heartworks 21 Century Community Learning Center
“Best All Around Winner”
st
Standards of Excellence Awards
plus Zumba Fun
By Natalie Stewart
On Tuesday, March 24, 2015, the Food Bank of CENC
was honored to recognize our Kid’s Cafe partners at
the 2015 Annual Standards of Excellence Awards,
emceed by Gideon Adams, Sr. Mgr., Programs and
Outreach.
In addition to acknowledging the achievements of our
partners whose creativity, dedication, extraordinary
work ethic, and concern for the welfare of others make
everything just a little better, we also had a chance to
visit with everyone and have some excellent fun with
Zumba Instructor Catrina Autry !!
Earline Middleton, VP of Agency Services and Programs,
was the featured speaker, motivating and recognizing
all who participate to make Kids Cafe a super success,
and made award presentations for the following:
• Community Based Award: Wilmington’s
Residential Adolescent Achievement Place, Inc.
• Nutrition Education Award: Friends of Chapel
Hill Parks and Recreation at the Hargraves
Center
• Physical Activity Award: Rebuilding Broken
Places-Project YESS Academy
• Parental Involvement Award:Think Smart
Outreach Center
• Best All Around Kids Cafe Award:Heartworks
21st Century Community Learning Center
And, Dr. Jocelyn Warren also shared her energy and
enthusiasm, along with words of recognition for the
efforts made by our agencies each and every day as
they demonstrate a true compassion and high regard
for the kids served by their programs.
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“…and I was holding a very wet,
muddy sawed off piece of floorboard,
with at least two types of green moss
– engraved by wood burning with a
very young child and a peach.”
“My neighbor wanted you to have this, he wanted to say,
thank you for the food.”
A young woman backed up a little bit and smiled; she had
caught me off guard when she thrust the gift into my hands
without any introduction or explanation.
“Can you tell me more to the story, this is a very unusual
present, did your neighbor make it?”
“Last month, I came to the Outreach and received so much
encouragement, food and clothing, that when I got home I
needed to share our blessings with someone else, and my
neighbors came to mind. I took some of the groceries that we
had received to them, told them about eating hot dogs,
praying and then getting food.
I told them about the wagons and the volunteers who
personally deliver the groceries to the cars so folks do not have
to carry them, the laughter with others while standing in line.
They were pleased with my visit, they were grateful for the
food. And my heart was blessed for sharing what we had to
give.”
“My neighbors are a father and son, a Vietnam vet and a head
trauma survivor who because of his accident 12 years ago lost
his ability to work, then his job, then his home, then his wife
and daughter and now lives with his father. The wife and
mother passed a year ago last August.”
Yesterday, there was a knock on my door, and the son was
standing with this board in his hand. He said “I found the
board in the woods and made this for the church. This is
what they do – feed hungry children. Will you thank them for
us?”
North Haven Church would like to thank the Food Bank of
Central and Eastern North Carolina for providing a means for
helping “hungry children,” we couldn’t do it without your
vision and support.”
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New Voter ID Law
Beginning in 2016 any registered voter will need a
photo identification card to vote in North Carolina.
Please pass this information along to the people that
you serve because it is important that North Carolina
citizens are able to exercise their right to vote.
Acceptable photo IDs for voting purposes beginning in
2016 include: NC Driver’s License, Learner’s Permit or
Provisional License, Special Identification Card (NC DMV
ID Card), US Passport, US military identification card, US
Veterans Identification card issued by the Department
of Veterans Affairs, Tribal Enrollment card issued by an
NC-recognized tribe, signed by an elected tribal official,
and compliant with G.S. 163-166.13 or an out-of-state
driver’s license or non-operator’s identification card
(BUT only if the voter registration date in the county is
within 90 days of the election).
If someone does not have one of the forms of
identification listed above, they can apply for a free NC
DMV ID card at their local DMV office. If a person
wishes to apply for the free DMV ID card, they will
need to provide the following: two documents that
prove their age and identify (e.g. birth certificate, tax
forms, and court documents), a valid social security
number and a document that proves that they are a
North Carolina Resident (e.g. a lease, utility bill or voter
registration card).
Please click on the following link on the North Carolina
State Board of Elections website for more information:
https://www.ncsbe.gov/ncsbe/Voter-Id. We will provide
electronic copies of posters and other educational
materials about the voter ID law once they are available
to us.
Shopping Rules Reminder
Agencies must call if they will not be showing up for
their appointments. If they are a no-call no-show, their
agency will be written up and an infraction notice will
be given to their Outreach Coordinator.
This will also apply to being late for appointments. It
will keep the shopping appointment flowing smoothly.
Please show consideration for other agencies that
may be able to shop in your cancelled time slot.
Join US for Kids Summer Meals
and So Much More!
By Natalie Stewart
It’s hard to believe, but summer is just around the
corner. Kids have time away from school that gives way
for fun with friends and family, picnics, play dates,
summer camp, and family activities too numerous to
mention.
But, for families with little to no food at home, summer
break can result in losing the only access to a regular
daily meal kids have. Last year, with the help of
everyone involved, over 173,000 meals were served to
more than 5,000 kids throughout the Food Bank of
CENC’s 34 county service area.
Great news!! Kids Summer Meals program is gearing
up, and with the help of churches, schools, and
community organizations like yours, we can keep much
needed food available.
If you are interested in providing a FREE nutritious
breakfast and/or lunch to kids in need this summer,
contact Tyler Weidig, Summer Food Service Program
Supervisor, [email protected], (919) 8653034, for more information.
FYI: Baby Food Distribution
Food for babies may be the most regulated food there
is, and with good reason; babies cannot easily tell an
adult if their food is inedible. Dates on food labels can
be confusing and may have little to do with food safety.
Printed dates on baby formula or baby food, whether
termed Expires On, Best by date, or Sell-By, should be
treated as the last date for distribution.
Feeding America advises any date term used on baby
food should be treated by Food Banks and Pantries as
the do-not-distributed past date.
Source: Feeding America
www.foodbankcenc.org
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Balsamic vinegar… building block for a nutritious meal.
The original, costly, traditional balsamic vinegar (Aceto Balsamico
Tradizionale), is made from a reduction of cooked white Trebbiano grape
juice, and… has been produced in Modena and Reggio Emilia since the
Middle Ages… Balsamic Vinegar of Modena (Aceto Balsamico di Modena)…
is today widely available and much better known.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Balsamic Dressing
Ingredients: 1/2 c balsamic vinegar, 1/2 c olive oil, 2 cloves garlic, pressed; 2 tsp crushed fennel seed, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp
pepper. In a jar with a tight fitting lid, combine the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic, fennel seed, salt and pepper.
Seal, and shake vigorously to mix. Shake again just before serving.
Roasted Vegetables
Ingredients: 1 small butternut squash, cubed; 2 red bell peppers, seeded and diced; 1 sweet potato, peeled and
cubed; 3 potatoes, cubed; 1 red onion, quartered; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme, 2 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary, 1/4 c
olive oil, 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar, salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Preheat oven to 475 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine the squash, red bell peppers, sweet potato, and potatoes.
Separate the red onion quarters into pieces, and add them to the mixture. In a small bowl, stir together thyme,
rosemary, olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Toss with vegetables until they are coated. Spread evenly on a large
roasting pan. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, stirring every 10 minutes, or until vegetables are
cooked through and browned.
Foods 2 Encourage
For people struggling with food insecurity, eating a consistent and healthy, balanced diet is too often unattainable.
When living on a limited or set budget, individuals and families struggling with hunger often resort to buying
inexpensive foods. These tend to be higher in fat, sodium and sugar thus contributing to and even exacerbating other
dietary concerns such as obesity, heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. For children, the impact of a poor diet
extends even further, contributing to delayed cognitive developments, higher rates of hospitalization, and
psychosocial, behavioral, emotional and academic challenges.
Feeding America has taken the lead in understanding the complex and multifaceted relationship between food
insecurity, nutrition and health. Feeding America actively looks to increase the mix of healthful foods distributed
through the nationwide network of food banks. Currently, 68% of the foods distributed are categorized as Foods to
Encourage, a framework of the nutritional contributions of more healthful food categories (i.e., fruits, vegetables,
whole grains, lean protein, and low/non-fat dairy) for distribution to people in need.
Feeding America network food banks are addressing the intersection of food insecurity, nutrition and health by
promoting high-impact nutrition education and building strategic partnerships with the nutrition and health sector.
Many of these efforts are led by registered dietitians, social workers, registered nurses and/or other nutrition and
health professionals on staff at the national and local levels.
To stay engaged with our nutrition and health efforts, visit Feeding America’s nutrition and health-focused microsite,
Healthy Food Bank Hub.
Source: Feeding America
www.foodbankcenc.org
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