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Harvest for All
The American Farm Bureau Federation's Young
Farmer & Rancher are working with Feeding America to help feed
the millions of Americans who face hunger through the Harvest for All
program.
Throughout the year, farmers across
the nation will be donating food, funds and people power to
create a hunger-free America. And whether the contribution
is a bushel - a dollar - or an hour, Farm Bureau and
Feeding America, in partnership with Syngenta, will
be working together to finish an important job - making sure
every American can enjoy the bounty produced on our farms
and ranches.
As you work
diligently to promote Farm Bureau programs in your county, please consider
helping folks who need and appreciate the safe, wholesome food from your
county’s farmers and ranchers. By collecting food items, monetary contributions
and volunteer hours worked towards the KFB YF&R Harvest for All program
you are contributing towards helping end hunger in our country.
Thank you for implementing Harvest for All activities in your county.
Submit Harvest for All food, money and volunteer time totals here:
2009 County Farm Bureau Contributions:
Butler County donated donated $300 and
six hours of labor to Safe House, Bethlem House and Community Caring Center.
Their creative idea was to donate three $100
certificates and each home will go pick up meat, as it is needed, for clients or
residents.
Clark County donated 70 pounds of food
worth $250 and 30 hours of volunteer labor for a cookout.
Douglas County donated 151 lbs of food worth $420.14 and 28 hours of
volunteer labor to the Eudora Food Bank, the Baldwin Food Bank, the Lawrence
Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen and the Ballard Center.
Ford County donated $1,100 worth of
food to Manna House, Friendship Feast and Ford, Kingsdown, Bucklin Ministerial
Alliances
Their creative idea was to have Friendship Feast cater their annual meeting for
a donation.
Leavenworth County donated $500 and
three hours of volunteer labor to the Leavenworth Assistance Center.
Miami County donated $75 to each food pantry (Osawatomie, Paola and
Louisburg) and $25 to Harvesters Community Food Network.
Rooks County donated 187lbs of food
and six hours of volunteer labor to Rooks County food pantries.
Their creative idea was during Food Check-out
week they collected food from local groceries stores then donated the food to
local food pantries. Also, collected and donated $34.00 and distributed 250
reusable grocery totes.
Saline County donated $250 (100 loaves
of bread, 90 dozen eggs) and two hours of volunteer labor to the Salina
Emergency-Aid.
Sedgwick County donated $1,000 to The Lord's Diner.
For Food Check-Out Week between Sedgwick County Farm Bureau
and Kansas Farm Bureau we donated $1,000 worth of groceries and 15 volunteers
shopped and delivered the groceries for a total of 37 and ˝ hours.
Sumner County
donated $40.00 to Safe Homes to help pay for Thanksgiving turkeys for 17
families.
Thomas County donated $200 worth of food and 10 volunteer hours of labor
to the Genesis Food Bank. Also, in December, CCC FB students volunteered
93 hours transporting foods, filling boxes, and distributing the boxes to 208
Thomas County families.
Their creative idea was to donate 100 loaves
of bread to customers at Dillon's and 25 loaves to customers at J & B Meat
Market in Colby. A bag of groceries was given to the family who had a new baby
at Citizens Medical Center in Colby during Food Check-Out Week. $200 of
hamburger was purchased at J&B and donated to Genesis food bank. They also
purchased $200 of flour from Heartland Mills in Marienthal to donate to Genesis.
2009 KFB Committee / Staff Contributions:
State YF&R Committee members donated
57 hours of volunteer hours at the Kansas Food Bank.
Donations from popcorn
sales during the Annual Meeting fundraiser were $222.90 which was
donated to the Kansas Food Bank.
KFB Employees donated $150 to
the Flint Hills Food Bank.
2008 Kansas Contributions:
1,466 pounds of food
donated
$12,430 funds raised
244 volunteer hours
In 2008 Kansas was one of five
state YF&R programs to win a $1,000 grant in the most creative idea category for
its “Food 4 Kids” fundraiser at the KFB YF&R Leaders Conference. In this picture, YF&R
State Committee Chair Derek Sawyer is recognized on stage during the AFBF Joint
Leadership Conference in Sacramento, California.
2007 Kansas Contributions:
1,723 pounds of food
donated
$10,867 funds raised
1,701 volunteer hours
In 2008, KFB won 1st place
honors (and $3,000 which
was donated to the Kansas Food Bank) in
the volunteer hours
category.
2006 Kansas Contributions:
670 pounds of
food donated
$3,644 funds raised
296 volunteer hours
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