food
Southwestern Virginia
Second Harvest Food Bank
for thought
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Resolute in the Hunger FigHt
Food Bank partnerS Face increaSe in demand For Food aSSiStance
Hundreds of Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank
partner agency feeding programs continue to report an increase
in demand for food assistance at their pantries, soup kitchens or
rescue missions. As agencies cope with that increase in need,
they rely on the Food Bank, the Food Bank’s corporate partners
and the generosity of the community to see them through.
“Every month we get new people that have never been to a
food pantry before. We especially saw that in November and
December,” said Edith Osterbauer with the Radford Worship
Center’s His Provision Food Ministry. “Some of them have
been recently laid off and are out of work. Others are parents
who have been laid off and gotten another job, but it’s a lower
paying job and the family cannot make ends meet.”
Businesses are also striving to cope with a slowing economy
and Osterbauer says the New River Valley region, which her
ministry serves, has seen significant layoffs and cutbacks by
many of the major manu-
factures in the area. In
November of 08’
Intermet’s Radford
Foundry announced inten-
tions of cutting 140 of the
160 jobs at the plant,
Corning in Christiansburg
cut 61 hourly positions in
March and Volvo began a
phased layoff of 650
workers this spring. “It’s
not just those who have
completely lost their jobs
that we are seeing either,”
said Osterbauer. “Families
who still have a job, but
have had their hours
reduced at work are
finding it harder and
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harder to have enough money
for food.”
Although it’s increasingly harder
to meet the demand, Osterbauer
says the Radford Worship
Center’s food ministry is finding
ways to cope with the increase
in demand. “We absolutely
could not do this ministry with-
out the Second Harvest Food
Bank,” said Osterbauer. “We
pull a 24 foot truck up to the
Food Bank once a month and
Edith Osterbauer picks up food
fill it with pallets of food.” at the Food Bank
In addition to monthly pickups at the Food Bank, the Radford
ministry is also one of many partner agencies that take part in
the Food Bank’s Prepared and Perishable Food Program. The
program gives Food Bank partners the opportunity to rescue
leftover food directly from local restaurants and retailers to
feed the hungry. Participating businesses range from restau-
rants like Pizza Hut and Red Lobster to retailers like Kroger,
Food Lion and Food City. Prepared and Perishable participants
donate about 100,000 pounds of food to the hungry every
month. In Osterbauer’s case, that’s led to bread, meat, and
pastries from her local Kroger and Food Lion stores. “I’m not
sure what we would do without it. Meat is so expensive, so the
opportunity to have that donated directly to our food ministry
is such a blessing.”
In 2008 the number of individuals Osterbauer’s food ministry
served nearly doubled throughout the year, but thanks to the
support of the community and the availability of food from the
Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank and its
partners, Osterbauer says the Radford Worship Center will
continue to remain resolute in the hunger fight.
 a message
Board of Directors
fr om the
president & ceo
James E. Pearman, Jr.
Board President
Fee-Only Financial Planning,
“even as Food Banks don’t
LC Founding Member
Daniel Barchi
have enough” - president obama
Board Vice President
Carilion Biomedical Institute
President and CEO “They can't pay their bills. They've stopped spending money. And because they've
Neil Birkhoff stopped spending money, more businesses have been forced to lay off more
Board Secretary workers. In fact, local TV stations have started running public service announce-
Woods Rogers, Attorneys at
Law Principal Attorney ments to tell people where to find Food Banks, even as the Food Banks don't
have enough to meet the demand.” – President Barak Obama, February 9, 2009
Joyce Edwards, Ph.D.
Dabney S. Lancaster
Community College Vice
President - Financial &
On February 9th of this year President Barak Obama addressed
Administrative Services the nation during a news conference regarding the nation’s
Scott Felts economy. President Obama’s opening statement to millions of
Advance Auto Parts Americans involved Food Banks and the growing number of
Vice President - Sales
hungry individuals they serve.
Kathy Gravely
United Way of Roanoke Valley
Loaned Executive The Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank is the
largest hunger relief organization in this region and like many
Pamela Irvine
SWVA Second Harvest Food other Food Bank’s across the nation, our organization strives
Bank, President & CEO Pamela Irvine, President & CEO every day to keep up with the increase in need for hunger

Teresa Lynch assistance. I have been with the Food Bank for more than 26 years and am
R.T. Lynch Transport & not sure how we will continue to operate without additional food and
Logistics, Vice President -
Operations financial support.
Donna McManners
Kroger, Print Advertising There is a growing number of people in southwestern Virginia living with the
Manager
effects of a slowing economy, fluctuating gas prices and rising food prices.
Rev. Nouhad Melki Our Food Bank has increased its distribution to meet this increase in need and
Atkins First Church of God
Senior Pastor we are on par to increase distribution to more than 12 million pounds of food
Jon Painter
this year; however, we know that we are not reaching every person in our 26
American Electric Power county service area who needs food assistance.
Human Resources Consultant
John F. Shoulders, Jr. As a non-profit, the Food Bank relies on community support to continue our
New Century Development
Co., LLC mission and whether that support is through financial donations, food drives,
Managing Member advocacy or volunteer efforts, it all has a significant impact on the Food
Chris Thompson Bank’s ability to reach those who need help.
Pelican Management, Inc.
Principal
Thank you for helping us provide nearly nine million meals to the hungry last
year and I look forward to working with you as we all work together to meet
this increase in need.

Pamela Irvine, President & CEO

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Holidays Heart From
F o o d
The 2008 Holidays from the Heart
Food Drive demonstrated the over-
whelming kindness and generosity
that southwestern Virginia has for
the hungry. The 08’ holiday season
was especially tough for residents
battling a slowing economy. For the
hungry, that downturn made an
already difficult time nearly impos-
sible to cope with. But thanks to the
understanding and generosity of 249
local businesses, schools, church
groups and individuals in our
region, the hungry benefitted from
the Holidays from the Heart Food
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Brighten aLife
and illuminate a soul this Holiday Season
The Food Bank’s 2008 Brighten a
Life campaign gave people the
opportunity to support the hungry,
while honoring or remembering
their friends and loved ones. The
Brighten a Life campaign was a
huge success this year. Hundreds of
area residents illuminated the souls
of the hungry by participating in this
annual holiday event. We know the
holidays were especially hard for
many this year and that is why the
Food Bank is particularly grateful to
all those who ignited hope in the
lives of thousands this year by
Brightening a Life this holiday
season.
The Food Bank would like to thank
Tracy Bud for donating the use of
her beautiful painting for the Food
Bank’s Brighten a Life holiday
cards. Tracy is both talented and
exceptionally generous.
tHe
2008 total
113,016 lbs
d r i v e
2007 total
Drive more than ever before. 48,972 lbs
Donations for the Holidays from the
Heart Food Drive more than 2006 total
DOUBLED in 2009 thanks to
companies foregoing holiday parties
43,411 lbs
to collect food and financial
donations and groups like Girl Scout
Troop 176 that got creative and
“canstructed” a holiday scene out of
their food donations. “This was an
amazing year, and I appreciate each
and every person who participated,”
said Kitty Tabor, Food Bank Food
Procurement Manager.
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Brighten aLife
and illuminate a soul this Holiday Season
The Food Bank would also like to
recognize some local businesses
that made our holiday events
possible. Thank you Wal-Mart, RSC
Equipment Rental, and Allstate.
All three deserve praise for their
efforts to shed light on the issues of
hunger this past holiday season.
There are many reasons to Brighten
a Life and we thank each and every
person who chose the hungry to
benefit from their giving during the
holiday season.
To see all the 2008 Brighten a Life
Honorariums and Memorials visit
www.swvafoodbank.org.
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visit us at the
Food Bank
“The tour was truly enlighten-
ing. Never in my thoughts did I
have any idea of what you do at
that location. I only wish more
people knew how hard you work
at helping others.”
- Donna Meyerhoeffer
February 25, 2009
Join Donna and raise your
hunger awareness. Visit one
of the Food Bank’s three
distribution centers.
Roanoke Valley Branch/
Administrative Office
1025 Electric Road Salem, VA
From I-81: Take Exit 141, follow
Rt. 419 South for 3.5 miles. After
crossing Boulevard, Food Bank
will be on right, just after Liberty
gas station. Take the second right
into the Food Bank entrance.
(before Salem Vet Clinic)
From Downtown Roanoke: Either
take I-581 to I-81 and follow
above directions, OR: Take
Campbell Ave. West to 5th St.; turn
right onto 5th go four blocks, turn
left onto Shenandoah Ave. Follow
Shenandoah into Salem (where it
becomes Boulevard) to intersection
with Electric Road (Rt. 419); make
left onto Electric. Food Bank will
be on right after Liberty gas sta-
tion. Take the second right into
entrance to Food Bank.
(before Salem Vet Clinic)
flush the format...
For Food
Lovable radio personalities and Food
Bank supporters Danny Meyers and
Zack Jackson couldn’t wait to help the
hungry again this past holiday season.
In 07’ the duo hosted the “Last Wii
Before Christmas” drive which
brought in nearly $15,000 dollars for
this region’s hungry. In 08’ Danny,
Zack, and co-host Monica teamed up
to “Flush the Format... For Food”.
For 12 hours straight Danny, Zack,
Monica, and the rest of the crew at
K92 all stayed on the air encouraging
listeners to call in and make a
donation to the Food Bank to have
their favorite song played on the air!
“It was inspiring to hear all those
supporters calling and pledging their
support for the hungry,” said Amy
Milberger, Vice President of
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power
dominion makes powerful gift
In an amazing
show of support
for the nation’s
hungry, Dominion
Resources donated $1 million to the
Food Banks in the areas where the
power company operates.
For the Southwestern Virginia Second
Harvest Food Bank that meant an
astonishing $65,000 donation to the
hungry we serve.
"Dominion wants to help our
neighbors who are encountering hard-
ships during the current economic
downturn," said Thomas F. Farrell II,
Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Dominion.
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Development at the Food Bank.
Individuals, businesses and even some
school groups got into the spirit of the
event and the calls came flooding in
to the Danny and Zack Mornin’ Thang
crew. To keep the excitement going
throughout the day, the hosts had to
get creative, which at one point left a
terrified Monica sky high in a cherry
picker and by late afternoon Zack
found himself in that very same
cherry picker... only Zack was
stripped down to his boxer shorts, in
30 degree weather!
The long hours and fear filled stunts
were all worth it in the end as Danny
and Zack announced the pledged total
of more than $20,000 for the hungry!
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Surge
“This powerful
gift can provide
more than
260,000 pounds
of food for the
hungry that we
serve,” said
Pamela Irvine,
President and the Food Bank’s Jeremy Butterfield
CEO of the
accepts the dominion donation
from emmett toms, dominion
Southwestern external affairs manager
Virginia
Second Harvest Food Bank. “It’s hard
to describe our gratitude for such a
substantial and impactful gift. We are
just so grateful for dedicated partners
in the fight against hunger like
Dominion Resources.”
Hunger Symposium Alleghany Highlands Branch
118 S. Lexington Ave., Covington
community college collects for the hungry
College is all about Students and staff also
gaining an education organized two benefit
that will propel you Chili Cook-offs. The
into a successful future. Student Senate
This fall students, fac- organized one on the
college’s Clifton Forge campus, If heading east or west on I-64,
ulty and staff at Dabney S.
while the Culinary Arts Department take exit 14, Craig Ave. (hwy 154)
Lancaster Community College
held another at the Rockbridge so that you are traveling north
joined 17 other community colleges
across the state and held a Hunger Regional Center in Buena Vista. “It on Craig.
Symposium on campus to educate was an event where people were Travel one- half mile and turn right
everyone in attendance about the coming together to share food and onto Chestnut Avenue. Travel 2
issues of hunger in their community. so it seemed fitting to collect blocks and turn left onto Lexington
donations for the hungry during the Avenue. Pass Covington High
“It was very fulfilling for both the event and in essence to share food School on left. See Food Bank on
staff and the students who with those struggling in our region,” left inside TAP building.
participated,” said Cynthia Boteler, said Boteler.
Student Activities Coordinator. “We Appalachian Branch
were all well aware of the downturn Thank you Dabney Lancaster 126 Russell Road, Abingdon
in the economy and we knew that it students, staff, and faculty for
had to be affecting so many lives in participating in this year’s Hunger
our own community. That’s why we Symposium and educating your
had someone from the Food Bank region about the families struggling
visit the campus and talk about with hunger in the Alleghany
hunger in our region.” Highlands.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heading north or south on 1-81,
Alpha natural resources take exit 17 onto Cummings St.,
heading north.
Where generosity comes naturally Travel approximately half a mile.
Turn left onto Main St., Hwy 11.
One of the Food Bank’s first major tative. “For Alpha, it’s important to Take the third right onto Russell Rd.
gifts of 2009 came from central be a contributing member of the The Food Bank is on the right
appalachian’s leading coal producer community, not just a business that immediately past the next cross
Alpha Natural Resources. happens to be located here.” street.
Supporting to local non-profits is
not uncommon for the company and January 14, 2009
the Food Bank is so grateful to have Edd Roberts,
the opportunity to benefit from the Southwestern
from Alpha’s generosity. After
Virginia Second
donating $25,000 for the general
Harvest Food
operation of the Food Bank and
Bank
$14,000 to benefit the operations of
14 Food Bank partner agencies in Development
Washington County, Alpha officer accepts
announced a $100,000 pledge to $100,000 gift
help secure a new Food Bank from Alpha
facility in Abingdon. “In these Natural
tough times the Food Bank is indis- Resources
pensable,” said Kevin Crutchfield, representatives.
Alpha Natural Resources represen- 5
Contact us
Dial (540) 342-3011 for all ext.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
pamela irvine, president & ceo
ext. 12, pirvine@swvafoodbank.org
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
amy milberger, v.p. of development
ext. 26, amilberger@swvafoodbank.org
dave Bethel, director of operations
ext. 24, dbethel@swvafoodbank.org
Linda Lawrence, director of Finance
ext. 15, llawrence@swvafoodbank.org
Becki Wildenberger, programs manager
ext. 17, bwildenberger@swvafoodbank.org
new name launches
into the spotlight!
In our last newsletter, we told you Council continues to air Feeding
about the exciting news that America’s 1 in 8 campaign on
America’s Second Harvest had television, radio, and in newspapers
changed its name to Feeding across the United States. Isn’t it time
America. That name change we all began “Feeding America”.
brought national attention to the
nationwide food bank network of
which we are a part of and to the
struggle that 1 in 8 Americans cope
with every day... hunger.

kitty tabor, Food procurement manager From television advertisements, to

ext. 19, ktabor@swvafoodbank.org
Harry vanguilder, volunteer Services
ext. 42, hvanguilder@swvafoodbank.org
Jeremy Butterfield, communications
ext. 23, jbutterfield@swvafoodbank.org
celebrity endorsements, to partner-
ships with large corporations the
launch of the Feeding America
brand has been widely successful
and is continuing to bring attention
to hunger and its negative effects. the Food Bank’s James andrews distributes
Watch this spring as the Ad food to indian village residents in roanoke.

gary mitchell, Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .

2009 Hung er Study

(276) 628-9266
gmitchell@swvafoodbank.org

edward roberts, development officer Discovering the causes and consequences of

(276) 628-9266 In order to end hunger we must
eroberts@swvafoodbank.org
first understand it. That’s why the
nation’s network of Food Bank’s
join together every four years to
conduct the “Hunger Study”.
The Hunger Study is a
comprehensive collection
of facts on hunger, poverty,
federal nutrition programs,
and the status of the Food
Bank’s within the Feeding
America network.
Locally this involves staff
and volunteers conducting
hundreds of hunger surveys
inside the Food Bank’s
various partner agency
feeding programs. “Some
dorthy & Lane epperly picking up food for Food Bank
Floyd, va partner agency Friends & Food calvary Baptist.
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clients I interviewed had lost their
jobs and were seeking assistance
for the first time, others were on
disability or retired and living on a
fixed income,” said the Food
Bank’s Pamela Irvine.
When compiled with surveys taken
nationwide, the Hunger Study will
be analyzed and published in the
Almanac of Hunger and Poverty in
America. This resource serves as a
useful tool to policy makers, media
specialists, and anti-hunger
advocates at the national, state, and
local levels as they seek to find
answers to complex issues facing
struggling Americans. Our Food
Bank is proud to be on the cutting
edge of hunger relief in this nation.
 National
HungerCampaign
Lose Weight,
Feed America
The Biggest Loser Couples finale
may be fast approaching but you
know what they say in showbiz...
the show must go on! Don’t think
for one minute that after
the Biggest Loser is
announced that your
opportunity to support the
hungry during the Pound
for Pound challenge will
end. Notice the icon
pictured to the right. You
will be seeing a lot more of these
box top icons popping up on a
variety of General Mills products
inside your local grocer. These
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What’s on the
Hung er Horizon
if there’s one thing to be said about
the Food Bank it’s that there is
always something going on, and
Spring 2009 will be no different.
WDBJ7’s “No
Empty Tummies”
food drive runs
through the
month of April.
Your hometown station is encour-
aging all middle schools within its
viewing area to collect food for
their local Food Bank! During the
month of April students are
encouraged to collect canned
meats. Visit the Food Bank website
for more information about this
wonderful drive.
small seals can pack a big punch
for the hungry. For each Pound for
Pound challenge icon you clip and
mail in, General Mills will donate
10 cents to the Food
Bank!
Thank you Biggest Loser
and General Mills for
exposing the nation to the
issues of hunger in
America. There are hungry
individuals struggling every day
just to get by... and there is some-
thing as easy as mailing in a box
top that we can all do about it!
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
The 3rd annual
Legal Food
Frenzy got
underway this
spring. Law
firms across the
state compete in
a head to head competition to see
who can collect the most food and
funds for this region’s hungry men,
women, and children. The compe-
tition ran March 30 - April 10.
Last year participating law firms in
southwestern Virginia collected
more than 75,000 pounds of food
to add to the statewide record total
of more than 1.3 million pounds
of food!
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Want to organize a Fundraiser?
Did you know that for every $1.00
you donate for the hungry, the Food
Bank can provide $6.00 of food?
That’s more than three meals for a
hungry individual! As you can see,
fundraisers really pay off! Contact
Amy Milberger, (540) 342-3011
ext. 26 or reach Amy by email at
amilberger@swvafoodbank.org
Want to organize a Food drive?
Food Drives are essential to the Food
Bank’s cause. Not only do food
drives bring in much needed non-
perishable items, they also raise the
hunger awareness of everyone
involved. Contact Kitty Tabor, Food
Procurement Manager at (540) 342-
3011 ext.19 or reach Kitty by email
at ktabor@swvafoodbank.org
Want to volunteer?
Volunteers donated more than 15,000
hours of their time last year to help
the hungry in southwestern Virginia.
There are a variety of tasks at the
Food Bank that volunteers help.
Contact Harry VanGuilder, Director
of Volunteer Services at (540) 342-
3011 ext. 42, or reach Harry by email
at hvanguilder@swvafoodbank.org
all your internet searches on
www.goodsearch.com has made a
difference. keep up the good work!
total Searches amount raised
2188 $29.51
total in meals = 138 meals

our Mission
Hunger diminishes the quality
of life. Hunger kills the human
spirit. We believe that every
person has the basic right to live
a productive life and receive the
nutrition necessary to keep the
human spirit alive.
~ Manager to see how you can help
We strive to serve, at
the lowest cost possible, hungry
people - children, adults, the
elderly, and the less fortunate
by any definition - by
collaborating with an
ever-widening network
of nonprofit and faith-based
food distribution agencies
throughout our 26-county
service area. We seek to
improve the overall quality of
life of those whose needs we
endeavor to meet.
~
Our ultimate goal is to
eliminate hunger in
Southwestern Virginia.
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volunteers unload a mail truck loaded down with
donated food. - 2008 Stamp out Hunger
April is coming to an end, and that
means the 2009 Juice Drive is begin-
ning to wrap up. But as you have no
doubt seen on WSLS News Channel 10
there is still plenty of time to support
the children in our region struggling
with hunger! Next time you visit your
local Kroger, buy a Juice Drive icon, or
purchase 100% Juice boxes and leave
your donation with Juice Drive
sponsors Kroger, Acquisition Title &
Settlement Agency, Member One or
here at the Food Bank.
Last year the Food Bank’s Kid’s Cafe
programs served more than 380,000
meals and snacks to children at-risk of
hunger in our region. 100% juice was
May 9, 2009
Stamp Out Hunger
returns for another year. The
Stamp Out Hunger food drive is
by far our largest food drive of
the year. Thanks to the National
Association of Letter Carriers all
you have to do to participate is
place bags of food at your
mailbox on May 9 and your
letter carrier will take care of the
rest! That wonderful donation of
non-perishable food goes
straight to the Food Bank and
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served with a majority of those meals
and snacks. The Food Bank must
spend $9,000 every month to provide
enough 100% Juice for all those
children and that is why we need
your help!
Call Kitty Tabor, Food Procurement
this years Juice Drive end with a bang!
(540) 342-3011 ext. 19
Void
. . .. . . . .
benefits the thousands of hungry
individuals in this region!
Last year your generosity boosted the
Stamp Out Hunger poundage results to
a record high! Residents donated
204,514 pounds of food during the
2008 Stamp Out Hunger food drive.
That’s more than 159,777 meals for the
hungry in southwestern Virginia. We
knew the residents in the Food Bank’s
service area cared about their hungry
neighbors and it showed on that day
last year. Thank you to all who partici-
pated in 2008 and we look forward to
another record year in 2009!
If you have any questions about this
years event, or you are interested in
volunteering to help sort food the day
of, simply contact Harry VanGuilder,
Director of Volunteer Services, at
(540) 342-3011 ext. 42, or by email
hvanguilder@swvafoodbank.org.
 grateful for grants
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The Food Bank has received a number
of significant grants in support of its
programs for the period Jan. 1, 2008 –
Mar. 1, 2009 for which we are deeply
grateful. Some of these include:
$15,000 – Unrestricted Pool of Funds
of Foundation for Roanoke Valley
$9,780 – Foundation for Roanoke
Valley through contributions from the
following funds:
The Spetzler Fund, The Katherine
Nelson Fishburn Foundation Fund;
The DeVerter Charitable Fund; Mr. &
Mrs. Eric T. Naschold, Jr. Fund; The
Barton W. & Margaret J. Morris Fund;
allstate volunteers sort donated food - oct. 23, 2008
. .
The Landon Fund; Dr. & Mrs. Anthony
Stavola Fund; The Clifton Family
Fund.
$10,000 – Advance Auto Parts,
Charitable Contributions Committee
$10,000 – MAZON – a Jewish
Response to Hunger is one of the
largest privately supported philanthrop-
ic organizations addressing hunger in
America. Funds are raised primarily
through the Jewish community to
reduce hunger, malnutrition and pover-
ty through direct emergency feeding
programs and anti-hunger advocacy
both in the U.S. and abroad.
According to the 2007 Poverty
Estimates for Virginia, there are an
estimated 44,816 children living in
100% poverty in the areas served by
the Food Bank. In reality, there could
be double that number, considering
many experts feel it would take twice
the 100% poverty level ($21,200 for a
family of four) to meet their most
basic needs. We are deeply grateful to
the supporters of our child feeding
programs, including:
$50,840 (2-year support) - Junior
League of Roanoke Valley, Virginia,
Inc. Project Development Grant for
the 9th Street Boys and Girls Club
Backpack Program
$17,987 - Charity Project
Entertainment Fund’s “Idol Gives
Back” Campaign - North Tazewell
Elementary Backpack Program
$10,000 - Food Lion Kids Café
Capacity Building Grant
$10,000 - Edgar A. Thurman
Foundation for Children -
Backpack/Kids Cafe programs
$10,000 - Speedway Children’s
Charities - Backpack/Kids Cafe
Programs
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Looking for a Speaker?
The Southwestern Virginia Second
Harvest Food Bank is happy to provide
your organization, club, scout troop or
faith-based group with a speaker for an
array of topics such as:
Understanding how the Food Bank
works: A guide to understanding the
process of the Food Bank and a gener-
al overview of the various programs
offered, from Kids Cafe and Backpack
programs, to safe food handling and
financial planning courses.
Hunger Education: causes, solutions,
and actions.
Volunteering: Explore unique ways
that children and adults can volunteer
individually or as a group.
Understanding Planned Giving:
Maximize the size of your gift, obtain
life income from your gift, optimize
the tax-related benefits, tailor your gift
to a specific need, protect yourself
from hasty decisions, increase your
personal satisfaction.
Call Harry VanGuilder,
(540) 342-3011 ext.42 to explore dates
and topics of your choice.
Harry vanguilder, director of volunteer services oversees
volunteers rehabilitating Food Bank office space.
s t a f f s t o r i e s
Meet your hunger relief experts
“i was retired before i volunteered
at the Food Bank, and i liked it so
much i’m back in the workforce!”
- Harry vanguilder
Like the rest of the staff at
the Southwestern Virginia
Second Harvest Food Bank
Harry VanGuilder, Director
of Volunteer Services, is
passionate about the
hungry.
After moving to southwest
Virginia in 2005, Harry
sought out volunteer Harry vanguilder, director time employee at the
opportunities around his of volunteer Services
new home. “Hurricane Katrina struck
and there was an advertisement in the
paper to volunteer at the Food Bank to
sort food for the victims of the
hurricane,” said Harry. “It was a great
experience and extremely rewarding.”
Thanks to this volunteer opportunity,
Harry learned more about the mission
of the Food Bank and decided he
wanted to do even more volunteer
work for the hungry. He soon found
himself assisting the former Volunteer
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Coordinator with the expansion of the
Food Bank’s volunteer program. “I
expected to be rescuing or sorting
food, but because of my professional
background assisting with that project
just seemed to fit.”
In 2006, Harry began
volunteering one day a
week as the Director of
Volunteer Services and as
the need for more volun-
teers expanded so too did
his position. In 2008
Harry came on as a part-
Food Bank.
Harry now spends his time responding
to individuals who, like he had three
and a half years ago, are searching for
an opportunity to make a difference.
“I respond every day to inquiries
about volunteer opportunities. Folks
call in and recently we have been
contacted more and more through
email by people searching for
volunteer opportunities online.”
Last year, volunteers donated an
amazing 15,217 hours to the Food
Bank. “According to state of Virginia
estimates, those volunteers saved the
Food Bank more than $300,000 in
man hours,” said Harry. “We just
couldn’t do what we do without
them.”
From volunteer, to Director of
Volunteer Services, Harry VanGuilder
looks back on his decision to get
involved with hunger relief in south-
western Virginia fondly. Calling upon
his experiences as a volunteer, Harry
now strives to treat every volunteer
with the same appreciation and
respect that he was impressed with
when he first volunteered. “No matter
what the task involves, I make sure
that all of our volunteers leave here
smiling, because that’s exactly what
they do for me.”
Financial audit Statement Join tHe
for fiscal year 2007-2008 Feinstein Challenge
(From an independent financial audit prepared by anderson & reed, cpa)
Help feed the hungry!
Unrestricted Net Assets: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Support For the 12th consecutive year, Alan
Grants $160,812 Feinstein will divide $1-million
Special Events among hunger fighting agencies like
Local Municipalities Government grants $103,517
Contributions $1,154,605 ours nationwide to help us raise
In Kind $287,448 funds during April 2009.
Donated food value $14,564,915
“Whatever you donate to this
Total Support $16,271,297 agency, I will add money to it. The
Revenue more you give, the more of my
USDA Shared Maintenance $390,355
$1-million they’ll get... thanks to
Other Shared Maintenance Contributions $740,580 you,” said Alan Feinstein.
Sale of Purchased Food $186,408
Miscellaneous $12,518 HOW IT WORKS... Any donations
Total Revenue $1,329,861 you send to this Food Bank in April
Net assets released from restrictions $278,636 will get Feinstein money added to it!
Total Support and Revenue $17,879,794 The more the donation, the more of
Feinstein’s $1-million we’ll get.
Expenses
Program Expenses $1,678,804 Partner with the most successful
Management and general $670,161 grassroots campaign to fight hunger
Fundraising $434,642 of all time... donate today!
Food Distributions $15,211,961

Total Expenses $17,995,568

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Roanoke Valley Branch

Administrative Office
1025 Electric Road
Salem, VA 24153
(540) 342-3011
Fax: (540) 342-0056

Alleghany Highlands Branch

P.O. Box 481
118 South Lexington Ave.
Covington, VA 24426
(540) 962-6328

Appalachian Branch
P.O. Box 2579
126 Russell Rd.
Abingdon, VA 24212
(276) 628-9266
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