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REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY2014-2015

CONNECTING THE DOTS TO END HUNGER

NORTHWEST HARVEST COMMUNITY REPORT

Years after the end of the recession, food bank lines around the state are still at record levels. Organizations like Northwest Harvest are working harder than ever to meet this need, while focusing on new priorities, like nutrition and health, which work hand-in-hand with existing food distribution efforts to directly impact communities across the state.It takes a little less than four hours from Seattle, past breathtaking Cascade Mountain scenery, to reach Leavenworth “Icicle” Station on Amtrak. Leavenworth, a charming Bavarian village along the Wenatchee River, is the ultimate tourist destination. But its people face a challenge no less daunting than the peaks looming over main street: a tourist economy that leaves too many permanent residents struggling, often dependent on local food banks like Community Cupboard.“The cost of living is almost as expensive to live here as parts of the outer Seattle area,” notes one resident who raised four children alone while living and working in town. “Food costs are just as expensive here.” Many struggle with the low wages they have come to expect in the tourist economy.Why stay? “Some people… can’t afford to move. This is where the work is [in our area].” Notes another resident, simply, “This is my home.”

Others struggle to keep their families afloat. One resident is a full-time caretaker for his 89-year-old mother. “I can’t work—it’s a 24-hour job.” He relies on his mother’s Social Security check to provide for the family. “Without the food bank… it would be rough living. [And] we’ve got the grandkids three days a week.”Significant support for Leavenworth’s food banks comes from Northwest Harvest warehouses in Kent, Yakima and Spokane. They dispatch trucks laden with food drive donations, nutritious fruits and vegetables and staples like rice and oats to bring the bounty of our state to more than 380 similar food banks, meal programs and high-need schools statewide.With too many in our state still struggling, communities around Washington are rallying around a new movement and a new cry: hunger stops here.

Northwest Harvest Board of Directors 2014-15

Kathy Brown, Chair Sterling Bank Dick Grader, Immediate Past Chair National Frozen FoodsDan Harkins, Treasurer Triple H Development LLC Dan Thomas, Secretary Port of SeattleIrene Ward, At-Large Catholic Community Services of Western WADiana Axness The Boeing CompanyKay Bassett Heritage University Joyce Cameron Providence Health Care Foundation Rev. James Halfaker Sr. Development ConsultantSaSa Kirkpatrick Community VolunteerDon Kopczynski Avista Corp.Mindy Kornberg University of WashingtonNaomi Lule First Fruits Marketing of WashingtonScott McQuilkin Whitworth University Brandon Pedersen Alaska Air GroupEileen Takeuchi Premera Blue Cross

P.O. Box 12272 Seattle, WA 98102800.722.6924

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“A number of first time ever folks coming to the food bank. Seeing seniors and families with kids coming most often.”

—Vashon-Maury Community Food Bank, King County

It takes all of us to make sure hunger stops here

A message from Chief Executive Officer Shelley Rotondo

Our mission is to provide nutritious food to hungry people statewide in a manner that respects their dignity, while fighting to eliminate hunger.

Our vision is that ample nutritious food is available to everyone in Washington state.

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Transforming Lives Gifts of $250,000 and aboveBetty BottlerKing 5 TelevisionMicrosoft Matching GiftsNetwork For GoodPuyallup Tribe of IndiansSchwab Charitable FundThe Boeing CompanyThe Seattle Foundation

Making A Difference Gifts of $100,000 - $249,999CenturyLink Clarke M

Williams FoundationCrabby Beach FoundationFord Motor Company FundDuncan and Birgit HaasJoshua Green FoundationState of Washington

Combined Fund DriveCraig and Nicole Ueland

Caring NeighborsGifts of $50,000 - $99,999Arthur Munson Charitable TrustSteve and Connie BallmerJoseph and Rachel BedaCombined Federal Campaign

King CountyKeith & Mary Kay McCaw

Family FoundationKing County Employee

Giving ProgramHal and Inge MarcusShyamalan and Emily PatherSafeway Foundation OfficeSnyder Family FoundationHans SpillerThe Biel FundThe Medina FoundationUeland Foundation

Acts of KindnessGifts of $25,000 - $49,999ArryveBarbara H. Thomson Living TrustJ. Daniel and Jill BeckerBill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Matching Gifts Program

City of SeattleDelta Air Lines Inc.Employees Community Fund

of the Boeing CompanyEstate of Anna L. LawrenceFidelity Charitable Gift FundGive with Liberty: Liberty

Mutual Foundation MatchGoogle Matching Gifts ProgramMerchant du VinMicrosoft CorporationRealNetworksRealNetworks FoundationSaundra RuthSafeco Insurance Jim and Burnley SnyderSterling Realty OrganizationSuskin Charitable FoundationThe Norcliffe FoundationThe ROMA FoundationThe Washington Idaho Rainbow GirlsBarbara and Donald ThomsonUnited Way of King CountyWalmart FoundationEdward and Cynthia WeberWells FargoWorld Hunger Year, IncGordon Younger

Helping Hands Gifts of $10,000 - $24,999Alaska AirlinesChap and Eve AlvordAmazon.comAmericanWest BankAvista CorporationBank of America Charitable

FoundationMichael and Julia BeckeNicholas BezBiella FoundationBNY Mellon Wealth ManagementJames and Marie BorgmanPaul and Rebecca BoucheyCelia and Gordon BowkerEric and Susan BoydCapital OneCashAmericaCobalt GroupCooper-MacGrath FoundationTom and Sally Corbett

Michael and Pamela CourtnageSuzan and Kurt DelBeneDomino’s PizzaDorsey & Whitney LLPSandra DunnGayle and Charles EdeEstate of Edmund H. DaileyEye of the Needle WineryF5 Networks Inc.Far Family FoundationGaco Western LLC.Natalie GendlerGreater GoodMatt Griffin and Evelyne RoznerSandra HamiltonMr. and Mrs. Conrad HansonHelen H. Howe Revocable TrustIBM Employee Services CenterInternational PaperJean K. Lafromboise FoundationKeith KelleyKessel-Frankenburg Family FundKeurig Green MountainKeyes FoundationJerry King and Sue Eastman KingKNDO-TVDaniel R. KylerLandau Associates Inc.Chelsea and Andrew LientzLily Pointe Family FoundationTerry and Ruth LipscombLive Nation Music Group Inc.Raif and Luanna MajeedMichael and Trish MartinMattaini Family FoundationMAZON: A Jewish Response

to HungerJune and John MercerRichard and Lorraine MietznerMolecular Epidemiology Inc.Muckleshoot CasinoMunchery Inc.Norman Archibald Charitable

FoundationNorthwest Grocers LLCOdyssey Enterprises Inc.Paramitas FoundationPort Of Seattle Combined FundBrian ReganRichard A. SaadaJoseph C. Saitta

Theiline ScheumannAaron SchraderMaxwell and Judith ScottSeattle Chocolate Company LLCSeattle Singles Yacht ClubThomas and Dorothy SheehanDavid Simpson and Maritza GaxiolaDouglas C. Smith and

Stephanie Ellis-SmithJane and Roger SoderKira-Anne Sorensen and

Christopher JonesSpokane South Rotary

Club FoundationHugh and Cheryl Ann StewartDerek W. StormThe F. Danz FoundationThe Foster FoundationThe Glaser FoundationThe Gordon Sondland & Katherine

Durant FoundationThe Paul M. Anderson

Foundation FundThe Power Of Mind FoundationThe TJX Foundation Inc.Martha A. TuckerTulalip Tribes Charitable FundU.S. Bank FoundationWashington FederalWells Fargo Community

Support CampaignCraig WilsonYoung’s Market Company - Oregon

Respecting Dignity Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999Susan J. AbbottWilliam and Janette AdamucciRon AldridgeAmgen Foundation Staff

Giving ProgramsAram Properties Inc.Charles AtkisonBeacon Plumbing Mechanical Inc.Bentall Kennedy (U.S.) LPAndrew BishopBlackRock FoundationBloombergBoeing Company Political Action

Committee ProgramJay Bower

Donors

We gratefully acknowledge the leadership support from individuals and organizations who gave July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015, including anonymous donors.

Thousands of donors provided gifts of critical support for their neighbors in need last fiscal year.

Although we cannot list them all, Northwest Harvest is grateful for gifts of every size.

*denotes in-kind donation

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“More people express a sense that they are ‘stuck’ – ‘never thought I would be coming this long’– ‘I’m working, but nothing ever lasts.’ … I love it when people ask about our “policies” about who we serve... I say, you know we are connected with NWH, and I have always loved their approach: If you are at the food bank, you must need food.”

—Algona/Pacific Food Pantry, King County

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Employee Giving Program

Marshall and Jane BrownBrown Paper TicketsErnest and Diane BurgessCafe Pacific, IncJoseph Rick CarrollStanley E. Case and Mary C. WarrenCharis FundCharles Schwab & Co Inc.Combined Federal Campaign

of South Puget SoundCoraggio TextilesCorporation of the Catholic

Archbishop of SeattleCruise Industry Charitable

FoundationWilliam and Susanne DaniellAlbert DosserEdward Jones InvestmentsElizabeth Giblin Designated FundEMC CorporationEmployees Community Fund

of Boeing Puget SoundEntertainment Industry FoundationExpedia Inc.Fales Foundation TrustJustin FallstromFirst Fruits of Washington LLCDavid and Deborah FriendAlan and Michelle FrindellKathryn Gardow and David BradleeDave and Jo GartenbergGordon A. GilbertJoanne GriffinHafer Family FoundationHaggen Inc.Jeff and Candy HavensRay Heacox and Cynthia HuffmanHealthcare Management

AdministratorsDenise HestnesCharles and Marie Ann HoffmanHolland America LineKathryn HollingsworthHomeStreet BankHorizons FoundationMax and Jan HuntSarah Imbach and Andy NowkaInnogive FoundationDr. Brian JacobsAllan JohnsonJustGiveKaren Lee Nininger EstateJoe KingJill KirshnerDonald and Janice KlineMindy KornbergLabatt USA Operating Co LLCJoyce Lang

Kim LarsonLawyers Helping Hungry ChildrenAnnette and Kevin LennonLester M. Smith FoundationDavid and Melinda LittrellStephen and Dianne LoebMaxwell and Alison LongMichael and Lisa LoshPaul and Lita LuveraMacKay Family FoundationElizabeth L. MartinJason MeredithDebra and Robert MeyersonRichard and Alice MiddaughMorgan StanleyMorningside FoundationBarrett NelsonJoel PastonPCL Construction Services, Inc.Brandon and Janet PedersenJeanne-Marie PetersonPike Place ChowderJames PolandPolaris Applied Sciences Inc.Pressco ProductsPropel InsurancePuget Sound BankRainier Group Inc.Stanley and Diana RallRobert Raphael and Jennifer NaimyJoseph RattermanBarbara Reskin and Lowell HargensEdward and Marjorie RingnessStefan N. SchackowSchultz Family FoundationJennifer and Samuel SchuyEdward and Christy ScrippsTaylor K. ShermanSiemens Industry Inc.David H. SimmonsEdwin and Diane SpaunhurstDavid F. StobaughSymetra Matching ProgramStephen and Elda TeelThe Adam J. Weissman FoundationThe Benevity Community

Impact FundThe Julia Love Pritt Family FundThe Loeb Family Charitable

FoundationsThe Lookout Foundation Inc.The Schuler Family FoundationJonathan TinterTomiko Pauline Okano Living TrustTop Pot DoughnutsDoris TorkelsonLeslie and Ian TubbsChris UllrichUnited Way Of Kitsap CountyUnited Way of Snohomish County

Raymond VeronteGregory and Kathy VieceliRuth and Todd WarrenWashington Bankers AssociationWashington State SocietyWashington Women’s FoundationCecilia and Gerald WatsonWDFA LLCWilliam E. Buchan, Inc.Jeffrey and Maria WolcottWyman Youth TrustYakima Valley Community

FoundationClark and Patricia ZehnderZevenbergen Capital Investments LLCZonar Systems

Everyday HeroesGifts of $1,000 - $4,9991st Security Bank of WashingtonA AmericaSpencer AbelAbodaMichael and Brenda AdamsAdobeAerospace Machinists Industrial

District Lodge 751AFECTAnne and Allan AffleckVick AgarwalRonna AgreeAIG Matching Gifts ProgramDawn E. Aiken and Miguel

C. de CamposSharlene and Andrew AitkenRobert O. AkersAlaska Boat Company LLCAlaska USA FoundationAlaskan Command LLCShlece AlexanderAll Saints Episcopal ChurchCharles A. AllardRebecca Woodhouse AllardBarbara Allen and Joe LeinonenRichard AllenAllstate Giving CampaignAlston, Courtnage & Bassetti LLPNancy D. AlvordAmazonSmile FoundationDouglas and Kirsten AmbachAmerican Endowment FoundationDaniel and Helen AndersonEvan and Emily AndersonShawn and Maria AndersonAntrim Charitable TrustApollo ElementaryThe Apple Py FoundationThe Arbutus Family FoundationArctic Fury LLCFazlollah Arian

Glen and Sharman ArmstrongCraig L. ArnoldWilliam and Helen AronArt Morrison Enterprises Inc.AT&T United Way Employee

Giving CampaignPerry and Christine AtkinsTimothy AtwillAuriga/Aurora General PartnershipDiana and David AxnessPaul and Tamar AzousB & N Fisheries CompanyStephen and Melissa BabsonDaniel BaerDorothy and Hall BaetzCarrie Bagatell, M.D.William and Sylvia BaileyBrodie and Stuart Bain-LeeDavid L. Baird, D.D.S.Jeffrey BairdDarlene and Adam BakerJohn BakerMichael and Betsy BakerKit Bakke and Peter RussoKory BallPaula and David BallardBallard Sewing & Vacuum Inc.Ballista ConsultingCarolyn and Max BardonGeoffrey and Anne BarkerBarker Family FundJosh and Megan BarnardSusanna BarnettCynthia Bartok and Jonathan OlsonMary E. BartzKay and John BassettLuis Batayola and Martine KobanStephen and Salli BauerDavid Bauman and Leslie WilliamsMarsha BeckDennis and Maureen BekemeyerSteve Bell and Wendy Walker-BellBellevue School District EmployeesRodger Benson and Scott EricksonRobin BentleyRichard and Deborah BergerJames E. BerkaAlan BermanMichael and Mary BerniPaul and Nancy BerryGeorge and Sharon BertschKiran BhageshpurBill & Melinda Gates Foundation Michael BirbigliaBishop Fleet FoundationNikolaj BjornerLaura and Larry BlaineMark Blanchett and Marcia FarrowRichard Blank and Laurie BalistrieriAnn and John Blasko

Donors

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“One lady in tears shared that she would not be here except she literally had no food to feed her family. We shared with her that that is exactly why we are here – to help families that are in her situation. After talking with her for a few minutes and explaining how else we can help her – we hugged and she left with a smile on her face. ”

—Aberdeen Community Food Bank, Grays Harbor County

Jack BlaylockPaul and Christina BleischGeorge and Deborah BlombergRonald J BlomsterJoseph and Karla BocekWilliam A. BockDavid and Martha BoesKaren Bohmke and Robert LevineJason and Kristin BohreerDavid Bortz and Carolyn WebbCatherine BoshawAndre BouffardDeborah Bowen and Linda McBlaneZachary BowmanBoy Scouts of America Grand

Columbia CouncilRichard and Mollie BoyceBoyd J. Bender Physical TherapyKen BoyerViolet BoyerDavid and Debra BoyleColin BraceJane and Robert BradburyAmelia BraeunigBeverly BraggBravo Echo LLCThomas and Hong BrewerBrewgrassBridgewater Associates LPJennifer Bright and Eric EspenhorstBarbara D. BrillerSandra M. BrobergBryan BrockBroetje OrchardsJames and Denise BrooksBrown and CaldwellBrown Dog FoundationEileen Brown and Brian DeweyJulie BrownJames BruceJames and Donna BrudvikMichael BrunerJack and Barbara BryceBill and Julie BuckPaul and Michelle BuerkDorothy BullittRobert and Emily BumpousScott and Lisa BurbageRandal C. BurgeMary BurkiThomas and Ann BurtLee and Elizabeth ButlerShelley Butler and Larry HubbellBreck and Margaret ByersRichard and Karlyn ByhamJessica CacciolaJohn CairnsDennis and Jennifer CaldwellShawna and Marc CalhounCalvert Social Investment Foundation

Cambia Health FoundationMegan CampbellCarolin CampbellAmelia C. CanadayNancy and Scott CannonAaron CaplanDon and Christine CarlinTrevor CarlsonCarl and Patricia CarnahanCarney Badley Spellman, P.S.Corin and Elizabeth CarperAlexia CarrollRobert J. CarrollJane CarterCathy CartoonPaul CassellaMichael Cato and Barbara MillerKimberly Cavaletto-LibriChristine CaveCeco Concrete ConstructionCentiMarkThe Central National-

Gottesman FoundationWanderley CeschimRandy and Mary ChalbergChampion Metal of Washington Inc.Vibhas and Arundhati ChandorkarPaul and Janet CharbonnierCharles SchwabWilliam ChaseDale and Ruth ChenaultJia-Yuarn ChengRoger ChengTed and Marcia ChiangDavid ChickeringChihuly Garden and GlassMullan and Patricia ChinnChinook Middle SchoolDaniel ChristensenKeith ChristianChristiana Foundation, Inc.Ba Kang ChuChurchwomen of St. Stephen’sAndrew ClareDean and Susan ClarkEric ClarkGeoffrey M. ClarkShirley and Robert ClarkHarland ClarkeSimon ClarkePatricia L. ClaytonKenneth C. CleggJeffrey ClemonsMaria and Kyle ClevengerSusan CliffordKim and James CliffordJordan ClodfelterClovis FoundationNicholas and Lisa CollierStephen Collins

Collins Employees United FundColumbia BankCombined Federal Campaign

of PortlandCombined Federal Campaign of

the National Capital AreaThe Commerce BankCommonwealth Real Estate ServicesCommunity Foundation of

Greater BirminghamRobert and Karen ComrieConcern for NeighborsContract Hardware Inc.James and Marilyn CookMatt and Lisa CooperWesley CooperCleo F. CorcoranRodney and Beth CornwallCarolyn Corvi and John BatesCostco WholesaleKeith and Megan CottonChristine CottrellPatricia CoulterCarol CovingtonBarbara and Ken CowanScott CowellCameron CraryJan and Thomas CrewsJim and Nancy CrimRichard Crispo and Eleanor SanchezPatty and Moshe CristelAndrea and Christopher CrosonManuela and Terrence CrowleyAllison Curd-EntzmingerMargaret Curtin and James WilderMichael CurtinM. Sue CurtisPavel Curtis and Kathleen KellsDiane CvetovichD J Moore Inc.D. L. Henricksen Company Inc.D.A. Davidson & Co.Steven DahlbergJohn W. DaileyMichael DaltonDanforth & Associates Inc.Laurie A. DanielMark K. DanielsMolly Davenport and Charles CurryDavenport & Company LLCBarbara and Alan DavidoffAnita Davidson and Robert FriedmanBarbara and Tom DavidsonPeter Davis and Susan CramptonGreg W. DavisNora and Allen DavisMargo DayPhilip W. DayMarilyn and Michael De GuzmanElizabeth de Leeuw

Benjamin DeagenEvenstar W DeaneKarl and Deborah DejongRobert DeLineRobert and Marlyne DeLongMark DeManesElizabeth DennisDeseret Management CorporationJoseph R. DesimoneJohn DevoreGerard Diercks and Debra PrinceNatasha DillingerMichael and Diane DinkelmanDiPietro Family FoundationShane and Katie DirDirt Box LLCMark DittoAnastasia C. DoerrTerrence and Barbara DohertyWilliam Dolan and Katharine HuntRobert Stanley DollarDona Martita LLCDonate For CharityMike DonnenwirthDebbie and Kevin DonovanThomas DonovanAngie DorganAnnette DoughertyDouglas FruitLarry DovalaErik DowellLavinia DownsDrain Tech Inc.Fred DrennanStephen Driscoll and Irene GotoMichael and Hannah DuceyMike DuceyAngelia R. DukeGaylee and James DuncanDunn LumberRobin DushmanJerome DwyerVasiliki DwyerJanis EastmanWilliam A. Eastman IIITom EatonDonald and Barbara EckstromJustin EdisonKristine EdwardsJames and Judith EggermanDaniel EisenbergThe Elaine and Vincent

Bell FoundationJeff ElbonAmy ElderJohn and Kim EliasDavid EllasMarlin Eller and Mary McConneyJames Ellingboe and

Michelle Margroff

Donors

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Richard and Joanne ElliottErin and William EllisMark EllisEmmanuel Episcopal ChurchJean EnersenSamuel EnfieldEngineered Compost SystemsDale and Debora EricksonFrancisca EricksonLowell EricssonSarah ErvineEspresso VivaceEstate of Patricia MacElveen-HoehnChristine EstesJames and Merlita EstradaWilliam and Janice EtzoldThe Eureka FoundationBeth Evans-RamosAlexander and Margaret EvertzExeter House Residents AssociationF/V Nordic Star LLCF/V Western Dawn LLCRoberta FalkFamily Capital Trust CompanyDavid Fandel and Heather ShermanFarmers New World Life InsuranceClaire and Andrew FarrJanice FarrellAndrew FaulhaberFBI Agents AssociationKenneth and Jane Ann FeldmanLois and John FenkerKristin FergusonAlex and Joyce FerkovichFetzer VineyardsColleen Fichtner

Fidalgo Bay Coffee RoastersFiddler’s InnBrett and Susan FidlerDorothy FidlerBrendan and Eleanor FieldsMs. FieldsStanley FieldsFirst Savings Bank NorthwestHeidi FischerDanyel FisherFletcher Bay FoundationMichael FlewellingFrancis and Joyce FloydFloyd, Pflueger, & Ringer,

P.S. Attorneys at LawJonathan FlugstadSarah FlynnJames and Barbara FlyumFM Global FoundationOliver and Helen FoehrDeborah and Stephen FoisieMark and Willow FollettPaul FondahnGertrude and Mark ForbesKatherine Forbush and Mark ApplebyMichael Ford and Elizabeth DavidowMichael ForneyJames Fortier and K. Denice

Fischer-FortierMarie Fortune and Anne GanleyForum XXIIArvin and Patricia FosseJonathan and Heather FosterMarlene and David FosterJane FoxGretchen and Chad Frampton

James and Amanda FranckFrank and Judith Marshall FoundationDonn FranklinDonna J. FranklinFred Meyer Community

Rewards Grants ProgramElizabeth and John FreemanPatrick and Penny FreyAlicia R. FreymanGreg and Lorien FriedmanWilliam FriedmanJohn FriendAddy Froehlich and Joe DemeysColleen Frost and Toby CoenenLaura FryerSarah FullerRobert and Virginia FultonPaul G. FurlingerLeanne FurugoriFury Group Inc. F/V Nordic FuryRoger and Virginia GabeleinAnn GalbraithJoeann D. GallagherSean and Therese GallagherCarol and Steven GambleLisa M. GarbrickScott Gardner and Cara McDermottPatricia and Charles GarrityLynn and Scott GaschWilliam H Gates IIIGE Foundation Matching GiftsKevin and Susan GehringerGemperle EnterprisesGenCorp FoundationMichael and Barbara GeriKatharyn Alvord Gerlich

Dan GilbertMichael Gilbert and Colleen KruegerP. Leon and Erika GilesGive Back FoundationRobert D. GlaserJohn and Larena GlassMichele and Daniel GlasserJeremy GlassyGlesby Marks LeasingKathleen GloseGobblefest.orgScott and Amy GobleLarry Godsey and Catherine

Gauthier-GodseyMartha Goelzer and Larry FelserHenry GoffinCharles Goggio, Jr.Nancy GoldsmithGoldstar Events Inc.Joshua GoodmanRaymond Goodwin and

Kathy BermanGoogleJerri and Don GordonCathy GormanGPMCH FoundationJames B. Graber, D.O., P.S.Louis and Frances GraberRichard H. GraderWilliam and Rebecca GradyThe Grainger FoundationGrainger Matching Charitable

Gifts ProgramCharles E. GrantDavid and Deborah GrantFrancis and Elizabeth Grant

From Farm to Food Bank Friends say I know every farmer from Yakima to Spokane, Wenatchee to Goldendale. I guess I do get around. What strikes me most about Washington? Our sheer abundance.15 million acres of wheat and beans, apples, pears and

cherries, potatoes and onions. World-class grapes and every fresh vegetable imaginable. All grown right here. Sun, soil and water. We have it all.At Northwest Harvest I help hundreds of Washington farmers channel their seconds, their over-production, through us and on to 380 community food banks throughout Washington—tens of thousands of pounds of fresh produce a week. Farm to food bank. Yes, I get around. I talk to lots of people. And what I know is that politics aside, we mostly all agree that no one who lives among such abundance should go hungry. Ever.I am Robert Adams, and I am proud to be the Agriculture Relations Specialist at Northwest Harvest.

Donors

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Sandra GrayAnn Greaney and Robert HiltnerKevin and Theresa GreeneGreenleafGary and Sharon GreenwoodGeorge and Catherine GreerJennifer GregoryDr. William Greiner and Mrs. BeckPamela GrieffKerri and George GriffinWilliam and Marjorie GriffinJason GrimmJohn F. GruverKristen and Ashley GubermanJohn GustafsonKathryn Guykema and Robert GreyBeth Hacker and Mark ZimmermannWilliam and Joni HafnerJon and June HahnFranz HajnalDavid HaleTeal and Janie HallstrandJames and Darlene HalversonMark and Ann HamburgC. Stevens and Cynthia HammerJack and Ellen HankinsJoseph and Catherine HannanLucas D. HansenGregory HansonJennifer HansonMatt and Phaleen HansonPeter and Ann HansonLawrence and Hylton HardWilliam R. HargreavesDaniel and Pamela HarkinsAurelia and John Harlowe

Shelley HarmanMonty HarmonDavid and Barbara HarperAlden HarrisThomas Hart and Kathleen FischerWilliam A. Hartness

Harvester Enterprises LLC F/V Ocean Harvester

Arlyn HarwoodHattrup and Associates, P.S.Robert R. HaugenMark HaunScott HavelDeborah HayesRobert and Sarah HaymanSusan HeathJane Hedberg and Gary SchwartzMagnus and Heather HedlundHeilind Electronics, Inc.Dorothy and Kenneth HeiretDeb HelleDan M. HennesseePeter HenningBill and Sue HenryPaul A. HenselKathy HensleyPatrick and Sabrina HeppeMichael and Teriann HermanMark HernbergAndrew and Jennifer HerronWendy HesterEric and Noah HeutchyMargaret HewittShirley and James HewsonWendy Higgins

High Desert Sober RidersHilen FoundationHarold and Mary HillKenneth R HillStephen HillSteve and Polly HillerGerald and Lena HirschlerWilliam H. Hodge, Jr.Eric V. HofbeckBob and Janine HoffmannKevin and April HoganPaul HoglundSusan HoldemanGlen and Delpha HoldenCynthia C. Holdren, M.D.David Hope Simpson and

Michele HolowachukDale and Donna HolpainenMargaret P. HoltonHoly Trinity Lutheran ChurchHonest to GoodnessMargaret HooksEric HooperCraig HopperstadHopperstad Consulting, Inc.William G. HorderHorrigan FoundationHorseshoe BoutiqueSusan HotellingDella HoustonHoward S. Wright ConstructionJonathan and Christina HowellJoan Hsiao and James BromleyThe Hsiao-Bromley FundMichelle and Brian HuffDavid Hughart

Geoffrey HuntJoshua and Amber HunterJoel and Christi HusseyGratia and Richard HuxleyMichael HydeI. L. Cohen FoundationIcelandic Construction Co Inc.Andrew P. IlesChan ImInfraSource Services, LLCInland Northwest Community

FoundationIntellectual VenturesSusan R. IrwinIsador Simon Family Foundation TrustDiane R. IsonakaIvar’s RestaurantsCarmen JacobsDarren and Jennifer JamielJanet Kurjan Fund at Fidelity CGFBenjamin JencksEdward Jennings and Karen

Jelter-JenningsJohn and Kirsten JewettJewish Federation of Greater SeattleJohnson International Industries IncAllen and Carleigh JohnsonDiana and Robert JohnsonJ. Douglas and Nancy JohnsonJames and Lynda JohnsonJohn and Mary JohnsonJohnson-Fortin Charitable TrustThomas C. JohnstonBarbara JollyRonald Jonas and Derik MortlockFloyd Jones

All in a Day’s Drive. Kent, Washington 5:00 a.m. Forklift pallets of rice, beans, oats, pasta & canned goods into the trailer. 18 tons fits nicely and leaves room for a big procurement of fresh fruit.

Pack it all in and hit the road over Snoqualmie Pass to our Yakima warehouse. Unload half. That supplies 65 Central Washington food banks for a couple weeks.

In Yakima take on an additional five tons of apples, potatoes and onions. Beeline I-90 to Spokane. Destination: Northwest Harvest’s Spokane warehouse.

From there it goes out to food banks throughout Spokane County and Northeastern Washington.

End of the day is dinner at Sam’s Diner and a good night’s sleep in the truck. 350 miles. 23 tons of Washington abundance delivered, free of charge.

I am Howard Breckon and I am proud to be the CDL Truck Driver for Northwest Harvest.

Donors

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Kenneth and Karen JonesKimberly JonesOllye and Gale JonesRichard and Aimee JonesJP Morgan Chase Foundation

Matching Gift & Volunteer Program

Andrew and Maureen JuengerJulia Dagny Julsrud

Administrative TrustDaniel and Beth JumpCharles and Carol JungAriane and Darren JustusSusan Ellen KahanKim and Pamela KaiserDorrise B. KalbfleischDiane D. KallasLesley Kalmin and Todd NewmanClare Kapitan and Keith SchreiberRobert and Kathleen KaplanKapstoneLarry and Karen KarpackKauffman Family Fund at The

Seattle FoundationKC Brand Kettle CornRonald and Elizabeth KeeshanJessica and Jeffrey KellyJessica and Sean KellyJohn and Alison KellyMary Kelly-WolfeKristin KennellVicki Marie Kennerud

Matthew Kernek and Puncheep Wongsrikul

Peter Kerr and Cynthia WellsKidder MathewsFrancis KimRichard Kint and Rachel RutledgeStephanie Kirby and

Nicholas CookseyCathy KircherMolly Breen KledzikDavid and Lynette KlingemanJohn Knapp and Holly WarrenRobert J. KoernerDale and Laura KoetkeDimitris KogiasKohl’sMelissa Koosmann and

Andrew BreuningerDon KopczynskiFrederic KornNathan and Amy KostalAaron KraemerDiana KrekelbergGlen Kriekenbeck and Quentin KingSteven and Kathren KrohnRalph R. KruegerRichard Kuhn and Kay TarapolsiA. A. Kumar and Anur KrishnaveniT. V. Kurien and Lisa IypeDavid W. KwolekDawna and Jim LahtiPhillip and Winifred Lake

Lakeside Milam Recovery CentersLawrence and Mara LaksSusan M. LamarJason M. LambPeter and Jane LambSean Lambert and Karen OgnanLisa LaMonicaCamille LamoureuxJames LamoureuxWilliam and Kimberly LancasterKevin LaneJoshua Lang and Carolyn HartLorrie A. Langdale, M.D.Larry J. Harle Family Charitable FundKristine LasleyGary LaterChristopher and Alida LathamStella LaurenzoAngela Lausch and Paul ChristiansonLaw Office Of James BeaulaurierLDL Charitable FundKathleen and Timothy LeachJennifer LeafChih-Tun and Tzu-Ting LeeFelix P. LeeLyn and Douglas LeeMark and Rae LemberskyCharles and Carlene LenardThe Lennon-Keegan FamilyJerry and Sheila LennoxJonathan Noll and Martha LentzBarbara and Matthew LePage

James Leslie and Jeanne TwetenLeslie Fund Inc.Daniel Lessler and Katherine BradleyLevel Builders Inc.Alyssa LevitzDana and David LewisTara LewisHenry LiArlene Libby and Nordeen LarsonLiberty Mutual InsuranceTimothy LiebermanJohn LigonEric D. LindbeckApril LindowDaniel LindvallDiana and David LinehanSteven and Anne LipnerMark LitchmanFrances W. LloydLogic Staffing LLCJames LohnJohn LongresMary Lonien and Sandra Lynn SmithLoomis FoundationCraig LorchLovsted Family Charitable FoundationSteven and Elizabeth LuccoNaomi and Godfrey LuleJohn and Wendy LunardiLaura and Roy LundgrenDavid and Louise LuthyPatrick Lynch

BEST PRACTICESCommunity Harvest’s Farm-to-Food Bank ProgramCommunity Harvest currently operates as part of MEND, a multi-service nonprofit In the Upper Wenatchee River Valley region. Community Harvest engages volunteers in produce recovery and gardening projects, and we spoke with Beth Macinko, Community Harvest Gleaning Coordinator, to learn more about their programs.

How does Community Harvest build and maintain relationships with farmers?

We try to touch base with all our previous donors every year sometime in the winter and see if they want to continue being part of the project. The primary way we stay in touch throughout the season is checking in at farmers markets, since they are

weekly, and it’s easy for us to stop by.

Does the organization work with farmers to receive feedback? Are there any plans to develop new programs?

We try to check in with farmers in the winter months to see how the project worked last year and how we can improve for the upcoming season. We also have done donor surveys after gleans in the past. We’re working now on how the program can grow, by training volunteer glean leaders to increase our harvest capacity, and we’re partnering with a church to offer cooking classes so people have the knowledge to prepare some of the fresh whole foods they are able to get at the food bank, and a purchasing program would be great eventually.

Are there any program elements that you feel are unique to Community Harvest?

Community Cupboard and the Leavenworth Farmers Market have this

great program called Veggie Vouchers. Every year they fundraise a pool of money to go into a special checking account. The Cupboard prints vouchers and hands them out to food bank clients who want to participate. Another thing that is a little unique about Community Harvest is that we are based in a small food bank that has three fridges for cold storage, but we are open six days a week and we have found other partners to help make the program work logistically and have a greater impact on our larger community.

Donors

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Gregory and Mary MacDougallAndrew and Roopal MacDuffRoss and Lisa MacfarlaneSharon Mackenzie and D.

Kenneth DraperMacy’s Corporate Services Inc.Debra Madsen and Ann StevensThomas and Rowayne MaguireDennis and Mary MaherJacquelynn and Gerald MahoneyElizabeth and Dallas MahrtKevin Majeau and Karin FosbergJohn L. MakeyDonald and Irene MalmbergDavid ManciniWeijia MaoMargun Enterprises LLC F/V MargunJohn and Nancy MarshallAnthony A. MartelloCharles and Georgia MartinFowler MartinMasco CorporationScott MasepohlAndrea MathewsMatson FoundationThe Matthew 25: 34-40 FoundationHeather MatthewsKeith MathewsTeresa A. MatthewsMatthew and Susan MauryJoshua MayMaureen Mayo

Gregory MaysBetty and Allen McCallEve McClureChristopher McClurken and

Jessica HernandezMarcia and David McCrackenJeanne and Tom McDonaghGarrett and Junko McGowanGregory McGowanNeil and Sara McIlvaineMichael and Cindy McKeeJames and Karen McKenzieMcKinstry Charitable FoundationThomas McLaughlinCraig and Jan McNeelyJoy McNicholsGail and Larry McNuttScott McQuilkinMeasurement Technology NorthwestMeddar Corporation F/V

Aleutian ChallengerMaureen MedfordMedtronicDonald and Shirley MehrerRichard Mellen and Jo RobinsonRavi and Catherine MenonThe Menon Group Inc.Merck FoundationMeridian Environmental Inc.Merrill Lynch, Pierce,

Fenner & Smith Inc.Frederick and Charlotte Merritt

Messiah For Relief FoundationDavid MessnerJerome and Lyla MeyerDaniel and Angela MichaelMicroSurgical TechnologyDavid Middaugh and Mary Rae BrunsTerri MiddletonMichael MilesMilgard Manufacturing Inc.Alane MillerBarbara Miller and Anne NicollGeorge MillerSharon and Cameron MillerMilliman Inc.Milliman UsaJessica MilmanFrank and Heather MintonGregg MiskellyTed MisselwitzLori MitchellMary Jean and Michael MitchellG. Glen and Vivian MorieRandall and Tyler MooreTatiana and Richard MooreKenneth D. MorainDeanna MoreheadGrady MorganWilliam MorkillJennifer MorrisonNicole MorrisonSharon MorrisonJames Motz

Tim and Sandra MotzerBud MountMRC of the NorthwestThomas MrowcaAlexander MullansLorre and Doyle MyersRichard A. NagelLinda NashNational Philanthropic TrustSheree NealNeighborhood Cooking FoundationJames NelsonMichael and Loree NelsonRamona E. NelsonEugene and Martha NesterNeudorfer FoundationGabe Newell and Lisa MennetAlec and Margot NewmanRebecca Ng-TsangThi Cam NguyenDonna NicholsNico’s FundNancy and Mark NightlingerBart Nijssen and Mary CatlinSheryl Nilson and Mike AsplundNintendo of America Inc.Nancy NoblittRay NomuraGrace A. NordhoffLinda NordstromNorth Beach Elementary PTANorth Highland

PARTNERS IN ACTIONFeed Spokane: the Birth of a Food CoalitionIn most large cities, during any given month, the amount of good food thrown away (for whatever reason) is sufficient to adequately feed most, if not all, of those who do not have enough to eat. It is a story of waste and lost opportunity. How do we change this story?

Roughly nine years ago, a handful of people from several Spokane community agencies met to discuss a simple question: “How can we find more food to feed those in need in our city?” Gregory Edwards, an AmeriCorps/Vista volunteer with the Spokane Neighborhood Action Project, led the meeting. He had been assigned the task of finding new food sources for their Thursday night “sack dinner” outreach in downtown Spokane.

All agencies and ministries present shared a common challenge: securing new supplies of food for those in need. Someone floated an ‘out of the box’ idea…why not form a “coalition” to approach local area restaurants and challenge them to donate prepared food which would otherwise be thrown away? The idea resonated with everyone present—and the Feed Spokane Coalition was formed.

The Feed Spokane Board noted that they wanted very much to emphasize their focus on food safety. They’ve not only partnered with the Spokane Regional Health Department, but have facilitated a number of important educational opportunities for their programs and especially for their meal site kitchen supervisors.

Feed Spokane is now working with 30 meal sites, 30 coalition participants, and 25 grocery and restaurant operators who support eliminating hunger in

Spokane. The goal this year is to take the story and the ideology outside the food industry and garner greater support from the community at large.

Longer-term benefits to the Spokane community include not only ‘rescuing’ food and feeding hungry people, but also saving thousands of food pounds from ending up in the waste stream.

Feed Spokane is an alternative story whose time has come. Along with partners like Northwest Harvest, Feed Spokane is quickly becoming a vital piece in the puzzle of eliminating waste and hunger by telling an alternative story of opportunity, community and hope.

Donors

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North Queens Drill TeamNorthern TrustNorthern Trust Charitable

Giving ProgramNorthwest Health Care LinenNorthwest Washington

Synod Region 1 ELCANorthwestern Stage Lines Inc.NorwesconDarcy A. NothnagleLev and Isabella NovikMichael and Charlotte NumataNvidia Employee Giving ProgramNW Nitro NationalsNW Salmon Canners AssociationOcean Dynasty LPKathy A. O’ConnellDan O’ConnorSally K. O’ConnorHenry and Evelyn OdellTimothy J. OertingDonna O’HaraB. Andrew and Theresa OhrbergJeffrey Ojemann and Karen SelboeJeff OlsonPaul and Margaret OlsonM. Emmett OmarOneHealthPortMary O’NeillSusan OnstadLaura OnstotOrder of the Eastern StarMichael Orr and Robin HruskaRuben OrtegaGlenn OsakoCathleen and Kevin O’SheaJacob OshinsMari Ostendorf

John and Mary OsterhausMichael OttOuterwall Inc.The Overlake SchoolScott and Jennifer OxleyPacific Crest Savings BankPacific Knight LLCPacific Market InternationalPacific Northwest Camaro ClubPacific Public AffairsAllan PadgettJanet Sue PainterGayle Palmer and Jerry SimonRichard PalmerCecil and E. Joanne PaolettiRick ParducciBarbara ParkerParker Hannifin FoundationLeslie ParrishRupa PatelSarah PattersonPatterson Charitable FoundationPaul G. Allen Family FoundationLawrence and Bernadette PaulsDavid PaulsValerie PaynePaypalNancy and Joseph PearlGary PearsonKyle and Michele PeltonenPepin & AssociatesEugene and Patricia PepperJohn and Jane PeraraDonald and Lisa PercivalWalter PereyraRaul PerezPerformance Training Systems LLCPerkins Coie Foundation

PershingRonald PessnerHartmut and Linda PetersAnn and Craig PetersonDarlene PetersonEarl PetersonJames and Lanette PetersonMarcia D. PetersonMary PettingerPetunia FoundationElizabeth Pfender and William ClarkPhillips Law Firm Personal Injury, PLLCPhillips Three LLPAlex PhillipsDon PhillipsJoseph Phillips and Mary SebekKrista and John PhippsPhoenix Processor Limited

PartnershipEmily S. PickeringPiper Jaffray Employee

Giving ProgramWilliam PittmanShahina PiyaraliPaula PlumerTheodore and Kim PlumisBeth E. PlummerPlymouth Congregational ChurchMichael and Rachel PopchukPorsche Club of America

- Pac NW RegionPort Blakeley CompaniesBrian PorterFabiola and Stephan PrechtelPrecor IncorporatedDarcy and Donald PriceL. Michael PricePride Foundation

The Principal Financial GroupJohn and Priscilla PrivatPrudential Foundation Matching GiftsPugh Capital Management Inc.Steven and Gloria PumphreyWilliam H. PurdyQuinault Indian NationKenneth RaedekeRaedeke Associates Inc.Tina and Chip RagenRainier Welding Inc.Merlin Rainwater and Gregory FosterChristina D. RalphPrabhu and Karuna RamMichael RamiresBarbara and Paul RaneyNeetha RaoAzin RassaianGary and Becky RatcliffeByron RakitzisTali RauschRBC Wealth ManagementRD Merrill Real Estate Holdings LLCReanier & Associates Inc.Charles ReedDiane and James ReevesRegions BankMichael ReinhardtAndrew and Christine ReinlandDr. Lee A. ReinleitnerDaniel ReisingerYoshiko RemacleMr. Rao RemalaRenaissance Charitable

Foundation Inc.Jim RenoMark Rentz and Rupa PatelJeffrey and Shannon Ressler

Five Decades Stocking Washington Food Banks

We offer a basic menu. Not fancy, but filling and nutritious.Our idea was to supply community food banks with regular shipments of staples—rice and beans, pasta and oats, canned goods and produce. Regular deliveries that could be rounded out with local food drives. All year long. Free

of charge. Our basic menu has proven to be a great way to feed the hungry throughout our state.The need grew. So did we. Our relationships with Washington food producers convinced us to build our capacity, adding millions of pounds of fruits and vegetables per year. Today, nearly two-thirds of our distribution is produce.We’ve matured into a hunger relief network, with trucks, warehouses and volunteers that stretch from Grays Harbor to Spokane, supplying over 380 hunger relief programs in every corner of our state.I am Mike Regis and I am proud to be Director of Procurement and Outreach at Northwest Harvest.

Donors

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Richard and Sharon ReuterMichael J. RevisStephen and Paula ReynoldsCarrie RhodesErika RickelKenneth RinesNancy Risser and Terry

D. MontgomeryCraig and Shelley RixonThe Robbins CompanyRobert E Tutland RPT Inc.Patrick and Marilyn RobertsAl RobertsonSamantha RobertsonMamie RockafellarThe Rodman FoundationRobert and Susan RoetcisoenderNicholas RohringAlan and Lynn Weber RoochvargJames RoosRoyal Atlantic LLCThe RSW Foundation Inc.Michael and Nancy RuarkGary and Jennifer RubensRubens Family FoundationIra and Beverly RubinsteinThe Rubin Family FoundationAnil RuiaCarole RushMary Russell and Patrick RussellRussell InvestmentsRachel L. RutledgeShawn Rutledge and Rebecca FleckGene and Barbara SackettThe Sadako K Judd Private

Foundation Inc.Salesforce.com FoundationSaltchuk Resources, Inc

James and Tracy SamuelJane and James SandersRichard SandstromScott SandygrenCathy SarkowskyAlicejo and Walter SaubertEileen Saunders and Mark WeberThe Saxer FundRalph and Joan SaxtonDeborah and Bradley SayreAdam and Catherine SchaefferJames SchantzFrances and Thomas ScheidelThomas ScheppatMelody and Tom SchertingStefan and Jutta SchmittJames Schneidmiller and

Gina VangelosSchoenfeld-Gardner FoundationMichael SchroerM. Peter Scontrino, PhDSeattle AeroSeattle BankSeattle Construction Services Inc.Seattle Food CommitteeSeattle Golf ClubThe Seattle Illings FundSeattle Metropolitan Credit UnionSeattle Mortgage Bankers AssociationSeattle Police Employees

Charity FundSeattle SeahawksSeattle Water Polo AssociationSeattle Yacht ClubRobert and Lawson SebrisJohn and Dorcy SeethoffSEI Giving FundBenjamin Seo

Frank and Valerie SerdyServiceNowCharles and Hilda ShallbetterDarshana ShanbhagGretchen ShanksAnthony and Siri ShapiroJulie Shapiro and Shelly CohenStanley and Sheryl SharpDiana ShawRichard and Judith ShawDavid B. ShemaShephard Comm Real Estate LLCJoseph and Barbara ShickichMike and Karen ShiftonBarton Shilvock and Randi SibongaSarah ShinKathy Brown and Richard ShinabargerPaul and Patricia ShipmanShoalwater Bay Indian TribeRolan and Lynn ShomberShortlidge Charitable TrustShorty’sDavid and Sharon ShriverSeth Siegal and Mary DohertyJames E. SiegleUri Silberstein and Jackie FradkinSilicon Valley Community FoundationThe Silver FoundationPaul and Kolynn SinclairJohn SindelarSisters Of St Joseph Of PeaceMurali and Gouri SivarajanPhyllis SloanGerald R. SmithJames and Margaret SmithKevin and Karen SmithLynn SmithTrevor Smith

Victoria SmolenSodexo Foundation Inc.Solid Ground WashingtonJulie Solon and Kent SullivanLeah Soltar and Frederick CatheyUlysses A. SommersChristine SopakDiane and Michael SoulesSouth King County Food CoalitionLisa Sowder and Nick O’ConnellRichard SowellJason SpainhowerSpanaway Moonshiners Inc.Allen and Conny SpannYolanta and Ronald SpauldingSpectrum Pension Consultants Inc.Jerry SpigalTed SpitalnickMark SpitzerDale and Regina SpoorRon and Alice SpringRobert SpringerRobert H. StackChris P. StaehliGerald StanleyStarbucks Coffee Company

Partner Giving ProgramsNancy StebbinsBonnie and Alan SteeleLoren SteinhauerStephen StephensonBarbara and Rosser StevensSue StickneyKim StockingStokes Lawrence, P.S.Janet StoneSue-Erin StoneWilliam Strong

Donors

The Tuesday Volunteer Crew

We’re a lean, mean machine. Thirty volunteers who show up every week to make bulk more manageable for small food banks. Food producers store their inventory in giant 1,400 pound bins—totes, they’re called. When they donate their overstock or their seconds, that’s how you get it. Who can handle a box of

peas the size of a Volkswagen?Team Tuesday can. We turn 1,400 pound boxes of frozen peas into 700 two-pound bags in 45 minutes flat. Freezer to freezer. Same for corn, carrots, rice and other staples. That’s what we ship to food banks all around Washington. Twice a month, free of charge.We’re a good crew—30 of the thousands of volunteers who keep it all running. Come to think if it, we’re why Northwest Harvest can do what no one else can.I am Lynn McGuire and I am proud to be a Volunteer at Northwest Harvest.

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Susan and James SturmsJames StutzmanPhillip SuhMichael SullivanDale and Teri Summer-ReigerSummit at SnoqualmieSustainable Solutions FoundationSwan Net USA LLC.Stuart and Alison SwanbergEd and Sharon SweoVirginia P. SybertKenneth and Sue SymingtonPaul SytmanThe T. Rowe Price Program

for Charitable GivingTaco TimeTacoma DodgeKassie R. TadsenDavid and Dana TaftLisa TakahashiAlison and Jeff TalbotThomas and Carol TamparoChao-Chun TangDarren TannerAnne M. TaylorLaura Taylor

Patricia TaylorTed and Gretchen TaylorTD Ameritrade ClearingTeagueSteve and DeYonne TegmanMichael and Judith TembreullKathryn TemplinRachel and Chris ThibodeauxFranklin and Karen ThoenCarol A. ThomasDaniel and Laura ThomasDavid and Carol ThomasLisa A. ThomasValrie ThomasVirginia and George ThomasRahul ThombreAnne and James ThomsonDavid and Margaret ThoulessMark and Arlene TibergienTides FoundationRashelle TidwellBradley and Danielle TildenMarvin and Dorothy TitterudJudy TobinDennis and Hope ToddErik and Abbe Tolzmann

Gerald and Debbie TonkovichTo-Ro Enterprises, IncJohn Q. TorodeLeanna ToweillChristopher TowersTrade PrinteryRichard G. TravisAmbrose and Patricia TreacyTremper and Co. LLPTrident Seafoods CorporationGrady TrowbridgeClaire TuckerSusan Tucker and Brian

Schilling-GeorgeDennis TullyHeather A. TullyTW MetalsU.S. Charitable Gift TrustJohn and Diane UlaciaCarol UlisUllmann Family FoundationUmpqua BankUnified GrocersUnited eWay Comprehensive

DistributionUnited Health Group Employee

Giving CampaignUnited Way Of Central Indiana Inc.United Way of Pioneer Valley Inc.United Way of Spokane CountyUniversal Life ChurchDebbie UptonLeon A. UzielVadon FoundationMaria and Gregory Van HornLarry and Dorothy Van NessWilliam and Donna VanBurenVanguard Charitable

Endowment ProgramRoger VanWinkleMichael VaughanNicole and Christian VerbruggheVesteraalen LLCRachel VigilViking LPJerry and Gail ViscioneVitalSource Staffing LLCAnna ViverosDr. Arthur and Harriet VogelErnest Vogel and Barbara BillingsThomas VottelerWA Fine Wine & Spirits LLC

“The cut on the EBT cards had an impact on a number of our families and they were struggling to meet their family’s food needs. A number of those families commented on how important our services are to their household. We are also seeing more families finding work but have ended up so far behind in expenses that they are struggling to catch back up.”

—Maple Valley Food Bank & Emergency Services, King County

PARTNERS IN ACTION: Lifelong Growth for Chicken Soup BrigadeIn the struggle for wellness, a nutritious meal can make all the difference. Chicken Soup Brigade improves the nutritional health of individuals living with chronic illnesses. Comprehensive food and nutrition programs work towards reducing symptoms, minimizing side effects, and providing much needed comfort.

Chicken Soup Brigade began in the early 1980s as a meal program for those living with HIV. Over the last 10 years, Chicken Soup Brigade has expanded its mission to offer resources across King County to a wider breadth of people, including those with kidney disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis,

cancer, and to homebound seniors.

Resources include grocery and meal programs and nutritional counseling. Grocery bags, which include gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, vegan, and culturally-appropriate options, are nutrient-rich to meet specific nutritional parameters and can be tailored depending on dietary preferences, medical conditions, and cultural practices. Nutritional counseling is offered by dieticians to assess specific needs and to implement changes that work within the client’s lifestyle.

In July of 2014, Lifelong opened the doors on a new meal production and warehouse facility in south Seattle. The facility houses meal production, warehousing, and other operations. Chicken Soup Brigade will be able to increase production for their grocery and meal programs,

which both aim to stabilize health and improve medical outcomes. Improved medical outcomes help to prevent institutionalization, decrease human suffering, and reduce costs.

Chicken Soup Brigade hopes to build on their current work though engagement with public policy. Reaching out to vendors and others in the larger sector will help create a dialogue to improve the quality of food in the donation stream. Chicken Soup Brigade’s focus on the community lends itself well to the conversation of providing local, organic food and forging relationships between farms and food banks. This inspiring program continues to improve upon current programs at their new facility.

Donors

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Daniel WadeDouglas and Karen WadeBetty L. WagnerBetty J. WahlenMark H. WainwrightDoris A. WakeleeDavid WakeleyGary and Sally WalcottGreg WalkerRobert and Teresa WalkerWalker’s Furniture Inc.Megan WallentMichael Wallent and Anh HoangRichard and Leslie WallisSteve and Kristal WallstromMichael and Martha WalshRichard and Linda WardWade WarrinerEdward C. Wartelle, Sr.Washington Machinists CouncilWashington Public Employees

Association UFCW Local 365Washington State Farmers

Market AssociationWave Division Holdings, LLCRecia Weigelt

Jason WeillEdward Weinberger and

Kathy BloomerTaylor Weiss and Megan McKeanBarbara and Eric WeissmanGail and Joe WenaweserWesley United Methodist ChurchKevin WestWestern Washington FirebirdsWestside Concrete AssessoriesWestward LPMargaret Wetherald and

Leonard BarsonWeyerhaeuser Giving FundMichael WhalenChris and Erika WhinihanWhite, Thompson, Noland & Gibb, PSKaitlyn WhitlockDavid and Barbara WhitneyCheryl WichersLowell C. WickmanRoger G. WickstromRandy and Dawn WiedmeierRobert WildingChris WilhiteWilliam E & Mary E Ayer

Family FoundationAllan Williams and Susanne KellerChristopher and Jan WilliamsMary Pekasky WillisonAntoinette WillsClyde and Kathy WilsonDeborah A. WilsonCraig Winans and Janis HorikeNicole and Steven WinardMatthew WinklerLeon and Helena WinstromDavid WithamKristi WittenauerBetty L. WocknerWold Family FoundationAmber WongNaomi and Edwin WoodwardWorld Wings International

Inc - Seattle ChapterClyde and Carol WrightDaniel and Jill WrightJohn WrightRobert WrightWSECUWilliam WurtsJohn Wyatt

Ruth WylieDanielle and RobinFrank YandrasitsMark YangManuel and Dena YbarraTeresa YetteTamara YoungWilliam and Michelle YoungsmanYourCause LLCRichard ZahniserMarjorie K. ZanderAlan Zarky and Helen HalpertThomas Zilly and Jane NolandGreg ZimlichRobert and Diane ZormeirBenjamin and Suzanne Zorn

Media Partners and Event Sponsors

Alaska AirlinesAmericanWest BankBluegrass & Beer FestivalBlue Ribbon Cooking SchoolCBS RadioCenturyLinkComcast Spotlight

“We continue to observe busy distribution days the first and last weeks of every month. This seems to be directly connected to when the clients receive their food stamps (usually day 5-9 of the month). So the last week and first week they are out of food and waiting for food stamps.”

—Port Angeles Food Bank, Clallam County

BEST PRACTICESCooking up Creativity: Millionair Club Charity’s Kitchen Rental ProgramLindsey Webb and Brent Herrmann have a slew of ideas up their sleeves, and excitement and passion shows up in their programming work at the Millionair Club Charity. In addition to feeding 400 people a day at their meal program, the Millionair Club also hosts a fully operational Hydroponic Urban Farm in their basement! Their latest endeavor, a new kitchen rental program that highlights as a culinary incubator for budding culinary businesses, is one example of their inventiveness.

Brent Herrmann, Director of Programs

and Lindsey Webb, Food Programs Manager, are pragmatic in their approach to innovative ideas.

“The Millionair Club’s meal program kitchen serves breakfast and lunch, and closes after 2:30 pm,” Brent explains. “We wanted a way to utilize that space to greater capacity and bring in an alternate source of revenue.”

Since they began the program in September, the program already has three tenants, and is looking towards expansion. Current occupants include a caterer, farmers market baker, and a specialty foods producer. Lindsey hints that a new baker of gourmet dog treats may soon be whipping up canine culinary creations in their kitchen.

While not all partners have a commercial kitchen to spare, the concept embraced by the Millionair Club is one to emulate.

Additional space at your facility can be rented to neighborhood organizations or businesses. Offering this kind of support not only provides a service to the community, but also strengthens and develops local commerce, publicity, and connections.

For more information on the Millionair Club Charity’s Kitchen Rental Program, visit their website at millionairclub.org/Kitchen.

Donors

Brent Herrmann and Lindsey Webb proudly display green leaf lettuce at their hydroponic facilities at the Millionair Club Charity.

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Crème Tangerine Ford Motor Company FundiHeart Media, Inc.Jam for CansKAPP/KVEW-TVKHQ Food DriveKIMA/KUNW/CW10KING 5 Home Team HarvestKISS Thanksgiving on the MayflowerKISW Rock Out HungerKNDO Winter Family Food DriveBanker’s Care Live BroadcastKXLY Radio KZOK Rock the HarvestNorthwest Grocers Bag Local HungerQ6 CaresRadio TricitiesRadio Yakima/TriCitiesSafeway, Inc.Seattle Foundation GIVEBIGMariners Fight HungerSeahawks Tackle HungerTake a Swing Against HungerTop Pot National Doughnut DayTownsquare Media Yakima/TriCitiesUS BankWashington Bankers Assoc.

Banker’s Care

Food and In-Kind DonorsAcme FoodsAcosta Sales and MarketingAlaska AirlinesAmtrakAramarkBadgley RanchBagel DeliBank of AmericaBarleansBNSF Railway Co.

Bob Dog Produce, Inc.BoucheyC.R. EnglandCarsos Pasta, Inc.CB Richard Ellis/Seattle

Municipal TowerChase BankChinook Middle SchoolChiquita Columbia Cold Storage, Inc.Costco WholesaleDarigoldDel Monte FoodsDLM Trucking LLCDole Fresh Fruit Co.Douglas FruitDr. Pepper Snapple GroupEisenhower High SchoolEPAFarmer Bean & Seed LLCFiesta FoodsFirst Fruits of Washington LLCFood Services of AmericaFoster FarmsFranz BakeryFull Circle FarmsGlacier Water CompanyGlobal Seafoods North AmericaHirai Farms/Annies FunHolman DistributionInaba Produce Farms, Inc.Inglewood Jr. High SchoolInnovative CuisineIvar’s Seafood, Soups & SauceJones Produce, Inc.Kearney FarmsKenworth Truck CompanyKimberly-ClarkKing’s CommandKool Pak

Larsen’s Brothers BakeryLarson Fruit Co.Le PanierLombard Loop OrchardLostine Cattle CompanyMadrona FoodsManiniMashed Potatoes.orgMatson FruitMaywood Middle SchoolMercer Island High SchoolMeritage SoupsMicrosoft CorporationMike KellerNational Frozen Foods CorporationNordic Cold StorageO’Dea High SchoolOld Dominion Freight LinesOrowheatOstrom FarmsOverlake SchoolPacific Coast ProducersPaul St. HilairePCC Natural FoodsPepsi Bottling CompanyPeter Pan SeafoodsPhilips HealthcarePinks Original BakeryPistoresi TruckingPizza HutPodesta PackingPrestige Produce CompanyQFCRainier Cold StorageResers Fine FoodRick AldersonRivermaid Trading CompanyRotary First HarvestRoy FarmsRTK Farms LLC

Safeway, Inc.San Gennaro FoodsSara Lee BakerySeattle Gourmet FoodsSeminis Vegetable SeedsSeneca Foods Corp.Slalom ConsultingSmith Brothers FarmsStarbucks Coffee CompanySunset ProduceSupervalu InternationalTalking RainTaylor Farms Pacific, Inc.Terry DairyThe Boeing CompanyThe Seattle Chocolate Co.Thunder TruckingTim’s Cascade SnacksT-MobileTree Top, Inc.Trident Seafoods Corp.Umpqua BankUnderwood FruitUnique BeverageUnited StationersUPS FoundationUS BankValicoff Fruit Co.Valley Pride Sales, Inc.Venida PackingVista Vending - AuburnWalmartWalmart FoundationWashington Bankers AssociationWashington FederalWells Fargo BankWilcox FarmsWillette’s TowingWindy Point Packing Co.

Donors

“Thanks to you and your efforts we were able to make it through our busiest months and cover almost all that came. You are deeply appreciated. Procuring the amount of food you do is absolutely amazing.”

—East County Food Bank, Grays Harbor County

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Research shows that hungry children can’t concentrate on learning, are sick more often and have more behavior problems. Yet, even with school meals and food banks, one in four children in our state struggles with hunger.Northwest Harvest’s Three Squares program provides food to students in 50 high-need schools, where a high percentage of students receive free or reduced-price meals. A Three Squares pack is filled with nutritious, kid-

friendly food for children who have limited food at home in the evenings, weekends and during school breaks. This past academic year (September 2014 - June 2015), Northwest Harvest operated the Three Squares program in nine school districts in Washington, providing more than 76,000 take-home bags and in-school snacks to at-risk students selected by school coordinators for the program.

Northwest Harvest Hunger Response

“A client was sharing that the food bank supplemental is her only source of fresh fruits & vegetables. Now that she is expecting, any dairy is an added blessing.”

—Cusick Food Bank, Pend Oreille County

THREE SQUARES Backpack Program

During a typical school year, a student potentially has access to breakfast, lunch, snacks, after-school meals, and weekend meals. Most of these are made possible through predominantly Federally-funded programs and engaged community members. What happens during the summer? These are all school-year based programs. During the summer months there are limited avenues for children to get food putting increased pressure on families for these three months.There is a Federal summer meal program that provides

one meal at a specific site. These programs run anywhere between June and August, but rarely the whole summer. Even more, currently in Washington State only 11% of children who receive free and reduced cost meals during the school year are accessing free summer meal programs. There is a huge gap where there are either too few summer meal sites or located too far away. The families in these areas are typically considered high-need and are most likely also utilizing their local food bank. We want to leverage this point of access for kids.

That is why we launched the Kids Summer Food Club in August 2014. This program serves kid-friendly food to areas where 1) we have partner programs, 2) no near summer meal sites, and 3) where over 50% of the children apply for free and reduced meals during the school year. We see the summer food gap and the potential to help feed kids year round. The Kids Summer Food Club rounds out our services by providing kid-friendly foods throughout summer in high-need geographical areas.

KIDS SUMMER FOOD CLUB

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ADAMS COUNTYOthello Food BankRitzville Food Pantry

ASOTIN COUNTYAsotin County Food BankSt. Vincent de Paul Food

Pantry - Clarkston

BENTON COUNTYHarvest Outreach Food BankTri-Cities Benton City Food BankTri-Cities Kennewick Food BankTri-Cities Richland Food Bank

CHELAN COUNTYCashmere Ministerial

Association Food BankCommunity CupboardEntiat Valley Community

Services Food BankFamilies in Transition WRCLake Chelan Food BankSAGESt. Vincent de Paul - St. Joseph Wenatchee Food Bank

CLALLAM COUNTYMakah Food BankNew Hope Food BankPort Angeles Food BankQuileute Food BankSequim ACS Food BankSequim Food Bank

CLARK COUNTYBattle Ground Adventist

Community ServicesClark County Adventist

Community ServicesFISH of OrchardsFISH of VancouverInter-Faith Treasure HouseMartha’s PantryNeighbors Helping NeighborsNorth County Community

Food BankTrinity Mission Cupboard

COWLITZ COUNTYCastle Rock Lions Food BankFISH of Cowlitz CountyKalama Helping HandNorth Gate Food BankSt. Vincent de Paul - Longview

Woodland Community Services Center

DOUGLAS COUNTYBridgeport Community

Food BankMansfield Food BankOrondo Food BankRock Island Food BankWaterville Food Bank

FERRY COUNTYKettle River LINCPeople’s Pantry of Ferry County

FRANKLIN COUNTYBasin City Help ServicesGolden Age Food SharePasco Community ServicesSt. Vincent De Paul - PascoUnion Gospel Mission Tri-Cities*

GARFIELD COUNTYGarfield County Food Bank

GRANT COUNTYCare & Share - Grand CouleeCommunity Services

of Moses LakeEphrata Food BankMattawa Area Food BankQuincy Community Food BankRoyal City Food BankSoap Lake Food Bank

GRAYS HARBOR COUNTYAberdeen Avenue

Baptist ChurchAberdeen Community

Food BankAdventist Community

Services of Grays HarborBASH of WashingtonCoastal Harvest Mobile

Food BankCopalis Community

Church Food BankEast County Food BankHoquiam Food & Clothing BankHumptulips Food BankLord’s PantryMalone Food BankMcCleary Food BankMontesano Food BankOakville Food Bank


On the front lines of distributing food

PARTNER PROGRAMS As of June 1, 2016

Ocean Shores Food BankQuinault Community Food BankSalvation Army - AberdeenSouth Beach Food Bank

ISLAND COUNTYGifts From the Heart Food BankSouth Whidbey Good Cheer

JEFFERSON COUNTYBrinnon Food BankHoh Tribal Food BankPort Townsend Food BankQueets Food Bank -

Quinault TribeQuilcene Food BankTri-Area Food Bank

KING COUNTYACRS (Asian Counseling

& Referral Service)Adra Berry Memorial Food BankAlgona/Pacific Food PantryAloha Inn*Auburn Food BankBallard Food BankBeacon Ave Food BankBothell Community Kitchen*Cathedral Kitchen*CenterstoneCherry Street Food Bank (NWH)Chicken Soup Brigade (LLAA)Chief Seattle ClubCommunity Lunch on Capitol Hill*Des Moines Food BankDowntown Emergency Services

Center - 1811 Eastlake*Downtown Emergency Services

Center - Evans House*Downtown Emergency Services

Center - Rainier House*Downtown Emergency Services

Center - Union Hotel*El Centro De La RazaFall City Community Food PantryFamily Works Food BankFriday Feast - Roots*Highline Area Food BankHopelink Bellevue Hopelink KirklandHopelink RedmondHopelink ShorelineHopelink Sno-ValleyHunger Intervention Program*Immanuel Community

Services Food BankIssaquah Food & Clothing BankJewish Family ServicesLatino Hot Meal (El

Centro de La Raza)*Maple Valley Food Bank &

Emergency ServicesMargie Williams Helping HandsMary’s Place*Millionair Club*

Mount Si Food BankMount Zion Meal Program*Multi-Service Center Noel House*North Helpline Food BankOperation Nightwatch*Operation Sack Lunch*Ozanam House*Paradise of Praise Food BankPhinney Ridge Lutheran

Food BankPike Market Food Bank Pike Market Senior

Center Meals*Plateau Outreach MinistriesProvidence Regina HousePuget Sound Labor AgencyRainier Valley Food BankRecovery Café*Renewal Food Bank Salvation Army - RentonSeattle Indian Center Food BankSnoqualmie Tribe Food BankSouth Park Area

Redevelopment Council*St. Martin’s on Westlake*St. Vincent de Paul - GeorgetownSt. Vincent de Paul -

South King County SW Boys & Girls Club

of King County*The Food Bank at St. Mary’sTukwila PantryUnion Gospel Mission Seattle*University District Food BankUniversity District Youth CenterVashon-Maury Community

Food BankVolunteers of America

(VOA) - GreenwoodWest Seattle Food BankThe Wintonia* White Center Food BankYWCA - Central Area Food BankYWCA Angeline’s Center

KITSAP COUNTYBremerton FoodlineCentral Kitsap Food BankHelpline HouseLord’s Neighborhood Diner*North Kitsap FishlinePort Gamble S’Klallam

Food BankSharenet Food BankSouth Kitsap HelplineSt. Vincent de Paul - Bremerton

Assistance Office

KITTITAS COUNTYApoyoHopeSource Food Bank

KLICKITAT COUNTYGoldendale Food Bank

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Ol’ Mill Food BankWashington Gorge

Action Programs

LEWIS COUNTYClothes and Loaves Food BankClothes and Loaves

Meal Program*Greater Chehalis Food BankHUB City Mission Food BankPastor’s PantryPe Ell Community Food BankSalvation Army - CentraliaSOMMA Food BankToledo Food BankWhite Pass Community

Food BankWinlock-Vader Food Bank

LINCOLN COUNTYCare & Share - Lincoln CountyHarrington Food BankSprague Horizons

Community Food Bank

MASON COUNTYCommunity Food PantryHood Canal Food BankMatlock Food BankNorth Mason CCC*North Mason CCC Food

Bank on WheelsSaints Pantry Food BankSquaxin Island Tribe Food Bank

OKANOGAN COUNTYBrewster Food BankColville Confederated

Tribes Food BankConconully Food BankOkanogan Food BankOmak Food BankOroville Food BankThe CoveTonasket Food BankWauconda Food Bank

PACIFIC COUNTYChinook Tribal Food BankHis Supper Table*Legacy Community

Outreach Food BankNorth River Food BankOcean Park Food BankPeninsula FISH Food BankShoalwater Bay Food BankSt. Vincent de Paul -

Ilwaco Food Bank WHMA - Willapa Harbor

Food Bank

PEND OREILLE COUNTYCusick Food BankEmergency Food Bank of IoneNewport Food Bank

PIERCE COUNTYAllen Food PantryBread of Life Bonney

Lake Food BankEdgewood Community

FISH Food BankEloise Cooking PotFISH of Pierce County

Mobile Food BankGraham South Hill

FISH Food BankKey Peninsula FISH Food BankLakes Area FISH Food BankMy Sister’s PantryNW Tacoma FISH Food BankOrting Food BankPuyallup Food BankSE Tacoma-Parkland

FISH Food BankSea Mar Adult Treatment*St. Leo’s Food ConnectionSumner Community Food BankTacoma Adventist

Community ServicesTillicum-American Lake CSCUniversity Place Food Bank

SAN JUAN COUNTYOrcas Island Food Bank

SKAGIT COUNTYAlger Food BankBonney Lake Food Bank Bread of Life - MarblemountClear Lake Community

Covenant ChurchConcrete Food BankHamilton Community

Food BankHelping Hands Food BankLa Conner Sunrise Food BankMobile Food Express,

Skagit CAPShepherd’s Heart Care CenterSkagit Friendship House Skagit Valley N.I.N.Swinomish Tribal Food Bank Tri-Parish Food Bank

SKAMANIA COUNTY Stevenson Food Bank

SNOHOMISH COUNTYCarol Rowe Memorial

Edmonds Food BankCascade Boys & Girls Club*Concern for NeighborsDarrington Community

Services CenterEverett Boys & Girls Club*Granite Falls Food BankInterfaith Association

of NW WA*Lynnwood Food Bank

Marysville Community Food Bank

Seeds of GraceSky Valley Food BankSnohomish Community

Food BankTulalip Food BankVolunteers of America

(VOA) - EverettVolunteers of America (VOA)

- Sultan Food BankWestgate Chapel Food Bank

SPOKANE COUNTYAll Saints Food PantryAll Saints Soup Kitchen*East Central Neighborhood

Wellness AssociationEast Valley Baptist

Church Food BankGreenHouse Community

CenterHouse of Charity*New Hope Ranch Food BankNew Hope Ranch

Meal Program*North County Food PantryNortheast Food PantryOur Place Community

MinistriesSalvation Army - SpokaneServe Spokane Food PantryShalom Ministries*Southside Food PantrySpokane AIDS Network

Food BankSpokane AIDS Network

Meal Program*Spokane Valley Partners

Food BankVolunteers of America

(VOA) - Crosswalk*Women’s & Children’s

Free Restaurant*

STEVENS COUNTYAddy Rescue MissionChewelah Food BankFord Food PantryHunters Community Food BankKettle Falls Community ChestLoon Lake Food PantryNorthport Community

Services*Northport Food BankSpokane Tribe

Food BankTum Tum Community

Food BankValley Food PantryVFRC - Colville

Food Bank

THURSTON COUNTYROOF Community

Services

Tenino Food Bank PlusThurston County Food BankYelm Community Services

WAHKIAKUM COUNTYWahkiakum Helping Hands

WALLA WALLA COUNTYBlue Mountain Action Council Pantry Shelf of Walla Walla

WHATCOM COUNTYBellingham Food BankBlaine Food BankFerndale Food BankFoothills Food BankLummi Nation Food BankNooksack Tribal Food BankNooksack Valley Food BankPoint Roberts Food BankProject Hope Food Bank

WHITMAN COUNTY Council on Aging & Human

Services Food Bank

YAKIMA COUNTYFairview SDA Food PantryFeed the Need*Grandview SDA Food BankGranger Food BankHighland Food BankMabton SOC Food BankNoah’s Ark*O.I.C. of WA Food BankPeople for PeopleRod’s HouseSelah Food BankSOC Our Daily Bread St. Michaels Church PantrySunnyside ACS Food BankSunnyside SOC Food BankSunrise Outreach

Soup Kitchen*The Pantry at MoxeeToppenish Food BankWapato SOC Food BankWhite Swan Food BankYakima Rotary Food BankYakima SDA Food BankZillah Food Bank

*denotes meal program

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BY THE NUMBERSJuly 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015

Northwest Harvest has earned our sixth consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator. Only 6% of the charities rated have received at least 4 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that Northwest Harvest outperforms most other charities in America.

550,000

600,000

650,000

700,000

750,000

Fiscal Year Ending

2009

576,685

2010

634,350

2011

658,350

2012

699,971

2013

706,663

2014

735,014

2015

707,915

AVERAGE MONTHLY SERVICES

REVENUE AND SUPPORT

DONATED FOOD & OTHER SUPPORT $ 41,267,000 77%

CASH DONATIONS & OTHER SUPPORT $ 12,014,000 23%

TOTAL: $ 53,281,000 100%

23%

77%

PROGRAM SERVICES $ 50,727,000 94%

FUND RAISING $ 1,238,000 2%

MANAGEMENT & GENERAL $ 2,214,000 4%

TOTAL: $ 54,179,000 100%

EXPENSES

2%

94%

4%

Fiscal Year Ending

FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS

Purchased foodTEFAPDonated food

Poun

ds o

f Foo

d (in

mill

ions

)

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

2010

15.7

7.2

22.9

2011

8.4

17.5

1.2

27.1

2012

8.4

17.9

3.1

29.5

2013

8.0

18.7

3.8

30.5

2014

7.5

21.7

3.5

32.7

2015

23.4

3.6

7.3

34.3

Fiscal Year Ending

To meet the continuing excess demand for food during extraordinary economic times, Northwest Harvest used reserves set aside for such contingencies. We distributed 34 million pounds of food in FY 2015 compared to 32 million pounds in FY 2014.

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Nutritional Breakdown of all food

distributed by

Northwest Harvest

Fiscal Year 2015

Fruits and vegetables - 65%

Grains - 12%

Beverages - 10%

Protein - 9%

Dairy - 2%

Ready-to-Eat/Other - 2%


Grains - 12%

Beverages - 10%

Protein - 9%

Dairy - 2%

Ready-to-Eat/Other - 2%


Grains - 12%

Beverages - 10%

Protein - 9%

Dairy - 2%

Ready-to-eat/Other - 1%

BEYOND THE NUMBERSYour gift to Northwest Harvest covers a lot of ground!

With our

purchasing power,

we can feed a family of three a nutritious meal for 67 cents.

Last year we distributed 34 million pounds of food—equal to 2 million meals every month.

More than 50% of those we serve

are children and the elderly.

Yakima

Whitman

Whatcom

Walla WallaWahkiakum

Thurston

Stevens

Spokane

Snohomish

Skamania

Skagit

San Juan

Pierce

Pend Oreille

Pacific

Okanogan

Mason

Lincoln

Lewis

Klickitat

Kittitas

Kitsap

King

Jefferson

Island

Grays Harbor

Grant

GarfieldFranklin

Ferry

Douglas

Cowlitz

Columbia

Clark

ClallamChelan

Benton Asotin

Adams

PARTNER PROGRAMS

PARTNER DISTRIBUTION CENTERNORTHWEST HARVEST DISTRIBUTION CENTER

We partner with a

statewide network

of more than 380 food banks, meal programs and high-need schools.

Yakima

Whitman

Whatcom

Walla WallaWahkiakum

Thurston

Stevens

Spokane

Snohomish

Skamania

Skagit

San Juan

Pierce

Pend Oreille

Pacific

Okanogan

Mason

Lincoln

Lewis

Klickitat

Kittitas

Kitsap

King

Jefferson

Island

Grays Harbor

Grant

GarfieldFranklin

Ferry

Douglas

Cowlitz

Columbia

Clark

ClallamChelan

Benton Asotin

Adams

PARTNER PROGRAMS

PARTNER DISTRIBUTION CENTERNORTHWEST HARVEST DISTRIBUTION CENTER

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P.O. Box 12272 Seattle, WA 98102 800.722.6924 206.625.0755

northwestharvest.org

We make every effort to ensure the information contained in this report is accurate and complete. To request a correction, please contact Director of Donor Relations Dee Christoff at 206.923.7431 or [email protected].

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