When we built Phase 1 of the “new” food bank building in 1998, Dennis Wise told Sam we could not fill it. It was plenty big. By 2005, we realized that we could not only fill it with salvaged and donated food because of the generosity of the donors and volunteers in Fairbanks, but we could also add “Phase II” designed for two USDA programs which provided special allotments of food for those people over 60-years-old in Interior Alaska, coastal rural communities, and in the Tanana Valley. Those folks are eligible to be served using federal income guidelines. Dennis stepped up to the plate again and built the Phase II USDA addition on to our existing warehouse. Using the same formula we used on Phase I of these building projects, we added Phase II and moved into the additional space in 2006.

We continue to receive free food and give it away free, so the building has to pay its’ own way (space heat and power), therefore our revenue generating plan has always been EARNED INCOME (rent to other local, non-profit organizations) in our building, as well as INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY and CORPORATE DONATIONS. About three-fourths of the space in Phase I and Phase II is used for these food bank programs, and one-fourth of the space is rental for other small non-profits like ours. It has been a great plan to have other very compatible non-profits with complimentary missions as

partners in our food bank building. We all share the costs of operations of this building.

For the last couple of years, we have been looking for additional food bank storage space because there are times when we collect food, which we need to put into longer-term storage (an example is turkey dressing for the holidays. When it goes on sale we ask our community to buy it and we store it for use when we are doing big holiday food distribution events).

The Variety Motors building at 2216 S. Cushman is not as large as we wanted, but it certainly has visibility and room to grow (very large lot). After looking for about 2 years, Dennis jumped right on it and we had that building in time for Thanksgiving 2019. It is currently a smaller, less expensive building to operate, and easier to heat — so it is a good deal, and we love the visible location.

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Neighbors Helping

Neighbors

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What’s New?FOOD BANK VOLUNTEER CLUBHOUSE for our amazing local service clubs

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What’s New?What is our plan for this Phase III FOOD BANK VOLUNTEER CLUBHOUSE space? We plan to use the same model we have in the food bank at 725 26th Avenue. Volunteers are our greatest community asset. Two-thirds of our daily workforce are volunteers and we have always loved to thank them each time they come to volunteer here, so Dennis insisted we have comfortable “hospitality” space in the two areas in the main warehouse at 725 26th Avenue where large groups of volunteers do their daily work. Though the space

at 2216 South Cushman is considerably smaller, we are using the same concept.

The space on the front of the Variety Motors building will be food project and hospitality space. The remainder of the space is being remodeled for food storage. We will not rent the space but use it for special projects done by the amazing service clubs and other groups in our area. All of these groups do service and fundraising projects for so many local non-profits, including ours.

Here are examples of some of the hard working local service clubs and groups, not just at this food bank but all over the Tanana Valley.

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TWO RIVERS SCHOOL Believe it or not, we asked these Two Rivers School 5th grade students who brought in 200 pounds of food and then packed food boxes to show us their BEST personalities. It is FUN to work at this food bank!

MARISA SHARRAH Marisa, who is CEO of our

Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, decided to

collect BIRTHDAY BAGS for those in our community who

need a food box on their birthday. She collected 144 bags and made it fun for all

of us. Marisa is also a member of our Fairbanks Community

Food Bank Board of Directors.

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KIWANIS CLUB The Chena Kiwanis Club is working to make the new building at 2216 S. Cushman a Food Bank Club House for all the Service Clubs in our area. All the Service Clubs in town do so many projects and we need a place where assembling the food “kits” can be done. Chena Kiwanis has always invested in this food bank and they are so appreciated. We want to invest in them, too.

LIONS CLUB The hard working HOST Lions allowed us to use their club photo so we can thank them for all they do each year for us.

QUOTA INTERNATIONAL OF THE TANANA VALLEY Cindy Miller and Amy Richards are members of this Service Club which comes to this food bank regularly to make “freezer” meals for those families who need food assistance after hours. Over the years, they have made lasagna, chicken pot pies, and other easy meals to heat and eat. Sam told them a story of a mom with three children who came after our food distribution was done. Mom had been trying to solve her issues all day, but finally came to the food bank for some help so her kids had food for dinner. Thank you Quota for your loving care of our local hurting families.

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ALTHEA’S HEART Althea St. Martin, member of Downtown

Rotary Club in Fairbanks, was instrumental a couple of years ago (haha) in making

sure their Club was a sponsor of the annual Thanksgiving food boxes for our

community. She and all her buddies in the club come each year to do the work of

packing the food boxes, as well as paying for celery, onions, and stuffing (and other items

we were short of before Rotary stepped up to fill the plate). Althea found a heart shaped

potato this year and that didn’t surprise us. She has the biggest heart of all.

70TH BRIGADE ENGINEER BATTALION “Kodiaks” rucked over 2,093 pounds of food and RAN to help this food bank by collecting, carrying, and donating the food to this food bank.

ALASKA USA Alaska USA works hard to help this food bank, too — and has as much fun as possible. Yes, they made Anne and Wendy do flips over their great gift!

TROOP 64 This is an old photo, but do you recognize any of these people from the Fox Lions Club in 2004? Lions Clubs in the Tanana Valley have been supporting this food bank program since we opened our doors in 1982. This Lions Club supported Girl Scout Troop 64 who also worked in the food bank program in 2004.

Our Mission StatementThe Mission of this Food Bank is to collect local surplus food in the community and share it with local people who need it.

Board Members 2020

Staff Leadership Team

Contact Information

President: Uriah NalikakVice President: Genevieve BellSecretary: Patty WalterTreasurer: Hollis HallAnna AtchisonTom BartelsTrevor HansonKaren KissDoug SchrageMarisa SharrahGene TherriaultRon WallMike Walsh

Anne Weaver CEOSamantha Kirstein, Community Development DirectorGail Ballou, Attorney

725 26th AvenueFairbanks, Alaska 99701Phone: 45-SHARE (457-4273)

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We will keep you fully informed about the difference your donation makes and we ask you to consider 5% for the Fairbanks Community Food Bank as you prepare for the next generation in your estate planning. Thank you.

The Difference Your Donation Makes

168th Wing, Air National Guard-AMXS • 354 FW Airman Leadership School 2019 • 4-H Forget-Me-Not • 574th FRG • Alaska Aerofuel • Alaska Goldpanners • Alaska Nanooks Hockey • Alaska State Troopers • Alpha Delta Kappa • Amped Electric • Arctic Explorers Preschool • Arctic Lions

10 UAA Major • Arctic Lions 14U • Aurora Tutoring School • Barnette Magnet School • Bible Baptist Church • Boreal Sun Charter School • CEC-Career Education Center • Chena Kiwanis

• Chena Ridge Friends (Quakers) • Christ Lutheran Church • Classical Conversation Home School • Credit Union One • Cyberlynx Homeschool • Delta Company-1st Battalion 52nd

Aviation Regiment • Division of Juvenille Justice • Dr. Wappett’s Dental Office • Eielson AFB Police Department • Eielson Air Force Base-354th Contracting Squadron • Eielson Air Force

Base-354th Maintenance Squadron • Explore Fairbanks • Fairbanks Airport Police • Fairbanks District Attorney’s Office • Fairbanks DOC Probation/Parole/Pretrial • Fairbanks Downtown

Rotary • Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc. • Fairbanks Lutheran Church • Fairbanks Memorial Hospital • Fairbanks Native Association • Fairbanks Police Department • Fairbanks Potters Guild •

Fairbanks Yoga • Family Centered Services of Alaska • FedEx • First Church of the Nazarene • First Presbyterian Church • Fort Wainwright Police Department • FWW Meddac AK Basset Lab

• Girl Scout Troop 79 • Girl Scouts Troop 125 • Girl Scouts Troop 176 • Girl Scouts Troop 187 • Girl Scouts Troop 232 • Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce • Grizzlies Basketball • GVEA • HCF 10U Hockey • HCF 10U Minor Team Bren • Hope Worldwide • Hutchinson High School

FFA • i Heart Media • Interior Alaska Center for the Non-Violent Living • Interior Graphics Printing • Journey Christian Church • Kinross Fort Knox • Lathrop High School • Lathrop High

School Football Team • Lathrop High School JROTC • Lathrop High School National Honor Society • Light of the World Lutheran Church • Lord of Life Lutheran Church • MAC Federal Credit Union • Madden Real Estate • Monroe Catholic High School • Moose Creek Baptist Church • New Jerusalem Church • North Haven Communities • North Pole Coffee • North

Pole High School FFA • North Pole Police Department • North Pole Worship Center • North Star Independent Home School • Northern Alaska Tour Company • Pearl Creek Elementary • Plack Road Baptist Church • Quota International of the Tanana Valley • Rainbow Alliance 354

CS-Eielson AFB • Raw Joy Elementary School*Riverboat Discovery* • Sacred Heart Cathedral • Salcha Elementary School • Scouts-Pack/Troop 9 • Seekins Ford Lincoln • Shannon Park Baptist

• Silent Springs FFA • Sourdough Express • South Hall Manor • St. Jude’s Episcopal Church • St. Raphael’s Church • State of Alaska Fairbanks Golden Towers • Sunrisers Rotary Club •

Tanana Chiefs Conference • Tanana Valley Middle School • Tanana Valley State Fair • Team Red, White and Blue • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints • The Salvation Army • This

Generation Ministries • Troop 176 • True North Church • Two Rivers Community Church of the Nazarene • Two Rivers School • UAF Community and Technical College • UAF SCAG • United Campus Ministries • United Way of the Tanana Valley • University of Alaska Fairbanks Police

Department • US Army Alaska 24th Infantry Regiment HHC Arctic Legion • Usibelli Coal Mine • Verizon Wireless • Vernon L. Nash Antique Auto Club • Wells Fargo • Wes Madden Real Estate/

Keller Williams Realty • West Valley National Honor Society • West Valley Wrestling.

We are very proud of the long term relationships this Food Bank has with all these service, military, and community groups in the Tanana Valley. They support us and we support them in the good work they do to make GOOD THINGS HAPPEN HERE.

Welcome to Phase III of the Fairbanks Community FOOD BANK VOLUNTEER CLUBHOUSE. For more information please call 45-SHARE (457-4273).

If you would like to be a SPONSOR of this Club House space, please call Sam at 907-388-4961.

Thank you to Chena Kiwanis Club, Affordable Used Cars and Fred Meyers stores for being our first three sponsors.  We need and appreciate your support.

Volunteer Organizations Who Worked At This Food Bank In 2019