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Food Gatherers is the Food Bank and Food Rescue Program serving Washtenaw County. Every fall, Community High School Forums and students join together and raise funds to help Food Gatherers feed the 44,500 people in our area that rely on local emergency pantries, meal programs and other distributions of healthy food to feed themselves and their families. Donations made to Community High School's fundraising campaign are tax deductible, and we have a generous matching pledge from Harold and Kay Peplau, who will match your donations dollar-per-dollar up to $50,000.
Help Community High School feed our Community! Food Gatherers serves the equivalent of 14,000 meals every day in Washtenaw County, where 1 in 7 people are food-insecure. Food Gatherers is committed to healthy eating: 60% of food distributed is protein or fresh produce.
Food Gatherers is committed to reducing waste: last year, around 40% of the 6.4 million pounds of food distributed was rescued food from local food businesses, which otherwise would have ended up in landfills.
And Food Gatherers is working to eliminate the causes of hunger in our community, with programs like the Community Kitchen Job Training Program, which trains low-income and at-risk youth with instruction in basic culinary arts, cooking techniques, work ethics, and life skills. Students receive instruction from guest chefs, take field trips to local restaurants to experience global cuisines, and hear from guest speakers in the fields of personal finance, small business management, and nutrition. To date, 167 students have graduated, and 90% of students are employed or in school within 90 days of graduation.
Community High School recognizes the necessary and impactful role that Food Gatherers has in our Community: Join us and help us fight hunger where we live!
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- Address:
- 401 North Division Street
- Ann Arbor, MI 48104
- USA
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In Support of Food Gatherers
Our Mission: Food Gatherers exists to alleviate hunger and eliminate its causes in our community.
We rescue local food and leverage state and national food resources for hunger relief. We lead a network of hunger relief providers and engage the public in the fight against hunger. We create and sustain innovative new food programs in response to emerging needs. We recognize that hunger will not be solved through the provision of food alone, so we advocate for policies and system changes to create an equitable food system.
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Brandon Cave gave a $52.44 donation to support Chloe Root of Root Forum
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Katherine Gullo gave a $52.44 donation to support Arlo Durgy of Mosher Forum
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An anonymous donation of $250 has been made to support Julia Sonen
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Timothy Mervak gave a $50 donation to support Neil and Alec
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Karen Ammer gave a $50 donation to support Julia Ammer of Thomas Forum
Julia, I'm sorry that I am late with this! We had a lot to prepare for this Thanksgiving. I figure that my donation still helps.... Love, Aunt Karen -
David Brownman gave a donation to support Morgan Forum
Mr. Morgan is the best! -
Lewis Brubacher gave a $50 donation to support West Forum
Thanks, Ben, for the opportunity to help -
Julia Kamin gave a $26.39 donation to support Leah Dewey of Janelle Johnson Forum
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Danelle Mosher gave a $60 donation to support Ella Anderson of Mosher Forum
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Todd Bukowski gave a $50 donation to support Ethan Gibb-Randall of Mankad Forum
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Dawn Norman gave a $35 donation to support Olivia Lyle of Stapleton Forum
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Carol Crooks gave a donation to support Zach Nelson of Mankad Forum
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John Brubacher gave a $52.45 donation to support West Forum
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Julie & Jim Halliburton gave a $52.45 donation to support West Forum
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matt bodenham gave a $52.45 donation to support DeWoskin Forum
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Michael Cooper gave a $100 donation to support Leah Dewey of Janelle Johnson Forum
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Joseph Gascho gave a $50 donation to support Stern Forum
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Claire Zimmerman gave a $100 donation to support Neil and Alec
Thanks for doing this, Alec and Neil. -
January Provenzola gave a $26.39 donation to support Elizabeth Stern of Stern Forum
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Joan Bruggers gave a $26.39 donation to support Olivia Weinert of Stapleton Forum
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Suzanne Ely gave a $21.17 donation to support Levin Forum
In support of Peter Nemecek! -
Anna owens gave a $50 donation to support Root Forum
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Janice & Eric Nelson gave a $52.45 donation to support Zach Nelson of Mankad Forum
Feeding others is one of the most humbling and humane acts we can do. -
Patricia Strassburg gave a $52.45 donation to support Emma Hoffman of Stapleton Forum
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Jo Bruskotter gave a $50 donation to support McGraw Forum
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Robert&Brenda Bridgett gave a $104.59 donation to support Dudley Forum
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Marisa Leach gave a $21.17 donation to support Eliza Perkins-Hart of Thomas Forum
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Virginia Nelson gave a $150 donation to support Zach Nelson of Mankad Forum
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Greg Helberg gave a $26.39 donation to support Lindsey Helberg of Thomas Forum
Dedication In Memory of: Pop & Gammy Helberg
YOUR GIFT MATTERS
$1,000
to support Food Gatherers' efforts to alleviate hunger and address its root causes in our community.
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$100
to provide healthy food to children, families, individuals, seniors, and veterans in our community.
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