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"You and your shopping community connected to a cause worthwhile!" The formula is very simple and straightforward: Take one part charity or non-profit organization you want to promote and add several portions of small business owners who want to assist in getting the message. You end up with a great publication called Community Magazine.“Community Magazine” is the new venture by Joe Graif, who previously served as CFO for the Oakcrest School in McLean. He saw the need for a fresh way to promote charities and non-profit groups without putting the burden on them and decided to take a step of faith to help.His company, SQ Publishing, LLC produces “Community Magazine” monthly. While each issue highlights a specific organization, the publicity is given to them free of charge, with the costs being picked up by small businesses that advertise in the publication.
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As I count my blessings each day, I realize there are many people and organizations in our community that are not as fortunate. It is my hope that Community Magazine will be the instrument that brings an awareness of this need to the attention of our readers, who in turn will spread the word and encourage others to provide both humanitarian and financial support to the organizations we feature in each issue. Please consider contacting Food for Others and help in whatever way you can.
Starting a new business is at once an exciting and scary endeavor. In the instant case, scary has outweighed exciting inasmuch as Community Magazine represents my first foray into the publishing business! Fortunately, I have been blessed with an experienced mentor who got me off to a good start. More important, however, is the satisfaction gained by offering a new paradigm in corporate social responsibility to the business community at large, while helping to promote the good works done by charities like Food for Others.
In each issue, Community Magazine will feature a comprehensive article about a non-profit organization that benefits our neighbors. The organization will receive this promotion free of charge. The magazine will be supported entirely by its advertisers, whom we vigorously encourage you to support. Once Community Magazine becomes profitable, ten percent of each issue's net profit will be donated to the organization featured therein.
It is Susan's and my hope that businesses of all sizes will view Community Magazine not only as a quality vehicle for reaching thousands of potential customers, but also as a means of proclaiming their support of the many organizations like Food for Others that strive to help those less fortunate. We also hope that you, the reader, will find it in your heart to give of your time, talent and treasure to these most worthy organizations. Please feel free to contact Susan or me anytime with your comments.
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Considered one of the wealthiest areas in the country, Northern Virginia
still faces a poverty rate of 5%—that means close to 100,000 people are
living in poverty, 30% of whom are children —and many more struggle
to make ends meet every day. A virtual partnership of volunteers and
organizations dedicated to feeding the hungry and/or struggling families
in the area, Food for Others provides a safety net for those experiencing
unemployment, extraordinary healthcare expenses, abuse, and other
hardship. In the past year, Food for Others distributed more than 2
million pounds of free food to families in need in Northern Virginia.
A community partnership
Founded in 1995, Food for Others depends upon a small staff of nine do
the heavy lifting. While individuals represent the largest block of
donors to Food for Others, Fairfax County is a major financial
contributor. Workplace giving campaigns, including the Combined
Federal Campaign encouraged by America's Charities, are another key
source of annual donations. In addition, churches, schools, businesses,
and foundations provide both volunteers and financial support.
Monetary donations are critical to the success of Food for Others.
Needed: food!
Over 90 percent of the food distributed by Food for Others is donated,
and the organization counts heavily on individuals and businesses to
keep the warehouse stocked.
Roxanne Rice, Executive Director, notes, "We are able to operate with
such a small staff thanks to the hard work of our many volunteers,
people who work in the warehouse and distribute food, people that do
client intake—but mostly thanks to the many schools, businesses,
churches, individuals and civic groups that raise the hundreds of
thousands of pounds of food through their drives."
The relationship is often mutually beneficial. Since hunger is a symptom
of other problems such as homelessness, poverty, unemployment, and
health issues, other community partners who are fighting these larger
problems are better able to maximize their resources with help from
Food for Others.
Much of the donated food is obtained through food rescue operations
and food drives. Local merchants, the USDA, food drives, and crop
harvests provide the food, volunteers and staff provide the hands, and
charitable contributions and fundraising events provide the funds.
Food for OthersCounts on Your Support
by Joanne Smeaton
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Food for Others
A place where neighbors come together
to help one another
· Helped close to 10,000 families
representing more than 30,000
individuals each month in 2012
· Over 500 volunteers worked at
the warehouse and 16
neighborhood sites in Northern
Virginia each month
Whether it's:
· A group of co-workers holding a
food drive, a service
organization such as the Boy
Scouts collecting and sorting
cans
· Civic-minded peers such as the
Burke Swim Club collecting
funds and food, a place of
worship like the Latter Day
Saints bringing in enough food
to feed hundreds of families, or
· A family adding extra cans to
their shopping cart once a
month for clients
volunteers and donors make it possible
for Food for Others to help families and
individuals in crisis.
Through the generosity of neighbors,
these families get the help they need to
move forward and improve their own
situation. By making it easier for people
to know where the next meal is coming
from, Food for Others supporters help
strengthen the sense of community in
Northern Virginia.
Local merchants
Staff and volunteers pick up perfectly good food that
would otherwise be thrown away from local grocery
stores and other retail food establishments. The food is
brought to the warehouse for temporary storage, including
refrigeration as appropriate.
Being creative with food drives
Food drives provide most of the non-perishable food.
Individuals, service groups, and workplaces often run food
drives, and the more creative people get the more
successful they are in collecting food donations for Food
for Others. For example, students as young as eight
sometimes ask friends and family to bring food to their
birthday parties instead of gifts. Local artists organized
by Mary Gallagher Stout at “Studio 4” this February will
launch the Have a Heart Project similar to the one held
last year, where cans were collected in a 3-D kitchen art
display that generated food and monetary donations for
Food for Others.
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“Taking your business virtually anywhere you are”
The national accounting firm Dixon Hughes Goodman held a
food drive last June where the employees of the Tysons area
office alone donated 9,713 pounds of food to Food for
Others, including an incredible collection of over 15,000
cans of tuna, to help the organization feed families in need
throughout the summer. “It is easy to forget that we have
people in ourbackyards struggling to get enough to eat
everyday and I'm excited that Dixon Hughes Goodman was
able to provide so much to Food for Others,” said Greta Tosi-
Miller, Office Managing Partner. In order to encourage
employee participation, the office determined a number of
creative approaches to inspire healthy competition such as
“can-building” competitions. Groups “built” everything from
the White House, a Maryland Blue Crab, to a train delivering
food all “constructed” from the cans collected during the
food drive. It was all good fun and everyone was a winner.
Neighbors helping neighbors
Critical to the organization's success are the 500 volunteers
who turn up every month to help any way they can. Jessica
Cogen, Director of Development and Outreach, says, "We
are always seeking new volunteers. We like to think of it as
How to Run a Food Drive
Food drives organized by businesses, schools, associations, churches and other groups are critically important as we work to keep our shelves packed with nutritious food for the hungry.
This is especially true during the summer months. All food collected during these drives will help feed the hungry right here in our area. Run a food drive - and we can help make it easy and fun! Here are some tips:
· Get approval from the leadership/management in your organization
· Select a food drive committee
· See if your company will do a matching financial gift
· Set your goals
· Kick it off!
For more information, and a Food Drive Planning Kit, visit www.foodforothers.org.
neighbors helping neighbors—a crisis can happen at any time to anyone.
Our volunteers come from many different places. Employers are
recognizing that the younger generation has been raised to believe that it's
very important to give back to the community. It's also a fun place to work,
because you can really feel the impact you are making."
Programs for the community
Food for Others helps the hungry in a number of ways:
Warehouse Distribution
Free emergency food distributions are made from the warehouse for
individuals who are referred to Food for Others by social service providers,
including social workers, clergy, hospitals, and schools. This can provide
nutrition for a family for three to five days, if necessary, until other forms of
assistance become available. Families who meet U.S. government income
guidelines may also be eligible to receive USDA food supplements.
Neighborhood Site Distributions
Direct free food distributions are made at sixteen street sites in
neighborhoods every night from Monday through Friday. Food for Others
provides food for approximately 395 families in need each night at these
sites. Eleven sites are in Fairfax County, three are in Arlington, and two are
in Falls Church.
Community Partner Distributions
Food for Others makes bulk distributions of food to more than 30 other
charitable organizations that support homeless shelters and deliveries to the
elderly, as well as church and community center pantries.
Power Pack Program (P3)
The Power Pack Program (P3) was created to provide elementary-school
children with a food pack for the weekend. The packs provided to schools
by Food for Others contain two breakfast items, two lunch items, two
dinner items, two snack items, and two drinks packed in a gallon-sized
Ziplock bag. Individuals and groups, such as clubs, faith-based
organizations, and businesses can do any or all of the following to help this
program succeed:
· Donate food for the packs
· Run a food drive to collect P3-specific food for the packs
· Assemble packs with friends or colleagues
· Deliver packs to elementary schools
· Sponsor a school, which entails assembling packs for the
school year and delivering them to a specific school
How you can help
When you donate your time or funds to Food for Others, you become a
partner in the fight against hunger. Whether you are a student, parent,
retiree, or full-time worker, just a few hours, or a donation of money or
food items, can make a big difference. All donations of food, money, and/or
time are welcome!
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Monetary donations:Individuals comprise the largest sector of monetary donations to Food for Others, and you can make a big difference by donating! (Visit www.foodforothers.org or call 703-207-9173 to donate.) Food for Others uses donated funds to purchase eggs and milk for clients referred by social service workers, and to purchase other foods necessary to ensure a nutritional balance in the food distributed.
Food dona�ons:Please bring food items to the Merrifield warehouse Mondays through Fridays from 9:30 am to 5 pm. Food for Others2938 Prosperity AvenueFairfax, VA [email protected]
Most needed items:
Canned meats – ham, turkey, chicken, tuna, and beef
Peanut bu�er and jelly/jam
Canned soup, stew, and chili
Cereal
Vegetables – fresh (in season) or canned
Fruit - fresh (in season) or canned
Beans – dried or canned
Macaroni and Cheese
Boxed Meals
Pasta
Pasta Sauce
Rice
Fruit Juice Coffee and tea
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To volunteer:Call 703.207.9173 or visit www.foodforothers.org
to find out how you can be a part of our teams, including:
Office Warehouse Food Rescue
Food Distribu�on Special Events
Harvest for the Hungry