The DishSPRING 2015

Omaha Gives! is a 24-hour online fundraising event led by the Omaha Community Foundation to support local nonprofits through online fundraising. It is a community-wide effort to show off Omaha’s spirit of giving, raise awareness about local nonprofits and celebrate the collective effort it takes to make this city great.

The 24-hour donation period will be May 20th from midnight to midnight. All gifts will be processed online through the Omaha Community Foundation via omahagives24.org.

Last year Food Bank for the Heartland participated in the second annual Omaha Gives! and received $61,355 from generous supporters, plus matching funds from the Omaha Community Foundation. The Food Bank had the third highest number of unique donors of all participating nonprofits. Last year the community came together to raise over $6 million for local nonprofits.

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Though headquartered in Omaha, Food Bank for the Heartland distributes food across Nebraska and western Iowa. Our service area spans 93 counties, and all of those counties contain rural communities. Fighting hunger throughout our service area takes a collaborative effort. The Food Bank partners with 244 schools and over 225 pantries, emergency shelters, after school programs, meal providers and other nonprofit organizations to help people in need.

Many of our agency partners are working with the Food Bank to host mobile pantries in their communities. A mobile pantry is a traveling food pantry that delivers food directly to families in a one-day food distribution. Mobile pantries consist of fresh produce, dairy products, assorted frozen meats, bakery items and various canned goods.

Boone County is where the Food Bank found one of its newest agency partners. The Food Bank reached out to local churches and the Sheriff’s Office about mobile pantry support; Sheriff Denny Johnson, Deputy John Buck and Pastor David Frerichs decided to take action. “I went into law enforcement because I wanted to help people,” said

Deputy Buck. “The mobile pantry has been a wonderful opportunity to build good-will among the community.”

The first Saturday of every month the Food Bank delivers 8,000 to 10,000 pounds of food to Boone County. “We knew there were families that struggled, but we didn’t realize how great the need was,” said Deputy Buck. “Now we can help.” Boone County has a permanent mobile pantry site at the fairgrounds and coordinates enough volunteers to organize the site. “Two-thirds of our volunteers are returning,” said Pastor Frerichs. “Every mobile pantry gets easier.” Food Bank for the Heartland is committed to serving rural counties. Individuals in rural counties have to drive long distances to seek food assistance. Our goal is to have an agency partner or the mobile pantry program in each county in Nebraska and western Iowa. Establishing these new relationships will help the Food Bank bring more food into these communities on an ongoing basis. If you are an agency partner or community organization wishing to host a mobile pantry, please contact the Agency Relations department at (402) 331-1213.

Stepping Up Distribution in Rural Communities

Visit one of the Food Bank’s online sites for more information about how to donate during Omaha Gives! on May 20.

For the first time since we’ve been keeping records there are more food insecure people per capita in our rural communities than there are in our urban communities. When I first came to the Food Bank, common wisdom was “there aren’t any hungry people in western Nebraska; they grow their own food and take care of themselves.” But as we know, most of the food we grow in Nebraska isn’t for people, it’s for livestock. And while rural communities want very much to “take care of their own,” after 10 years of increasing need, even the most dedicated and vibrant communities are feeling challenged to do so.

According to the Department of Labor, unemployment rates in Nebraska are at a new low, somewhere around 3%. But the wage rates in Nebraska, when adjusted for inflation, are actually lower than they were before the recession started in 2008. We are working, a lot, but we’re getting farther behind financially.

According to the 2015 Voices for Children report, 1 in 5 children in rural Nebraska and Iowa live in food insecure households, and 41% live in poverty. How can we be surprised that 3rd graders can’t read and 8th graders can’t do basic mathematics when 1 in every 3 to 5 of them are hungry and malnourished? What vision for the future do we give our children when both of their parents work full-time and still gross less than $31,000 a year? Giving strength to working adults, giving the foundation for dreams to hungry children, that is what you do when you share your time and treasure with Food Bank for the Heartland.

Thank you,

Susan Ogborn

Letter from the President & CEO

HELP US STRIKE OUT HUNGER Soon thousands of cheering fans will crowd TD Ameritrade Park for the 2015 College World Series. Imagine having the roar of the crowd in your stomach! Approximately 217,000 people in Nebraska and western Iowa struggle with hunger. 88,000 are children under the age of 18. Woodmen of the World graciously joined Food Bank for the Heartland in sponsoring a summertime campaign to Strike Out Hunger. The 9th annual Strike Out Hunger campaign will kick-off June 1st. During the month of June, Omaha area businesses will compete against each other to raise food and funds for Food Bank for the Heartland in a baseball themed competition.

Strike Out Hunger is critical to Food Bank for the Heartland’s mission. Summertime is our most challenging time of the year. We must meet the same demand for services in June, July and August as we do during the holiday season. We have to do it with fewer food and monetary donations. Hunger doesn’t go away after Thanksgiving and Christmas. Families in need with kids face even more challenges during the summer months. Kids are out of school so parents on tight budgets must provide more meals.

You can help by stepping up to the plate! Register your company in the corporate challenge. Teams are divided into two divisions, East and West, and grouped for an even number of competing employees. Awards are given to most overall donated and most donated per employee. We’re looking to break last year’s record of 346,090 donated meals. For more information, please visit www.StrikeOutHunger.org or contact Brian Barks at BBarks@FoodBankHeartland.org.

HOW TO PITCH A LITTLE RELIEF.Strike Out Hunger has three ways to get involved.

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Donate through one of the competing teams in the Corporate Challenge. See if your company is involved.

Donate at a local Baker’s supermarket and help them take the title for the store with the most donations.

Donate online at www.StrikeOutHunger.org.

A sell-out crowd of 950 guests was treated to an evening of food and fun at Food Bank for the Heartland’s 14th annual Celebrity Chef fundraiser on March 12, 2015. The event raised $300,000 to help feed children, families and seniors in need across the Food Bank’s 93-county service area.

Restaurateur, television star and author Geoffrey Zakarian charmed the audience and showcased his talents during a culinary presentation at the event. He demonstrated recipes for an Omaha Steaks rib crown steak with chickpea tartare, brown rice crab cakes and pine nut and pomegranate salad. The dishes were presented to guests seated at the special tasting tables on stage. Zakarian is an award-winning chef who is a host on the Food Network’s Iron Chef America, Chopped & The Kitchen.

Presented by ConAgra Foods with KETV serving as the media sponsor, Celebrity Chef was held at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in La Vista. Food Bank board member Sally Christensen was the event chair. KETV Newswatch 7 anchor Brandi Petersen was the Celebrity Chef emcee.

In addition to Geoffrey Zakarian’s cooking demonstration, attendees enjoyed specialty cocktails and appetizers from local restaurants. Dinner featured a menu inspired by Zakarian’s culinary style. Highlights of the live auction included a seven-day cruise donated by Norwegian Cruise Lines and a trip for four to New York City donated by Travel and Transport including breakfast at The National Bar & Dining Room, high tea in the Palm Court at The Plaza and dinner at The Lambs Club with Chef Geoffrey Zakarian.

Patron guests were invited to an exclusive cocktail party with Chef Zakarian in the Bistro at the Courtyard by Marriott prior to the start of Celebrity Chef. They dined on appetizers and were treated to the musical talents of Escape from Alcajazz. Patrons also received an autographed copy of Zakarian’s latest cookbook, My Perfect Pantry.

Funds raised at Celebrity Chef help Food Bank for the Heartland continue its mission of providing emergency and supplemental food to the people in need in Nebraska and western Iowa. Thank you to the generous support of ConAgra Foods, KETV, other sponsors, committee members, volunteers, guests, Food Bank staff and Geoffrey Zakarian who helped make this year’s Celebrity Chef an overwhelming success.

Geoffrey Zakarian Entertains a Sell-Out Crowd at Annual Celebrity Chef

Susan Ogborn, president & CEO of Food Bank for the Heartland & Geoffrey Zakarian

Chef Zakarian’s culinary demonstration

Chris Kircher, president of ConAgra Foods Foundation & Sean Connolly, ConAgra Foods CEO, with Geoffrey Zakarian

Letter from the President & CEO

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10525 J Street • Omaha, NE 68127www.FoodBankHeartland.org

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Thomas M. Burke, ChairmanEMC Corporation

Tara Stingley, Vice-ChairmanCline Williams

Sally Christensen, Secretary First National Bank

Rod Anderson , TreasurerMasimore, Magnuson and Associates

Susan E. Ogborn, President and CEOFood Bank for the Heartland

Mary Balluff, Douglas County Health DepartmentStephen J. Ciesielski, Javlin VenturesRichard Gregory, Community Volunteer Jeffrey P. Hoffmann , Bank of the WestKathy Kimball, American National BankTarna K. Kidder, Kiewit Building GroupMichael P. Kubasik, Travel and TransportWilliam Larson, First Data Output ServicesTodd Moeller, Holland Basham ArchitectsJeff Olson, Mi Mamas TortillasJulie Schultz Self, Koley JessenNina Swanson, PayPalNancy Todd, Midlands Cold CarrierDavid Ulferts, UNL ExtensionCarol Dahl Williams, Mutual of OmahaFather Damian Zuerlein , St. Columbkille ChurchStephen E. Gehring, Legal Counsel, Cline Williams

Susan Ogborn, President & CEOSOgborn@FoodBankHeartland.org

Ericka Smrcka, Director of Programs & AdvocacyESmrcka@FoodBankHeartland.org

Brian Barks, Director of Development & CommunicationsBBarks@FoodBankHeartland.org

Dave Love, Director of Distribution CenterDLove@FoodBankHeartland.org

Sarah Grobbelaar, Director of TalentSGrobbelaar@FoodBankHeartland.org

Alexandra Goswami, Director of Finance & Accounting AGoswami@FoodBankHeartland.org

Hannah Glenn, Director of Agency Relations HGlenn@FoodBankHeartland.org

Joani Mullin, Assistant Director of DevelopmentJMullin@FoodBankHeartland.org

Dennis Thomas, Commercial Food Manager DThomas@FoodBankHeartland.org

Kevin Hood, Sourcing CoordinatorKHood@FoodBankHeartland.org

Michelle Sause, Child Hunger Program ManagerMSause@FoodBankHeartland.org

Jason Moucka, Agency Relations ManagerJMoucka@FoodBankHeartland.org

Natalie Nelson, SNAP Intake ManagerNNelson@FoodBankHeartland.org

Food Bank for the Heartland Friends is an organization dedicated to the support of Food Bank for the Heartland through volunteerism, fundraising and the promotion of community awareness.

The Foodies’ 2015 executive committee is Shelley Siemers, president; Ann Tjaden,president-elect; Julie Fritz, treasurer; Nola Schettler, secretary; Jayne Timmerman, advisor; and Kristy Hoins, staff liaison.

If you are interested in joining the Foodies, please complete the membership registration form and return to the Food Bank with your payment. For more information, please contact Kristy Hoins at KHoins@FoodBankHeartland.org or 402.905.4834.

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• To be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.

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