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SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK GREATER MINNEAPOLIS ANNUAL REPORT 2000 The first harvest is from the field The second is from the heart MISSION STATEMENT We will make a difference in our community by acquiring food and personal care products and redistributing these products through a network of non-profit organizations serving people in need. 2001 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jim Beirne Michael Griffin (Chair) Margaret Murphy General Mills, Inc. Catholic Charities/ marquette.com Office for Social Justice Kirby Bennett (Vice-chair) Paul Noreau Twin Cities Public Television Taslima Khaled Senior Food Shelf Metropolitan State University Jeff Bradley Bridget Ryan The Pillsbury Co. Patrick Kerrigan Greater Minneapolis Council of Youth Farm and Market Project Churches Peter Dross (Secretary) Center for Victims of Torture Nancy Kleeman Doug Schwab MN State Bar Association SUPERVALU, Inc. Cathy Cruz Gooch Catalina Specialty Foods, Inc. Janine Laird Doug Stansbury Hunger Solutions Minnesota The Meridian Group Lynne Dancha HealthPartners Michael Luker Debbie Von Felden Sunny Fresh Foods SUPERVALU, Inc. Kathy Fromayan Catholic Charities/Seton Services Pam McCarthy Mike Witt Pam McCarthy & Associates, Inc. SUPERVALU, Inc. Ron Grell (Treasure) KPMG LLP Bill Miller Community Volunteer SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF GREATER MINNEAPOLIS 8405 10th Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55427-4422 Phone: (763)593-9844 • Fax: (763)593-2712 • Website: www.2harvest.org EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S LETTER Efficiency with Heart Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater Minneapolis takes pride in being an efficient organization. Webster's dictionary defines "efficient" in two ways: Acting effectively with a minimum of waste or effort Exhibiting a high level of output to input Second Harvest Food Bank's operations fit both definitions. We act effectively to distribute donated grocery products. We measure success by our ability to distribute the greatest volume, best variety and highest quality of grocery products at the lowest possible cost to our network of member agencies that feed people in need. The additional benefit of waste reduction results from our recovery of otherwise-wasted product. 2000 was another record year for Second Harvest of Greater Minneapolis with a total of 9.4 million pounds distributed (a 13% increase over 1999). The equivalent of seven million meals reached people in need. Our proportion of service provided (output) to resources invested (input) continued to grow. Additional measures of business efficiency, such as pounds distributed per square foot of warehouse space and per employee, and number of inventory turns, positions us as one of the most efficient affiliates of America's Second Harvest. Evaluating efficiency is a matter of the mind. Accountability to our donors, as well as professional integrity and "business sense," drive our desire to increase operational efficiencies. However, food banking goes beyond what makes sense. It is a matter of the heart as well as the head. At the heart of Second Harvest is our shared commitment to feeding people who are hungry. The food bank links donors who give because "it's the right thing to do" with recipient agencies whose staff and volunteers work tirelessly because "people need us." The ultimate recipients of our service are people with families who have hopes and dreams, as well as challenges in their lives. Second Harvest Greater Minneapolis’ participation in a national hunger study this year will more clearly identify who is hungry and why. Results from the study will give face and form to the hunger statistics that continue to alarm us. By profiling the beneficiaries of our food bank's services, we can better direct our product acquisition efforts and improve our distribution channels to better serve people in need. Native American wisdom reminds us that we are all part of the "web of life." There is no separation between the giver and the receiver - we are connected to one another. In the final analysis, it is not organizations that feed people, but rather people who work together to help their neighbors. We offer this annual report with gratitude to the thousands of donors who give food, health & beauty products, money, time, goods and services to help meet hunger needs - and to the people who receive assistance with courage and hope. Together we are the heart of Second Harvest of Greater Minneapolis. Cheryl Landgren Executive Director 1 SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK GREATER MINNEAPOLIS ANGELLA Angella's mom, Patti, was a single working mother with 2 young girls, and a cancer survivor. It would be hard to imagine her reaction when her youngest daughter was diagnosed with cancer. Angella was 11 years old. Even though Patti struggled to hold onto three jobs at a time, there were days when food was rare, when the electricity and heat were turned off, and when there was no health insurance. Assistance from several of Second Harvest's member agencies helped keep food on the table, freeing up money for medical, electrical and heat bills. Today Angella is a newlywed, and looks forward to adopting a child of her own. "Somebody was there for me - I want to be there for someone else." Patti, Angella’s mother 2 SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK GREATER MINNEAPOLIS HEART “It wasn’t the reward that mattered or the recognition you might harvest. It was your depth of commitment, your quality of service, the product of your devotion - these were the things that counted in a life. When you gave purely, the honor came in the giving, and that was honor enough” Former Air Force Captain, Scott O’Grady American Hero and Best Selling Author Every segment of our community is a part of a MATCHING GIFT circle. The circle is formed by friends, neighbors and strangers and provides a strong foundation COMPANIES for growth. When the circle is completed, the Over 40 companies in the Greater Minneapolis working poor are able to feed their families. area and across the nation made Second Harvest Children grow and learn and become friends and Greater Minneapolis a part of their matching gift neighbors. And sometimes they become the programs in 2000. Matching gifts are an excellent strangers who reach out with their hearts to the way to make an individual's gift go even farther, next generation to complete the circle. and for companies to demonstrate support of the organizations and causes that are important to Partnership makes Second Harvest Food Bank of employees. Greater Minneapolis work. From a child's allowance to a foundation's grant, from a family AMERICA'S SECOND food drive to a large corporate donation - it begins HARVEST with the generosity that comes from the heart. Our partners may never meet the staff that America's Second Harvest is the nation's largest distributes the food or the volunteers who repack domestic hunger relief organization. Our donated goods. They may never go to the agency partnership with America's Second Harvest’s that serves the food or hear from the people who network of over 200 food banks and food-rescue so desperately need it. By bringing together programs brings national resources to our door. agencies, foundations, corporations and Large donations can be distributed throughout all individuals, we are able to achieve more than we fifty states and Puerto Rico. In addition, Second possibly could alone. Harvest food banks form an efficient transportation system that quickly responds to national emergencies. When floods devastate THE GOOD SAMARITAN ACT communities and tornados destroy homes, The Good Samaritan Act makes it even easier to America’s Second Harvest's network of food donate. On October 1, 1996, President Clinton banks is able to determine what is needed and signed the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food transport it quickly and efficiently. Donation Act to encourage donations of food and grocery products to non-profit organizations for distribution to needy individuals. This act protects donors from liability when they donate to a non- profit organization and standardizes liability from state to state. 3 SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK GREATER MINNEAPOLIS SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF GREATER MINNEAPOLIS 2000 Financial Information* Revenue . 14.56 million Expenses . 14.46 million Management & Fundraising Expenses Program Services 3% 97% *This information is unaudited. A 2000 audited financial statement is available upon request Product Distribution 2000: Distributed 9.4 million pounds of food & grocery products, the equivalent of over 7 million meals for those in need. Provided 50.8% of the food served at area hot meal providers. Fruits & Vegetables Proteins & Entrees 31.35% 7.61% Cereals, Breads & Grains 8.27% Juices & Beverages 7.52% Dairy 6.39% Snacks & Desserts 6.49% Food Drive & Miscellaneous Personal Care & 31.48% Cleaning Products 0.89% Agency Service Statistics 2000: 57 area food shelves filled requests for assistance from an estimated 151,362 households. 210 on-site meal providers served 4,950,752 meals and/or snacks to program participants. General Information Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater Minneapolis serves nonprofit organizations supporting those in need in the five county area of Hennepin, Anoka, Wright, Carver and Scott counties. Funding sources include Hennepin County, United Way of Greater Minneapolis, foundations, corporations, community groups and individuals. Affiliations SHGM is affiliated with America’s Second Harvest network. America’s Second Harvest is the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief charity with a national network of over 200 food banks and food rescue programs which distribute one billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually. 4 SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK GREATER MINNEAPOLIS EFFICIENCY Second Harvest seeks solutions to social problems as well as hunger by supporting agencies such as treatment centers, halfway houses, group homes and children’s programs. Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater Hennepin, Anoka, Wright, Carver and Scott. The Minneapolis began in 1984 as the Greater more food non-profit agencies receive from Minneapolis Food Bank, with the mission to feed Second Harvest, the more money they can those in need and reduce food waste.