Fairbanks Community Food Bank | Spring 2020

Fairbanks Community Neighbors FOOD BANK VOLUNTEER Helping CLUBHOUSE Neighbors

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

When we built Phase 1 of the “new” food bank partners in our food bank building. We all share the building in 1998, Dennis Wise told Sam we could costs of operations of this building. not fill it. It was plenty big. By 2005, we realized that we could not only fill it with salvaged and donated For the last couple of years, we have been looking for food because of the generosity of the donors and additional food bank storage space because there volunteers in Fairbanks, but we could also add are times when we collect food, which we need to “Phase II” designed for two USDA programs which put into longer-term storage (an example is turkey provided special allotments of food for those people dressing for the holidays. When it goes on sale we ask over 60-years-old in Interior , coastal rural our community to buy it and we store it for use when communities, and in the . Those folks are we are doing big holiday food distribution events). eligible to be served using federal income guidelines. The Variety Motors building at 2216 S. Cushman is not Dennis stepped up to the plate again and built the as large as we wanted, but it certainly has visibility and Phase II USDA addition on to our existing warehouse. room to grow (very large lot). After looking for about Using the same formula we used on Phase I of these 2 years, Dennis jumped building projects, we added Phase II and moved into right on it and we had the additional space in 2006. that building in time We continue to receive free food and give it away for Thanksgiving free, so the building has to pay its’ own way (space 2019. It is currently heat and power), therefore our revenue generating a smaller, less plan has always been EARNED INCOME (rent expensive to other local, non-profit organizations) in our building to building, as well as INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY and operate, and CORPORATE DONATIONS. About three-fourths of easier to heat — the space in Phase I and Phase II is used for these so it is a good deal, food bank programs, and one-fourth of the space and we love the is rental for other small non-profits like ours. It has visible location. been a great plan to have other very compatible (continued on page 2) non-profits with complimentary missions as

Harvest | Winter 2020 1 What’s New? (continued from page 1) What is our plan for this Phase III FOOD BANK at 2216 South Cushman is considerably smaller, we VOLUNTEER CLUBHOUSE space? are using the same concept. We plan to use the same model we have in the food bank at 725 26th Avenue. Volunteers are our The space on the front of the Variety Motors building greatest community asset. Two-thirds of our daily will be food project and hospitality space. The workforce are volunteers and we have always loved remainder of the space is being remodeled for food to thank them each time they come to volunteer storage. We will not rent the space but use it for here, so Dennis insisted we have comfortable special projects done by the amazing service clubs “hospitality” space in the two areas in the main and other groups in our area. All of these groups do warehouse at 725 26th Avenue where large groups service and fundraising projects for so many local non- of volunteers do their daily work. Though the space 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.

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 TWO RIVERS SCHOOL has always invested in this Believe it or not, we asked these Two Rivers food bank and they are so School 5th grade students who brought in appreciated. We want to 200 pounds of food and then packed food invest in them, too. boxes to show us their BEST personalities. It is FUN to work at this food bank!

LIONS CLUB The hard working HOST Lions allowed us MARISA SHARRAH to use their club photo so we can thank Marisa, who is CEO of our them for all they do each year for us. 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.

2 Harvest | Winter 2020 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 ALASKA USA we were short of before Rotary stepped up Alaska USA works hard to help to fill the plate). Althea found a heart shaped this food bank, too — and has potato this year and that didn’t surprise us. as much fun as possible. Yes, She has the biggest heart of all. they made Anne and Wendy do flips over their great gift!

TROOP 64 This is an old photo, but do you 70TH BRIGADE recognize any of these people from the ENGINEER BATTALION Fox Lions Club in 2004? Lions Clubs in the “Kodiaks” rucked over Tanana Valley have been supporting this 2,093 pounds of food and food bank program since we opened our RAN to help this food bank doors in 1982. This Lions Club supported by collecting, carrying, and Girl Scout Troop 64 who also worked in donating the food to this the food bank program in 2004. food bank.

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.

www.fairbanksfoodbank.org Harvest | Winter 2020 3 Volunteer Organizations Who Worked At This Food Bank In 2019

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 Our Mission Statement • Chena Ridge Friends (Quakers) • Christ Lutheran Church • Classical Conversation Home The Mission of this Food Bank is School • Credit Union One • Cyberlynx Homeschool • Delta Company-1st Battalion 52nd Aviation Regiment • Division of Juvenille Justice • Dr. Wappett’s Dental Office • Eielson AFB to collect local surplus food in the Police Department • Eielson Air Force Base-354th Contracting Squadron • Eielson Air Force community and share it with local Base-354th Maintenance Squadron • Explore Fairbanks • Fairbanks Airport Police • Fairbanks people who need it. District Attorney’s Office • Fairbanks DOC Probation/Parole/Pretrial • Fairbanks Downtown Board Members 2020 Rotary • Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc. • Fairbanks Lutheran Church • Fairbanks Memorial Hospital • Fairbanks Native Association • Fairbanks Police Department • Fairbanks Potters Guild • President: Uriah Nalikak Fairbanks Yoga • Family Centered Services of Alaska • FedEx • First Church of the Nazarene • Vice President: Genevieve Bell First Presbyterian Church • Fort Wainwright Police Department • FWW Meddac AK Basset Lab Secretary: Patty Walter • Girl Scout Troop 79 • Girl Scouts Troop 125 • Girl Scouts Troop 176 • Girl Scouts Troop 187 • Treasurer: Hollis Hall Girl Scouts Troop 232 • Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce • Grizzlies Basketball • GVEA Anna Atchison • HCF 10U Hockey • HCF 10U Minor Team Bren • Hope Worldwide • Hutchinson High School Tom Bartels FFA • i Heart Media • Center for the Non-Violent Living • Interior Graphics Trevor Hanson Printing • Journey Christian Church • Kinross Fort Knox • Lathrop High School • Lathrop High Karen Kiss School Football Team • Lathrop High School JROTC • Lathrop High School National Honor Doug Schrage Society • Light of the World Lutheran Church • Lord of Life Lutheran Church • MAC Federal Marisa Sharrah Credit Union • Madden Real Estate • Monroe Catholic High School • Moose Creek Baptist Gene Therriault Church • New Jerusalem Church • North Haven Communities • North Pole Coffee • North Ron Wall Pole High School FFA • North Pole Police Department • North Pole Worship Center • North Mike Walsh Star Independent Home School • Northern Alaska Tour Company • Pearl Creek Elementary • Plack Road Baptist Church • Quota International of the Tanana Valley • Rainbow Alliance 354 Staff Leadership Team CS-Eielson AFB • Raw Joy Elementary School*Riverboat Discovery* • Sacred Heart Cathedral • Anne Weaver CEO Salcha Elementary School • Scouts-Pack/Troop 9 • Seekins Ford Lincoln • Shannon Park Baptist Samantha Kirstein, Community • Silent Springs FFA • Sourdough Express • South Hall Manor • St. Jude’s Episcopal Church Development Director • St. Raphael’s Church • State of Alaska Fairbanks Golden Towers • Sunrisers Rotary Club • Gail Ballou, Attorney Tanana Chiefs Conference • Tanana Valley Middle School • Tanana Valley • 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 Contact Information Nazarene • Two Rivers School • UAF Community and Technical College • UAF SCAG • United 725 26th Avenue Campus Ministries • United Way of the Tanana Valley • University of Alaska Fairbanks Police Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 Department • US Army Alaska 24th Infantry Regiment HHC Arctic Legion • Usibelli Coal Mine Phone: 45-SHARE (457-4273) • 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.

The Difference Your Donation Makes 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 We will keep you fully informed about the support us and we support them in the good work they do to make GOOD difference your donation THINGS HAPPEN HERE. makes and we ask you to consider 5% for the Welcome to Phase III of the Fairbanks Community FOOD BANK VOLUNTEER Fairbanks Community CLUBHOUSE. For more information please call 45-SHARE (457-4273). Food Bank as you prepare If you would like to be a SPONSOR of this Club House space, for the next please call Sam at 907-388-4961. generation in your estate Thank you to Chena Kiwanis Club, Affordable Used Cars and Fred Meyers planning. stores for being our first three sponsors. We need and appreciate Thank you. your support.

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