Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Ameriprise financial advisors from Royal Oak volunteer to help ease the burden of families strained at this time of year.
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- Judy Davids
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Many families are in need throughout the year, but the need spikes over the holidays as children – often fed at school through federal programs – spend more time at home. That’s why more than 40 Ameriprise financial advisors from Royal Oak joined forces with Gleaners Food Bank to volunteer to pack boxes of food this month. “Ameriprise Financial is dedicated to supporting organizations like Gleaners that are committed to hunger relief efforts,” said Elizabeth Foley, who organized the volunteer effort. “As the recession made clear by leaving one in six Americans struggling with food scarcity, hunger knows no boundaries.” There are a variety of ways to donate to Gleaners: by donating money, time or food or by hosting a food drive. Food can be…
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
There's still time to donate to Gleaners Community Food Bank through the Patch Fights Hunger online drive!
What do some Michigan families have to be thankful for this winter? Patch readers. Thanks to dozens of generous donations, Patch has raised $4,698 so far through our Patch Fights Hunger online food drive, supporting Gleaners Community Food Bank. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to feed families throughout southeast Michigan. This virtual food drive runs through Saturday, Nov. 24, and is the first for the Gleaners Community Food Bank. The 30 Michigan Patch sites are proud and honored to be their first partner. Shop Gleaners' virtual grocery shelves. Click to get started! Follow progress of Patch's fight against hunger. Click to watch donations grow! Click the shopping link above and select items from the virtual grocery shelves. When you check …
Saturday, November 17, 2012
We want to give more to Gleaners Community Food Bank this holiday season. Shop our virtual food drive by Nov. 25 to join the fight.
The season of giving isn't over yet—so why should our Patch Fights Hunger virtual food drive end so soon? As such, we've extended our drive supporting Gleaners Community Food Bank until Nov. 25. On Thanksgiving, a day when every American family gives thanks for the things in their life, most of us will enjoy a feast with our families. But there are still many people who don't have enough to eat—including one out of every four children. Gleaners distributes 100,000 meals each day to hungry people in southeast Michigan, and we want to help them with their goal by raising $10,000 through the Patch Fights Hunger online food drive. Ninety-four cents of every dollar you donate goes directly toward feeding hungry people in your own communities. …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
You've purchased and donated $2,698 worth of groceries to Gleaners Community Food Bank, putting us closer to our goal of raising $10,000 to help feed the area's hungry families.
This winter, you're helping put an end to hunger for dozens of Michigan families. Thanks to dozens of generous donations, Patch has raised $2,698 so far through our Patch Fights Hunger online food drive, supporting Gleaners Community Food Bank. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to feed families throughout southeast Michigan. This virtual food drive runs through Saturday, Nov. 24, and is the first for the Gleaners Community Food Bank. The 30 Michigan Patch sites are proud and honored to be their first partner. Shop Gleaners' virtual grocery shelves. Click to get started! Follow progress of Patch's fight against hunger. Click to watch donations grow! Click the shopping link above and select items from the virtual grocery shelves. When you check …
Saturday, November 10, 2012
More than 300,000 children in southeast Michigan don't get enough to eat, negatively impacting health, learning and more.
In our land of plenty, hunger continues to be problem. One in four Michigan children lives in poverty, and that puts them at risk of not getting enough food. Nearly half the people Gleaners Community Food Bank helps—at least 40 percent— are children younger than 18. Sadly, that need is far from being filled. Gleaners actively works to eradicate hunger, targeting a five-county area— Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland and Wayne—in southeast Michigan. It provides 45 million pounds of food each year to Michigan’s hungry via its 600 partner food pantries, schools, soup kitchens, shelters and nonprofits. “Last year more than 317,000 children in southeast Michigan qualified for free or reduced fee lunches -- about 3,000 more than the year before…
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Starting today, you can purchase and donate food to the Gleaners Community Food Bank during Patch's virtual food drive. Our goal is to collect $10,000 through Nov. 17 to help feed the area's hungry families.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
The statistics are grim, especially for children. One out of four Michigan children lives in a household with food insecurity, meaning they do not always know where their next meal is coming from. In southeast Michigan, nearly 40 percent of more than 100,000 people receiving food assistance each week are children under age 18. Poor nutrition, particularly in the first three years of life, has profound implications on a child’s physical and mental health, development, academic achievement and economic productivity. Today Patch.com, through its 30 Michigan sites, is launching an online food drive to raise $10,000 by Nov. 17 to feed area families. This is the first virtual food drive for the Gleaners Community Food Bank, and Patch is proud …
Saturday, October 13, 2012
The fifth annual World Zombie Day took over the streets of downtown Royal Oak on Saturday afternoon.
Grant Park was the meeting place Saturday for more than 300 zombies willing to endure the drizzling rain while roaming the streets of downtown Royal Oak for a good cause. Gleaners Community Food Bank puts the Zombie Walk together every year to collect donations of funds and nonperishable foods. In 2011, zombies donated 2,551 pounds of food and more than $5,400, according to the Zombie Walk Detroit website. The Walk Against Hunger is a part of World Zombie Day. If you have photos from the zombie walk that you would like to share, simply click on "Upload Photos and Video" or e-mail them to judy.davids@patch.com.
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Monday, October 10, 2011
The fourth annual World Zombie Day took over the streets of downtown Royal Oak on Sunday afternoon.
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- Laura Fawaz
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Monday, October 10, 2011
Grant Park was the meeting place Sunday for hundreds of zombies willing to roam the streets of downtown Royal Oak for a cause. Gleaners Community Food Bank puts the Zombie Walk together every year to collect donations of funds and nonperishable foods. In 2010, zombies donated 2,155 pounds of food and more than $6,400, according to the Zombie Walk Detroit website. The Walk Against Hunger is a part of World Zombie Day, which was officially Saturday, although events are scheduled all throughout the month of October. So if you see more zombies wandering the streets don't be alarmed – they have missing limbs and hanging eyeballs for a good cause.
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Rita Ray
8:30 am on Sunday, November 25, 2012
The graph still didn't update... I wonder how much was actually donated from Ferndale... more ›