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Annual Food Distribution
o Goal – 3.8 million meals
o Actual – 4.5 million meals
Elimination of Shared Maintenance Handling Fee
o This minimal handling fee, charged to our Member Agencies, was eliminated effective April 1, 2007 in order to increase food distribution in the community, by removing the cost barrier.
o Community Food Share is 1 of only 17 America 's Second Harvest 200+ food banks to do so.
o Annual revenue loss to Community Food Share is approximately $140,000, which we have recouped through extra fundraising efforts.
o Member Agencies have taken significantly more food as a result of this change, confirming that we made the right decision.
Growth of “Feeding Families” Warehouse Distribution Program
o At the beginning of 2007 we focused eligibility on families with children in the School Free Lunch Program in the Boulder Valley and St.Vrain Valley school districts (there are 10,000 low-income children enrolled in the program).
o In 2007, we increased the frequency that families may shop. Families may now come to the warehouse weekly to select food.
o In January 2007 there were 250 families enrolled; in December 2007, 460 families shopped.
Significant Increase in Food Distribution
o Distributed over 1 million more meals than in 2006 (a 33% increase!).
As always, Thank You for Your Support $1 donated = 4 meals
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