Partner Network
More than 16 church and civic organizationsand one school group provide over 330 active volunteers while 18 area businesses share an array of in-kind services and material support ranging from … building for distribution plus laptop and phone … to food at greatly reduced costs … to accounting services … to legal services … to graphic design … to printing … to fresh fruit each week … to a building sign … to dental hygiene products … to media coverage … to school letters and participation forms sent home plus distribution of the meal bags.
Volunteers
All Saints Episcopal Church
Bethany United Methodist Church
Dare County Alternative School
Duck Woods Country Club Women's Association
Duck United Methodist Church
Friends of Food for Thought
Grace Lutheran Church
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
Kitty Hawk Methodist Church
Mighty Winds United Methodist Church
Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church
Outer Banks Women’s Club
Roanoke Island Presbyterian Church
Roanoke Island Garden Club
St. Andrews by the Sea
Partners
All Kinds of Signs
Beach Food Pantry
Frank Bernard, Truck Assessory Center of Moyock
Douglas Arcos Designs
The Coastland Times
Dare County School Administration
Dare County Board of Commissioners
Dominion Printing
William Downing, DDS
The Food Bank of Albemarle
The Marketplace Food Lion
Bob Furr, Gulf Stream Graphic Arts & Publishing
Charles Hardy, Hardy Moving & Storage
Harris Teeter
Print Plus
Mike Reeves, of Sharp, Michael Outten & Graham
Steve Robinson of Zukerman & Associates, Ltd.
The Sentinel
Star Value Market
Tarheel Two
The Virginian Pilot
Western Sizzlin Steak House
How to Become a Partner
Becoming a Food for Thought partner is easy. Just let us know you are interested in being an active supporter – be it by volunteering/advocating for the program, donating much needed foods and in-kind services, or contributing dollars to help feed the children.
Call Loismary Hoehne, 252-480-0036 or e-mail us at loismarya@embarqmail.com. You will be added to our list. Welcome and thanks!
Financial Supporters /Objectives
Since our inception in February 2006, major supporters of Food for Thought include the Outer Banks Community Foundation, the Duke Endowment Foundation, the Hasbro Fund through the Food Bank of the Albemarle, the Percy W. & Elizabeth G. Meekins Charitable Trust plus contributions from area churches, community groups, individuals, businesses and governmental entities.)
2009-2010 Funding Objectives
- Increase participation by 20% in Food for Thought by eligible preschool and elementary children as well as the Alternative School.
- Initiate the first middle school and high school pilot program at Cape Hatteras Middle School and Cpe Hatteras High School
- Expand the 2009 summer weekend/holidays feeding program to more students at the YMCA summer program and to the summer 4-H program in 2010.
- Establish mentoring groups to explore the creation of a similar pilot program in a neighboring county during the next school year.
•2010-2011 Funding Obejctives:
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Increase participation in the number of eligible preschool, elementary and secondary children receiving weekend and holiday meals from 466 to 600.
- Expand participation Food for Thought summer weekend/holidays feeding program among students from the YMCA summer program and 4-H summer program
- Continue providing mentoring support to the pilot program in a neighboring county.
- Explore the possibility of educating older youth about eating healthy. ($132,275 based on weekend meal bags at $6.50 each for 37 weeks).
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Ways to Donate.
When you provide financial support to Food for Thought, more than 98 cents per dollar goes directly to feeding the children. Each weekend bag cost about $6.25 to provide two breakfasts two lunches and snacks. That will be more than $83,220 for the 2009-2010 school year.
Here are some ways to donate tax-deductible funds:
- Create an annual line-item in your church/business/organization’s budget
- Establish a legacy gift
- Endow a child for life for $5,000 (current annual costs)
- Adopt a child for a year - $250
- Provide a gift of $25 for a bushel of fruit for a weekend
- Give in-kind gift such as bags, printing, graphics etc.
- Contribute free or at no cost individual entrees, desserts, milk fresh fruit and other needed meal items
Make all checks, which are tax-deductible, payable to:
Food for Thought, Inc.
P. O. Box 1167
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 27949 |
