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Two trucks, four tons from Meijer In late December, Meijer began donating products from their West Michigan stores to the Food Bank. Week by week, more stores participated in the program. By the end of...
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2011 volunteer hours = 1.6 million meals It was a very good year for volunteerism in 2011, according to Volunteer Coordinator Dena Rogers. “We normally record about 22,000 volunteer hours a year. Last...
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Hunger Walk May 5, Letter Carriers Food Drive May 19
Last year, 1 in 12 Kent County residents – almost 45,600 people – sought food from a pantry supported by Access of West Michigan, the faith-based anti-hunger, anti-poverty coordinating agency. On...
View ArticleMay 19: Join us in celebrating the life and work of John Arnold (1950-2012)
Most of us try hard to be good people. We know that the smallest good deeds can have beneficial ripple effects. But in every generation, a few people manage to start enormous waves of change – and...
View ArticleHow we can all end hunger together
It’s shocking, how many West Michigan families don’t know where their next meal will come from. But it’s amazing, what a big difference you make when you join Feeding America West Michigan – and...
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Eat Out to Beat Hunger: B.C. Pizza of Belmont
B.C. Pizza Belmont joins the Million Meal March with a two-day benefit for Feeding America West Michigan. On August 15 and 16, mention the Million Meal March when you pick up or order out from B.C....
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Eat Out to Beat Hunger: Brick Road Pizza
An innovative pizza shop offering locally sourced ingredients, Michigan brews, and an extensive vegan menu, Brick Road Pizza is helping the hungry in West Michigan. Eat at Brick Road between 5 and 9...
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Eat Out to Beat Hunger: Cherie Inn
Each Saturday from now through March, Cherie Inn will donate $1 to Feeding America West Michigan for every customer who orders Eggs Benedict. That’s equivalent to 4 meals for your hungry neighbors....
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Million Meal March: Thank You for Marching Against Hunger
Hikers set out on the White Pine Trail. This year, we asked West Michigan to undertake a new effort in the fight against hunger, and West Michigan answered. So far, the Million Meal March has raised...
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Million Meal March Awards Luncheon renews call
More than 160 people attended our Million Meal March Awards Luncheon on Thursday, November 1. We were particularly grateful for the chance to honor those who put their time and resources on the line...
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Setting our roots in the Eastmanville soil
Picture 60,000 seedlings breaching the top soil on a farm in Ottawa County. Then imagine those seedlings growing into six-foot-tall stalks ripe with ears of sweet corn, each one destined for the plate...
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What’s not to like about a little rain?
For the past few weeks, we’ve been watching the skies. If you live anywhere in the 5,500 square-mile Grand River watershed, you probably have been too. This spring’s relentless rainfall brought the...
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Planting Day at Eastmanville
At 11:30 yesterday morning, we got a call from Matt Hehl. He was at Eastmanville Farm with his tractor and our bag of seed. The long-awaited day had finally arrived. Farmer Matt Hehl with his...
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… By the Fourth of July
Knee-high depends on your perspective, right? It’s almost Fourth of July, and while our corn may not have reached that proverbial height yet, it’s coming along nicely. The seedlings look healthy, the...
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Green snap, grasshoppers and other mid-season hazards
Dr. Adam Kantrovich, center, talks with Katie Auwers of the Food Bank and fellow WMAEC board member Matt Hehl at the farm in March. Dr. Adam Kantrovich, an educator with Michigan State...
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Standing Tall in Eastmanville
The corn stalks are near their full height, and the silks are out. Doesn’t it fill you with anticipation? Speaking of which, we need your help. It’s going to take a lot of volunteers to get this...
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The Harvest Begins
Farmer Charlie Ham with his employees Lindsey and Varo volunteering their time at the Food Bank Farm. On Monday afternoon, food sourcing specialist Katie Auwers pulled back the husk from an ear of corn...
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Demand for food never higher than in 2013
Never in its 33-year history has Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank distributed more food than it did in 2013. Last year, the organization sent out 25.6 million pounds of groceries and household...
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Evart teen celebrates birthday, Valentine’s Day by volunteering
Rachel Rounds, center, and friends from Crossroads Community Church in Evart, Michigan, sorted about 30,000 pounds of potatoes on Feb. 14, the equivalent of 23,000 meals. It’s Valentine’s Day, and...
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Terra GR encourages patrons to eat, drink, and feed the hungry
Terra GR offers a special menu during Cool Brews. Hot Eats. to showcase harmonies between locally grown food and Michigan-made beer.Terra GR is obsessed with local: local produce, local meat, local...
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