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1. Subway Food Drive 2012

   03/07/2012 by | Comments (0)

   SUBWAY® Restaurants Host 12th Annual FEED A FRIEND Food Drive

   
   
   SUBWAY® restaurants in the Lansing and Jackson areas will launch FEED A FRIEND, an annual day-long food drive that began in 2000, which will benefit the Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) and  several food pantries and community kitchens in Jackson. 
   
   
   Lansing Mayor, Virg Bernero, and Jackson Mayor, Martin Griffin, will sign and present to local SUBWAY® restaurants, an official Mayoral Proclamation in recognition of the food drive in each community. 
                    
   Wed., March 14, 2012; 10:00 a.m.
   Office of Lansing Mayor, Virg Bernero 
   124 W. Michigan Ave., 9th Fl., City Hall
   Lansing, MI 48933
   517.483.4145
   
   
   Thurs., March 15, 2012, 10:00 a.m.
   Office of Jackson Mayor, Martin Griffin 
   161 West Michigan Ave.
   Jackson, MI 49201  
   517.788.4028
   
   
   Thurs., March 15: Donated food accepted at participating Lansing & Jackson Subway locations
   
   
   Fri., March 16:  Food Pickups at Lansing & Jackson SUBWAYs 
   
   
   Many families and individuals in need - including seniors and children – rely on the distribution of donated food in our local communities.  During the past year, GLFB statistics alone show that more than 18,000 families (50,000 individuals) accessed food pantries which distributed a total of more than 1.3 million pounds of food.

2. Local Food Banks Merge

   10/27/2011 by | Comments (0)

   In what some are calling an early holiday season gift to the community,  the Board of the American Red Cross, Mid-Michgan Chapter, which operates the Mid -Michigan Food Bank (MMFB) and the Board of the Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) announced today that the two organizations will be combining operations effective July 1, 2012. Lee Hendrickson, Board Chair of the American Red Cross, parent organization of the MMFB, and Mike Busch, Board Chair of the GLFB, made the announcement this morning at a press conference held at the offices of the Capital Region Community Foundation, an organization which has provided financial support to both area food banks.
   
   The vision of combining the two food banks has been a suggestion of community leaders for a number of years and in fact has been the topic of conversation between the Board leadership of the two organizations for quite some time, both to increase the efficiencies of feeding those in need and to eliminate confusion in the community about the roles of these two organizations. With this announcement, this vision will become a reality.
   
   In describing the importance of this announcement to the community, Mr. Hendrickson stated, “I believe that this announcement today will be viewed as one of the most positive and most significant in the mid-Michigan community in many years. We have two organizations that truly care about feeding hungry people coming together to do exactly that. The American Red Cross has always viewed the MMFB as an asset of the community, and as such we will be transferring the building and other assets to the GLFB to facilitate a successful consolidation.”
   
   Mr. Busch concurred. “This is the right action at the right time for our community. Unfortunately, there are many people, individuals and families, the old and the young, who are hurting in this ongoing difficult economic environment. By combining these two organizations we have the ability to more efficiently feed those in need. Although many of the details of this consolidation remain to be worked out, both organizations are now publicly committed to make this happen. That is why we have announced a goal to get this completed by July 1, 2012. We sincerely appreciate the support of the community toward both organizations and the decision of the leadership of the Red Cross to transfer the MMFB to the GLFB.”
   
   Hunger in the mid-Michigan communities, as measured by the Ingham County Health Department this past summer, has increased by more than 15% over the past year. This, combined with rising food prices, is making the need to meet this challenge even greater.  Mr. Busch said. “For this combination to be successful and effective, we will need to stay focused on our collective missions. In addition, our community, which has been so supportive, will once again be called upon to help us meet this growing need. The major fund raiser for the Greater Lansing Food Bank, the Envelope Campaign, will kick off next week. We use these donated funds to make food available around our community at no cost to recipients. It is only because of community support that we have been able to make certain that no one will go hungry in mid Michigan.”

3. Stamp Out Hunger

   05/06/2011 by | Comments (0)

   1.) Place non-perishable food in a bag (no glass please)
   2.) Leave at your mailbox on the selected Saturday in May (final date to be announced) 
   3.) Your letter carrier and volunteers will pick up and deliver to the Mid-Michigan Food Bank
   http://www.helpstampouthunger.com/

4. Spartan Can-struction

   04/25/2011 by | Comments (0)

   Last Saturday, some students from MSU volunteered to build a giant Spartan 'S' out of canned food, and then donate the cans to the food bank.

   Take a look:

   

   (The structure was erected at the Subway restaurant by Eastwood Town Center.)

5. Mall Employees Visit Food Bank

   04/14/2011 by | Comments (0)

   Employees from the Meridian Mall visited the Mid-Michigan Food Bank to pack some Weekend Survival Kits.

   Afterward, they created this fun video recapping their experience.