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WHO ARE THE FOOD DONORS?
They are national food manufacturers who donate through America's Second Harvest, the food bank network. They include MANNA-Ingles Grocery Reclaim Center, local food
growers/manufacturers, supermarkets, USDA commodities, NC State-funded food purchases, food drives, individuals, organizations and congregations - plus our sister America's Second Harvest food banks. Corporate food
givers generally choose food banks as an alternative to destroying food products, so MANNA and its partners recycle products and keep them from landfills, too. Information is available about how to donate, and what
benefits are available to food companies who choose foodbanking.
WHO ARE THE FINANCIAL DONORS?
They are individuals, corporations, civic organizations and religious congregations. The are foundations, such as Janirve and Community Foundations of WNC and Madison
County, as well as United Ways of Asheville-Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Madison, and Transylvania Counties. They include MAZON: The Jewish Response to Hunger and corporate givers, such as ConAgra and Philip Morris
companies. They are groups and people from all walks of life - as diverse as the 17-county region we serve.
ADVANTAGES TO DONATING
There is a tax advantage. Since June 2002, through the CARE Act, that tax incentive has been extended to farmers, restaurants, and small businesses, as well as food
corporations.
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MANNA Food Forever Fund -- please remember MANNA FoodBank in your will.
 Help insure that as long as there is hunger in the mountains,
MANNA FoodBank will provide services to those in need. As you have lived a life of concern, take care to have your finest objectives continue forever. In addition to
your financial advisors, you may want to discuss an estate plan with those at the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. MANNA FoodBank's endowment fund, which was established by a longtime
friend of MANNA's, Earl Mitchelle, for whom the fund is named.
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We welcome those who have made a decision to remember MANNA in their estate plans to let us know about it, so that we may recognize your thoughtfulness. (Of course, the plan itself is your confidential
concern.) When you choose to leave a legacy, you continue to improve the quality of life for everyone in the community.
As one of our board members advised, "I believe that those who make gifts to MANNA FoodBank, year in and year out, give from their hearts. Those who make plans to remember MANNA in their
wills - ahh, they give from their souls. both are marvelously valuable."
Call Kitty Schaller (x226) or Don Harris (x223) for information.
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Gifts to MANNA FoodBank are always welcome.
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Please select the "I want to make a Contribution" button.
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Souper Bowl of Caring
The Souper Bowl of Caring is held the same weekend as the Super Bowl each year-around the end of January. The Super Bowl of Caring started in a South
Carolina church and now millions of dollars are raised at over 10,000 congregations. Visit www.souperbowl.com for more information.
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Feinstein Challenge
March Against Hunger continues from March through April. All donations exceeding $25 are reported to the Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation, which divides
a $1,000,000 grant among all the organizations who raise funds with this incentive. Your gift will help MANNA receive a "piece of that pie." Even though the Feinstein Challenge provides only a few cents
for every dollar donated, it will supplement any gift we receive, making your donation go ever further.
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Pepsi Heart of Summer
Sponsored by Pepsi, 13-WLOS and WKSF-KISS Country 99.9 FM, the annual PEPSI HEART OF SUMMER, a sale of Pepsi Products and food drive, to benefit
MANNA FoodBank, will be held the second weekend in August..Thanks to Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. that donates the soft drinks, the campaign resulted in over $5100 for MANNA's operating budget in 2001.
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Sweet Potatoes Day
Scores of volunteers helped bag and deliver a trailer load of sweet potatoes donated by farmers.
MANNA's parking lot was a-buzz with activity as we readied 42,000 pounds of sweets for our agencies. Afterwards, volunteers gathered for a simple lunch.
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Plant-A-Row for the Hungry
Buncombe county Extension Service Master Gardener volunteers sponsor this summer/fall donation program. They encourage back-yard gardeners
to "plant a row" in the spring as they plan their gardens, and to harvest that row for MANNA FoodBank. In 2001, gardeners exceeded the goal of 10,000 pound of fresh, beautiful
produce. "Plant a Row for the Hungry: is sponsored by Garden Writers of America. Call 255-8844 for details.
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The Pampered Chef
As a business leader in a food related industry, The Pampered Chef® sought to use its position to make others aware of the need to help the hungry
in America. So, in 1991, they created the Round Up from the Heart program, a company wide commitment, which is a team effort between The Pampered Chef's Kitchen Consultants, customers, corporate
employees, and America's Second Harvest, the largest hunger relief organization in the United States.
www.pamperedchef.com
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Kids Cafe
MANNA supports six Kids Cafe sites in Buncombe, Avery and Madison Counties. These after-school programs include a hot, nutritious supper 2-3 nights per week, as
well as a healthy snack nutrition class for elementary and/or middle school students in need. You can disignate a gift to Kids Cafe Fund.
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Individual Donors A Living Gift-Remember Someone Today
A gift to MANNA FoodBank can be a living tribute in honor of Mothers' Day, or another special
occasion - birthday or anniversary. We can make your Christmas or Chanukah
giving easy and memorable whether the gift is for business contacts or friends and family. Remembering a loved one with a memorial gift to MANNA is na enduring tribute.
Your donation
helps feed those in need in Western North Carolina and is tax-deductible, as allowed by law. When flowers or a traditional gift just won't do, remember MANNA FoodBank's tribut program. A
lovely gift card- or winter holiday card - will be sent to the person you honor or the family of those you memorialize. (Select the "I want to mak a contribution" for the tribute gift form.)
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