Thursday, January 10, 2013

A NEW YEAR....A NEW YOU!





Every year we all do the same thing, make a resolution.  Whether your resolution is to lose weight, stop smoking, pay off credit cards, or save more money, most of us do pretty well at keeping these promises for a few weeks.  This year, how about a resolution to help your community?  Gather a group of family, friends, or co-workers and go to your local volunteer center for an hour or two each month.  You’ll be happy you did it and you will be helping countless men, women, and children in your community that otherwise would go hungry.
So, this year make a resolution that you will keep, a resolution that is good for your community, a resolution that will bring together your family and friends.  You’ll make a difference and you’ll be glad you helped.

-Angie Lile

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Skipping Meals to Pay the Bills


Have you ever had to make the choice between paying your bills, getting your medicine, or buying groceries for your family? I truly hope you never have to make this choice, but there are those out there that have had to make that choice on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.

A recent survey conducted in Arizona shows that out of the 1,400 food bank clients interviewed, 41 percent would or have made the choice to pay their bills over feeding themselves or their family.  Due to the price of rent, utilities and gas, food often becomes a luxury for people, even those who have jobs.

You can give people the extra help they need by donating to your local food bank. You don’t have to wait for a food drive, drop offs are welcome at any time of the year.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Tis The Season To: CHECK OUT HUNGER!



Since I started working for Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, I have found that most people want to and are willing to help; most of them just don’t know how or when or where.  Well, I’m going to share with everyone a few options:

  • Conduct a food drive, either within your company for the employees or with your customers. 
  • Volunteer your time at your local volunteer center.  For those of you with children/families, volunteering your time before or after work and between practices and recitals may prove to be impossible.
  • Make a charitable financial contribution to any hunger-relief program either as an individual or group/organization.
  • Check out Hunger!  There are these small pull tab displays in the checkout lanes (just above the candy and gum) at Kroger that you can pull off and hand to the cashier and he/she will add the amount shown on the tab ($1.00, $2.00 or $5.00) to your final grocery bill. The proceeds from these tabs go to Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland so that we can purchase food for those in need.  This is a very easy way to help and it doesn’t take up any of your personal time and doesn’t require you to organize any type of food drive.


Because I personally overlooked them so many times, I took a picture of one of these displays so that everyone would know what to look for.  Thank you for letting me share a few ideas on how to help your community.  – Angie Lile, Development Assistant

Monday, October 8, 2012

Let's Work Together!



Hey everyone……..as you know school is back in and the BackPack Program is in full swing. Our volunteers are packing approximately 5000 sacks a week to go to children, in 33 counties, who are at risk of going hungry on weekends.  As of September 25, 2012 we have approx. 4200 of the 5000 children adopted but we still need your help to get these remaining 800 children adopted.
Get your co-workers together to chip in $5.00 or $10.00 each, get your Sunday school class involved, get the local schools involved. Let’s make sure all of these children get adopted. Let’s make sure that NO child goes hungry. With your help we can do this!!!!!!

-Angie Lile, Development Assistant