2010 Mid-Ohio Food Bank Drive - This Weekend

In celebration of Martin Luther King Day and President Obama's inauguration last year, progressive volunteers organized a food drive to benefit the Mid-Ohio Food Bank that raised almost $3000 in cash and 3000 pounds of food, and we hope to repeat that success again this weekend!  Volunteers will be conducting a food drive this Friday through Sunday, January 22-24, in their neighborhoods to once again benefit the Mid-Ohio Food Bank.

Join us in canvassing your neighborhood for food and cash donations. The only requirement is to hand in your donations at a drop-off location (identified below) near your home by Sunday afternoon at 5:00 PM.

Donations will be delivered to the Mid Ohio Food Bank on Monday, January 25.

If you aren’t able to canvass, please consider dropping off food donations to one of the drop-off locations listed below. Encourage friends and family to drop off donations as well by forwarding this Action Alert on to them.  Here are some sobering statistics to consider:

• Nearly 20% of children in Ohio live in poverty.
• Food requests at the Mid-Ohio Food Bank pantries are up 15% over last year.
• For every $10 donated, the Mid-Ohio Food Bank can provide $80 worth of wholesome groceries to those who need a helping hand.

Drop-off locations:

• Laura Cook
  2019 North Edgemont Road
  Columbus, OH 43212
  614-487-0479
  Block between Northwest and Wyandotte

• Laura Kuykendall
  1580 Guilford Road
  Columbus, OH 43221
  614-783-9677
  South of Lane Avenue, between North Star and Northwest Blvd. House is on the corner of Guilford and Beaumont.

• Jan Davis
  2492 Edgevale Road
  Columbus, OH 43221
  614-348-0820

• Carole DePaola
  4944 Buck Thorn Lane
  Columbus, OH 43220
  614-477-1800 or 614-459-3668
  Off Francisco between Kenny and Reed

• Robyn Harper
  2200 West Lane AVENUE
  Columbus, OH 43221
  614-554-7762
  Corner of Lane and York

• Melissa Hedden
  2491 Lane ROAD
  Columbus, OH 43220
  614-481-9455
  Drop-off on covered side porch next to garage

• Colin’s Coffee
  3714 Riverside Drive in the Golden Bear Shopping Center
  Food can be dropped off on Saturday or Sunday between 7 am and 2 pm