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ANNUAL REPORT FY14

July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014

Table to Board of Directors FY 14Tom Suter - ChairGeneral Manager KCJJ Dan Nidey - Vice ChairRetired and T2T VolunteerBarb Markham - TreasurerUICCUElizabeth Viner - SecretaryMercy HospitalSteve BallardLeff Law FirmJason ThrasherNew Pioneer Co-opEllen McCabeGoodwill of the HeartlandAl StangRetired and T2T VolunteerCathy PughLepic Kroeger RealtyVirginia StrattonRep. Dave Loebsack’s OfficeCathy GehrisDietician HyVee Ann DonahueSelf Employed and T2T Volunteer

Staff

Bob AndrlikExecutive DirectorDavid WellendorfVolunteer Coordinator/Transportation ManagerFrank LalorOperations ManagerHolly HotchkissBusiness Manager

Table to Table is a member agency of United Way ofJohnson and WashingtonCounties

Table to Table is a 501 (c)(3) non profit food rescue organization.The mission of Table to Table is to keep wholesome, edible food from going to waste by collecting it from donors and distributing to those in need through agencies that serve the hungry, homeless and at-risk populations.

Table to Table is volunteer based and serves Johnson County, Iowa. We charge no fee for our service.

Thank YOU for another record setting year!

Table to Table had another record setting year thanks to you! For the first time in our history, we were able to rescue more than one and a quarter million pounds of food in a year. You are an integral part of the Table to Table team! • You are a store, restaurant, school or wholesaler who donates the whole-some food we are able to pick up; • You are one of over a hundred volunteers who go out on routes to collect and distribute the food to recipient agencies; • You are an area recipient agency who accepts the food we rescue and use it to help those in need in our community; • You support Table to Table through your generous monetary gifts.

Every one of you plays a crucial role in the success of Table to Table. You enabled us to go out virtually every day of the year to collect and distribute great food through your support. You recognize the value of the important work we do to both keep wholesome food from going to waste and support the many agencies we serve. Agencies who provide the essential social safety net for those less for-tunate in our community.

We can see the need all around us. Just open the newspaper. 10 % of Iowans are experiencing homelessness. 18,640 adults and 4,370 children in Johnson County are food insecure. Our local social service agencies have more and more people coming to them for services.

That is why your support of Table to Table is critical. The money you donate goes through Table to Table to help our recipient agencies. Every dollar we receive for our operation yields nearly thirty dollars of impact as we distribute the food we rescue. It is an incredible return on your donation dollar. Keeping wholesome food from going to waste...getting it to agencies who serve the hungry, homeless and at-risk population...making sure it reaches those who need it the most. It is the right thing to do...

Why is food rescue important?

According to Jonathon Bloom, author of “American Wasteland”, the amount of food going to waste every day in the United States would be enough fill the 90,000 seat Rose Bowl stadium. Daily. That’s 100 billion pounds of food per year!

Imagine the impact keeping this food from going to waste would have on hunger being experienced in the country. However, when you think about this massive volume of food going to waste, it can be truly daunting...

Where do you start?

The key to addressing the issue is tackling the problem by one community at a time. Each town or city doing its part to end food waste locally. Taking action where you live.

Table to Table does this in Johnson County. We are a grass roots organization formed in April 1996 to make sure wholesome, nutritious food doesn’t go to waste. We are not a food bank or pantry. The food our volunteers collect from donors is immediately distributed to area social service agencies.

How Table to Table works

Think of a bicycle wheel. On half of the rim are our donor sites like HyVee, New Pioneer Co-op, United Natural Foods, Red Lobster and the Iowa Memorial Union on campus. We have about 40 donors in all. We are connected to them much like the spokes on the wheel.

On the other rim, are the social service agencies we distribute the food to, including Shel-ter House, DVIP, Salvation Army, Crisis Center Food Bank and Ronald McDonald House. We have 34 sites we deliver to in all. Table to Table acts as the distribution hub where all the donations flow through.

Table to Table strives to be as efficient as possible. It is our responsibility to use the dollars we receive as prudently as possible. In FY14, Table to Table’s budget was $200,431. Below is the percentage breakdown by category:

The USDA considers 1.2 pounds of rescued food to be a meal. In our last fiscal year, we rescued 1,264,984 pounds of food. This is over 1,054,000 meals worth of food distributed at no charge to agencies. According to the latest “Map the Meal Gap” survey conducted by Feeding America, the value of a meal in Johnson County is $2.72. Using this number, the minimum value of this rescued food is over 2.87 million dollars. But that only reflects part of the equation. Consider the following: The value of the meal is based on the value to the person consuming it. In other words, if Table to Table only provided the food directly to individuals, the minimum meal amount holds. However, we are able to leverage the value of the food by distributing food to individuals through our recipient agencies. In doing so, every agency realizes the value per meal as well. The savings to the agencies directly impacts their budgets by allowing more dollars to go for direct services. Distributing the food in this manner, we effectively double the monetary impact from $2.87 million to $5.74 million. When this in-kind value is considered, the chart becomes:

Table to Table charges no fees whatsoever for our recipient agencies. We totally rely on outside funding to continue our mission. We are a member agency of United Way of Johnson and Wash-ington counties. We also receive funding from the Community Foundation of Johnson County, FEMA, special events and individual donations and local business support. Below is a chart of percentage of funding by category.

Table to Table wishes to extend thanks to our FY14 community sponsors:

And a very special thank you to the 100+ Women Who Care -Hawkeye Chapter for their gift of a new Nissan van for our program!

Food Donors (In alphabetical order)Aldi FoodsBailey American WagyuBread Garden Market Cafe del SolCaribou CoffeeCasey’sCatered by CharlotteChef Mickey’s Catering and PatisserieCostcoHyVee DrugstoreFarmer’s MarketHACAPHawkeye Foodservice Distribution/US FoodsHyVee StoresIowa City West High School Iowa Memorial UnionJava HouseJohn’s GroceryKalona SupernaturalKentucky Fried Chicken, Iowa CityKids Against HungerMcDonald’sMercy HospitalMolly’s CupcakesMorning Glory FarmsNaomi’s KitchenNew Pioneer Co-opsNorthwest Junior HighOlive GardenPanera BreadPepperidge FarmRed LobsterRegina Catholic Education CenterSavvy BoutiqueStarbucks (Coralville and Iowa City)StellaUnited Natural FoodsUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsWalmart

(319) 337-3400.

If your business would like to contribute good wholesome food for the hungry, homeless, andat-risk populations in Johnson County, please call Table to Table at:

319-337-3400 For a link to the text of the Emer-son Good Samaritan act which pro-vides liablity protection for food donors, please visit our web page:

www.table2table.org

Who We Serve (In alphabetical order)

Agape Café Christian Cultural CommunityClear Creek Family ResourceCoralville Ecumenical Food Pantry Crisis Center Food Bank Domestic Violence Intervention Pro-gram Families, Inc Four Oaks Free Lunch ProgramHACAP (five sites) Hometies Day Care Hope Lodge IC CompassionIMCCLife Pointe Pantry, TiffinLucas Elementary School Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County (Broadway,& Pheasant Ridge)North Liberty Food Pantry Ronald McDonald HouseSalvation Army Senior CenterShelter HouseSolon Food PantrySt.Joseph’s Church Pantry, HillsSuccessful Living Systems Unlimited United Action for Youth West Liberty Pantry

“The food the North Liberty Community Pantry receives from Table to Table, at no cost to the Pantry, has increased over the last several years to meet community needs. The Pantry has had double digit increases in visits to the Pantry. The additional food from Table to Table has assisted the Pantry in increasing the food options avail-able to the community while maintaining mod-erate increases to our food purchasing budget. Items that have been greatly appreciated by families in need include fresh bread, fresh fruits and vegetables, canned soup, dairy items, cere-al, snack items, and a variety of other food and toiletry items. More families are needing food assistance more often and Table to Table is help-ing to meeting those needs every day in Johnson County”

Tina DuBois, Director, North Liberty Food and Clothing Pantry

Keeping it GreenHelp us save paper, postage and time by considering using the on-line donation system on our web page. Simply click the button for a safe, secure transaction. You will receive an immediate receipt of your gift and our heart-felt thanks.We rely on your partnership with Table to Table. Through your generous gifts, we are able keep great food from entering the waste stream. Also, by using the on-line system, we can include you when we send out our e-newsletter. It is a great way to keep in touch with T2T and discover the impact your support has in the community. You can always send an e-mail to mail@table2table.org and request to get on our mailing list. Thank you for helping us be as lean and efficient as possible.

20 E. Market Street Iowa City, IA 52245

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Table to Table 20 E. Market St.

Iowa City, IA 52245Phone: 319-337-3400 Fax: 319:337-8516

E-mail: mail@table2table.org Web: www.table2table.org