Thanks to all who supported KLFs 2014 Nourishing Community Annual Campaign. Because of you, we reached our $325,000 goal and can get more food into the hands of hungry people!

Top Ten Food Drivesfor Nov./Dec. 2014

10 St. Thomas More Catholic Student Parish1,244 lbs.

9 Pfizer1,317 lbs.8 St. Lukes Episcopal Church1,340 lbs.7 Stryker Instruments1,365 lbs.6 Kalamazoo Public Schools Transportation Assoc.1,545 lbs.

5 Haworth College of Business1,601 lbs.4 Arcadia Elementary1,658 lbs.3 Knights of Columbus 69802,142 lbs.2 WVFM & Hardings Marketplace 2,142 lbs.

1 Kalamazoo Central High Schools Stuff the Bus 3,406 lbs.

A NOTE FROM JENNIFERWith 2015 underway, you may have made some New Years resolutions. This time of year, people often focus on eating better or losing those pesky ten pounds that crept on during the holidays. At Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes, healthy food is always a top priority. I would like to take a moment, however, to address the issue of obesity and hunger.

Hunger is quite often associated with being very thin, and in many cases, this is true. But in the food bank world, we have all heard the occasional naysayer contest that an overweight individual cant possibly be lacking food. It is surprising to

many people that hunger and obesity can co-exist in the same individual or family. The truth is that both hunger and obesity can be consequences of poverty and lack of access to healthy, nutritious food. With tight budget constraints, low-income families frequently buy cheaper, higher calorie foods. Healthy, unprocessed foods

are significantly more expensive and often unavailable. Limited access to adequate health care and stress can also contribute to weight gain.

Through all of our programs, especially the Grocery Pantry Program, we are dedicated to providing well-balanced, nutritious food. Individuals who visit our pantries make selections from proteins, fruits, vegetables and grains based on the USDAs recommendations. We continue to foster and maintain relationships with local farmers to secure fresh produce, meat, and eggs. Through our voucher program with area grocery stores, fresh milk is available to those who need it.

When youre striving to achieve something like your New Years resolutions, its easy to imagine all of the obstacles that can get in your way. For people who experience food insecurity and hunger, every day represents a new obstacle. It is our goal to remove one enormous hurdle for local families. When someones basic needs are met, new opportunities are created for them to be better parents, better employees, and better neighbors.

If one of your goals for 2015 is to eat healthier, consider helping someone else achieve this goal too by donating nutritious meal items or giving a monetary gift. A gift of any size to Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes ensures nutritious foods are available to those in need.

Good luck with your resolutions and our best to you and your family in the New Year!

FEBRUARY 2015

Margaret works full-time and receives SNAP benefits, but still struggles to be food secure. Her current SNAP benefit is $16 per month. With those funds, she purchases other important food items, including fresh produce and coffee.

There were months when I could barely pull it all together to pay the bills, let alone have any extra money to put away for savings, said Margaret. By receiving support through SNAP and Loaves & Fishes, I dont have to spend so much of my personal funds at the grocery store. Instead, I can use that money for bills or gas to get to work. I can spend what money I do have more responsibly.

Margaret felt such support from visiting one of our Mobile Food Initiative sites that she spread the word. Now her neighbors occassionally come with her. Margarets neighbors were factory workers at an automotive plant until they were laid off during the recent recession. While maintaining

part-time work where they could find it, they still werent able to hang on to their home. When Margaret visited them one day, she casually asked how they were doing with groceries.

I just used our last potato, her neighbor replied. Now we have to decide if were going to buy my husbands prescription today or dinner.

Margaret invited her neighbors on her next trip to the MFI and they were surprised to find so many other people who were in

similar situationsworking but not quite earning enough to get by; living in an apartment and not in a homeless shelter; and on the verge of poverty, but not yet destitute.

Theres so many people in the same boat as us, Margaret said. I think theres a great need for food. Its so important and no one should go hungry. If people dont have food, it affects every area of their life. Im glad KLF is here to ease other peoples burdens.

MFI dates and locations for 2015 are now posted at www.kzoolf.org.

*Name changed for anonymity

THANKS TO RUN THROUGH THE LIGHTS FOR FOOD & FUNDS Run Through the LightsGazelle Sports and Kalamazoo Area Runners annual holiday racebrought in 908 lbs. of food donations and $9,200 in event proceeds on Dec. 4, 2014. More than 900 people ran or walked through Bronson Park and downtown Kalamazoo. Sponsorships by various local companies, including Maple Hill Auto Group, helped make this event one of our best yet. Thank you to everyone who participatedrunners, volunteers, local businesses, and supporters. Join us in December 2015 for the next Run Through the Lights!

MARGARETS STORY: HELPING A NEIGHBOR IN NEED

Buying bulk items such as rice, pasta, and flour is a cost effective way to secure much needed items for our pantries. Of course, its not realistic to send 50 lb. bags of rice home with families, so we developed a system of repackaging these items for the households we serve.

When putting this system into place, we began looking for a machine to create labels. Seeking advice and a nudge in the right direction, we contacted Len Boekhaven at local business Cummins Label, Inc. to see what he recommended.

That call resulted in an amazing partnership. Instead of giving advice about what label machine to purchase, Cummins Label offered to customize and print all the labels we needed free of charge. Since May 2013, Cummins Label has provided KLF with over 100,000 customized labelsan in-kind donation of nearly $10,000. For two years in a row, they have also served as a major cash

sponsor for Run Through the Lights, one of our fundraising events.

KLFs Procurement Specialist Marv King said, Cummins Labela real gem for KLF. They make me feel like were doing them a favor when I ask for labels. 2,500-10,000 labels at a shot! A huge cost savings compared to making the labels in-house. Their commitment to

supporting our work allows us to direct significantly more money towards food.

Established in 1972, Cummins Label started out in a 2,400 sq. ft. building which has now grown to a staff of 20 in a production facility of 20,000+ sq.

feet. The facility houses a screen printing department as well as several high-speed flexographic printing presses. Hard work and attention to detail has made Cummins Label a leading manufacturer of custom pressure sensitive labels all over the world and to many nationally known brands. To learn more, visit www.cumminslabel.com.

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: CUMMINS LABELS, INC.

Join the Movement!Are you interested in helping make Kalamazoo

a hunger-free community? Weve got a place for

you! Attend a brief volunteer orientation to get

started.

Volunteer Orientation dates:

Wednesday, February 18

Saturday, March 14

Wednesday, March 25

Sign up with Volunteer Coordinator

Cherise Buchanan at 269.488.2617 ext. 209

or at cherise@kzoolf.org

At its November 19 meeting, the KLF Board of Directors approved the nominations of seven new Board of Directors. We are very excited about the expertise and energy that the following newly elected Directors will bring to the organization. They include Martha BetkeFirst National Bank; Leo GoddeyneMiller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone; Jason HeystekStryker Instruments; James HoustonAccountant (retired); Paul JudeGreenleaf Trust; Sister Kathleen KaiserSisters of Saint Joseph; and Jennifer NapOld National Bank.

At the same meeting, however, we said goodbye to four dedicated Directors whose terms had expired. We are extremely

grateful for the leadership and time that these individuals dedicated to our organization. They all played key roles to make our new building on Portage Street a reality and remained a stabilizing force as we recently transitioned Executive Directors. Thank you Patricia Carlin, Alan Harbaugh, Robert Lohrmann, and Martha Simpsonyou will forever be part of the Loaves & Fishes family!

If you are interested in possible Board or committee membership, please contact Executive Director, Jennifer Johnson at jennifer@kzoolf.org or 269-488-2617 ext. 213.

KLF SAYS FAREWELL AND WELCOME TO BOARD MEMBERS

FOOD WISH LIST

February: Rice (bag or box)

March:Canned fruit

Did you know that with just $1, KLF can feed an individual three meals for a day? Please consider making a fund donation as well.

KLF FEBRUARY GIVING COUPONAMOUNT $ ________________

Winters coldest months are upon us, and we need hearty, protein-rich items on our shelves. Your donation will help provide warmth to someone in need. Please send your contribution by February 23.

FEBRUARY2015

COUPON #137

KLF MARCH GIVING COUPONAMOUNT $ ________________

Your monetary gift will help keep fruits and vegetables, and other nutritious foods, on our shelves and available to the people we serve.

Please send your contribution by March 25.

MARCH2015

COUPON #138

THANK YOU HOLIDAY VOLUNTEERS!Over 30 different groups volunteered their time during the holiday season. Their assistance sorting through the thousands of pounds of food donations we received was invaluableand helped us get these food items into the pantries as soon as possible.

Groups included college sports teams, youth service clubs, corporate organizations, regular KLF volunteer groups, and friends and families who

wanted to give back during the holiday season. Thank you for your time and dedication!

Staff from DeNooyer Chevrolet volunteered in our Clean Room.

In Honor Of Dale Abbot & Tomme Maile Patricia Pettinga

Roger & Sarah Allen Ted & Maryann Devries Adam Anderson & Staff Rosemary Barnum

Frank Arcangeli DDS Susan & Kenneth Griffioen

Jenny Argue Nancy Anderson

Lora Armstrong Beth Armstrong

Dick Baker Barbara A. Rider & Frederic

W. Sammons The Banghart

Grandchildren Dennis & Bonita Banghart

Janie Bare Douglas & Sue Paul

Gordon & Andrea Barrows Phyllis Crawford

Dr. Ken Beadling Cheryl Wilkinson

Laura Benge Ruth & Jack Price

Griggs & Lena Bennett D. Clark & Laurie Bennett

Isaac Bertman Joan Hawxhurst & Steve

Bertman Bob & Linda Black

M. Robert & Linda Black Jessica Black

M. Robert & Linda Black Family of Jessica Black Jessica Black

Joe, Sammi & Lily Black M. Robert & Linda Black

Jennifer Bober Rita & Norman Bober Holly Borowiak Anonymous

Cindy Boven Kathleen Barnes Mildene Bradley Jennifer & Gregory Taylor

Linda Brown Keith R. Konvalinka DDS

Erin & Nate Burkett Anne Laurence

Christy & Brian Burton Rosemary Barnum

Kevin & Kelly Campbell Robin & Carol Campbell

Mary Ann Carey Adam Rockwell

Jane Carmichael-Priante Torre Financial Group

Lyndsey & Lily Case Thom Coder

Chapman Family Christmas Kristi & Steve Chapman Kai Chapman Cayce Wilcox-York &

Gregory York Michael, Natalie, Anna &

Jack Chiles Richard & Barbara Baker

Bob & Jean Christie Sue Gilbertson-Beadling

Mark & Becky Clsowski Rosemary Barnum

Art Cole Robert J. Cole

Father Robert Cole Art Cole & Sally Reames

Gloria Copeland Dr. Ruth Ann Meyer

Pam & Al Cox Jane & Jon Streeter

Daniel P. Coyne Thomas & Monique Coyne

Monique Y. Coyne Daniel P. Coyne

Lindsey Crandle Jeffrey Crandle

Father Robert Creagan Rosemary Barnum

Neal & Lou Cronkite Rick Cronkite

Barb & Lyon Day Janice Smith

Josh Hall, Sonja Dean & Matt, Kiernan & Tara Dean-Hall Sarah Hall & Quan Nghiem

Elizabeth Dersch Anonymous

Sherrie Draayer The employees of Dunshee

Body & Frame Tom & Nancy Edmonds

Kim Rozell & Lucinda Edmonds Peg Edmondson

Torre Financial Group Tucky Elliott

Martha Ream Kathryn Van Dis Ken Eubank Family

Rosemary Barnum Dr. Thomas Fillar DDS

Rosemary Barnum Monsignor William

Fitzgerald Rosemary Barnum

Tom & Jean Foghino Liza Amos

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fredenburg & family T. Ashton & Mary

Fredenburg Terry & Sinclair Gallagher

Sean Gallagher The Macatawa Gang

Aileen Greanya Martin, Steve David & Alex

Glista David Kingsley

Goodwill Managment Team John & Wendy Dillworth

Mary F. Graham Mary H. Frede Carol Grant

Douglas & Sue Paul Jeanne Greer

Carol Tolis-Bucklin & David Bucklin Gloria Gregg

Gregg & Sompong Albright Kurt Groggel Robert & Catherine Groggel Scott & Debbie Grosse

Jan Yoon Catherine Grostic

Janyce & John Huff Marv & Catherine Grostic

Michael Huff John & Kay Haas

James Stafford The Haber Family

Ann Haber David Hafer

Douglas & Sue Paul Nancy Hamilton

Eldon & Carol Hamilton

Msnr. Michael Hazard Joyce K. Thran

Ray & Sue Hendriksma Chad Aldrich

Anne Hensley Brenna Sanchez

Theresa Hollowell Susan & Dennis Hollar

John Holms Douglas & Sue Paul

Friends & neighbors of Ronald & Donna Holmes Ronald & Donald Holmes

Gayle & Garrett Hoogstraten Lorilee Bultinck

Roy & Sandy Howard Marianne S. Speck

Father Michael Howell Rosemary Barnum

Kathleen E. Hutchins Miller Johnson

Inez Hutchings Samantha Wade

Richard Hutson Beth Cook

John Post Landscaping & Staff Rosemary Barnum

Dave & Sue Johnson Laurie Comerford

Jennifer Johnson Jon Riccio

Arnie & Debby Johnston Ms. Melanie Perry

Deborah Johnston Christine Wilkins

Brenda & Daniel Kaczanowski Casey Kaczanowski

Kalamazoo community Jaqua Realtors

Robert Keller Ms. Melanie Perry

The Bruce Kettenbeil Family Dan & Sherry Kettenbeil

Kawsar Khan Don & Molly Stevens

Peggy Kingsley David Kingsley

KLF Volunteers & Staff Julie & Robert Peterson

Barbara & Peter Kobrak Jachanan & Mabel Stenesh

Evan & Sharon Kokales Chuck & Tucky McCarthy

Elliot Truman Kramer

Ronald & Jane Kramer Maryhelen Cole Kreidler

Art Cole & Sally Reames The Krinock Children

Karen Krinock Mary Ann Krogh

Wes & Annmarie Freeland Sharon Lamson

Barbara Sharpe John R. Lawlor MD

Kurt & Fran Kremlick Anne Wend Lipsey

Rick & Marge Pifer Millie Lambert Mr. & Mrs. David Rozelle Connie & Joe Chrystler Robert & Catherine Groggel Jerry & Betty Mason Sandy & Anne Lipsey

Caroline Ham Peter & Connie Livingston

Darla Betts

Bishop Dr. T.D. & Mrs. Quella Lockett Robyn & Howard Robinson

Ben & Kathleen Longstreth Jane & Jon Streeter

Katie & Scott Longstreth-Tokstad Jane & Jon Streeter

Marcia & Charles Lukens wedding anniversary Charles & Marcia Luken

Eric & Nancy Lum Shirley Horn

Linda Mah Leslie Zook

Maria Suszynski Cory McDowell

Kelly Dunn Wendy & Larry Doherty Michele McLaughlin

Kathryn Van Dis John & Christian Morrow

Robert & Jane Morrow Kris Nap

Keith R. Konvalinka DDS Lindsey Nass

Keith R. Konvalinka DDS Kathy Neal

Rick & Kathy Kinas Mr. & Mrs. Alven W. Neff

John & Lisa Lynch Bill & Helen Neffs

extended family Bill & Helen Neff Hilda Nichols

Torre Financial Group Dick & Pam Nivala

Diane K. Freestone Dr. Roy Olton

Bertrand L. & Pamela R. Olton The Oorbeck Family

Jean A. Oorbeck Michael & Barbara Palmer

Ruth Graham Emily Palmer Doug & Susan Paul Mark Paul Margaret Pifer

Rebecca, Amy & Margaret Hinze-Pifer Amy & Brian Pralat

Chris Dzemske Carmela Pulling

Kristin Stelter Cecily Purdin

Wes & Annmarie Freeland William & Margaret

Putnam Torre Financial Group

Dylan & Jordan Ramber-Jach Rebecca Walker

Martha A. Ream Mary Marshall

Chuck & Tucky McCarthy Elliott Karis & Mark Robbins

Nina Consolatti Karlyn Russell

Jerry & Elaine Roberts Bob & Linda Sawall

Sharon Burns Mary Schira

Allan & Rita LaReau Kathy Schultz

Jane & Jon Streeter Mark & Jeanie Schupan

Cynda & James Greenman

Second Reformed Church of Kalamazoo Jerry & Mary Zwart

Jack & Gloria Shearer Richard & Barbara Baker

Kathy Sheffield Rosemary Barnum

Howard & Marie Shelp Torre Financial Group

Christopher & Kim Sieklucki Phyllis Crawford

James & Susan Sieklucki Phyllis Crawford

Nancy Simonds Ms. Melanie Perry

Pam Siwik Sharon Soltesz

Aaron, Kara, Kelly & Morgan Smith Maria Maki & Brian Smith

Jeffrey D. Smith Darla Betts

Roger Snow Sally & Jim Gunderson

St. Lukes Episcopal Church Joan Hartman

David J. Stafford David & Linda Stafford

Marcia Steele Wes & Annmarie Freeland

Katie Stevens Rosemary Barnum

Stohrer Family Christmas Tom & Char Stohrer

Cindy Stoltz Keith R. Konvalinka DDS

Julie A. Sullivan Christine English

June Swanson Rebecca & Richard Swartz

Nancy Terry Wes & Annmarie Freeland

Al & Sandy Thompson Louella & Gerald Bradley

Jan & Tom Tiderington Paul Basing & Claudia

Wink-Basing Sister Marie Ursula

Rosemary Barnum Casey Van Bruggen

K. Norman & Rosemary Copeland Kay Van Dis

Michele C. McLaughlin Chuck & Tucky McCarthy Elliott Ken & Kathy VanderBroek

Don & Sue VanderMeer Laura VanVlack-Ailes

Bruce VanVlack Veterans

Jean M. Lealofi Chuck & Linda Vreeland

Jan Yoon Joan Wallace

Judy Oliver Beth & Jim Walsh

Judith & Michael Garrison Michael, Stephanie, Paul &

Nicholas White Richard & Barbara Baker

Mike & Sue Williams Elisabeth Scheuer

Roger Williams Douglas & Sue Paul

Tom Williams John Kingsley

Mike & Lynn Tompkins Nancy Racine

TRIBUTES 11/8/2014 12/31/2014 Special thanks to those who honor friends and family through contributions to KLF.

TRIBUTES continuedIn Honor Of Maggie Woodruff

James Woodruff Liz Yoon & Lys Buck

Jan Yoon Dr. Larry Youse DDS

Susan & Kenneth Griffioen

In Memory Of Yetta Ackerson

Anora D. Ackerson Robert P. Amrhein

Jerome & Kathleen Amrhein Bette Anderton

Carl & Gale DeKleine Robert & Judith Shrimplin

Lloyd Averill Mary Platte, Mary Janssen,

Karen Strobel & Joyce Shau Alex Beauchamp

Dana & Becky Beauchamp Sheila Joan Bishop

James Bishop John F. Bradley

Angela & Matthew Halloran Rena Brand

Newcomers Encore Club Patrecia Breen Kay Baetsen

Anneliese Lee Burrows Kent & Deborah Fisher

Karen Cernik Joseph J. Cernik

Joseph Cernik Janet Chambers

Susan Chambers Richard Christian

Arlene Christian David A. Collins Sr.

Peter & Mary Anne Collins Fred Corbus

Sidonie L. Shane Al Crandle

Nancy Crandle Tom Crooks

Martha Vandelinde Bob Davis

Sandra & Allan Thompson Teresa Dennany

James & Norma Flora Carroll A. Dickinson

Kay Dickinson James, Lucille & Joseph

Dillon Colleen M. Berger

Charles & Leota Duffield Mary Lou Wright

Nancy Duncan Susan Steinman

Edward & Eileen Ebel Carol & Jerry Ebel

Mabel English Gerard & Susan Alexander

Mr. & Mrs. Barrie Chapman Carol Nord Mr. & Mrs. Dieter Valk Stuart & Mary Werner Frederick Ferenc

Bruce & Dorothy DeDee Jerald Finnegan

Judy Finnegan William J. Fitzsimmons III

(Billy) The Fitzsimmons Family

Donna Jean Flesher James & Judith Arnold

John & Eileen Flint Kathleen L. Mason

Edward Flynn Laurie Bushouse

John P. Flynn Fran Flynn

Chuck Ford Sandy Ford

Donald G. Galow Marcia & C. Robert Cowell

Larry Gary Paw Paw Wine Distributors

James E. Goole Sheila & Eric Goole

Janice L. Goole Sheila & Eric Goole

John Gucma Mary Gucma

Ramon Hamilton James McGuire

Eldon & Carol Hamilton Ronald C. Haskell Jr.

Ellen J. Haskell Derrick Lee Hendricks

Maryann & Roy Larocque Dr. Wallis Hines

Thomas & Charissa Oliphant Arthur & Helen Hopfinger

Sharon & D. Terry Williams Quentin Howard

Robert & Patricia Hasper Ruthann Humphrey

Stephen Humphrey Berneice L. Hunt

Janet Buck Mary Jane Iffland

Jachanan & Mabel Stenesh Marcia Jackson

Charles & Georgiana Jackson Robert Eugene Jackson

Marla Williams Jack Jarman Theresa & Andrew Millin Arturo & Dora Johnson

Olga Mercado Jerry Jones

Larry & Nancy Jones Dr. Thomas Kavanaugh

Susan Kavanaugh Paul Kean

Hazel Kean Su Kehres

Susan K. Bos Dawne Kennedy

James McGuire Dr. James B. Kilway

Neoma Kilway Henry & Virginia Korinek

Douglas & Susan Korinek Clovis Lamb

Jack Arnold Lance Lambert

Martha Vandelinde Glenn & Joan Ledger

Kathy Ledger Joyce Leep

Susan & Robert Raskin Dominic (Dic) & Nadia

Leonardelli Lucia Leonardelli Sally Lindsay Shirley & Thomas Hill

Brad Lindsey Becky Lynn Moise

Margaret A. Linton David & Roxanne Linton

Martin Loeffler & Family Erika, Ingrid & Reinhold

Loeffler Maxine Louden

Lori Klutts

David W. Lukins Renee & Dean Callahan

Barbara Lynn David & Roxanne Linton

Patricia MacLeod Ann J. Kidston

Ralph E. McClure Jean & John VanBuren

Phyllis & Bob McShane Mark & Karen McShane

Katherine Meier Dorothy Kowal

Margaret Merrill Ron & Margaret Strzelecki

Robert A. Miller Sheila & Eric Goole

Robert Millin Theresa & Andrew Millin

Kathy Mizeur Vincent Mizeur

Gary Bischof & Karen Helmeke Diane Moffitt

Arden Coburn & Steve Morley Mr. Carl Morehouse

Bruce & Carla Springer Dorothy Nelson

Regena & Eric Nelson Verne Nelson

Roger Nelson Joe Nespodzany

Mary Jo Nespodzany John & Katherine Oates

Carol & Jerry Ebel David Olson

Steve & Mary Symons Priscilla Olton

Pamela Olton Bertrand L. & Pamela R. Olton Jaimie Oorbeck

Martha Vandelinde Martha Osmer

Mary DeVries Frank Ossiff Jr.

D. Ossiff & G. Hansen Leon R. Otte

Daniel & Alberta Payne Hazel Palmer

Sander Mutsaers Lawrence Parsons

Heather Parsons Jackson Peebles

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Gerald L. Pochyla

Inez Pochyla Sharon & Gerald Jones Marcia Purdy

Seth & Maria Malin Tom Pyke

Susan Pyke Vincent, Margaret &

Beverly Reddy David Reddy

F.L. Bill Reed Rebecca R. LaBelle

Doug & Marie Renauld Stone Robert & Norberta Renauld

Jessica Renauld Robert & Norberta Renauld

Linda Mary Renauld Lutz Robert & Norberta Renauld

Oswald & Alvina Renauld Robert & Norberta Renauld

Jim Rinker Lowell & Kathy Rinker

Alice & Doug Roadhouse Janet G. Roadhouse

Mary Roche Jan Walunas

Rose Ann Ronnebaum Sarah & Edward Thomsen

William Rosegrant Ruth Rosegrant

Antonia H. Rostami Jeff Rostami

Darrell M. Rostami Jeff Rostami

Betty Rugg Just Ours

Frances Russell Freeman Russell

Pat & Jeane Ryan Douglas & Susan Korinek

Kirk Ryder Jack & Christina Kelley

John M. Sadowski Glenn & Diane Steeg

Shirley Schau Watson Pam & Tim Loveland

Tim Schau Pam & Tim Loveland

Marilyn Scheel John F. Scheel

Rev. Russell Schmidt Myron & Lois Schmidt

Martin & Emma Schmitt Robert & Norberta Renauld

Dr. Peter Schmitt Beverly Schmitt

Eloise Seibert Dora Mann

Douglas Shepard Kaye Collins

Foster L. Sherwood Jr. Marjorie Sherwood

Clio & Ruth Simonton Joanne & Burton Toornman

Joani Siwik Edward & Pamela Siwik

Marianne S. Speck Pamela Siwik Roy & Sandy Howard Christine J. Siwik Floyd Smith

Fay Smith Rev. James Smith

Myron & Lois Schmidt Sandra Snow

Amy Snow-Buckner & Michael Buckner Greg & Linda Dennany Joe Soda

Barbara J. Soda Tom Sonday

Charlotte Hubbard Esther Kokales Starnal Evan & Sharon Kokales Phyllis Stevens

David & Marilyn Balcom Sheila & Eric Goole Dorothy Stewart

Robert & Judith Shrimplin Helen L. Stewart

James & Judith Arnold Kathy Surprenant

Erin Jackson Don Swanson

Mary June Swanson Ardis Syndergaard

Larry Syndergaard Kay Taylor

Barbara Cappaert Gerald Tillema

R.A. Rifenberg Janey Tomilo

Frederick & Julia Teutsch Marilyn Tonander

Thomas Neal

Merrell & Mae Tucker Diane Dobbins

Margaret Louise Tyler Owen F. Sr. & Carolyn Tyler

Catherine VandeBunte Virginia Zywicke

Gloria Besbris Paul & Kathleen Van Den Brink Charles & Helen Coverdale Martha Bol-Johnson Lisa Eldred Len & Susan Mriscin Martha Simpson Jacqueline V. Mallinson Jane Beers Avis Simless & Donna Bolinger John & Deborah Dockweiler Sheryl Allor Jim & Sandy Gilmer Al & Geri Vickery

Mark & Julie Vickery Roon Visser

Ineke F. Way The Wade Family

Patricia Rork John Wallace

Martha Simpson Dee & Mike Wilcox

Mark & Karen McShane David Williams

Sharon & D. Terry Williams Welford & Juanita Wilson Olasope Oyelaran & Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran Don & Ruth Wisser

Joyce & Marshall Draper Barb Young

John Murphy Johanna & Henry

Yzenbaard Mike & Shirley Lohrberg

Helmet Karl Zeil Diana Zeil

Faye & Walt Zinter Elizabeth Sangalli

Betty Zuidema Janet & Lawrence Thomas

Mike Zweedyk Caroline & Roger

Summerfield

We want to hear from

you!

In March well be sending an email survey

to volunteers and donors to collect feedback and determine ways we can

better work together to feed hungry people in Kalamazoo County.

You can request a paper survey by contacting greta@kzoolf.org or

269-488-2617 ext. 208.

Our MissionKalamazoo Loaves & Fishes will feed hungry

people and engage our community in the fight to end hunger.

Our ValuesRespect

Diversity & InclusionStewardship & Accountability

IntegrityCollaboration

UrgencyService

Kathy Gernaat, Operations Director 212Dave Hafer, Warehouse Coordinator 211Phyllis Hepp, Organizational Development Director 210Jennifer Johnson, Executive Director 213Jonna Johnson, Call Center Assistant 307Deb Josephson, Services Coordinator 214Marvin King, Food Procurement Specialist 224Ruth Matteson, Call Center Coordinator 201Jackie Smith, Pantry Coordinator 221Carolyn Tyler, Operations Coordinator 222Laura Winther, Donor Database Coordinator 206

Staff / Business Office269.488.2617 EXT.Joan Atwell, Call Center Coordinator 201Cherise Buchanan, Volunteer Coordinator 209Paul Bushek, Warehouse Assistant 211Art Cole, Services Director 207Joe Cook, Warehouse Assistant 211Theresa Cook, Financial Coordinator 222Bob Dekker, Warehouse Assistant 211Greta Faworski, Resource Development Director 208Joe Galaviz, Warehouse Assistant 211

Connect With Us:

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www.twitter.com/ KzoLoavesFishes

FAST FACTS KLF provided 24,247 food orders during

November and December 2014.

69% of individuals facing food security must choose between paying for food or paying for utilities a difficult choice during frigid winters. (2014 Feeding America Hunger Study)

Nearly 450 volunteers assist KLF each week, which helps us keep costs low and serve more people in need.

Scheduled monthly giving has become more popular with donors who wish to support KLF year-round and spread their charitable giving over a period of time.

901 PORTAGE STREETKALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN 49001-3005

FOOD REQUEST LINE: 269/343-3663P 269/488-2617 F 269/343-3669

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