Newsletters
Harvest News Spring 2013
May 23, 2013
School’s out and many of our kids who get school breakfast and lunch programs could go hungry this summer. Please donate today. Torii Hunter of the Detroit Tigers has gone to bat for our kids this summer. Tune in to Detroit Tiger’s broadcasts on Fox Sports network throughout the summer.
Jack Aronson and the gang at Garden Fresh Gourmet have developed a new and unique way for you to raise funds for your school, organization or club. Read all about this exciting new opportunity. Forgotten Harvest will benefit from your participation.
Come up and see us at Forgotten Harvest Farms at Ore Creek in Deerfield Township. We hope to raise over two million pounds of Forgotten Harvest fresh produce this year. Volunteers are needed — call Marci Fitch at 248-967-1500 ext 125.
Harvest News Winter 2013
February 25, 2013
It has been a busy season at Forgotten Harvest! Despite rescuing over 47 million pounds of food and increasing the number of hunger relief organizations, the desperate need for food continues to grow. Hunger continues to plague neighborhoods throughout our community and organizations are turning hungry people away from their doors. A few of the many agencies we serve share their stories of the need they see in their communities.
Volunteers have continued to come to the rescue! In 2012, 16,625 Volunteers Contributed 53,909 Hours to Forgotten Harvest! Their support and dedication is critical to our mission, without them we would not be able to help those in need.
Dowload the 2013 Winter Newsletter to see what else has been happening at Forgotten Harvest and how you can help.
Harvest News Summer 2012
August 13, 2012
Summer has been exciting at Forgotten Harvest this year. The results are in and this year we rescued over 41 million pounds of food. A record year. Our community met the challenges by the PNC Foundation and the GM Foundation. Every dollar of the $73,000 gifts provided by those organizations was matched dollar for dollar.
The Forgotten Harvest Farms are in full operation. Volunteers will be needed throughout the fall to help us harvest fresh from the farm produce. It's easy to register your family, church, business group or club. Volunteers should go to www.forgottenharvest.org or call Marci Fitch at 248-967-1500 ext.125 for information.
Forgotten Harvest can help people apply for Michigan's Food Assisitance Prorgram. Many people are unaware that they qualify. Call Debra Zoellner at 248-210-4159 for more information.
Harvest News Spring 2012
May 24, 2012
One in four of our kids in metro Detroit face hunger on a daily basis. The problem will be worse for many of our kids this summer when they can’t get a hot meal at school. Check into the Forgotten Harvest volunteer experiences that we will be offering though the summer and fall. Register to volunteer on line and join us at our warehouse or on one of our new Forgotten Harvest Farms where you can help us harvest produce. We need lots of volunteers. Get your church, club or work group together and come out for an experience you will never forget. Now you can give a gift of life. Read all about our new Forgotten Harvest Orchard of Hope. You can sponsor a tree that will feed those in need for generations to come.
Harvest News Winter 2012
January 26, 2012
Harvest News- Winter 2012
Be certain to read about the unbelievable response to our Third Annual Good Neighbor Campaign in this winter edition. Thank you metro Detroit! Forgotten Harvest is expanding rapidly we have added 54 additional food distribution sites in the past six months. Our four semi –trucks are on a roll with the expansion of 36 new Mobile Pantry sites, many of which are in the suburbs. Many of these Mobile Pantry sites are located in the suburbs where there was previously no food distribution infrastructure to support food distribution.
Be certain to read Colleen Ochoa Peter’s column this edition. Ms. Peters offers three gift planning ideas that can benefit you, your loved ones and Forgotten Harvest.
Harvest News Fall Crop
August 12, 2011
Colleen Ochoa Peters has been appointed to direct a new department and donor relations initiative for Forogtten Harvest. As Senior Director of Strategic and Planned Gifts, Ms. Peters can help current and prospective donors take advantage of the benefits of gift planning. Most recently, she served with the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.
Be certain to review her three tips for 2011 tax-savings opportunities that are due to expire at the end of this tax year.
