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The Greater Lansing Food Bank
GLFB, MMFB to Combine Organizations to Form One Food Bank
Lansing, Michigan – October 27, 2011 – In what some are calling an early holiday season gift to the community, the Board of the American Red Cross, Mid-Michigan Chapter, which operates the Mid -Michigan Food Bank (MMFB) and the Board of the Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) announced today that the two organizations will be combining operations effective July 1, 2012. Lee Hendrickson, Board Chair of the American Red Cross, parent organization of the MMFB, and Mike Busch, Board Chair of the GLFB, made the announcement this morning at a press conference held at the offices of the Capital Region Community Foundation, an organization which has provided financial support to both area food banks.
ANNUAL REPORT
2nd Annual Report Card to the Community!
The report card is full of great information about the Greater Lansing Food Bank and our partners and supporters in the community.
- Information on GLFB programs, Food Movers and The Garden Project
- How and where funds are raised
- Stories from the Face of Hunger
Check out the Cash Man Rap
The Cash Man raps about donations, created by another food bank in Michigan. More can be found at http://cashfeedsmore.org/
Everybody Eats: Cultivating Food Democracy Conference
Save the Date! Feb. 10-11, 2012
Food matters. It is the stuff of life. Over the past decade Lansing area residents have come together in many ways to stimulate and strengthen our local food system. At a local food conference last year more than 200 folks participated in a day of information sharing, policy discussion, and food artistry.
For more information or to register http://every-body-eats.com/
QD to hold food drive for Greater Lansing Food Bank
Stop by your local QD to donate food today!
All 31 Lansing area QD stores will be accepting food donations for the Greater Lansing Food Bank from January 2 – January 30th . Quality Dairy and Cumulus Stations in Lansing are teaming together to SIMPLY GIVE to GLFB and the communities that we serve.
