Support Forgotten Harvest as they continue their work to provide food assistance and fight hunger. They have a lot to celebrate in 2014 including starting Forgotten Harvest Farms last year where they grew more than 850,000 pounds of fresh produce. Additionally, they have won Charity Navigator's 4 Star ranking for the seventh year in a row. This honor is earned and only 2% of the organizations they rate, hold the 4 Star ranking.
This "trucking company with a soul," is based in Oak Park Michigan and is a National Partner of Feeding America.
Feeding America is a Better Business Bureau accredited charity based in Chicago with a network of over 200 food banks in the United States. In addition to partnering with Feeding America, Forgotten Harvest holds the distinction of being chosen as Crain's Detroit Business's Best Managed Non Profit in 2007.
You can check out Forgotten Harvest's support of Jessica Hauser and Coach Khali of the Downtown youth Boxing Gym, "100% of the kids have graduated from high school and 96% have gone on to college",on the Forgotten Harvest You Tube page!
The Forgotten Harvest Rescue Team is able to accommodate groups of up to 40 people and includes a variety of different ways to participate which includes and may not be limited to the following:
Warehouse Crew
Farm Team
DIY Fundraising
Data Entry Volunteers
The Volunteer Waiver and Checklist can be viewed at the link below:
Forgotten harvest has 455 food donors, a donor base of about 100,000 people and a group of 16,000 volunteers.
Last year alone they rescued over 45.5 million pounds of prepared and perishable food and are now sponsoring the 22nd Annual comedy night featuring Tim Allen. (See below)
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Orchestra Hall
3711 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48226
To order by phone please call 313.576.5111
Questions & Concerns:
Rebecca Gade Sawicki at 248.864.7527
Only tickets valued over $55 will receive tax deductible benefit.
Sponsorship packages-Marc Berke at 248.967.1500 ext. 161
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