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Regence employees support Oregon Food Bank
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2/20/2008
Portland Lumberjax game to benefit Oregon Food Bank
Attend the Lumberjax game this Sunday, Feb. 17 and receive a two-for-one ticket voucher. Read complete news release >
2/15/2008
Farmers Ending Hunger kicks off collaborative, innovative donation to help fight hunger
90,000 lbs. of pancake mix = 630,000 breakfasts for people in need Read complete news release >
2/14/2008
Hundreds of Kaiser Permanente employees to honor
Martin Luther King Jr. with day of service fighting hunger

Read complete news release >
1/18/2008
New Year’s Message: Governor Kulongoski asks Oregonians to Resolve to Fight Hunger
Joins with Oregon Food Bank in release of report that tells the true story of hunger in Oregon Read complete news release >
12/31/2007
Donate food and funds to help flood victims
To donate food
Donate food at Oregon Food Bank (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays), Jiffy Lube, U.S. Bank, Whole Foods, Wild Oats, Bally Total Fitness, Grocery Outlets in Washington County, Ron Tonkin Dodge, McCollum Automotive, Metro Car Care, Oswego Luxury. See a complete list of food-drop off sites >

To donate cash
Donate online, call 503-282-0555 or send your check to Oregon Food Bank, P.O. Box 55370, Portland, OR 97211.

In the areas affected by the storms
If you live in affected areas and are able to donate food or funds, please support the regional food banks in your area: Columbia Pacific Food Bank, The Regional Food Bank of Tillamook County, Clatsop Regional Food Bank, South Coast Food Share, Yamhill County Food Bank and Lincoln County Food Share. Read complete news release >
12/6/2007
Oregon Tuna Classic raises $25,000 and
7,000 pounds of tuna for Oregon Food Bank

Read complete news release >
11/26/2007
Governor Wishes Oregon Families a Safe and Happy Holiday
The Governor also wants to remind everyone to remember those men and women serving overseas and the less fortunate Read complete news release >
11/21/2007
11.9 percent of Oregonians struggle to get food to put on the table
The high cost of housing, health care, childcare and fuel make it difficult for low-income families to have enough money for food Read complete news release >
11/14/2007
Fill the Bag Food Drive to benefit Oregon Food Bank
Nov. 11 to Dec. 31, 2007 Read complete news release >
11/5/2007
Tropicana's Go Orange for Hunger to provide breakfast food for hungry Oregonians
Tropicana, Oregon Food Bank and Safeway join forces in the fight against hunger Read complete news release >
11/2/2007
Senator Wyden visits OFB, encourages donations, urges Senate action on farm bill
“I encourage all Oregonians to donate food and funds now to support the OFB statewide network. I will do my part to make government a better partner in the fight against hunger.” Read complete news release >
10/29/2007
Governor Kulongoski Announces Hunger, Health and Nutrition Initiative
Announcement comes as part of Oregon Harvest Week 2007 Read complete news release >
10/18/2007
Governor Kulongoski Declares Oregon Harvest Week
The week of October 12-19, 2007 is proclaimed Oregon Harvest Week Read complete news release >
10/18/2007
Governor Ted Kulongoski presents 2007 Mahonia Food Industry Award for Hunger Relief to Pacific Natural Foods
Read complete news release >
10/18/2007
Moviegoers donate 83,000 pounds of food during Cans Film Festival
Read complete news release >
10/4/2007
Help fill the Oregon Food Bank Network’s
empty warehouse shelves

“Oregon Food Bank’s warehouse shelves are as empty as I’ve ever seen them,” said Rachel Bristol, OFB’s CEO. Read complete news release >
9/21/2007
Albertsons Harvest for the Hungry Food Drive to benefit the Oregon Food Bank Network
Read complete news release >
9/14/2007
Help fill empty shelves
Recall, drop in USDA commodities, high agriculture market mean less food for people in need Read complete news release >
9/13/2007
Cans Film Festival to benefit
the Oregon Food Bank Network

Donate three cans of food at any Regal Cinemas and receive free movie admission and popcorn, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007 Read complete news release >
8/24/2007
100% of Fred Meyer stores in Oregon and southwest Washington participate in fresh donation program
Fresh Alliance program provides Oregon Food Bank and partner agencies across the state with much needed protein and dairy products Read complete news release >
8/21/2007
OFB asks food-box recipients to return Morton House Chili, Morton House Beef Stew and Castleberry Beef Stew to local agency
Food safety is OFB's top concern.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture inspects OFB facility and procedures, states OFB not only meets but exceeds industry recall standards. Read complete news release >
7/26/2007
Milk Sales From Dairy Barn-Shaped Vending Machine Help Raise $10,000 Toward Governor Kulongoski’s Fight Against Hunger
Agricultural partnership helps make positive difference for 1,000 hungry Oregon families. Read complete news release >
7/17/2007
2007 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival raises funds to help fight hunger
Read complete news release >
7/10/2007
National Hunger Awareness Day, June 5, 2007
Oregon Food Bank to advocate for two federal nutrition programs Read complete news release >
6/4/2007
Letter Carriers collect record amounts of food during National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive
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5/23/2007
National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive Saturday, May 12, 2007
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5/2/2007
Governor Kulongoski Grocery Shops for “Food Stamp Challenge”
Governor spends a total of $20.97 on groceries for the entire week Read complete news release >
4/24/2007
Luncheon of Champions to kick-off Oregon Hunger Awareness Week, April 23 to 29, 2007
• Governor to kick off Food Stamp Challenge
• Governor’s representative to read proclamation
• Oregon Food Bank to honor Hunger Heroes Read complete news release >
4/22/2007
Take the Food Stamp Challenge
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4/22/2007
Project Second Wind raises 406,400 pounds of food for Oregon Food Bank
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4/21/2007
Oregon Food Bank announces new Harvest Share sites in Clackamas County
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4/21/2007
The Oregon Food Bank Network presents Hunger Buster Awards
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4/21/2007
Governor Kulongoski Challenges Oregonians to “Food Stamp Challenge”
The challenge is to live off of the average food stamp budget of $21 per person per week during Oregon Hunger Awareness Week, April 23-29 Read complete news release >
4/9/2007
OFB Board elects officers, new members
Phil Kalberer elected board chair Read complete news release >
4/9/2007
KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8 Great Food Drive raises more than one-million pounds of food
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4/6/2007
Governor’s State Employees Food Drive raises record 4.5-million pounds of food
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4/4/2007
KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8's Great Food Drive to benefit Oregon Food Bank
Read complete news release >
3/28/2007
Oregon Food Bank’s Learning Garden seeks volunteers to lead gardening workshops
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3/28/2007
Oregon Food Bank’s Learning Garden seeks volunteers for new program
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3/5/2007
Feinstein Challenge to fight hunger
For donations you make between March 1 and April 30, 2007 Read complete news release >
2/26/2007
Music v. Hunger to benefit Oregon Food Bank
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2/23/2007
Oregon Food Bank’s Learning Garden announces
spring workshop schedule

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2/22/2007
Oregon Food Bank hires new directors
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2/22/2007
Hundreds of Kaiser Permanente employees to honor
Martin Luther King Jr. with day of service fighting hunger

Read complete news release >
1/12/2007
Cricket partners with OFB to raise funds
Wirless service to host free benefit in Pioneer Courthouse Square, Dec. 11 Read complete news release >
12/6/2006
Seven ways to help fight hunger this season
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11/22/2006
Oregon Tuna Classic delivers $12,000 and
5,200 cans of tuna

Read complete news release >
11/17/2006
Washington County HANDS seeks sponsors
to provide holiday baskets

Read complete news release >
11/17/2006
Fill the Bag Food Drive to benefit Oregon Food Bank
Nov. 12 to Dec. 24, 2006
Goal: 125,000 pounds of food Read complete news release >
11/12/2006
Oregon growers kick off Farmers Ending Hunger
Donate 173,000 pounds -- four to five truckloads -- of green peas Read complete news release >
11/3/2006
Governor presents "Mahonia Food Award" to Albertsons
Read complete news release >
10/19/2006
Oregon’s strong economy produces jobs,
but many jobs pay too little to cover basic living costs

The Oregon Food Bank Network releases
annual statistics, 2006 Hunger Factors Survey during
National Food Bank Week/Oregon Harvest Week, Oct. 16 to 22, 2006 Read complete news release >
10/17/2006
Janeen Wadsworth joins Oregon Food Bank as chief operating officer
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10/12/2006
Oregon Food Bank seeks volunteers for Fresh Alliance program
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10/12/2006
Harry's Fresh Foods unveils limited edition Stone Soup
Unprecedented partnership demonstrates community spirit, brings folk legend to life. Percentage of Vegetable Minestrone Sales to Benefit Oregon Food Bank. Read complete news release >
10/9/2006
New Food Bank facility links agricultural surplus with Oregon's most hungry
Governor praises effort to reduce hunger, poverty, and crime Read complete news release >
10/5/2006
Cans Film Festival to benefit the Oregon Food Bank Network
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9/11/2006
Oregon Tuna Classic to benefit Oregon Food Bank
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7/27/2006
2006 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival breaks record
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7/10/2006
Oregon Food Bank receives major gift From Fred Meyer in recognition of National Hunger Awareness Day
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6/6/2006
Letter carriers raise more than 1.4-million pounds of food
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5/24/2006
Oregon Food Bank Network presents Hunger Buster Awards
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4/25/2006
Oregon Food Bank presents awards to outstanding volunteers
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4/25/2006
National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive
Saturday, May 13, 2006

Read complete news release >
4/19/2006
OFB honors Hunger Heroes during Oregon Hunger Awareness Week
Governor Kulongoski presents Jerry Tippens Advocacy Award to Sen. Gordon Smith
***
Maybelle Clark Macdonald, Amelia Hard, Project Second Wind receive Founder Awards
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Metro, Deborah Fairley, Jiffy Lube and WillaKenzie Estate Winery receive Stone Soup Awards

*** Read complete news release >
4/13/2006
Oregon Food Bank staff name Tya Allen employee of the year
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4/5/2006
Oregon Food Bank to honor Coretta Scott King
with special volunteer event

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2/17/2006
Full Pints to benefit Oregon Food Bank
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2/17/2006
Oregon Food Bank's Learning Garden announces
2006 workshop schedule

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2/17/2006
Oregon Food Bank Board of Directors elects new members
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2/13/2006
Oregon Food Bank staff member returns from helping with Gulf Coast hurricane relief
To date, nine Oregon Food Bank staff members have helped
with relief efforts in the Gulf Coast Read complete news release >
1/18/2006
Oregon Food Bank's inventory manager to help with Gulf Coast hurricane relief
To date, nine Oregon Food Bank staff members have helped with relief efforts in the Gulf Coast Read complete news release >
1/9/2006
PGE customers contribute $120,000 to fight hunger
Donation envelopes in October utility bills bring in much needed funds to Oregon Food Bank Read complete news release >
1/4/2006
Oregon Community Foundation donates $100,000 to Oregon Food Bank
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1/4/2006
Providence Health Plan donates $200,000 to Oregon Food Bank
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1/4/2006
OFB staff members help Gulf Coast hurricane victims
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1/3/2006
Oregon Food Bank staff member Linsey Bergen returns from helping with Gulf Coast hurricane relief
Bergen plans to move to New Orleans and continue relief work Read complete news release >
12/27/2005
Oregon Food Bank staff member Tya Allen returns from Louisiana
Read complete news release >
12/27/2005
Oregon Food Bank sends more staff members to Louisiana
To date, nine OFB staff members have been selected to help America’s Second Harvest with Gulf Coast hurricane relief Read complete news release >
12/27/2005
Oregon Food Bank named Oregon's Most Admired Nonprofit
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12/16/2005
Support Oregon Food Bank this holiday season
Read complete news release >
12/7/2005
Sen. George McGovern pays tribute to Jerry Tippens
Tippens, journalist and Oregon Food Bank Board advocate, died Nov. 28, 2005. Read complete news release >
12/5/2005
Oregon Food Bank sends more staff members to Louisiana
To date, eight OFB staff members have been selected to help America’s Second Harvest with Gulf Coast hurricane relief Read complete news release >
11/8/2005
Fill a Bag with food. Drop it off at Jiffy Lube or U.S. Bank. Or buy a virtual bag at Albertsons.
Goal: 125,000 pounds Read complete news release >
11/6/2005
Oregon Food Bank—Washington County Services needs sponsors for its Holiday Basket program
Read complete news release >
10/31/2005
One Oregon Food Bank employee leaves for Louisiana to help with hurricane relief
as another employee, who just became a U.S. citizen, returns

To date, six OFB employees have helped network of emergency food agencies Read complete news release >
10/21/2005
Governor Kulongoski presents Mahonia Food Industry Award for Hunger Releif to Fred Meyer Stores
As part of Harvest Week 2005, Governor Kulongoski transported food from a grocery store to the Oregon Food Bank; honored Fred Meyer Stores with the Mahonia Food Industry Award for Hunger Relief. Read complete news release >
10/20/2005
Oregon Harvest Week/National Food Bank Week, Oct. 16 to 22, 2005
The Oregon Food Bank Network distributes record number of emergency food boxes to people who are hungry Read complete news release >
10/16/2005
Oregon Food Bank sends truck driver to Alabama
Read complete news release >
9/30/2005
BLUES for KATRINA raises $110,000 for Gulf Coast hurricane relief
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9/26/2005
Waterfront Blues Festival to present
BLUES for KATRINA

a benefit for Gulf Coast hurricane relief
Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005 Read complete news release >
9/18/2005
City Hall to exhibit photos by PNCA students and faculty of the 2005 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival
Music by Paul deLay, Janice Scroggins, Ed Pierce Read complete news release >
9/15/2005
Oregon Food Bank sends food-inventory specialist to Louisiana
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9/13/2005
Food banks need major financial support for Katrina
The America’s Second Harvest Network continues a national call for donations to help food banks directly impacted by Hurricane Katrina Read complete news release >
9/6/2005
Oregon Food Bank to host free garden cooking classes
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8/1/2005
County by County Food Stamp Report shows increased participation
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8/1/2005
Oregon Food Bank thanks community for successful Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival
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7/9/2005
OFB Network activities recognize National Hunger Awareness Day
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6/6/2005
Letter carriers food drive raises more than 1.3 million pounds of food
Read complete news release >
5/31/2005
Governor Kulongoski encourages Oregonians
to participate in Letter Carriers Food Drive

Saturday, May 14, 2005 Read complete news release >
5/10/2005
WillaKenzie finds creative way to fight hunger
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5/3/2005
Letter carriers to help Stamp Out Hunger
in Oregon’s largest one-day food drive
Saturday, May 14, 2005 Read complete news release >
5/2/2005
The Oregon Food Bank Network to present Hunger Buster Awards
Read complete news release >
5/2/2005
Oregon Food Bank’s Learning Garden announces workshop schedule
Read complete news release >
4/4/2005
Join Northwest NewsChannel 8 Great Food Drive
Help fight hunger in your community ... because no one should be hungry. Read complete news release >
2/21/2005
Dee Morasco named OFB Employee of the Year
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2/16/2005
Oregon Food Bank’s Learning Garden to host garden planning workshop
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2/10/2005
Hundreds of Kaiser Permanente employees honor Martin Luther King Jr with day of service fighting hunger
Read complete news release >
1/17/2005
Web site to improve nutrition
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1/4/2005
Willakenzie Estate to help fight hunger
Read complete news release >
12/17/2004
Fill the Bag Food Drive to run through December
Donate food or cash to help fight hunger in Oregon and southwest Washington Read complete news release >
12/17/2004
Support Oregon Food Bank this holiday season
Read complete news release >
12/9/2004
Fill the Bag Food Drive to begin Nov. 14
Goal: 125,000 pounds of food Read complete news release >
11/9/2004
Oregon Food Bank—Washington County Services needs sponsors for its Holiday Basket program
Read complete news release >
10/27/2004
Oregon Food Bank presents Stone Soup Awards
to Albertsons, Portland General Electric

Read complete news release >
10/25/2004
WVDO to honor OFB with two awards, Nov. 3
WVDO to recognize Lisa Wiebe for Lifetime Achievement and Northwest NewsChannel 8 Great Food Drive as best collaborative event Read complete news release >
10/18/2004
Health care coverage goes down, hunger goes up
The Oregon Food Bank Network releases biennial survey results during National Food Bank Week/Oregon Harvest Week, Oct. 10 to 16 Read complete news release >
10/11/2004
Oregon Harvest Week, Oct. 10 to 16, 2004,
raises awareness of hunger issues

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10/11/2004
See a film for just three cans of food
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9/10/2004
OFB's Learning Garden sprouts art
Local artists sell their work to support the Learning Garden Read complete news release >
9/10/2004
Oregon Food Bank’s Learning Garden to host harvesting workshop
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8/13/2004
Oregon Food Bank's director of development hikes against hunger
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8/13/2004
Concert to benefit Oregon Food Bank
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7/21/2004
Oregon Food Bank to host garden cooking demonstrations
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7/19/2004
Blues fans donate $323,000 and 100,649 pounds
of food to Oregon Food Bank
at 2004 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival.

Read complete news release >
7/16/2004
Oregon Hikes Against Hunger to benefit the Oregon Food Bank Network
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7/16/2004
Portland Post Office to offer official U.S. postmark commemorating 2004
Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival

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6/30/2004
2004 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival announces stellar line-up—Keb’ Mo’ * Jonny Lang * The Holmes Brothers * Canned Heat * Howlin’ Wolf celebration and more
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6/28/2004
Empty Bowls to benefit Oregon Food Bank
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6/25/2004
Northwest Film Center to present
two special screenings—
“Hubert Sumlin: Living the Blues”
and “The Howlin’ Wolf Story”

Read complete news release >
6/25/2004
2004 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival
to celebrate the Wolf

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6/25/2004
Waterfront Blues Festival to feature
five fabulous Blues Cruises

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6/25/2004
Household Workshop Stage Highlights
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6/25/2004
Oregon Food Bank Network to recognize National Hunger Awareness Day
Read complete news release >
6/2/2004
Letter Carriers raise more than 1.3- million pounds of food in one day
Read complete news release >
5/18/2004
OFB Network presents Hunger Buster Awards
The statewide network of regional food banks honored people and groups for outstanding support during Oregon Hunger Awareness Week. Read complete news release >
5/17/2004
Oregon Food Bank’s Learning Garden to host workshops
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5/17/2004
Oregon Faith Hunger Conference to explore hunger issues
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5/17/2004
Popular Blues Cruise tickets go on sale today
Four-day festival pass also available Read complete news release >
5/12/2004
Symposium to examine consolidation trends in the food industry
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5/10/2004
Chefs' Specials to benefit Oregon Food Bank
Read complete news release >
4/29/2004
Letter carriers to help stamp out hunger in largest one-day food drive, May 8
National Letter Carriers Food Drive to celebrate a decade of fighting hunger Read complete news release >
4/20/2004
Governor, Oregon Food Bank Network, Albertsons to observe Hunger Week
Delivery of more than 40,000 pounds of donated food Read complete news release >
4/20/2004
Volunteer for National Letter Carriers Food Drive
Saturday, May 8, 2004 Read complete news release >
4/15/2004
Governor's 2004 Hunger Summit to kick off Oregon Hunger Awareness Week
Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force to present five-year plan Read complete news release >
4/15/2004
Kick off growing season at Oregon Food Bank’s Learning Garden
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3/8/2004
Multnomah and Washington County schools to kick off Project Second Wind on Monday, March 1
Read complete news release >
3/1/2004
Numbers go up for seventh straight year
The Oregon Food Bank Network distributes record number of emergency food boxes to people who are hungry Read complete news release >
1/4/2004
Oregon Food Bank present Founders Awards and Stone Soup Awards
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1/2/2004
Thornberry elected president of national food security organization
Read complete news release >
11/26/2003
Boy Scouts to Scout for Food on Dec. 6
Read complete news release >
11/25/2003
Fill the Bag Food Drive to help hungry people
Goal: 125,000 pounds of food Read complete news release >
11/12/2003
Oregon Food Bank seeks volunteers
Volunteer for Oregon Food Bank and help eliminate hunger and its root causes ... because no one should be hungry. Read complete news release >
11/10/2003
Oregon Food Bank and Clackamas County open new food distribution site
Read complete news release >
11/7/2003
PGE Foundation grants $15,000 to Oregon Food Bank
The PGE Foundation has awarded Oregon Food Bank a $15,000 grant to help expand Oregon Food Bank's retail store food rescue program. Read complete news release >
11/3/2003
Oregon Food Bank to deliver hundreds
of donated bags of groceries to emergency food box agencies

Read complete news release >
11/1/2003
Cans Film Festival a success
Regal Cinemas and moviegoers succeeded in helping to fight hunger for the 23rd year. Read complete news release >
10/16/2003
Governor to proclaim Oregon Harvest Week, Oct. 12 to 18, 2003
Why is Oregon's hunger rate so high? What can you do about it? To raise awareness of Oregon's alarming rate of hunger, Governor Ted Kulongoski will proclaim Oct. 12 to 18 as Oregon Harvest Week. Read complete news release >
9/9/2003
Oregon Food Bank to host cooking demonstrations
Oregon Food Bank will host free cooking demonstrations in its Learning Garden, 7900 NE 33rd Drive, beginning Sept. 13. Read complete news release >
9/8/2003
Cans Film Festival to benefit Oregon Food Bank
See a film and fight hunger during the 23rd annual Cans Film Festival, Thursday, Oct. 2. Read complete news release >
8/25/2003
2003 Blues Festival breaks records
This year's 16th annual Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival broke all records. Read complete news release >
7/7/2003
Westside Learning Garden plans Harvest Celebration
See how far can you spit a watermelon seed. Enjoy music, good food and fun games. Get help starting a garden. Read complete news release >
6/25/2003
Number of people who are hungry continues to climb
Oregon remains first in the nation for hunger*. Worse yet, the number of people who are hungry continues to grow. Read complete news release >
6/19/2003

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