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November 2015 Newsletter

Outreach Program Newsletter
Ending Hunger. Enriching Lives.
November 2015

One Way to Participate
in #GivingTuesday – Pack Meals!
#GivingTuesday is December 1st!
Now in its fourth year, #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Observed on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. A great way to participate in #GivingTuesday is to host a meal packaging event. Anything from a Mini-Pack to a huge event. Find out how here…

A Second Way to Participate
in #GivingTuesday – Give Meals!

At just $0.25 per meal, provide meals this #GivingTuesday:
$5 provides 20 meals 
$10 provides 40 meals 
$25 provides 100 meals
$50 provides 200 meals
$100 provides 400 meals
 

Have An Outreach Program Super Mini-Pack at Your Holiday Party!
Have a festive hunger-fighting event for your organization with an Outreach Program Super Mini-Pack. Outreach Program will help you engage your volunteers in a festive event which provides them the joy of helping provide meals for seniors, veterans, kids in your schools, and families in your community. Read More Here…

Outreach Program Supplies Washington Hebrew Congregation’s Hunger Project
When Floyd Hammer and Kathy Hamilton founded Outreach Program in 2004, they saw an opportunity to help other meal packaging organizations. Outreach purchases product, ingredients, and equipment in large volumes and passes those savings along to other organizations at significantly reduced prices.

The Washington Hebrew Congregation Hunger Project, in DC, is one of those organizations that Outreach supplies. Read More Here…

Outreach Program Shares Meals and More at World Food Prize
Outreach Program is annually a part of the Iowa Hunger Summit and World Food Prize. The Iowa Hunger Summit celebrates Iowa’s great successes in fighting hunger and poverty and unites groups in further action. It gathers leaders from community organizations, business and industry, state and local government, social agencies, churches and religious communities, schools and universities, and other individuals and groups that participate in projects to confront hunger.

New Outreach Program Website Wins a Davey Award
The Borenstein Group has won an International Silver Davey Award for Digital Design of Outreach Program’s new website! Their rebranding efforts reflect Outreach Program’s mission: providing safe water, food, medical care, and education to those in need, both at home and abroad. Read More Here…

Easy Steps to Hosting a Meal-Packaging Event

If you are considering hosting a packaging event; here are easy steps to follow:

 

How it works . . .

 

Plan Your Next Meal Packaging Event with Outreach Program!
  • Domestic Meals
    • NEW! Pasta w/Italian Tomato Basil Sauce
    • Mac & Cheese
    • Rice & Beans
  • International Meals
    • Rice and Soy
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