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June 2010 - Something to chew on

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Please enable View Pictures on you mail system to see this image. NEWSLETTER June 2010

Dear friends of FoodBank

The past few months have been an exciting and stretching time at FoodBank South Africa. Our organisation has undergone a great deal of change as we strive to not only source and distribute more food to more people, but also to introduce more efficiency and tighter controls into our business.

To better serve our growing number of beneficiaries and stakeholders, we’re strengthening our team at a national and community level.

We believe in the value that each person on board adds to our collective effort to take the organisation to the next level.

Whether you’re a donor, volunteer or fan of FoodBank, you’re a VIP in the fight against hunger and food insecurity in our country. Thank you for committing yourself to this cause. Together we can move beyond hunger relief and tackle the root causes of food insecurity.

We’re in the business of sustainable development, which is why it’s important to us that the agencies we support have development programmes of their own. The Agri-FoodBank model, which is FBSA’s developmental initiative, has enormous potential to create food security, employment and sustainable economic opportunities in rural areas by building the capacity of small farmers and enhancing agricultural productivity and trading. The model is generating interest and winning support among all stakeholders across the board.

Our next step is to carry out a pilot study, which will begin as soon as a site has been identified. That will be determined by a poverty and agricultural production analysis. Watch this space!

Until next time,

Jeroen De Lijster

Please enable View Pictures on you mail system to see this image. Pioneering the way
Pioneer Foods is investing in FoodBank by way of product, processes and people.

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Please enable View Pictures on you mail system to see this image. Offering farmers fresh solutions
How a savvy food sourcer salvaged 1.5 tons of broccoli destined for the dump - and helped a farmer out of a fix.

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Please enable View Pictures on you mail system to see this image. Agents of change
On May 11, FoodBank Cape Town hosted an agency meeting at Lookout Hill in Khayelitsha. The meeting was attended by about 180 people representing 136 of the 248 agencies that FBSA supports in the Western Cape.

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Please enable View Pictures on you mail system to see this image. Laying on the love
The Spread the Love campaign by Lunch Buddies and Rama demonstrates wonderfully the benefits of partnership between a non-profit and a brand.

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Please enable View Pictures on you mail system to see this image. Friendly city, generous city
Big business in Port Elizabeth is getting behind FoodBank PE to feed the hungry in the “friendly city”.

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Please enable View Pictures on you mail system to see this image. V is for volunteer ... and Vuselela!
Bankers trade suits and laptops for casual clothes and elbow grease.

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A big thank you
FoodBank South Africa acknowledges in gratitude the contributions of our donors and sponsors. Without your generous support, we would not be able to feed the hungry.

Thanks to:
The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, Department of Social Development, Alan Gilbertson/Dixon family, Cargill, C & E Harding Trust, City of Cape Town, Community Chest Cape Town, Community Chest Pietermaritzburg, Engen, Fruit & Veg City, Fulton Trust, Global FoodBanking Network, Investec, Kentucky Fried Chicken, LHC Foundation, Nedbank Foundation, Neue Sentimental Film, Pioneer Foods, Phillip Morris International, Old Mutual, Operation Jumpstart, Tullow Oil, W K Kellogg Foundation

Food donations and gifts in kind
Abbott SA, ABSA, ABSA Stadium, Ace Drinks, Albany Bakery, Anat’s Bakery, Aquatic Foods, Associated Hosts Catering, Blue Marine, Blue Strawberry Catering, The Baby Food Company, Belmont Square Conference Centre, Blue Marine, Bokomo Foods, Boxer Superstores, Bread Ahead, Camps Bay Pre-Primary, Camps Bay Primary, Cannons Creek Independent School, Cape King Foods, Capers, Capespan, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Carter High School, Cellars-Hohenort, Checkers, Chief Cornerstone Children’s Home, Cielo, Coconut Grove, Container Ministries, Crawford College La Lucia, Clover, Corporate College International, Cullinan Hotel, Delmont Caldow Caterers, Danville Girls High School, Deloitte, Del Trade, Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, Digistics, Donovale Farm, Dole South Africa, DHL, Durban Girls College, East Coast Radio, Eat Greek Catering, Elangeni Holiday Inn, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs, Epping Market, EPSCOT, Espresso Bakery & Confectionery, Escher Group, Extreem Kwizeen, Fairbairn College, Fercon Foods, The Food Lab, Fresh Stop, Fruit & Veg, Garden Court, General Mills, Gentrade Distributors, Gift of the Givers, Glen Haven Secondary School, Good Luck Foods, Good Food & Wine Show, Good Hope International Beverages, Green Catering, Grove Primary School, Harfield Road Pre-Primary, Havana Grill, Heinz Foods, Herzlia Constantia, Herzlia Middle, Herzlia Primary, Herzlia Senior, Herzlia Weizmann, Hillcrest High School, Holiday Inn, Honeycomb Pre-School, Imana, Immaculata High School, International School of Cape Town, Intercontinental Airport, Intercontinental Airport Sun, Intercontinental Bruma, Intercontinental Sandton, Jack Spratt, Jacqui Daya, JAR Transport, Jardine Bakery, Johnson & Johnson, Joy Market, Kellogg Company SA, Kimberley Clark, Kingsmead College, Kos vir Skole, Landmark Protea Hotels, Lowe Bull Group and OIL, Marcel’s Frozen Yoghurt, Mars Africa, Marine Parade Holiday Inn, Maris Stella Convent, Maritzburg College, McAllisters Catering, Meals On Wheels, Metro Catering, Michael Oak School, Micklefield Girls School, Montagu Foods, Mount Nelson Hotel, Moyo, Natal Sharks, Natalia, Nestle, Newlands Sports Science Institute, Norrie Caterers, North Beach Holiday Inn, Northwood Boys High School, Northlands Girls High School, Oakhurst Primary, Olive Tree Farm, Our Lady of Fatima, Out and About Catering, Owethu Fruits & Vegetables, Paarman Foods, Pakco, Parklands College, Parliament Cape Town, Parmalat, Peter & Company, Piatto Mediterranean Kitchen, PG Food Ingredients, Pick ‘n Pay, Picnik Company, Pieman’s Pantry, Penguin College, Peninsula School Feeding Association, Pinehurst Primary, Pinelands High School, Pinelands Primary Blue, Pinelands Primary North Red, Pioneer Foods, G.W Poole, Printing Press, Pro-Print, Protea Hotel Gold Reef, Quayside Fish, Rainbow Chicken, Rainbow Marketing, Real Beverage Company, Reddam House Atlantic, Reddam House Constantia, Reel Caterers, Riverlea Farm, Robertson Vrugte Pakkers, Royal Sechaba Holdings, Rustenburg Girls High, Rustenburg Girls Junior, Mr Rubin, SA Abused Children’s Fund, SA Breweries, Sasko, Scottville Primary School, Settlers High School, Simply Cereal, Sisonke Bakery, Sonnenberg Hoffmann Galombik, Shoprite, Slice on Bree, Snowcap Mushroom Farm, South African Sugar Association, South Beach Holiday Inn, Southern Sun OR Tambo, Southern Sun Hotel & Towers, Star International School, Stay Easy Hotel, Stetson’s Catering, St Dominic’s School for Girls, St Mary’s School, St Cyprian’s, St Joseph’s Marist School, St Michael’s Catechism Class, Stocks & Stocks, Subtropico, Subway Century City & Waterfront, Sunbird Vrugte Pakkers, Supply Chain Services, Table of Unity, TFD Network South Africa, Tiger Brands, Turtle Trading, Truck and Trailer, Twinz Foods, Uncle’s Foods, Unilever, University of Cape Town Worcester, University of Stellenbosch Tygerberg, Umhlanga Rocks Rotary Club, Vida E Caffe, Welkom Farm, Wild Fig, Windsor High, Woolworths, Wynberg Boys High, Wynberg Girls High, Wykeham Collegiate, Yukon, Yummy Foods ..
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FoodBank SA * 3 Long Street * Mowbray 7700 * SOUTH AFRICA * +27 (0)21 685 0484
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“I have witnessed so much change in the learners. Their attendance has improved so much. The teachers are impressed with the learners’ achievements in class, ever since they started receiving the sandwiches they concentrate better in class."
Nosipho Matabata - Principal - Stormont Primary
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