Hunger - (Rotary First Harvest)
| Chair |
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| Shelly Austin |
The Hunger Committee Committee is responsible for assisting clubs in the development of local programs to help alleviate hunger and to provide information on the Rotary First Harvest program.
Rotary First Harvest Program
Rotary First Harvest Golden Harvest Raffle 2008
September 10, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
SHELLEY AUSTIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ROTARY FIRST HARVEST
541.944.1863
rotaryfirstharvest@gmail.com
Ashland, Oregon – Rotary First Harvest is launching the Golden Harvest Raffle! Tickets are $10 and all proceeds go to support Rotary First Harvest and its mission to feed the hungry in our region.
Tickets are available in almost any Rotary Club in the District, at the Southern Oregon Home Show, September 19, 20 and 21st at the Jackson County Expo. Tickets are being sold in nearly every county in District 5110 including Lincoln, Lane, Douglas, Curry, Josephine, Jackson, Klamath and Lake Counties. The drawing will be held on October 22. All winners to be notified via email or phone; prizes redeemable through the Rotary First Harvest office.
Buy your ticket from a Rotarian at virtually any Rotary Club in District 5110, or call Shelley Austin at 541.944.1863 to purchase.
Rotary First Harvest's mission is to alleviate hunger in Southern Oregon and Northern California and to provide effective solutions to the opposing problems of hunger and waste. Using the power and networking of Rotary, RFH's objectives are to feed the hungry with surplus nutritious produce, meats and fruit; to use existing food distribution and transportation systems; to develop new partnerships for collection of foodstuffs, and to maintain minimal operating overhead.
The Golden Harvest Raffle raises money to help Rotary First Harvest maintain a part-time staff position, to transport food items, to develop and maintain public awareness efforts throughout the region.
Tickets are just $10 each! Buy several!!
The prizes are fabulous! You can win 1 of 6 incredible prizes:
- GRAND PRIZE: A week's stay in a Hawaiian Dream Home on Waikiki – including 70,000 Delta Airline miles toward the purchase of round trip airfare.
- A weekend in the Salishan Resort and Spa – plus two rounds of golf.
- A dinner for 10 at the lovely RoxyAnn Vineyards. Drink incredible wines and enjoy a dinner prepared by award-winning chefs.
- A private flight to SunRiver for lunch at the famous Trout House.
- A weekend in Brookings at a beach house near Harris Beach.
- A mini-Wine Cellar of approximately 20 bottles of Oregon Wines.
Sharon Parks, President of Rotary First Harvest, says, "The issues RFH addresses are easily solvable – theoretically. Perfectly good perishable food is being thrown away because of surplus, or because it is not commercially viable. Food banks, churches and other organizations identify and serve people who need food. The practicality of getting the available food to those who need it is not so easy. Rotary First Harvest exists to address this problem and we do so by using the incredible network of Rotary. Local Rotary Clubs help us recruit volunteers, businesses, and others who can help transport the food from the grower to the distributor."
Rotary District 5110 has identified Rotary First Harvest as a district designated project. All Rotary Clubs in the District, which encompasses the southern half of Oregon and northern section of California, work together to solve the basic issue of hunger. Each individual Rotary club identifies the need in their community and helps acquire and distribute the product.
For more information about The Golden Harvest Raffle or about Rotary First Harvest, contact Shelley Austin at 541.944.1863.
| Committee Members |
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| Shelly Austin |
| Jack Baumann |
| Karen Bunch |
| Ron Marsh |
| Vinnie McNeil |
| Jim Van Camp |
| Carol Wythe |
Committee Details: HungerCommittee
