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Food Bank of South Central Michigan
We serve as a common solicitor, storehouse and distributor
of food on behalf of our more than 250 member agencies who are non-profit organizations
and churches serving the needy.
The Food Bank of South Central Michigan is a non-profit, tax-exempt
501(c)(3) organization.
Our distribution center is located in Battle Creek's Fort Custer Industrial
Park. The 30,000 square foot facility includes 45,000 cubic feet of cold storage.
The Food Bank of South Central Michigan began in 1983 and since that
time has distributed more than 69 million pounds of food.
The Food Bank of South Central Michigan is a member of America's
Second Harvest, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization.
We are also a member of the
Food Bank Council of Michigan. We are a United Way funded
organization.
Who does The Food Bank of South Central
Michigan help?
Our 250 member, non-profit agency network serves meals or emergency food boxes to
over 60,000 individuals each year (Hunger in
America, 2001).
These agencies operate emergency shelters, soup kitchens, church run
emergency pantries, senior citizen meal programs, youth programs and day care centers.
39% of all household members served by the Food Bank's
network are children 17 years of age or younger;
13% of all adult clients at Food Bank agency sites are seniors 65 years of age
or older.
(Hunger in America, 2001).
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Food Bank Service Area
We distribute food to our member agency non-profit network in eight counties,
including Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Hillsdale, Kalamazoo, Jackson, Lenawee
and St. Joseph.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, there are 848,255 people in the Food
Bank's service area. 83,508 of the people in the Food Bank's service area
are living in poverty (U.S. Census estimate from 2000 data).
Food Bank Staff Directory
Use this handy directory to
contact our staff!
Bob Randels, Executive Director
JoAnn Lyles, Assistant Director
Cheryl Proctor, Operations & Volunteers
Teresa Osborne, Food Donor & Community Relations
Rose Miller, Member Agency Relations
Dan Salerno, Fund Development
Support Staff: Karla Darazio, Paula Hawkins, Carol Wilson
Warehouse Staff: David Bailey, Ray Hewitt, Ken Krider, Francisco Pineda,
Sandy Smith & David Steward
Our 2005 Board of Directors
President, Dave Flook, Wagner-Flook
Buidlers, Battle Creek
Vice-President, Sandi Jasper, DLIS-Federal Center, Battle Creek
Treasurer,
Tim Czerney, EPI Printers, Battle Creek
Secretary, Patty Parker, Southern Michigan Bank & Trust, Coldwater
Dennis Berkebile, Consumers Energy, Kalamazoo
Samuel Bullock, III, Fifth/Third Bank, Battle Creek
Jim Clark, Kraft Foods/Post Division, Battle Creek
Kathy DeVine, DeVine's in the Pines, Battle Creek
Jim Feldpausch, Felpausch Food Centers, Hastings
John Hennessy, ConAgra Foods, Quincy
Rick Hulsey, Willard Public Library, Battle Creek
Erick Johnson, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Jackson
Roger Jones, Ya-Makin Smoothies, Albion
Don Keaton, KMCG Marketing, LLC, Battle Creek
Les Miller, Kellogg Company, Battle Creek
Manfred Probol, Proper Investment Realty, Battle Creek
Kurt Rhode, retired, the estate group, Battle Creek
Joel Schneck, Bayer Pharmaceutical, Kalamazoo
Jack Curtis, Honorary Lifetime Member, Retired Kellogg Co.
Patrick Hirzel, Honorary Lifetime Member, Attorney at Law
Harriet Pierman, Honorary Lifetime Member, Rtd. Calhoun Health Dept
America's Second Harvest Network
We are a member of America's Second Harvest
(A2H): the Nation's Food Bank Network. Located in Chicago, A2H links more than 220 food banks across the
nation.
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