Rotate Your Food

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Rotate Your Food!

Spring Canned Food Drive

March 15 – March 27

Sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Ann Arbor,

Ypsilanti, Dexter and Saline

In support of

Food Gatherers

Washtenaw County’s Food Rescue/Food Bank Program

The Rotary Clubs of Ann Arbor, Dexter, Saline and Ypsilanti invite the community to join them in gathering needed non-perishable food items as they partner with Washtenaw County’s food rescue/food bank program – Food Gatherers – in the fight against hunger locally. From Monday, March 15 to Saturday, March 27, more than 100 local businesses and organizations will be working with the Rotary Clubs to collect non-perishable food items to be distributed to the 150 non-profit programs Food Gatherers works with every day of the year in the effort to alleviate hunger in our community.

The faces of hunger in our county include the elderly, the homeless, long-term and newly unemployed workers, individuals and families with incomes below the federal poverty level and the working poor. Currently, more than 43,900 individuals in Washtenaw County—including more than 14,000 children and 6,500 seniors—receive emergency food each year through Food Gatherers’ distribution to local food pantries and meal sites. This represents an astounding 138% increase since 2006. Food donation programs in our county have become increasingly important as the economy continues to force individuals to make painful choices between shelter, healthcare, utilities and food.

This food drive is particularly timely because it comes just as food collected from the community during the holidays begins to dwindle. Also, as the end of the school year approaches, families face the end of school breakfast and lunch programs which disappear during the summer months. Of particular need are high protein items such as peanut butter, tuna, canned meats, beans, hearty soups and stews, chili, baby food/formula and Ensure or other nutritional supplement drinks. Unopened personal care products are also welcome such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, diapers, etc. Though the main goal of this drive is to collect food, checks made out to Food Gatherers will also be accepted.

Simply bring your canned and other non-perishable food (no glass containers, please) to one of the following collection locations to help our neighbors in need this spring and summer. Rotary will make sure all donations are delivered to Food Gatherers.

In Ann Arbor

Absolute Title, Afternoon Delight, American Red Cross, American Title, Angell Elementary School, Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, Ann Arbor City Club, Ann Arbor Commerce Bank, Ann Arbor District Library (Main, Malletts Creek, Traverwood, Westgate & Pittsfield Branches), Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Ann Arbor Observer, Ann Arbor Public Schools, Ann Arbor YMCA, Arbor Hospice, Bank of Ann Arbor, Boy Scouts Great Sauk Trail Council, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Charles Reinhart Co. Realtors (Stadium), City of Ann Arbor (Larcom, City Center & Wheeler Service Center Buildings), Colonial Lanes, Comerica, Edwards Brothers, GiddyUp, Gift of Life Michigan, Glacier Hills Retirement Community, Greenhills School, Huron Valley Tennis Club, Hylant Group, Karen Kerry, D.D.S., Keller Williams, KeyBank, Kid’s Garden, Liberty Athletic Club, Liberty Title, Macorvision, Meri Lou Murray Recreation Building, Midwest Financial Credit Union, Mitchell Elementary School, NEW Center, Northbury Condominiums, Northside Elementary School, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, NSF International, One on One Athletic Club, Pall Life Sciences, Real Estate One, Retirement Income Solutions, Sandler Training, Scarlett Middle School, Sparrow Athletic, St. Thomas the Apostle School, TIAA-CREF, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, Toyota Technical Center, United Bank & Trust, University Musical Society, U of M Development Office, U of M Psychological Clinic, Warde Medical Laboratory, Washtenaw Community College, Washtenaw United Way, Wines Elementary School, Wright, Griffin, Davis & Co., PLLC, Zingerman’s Deli, Zingerman’s Mail Order

In Ypsilanti

Bank of Ann Arbor, Edward Jones, Ehman & Greenstreet, The Gilbert Residence,

Interact Club—Ypsilanti High School, KeyBank, Office of Neil Loney,

Ypsilanti Food CoopEhman & Greenstreet, GMAC
Bombadill's Cafe, Big Boy (Wahstenaw & Golfside)
Gilbert Residence, Les Heddle's office
Ypsi Twshp Hall (Huron River Dr) 2, Arbor Network (ann arbor)
Kroger's (on Whittaker) 2 Spark East
Michigan Works, Ypsi Police Dept
Neil Loney's office, Hotel on Washtenaw & Carpenter
Ypsi High School

In Dexter

AAA Insurance, Busch’s Family Supermarkets, Dexter Community Schools – Copeland Administration Building, Dexter Flowers & Gifts, Dexter Pharmacy— Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd.,

Peace Lutheran Church, United Bank & Trust

In Saline

Brecon Village, Comerica, City of Saline, Design Hub, KeyBank, Hartman Insurance,

Oxygen Plus, Saline Union School, Saline High School, Saline Recreation Center, United Bank & Trust, Voila Salon & Spa

We will gladly accept any non-perishable food you can contribute,

but Food Gatherers is especially in need of:

tuna, peanut butter, canned meats, stew, hearty soup, chili, beans (kidney, pinto, green, black, refried, lima), canned fruit, cereal, baby food/formula and Ensure or other nutritional supplement drinks. Unopened personal care products are also welcome such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, diapers, etc.

Though the main goal of the drive is to collect food, tax-deductible monetary donations will also be accepted as Food Gatherers can turn just $5 into 13 meals.

All checks should be made out to Food Gatherers.

To learn more about the state of hunger in our community and to see a complete list of needed food items, visit

www.foodgatherers.org