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What a surprise!

Donation presentation from BH properties.

Mr. Phil Dunn, Vice President of Acquisitions of BH Properties, LLC, (the company that manages the old Wal-Mart shopping center) recently presented a check for $2,500 to Liz Reasoner. The donation will enable us to provide about 7,500 pounds of food. That is the equivalent of about 6,250 meals.

Rounding Up -- Adds Up

ACT check presentation to Food Bank.

Many members of the Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation (AEMC) take one action each month that helps hungry and needy men, women, and children in our communities. These members allow their electric bills to be rounded up. Those extra cents grow and are then distributed by a separate organization named the Albemarle Community Trust. Mr. Chad Thomas, the President of the Trust, accompanied by Chris Powell, AEMC's Director of Public Relations, recently presented the Food Bank with a donation of $5,000 to Liz Reasoner, Executive Director of the Food Bank, on behalf of the Foundation and the hundreds of members who say "yes" each month and allow their bill to be rounded up. That is enough money to enable the Food Bank to povide about 25,000 pounds of food.

ACE Hardware 2009 Golf Tournament Huge Success

Pictures from Ace Hardware 2009 golf tournament

The day was a bit dreary, but a good time was had by all. On April 15th, 13 teams teed off at The Pointe Golf Club for the second Ace Hardware Community Golf Tournament to benefit your Food Bank. The team at The Point did a magnificent job. Even though no one won the hole-in-one Chevy Malibu, there was one big winner -- the Food Bank and the hungry we serve. Enough was raised to provide over 50,000 pounds of food. Special thanks to Ace Hardware in Dare, Currituck, and Pasquotank counties for their leadership donation, Victory Chevrolet-Buick-Pontiac for the hole-in-one prize, and the players, hole sponsors, and other donors who made the day special and successful. Click here to see a complete list of players, sponsors, and donors.

Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar Wins Dine Out 2008 Challenge

Jo Whitehead receives DOHO 2008 Platinum Spoon Award.

Photo by Daryl Law, Outer Banks Sentinel

Jo Whitehead, the owner of Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar on the Outer Banks, receives the Dine Out to Help Out, Platinum Spoon Award for 2008. The award recognizes the restaurant that donated the most as a result of Dine Out to Help Out 2008. This was the fourth year in a row that Awful Aurthur's won the award. The Food Bank is very grateful to Jo and the many restaurant owners who give so generously and make Dine Out a success. In 2008, over $19,100 was donated by owners. They made life better for so many hungry men, women and children in our communities.

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Dine Out to Help Out 2009

The storms did not dampen the spirits or the appetites on Tuesday, June 9, 2009, for the Food Bank of the Albemarle's Dine Out to Help Out. Many of our friends and neighbors took time out of their busy schedules to visit a local restaurant and help the Food Bank meet some of the needs of the hungry men, women, and children in our communities. Many generous restaurant owners donated 10% of their income to help the Food Bank acquire and provide food. This year, 68 restaurants participated. Click here for a list showing the name and location of the participating restaurants. Check this list when you dine out, and please say thank you to the staff for being such an important part of the success of the Food Bank. Email John for more information or call him at 252-335-4035.

Postal Food Drive

On May 9, the National Association of Letter Carriers conducted their annual food drive.

Only the Name Has Changed

On September 1, 2008 America's Second Harvest, the Nation's Food Bank Network, became Feeding America. So, your Food Bank is now an agency of Feeding America.

" ...inflation is crippling our ability to acquire and supply food."

Liz Reasoner, Executive Director


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2009 Dine Out to Help Out June 9, 2009	2009 Walk for Hunger, October 2009

Helping Hands Food Drive, Oct 18, 2008 Go to the Girl Scouts' Site	Postal Food Drive -- May 9, 2009 Click here for a poster and here for a stamp logo