SUMMER FOOD DRIVE AT BEAVERTON FARMERS MARKET COLLECTS FRESH AND CANNED FOOD ON JULY 16
Posted: July 11th, 2011 3:23 PM
The City of Beaverton has teamed up with the Beaverton Farmers Market and Northwest Minority Supplier Development Council to host a Summer Food Drive at the Beaverton Farmers Market (12455 SW 5th Street) on Saturday, July 16 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
In addition to bringing food from home, the Summer Food Drive is accepting fresh food, which can be purchased at the Beaverton Farmers Market. All donations will benefit the Tualatin Valley Gleaners and the Oregon Food Bank.
Participants will have the opportunity to meet Mayor Denny Doyle and the Beaverton City Council, who will be volunteering at food collection bins.
"Helping the food pantries restock at this time of the year is critically important to helping some of our most vulnerable citizens," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "I am continually impressed how our community is so quick to help those in need."
Food insecurity is a big issue in Washington County. The need for food services in this county is three times higher than the rest of Oregon. Since it opened in 2010, Oregon Food Bank - West has been distributing 300,000 pounds of food per month in Washington County. A report by OregonHunger.org found in 2008 that 31.1 percent of all students were eligible for free and reduced meals and according to the Oregon Food Bank, in 2009-2010 emergency food box distribution increased by 24 percent.
The Summer Food Drive is one of many that has stemmed from the creation of the Beaverton Community Vision. The Beaverton Community Vision is a citizen-inspired road map for the future of the city. The vision is made up of 118 action ideas that the citizens would like to see in Beaverton. More than 60 community partners have volunteered to collaborate with each other and help bring these ideas to life.
For more information about the Summer Food Drive, please contact Holly Thompson at hthompson@beavertonoregon.gov or call (503) 526-2658.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton enjoys one of the most diverse populations among Oregon cities. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton has been named one of the safest cities in the Pacific Northwest for three consecutive years, as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Most recently, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year-Best Planning Project by the International
Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. For more information, please visit www.beavertonoregon.gov.
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