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Community 39%Grants/Foundations 25%Government Contracts 18%Corporate/Sponsorships 16%United Way 2%

Counties Served 29Partner Agencies 140Volunteer Hours Served 85,079Miles Traveled 422,981

UFB Values: Dignity, Hope, Community, Compassion, Integrity, Transparency, Respect, Vision, Stewardship, Partnership, Open Communication, Teamwork, Creativity

Purchased 3%Funding Sources

General Information

Food Bank FactsServings Per Year: 31.3 million meals Servings Weight: 37.5 million pounds

Give Time. It’s been said that time is our most valuable commodity. At Utah Food Bank, we’ll help you put it to good use. Last year, Utah Food Bank utilized over 85,000 volunteer hours — the equivalent of 41 full-time employees!

Give Money. A $1 donation is actually $7.35 worth of food and services. This is possible through generous food donations and tremendous community support. Utah Food Bank distributes resources statewide, and all contributions are tax-deductible.

Give Food. Everyone in Utah needs to eat. When you donate food, you help make sure that everyone can. Locate a food pantry to drop off items or use Utah Food Bank’s Virtual Food Drive to save a trip to the store.

Our mission of Fighting Hunger Statewide is only possible because of the devoted time, talent, energy and resources that the community provides.

Without you, we could not help those who need it most. Here’s how you can help:

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President & CEO Message — Jim Yorgason

Even though the snow has just melted (in some areas), we are already off and running with our upcoming spring and summer events. As you can see from this newsletter, we have a very busy season ahead of us, but we are highly encouraged about the success of the inaugural year of our Mobile School Pantry program. Halfway through this school year, we have served over 81,000 people in need through this program, close to 45,000 of whom were children. With 36 schools

partnering on the program this year, our mobile trucks are being put to good use. In fact, this program has been so impactful that we are adding a third mobile truck to our fleet next year to reach even more children and their families who are facing hunger. HH

Client Corner

Jan Smith*, a single mom from Utah County with three children, had been receiving food assistance through one of our partner agencies on-and-off for several years. One day, she walked into this agency and didn’t ask for food, but instead handed the pantry manager a card. It contained an invitation to her graduation from nursing school and as she handed it over, she expressed that she could not have gone to school, worked full time, and provided for her children if it weren’t for the food assistance she received. Jan and her family have not had to use the services of a food pantry since.

*Names have been changed to protect identities.

Did You Know?

Board Spotlight — Pat Teuscher

Pat Teuscher currently serves as Questar Corporation’s Vice President of Audit Services & Chief Risk Officer with oversight responsibilities for Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance and Audit. Prior to working for Questar, he was with the public accounting firm Ernest & Whinney. He completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting at the University of Utah and also has CPA, Internal Audit and

Enterprise Risk Management certifications. Pat joined Utah Food Bank’s Board of Directors as a member of the Programs Committee in January of 2015 and continues Questar’s strong history of supporting Utah Food Bank. Pat has been married to his high school sweetheart for thirty-seven years and feels that being a grandfather to twelve grandchildren is the most fun job he has ever had.

Volunteer Spotlight — Asian Association of Utah

Granite Peaks Lifelong Learning and the Asian Association of Utah have implemented a work-readiness program for adult refugee women that includes work training, English classes and volunteer opportunities.

This group of 10-15 adult women students are recently resettled refugees from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere who began volunteering at Utah Food Bank in January and have committed to monthly volunteer shifts through the fall of this year. As these women help us with various food repacking and sorting projects, they are strengthening their English and work skills, and helping Utah Food Bank fulfill our important mission. Thank you to the Asian Association of Utah and Granite Peaks Lifelong Learning for providing such a great group of volunteers!

Utah Food Bank is pleased to announce we are now accepting donations via PayPal! Visit our website for more information.

Night at the Warehouse Gala — May 7

Our 7th annual Night at the Warehouse Gala will encourage attendees to explore the true Faces Of Hunger, with all proceeds directly benefiting our mission. Guests will enjoy dinner, live and silent auctions and an Iron Chef-style competition, all from our warehouse in Salt Lake. Thanks to presenting sponsor Chevron for helping to make this important evening possible. Tickets are $150 per person or $1500 for a table of 10. Take a chance on our opportunity drawing for two coach roundtrip tickets to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies, including Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. Tickets are $20 each and available to everyone (event attendance not required). Visit our website for details and to purchase event and opportunity drawing tickets!

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive — May 14

This 24th annual national food drive requires an incredible amount of work by local letter carriers and has emerged as an important single-day food drive, both nationally and locally. Last year’s food drive was greatly impacted by inclement weather, but we are hopeful that donations will rebound this year! To participate, leave a bag of non-perishable food donations by your mailbox no later than 9:00 a.m. on May 14th. Look for reminders at your door as the date approaches.

Summer Business Food & Fund Drive — June–August

Our annual Summer Business Food & Fund Drive comes at a crucial time of need when kids are out of school and without access to school meal programs. Adding to the strain that this places on struggling families, it’s also a time when donations are at their lowest. Rally your business to help us feed the need during this critical time by organizing food and fund drives. To cap off our summer efforts, we will host our annual Driving Out Hunger golf tournament on August 22nd at Salt Lake Country Club. Visit our website for details!

Holiday Food & Fund Drive Thank You Luncheon — February 10

Each year in the months following our Holiday Food & Fund Drive, we host a luncheon to thank those who donate a significant amount of food, time, or money. Attendees at this year’s luncheon were treated to the energizing remarks of Jeanie Nugent, HR Events Coordinator at Ultradent Products, who cut the length of their annual fund drive in half, yet still achieved awe-inspiring results! Another heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported the 2015-16 Holiday Food & Fund Drive through gifts of food, time, or money! Preliminary results show we collected the equivalent of 2.5 million meals, thanks to the 570 registered food & fund drives that took place.

Scouting for Food — March 19

This year marked the 30th anniversary of this statewide food drive. Thanks to the enthusiastic help of nearly 55,000 Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and their leaders across the state, this year’s food drive was once again a resounding success. The way these Scouts fan out in neighborhoods across the state to gather donated food from each home has even greater impact when you consider that many of them were likely helping people in their own communities–people who could be classmates, friends, or neighbors. In some areas of the state, door hangers replaced donation bags to continue our efforts to “Go Green,” giving our supporters an excuse to clean out that pesky drawer full of grocery bags while helping us fight hunger at the same time. Thanks to Smith’s Food & Drug Stores once again for making it possible for residents who received door hangers to participate by making financial donations at checkstands. A few days prior to the food drive, Governor Gary R. Herbert graciously kicked off the effort from the State Capitol Building by providing the first donation and declaring the day Scouting for Food Day in Utah. Special thanks to the Utah National Guard, XTRA Lease, YRC and countless volunteers across the state for contributing to the success of this day of giving back!

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31.3 million meals distributed

$1 = $7.35 in goods & services

85,000 volunteer hours

BackPack Program

63,630 Backpacks Distributed at 35 After-School Sites

Kids Cafe Program

282,803 Meals Served at 42 After-School Sites

Food Box Program

40,228 Boxed Delivered to Seniors/Kids/Disabled

Mobile Pantries

165,186 Clients Served at 38 Sites

Fighting Hunger Statewide

140 Partner Agencies in 29 Counties

Donate Food Donate Time Donate Money

Donate Food Donate Time Donate Money

Donate Food Donate Time Donate Money

Recent EventsSpotlightsFeature

Save the DateVisit utahfoodbank.org/events for complete details!

DETACH AND SAVE

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President & CEO Message — Jim Yorgason

Even though the snow has just melted (in some areas), we are already off and running with our upcoming spring and summer events. As you can see from this newsletter, we have a very busy season ahead of us, but we are highly encouraged about the success of the inaugural year of our Mobile School Pantry program. Halfway through this school year, we have served over 81,000 people in need through this program, close to 45,000 of whom were children. With 36 schools

partnering on the program this year, our mobile trucks are being put to good use. In fact, this program has been so impactful that we are adding a third mobile truck to our fleet next year to reach even more children and their families who are facing hunger. HH

Client Corner

Jan Smith*, a single mom from Utah County with three children, had been receiving food assistance through one of our partner agencies on-and-off for several years. One day, she walked into this agency and didn’t ask for food, but instead handed the pantry manager a card. It contained an invitation to her graduation from nursing school and as she handed it over, she expressed that she could not have gone to school, worked full time, and provided for her children if it weren’t for the food assistance she received. Jan and her family have not had to use the services of a food pantry since.

*Names have been changed to protect identities.

Did You Know?

Board Spotlight — Pat Teuscher

Pat Teuscher currently serves as Questar Corporation’s Vice President of Audit Services & Chief Risk Officer with oversight responsibilities for Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance and Audit. Prior to working for Questar, he was with the public accounting firm Ernest & Whinney. He completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting at the University of Utah and also has CPA, Internal Audit and

Enterprise Risk Management certifications. Pat joined Utah Food Bank’s Board of Directors as a member of the Programs Committee in January of 2015 and continues Questar’s strong history of supporting Utah Food Bank. Pat has been married to his high school sweetheart for thirty-seven years and feels that being a grandfather to twelve grandchildren is the most fun job he has ever had.

Volunteer Spotlight — Asian Association of Utah

Granite Peaks Lifelong Learning and the Asian Association of Utah have implemented a work-readiness program for adult refugee women that includes work training, English classes and volunteer opportunities.

This group of 10-15 adult women students are recently resettled refugees from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere who began volunteering at Utah Food Bank in January and have committed to monthly volunteer shifts through the fall of this year. As these women help us with various food repacking and sorting projects, they are strengthening their English and work skills, and helping Utah Food Bank fulfill our important mission. Thank you to the Asian Association of Utah and Granite Peaks Lifelong Learning for providing such a great group of volunteers!

Utah Food Bank is pleased to announce we are now accepting donations via PayPal! Visit our website for more information.

Night at the Warehouse Gala — May 7

Our 7th annual Night at the Warehouse Gala will encourage attendees to explore the true Faces Of Hunger, with all proceeds directly benefiting our mission. Guests will enjoy dinner, live and silent auctions and an Iron Chef-style competition, all from our warehouse in Salt Lake. Thanks to presenting sponsor Chevron for helping to make this important evening possible. Tickets are $150 per person or $1500 for a table of 10. Take a chance on our opportunity drawing for two coach roundtrip tickets to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies, including Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. Tickets are $20 each and available to everyone (event attendance not required). Visit our website for details and to purchase event and opportunity drawing tickets!

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive — May 14

This 24th annual national food drive requires an incredible amount of work by local letter carriers and has emerged as an important single-day food drive, both nationally and locally. Last year’s food drive was greatly impacted by inclement weather, but we are hopeful that donations will rebound this year! To participate, leave a bag of non-perishable food donations by your mailbox no later than 9:00 a.m. on May 14th. Look for reminders at your door as the date approaches.

Summer Business Food & Fund Drive — June–August

Our annual Summer Business Food & Fund Drive comes at a crucial time of need when kids are out of school and without access to school meal programs. Adding to the strain that this places on struggling families, it’s also a time when donations are at their lowest. Rally your business to help us feed the need during this critical time by organizing food and fund drives. To cap off our summer efforts, we will host our annual Driving Out Hunger golf tournament on August 22nd at Salt Lake Country Club. Visit our website for details!

Holiday Food & Fund Drive Thank You Luncheon — February 10

Each year in the months following our Holiday Food & Fund Drive, we host a luncheon to thank those who donate a significant amount of food, time, or money. Attendees at this year’s luncheon were treated to the energizing remarks of Jeanie Nugent, HR Events Coordinator at Ultradent Products, who cut the length of their annual fund drive in half, yet still achieved awe-inspiring results! Another heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported the 2015-16 Holiday Food & Fund Drive through gifts of food, time, or money! Preliminary results show we collected the equivalent of 2.5 million meals, thanks to the 570 registered food & fund drives that took place.

Scouting for Food — March 19

This year marked the 30th anniversary of this statewide food drive. Thanks to the enthusiastic help of nearly 55,000 Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and their leaders across the state, this year’s food drive was once again a resounding success. The way these Scouts fan out in neighborhoods across the state to gather donated food from each home has even greater impact when you consider that many of them were likely helping people in their own communities–people who could be classmates, friends, or neighbors. In some areas of the state, door hangers replaced donation bags to continue our efforts to “Go Green,” giving our supporters an excuse to clean out that pesky drawer full of grocery bags while helping us fight hunger at the same time. Thanks to Smith’s Food & Drug Stores once again for making it possible for residents who received door hangers to participate by making financial donations at checkstands. A few days prior to the food drive, Governor Gary R. Herbert graciously kicked off the effort from the State Capitol Building by providing the first donation and declaring the day Scouting for Food Day in Utah. Special thanks to the Utah National Guard, XTRA Lease, YRC and countless volunteers across the state for contributing to the success of this day of giving back!

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FY15: YEAR-END IMPACT REPORT

31.3 million meals distributed

$1 = $7.35 in goods & services

85,000 volunteer hours

BackPack Program

63,630 Backpacks Distributed at 35 After-School Sites

Kids Cafe Program

282,803 Meals Served at 42 After-School Sites

Food Box Program

40,228 Boxed Delivered to Seniors/Kids/Disabled

Mobile Pantries

165,186 Clients Served at 38 Sites

Fighting Hunger Statewide

140 Partner Agencies in 29 Counties

Donate Food Donate Time Donate Money

Donate Food Donate Time Donate Money

Donate Food Donate Time Donate Money

Recent EventsSpotlightsFeature

Save the DateVisit utahfoodbank.org/events for complete details!

DETACH AND SAVE

28144_2016 Spring News_v5.indd 2 3/15/16 3:16 PM

President & CEO Message — Jim Yorgason

Even though the snow has just melted (in some areas), we are already off and running with our upcoming spring and summer events. As you can see from this newsletter, we have a very busy season ahead of us, but we are highly encouraged about the success of the inaugural year of our Mobile School Pantry program. Halfway through this school year, we have served over 81,000 people in need through this program, close to 45,000 of whom were children. With 36 schools

partnering on the program this year, our mobile trucks are being put to good use. In fact, this program has been so impactful that we are adding a third mobile truck to our fleet next year to reach even more children and their families who are facing hunger. HH

Client Corner

Jan Smith*, a single mom from Utah County with three children, had been receiving food assistance through one of our partner agencies on-and-off for several years. One day, she walked into this agency and didn’t ask for food, but instead handed the pantry manager a card. It contained an invitation to her graduation from nursing school and as she handed it over, she expressed that she could not have gone to school, worked full time, and provided for her children if it weren’t for the food assistance she received. Jan and her family have not had to use the services of a food pantry since.

*Names have been changed to protect identities.

Did You Know?

Board Spotlight — Pat Teuscher

Pat Teuscher currently serves as Questar Corporation’s Vice President of Audit Services & Chief Risk Officer with oversight responsibilities for Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance and Audit. Prior to working for Questar, he was with the public accounting firm Ernest & Whinney. He completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting at the University of Utah and also has CPA, Internal Audit and

Enterprise Risk Management certifications. Pat joined Utah Food Bank’s Board of Directors as a member of the Programs Committee in January of 2015 and continues Questar’s strong history of supporting Utah Food Bank. Pat has been married to his high school sweetheart for thirty-seven years and feels that being a grandfather to twelve grandchildren is the most fun job he has ever had.

Volunteer Spotlight — Asian Association of Utah

Granite Peaks Lifelong Learning and the Asian Association of Utah have implemented a work-readiness program for adult refugee women that includes work training, English classes and volunteer opportunities.

This group of 10-15 adult women students are recently resettled refugees from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere who began volunteering at Utah Food Bank in January and have committed to monthly volunteer shifts through the fall of this year. As these women help us with various food repacking and sorting projects, they are strengthening their English and work skills, and helping Utah Food Bank fulfill our important mission. Thank you to the Asian Association of Utah and Granite Peaks Lifelong Learning for providing such a great group of volunteers!

Utah Food Bank is pleased to announce we are now accepting donations via PayPal! Visit our website for more information.

Night at the Warehouse Gala — May 7

Our 7th annual Night at the Warehouse Gala will encourage attendees to explore the true Faces Of Hunger, with all proceeds directly benefiting our mission. Guests will enjoy dinner, live and silent auctions and an Iron Chef-style competition, all from our warehouse in Salt Lake. Thanks to presenting sponsor Chevron for helping to make this important evening possible. Tickets are $150 per person or $1500 for a table of 10. Take a chance on our opportunity drawing for two coach roundtrip tickets to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies, including Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. Tickets are $20 each and available to everyone (event attendance not required). Visit our website for details and to purchase event and opportunity drawing tickets!

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive — May 14

This 24th annual national food drive requires an incredible amount of work by local letter carriers and has emerged as an important single-day food drive, both nationally and locally. Last year’s food drive was greatly impacted by inclement weather, but we are hopeful that donations will rebound this year! To participate, leave a bag of non-perishable food donations by your mailbox no later than 9:00 a.m. on May 14th. Look for reminders at your door as the date approaches.

Summer Business Food & Fund Drive — June–August

Our annual Summer Business Food & Fund Drive comes at a crucial time of need when kids are out of school and without access to school meal programs. Adding to the strain that this places on struggling families, it’s also a time when donations are at their lowest. Rally your business to help us feed the need during this critical time by organizing food and fund drives. To cap off our summer efforts, we will host our annual Driving Out Hunger golf tournament on August 22nd at Salt Lake Country Club. Visit our website for details!

Holiday Food & Fund Drive Thank You Luncheon — February 10

Each year in the months following our Holiday Food & Fund Drive, we host a luncheon to thank those who donate a significant amount of food, time, or money. Attendees at this year’s luncheon were treated to the energizing remarks of Jeanie Nugent, HR Events Coordinator at Ultradent Products, who cut the length of their annual fund drive in half, yet still achieved awe-inspiring results! Another heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported the 2015-16 Holiday Food & Fund Drive through gifts of food, time, or money! Preliminary results show we collected the equivalent of 2.5 million meals, thanks to the 570 registered food & fund drives that took place.

Scouting for Food — March 19

This year marked the 30th anniversary of this statewide food drive. Thanks to the enthusiastic help of nearly 55,000 Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and their leaders across the state, this year’s food drive was once again a resounding success. The way these Scouts fan out in neighborhoods across the state to gather donated food from each home has even greater impact when you consider that many of them were likely helping people in their own communities–people who could be classmates, friends, or neighbors. In some areas of the state, door hangers replaced donation bags to continue our efforts to “Go Green,” giving our supporters an excuse to clean out that pesky drawer full of grocery bags while helping us fight hunger at the same time. Thanks to Smith’s Food & Drug Stores once again for making it possible for residents who received door hangers to participate by making financial donations at checkstands. A few days prior to the food drive, Governor Gary R. Herbert graciously kicked off the effort from the State Capitol Building by providing the first donation and declaring the day Scouting for Food Day in Utah. Special thanks to the Utah National Guard, XTRA Lease, YRC and countless volunteers across the state for contributing to the success of this day of giving back!

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FY15: YEAR-END IMPACT REPORT

31.3 million meals distributed

$1 = $7.35 in goods & services

85,000 volunteer hours

BackPack Program

63,630 Backpacks Distributed at 35 After-School Sites

Kids Cafe Program

282,803 Meals Served at 42 After-School Sites

Food Box Program

40,228 Boxed Delivered to Seniors/Kids/Disabled

Mobile Pantries

165,186 Clients Served at 38 Sites

Fighting Hunger Statewide

140 Partner Agencies in 29 Counties

Donate Food Donate Time Donate Money

Donate Food Donate Time Donate Money

Donate Food Donate Time Donate Money

Recent EventsSpotlightsFeature

Save the DateVisit utahfoodbank.org/events for complete details!

DETACH AND SAVE

28144_2016 Spring News_v5.indd 2 3/15/16 3:16 PM

President & CEO Message — Jim Yorgason

Even though the snow has just melted (in some areas), we are already off and running with our upcoming spring and summer events. As you can see from this newsletter, we have a very busy season ahead of us, but we are highly encouraged about the success of the inaugural year of our Mobile School Pantry program. Halfway through this school year, we have served over 81,000 people in need through this program, close to 45,000 of whom were children. With 36 schools

partnering on the program this year, our mobile trucks are being put to good use. In fact, this program has been so impactful that we are adding a third mobile truck to our fleet next year to reach even more children and their families who are facing hunger. HH

Client Corner

Jan Smith*, a single mom from Utah County with three children, had been receiving food assistance through one of our partner agencies on-and-off for several years. One day, she walked into this agency and didn’t ask for food, but instead handed the pantry manager a card. It contained an invitation to her graduation from nursing school and as she handed it over, she expressed that she could not have gone to school, worked full time, and provided for her children if it weren’t for the food assistance she received. Jan and her family have not had to use the services of a food pantry since.

*Names have been changed to protect identities.

Did You Know?

Board Spotlight — Pat Teuscher

Pat Teuscher currently serves as Questar Corporation’s Vice President of Audit Services & Chief Risk Officer with oversight responsibilities for Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance and Audit. Prior to working for Questar, he was with the public accounting firm Ernest & Whinney. He completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting at the University of Utah and also has CPA, Internal Audit and

Enterprise Risk Management certifications. Pat joined Utah Food Bank’s Board of Directors as a member of the Programs Committee in January of 2015 and continues Questar’s strong history of supporting Utah Food Bank. Pat has been married to his high school sweetheart for thirty-seven years and feels that being a grandfather to twelve grandchildren is the most fun job he has ever had.

Volunteer Spotlight — Asian Association of Utah

Granite Peaks Lifelong Learning and the Asian Association of Utah have implemented a work-readiness program for adult refugee women that includes work training, English classes and volunteer opportunities.

This group of 10-15 adult women students are recently resettled refugees from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere who began volunteering at Utah Food Bank in January and have committed to monthly volunteer shifts through the fall of this year. As these women help us with various food repacking and sorting projects, they are strengthening their English and work skills, and helping Utah Food Bank fulfill our important mission. Thank you to the Asian Association of Utah and Granite Peaks Lifelong Learning for providing such a great group of volunteers!

Utah Food Bank is pleased to announce we are now accepting donations via PayPal! Visit our website for more information.

Night at the Warehouse Gala — May 7

Our 7th annual Night at the Warehouse Gala will encourage attendees to explore the true Faces Of Hunger, with all proceeds directly benefiting our mission. Guests will enjoy dinner, live and silent auctions and an Iron Chef-style competition, all from our warehouse in Salt Lake. Thanks to presenting sponsor Chevron for helping to make this important evening possible. Tickets are $150 per person or $1500 for a table of 10. Take a chance on our opportunity drawing for two coach roundtrip tickets to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies, including Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. Tickets are $20 each and available to everyone (event attendance not required). Visit our website for details and to purchase event and opportunity drawing tickets!

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive — May 14

This 24th annual national food drive requires an incredible amount of work by local letter carriers and has emerged as an important single-day food drive, both nationally and locally. Last year’s food drive was greatly impacted by inclement weather, but we are hopeful that donations will rebound this year! To participate, leave a bag of non-perishable food donations by your mailbox no later than 9:00 a.m. on May 14th. Look for reminders at your door as the date approaches.

Summer Business Food & Fund Drive — June–August

Our annual Summer Business Food & Fund Drive comes at a crucial time of need when kids are out of school and without access to school meal programs. Adding to the strain that this places on struggling families, it’s also a time when donations are at their lowest. Rally your business to help us feed the need during this critical time by organizing food and fund drives. To cap off our summer efforts, we will host our annual Driving Out Hunger golf tournament on August 22nd at Salt Lake Country Club. Visit our website for details!

Holiday Food & Fund Drive Thank You Luncheon — February 10

Each year in the months following our Holiday Food & Fund Drive, we host a luncheon to thank those who donate a significant amount of food, time, or money. Attendees at this year’s luncheon were treated to the energizing remarks of Jeanie Nugent, HR Events Coordinator at Ultradent Products, who cut the length of their annual fund drive in half, yet still achieved awe-inspiring results! Another heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported the 2015-16 Holiday Food & Fund Drive through gifts of food, time, or money! Preliminary results show we collected the equivalent of 2.5 million meals, thanks to the 570 registered food & fund drives that took place.

Scouting for Food — March 19

This year marked the 30th anniversary of this statewide food drive. Thanks to the enthusiastic help of nearly 55,000 Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and their leaders across the state, this year’s food drive was once again a resounding success. The way these Scouts fan out in neighborhoods across the state to gather donated food from each home has even greater impact when you consider that many of them were likely helping people in their own communities–people who could be classmates, friends, or neighbors. In some areas of the state, door hangers replaced donation bags to continue our efforts to “Go Green,” giving our supporters an excuse to clean out that pesky drawer full of grocery bags while helping us fight hunger at the same time. Thanks to Smith’s Food & Drug Stores once again for making it possible for residents who received door hangers to participate by making financial donations at checkstands. A few days prior to the food drive, Governor Gary R. Herbert graciously kicked off the effort from the State Capitol Building by providing the first donation and declaring the day Scouting for Food Day in Utah. Special thanks to the Utah National Guard, XTRA Lease, YRC and countless volunteers across the state for contributing to the success of this day of giving back!

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FY15: YEAR-END IMPACT REPORT

31.3 million meals distributed

$1 = $7.35 in goods & services

85,000 volunteer hours

BackPack Program

63,630 Backpacks Distributed at 35 After-School Sites

Kids Cafe Program

282,803 Meals Served at 42 After-School Sites

Food Box Program

40,228 Boxed Delivered to Seniors/Kids/Disabled

Mobile Pantries

165,186 Clients Served at 38 Sites

Fighting Hunger Statewide

140 Partner Agencies in 29 Counties

Donate Food Donate Time Donate Money

Donate Food Donate Time Donate Money

Donate Food Donate Time Donate Money

Recent EventsSpotlightsFeature

Save the DateVisit utahfoodbank.org/events for complete details!

DETACH AND SAVE

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Food Bank FactsServings Per Year: 31.3 million meals Servings Weight: 37.5 million pounds

Give Time. It’s been said that time is our most valuable commodity. At Utah Food Bank, we’ll help you put it to good use. Last year, Utah Food Bank utilized over 85,000 volunteer hours — the equivalent of 41 full-time employees!

Give Money. A $1 donation is actually $7.35 worth of food and services. This is possible through generous food donations and tremendous community support. Utah Food Bank distributes resources statewide, and all contributions are tax-deductible.

Give Food. Everyone in Utah needs to eat. When you donate food, you help make sure that everyone can. Locate a food pantry to drop off items or use Utah Food Bank’s Virtual Food Drive to save a trip to the store.

Our mission of Fighting Hunger Statewide is only possible because of the devoted time, talent, energy and resources that the community provides.

Without you, we could not help those who need it most. Here’s how you can help:

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Food Bank FactsServings Per Year: 31.3 million meals Servings Weight: 37.5 million pounds

Give Time. It’s been said that time is our most valuable commodity. At Utah Food Bank, we’ll help you put it to good use. Last year, Utah Food Bank utilized over 85,000 volunteer hours — the equivalent of 41 full-time employees!

Give Money. A $1 donation is actually $7.35 worth of food and services. This is possible through generous food donations and tremendous community support. Utah Food Bank distributes resources statewide, and all contributions are tax-deductible.

Give Food. Everyone in Utah needs to eat. When you donate food, you help make sure that everyone can. Locate a food pantry to drop off items or use Utah Food Bank’s Virtual Food Drive to save a trip to the store.

Our mission of Fighting Hunger Statewide is only possible because of the devoted time, talent, energy and resources that the community provides.

Without you, we could not help those who need it most. Here’s how you can help:

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UFB Values: Dignity, Hope, Community, Compassion, Integrity, Transparency, Respect, Vision, Stewardship, Partnership, Open Communication, Teamwork, Creativity

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General Information

Food Bank FactsServings Per Year: 31.3 million meals Servings Weight: 37.5 million pounds

Give Time. It’s been said that time is our most valuable commodity. At Utah Food Bank, we’ll help you put it to good use. Last year, Utah Food Bank utilized over 85,000 volunteer hours — the equivalent of 41 full-time employees!

Give Money. A $1 donation is actually $7.35 worth of food and services. This is possible through generous food donations and tremendous community support. Utah Food Bank distributes resources statewide, and all contributions are tax-deductible.

Give Food. Everyone in Utah needs to eat. When you donate food, you help make sure that everyone can. Locate a food pantry to drop off items or use Utah Food Bank’s Virtual Food Drive to save a trip to the store.

Our mission of Fighting Hunger Statewide is only possible because of the devoted time, talent, energy and resources that the community provides.

Without you, we could not help those who need it most. Here’s how you can help:

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