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"Remember -- your love for bacon can make a big difference!" Funny, but true. There is a serious side to this too. The Walworth County Food and Diaper Bank is a great organization, and symbolic of many which are responding to food insecurity in our communities. In our particular case our Bank serves, at some point during the year, about 5 percent of our county's population - distributing $5M of food across 16,000+ guest encounters. All of this is made possible by roughly 120 volunteers whose work seems never ending. Those we serve are primarily referred to as ALICE (asset-limited, income-constrained, and employed). In other words, neighbors in situations where one car repair, medical bill, or unexpected expense can force a difficult decision about food. A full 40 percent of those we serve in a year come only once. 70 percent receive food from us four times or less in a year. In our county, and probably yours too, up to 35 percent of our residents fall into the ALICE classification. Those are really staggering numbers when you think about them. And food for thought as well (sorry). If all those numbers seem daunting, come and celebrate some bacon with us! 😁 #foodinsecurity #foodbank #neighborshelpingneighbors

Avoiding food waste isn't that complicated. Denver's local nonprofit, We Don't Waste (WDW), has saved over 50 million pounds of fresh food since 2009, mitigating an estimated 97 million pounds of CO2. ⬇ ⬇ It starts with partnership - WDW has developed an efficient pipeline to invite local Denver businesses and organizations to their food donor network. Simplicity creates volume and consistency - WDW's team handles all the labor and logistics involved in the food donation process. All food-donor organizations have to do is hand their waste over. In this way, their network of partners grows by word-of-mouth. and partners see no reason to leave the network. Efficient distribution = more donations - The faster food goes out the door and into the hands of the hungry, the more food donations WDW can accept. WDW's 2-pronged distribution system does this expertly. a) Food is distributed for free to their growing network of partner food banks. WDW simply gives local food banks their food donations, who handle the distribution. b) WDW's Mobile Markets specifically target 50 Denver neighborhoods with abysmally low access to fresh food. These "meals on wheels" type operations can set up anywhere and distribute fresh food on demand to anyone who needs it at incredibly low cost. The income is directly funneled into WDW's food collection and distribution efforts. Why not get involved? Check them out below

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Check out Bindl’s latest blog post on the perfect gifting guide! Dive into what Bindl offers for Mother’s and Fatger’s day gifts. Tell us what you think and let's keep the conversation going. #blogging #coastal #gifting #blog #mothersday #fathersday

The May Newsletter is here! It’s full of the latest Limoneira news and citrusy tips. Check it out!

New S4C Blog is live! These few months have been whole lot of fun and it's not over! Read up on what we've done and what's to come. #S4C #Sabacc #SabaccforCharity #SabaccCardGame #Community #Charity

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Megan, What's this HorseSense thing you have on the menu? Where is HorseSense?? What's this all about??? Here's what it's all about: HorseSense is an organization dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals with and without disabilities through a friendship with the horse. They strive to improve the bodies, minds and spirits of riders by providing weekly therapeutic horseback riding lessons! There are several benefits youth and adults with cognitive, physical and psychological disabilities experience throughout lessons as they master their riding skills. Sitting astride a horse increases balance and coordination, strengthens muscles and brings about body awareness, for example. And through complex, interactive lessons, riders practice their speech, reading and problem-solving skills as they learn to follow instructions. Other benefits include: improved reflexes, weight-bearing ability, range of motion, stamina, hand-eye coordination, sensory integration, left/right discrimination, decision-making, independence, patience, physical fitness and responsibility. Do you love when you donation dollars stay in our area? Do you love to give back to veterans? Are children's charities something you're passionate about? Come check this unique fundraiser out! We'll see you tomorrow at Horstman Homestead Farms! When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.