Category Archives: Food Drives

Busch’s Food Drive Helps Food Gatherers Feed Local Families

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Mary Schlitt

Busch’s Fresh Food Market, in partnership with Food Gatherers and other local food banks, will help to feed children and families struggling with hunger with their All aBout Children Food Drive, kicking off May 7th and continuing through May 16th. Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Scouting for Food Drive Honors Eagle Scout’s Memory

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Guest

April 2012 marks the seventh year that our family has hosted the “Tim Esch Scouting For Food Birthday Party.” Tim was an Eagle Scout with Ann Arbor Boy Scout Troop 4 who loved scouting, with its emphasis on enjoying the outdoors and helping others. Continue reading →

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Freezin’ for a reason

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Kate Balzer

Tomorrow is the kickoff of Rockin’ for the Hungry, our largest annual outdoor food and fund drive! This year also marks our first Rockin’ for the Hungry Afterglow party, featuring live music from critically-acclaimed indie-rock band Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.! Continue reading →

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Barrels of fun at Food Gatherers

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Dan Roehrig

My time at Food Gatherers, while not particularly long (a little over three years), has been diverse, at least within the realm of operations. I started out as a Food Runner, and being in that position one finds food drives to be an almost auxiliary concept relative to the overall mission. Most of my duties in that capacity consisted of moving donated perishable goods — picking up from grocery stores and dropping off at distribution sites. Continue reading →

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