Second Helpings Newsletter - Westmoreland County Food Bank

We Couldn’t Do It Without YOU!
UNITED WAY DAY OF CARING
Excela Health, Inc. and Medrad provided much needed manpower during the 2011 United Way Day of Caring. PPG once again donated
paint for warehouse maintenance. WCFB was able to have guardrails painted, as well as, interior walls in the warehouse. Volunteers also sorted
and repacked donated food. Year a�er year, we come to depend on United Way’s support of our programs. The Day of Caring event gives cor‐
pora�ons the opportunity to see firsthand the work that their agencies do in the community.
2012 Calendar of Upcoming Events:
Excela Health Employees Medrad Employees
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY
Once again, the Cheesecake Factory will donate $0.25 per slice of their new Hershey’s Chocolate Bar
Cheesecake to Feeding America. The new program began on September 1, 2011 and will con�nue
through August 31, 2012 and will generate a minimum dona�on of $500,000 which will be split 50/50
between the na�onal office and local food banks.
Addi�onally, this year the Cheesecake Factory again held their highly successful employee peanut
bu�er drive to benefit Feeding America food banks. The Cheesecake Factory’s 30,000 restaurant and
headquarters employees collected over 100,000 pounds of peanut bu�er for Feeding America’s net‐
work members. Last year’s food drive generated a considerable amount of excitement (and some
healthy compe��on) among the restaurant loca�ons—resul�ng in over 130,000 pounds collected
across approximately 150 restaurant sites.
Buying food in bulk can be a money saver. Remember, whatever the quan�ty of food‐safe handling is a must! Large packages of perishables
like raw ground meat and poultry products can be refrigerated for 1‐2 days, but then the food should be cooked or put in the freezer.
‐ From “Limits to Le�overs”
Americans are economizing and stretching every dollar. As many consumers make their dollar go farther by preparing more meals at home and
saving le�overs, it is essen�al they follow safe food handling prac�ces. This includes discarding refrigerated le�over food within 3 to 4 days.
‐From FIGHT BAC!
OutNumber Hunger Food Drive—March 14‐28 (Sam’s Club)
Hunger Games Food Drive—March 25 (Carmike 15 Greensburg)
Volunteer Apprecia�on Luncheon—April 4
Spring Into Ac�on—April 14 & 15 (Walmart Mt. Pleasant)
Scou�ng for Food—April 28
Spring Into Ac�on—May 5 & 6 (Walmart Irwin)
Stamp Out Hunger—May 12
Spring Into Ac�on—May 19 & 20 (Walmart Delmont & Giant
Eagle Harrison City)
Spring into Ac�on—May 26 & 27 (Walmart Latrobe)
Donor Designation 1315 or consider
donating to the Community Impact
Fund
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