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Mayoral Proclamation To Mark Food Pantry Milestone |
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(Photo courtesy, The Star, Sun Prairie's Newspaper) Volunteer and Board Members for the Pantry receive Mayor Chase's Proclamation at the November 3rd City Council Meeting.
A note worthy event occurred in the month of October for the Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry. The Pantry hit the 1,000,000 pound mark in terms of food distributed to those in need since moving into Sunshine Place on April 1st of 2007!
Since moving to the Sunshine Place, Food Pantry volunteers have taken full advantage of the additional space and capacity to serve. Add to that the generosity of our community, and it is no wonder that we reached this milestone and the demand that goes along with it.
To mark this milestone, Mayor Chase made a proclamation at the November 3rd City Council meeting. Part of the proclamation is as follows:
“WHEREAS, to put into perspective, as of October 27, 2009, the Food Pantry has distributed over 1,000,000 pounds of food, which is equivalent to 800,000 meals to those in need in our community…”
“NOW, THEREFORE, I, Joe Chase, Mayor of the City of Sun Prairie, do acknowledge and thank the hundreds of volunteers who have donated thousands of hours expecting nothing in return except the satisfaction of knowing they are helping their neighbors in need and acknowledging that there is no reason that anyone in our Sun Prairie community should have to go to bed hungry at night…..”
Click on link to view the entire Proclamation.
(Proclamation)
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Thanksgiving Basket Distribution Day - Saturday, November 21 |
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It took a hard working crew of volunteers to distribute the 350 Thanksgiving Baskets in a 2-hour period at the Food Pantry on Saturday.
Many thanks to all of the volunteers who participated in this special outreach to our community.
We also thank the Bank of Sun Prairie for sponsoring this year's Thanksgiving Basket program.
Click here to view photo collage. (You can click on each photo in collage for larger view.)
Click here to view video snippet of the National Honor Society getting baskets ready. |
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Thanksgiving Basket Program Sponsored by Bank of Sun Prairie |
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The Thanksgiving food basket distribution will occur on Saturday, November 21. We are poised to distribute 350 baskets.
Once again, the Bank of Sun Prairie is sponsoring this event and will cover the costs of the Thanksgiving basket.
This is truly a remarkable event and we are fortunate to have such a generous corporate sponsor like the Bank of Sun Prairie.
(2nd from Right: Tom Tubbs, CEO and Chairman of the Board for Bank of Sun Prairie gives $4,500 donation to members of the Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry Board.) |
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