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Check this page periodically for ways to get
involved in one of our many outreach projects at FUMC!
Lunch Bag Program
At FUMC, we give out 10 lunch bags / day on a first come, first
served basis. Next time you are grocery shopping, pick up something for
our food bag ministry. Needed this week: Vienna sausage, fruit cups,
juice boxes, granola bars, cracker and raisin packets. Thanks for
supporting this on-going program that helps feed the hungry in our community.
Food For Lane County
We also have an on-going food drive for
Food for Lane County. Next time you are at the grocery store, pick up a
few extra non-perishable items (cereal, peanut butter, canned soups and foods,
pasta, etc.) and drop it in the large white barrel in the church foyer. Some interesting facts on hunger in Lane
County:
- Food For Lane County is the second
largest food bank in Oregon.
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- More than 500,000 free meals are
served annually through shelters and meal sites in Lane County.
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- Every summer, Food for Lane County
serves more than 110,000 free lunches to children at 51 sites throughout
the county.
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- One in 11 Oregon children does not
have health care coverage.
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- In January 2004, about 417,000
Oregonians received Food Stamps.
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