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The week of June 28 meant food drive mania at Johnson and Johnson! Energized employees, friendly competition, and a grand prize of a week of “casual dress,” resulted in Johnson and Johnson’s largest food drive donation to the LCFB. More than 80 employees split into two teams and competed against each other. Collecting everything from dry goods, produce, canned meats, vegetables and fruit, together they raised 4,658 pounds of food, which created over 3,500 meals! This is the third consecutive year for the company wide food drive and Johnson and Johnson spokesperson, Marianne Seabrook says they are thrilled with their total. “Johnson and Johnson sincerely believes in what the LCFB does and we value our strong partnership,” shares Marianne.

On behalf of the 190,000 families, children and elderly we serve, THANK YOU Johnson and Johnson!

Photo: Johnson and Johnson employees atop their collected food

 

Record Food Drive

JULY 2010

We would like to welcome Marcus Lewis to the LCFB family. Marcus has joined the team as a driver. Originally from Miami, Marcus has been in Charleston for more than seven years.  “We are the product of our environment — be the exception.”

Welcome to the LCFB, Marcus!

The LCFB welcomes
Marcus Lewis.

Upcoming Events

July 17: Coastal Corvette Club Cruise-In – The Cruise-In will be from 5 pm – 7 pm in the McCalister's Deli parking lot (4950 Center Point Drive, North Charleston). There is no registration fee — just a fun event with the best rides in town! The LCFB will have a booth at the cruise-in with promotional materials. Stop by and say hello!

July 19-22: Serving for Backpacks – Attention tennis fans! A group of students from the Myers Park High School tennis team in Charlotte, NC, are travelling to Beaufort, SC to teach a tennis clinic for children ages 7-12. The clinic will focus on fun and instruction, and prizes will be given out each day! Participants can either make a cash/check donation to the LCFB or bring a non-perishable food donation. To register, please contact Hollis Tuma.

July 25: Beaufort Water Festival – Beaufort's premier summertime event includes an arts and crafts festival, a frisbee dog team, the blessing of the fleet and parade of boats, a military dog demonstration, and the community non-profit expo from 10 am – 2 pm, where the LCFB will be featured! For a complete list of festival events, visit www.bftwaterfestival.com.

For more information on upcoming events, contact Hollis Tuma at 843-747-8146 ext. 105

Independence From Hunger

Record Food Drive

Library Call for Books

Upcoming Events

Welcome Aboard

Help Build our Library!

The LCFB is building a nutrition library and welcomes any spare or unused books about leading a healthy lifestyle and healthy cooking. We are looking for cookbooks, disease management books (i.e diabetes, heart disease), and healthy living guides. The books will be made available to our partner agencies, clients, and community members interested in learning more about leading a healthy lifestyle. To make a book donation, please contact the LCFB’s Nutrition Coordinator, Lucie Maguire,  at 843-747-8146, ext 114.
 
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LCFB Welomes New Employee  — Marcus Lewis

During July all Americans join together and celebrate the history of our great country! The LCFB is taking this opporutnity to show our American spirit and celebrate "Independence From Hunger," in honor of the more than 190,000 hungry children, families and elderly we serve in our 10 county coastal service area. We encourage all partners and friends to take part in our month long campaign to ensure all of our neighbors can celebrate "Independence From Hunger." The LCFB is happy to share a few of the ways for you to get involved in the campaign and we hope you will help us spread the word.

VOLUNTEER: The LCFB relies on more than 25,000 volunteer hours every year. From sorting and sanitizing food to attending a community event, learn more about the ways you can volunteer to help make a difference in our fight to end hunger!

ADVOCATE: Help the LCFB build hunger awareness! Come visit one of our facilities, attend a community event, share our enewsletter with friends, follow us on twitter, or friend us on facebook. For more information on these ideas and the many more ways to share our mission, contact LCFB Development and Communications Director, Miriam Coombes.

DONATE: The LCFB can create one meal with 1.3 pounds of food! Donate food by hosting a food drive, re-stocking your hurricane supply kit and donating last years, or cleaning out your pantry. Every dollar donated to the LCFB creates 10 meals! To create meals for our campaign, visit our Independence From Hunger page.

Independence From Hunger