GHP Food Alliance SPM

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I. BACKGROUND

In November 2014, the High Point Enterprise published a four-part series shining light

on the severity of food hardship in the greater High Point area. The articles revealed that the

greater High Point area is ranked number two in the nation for food hardship.1 In December 2014,

concerned community members driven to action after reading the series, formed the GHP Food

Alliance. So many community members wanted to be involved that an Executive Team formed

and funneled the volunteers into four groups to cover the main issues: Food Access, Urban

Agriculture, Food Education, and Neighborhood Networks. Each of these teams meets weekly to

discuss ways they can create food sustainability in the community.

The GHP Food Alliance began operating in December 2014 and rallied the community to

take action at the first High Point Food Summit in March 2015. The food summit was one of the

largest inaugural food summits in the United States with over 500 people in attendance. Their

first fundraiser, Can You Cook It? following the Summit raised $3,786 in one evening. The

money raised goes towards funding future initiatives for the GHP Food Alliance and funding a

soon to be full-time Director.

The GHP Food Alliance is aiming to coordinate and improve the effectiveness of entities

in greater High Point focused on alleviating hunger by creating and executing city wide and

neighborhood-focused initiatives to develop more just and sustainable food systems. By doing

this, the GHP Food Alliance anticipates the vast local hunger to be reduced and the community

united.

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II. Business Goals

After understanding the GHP Food Alliance’s needs we have determined these goals to be our

main focus through the campaign:

Business Goal #1: Raise Awareness about the GHP Food Alliance and create a positive reputation

among formal and informal opinion leaders.

The GHP Food Alliance, an organization dedicated to combating food insecurity,

focuses on increasing education and awareness among community members, opinion

leaders, volunteers, and the food insecure. The GHP Food Alliance is working to

provide educational brochures on food nutrition and urban agriculture, build and

maintain relationships with food pantries serving Greater High Point, have launched an

official website, Twitter and Facebook presence. The social media tools, supplemented

with traditional media, will create a presence in the community.

Business Goal #2: Empower food insecure to become agents of change.

The second business goal of the GHP Food Alliance is to empower food insecure to

become agents of change. The mindset of food insecure must be altered from accepting

charity to becoming self-sustainable. The GHP Food Alliance can aid in empowering

food insecure through education about nutrition, budgeting, establishing community

gardens, and other programs. Through educational programs, food insecure community

members will be given resources to become empowered to take an active role in

providing for themselves. This will help create a cycle of change and empowerment in

the High Point community.

Business Goal #3: To raise funds for the GHP Food Alliance

Raising funds is essential for nonprofit organizations to be successful. The GHP Food

Alliance relies solely on the generosity of donors to provide funds to fulfill their goals to

unify the community, generate ideas for sustainable methods, and empower food insecure

to become agents of change. The GHP Food Alliance would like to hire a full-time

director to oversee the day-to-day operations of the organization, so funds will go

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towards to providing a salary. Donations are necessary for GHP Food Alliance to create

promotional materials, execute fundraising and awareness-raising events, and hire a

director to run the organization full-time so they can focus efforts on alleviating hunger in

the Greater High Point area.

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III. Statement of Opportunity:

Concerned community leaders created the Greater High Point Alliance after the High

Point Enterprise published a four-part series about hunger in High Point. The article revealed

alarming statistics citing High Point as second in the nation for food insecurity. GHP Food

Alliance is working tirelessly to alleviate hunger through five teams: Neighborhood Networks,

Food Access, Research and Policy, Food Education and Urban Agriculture. GHP Food Alliance

is a volunteer based organization, which requires constant communication with the community to

ensure involvement and support for the Alliance. A positive online presence on GHP Food

Alliance’s social media platforms, Twitter and Facebook, allows the alliance to reach active

volunteers and followers who can benefit from GHP Food Alliance’s services. Tweeting and

posting statuses about volunteer opportunities and events hosted by the GHP Food Alliance can

entice community members to become involved. A strong social media presence is beneficial for

raising awareness about events, but also about the organization as a whole. A social media

presence for events will be beneficial, but by maintaining active accounts on these platforms,

GHP Food Alliance can raise awareness for the organization itself. Social media has the ability to

reach out to a large group of people, maintain momentum with the campaign, and motivate

people to join the cause. Over 90 percent of nonprofit organizations use at least one social media

platform to connect with the community, the most popular form being Twitter (Guo & Saxton,

2013).

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Research Goals

1. Identify which social media platforms reach opinion leaders

2. Assess the impact of the “Can You Cook It?” event on opinion leaders

3. Find patterns in qualitative feedback from the voices of hunger to address the issue

and develop strategic strategies.

Research Methods

As stated in the executive summary, “The GHP Food Alliance is an initiative committed

to studying our hunger crisis and developing strategies and community partnerships to address it.”

Before developing the “Can You Cook It?” event, the research team set a goal to

determine relevant social media platforms. The research team established how to assess the

success of the campaign and develop strategic methods that will empower the food insecure and

motivate them to become agents of change.

The duty of the research team is to aid the GHP Food Alliance’s initiative by strategically

implementing research tactics based on their own research goals, as well as the business goals set

our the public relations team. The following will explain exactly what types of research methods

were used in the process.

Article I: Primary Research

Section I: Focus Group

A focus group was conducted to assess the voices of hunger in relation to the first two

business goals to raise awareness and empower the food insecure. A focus group is a form of

qualitative research where respondents, in small groups, are asked about their perceptions,

opinions, beliefs and attitudes about a topic. The focus group was facilitated at Open Door

Ministries on April 9 and was accompanied by qualitative interviews for individuals unwilling or

unable to participate in the study at that time.

Prior to conducting the focus group, the research team first had to seek approval from the

Institutional Review Board (IRB) to facilitate this research study by proving ethical research

practices. Next, the team contacted the manager of the kitchen at Open Door Ministries to get

permission to facilitate the study. On April 8, the facilitator, Haley Slone, approached individuals

during dinner and invited them to the focus group the following night. Participation was

completely voluntary, with no incentives offered. Participants were required to fill out a consent

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form and a waiting room questionnaire. The consent form minimized the risk of participants

revealing information they did not wish to share confirming that their participation was

completely voluntary. The focus group began with seven participants and ended with four.

Slone opened with a brief presentation to the focus group to thank members for

participating, explain the purpose of the study, lay out the ground rules for participation, describe

the structure of the study and answer any lingering questions. She explained rule, “You have the

right to leave this group at anytime, however, if you leave, you may not return to the study,” was

mentioned, a male participate stated that he was wearing an ankle monitor and would not be able

to stay for the entirety of the study.

The focus group took approximately one hour. There was a series of five open-ended

questions that were strategically written by brainstorming with the entire public relations team to

address the first two business goals. The team decided on non- intrusive questions to gain an

understanding of how participants viewed the hunger issue and their community. In addition, the

team made sure the questions assessed literacy. The questions used are as follows:

1) Are you aware of the GHP Food Alliance? If so, do you think they are making a

difference in the community?

2) We all know someone who needs, or has needed, food assistance at some point in

time. What resources for hunger are you aware of in the community?

3) There are many sources to seek information about what is going on in the community

such as Facebook, newspapers, radio broadcasts, and television. What is your main

source of information about what is happening in our community?

4) There are a lot of community leaders in High Point; do you think that you have the

power to make a change in the community?

5) Everyone’s voice matters to the community as a whole; in what ways can the

community help you voice your opinion?

A maximum of ten minutes were spent on each question before moving onto the next. Each

participant was asked to keep their responses within a reasonable time so everyone had enough

time to answer each question if they desired.

Responses were recorded on a “Voice Memo” recording app on an iPhone and

transcribed later on. Once transcribed, the relevant quotes were extracted and the data was

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analyzed to find patterns in the participants’ responses. The recordings were deleted once the

transcriptions were made.

Section II: Interviews

Interviews were conducted before and after the focus group at Open Door Ministries. IRB

approval was approved for interviews at this location.

Informal interviews were also completed during the GHP Food Alliance’s Food Summit.

Interviews were conducted with individuals running, supporting, and seeking information from

the Food Summit. Shorthand notes were taken on an iPhone notepad during and after interviews.

Section III: Feedback Surveys

Comment cards were distributed on the tables at the “Can You Cook It?” event. There

were approximately 100 people at the event and 52 responded to the survey.

Article II: Secondary Research

Secondary research included archival research about successful fundraising, urban

agriculture, neighborhood networks, food access and food education. Social media research

included the reasoning behind using Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Research was also

conducted about color psychology in determining the logo and slogan for the campaign.

Can You Cook It? aimed to raise and spread awareness about food hardship. Secondary

research about successful fundraising is in progress. Four local chefs competed in cooking a meal

with food box ingredients from a food pantry. The research team has determined that annual

fundraising events such as “Can You Cook It?” will aid in building relationships with donors and

will increase their awareness through involvement with the GHP Food Alliance. At this event,

community members and potential donors interacted with members of the GHP Food Alliance

and built relationships increasing the likeliness of their becoming annual donors. The event

focused on food insecurity educating attendees about what is found in food boxes and revealing

how hard it is to cook a meal, even for professional chefs.

The client requested a social media presence and much of the secondary research was

conducted on this topic. In Social Media Examiner’s 2013 End of Year Report, 86 percent of

marketers stated that social media held great importance to their business and 89 percent stated

the number one benefit of social media was increased exposure. It was also found that Social

media also creates loyalty between the company and its consumers because of the direct

connection.

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More than 80 percent of nonprofit organizations use Facebook and Twitter so it is logical

for the GHP Food Alliance to follow suit. Creating buzz and word-of-mouth exposure was

important in our outreach and we found that the best way to do that was through Facebook events

and consistently posting on Twitter to maintain the “buzz.”

One of the primary questions the research team had in its social media research was,

“When are the best times to post on social media to reach people at the right time?” In other

words, how can we accrue the highest click through rate (CTR) with our posts? The team found

that the best time to post something meaningful on Facebook is towards the end of the workweek,

on either Thursday or Friday. People tend to be more focused on the weekend and their plans with

friends and family and therefore more inclined to be browsing Facebook. As for Twitter, the team

sought to measure tweet effectiveness. To do so, we recommend using a tool called

Followerwonk – it allows users to find the optimal posting time according to their specific

audience. The site is very thorough and gives analytics about the most effective ways to use

Twitter.

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V. Situation Analysis

1. Raise Awareness about the GHP Food Alliance and create a positive reputation for

formal and informal opinion leaders.

Strengths:

• The GHP Food Alliance has representatives from a variety of professions on their

Executive Team, making it well rounded.

• The GHP Food Alliance is a brand new organization and has the ability to set the tone for

the Alliance’s reputation.

• The GHP Food Alliance is currently collaborating with the United Way of Greater High

Point.

o The GHP Food Alliance can use the positive reputation of the United Way of

Greater High Point to influence formal and informal opinion leaders about the

legitimacy of the organization.

• The Executive Team has a strong passion to alleviate hunger

• Prior articles about the GHP Food Alliance in the High Point Enterprise

o The High Point Enterprise has recently published articles about High Point’s dire

food insecurity problem. Since the articles are so recent, the issue is fresh in

people’s minds.

Weaknesses:

• The GHP Food Alliance has limited online presence. The website was published March 2

and posts on Facebook and Twitter officially began March 5. The social media accounts

and website need to create and maintain a strong online presence to raise awareness about

the organization.

• The GHP Food Alliance is a brand new organization, lacking a reputation within the

community.

o The organization needs to establish a positive reputation to gain trust of the

community.

• The lack of organization of the Executive Team will cause confusion, jeopardizing GHP

Food Alliance’s legitimacy and thus their reputation.

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Opportunities:

• Create relationships with traditional media

o Awareness for GHP Food Alliance does not have to stop at High Point

Enterprise’s series about food insecurity in the community. GHP Food Alliance

has the opportunity to reach publics beyond High Point Enterprise by forming

relationships with other newspapers such as Jamestown News and Thomasville

Times.

o Building relationships with outside media sources would be beneficial to GHP

Food Alliance because they reach different audiences.

• Carl Vierling, a pastor at High Point’s Open Door Ministries and member of GHP Food

Alliance Executive Team, is writing biweekly articles in High Point Enterprise called

“Food For Thought”. Vierling hopes his column will keep hunger in the news with

features about his observations and experiences interacting with food insecure (Vierling,

2015).

o “Food For Thought” will convey the positive actions and efforts being made by

GHP Food Alliance, giving the Alliance an opportunity to create a positive

reputation.

o It can continue the momentum established by High Point Enterprise’s four-part

series about hunger in High Point.

• There are established community organizations in the greater High Point area which

could potentially partner with the GHP Food Alliance.

o Local organizations include: Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater High Point, Big

Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Piedmont, YMCA/YWCA, Helping Hands

Emergency Assistance Ministry, High Point Civitan Club, High Point

Community Foundation, High Point Public Library, High Point Regional Health

System, Junior League of High Point, Latino Family Center of Greater High

Point, Macedonia Family Resource Center, Mobile Meals for the Elderly of High

Point, Open Door Ministries of High Point, and Rotary Club of High Point.

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Threats:

• People who need help from GHP Food Alliance may not be able to access resources GHP

Food Alliance offers.

o The GHP Food Alliance website provides a list of locations where individuals

can find food pantries and hot meals. The online list may be a threat because of a

lack of time of means to access GHP Food Alliance’s website. It will be

challenging to raise awareness about the alliance if people do not have the ability

to access GHP Food Alliance’s resources.

• Hunger in High Point is a long-standing issue. Community members willing and able to

help may feel they have dedicated enough time and effort, or feel the systems in place are

sufficient.

• High Point is an extremely diverse community.

o Foreign-born residents accounted for 12.1 percent of the city’s total population

(U.S. Census Bureau, 2015). In addition, there are over 120 first languages and

141 countries of origin represented in the Guilford County Schools (Center for

New North Carolinians, 2014). It will be challenging to find a middle ground for

all cultural and religious traditions.

Strategic Implications:

The GHP Food Alliance was created to combat the hunger crisis in High Point. Using the

momentum of the High Point Enterprise hunger series, the GHP Food Alliance held two

successful events to inform the community of their presence and purpose. However, now the

GHP Food Alliance needs to continue to gain awareness in the community on its own. The Food

Summit is a good introductory awareness event for the people of High Point to understand what is

going on right outside their front doors. To maintain a positive reputation and keep the awareness

up, the GHP Food Alliance needs to stay organized and focused on its goal. Ethically, the GHP

Food Alliance needs to be aware of how the people who are food insecure feel and to make sure

not to have backlash from them.

The GHP Food Alliance will be able to help with the issue of food insecurity by getting

the people who need help and those who want to help together on the same level. To successfully

accomplish raising awareness, more resources such as print, TV, radio, social media, and the

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website need to be utilized. If the GHP Food Alliance does not cultivate relationships with such

resources, they will have limited ways to raise awareness.

2. Empower food insecure to become agents of change.

Strengths:

• The Executive Team of GHP Food Alliance is a combination of professionals.

o The combination of professional experiences, knowledge base and connections,

GHP Food Alliance’s Executive Team is effectively tailored and used as a tool to

run the organization

• The Executive Team created five committees to delegate tasks: Food Education, Food

Access, Urban Agriculture, and the Neighborhood Networks.

o The Food Education Team will educate about how to cook healthy meals, and

what foods to buy with their supplemental money.

o The Food Access Team is working with local pantries to create more sustainable

food boxes to provide more hot meal programs.

o The Urban Agriculture Team is identifying a location for a food park, and raising

awareness about resources.

o The Neighborhood Networks team is meeting with leaders from each

neighborhood to help increase volunteers and begin programs.

• Can You Cook It? Fundraiser

o Can You Cook It? focuses on food boxes provided to the food insecure by local

food pantries. Top chefs from High Point compete in an Iron Chef-style

event to create meals using only ingredients found in a typical food box. The

chefs will create instructional videos to prepare similar meals.

o The instructional videos will help the empower food insecure to become agents

of change.

Weaknesses:

• The GHP Food Alliance is a faith-oriented organization.

o Food insecure may feel alienated by the emphasis on primarily Christian

influence, preventing them from becoming agents of change.

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• There are 20 members of the Executive Team with different experiences and ideas

about how to alleviate hunger in High Point.

o Too many opinions and ideas have the potential to cause disagreements among

the members, taking away from the importance of the issue itself.

The large size of the Executive Team can lead to organizational problems.

Opportunities:

• Utilize external influencers to convey the key messages to the food insecure.

o External influencers, such as religious leaders, government leaders, and other

food insecure community members can assist in educating and

empowering food insecure to become agents of change. Educational

opportunities include: preparing nutritious meals from food boxes, creating and

maintaining community gardens, and creating budgets.

• Food distribution programs such as food pantries and restaurants that donate or provide

meals

• Educate youth to prevent future food hardship though educational programs

Threats:

• Food insecurity is an extremely sensitive topic.

o Members of the community suffering from food insecurity are too proud to ask

for, or accept, assistance.

• Communication must be done strategically to not offend or upset the food insecure.

• The abundance of government regulations, such as building grocery stores in

food deserts; restrict the ability to alleviate the hunger crisis.

o Instead, people could create community gardens in their community to help grow

fresh food

• High Point is an extremely diverse community.

o Between 2009 and 2013, foreign-born residents accounted for 12.1 percent of the

city’s total population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2015). In addition, there are over

120 first languages and 141 countries of origin represented in the Guilford

County Schools (Center for New North Carolinians, 2014).

o It will be challenging to find a middle ground for all cultural and religious

traditions.

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GHP Food Alliance must establish a positive reputation within the greater High Point

Community. There is potential to empower the food insecure to become agents of change through

future educational programs. It is important to remember the sensitivity of the issue to not

embarrass or offend the food insecure in internal and external communication.

3. To raise funds for the GHP Food Alliance

Strengths:

• The GHP Food Alliance has been working with an innovative campaign team comprised

of talented and driven communication students.

o Students launched a website with a donation page, created promotional

materials to provide to people interested in learning about the

organization, which could encourage them to donate, and wrote and distributed

press releases about fundraising events to drive attendance and media

coverage.

• The GHP Food Alliance has several faith-based Executive Team members who can

reach out to their congregations and encourage them to donate. Being faith oriented

can help establish a reputation and trust within the community, thus

encouraging people to donate.

o Carl Vierling, Executive Team member, has been an outspoken advocate for

hunger in High Point for years and is a pastor at Open Door Ministries, which

gives him a large network.

o Matt Thiel, the facilitator of GHP Food Alliance’s Executive Team, is a

Wells Fargo Financial Advisor and has connections to, and relationships

with, local business leaders and philanthropists who can donate and

participate in fundraising.

• The GHP Food Alliance has two planned annual events including the Food Summit

and “Can You Cook It?” fundraiser. The inaugural Can You Cook It?

proved successful at raising donations for the Alliance with Can You Cook It? raising

$3,786.

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Weaknesses:

• The GHP Food Alliance cannot directly accept donations because they have not

achieved 501(c)(3) status, deeming them an official nonprofit organization. GHP

Food Alliance is currently accepting donations through the United Way, which can

compromise their validity with the community and can cause

confusion, potentially turning away donors.

• The GHP Food Alliance does not have a paid staff member and fundraising for such

a large issue is a full time job, limiting the ability to raise funds.

• The website and social media pages are new, which can compromise awareness for the

organization and limit the amount of people who could donate through the website or

find out about donating and fundraisers through social media updates.

• The pace at which the Alliance was established could result in poorly executed events.

o There may be a lack of awareness of an event within the community, so

attendance may be low, resulting in lower donations.

Opportunities:

• Potential donors are unaware of the GHP Food Alliance’s actions because it is a newly

formed organization, which provides the opportunity to educate and communicate future

plans. Having this opportunity to shape the way the community sees the

Alliance enables them to position itself to ask for donations increase support.

• High Point Enterprise wrote a four-part series about hunger in High Point which were

their most popular articles of 2014, causing the crisis to be widely discussed, and created

the need for change that the GHP Food Alliance can assist with.

o The issue is fresh in people’s minds and the GHP Food Alliance has the

opportunity to use the momentum created by High Point Enterprise’s articles

because potential donors will be more willing to donate now then when the

articles are forgotten.

• The GHP Food Alliance is introducing sustainability.

o They are offering new solutions to an old problem, which will stir excitement in

the community. They can capitalize off of this and encourage donors by

promoting their new idea of changing the current model from charity to

sustainability and development.

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• High Point University is a quickly growing source of jobs, volunteers and donations in

the community.

o The GHP Food Alliance has already partnered with the university and should

take advantage of its resources and willingness to get involved and become a

consistent partner with them. High Point University has locations for

fundraisers, as well as student volunteers to run fundraisers and donate.

Threats

• Lack of jobs in High Point is a major reason people are hungry,

with an unemployment rate of 5.3 percent (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015). The

GHP Food Alliance has no control over unemployment and donations cannot

change this.

• The attitude of many members in the High Point community is paternal.

o Individuals are willing to donate food and money, but do not think about long-

term sustainability for community members suffering from food insecurity.

• The large gap between the affluent members of the community and the food

insecure may make it difficult to get donations. It could be hard for affluent members

of society to relate to the problem because it does not directly affect them, so they may

not pay attention to the initiatives of the GHP Food Alliance, which could keep them

from donating.


• The GHP Food Alliance must operate in a transparent manner to gain the trust of the

community.

• Community members are willing to help, but the crisis is longstanding and much

larger than people realized. The GHP Food Alliance has to strategically plan how to

show them how donations are being used and why it is so necessary to change the

model from charity to sustainability. People feel more comfortable donating to a

cause that immediately shows results.

• The Alliance must tread carefully between asking affluent members of the community

for donations, while also including people who are financially unable to donate to their

events and mission. The entire community must unify to eliminate hunger.

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• Raising funds is essential to operate the GHP Food Alliance, but needs to be

conducted in an inclusive manner. It is important for members of the GHP Food

Alliance to include all community members in fundraising events because each

neighborhood needs to support the missions of the GHP Food Alliance to make

a sustainable change.

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VI. Key Objectives

Business Goal #1 Objectives:

• By June 2015, create media kit introducing GHP Food Alliance and provide

resources for food insecure and distribute through mass-mailings and door-to-door.

• Utilize the social media to quickly and effectively spread GHP Food Alliance’s

messages and raise awareness about the organization.


• Create an event called Can You Change It? to empower people to become change

agents.


• Become independent from United Way and accept donations directly to GHP Food

Alliance by January 1st, 2016 through obtaining official 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax

exemption.

• Can You Cook It? event to raise funds.

• Create an annual food walk fundraiser.

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VII. Key Audiences

• Radio, television and print media outlets • Community Leaders • Businesses • Local Places of Worship • Food Banks and Food Pantries • Universities in the Triad • Nonprofit Organizations in the Triad

Radio, television and print media outlets

• The Business Journal of the Triad • The High Point Enterprise • Go Triad Magazine • The Thomasville Times • News & Record • Archdale-Trinity News • Jamestown News • YES! Weekly • Fox 8 • WXII 12 • 90.1 FM- WNAA • 90.9 FM- WQFS • 92.7 FM- W224CP • 95.5 FM- WHPE • 97.1 FM- WQMG • 98.7 FM- WSMW • 99.5 FM- WMAG • 102.5 FM W275AL • 104.9 FM- W285EU

Community Leaders:

• City officials • Key business leaders • Business owners in the food deserts • Leaders of organizations similar to the GHP Food Alliance • Leaders in faith communities • Directors of food pantries • Directors of community gardens • Teachers • Potential food box donors

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o If donors are aware of the unhealthy products going into food boxes, they might be inclined to donate more nutritional foods. If the quality of food boxes increases, then the food insecure might be better equipped to prepare nutritional meals and therefore become agents of change.

• The Food insecure community members from seven food deserts of High Point, specifically focusing on:

o Burns Hill o Washington Street o West End

Businesses

• Southern Roots • Liberty Steakhouse • Emerywood Fine Foods • Penny Path Cafe and Crepe Shop • String and Splinter Club • Guilford Child Development • High Point Community Foundation • Cornerstone HealthCare • Timco Aviation Services Inc. • Klaussner Furniture Industries • Koury Corp • NorthState • Food Lion • High Point Regional

Local Places of Worship

• Word of Life Tabernacle • First Church of God • Church of Christ • Journey Church of the Triad • Word of Reconciliation Ministries • Greater St. Matthew’s Fellowship Ministries • New Day Ministry • Hope Outreach Center Inc. • West End Ministries • Life Changing International Church • N C East District The Wesleyan Church • Community Bible Church • First Christian Church Ministries • First Baptist Church • Deep River Friends Meeting • Gospel Baptist Church • International Prayer & Fasting Center

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• Crossing at High Point Church • Islamic Center of High Point • Hinnant Greg Ministries • Latino Family Center of Greater High Point • Seedtime & Harvest Ministries Inc. • Immaculate Heart of Mary • Beth David Synagogue • United Methodist Church • Islamic Center of the Triad

Food Banks and Food Pantries

• Open Door Ministries • My Brother’s Keeper • The Greensboro Urban Ministries • Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina • Second Harvest Food Bank of North West NC • Triad Community Kitchen • Cooperative Community Ministry • A Gift of Giving • Another Chance Gospel Ministry • Caring Services • Spirit of Life Ministries • Salvation Army • Triad Adult Day Care • Elijah's Food Pantry/Tabernacle Baptist Church • Open Door Ministries of High Point • Christ United Methodist Church • Fairfield United Methodist Church • High Point Christian Center • High Point Seventh-Day Adventist Church • Ward Street Mission • West End Ministries • Hand To Hand, Parkwood Baptist Church • Helping Hands Ministries • Hope Outreach Center • Kingdom Building Church International • Kings Chapel Apostolic Church • Macedonia Family Resource Center • New Beginnings Full Gospel Ministry • Words of Comfort Outreach Ministry • Mobile Meals of High Point • First United Pentecostal Church • Triad Health Project • New Day the Church at High Point

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• Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency • Renaissance Road Church • Sincerely Agape • Solid Rock Baptist Church • New Bethel Baptist Church • Emerywood Baptist Church • Upper Room Baptist Church • First United Methodist Church

Universities in the Triad Area • High Point University (third largest contributor to United Way) • University of North Carolina at Greensboro • Greensboro College • Guilford College • Wake Forest • Elon • North Carolina A&T University

Nonprofit Organizations in the Greater High Point area • The United Way of Greater High Point • Kiwanis of High Point • High Point Community Foundation • Big Brothers & Big Sister • Caring Services • Communities in Schools • Community Clinic of High Point • Community Resource Network: CRN • Family Promise of Greater Guilford • Family Services of the Piedmont • Food Not Bombs • Guilford Center • Guilford Community Care Network • Guilford County Department of Public Health • Guilford County Resource and Referral Center • Hartley Family YMCA • Helping Hands • High Point Community Foundation • Leslie’s House • Jacob’s Hope • Macedonia Outreach • Malachi’s House II • Mary’s House

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• North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness • North Carolina Housing Coalition • Open Door Ministries • Partners Ending Homelessness • Partnership for Health Management • Salvation Army of High Point • Triad Health Project • United Way of Greater High Point • Ward Street Community Ministries • West End Ministries • Youth Focus • Youth Network • YMCA of High Point • YMCA of Thomasville • YMCA of Jamestown

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Key Message #1:Radio, television and print media outlets

The awareness of the GHP Food Alliance will help eliminate High Point as the second

most food insecure city in the nation. Your help in raising awareness for the GHP Food

Alliance will help align your philanthropic company with your local community. By

being a caring community member, it will cause you to gain a positive reputation in the

minds or your consumers.

Key Message #2: Community Leaders

Community leaders are very involved with helping the people in our area with the

situations they encounter. Examples of community leaders that have a lasting effect are

teachers. Teachers in elementary, middle and high schools in the area are very aware of

the hunger crisis, and they know the children directly who are affected by it. By targeting

them and other community leaders, the teachers will see a way to help their students and

their families

Key Message #3: Businesses

By targeting business owners in the food deserts, we can make them more aware of their

surroundings and they will be compelled to help because their business is in the heart of

the crisis.

Key Message #4: Local Places of Worship

Many local places of worship offer support of food and shelter to many people who are

hungry. Together local places of worship and the GHP Food Alliance can team together

to give more people the resources they need.

Key Message #5: Food Banks and Food Pantries

Employees of the food banks work directly with the food insecure, and can inform

those in need about the help about the GHP Food Alliance can offer.

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Key Message #6: Universities in the Triad

Because of how new the GHP Food Alliance is, they need volunteers to help set their

goals in motion. Having your university students aware of this issue may help the

number of volunteers willing to help. By joining the GHP Food Alliance and the your

university volunteer center a strong relationship can be built on trust of always having

support and by also helping those who are food insecure.

Key Message #7: Nonprofit Organizations in the Triad

GHP Food Alliance is aiming to alleviate hunger through empowering food

insecure and unifying nonprofit groups to combat the issue together. GHP Food

Alliance aims to shift the mindset from charity to sustainability.

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VII. STRATEGIES & TACTICS

Objective:

Utilize the social media to quickly and effectively spread GHP Food Alliances’ messages and

raise awareness about the organization.

Strategy:

Create and maintain a digital media presence.

Rationale:

The GHP Food Alliance needs a digital media presence to make people aware of this new

organization and their mission. The GHP Food Alliance is focusing on developing a website and

creating social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The social media sites, as

well as the website, has current news about the Food Alliance and information about how the

community can get involved.

Tactics:

• Questions and answers to frequently asked questions (Website)

• Questions for Executive Team (Website)

• Create a social media calendar

• Divide tweets by months, questions, stats

Objective:

Create an event called Can You Change It? to empower people to become change agents

Strategy:

Host an interactive event to inspire and empower community members to be agents of change

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Rationale:

To ensure a lasting and sustainable change, the GHP Food Alliance must encourage the entire

community to get involved and inspire them to be the change they want to see. An event that gets

everyone involved and together talking and discussing issues they will want to become agents of

change for their neighborhoods and for their city. The only way to get everyone together to be

supporters of the initiatives of the GHP Food Alliance is to host an event.

Tactics:

• Create and execute Can You Change It? event to involve community members with the

GHP Food Alliance and want to create change in High Point.

Objective:

Become independent from United Way and accept donations directly to GHP Food

Alliance by January 1st, 2016 through obtaining official 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax

exemption.

Strategy:

Obtain a 501(c)(3) official nonprofit status from the IRS.

o Rationale: This makes the GHP Food Alliance tax-exempt and then recognized

a charitable organization. The Alliance will be able promote the GHP Food

Alliance as an independent nonprofit organization in which organizations and

individuals can donate to and write donations off in their taxes. The GHP Food

Alliance must follow several steps in order to obtain tax exemption from the

IRS, which is broken down in the tactics.

Tactics:

• Determine whether GHP Food Alliance is a private or public charity.

• Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN) from the IRS

• Fill out Internal Revenue Service Form 1023, Application for Recognition of Exemption

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Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Form 1023”)

• Once all of the documents are completed and up-to-date the GHP Food Alliance must

submit the application to the IRS via: http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-

Nonprofits/Application-for-Recognition-of-Exemption

• Once the 501 (c) (3) is obtained write a letter that explains the mission of the GHP Food

Alliance to local business and inform them that it is now an official 501(c)(3) tax exempt

nonprofit that can accept donations.

Objective:

Create an annual 5K Food Walk and “Can You Cook It?” event to raise funds for the GHP Food

Alliance.

Strategy:

Raise funds and awareness about the GHP Food Alliance in the community through hosting

events and partnering with area sponsors.

Rationale:

Since the GHP Food Alliance a new organization, it is crucial to familiarize the community with

its name through fundraising and awareness events. Community members will be more likely to

donate their time and money when they are taking part in a fun event like Can You Cook It?

There are many local businesses in the Greater High Point areas that are passionate about the

cause and willing to donate their services. Annual events like Can You Cook It?, the Food Walk

and “Can You Change It?” will raise awareness for the GHP Food Alliance while also generating

funds.

Tactics:

• Create an extensive list of area sponsors

• Plan and execute Can You Cook It? to raise awareness and funds

Develop the Can You Change It? event to empower food insecure community members

to become agents of change

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Can You Cook It? Event Manual

Summary: The concept for “Can You Cook It?” is an iron chef style competition where local

chefs compete to make their best dish using only ingredients found in a food box from High

Point’s local food pantries. The purpose of “Can You Cook It?” is to raise awareness and funds

for the GHP Food Alliance. While tasting the four chefs’ dishes was the primary attraction, the

night also included a silent auction and performances by the High Point University Acapella

groups Petal Points and Toccatatones.

Where: Centennial Station, 121 S. Centennial Street, High Point, NC, 27262

When: Tuesday, March 31, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Ticket Price: $20.00

Competition Rules: The participating chefs were provided with the competition rules two weeks

prior to the event. There were four sample food boxes, so each chef had slightly different

ingredients to work with. They made a sample dish a week before the event so they could film the

cooking process, to be shown during the event. On the evening of, “Can You Cook It?” each chef

prepared 100 sample size portions of their dish to be served to the event guests. Before each dish

was served, a video of the chef and their cooking process was shown. They had a brief question

and answer session with three dieticians discussing the nutritional value of each dish. After all

four dishes were served, guests used their admission tickets to make their “People’s Choice” vote

for their favorite dish. During this time the dieticians also deliberated on the critic’s choice, which

was awarded to the most nutritious dish. The people’s choice winner received a custom,

embroidered chef’s hat from Meg’s Gifts and the Critic’s Choice winner received a hand-

decorated chef’s spoon trophy.

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Participating Chefs:

Brian Anderson – Emerywood Fine Foods

Eric Brownlee – String and Splinter Club

Miro Buzov and Tyler Macon – Penny Path Café

N’gai Dickerson – Guilford Child Development

Timeline: Tuesday March 31, 2015

11:00am High Point University students arrive at venue (Centennial Station)

for set up

5:30pm Student and volunteer call time

6:30pm Centennial Station doors open

Ken Marshall’s music begins

7:00pm Guests begin arriving

7:15pm Petal Points Performance

7:25pm Nick O’Brien Introductions

Opening Prayer – Joe Blosser

Welcome Speech – Carl Vierling

Explain Event/Silent Auction and Introduce Judge (Sharon Cass) – Nick O’Brien

7:30pm Video of chef 1: Brian Anderson, Emerywood Fine Foods (3 min)

Chef 1 on stage (10 min)

Q & A with critics and audience

Food served – chef 1

Video of chef 2: Eric Brownlee, String & Splinter Club (3 min)



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Video of chef 3: Miro Buzov, Penny Path Café & Crêpe Shop (3 min)




Video of chef 4 - N’gai Dickerson – Guilford Child Development (3 min)




**Dieticians on stage to give nutritional analysis and answer questions

8:10pm Nick O Brien Speaks - “Time to vote! You have until 8:40pm”

Introduce Musical Guests – Nick O’Brien

Toccatatones Performance

Ken’s music

8:40pm Voting Closes

8:50 pm Nick O’Brien introduces Paul Lessard

Executive Team Member Speaks about GHPFA – Paul Lessard

Critics Choice Winner Announced – Sharon Cass

People’s Choice Winner Announced – Paul Lessard

Nick O Brien “X more minutes left in the auction”

Ken Marshall’s music begins again

9:15pm Silent Auction Ends

10:00pm Event Ends – Cleanup

Distribute auction items/collect money

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Silent Auction:

Item Name Item Description Value

Dinner & A Movie

$20 Gift Card for Mad Greek Grill and 2 Regal Cinemas

Movie Passes $41

High Point Enterprise Package 1 year subscription, mug, pictorial history book $185

Giannos Gift Card 2 @ 25 $50

BohoBlu Gift Certificate Gift Certificate $25

Lily Pulitzer Insulated Beverage

Bag Gift from Hang Ups $25

Paint Night Out for 2 2 Hour Painting Lesson for Two $70

Chop House Gift Card Gift Card $50

La Hacienda Gift Certificate Gift Certificate $20

Cupcake Gift Package Two $20 Gift cards & cupcake tree $60

A Day on the Golf Course Gift Certificate for Green Fee and Cart $39

Local Business Discount Bundle Gift Cards and Coupons from 7 local businesses $175

Guy's Night Out Bottle of Captain Morgan Rum and Buffalo Wild Wings

Coupons

$57

Signed Men's HPU Lax Apparel HPU Lax Shirt Signed By Team $35

Family Portrait Package Family Portrait Session at Classic Photography by Truell $250

End Table End table from Stein World Furniture $126

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Lamp Lamp from Stein World Furniture $70

Creative: Attached please find the design materials used during the event including: Chef

“Menu” Poster, Program, Invitations, Bid Sheets and Table Cards.

Finances:

Total Funds Raised $3,786

Total Event Cost $1,455

Total Event Profit $2,331

Donors:

Donor Amount Level

HPU Student Government Association $1,600 Platinum

Eric & Alyce Hill Venue Costs Gold

Jim & Ann Morgan Venue Costs Gold

Rob & Susan Culp Venue Costs Gold

Bill & Andy Fenn Venue Costs Gold

Photography By Truell $250 Silver

Stein World Furniture $196 Silver

High Point Enterprise $185 Silver

Wine and Design $70 Bronze

Giannos $50 Bronze

Sport Clips $50 Bronze

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Hair Logix $40 Bronze

Sweet Josephine's $40 Bronze

Oak Hollow Golf Course $39 Bronze

Buffalo Wild Wings $35 Bronze

Tokyo Massage $30 Bronze

BohoBlu Boutique $25 Bronze

Hang Ups $25 Bronze

Sammy G's Tavern $25 Bronze

North Carolina ABC Comission $22 Bronze

Regal Cinemas $21 Bronze

Chili's $20 Bronze

La Hacienda $20 Bronze

Mad Greek Grill $20 Bronze

Chop House $50 Bronze

Harris Teeter $10 Bronze

HPU Men's Lacrosse Team $35 Bronze

Public Relations/Publicity: Please see attached documents for campaign public relations

materials including: an advertisement, fact sheet, press release, media advisory, and media

schedule. Other media coverage included: article in the High Point Enterprise, live interview on

Fox 8, and event coverage on WXLV ABC 45. During “Can You Cook It?”, High Point

University students live tweeted and posted updates to the Facebook page, allowing an even

broader audience to keep up with the action from home.

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AGENCY INFORMATION

MISSION: The GHP Food Alliance will strive to coordinate and improve the effectiveness of

entities in Greater High Point focused on alleviating hunger by creating and executing citywide

and neighborhood-focused initiatives to develop more just and sustainable food systems.

5K OBJECTIVE: This fundraiser will help further the mission of the organization. Business

goal one is to raise awareness for the GHP Food Alliance and create a positive reputation among

formal and informal business leaders. Business goal two is to empower the food insecure to

become agents of change. Business goal three is to raise funds. The event will take place during

the month of May.

OVERALL GOAL: The GHP Food Alliance will create just and sustainable supplemental food

systems for Greater High Point by fostering unity, developing responsibility, and empowering

communities.

HISTORY: In November of 2014, the High Point Enterprise published a four-part expose

shining a light on the severity of food hardship in greater High Point. The articles revealed that

High Point is ranked number two in the nation for food hardship. In December 2014, concerned

community members driven to action after reading the expose formed the GHP Food Alliance. So

many community members wanted to be involved that an Executive Team formed and funneled

the volunteers into five teams to cover the main issues: Food Access, Urban Agriculture, Food

Education, Research and Policy, and Neighborhood Networks. Each of these teams meets weekly

to discuss ways they can create food sustainability in the community.

Guidelines: The manual is a resource for planning the event. The manual should help you:

1. Handle the details of a 5K, including budgeting, to ensure your race doesn't lose

money.

2. Work with officials to receive the proper permits

3. Use strategic marketing to publicize the event

4. Strategically work with sponsors to improve your 5K

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5. Assess the success of your event

6. Get a leg up on next year's event and keep your participants coming back

I. Organizing Committees

An essential step in organizing a successful walk/run is to establish committees. In the planning

stages of your event, choose the committees that fit the particular needs of your event. The

following organization committee information is used as a guide for most large walk/run events.

Your event may need all, some, or different committees, depending on your needs. The Executive

Committee consists of a Committee Chair, Treasurer and Event Committee Chairmen. Executive

Committee members are responsible for planning and overseeing all activities associated with the

event, including developing a preliminary budget.

Executive Committee Chair

The Committee Chair is responsible for running meetings. As the facilitator, you must run a

meeting that will flow so the group may can complete its work in a fair and timely manner. The

Executive Committee Chair supports and oversees the work of all committees and monitors all

aspects of the event. The Executive Committee as a whole should focus on getting people to

participate and form teams (teams make more money).

Treasurer

The treasurer is responsible for funds of the event. He/she maintains a permanent record with a

detailed account of all money received and spent. The treasurer gives a summary report at each

meeting.

II. Event Committees

Publicity & Marketing

This committee is responsible for all print materials for the race, developing media opportunities,

assisting race day reporters, photographing the activities, and recruiting a radio station to

broadcast at the event.

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Responsibilities include:

• Registration brochure with form • Creating print material • Team registration form • Pledge form • Poster • Flyer • Public Service Announcements

III. Sponsorship and Prize Committee

This committee is responsible for brainstorming potential sponsors, drafting correspondence,

acknowledging gifts, and soliciting potential sponsors and donors of in-kind donations and prizes.

Recruiting volunteers to help with this process will be beneficial in securing the necessary

amounts of items for your event.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop a list of potential sponsors and donors (tentative list created below)

• Draft solicitation materials for sponsorships and in-kind donations

• Mail solicitation materials and follow-up with potential sponsors and donors

• Plan award ceremony for prize distribution and sponsorship acknowledgments

• Solicit support through phone, direct contact, mail, etc.

• Thank donors promptly on the Day of Event

• Ensure sponsor recognition signage is in place

• Oversee door prizes and goody bag giveaways (if applicable)

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98 Asian Bistro

1800 N Main St. Suite 106

High Point, NC 27262

(336) 887-3388

After Hours

1614 N Main St

High Point, NC

Avanti Salon and Spa

3793 Samet Dr.


(336) 841-1212

Barberitos

1231 Eastchester Dr. #118

High Pont, NC 27265

(336) 884-1285

Blair Park Golf Course

1901 South Main St.


(336) 883-3497

Blue Rock Pizza

1529 N Main St.


(336) 889-2583

Blue Water Grille

126 E State Ave.


(336) 886-1010

BohoBlu

5836 Samet Dr. #135


(336) 858-5371

Buffalo Wild Wings

5836 Samet Dr. Suite 115


(366) 841-4050

Carolina Diner

201 Eastchester Dr.


(336) 869-0660

Chevalrie Salon

3710 N Main St.

High Point NC, 27265

(336) 889-3759

Childress Vineyard

1000 Childress Vineyards Rd.

Lexington, NC

(336) 236-9463

Chili’s

Oak Hollow Mall,

920 Mall Loop Rd.

High Point, NC 27262-7654

(336) 889-2505

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Chop House

4001 Meeting Way

High Point, NC

(336) 841-7156

Da Bean

709 W Lexington Ave.


(336) 889-2107

Dunkin Donuts

274 Eastchester Dr.

High Point, NC

(336) 884-0278

Emerywood Café



(336) 882-6971

Fire & Sticks

3971 Sedgebrook St.


(336) 887- 3473

Fire House Subs

5815 Samet Dr.


(336) 885-9760

Giannos

1124 Eastchester Dr.


(336) 885-0762

Grandover Resort

1000 Club Rd.

Greensboro, NC 27407

(336) 294-1800

Greensboro Grasshoppers

408 Bellemeade St.


(336) 268-2255

Northpointe Xing,

2705 N Main St. # 115


(336) 887-2501

Hams

5840 Samet Dr.

High Point, NC

(336) 887-2434

Hang Ups

5824 Samet Dr. # 165


(336) 905-7051

Harris Teeter

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High Point, NC

(336) 869-6317

High Point Enterprise

213 Woodbine St.

High Point, NC

(336) 888-3500

Hooters



(336) 882-4668

High Point University Bookstore

833 Montlieu Ave.


(336) 841-9221

High Point University Athletics

833 Montlieu Ave.


(336) 345-6993

JH Adams Inn

1108 N Main St.


(336) 882-3267

Kozzy’s Grille

179 E Lexington Ave.


(336) 885-6999

Liberty

Oak Hollow Mall,

914 Mall Loop Rd.


(336) 882-4677

Liquor Store

201 W Fairfield Rd.


(336) 434-2146

Mad Greek Grill

5824 Samet Dr.


(336) 841-1552

Meg’s Gifts



(336) 886-6347

Moe’s Southwest Grill

5872 Samet Dr.

High Point, NC

(336) 841-1220

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Oak Hollow Golf Course

3400 N Centennial St.


(336) 883-3260

Olive Garden

4006 Brian Jordan Pl.


(336) 841-5006

Regal Cinemas Palladium

5830 Samet Dr.


(336) 882-5554

Panera

2400 Penny Rd.

High Point, NC

(336) 812-4593

Paradise Tan

3710 N Main St. #102


(336) 886-8895

Photography by Truell

705 Randolph St.

Thomasville, NC 27360

(336) 476-4938

Potent Potables

115 E Main St.

Jamestown, NC 27282

(336) 882-9463

Proximity

704 Green Valley Rd.


(336) 379-8200

Real Creation Wine Bar



(336) 882-2299

Sake

2207 N Centennial St.


(336) 882-1450

Sammy G’s Tavern

3800 Tinsley Dr.


Sherwin Williams

127 Westchester Dr.


(336) 869-7186

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Simon Jewelers

1345 N Main St. #108


(336) 887-939

Sheetz

802 Westchester Dr.

High Point, NC

(336) 884-0012

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All sponsors will be listed according to their sponsorship level on the race webpage and printed

materials including banners and event T-Shirts (subject to printing deadlines). In addition,

sponsors will be recognized during the event day activities. Sponsors may set up a display table

on the day of the event and distribute promotional materials (if desired). Sponsors may also

display a banner or logo at the event.

Title Sponsorship ($10,000)

• In addition to the general sponsorship benefits listed above, Title Sponsors will have priority

listing on all printed materials including press releases and will be noted as a Title Sponsor in any

advertising. Title Sponsors may pre-register 20 participants.

Platinum Sponsorship ($5,000)

• In addition to the general sponsorship benefits listed above, Platinum Sponsors will be noted as

a Platinum Sponsor in any press release. Platinum Sponsors may pre-register 15 participants.

Gold Sponsorship ($2,500)

• In addition to the general sponsorship benefits listed above, Gold Sponsors may pre-register 10

participants.

Silver Sponsorship ($1,000)

• In addition to the general sponsorship benefits listed above, Silver Sponsors may pre-register

five participants.

Bronze Sponsorship ($500)

• In addition to the general sponsorship benefits listed above, Bronze Sponsors may pre-register

two participants.

Volunteer Recruitment

An important part of organizing a successful event is to recruit and retain good volunteers.

Friends and family are a good place to start. Don’t forget to recruit volunteers from groups such

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as high schools, religious groups, college social groups such as sororities and fraternities, senior

citizen centers, or volunteer fire departments. Before recruiting volunteers, have a plan in place

for the positions where you will need help. People like to volunteer for specific activities and

most will say, “Yes,” when asked to participate from a friend.

Responsibilities Include:

• May work with activities committee

• Recruit volunteers

• Identify businesses and other locations to distribute posters and registration brochures

• Distribute publicity and registration materials to stores, companies, and nonprofits

• Contact organizations to solicit volunteers or participants (Boy Scouts/ Girl Scouts,

school groups, and service clubs)

• Day of event

• Check-in volunteers

• Direct them to their posts

Activities Committee

This committee is responsible for developing and assisting with all day of event additional

activities, such as kids’ games and activities.


• Create and execute children’s day of event activities such as games, petting zoo, raffle,

etc. (if applicable).

• Contact organizations that may provide volunteers or participants to help with chosen

activities (Boy/Girl scouts, school, or service clubs).

Registration & Pledge Committee

This committee is responsible for preparing registration forms (print and online), setting up the

registration area, training all volunteers for registration, pre-registration, and pledge areas.

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Volunteers collect all funds on the day of the event and provide a check-in list for registrants and

volunteers.


• Create registration packet forms (online and print)

o https://www.formstack.com/templates/5k-registration *example

o http://environ-

council.affi.org/affi/files/ccLibraryFiles/Filename/000000001820/5K%20Fun%2

0Run%20Form.pdf *example

• Work with marketing to create information and registration website

o http://www.lightthenight.org

• Monitor all registered participates and communicate confirmation

• Set up registration system and tent

• Prepare registration packets for pre-registered participants

• Assemble goody bags, if needed (t-shirt, water bottle, information packet)

• Train the lead volunteers for day-of-event registration

Logistics Committee

This committee is responsible for creating a layout of all event activities including the pledge

area, course layout, water and refreshment stations, staging, tents, parking, and transporting all

materials to the race location. The committee is also responsible for set-up and break down of all

tents, tables, trash, and materials needed to organize and race day activities.


• Compile a list of all materials and equipment that needs to be transported to the site

• Identify supplies hauler, refreshments leader, water station leader, and parking leader

• Assemble all materials and transport them to the site on the day of event

• Direct set-up (staging, tents, kids area, tables, chairs, etc.)

• Direct, monitor, and manage refreshments, water stations, and parking

• Collect and pack materials to be saved or returned

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Items to Consider:

Choose a Date:

• May 2016 (tentative)

o Global Health and Fitness Month

• Is weather an issue?

• Conflicting Events – on route, in the community, or holidays

Choose a Location:

• 5K Route Plan (tentative)

o High Point Athletic Complex

o 2920 School Park Rd., High Point, NC 27265

o Contact Athletic Director:

! Anthony Ellison -- [email protected]

• Accessibility to ample and easy parking

• Accessibility for handicapped persons

• Accessibility to restroom facilities

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Goals of the Fundraiser:

• Raise funds

• Raise awareness

• Public education

• Encourage volunteer involvement

Set a Budget:

Items to Consider –

• Income from registration

• Income from pledges

• Sponsorships (title sponsors, level, sponsor or mile marker sponsor)

• Other activities (raffle, auction, games)

Expenses to Consider

• Printing and marketing materials

• Permits, building fees, and approvals

o Route permit

o City permit

o Police permit

o Food permit

o Tent permit

• Water and food (if not donated)

• Prizes and awards

• T-shirts (walkers, runner, volunteers) (if not donated)

• Tents, table, chairs, staging

• Signage (directional, sponsor, etc.)

• Music, DJ, Equipment

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Permits

• Does the city require a permit (see permit on next page)

o Route permit

o City permit

o Police permit

o Food permit

o Tent permit

• Contact High Point Parks and Recreation

• Contact High Point Police Department

o Officer David Dullen (336) 887-7819 (Special Project Director)

o Anthony (336) 883-3480 (Athletic Director)

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ems/Word%20Work%20File%20D_328760501.htm

Pre / Post 5K Activities

• Tents and booths provided for relevant organizations and GHP Food Alliance

• Activities section for kids

• Step and Repeat (photographs)

• “Spin the Wheel”

o Questions answered correctly earns prizes

o Coupons (local businesses)

o Goody bag

• 10-15 minute info sessions

o GHP Food Alliance

o Health and Fitness month

o Eating Healthy

o Get Involved

o Can You Cook It?

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APPLICATION FOR PARADE/EVENT PERMIT

An application for a parade permit shall be filed with the High Point Police Department not less

than three (30) working days prior to the proposed parade date.

If the parade is to be sponsored by, or on behalf of any person other than the applicant, the

applicant for such permit shall file with the application, a written authorization from the person

proposing to hold the parade authorizing the applicant to apply for the permit on his or her behalf.

The application must be signed by the applicant and notarized. It shall include a minimum of

the following information:

Applicant Name:

Applicant Address:

Applicant Phone Number:

Organization Name:

Organization Address:

Organization Phone Number:

Organization Email:

Chairman Name:

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Chairman Address:

Chairman Phone Number:

** This person is responsible for parade conduct **

Date parade is to be conducted:

Purpose of the Parade:

Name of the Event:

Approximate number of persons, animals and vehicles participating in parade; type of animals

and description of vehicles:

Assembly area (location):

Time (arrival for assembly; beginning and ending times for parade):

Assembly Time ( ); __Beginning Time ( ); __Ending Time ( )

Route to be traveled (starting and termination points):

Will the parade occupy all or only a portion of the street(s)?

Is security or traffic direction needed? Yes No

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If so, have arrangements been made with the Police Department? Yes No

Signature: ___________________________ Date: ______________________

Sworn to and subscribed before me,

this the ____ day of _________, ________.

______________________________

Notary Public

My Commission expires: ____________

Approved:

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Police Department

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High Point Transportation Department

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Fire Department

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North Carolina Dept. of Transportation

_______________________________

City Manager (or designee)

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Check List

Set date, time and location

6 Months

• Create website for registration

o ** http://pages.lightthenight.org/nca/Reston15 (example)

o ** https://www.runpacers.com/race/crystal-run-5k-fridays/ (example)

! Runners

! Teams

! Sponsors

! Donations

• Venue reservation

o High Point Athletic Complex

! Start/Finish Lines

o ALL PERMITS

! Street closures

• Budget (determine costs)

• Contact entertainment (cost and availability)

o MC

o DJ

o Guest Speakers

• Research and Secure Title Sponsors

• Contact Vendors / Sponsors

o Healthy Eating

o Fitness

o Gyms (sponsors)

o Local Charities

o Churches and Food Pantries

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3 Months

• Catering and water scheduled (donations if applicable)

o Crystal Springs Water Donations

! http://www.crystalh2o.com/docs/CSBWdonationpolicy_0910.pdf

o Nestle Water Donation (Deer Park, Ice Mountain, Nestea, Nestle, Perrier, Poland

Spring)

! https://public.conxport.com/nestlewatersna/productdonations/home.

aspx

• Promotions Timeline

o Social media campaign begins

• Logistics and timeline

• Order T-shirts (ask for donations or discount)

o ** Find a sponsor that is willing to purchase shirts and create shirt with sponsors

logo (Title/Platinum sponsor)**

o http://www.customink.com/sponsorship

o http://www.bigfrog.com/durham/?fromwhere=system

o http://www.tshirtcharity.com

1-2 Month

• Follow-ups

o Vendors

o Entertainment

o Food

o Police / City

o Route Approval

• Promotional Materials

o Flyers Up / Print

o Social Media (strong)

o Television

o Radio

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Week

• Purchase supplies

• Finalize day of schedule with all parties

• Promotional push

Day of

• Load in

o See example load in schedule

• See example event script

o Event set up and coordination

• Load out

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EVENT EXAMPLE LOAD IN / LOAD OUT SCHEDULE

LIGHT THE NIGHT – Washington, DC

Saturday, October 18, 2014 - V.1

Time Vendor Product Notes

4:30am

A-1 Engineering

Contact: Zayd

Williamson

202.379.8620

Traffic Plan Signs

12:01am

AWP Traffic

Contact: Sammie Rice

202.379.8620

Water Barriers

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8:00am MPD

Contact: Tony Meyers

(202) 671-6522

13th Street Closure

between E and PA

Avenue, NW

PA Avenue between 12th

and 13th Streets, NW

Detail: Officer Meyers - 8am

8:00am DPW

Contact: DPW

(202) 541-6083

Wanda L. Ellis, CPM

Office of Safety and

Emergency

Preparedness

DPW

(o) 202-671-2003

Tow Truck Service

Les Trent

202-541-6079 (o)

202-541-6075 (dispatch)

Mark K. Smith, Manager

Vehicle Immobilization

& Towing Division

Parking Enforcement

Management

Administration

1725 15th St NE

Washington DC 20002

Office: (202) 645-8025

Cell: (202) 409-9127

[email protected]

Willie Partin

202/541-6046 Desk

202/439-4449 Nextel

[email protected]

Daniel Scott

202/541-6038

202/438-8248 Nextel

[email protected]

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8:00am All-Stage

Contact: Jeff

Lacquement

(301) 977-3686 (o)

(703) 220-7392 (c)

Staging, Sound,

Lighting, Video Screen,

IMAG Platform, Delay

Tower, 3 Plasmas

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8:00am

Reg (14 T, 20 c)

Team Tents (44 T, 88 c)

10x20=6 chairs each

Team Tables(10 T,60c)

DJ (1 T, 2c)

Mission (3 T)

Delete Blood Cancer (2 T, 4 c)

Food (14 T, 4 c)

T-Shirts (8 T, 2c)

Childrens (6 T, 4 c)

Backstage (1 T, 8 c)

H20 (4 T )

Remembran (2 T, 30 c )

Volunteer (4T, 4 c)

Balloons (6 T, 2c)

Genetech (1 T, 2 c)

Tech (1 T, 2 c)

Sales/Info (4 T, 4 c)

TNT (1 T, 2 c)

Capital Party Rental

Contact: Stacey

(571) 437-4109

Pop-Ups: Microsoft

TNT, Fox 5, Wash FM

(1) 10x50 Check-In

(1) 20x50 Balloons

(13) 10x10 Teams

(1) 10x30 Team

(14) 10x20 Teams

(1) 10x50 Mission

(1) 15x15 Volunteer

(1) 15x15 Sales & Info

(1) 15x30 Food

(1) 10x10 Backstage

(1) 15x15 T-Shirts

(1) 10x10 Delete Blood

Cancer

(1) 20x20 Kids Games

(1) 10x10 1st Aid &

Command

Set By 1:00pm

Add sides to volunteer, t-shirts,

registration

3 Kids Tables/Chairs

(16 extra weights for 4 Pop-Ups)

(9 extra lights for carnival tents &

Pop-Ups)

Bike Rack for 3 generators

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9:00am

Zippy Shell

Contact: Marie Parraga

301 509 8347

888-947-7948 (o)

Driver: Jose Hernandez

301-526-1655

2 Storage Units

Located at 14th and Pennslyvania

Avenue

9:00am Temp-Power

Contact: Doug Rennon

571-438-8670

703-360-3663

(3) 20K Generators

(2) 6500 Generators

(4) Balloon Lights

1 million Extension

Cords

Extra cable ramps for children's

areas on Freedom Plaza.

Extension cords for kids area

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10:00am LLS Deliveries

Contact: Lamont

(703) 600-2325 (o)

(571) 237-2991 (c)

Transport: Tap Lights,

Plastic Linens, Shirts,

Balloons, Batteries,

Trash Boxes & Bags,

Mission Supplies, Tape

Clipboards, Pens, Team

Banners, Markers,

Registration Materials,

Dedication Banner, Face

Painting Supplies. Water

Need stage signage by 9am.

11:30am

Gotügo

(301) 735-6686 (office)

Deana Braatz

(410) 360-1215 (o)

(443) 805-5167 (c)

Portable Restrooms:

6 regular

1 handicap

1 water basin

To be locked until 4:30pm

Place tap lights in restrooms for

light

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12:30am LLS Volunteers

Contact: Mary

McCusker

(703) 960-1100, ext.

(703) 403-1704 (c)

Signage

Tables & Chairs

Linens installed

Hang remainder of signs

& banners.

Set-up Balloon Tent:

tarps, buckets - water,

soap.

Check-In

Mission and LLS sign

Teams

Balloons

T-Shirts

Sponsors

Information

Start / Finish

Volunteers

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1:00pm East Coast Balloons

James Story

(202) 722-1112 (o)

(202) 529-7787 (o)

(202) 345-3284 (c)

(202) 607-6829 (c)

Helium Tanks & Staff

Balloon Arch &

Columns

Enough for 3000

[email protected]

Volunteers should be available by

1:00pm to assist with inflating

balloons

2:00pm DC Transit Band

Contact: Lindsay &

Cam

(607) 760-8111

Band arrives to set up

3:00pm

Fox 5 Pop-Up Tent Needs Power for video

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3:00pm JW Marriott

Contact: Imran Haider

(202) 626-6937

Accounting Room

Governor's Room

2pm-10pm

3:00pm Remembrance

Ceremony

2 Tables, 30 Chairs

Wilson Plaza Grass Area

Audio System

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3:30pm

Ultimate Amusements

Contact: Ken

o 301.424.7114

c 202.288.0235

8 Carnival Games:

• Hoopla

• Kiddie Striker

• Ring Toss

• Fat Cats

• Milk Bottle Toss

• Colors

• Plinko

• Crazy Driver

• Corn Hole

• Moon Bounce

• Quarterback Toss

• 5 Red Carnival Tents

• 1 Blue Ticket Booth

• Cotton Candy

Machine

(2) 120 amp circuits w/ 2 extension

cords.

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4:00pm

Rivertrails

Contact: Candy

(888) 446-7529

(301) 695-5177 cell

(1) Rock Wall

4:00pm

WASH FM

Bringing a Pop -Up

Tent

& Van

4:00pm LLS

Contact: Emily Seeger

(703) 399-2900 / 13

Water to be in place near

food tables

Volunteer to stay with water since

pedestrians will be in the area.

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4:00pm

Hard Times Cafe

Contact: Doug Welsh

(703) 608-7725

Mark

(540) 270-3250

[email protected]

Food & Equipment Set-

Up

Add cheese table by chili

tables

Bowls, napkins, spoons

Serve before Walk.

4:30pm MPD Off-Duty

Contact: Det. Robinson

(240) 398-6222

Contact: Robin Blyden

(202) 494-8520

Accounting Security 3 officers

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5:00pm DDOT

Contact: Vanessa

Traffic Control Officers

Jason Godfrey

202-373-8492

Located at 14th, 15th, & 17th at

Constitution Avenue, NW

5:30pm-7:30pm Jason Levinson & Co.

Contact: Jason

Levinson

(540) 942-5611

(800) 997-1422

(2) Balloon Artist

(2) Face Painter

(1) Stilt Walker

(1) Mime/Juggler

5:00pm-9:00pm LifeStar

Contact: Henry Lyles

(202) 302-5280 (c)

Medical Support

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5:00pm-9:00pm GW MFA

Contact: James Betz

(202) 553-8526 (c)

Medical Support

Medical Tent

Supplies and EMT

5:30pm

Alana Pabon

240.477.3517

[email protected]

National Anthem

5:30pm

Capital Blend

Contact: Tanya

202-681-7464

703-618-1113

Location at Capitol

Reflecting Pool

All-Female A Cappella in

Washington, DC

6:15pm Mike Adora - DJ

DJ located at 12th and

Penn - Start Line

Medical Tent

Supplies and EMT

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6:30pm

MPD & USPP

Contact: Tony Myers

(202) 671-6522

Traffic Control at Route

Intersections

MPD - Detail Lead Car:

Officer Daryl Davis

Meet with Julie at 6pm

11:00pm DPW

Contact: Earl Simpson

(202) 442-4257

Trash Pick-Up Place bags at corner of 13th and

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

NOTE: ADD BLUE TICKET BOOTH TO FREEDOM PLAZA LAYOUT

IN#KIND&DETAILS&

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Cinnabun- arrive on site at 3 by courier

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Giant- Fruit donation

Snacks-UTZ, Snikkidy

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5:00pm&Chili&Available&&&

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5:00pm&Band&begins,&Kids'&Activities&available&

Band&stops&during&Remembrance&Ceremony&

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6:00pm&Remembrance&Ceremony&begins&on&Wilson&Plaza&grass&area&

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6:45pm&Program&begins&

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Load-out begins following the walk – approximately 9:00pm.

Radios, copier, measurer, tape, chalk, stage labels, script copies/books, load-in

schedule, tent floor plans, permits Alyssa Turner, 202-841-4474 Todd Traster,

202-312-1300

Example Event Script / Run of Show

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night Walk

Night of Event Script

October 18th – 5 pm – Freedom Plaza

2014 Light The Night Program

5:00pm - Music Begins, Registration Opens, Activities Start

6:00pm - Remembrance Ceremony begins – music on Main Stage should be soft

6:30pm - Speakers meet at stage

6:50pm - Main program begins

7:15pm - Program ends

7:15pm - Walk starts

8:00pm - Post Walk entertainment & announcements

PRE-PROGRAM

Loo Katz and Laura Evans begin emceeing the event:

[1 Award and 2 Canvas’ for presentation]

ANNOUCEMENT #1 5:35pm LOO KATZ

• Introduce Self

• We have a group of unbelievably dedicated LLS supporters called The Young Hearts. Every

year, this group raises a TON of money for the mission and this year was no different. Today,

in addition to their fundraising, they are donating their long locks to Children With Hair Loss.

Alexandre of Alexandre de Paris Salon in Fairfax, VA is here to make the last two final cuts.

[Cuts MARY McLaughlin and SARAH Bradley’s hair;

rest of YH walk on stage with cut pony tails.]

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• Ladies, there are going to be some very happy kids thanks to your donations! If anyone else is

interested in donating their pony tails tonight, stop by the Young Hearts tent!

• As a Reminder: The Remembrance Ceremony will begin in 20 minutes at 6:00pm on

Freedom Plaza - just behind me near the Kids Zone.

ANNOUCEMENT #2 5:55pm LAURA EVANS

• Introduce Self as Honorary Chair

• We would like to thank Buffalo Wild Wings and Hard Times Cafe, for providing food for all

of the Champions For Cures who are wearing a wristband that proudly signifies that they

have raised $100 or more in the fight against cancer.

• We would like to thank our 2014 Corporate Walk Chair, Wayne Berson, who is part of the

amazing team from BDO.

• We couldn’t have done this without our fabulous Executive Committee, Leadership Team

and Community Group. Thank you for your amazing commitment this year!

• And we have to give a shout out to all of our Bright Lights Club members. Bright Lights Club

members raise $1,000 and above!

• Hey teams, please remember to head over to the Mission Tent to get your team photo taken --

sponsored by AMERICAN SYSTEMS.

• Don’t miss the opportunity to save a life tonight. Stop by the “Delete Blood Cancers” tent -

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located right on 13th Street - where you can register to be part of the international bone

marrow donor database—it is as easy as a swab of your cheek!

• There’s a lot of fun happening in the Kid’s Zone – don’t miss arts & crafts, carnival games,

rock climbing wall and cotton candy.

• Be sure to check out the Mission tent so you can add a photo or name to our Mission Lattice

in honor of the people you are walking for tonight.

• The Remembrance Ceremony will begin in 5 minutes on Freedom Plaza - just behind me near

the Kids Zone. Please make your way over to the Plaza now to join us.

• At 6:45pm, we will start our main program. Until then, I hope you’ll enjoy some great music

from Back to Zero, food, and fun!

ANNOUCEMENT #3 6:20pm LOO KATZ

• Introduce self.

• Welcome to the 16th annual Light The Night Walk in Washington, DC! Thanks for being here

today. We have a fabulous evening planned for you.

• We’re happy to see all of you arriving and want to remind all team captains to check in at the

Registration Tent where you can register if you haven’t done so already; and, turn in any

additional funds raised.

• Everyone who has raised $100 or more has earned the title of Champions For Cures and

receives their official 2014 T-Shirt, a wristband for food, an illuminated lantern – red for

supporters, white for survivors and gold if you are walking in memory of someone you’ve

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lost to cancer.

• LLS needs your voice! If you want to help blood cancer patients even more, and you want to

make sure that every patient can access the innovative treatments that your fundraising

dollars helped develop, be sure to sign up to be an LLS advocate at the mission tent. Your

voice counts, and we need to make sure it’s heard.

• LLS would like to take a moment to give special thanks to the companies and individuals

who have sponsored and supported today’s event. We couldn’t do this without you!

Our National Honored Friend:

Burlington Coat Factory – we want to thank Burlington Coat Factory customers and

employees for raising more than $19 million over the past twelve years of our partnership.

We are grateful for their generous support!

Our National Sponsors:

BDO

Celgene (SELL-JEAN)

Genentech (GIN-EN-TECH)

Biogen Idec (BIO-JEN EYE-DEC)

Gilead (JILL-EE-ADD)

Takeda Millennium (TA-KEY-DA MILLENIUM)

Pharmacyclics (PHARMA-SICK-LICKS)

Janssen

Teva Oncology (TEV-A ONCOLOGY)

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The National Special Friends of LLS :

Barclays

Carter’s Oshkosh B’Gosh

Elbit Systems of America

Global Franchise Group

Sylvan (SILL-VAN)

Sarah Cannon Blood Cancer Network

Stater Bros. Charities

Our Top Local Sponsors:

BDO USA, LLP, our water and volunteer sponsor, who are here tonight proving that giving

back really does add up! A special thanks to the accounting company for their outstanding

support.

And our additional local sponsors:

DLA Piper

American Systems

Booz Allen Hamilton

ENengineering

InfoReliance Corporation

Microsoft

Washington Gas

Baker Botts

MedImmune

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NPL Construction Company

Northrop Grumman

PNC

Volkswagen Group of America

WOW! That’s quite a list. I’m overwhelmed with the amount of support that we have received

from the community and local businesses. Thanks to these generous supporters!

ANNOUCEMENT #4 6:30pm LAURA EVANS

How about those top fundraising teams? I think it’s time we recognize those top

teams. (will be included in final script on Saturday)

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• Congratulations to all of our top teams!

MAIN LIGHT THE NIGHT PROGRAM

6:45pm: All speakers – Loo, Laura, Beth, Ria, Hunter, Dr. Borrello, Elizabeth, George, Margie

- arrive at Event Main Stage for briefing.

7:00pm – RIA FREYDBERG

• Good evening DC!! My name is Ria Freydberg and I am the Light the Night Director. It

is our pleasure to welcome you all to the 16th annual Light The Night Walk!

• Thank you for being here tonight at this amazing event.

• We are grateful for your support of our mission - to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s

Disease and myeloma and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

• LLS is a voluntary health organization which means we rely on the support and

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leadership of our amazing volunteers. I would like to recognize our Board of Trustees for

their dedication and commitment to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – many of

them are here tonight. We appreciate all of your time and effort.

• I want to say a special thank you to our fabulous MCs, our Honorary Chair, Laura Evans

from Fox5, and Loo Katz from WashFM. Also shout out to our band this evening, my

good friends Back to Zero!

• If you haven’t already, we want to encourage you all to sign up to be an advocate with

LLS. We need your voice when we speak to legislators and regulators about the serious

issues that affect our patients on a daily basis. Your passion and personal stories will be

the fuel that will get us across the finish line so SIGN UP TODAY at the Mission Tent or

at the advocacy table at the end of the walk.

• Please take a moment to look at our Sponsor Banner for a list of our amazing sponsors.

• I want to give a very special thank you to all of you sponsors, retail partners, team

captains and walkers. Your participation, time, energy and fundraising efforts are truly

making a difference in the lives of the more than 1 million people in North America who

are battling and living with blood cancers.

• I would now like to invite Hunter Gunn, Senior Patient Access Manager, on stage to help

me recognize a couple of special people.

7:02pm HUNTER GUNN

• I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge someone very special – our 2014 Nurse of the

year Michelle Caycedo. The Nurse of the Year is an individual who has demonstrated

exemplary practice and skill in patient care. Through her tireless efforts to improve the

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quality of life for her patients, Michelle more than meets this criteria. She has been

devoted to patient care for 15 years and is currently an Infusion Nurse in the Medical

Oncology Unit at Inova Mt. Vernon. Let’s give her a round of applause!

[Michelle is in audience]

• I also have the pleasure tonight to announce the sixth annual “Relentless for a Cure”

award. I would like to invite George Omiros, Executive Vice President of LLS to the

stage to assist with the presentation of this prestigious honor.

[George Omiros proceeds to stage with award]

• This award is given to an individual who has exhibited a lifetime commitment to our

mission. This year’s recipient is Dr. Ivan Borrello.

Dr. Borrello is currently an Assistant Professor of Oncology at The Johns Hopkins

University School of Medicine and practices as an oncologist at the Sidney Kimmel

Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. He has received many awards for his

research including the 2004 Kimmel Scholar Award, the 2005 Director’s Teaching

Award in Clinical Science, and the 2007 Clinical Translational Scholar Award from The

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

He is currently an Associate Editor for Cancer Research and the Journal of Clinical

Oncology. Dr. Borrello has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and has also been

an invited speaker at multiple national and international meetings including the European

Conference on Gene Therapy of Cancer, the International Workshop on Multiple

Myeloma, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. His research interests include

immunotherapy in multiple myeloma with a specific interest in the role of bone marrow

in immune function. LLS is so grateful to have him engaged in our organization.

Please welcome Dr. Ivan Borrello.

[George Omiros presents award to Dr. Borrello.]

7:04pm GEORGE OMIROS

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• Congratulations Dr. Borrello and thank you for your commitment to moving our mission

forward.

• Hello Washington, DC! As Executive Vice President for LLS, it is a pleasure to be here

and meet all of you. LLS is dedicated to finding a cure. Your hard work and fundraising

efforts are what pushes us closer and closer to a world without blood cancer. Your

support means the world to our patients and their families. On behalf of the National

Board, LLS CEO Dr. Lou DeGennero, and the entire organization, thank you for

commitment to the mission.

• We are so grateful for the continued support from BDO and it has been an honor to

partner with CEO Wayne Berson, Washington DC’s Corporate Walk Chair. The BDO

team has contributed nearly $70,000 this year locally; and, nationally has teams in 23

different walk sites. It is now my pleasure to introduce Elizabeth Carp, Marketing

Manager of BDO. Elizabeth?

7:05pm ELIZABETH CARP

• Thank you George. And HELLO Washington, DC! It has been our pleasure to serve as a

Diamond sponsor for the 2014 Light The Night Walk and work with the Executive

Committee. A huge thank you to all members—we would not be here without you!

• Being involved with our community in an effort to make a difference is an important

value at BDO. As a local and national sponsor, we are dedicated to the mission of LLS.

• And I can see by this large crowd that it is just as important to you.

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• The Light The Night Staff informs me that we are closing in on our goal of $2.7 Million!

• We are grateful for each of your efforts to support LLS as this organization makes a

significant difference in the lives of patients and their families through research, patient

services and advocacy. These efforts would not be possible without your support.

• Now, it is my pleasure to introduce our mission speaker for the evening. Please welcome

Margie Ruttenberg, Media Chair for Light the Night and Assistant News Director for

Fox5.

7:06pm MARGIE RUTTENBERG

• Hi everyone, thank you all so much for coming out tonight. A special shout out to my friends

and colleagues at FOX5. Your support continues to inspire me.

• This time last year, I stood in this very space, four years into a fight with Hodgkins

Lymphoma, and one week after a clean biopsy.

• You all cheered, which brought me to tears. My lymphoma is different. It keeps coming

back.

• I’ve had chemo, radiation, and even a stem cell transplant. Nothing worked. Until now. I

am in treatment again but you would never know it.

• I am on a targeted chemo. It attacks the cancer cells, but leaves the good cells alone. (See,

this is my REAL hair!)

• I am here. I am ALIVE because somewhere along the way, people like you decided to donate

to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

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• LLS funds research that leads to drugs like mine. I am an example of someone who IS

LIVING WITH BLOOD CANCER, instead of dying from it.

• Saying thank you doesn’t say enough. But I DO thank you, and I thank the wonderful people

who work at LLS. I have never met a group of people more dedicated to a cause.

• I am proud to work hand in hand with them. I am proud that my employer, FOX5 partners

with LLS in its mission. I am honored that many of my co-workers are here tonight.

• I am filled with emotion: my parents are here from Pittsburgh. My best friend Nancy is here

with her family. We lost her father to Leukemia last year.

• Tonight, I walk in memory of Orlando Jardini. He lived a lovely life. I have a lovely

life. And I plan on LIVING it for years and years to come.

7:08pm LAURA EVANS

• Thank you Margie for sharing your story. We would now like to invite our good friend,

Beth Gorman, Executive Director of the National Capital Area Chapter.

[Beth on stage to thank Margie and Laura]

7:10pm LAURA EVANS

• We have a lot of impressive fundraisers here tonight. I want to thank all of you for your

hard work and dedication.

• Before we begin this evening’s Walk, we want to pay tribute to the true heroes among us.

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• If everyone can please lower their lanterns.

7:11pm LAURA and LOO

• We have many people here walking in memory of loved ones and many of us here

tonight participated in a special remembrance ceremony to honor and remember those

who have lost their battle with cancer. But they are not people without hope.

• They are walking tonight and lighting the night with hope—hope for the future and for

cures. We have great love in our hearts tonight for those who have passed and for those

who are living with blood cancers today.

• Everyone holding a gold lantern, please join me as we light and raise our gold balloons

and offer a moment of silence. [Pause]

• We also want to recognize those of you who are holding white lanterns. You are our

heroes. Your courage and strength inspire us. Would everyone holding a white lantern

please light and raise it. [Pause]

• And now supporters, let's show our support, and light and raise our red lanterns on the

count of three 1……2…..3!

• Look at all that support! It is amazing! Thank you for being Champions For Cures and

lighting the night with hope!

• <HIGH ENERGY> Are you all ready to walk?!?!

• Thank you all for coming tonight! We’ll be here to celebrate with you as you cross that

finish line!!!

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• Let’s count it down to the walk!!

• 10….9….8….7…6...5....4....3....2....1 !!!!

• Let's Walk!!

7:15pm Upbeat music plays…

Results: Chef Brian Anderson from Emerywood Fine Foods was the 2015 “Can You Cook It?”

Champion and Chef Eric Brownlee from String and Splinter Club was the winner of the Critic’s

Choice Award. Over $3,000 was raised during a fun event that also incorporated education about

food insecurity in High Point. The target audience of 100 guests was achieved and everyone gave

positive feedback when they left at the end of the night. The goal of raising awareness and funds

for the GHP Food Alliance was accomplished.

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•  2 Twitter posts per day •  1 Facebook posts per day •  4 Instagram per month •  March. 1st - "Community Reacts to

Hunger in High Point." •  March 1st - Brochure •  March 2nd - Launch Website •  March 31st - Can You Cook It?

Q1: Winter March 2015

• 2!TwiPer!posts!per!day!• 1!Facebook!posts!per!day!• 4!Instagram!posts!per!month!!

Q2: Spring April - June

2015

• 2!TwiPer!posts!per!day!• 1!Facebook!posts!per!day!• 4!Instagram!per!month!

• Sep.!1st!<!Begin!preparaSons!for!5K!(see!manual)!

•  !Permit!applicaSons!

• Finalize!route!

Q3: Summer/Fall

July - Sep. 2015

•  2 Twitter posts per day •  1 Facebook posts per day •  4 Instagram per month •  Jan. 1st - Finalze 5K •  May 15th - Begin preperations for Can

You Change It? •  May 23rd - Food Walk 5K •  June 21st - Can You Change It?

Q4: Winter/Spring Oct. 2015 - May.

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XI. Budget

Can You Cook It?

Service/Product Cost per "X" "X" Required Total Cost

Venue Rental $0 (donated) 1 0

Tables and chairs setup $20 2 hours $40

Tables and chairs takedown $20 2 hours $40

Audio Rental $100 1 $100

Sound Technician $50 per worker 1 worker $50

Appetizers $100 Per 100 guests $100

Food Box Ingredients $50 8 $400

Survey Creation $20* 5 hours $100

Brochures $2 100 $200

Invitations $1 25 $25

CYCI Posters $25 4 $100

Miscellaneous $250 1 $300

$1,455

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Service/Product Cost per "X" "X" Required Total Cost

Press Release 1 $20* 2 hours $40

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Website Service/Product Cost per "X" "X" Required Total Cost

Website $12.42 per month 12 months $149.04

Website Maintenance $20 4 hours per month $960

$1,109.04

Social Media Service/Product Cost per "X" "X" Required Total Cost

Facebook $0 1 $0

Facebook Advertisement Boost $20 1 $20

Twitter $0 1 $0

Instagram $0 1 $0

Post Creation $20 20 hours $400

Hootsuite $0 1 $0

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Services/Products Cost per "X" "X" Required Total Cost

Individual Planter Boxes $28.97 50 $1448.50 (pending donation)

Soil $1.49 40 $59.60 (pending donation)

Seed Pods $1.07 750 $802.50 (pending donation)

Tool Kit (shovel, watering can) $10.78 50 $539.00

$2849.60 (pending donations)

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the market value of products or services provided. Items priced with a * are estimations of the

hourly cost of a freelance “Public Relations specialist”.

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Evaluation

In January 2015, the social and digital media campaign was launched by the students of

Dr. Shannon Campbell’s class for the newly founded GHP Food Alliance. The GHP Food

Alliance formed to combat the increasing issue of food insecurity in the greater High Point

community to unite, empower, and sustain the community to make a lasting change. We divided

the evaluation into two parts to best demonstrate the effectiveness of this campaign. We will first

look at January to May, then June to December.

First Evaluation (January-May)

For the first four months, we took several steps to build a social and digital media. In

January and February we created a Facebook, a Twitter, and also made a website, using Wix

website builder. The website, www.ghpfa.org, has updated information about the Alliance,

events, a donation page, how to get help, and how to volunteer. Creating these platforms allows

the GHP Food Alliance to spread their message to the community. Through creating these

platforms, we gained 737 Facebook followers and 90 Twitter followers, which has allowed us to

share our messages with over 850 people and the numbers will continue to grow. Once the

platforms were created and gained followers, we drafted two to three tweets per day and one

Facebook post per day that were strategically scheduled on Hootsuite, an online social media

platform manager.

In addition to social media, we created a media kit, which includes a press release, fact

sheet, and brochure. The kit is located on the website and can be distributed to people requesting

more information about the GHP Food Alliance. We also wrote press releases that attracted

coverage for, “Can You Cook It?”, the Alliance’s first fundraising event. We secured coverage in

the High Point Enterprise, TWCNews, Charlotte Observer, and Fox 8 News. On March 31, the

event was executed. Through ticket sales and a silent auction, we raised $3,786. The event cost

$1,455, so the profit from the event was $2,331. This event was successful because we took their

income from $0.00 to $2,331, inclusing costs. In the first five months, we created a social and

digital presence for the GHP Food Alliance, as well as developed and executed their first

fundraising event that raised money to use for future events or expenses.

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Second Evaluation (May-December)

To measure the success of the next eight months, the GHP Food Alliance must track the

quantity of likes and followers on the Facebook and Twitter pages and track the comments that

are coming in through the website. Also, we will evaluate how much feedback and involvement

we receive from community members for the, “Can You Change It?” event we recommend the

Alliance will execute. The event, planned for June 1, is designed to get community members

involved in the initiatives of the Alliance, as well as influence them to become agents of change

to create permanent changes to fight hunger in High Point. The scheduled tweets in Hootsuite will

continue to be and we recommend the GHP Food Alliance retweet and respond to tweets and

Facebook posts to engage the community on social media.

We also recommend that the Alliance works on obtaining a 501(c)(3) tax exemption from

the IRS. We recommend they do this so they can entice donors, who can write off their donations

in their taxes. The 501(c)(3) designation would register the Alliance as an official charitable

organization with the government, helping with fundraising. If the GHP Food Alliance follows

the tactics provided and the methods recommended, we are confident this campaign will be a

huge success for growing the presence and reputation for the GHP Food Alliance.

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Appendix Table of Contents

I. OBJECTIVE 1

a. Media Kit

i. Fact Sheet ……………………………………………………..109

ii.Press Release………………………………………………….112

iii. Brochure……………………………………………………..114

b. Social Media

i.Instagram Posts…………………………………..……………..117

ii. Twitter/Facebook Posts……………………………………… 126

II. OBJECTIVE 2

a. Can You Change It? Event Manual……………………………………233

b. Focus Group Summary and Analysis..…………………………………239

c. Research Annotated Bibliography..…………………………………….245

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FOR MORE INFORMATION,

CONTACT:

Alexandra Cree

Public Relations

860-380-0185

[email protected]

GHP Food Alliance

Hunger Crisis Fact Sheet

Facts About Hunger:

• In 2013, 49.1 million Americans lived in food insecure households, including 33.3

million adults and 15.8 million children.

• In 2013, 62 percent of food-insecure households participated in at least one of the three

major federal food assistance programs –Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

(SNAP-formerly Food Stamp Program), The National School Lunch Program (NSLP),

and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

(WIC)

• Eight states exhibited statistically significantly higher household food insecurity rates

than the U.S. national average 2011-2013

• More than 1 in 5 children are at risk of hunger. Among African-Americans and Latinos,

it’s 1 in 3.

Facts About Hunger in High Point:

• High Point is second in the nation for food insecurity.

• High Point was hit by the recession in the mid 90’s because mills began outsourcing to

China and Latin America

• Second Harvest food bank is one of the biggest suppliers for High Point food banks.

• Food deserts are defined as parts of the country vapid of fresh fruit, vegetables, and other

healthful whole foods, usually found in impoverished areas

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Facts About GHP Food Alliance:

• Formed in December 2014

• Run by a executive committee with eight subgroups which include: Planning, Public

Relations, Summit, Urban Agriculture, Food Education, Research Policy and Advocacy,

Food Access, Neighborhood Network.

• Currently financed through United Way since they are not currently a nonprofit, but are

hoping to become one soon.

• The GHPFA was formed as an initiative committed to studying the area’s hunger crisis

and developing strategies and community partnerships

• Three sections of High Point that the GHP Food Alliance focuses on are: Macedonia with

a yearly income of $20,000 per family of four, Washington with a yearly income of

$22,000 per family of four, and West End with a yearly income of $14,000.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Feb. XX, 2015 Taylor Smith

Public Relations

(412) 715-7107

[email protected]

Community Reacts to Hunger in High Point

Greater High Point Food Alliance forms to fight local food insecurity

HIGH POINT, N.C.- When you think about food insecurity and hungry children do you think

about distant kids in a foreign country? Or, do you think about your friends, your neighbors or

your children’s classmates? This may be the 21st century in America, but we are still facing a

serious hunger crisis in our communities. This shocking issue hits close to home after a recent

report revealed that High Point ranks number two in the nation for food insecurity.

In response to these recent reports, a group of concerned local leaders and volunteers came

together to form the Greater High Point Food Alliance (GHP Food Alliance). The Alliance is

committing serious efforts to abolish this problem in our community and make it an issue of the

past. They have identified five components of the crisis to focus on: food access, research and

policy, neighborhood networks, food education and urban agriculture. By channeling their efforts

into these categories, they hope to attack hunger from every angle. Anyone can get involved by

volunteering for one of these groups.

The GHPFA’s focus is on creating a sustainable solution by executing events such as the

upcoming Food Summit that is taking place March 20-21. This event will encompass all of the

Alliance’s initiatives and include open discussions with community members. They are also

providing a nutrient rich lunch and having an influential keynote speaker to conclude the

weekend. Goals of the Summit include: gaining feedback from those who face hunger and who

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try to alleviate it, beginning to create strategies for just and sustainable food systems, and to

educate the public on the various problems around hunger and to encourage people to get

involved.

-more-

The Summit is intended to be the springboard for change that will take High Point out of the

number two spot and reduce food insecurity in our area. There are over 40 food pantries and/or

soup kitchens in our community fighting hunger, but this is only putting a Band-Aid on the

problem. Feeding people is the immediate need, but eliminating hunger is the bigger picture that

demands our attention. With 89,000 people in the Greater High Point hungry, we can no longer

feed them meal for meal, we need to empower them to become agents of change and step up to

improve the situation for each other and future generations. The GHPFA is working to do just

that by changing the mentality from what is to what can be. Get updates and event information by

following the GHP Food Alliance on Twitter @GreaterHighPointFA.

The Greater High Point Food Alliance (GHP Food Alliance) is a group of concerned local

volunteers who are focused upon more effectively utilizing current community and nonprofit

assets in order to address the area’s hunger crisis. The GHPFA was formed as an initiative

committed to studying the area’s hunger crisis and developing strategies and community

partnerships to address it. The GHPFA executive team consists of a cross-section of local leaders

that have come together to address the disconcerting news that High Point is one of the nation’s

top areas for “food hardship.” The spectrum of High Point leaders coming together to form the

GHPFA demonstrates that High Point’s hunger crisis is “our” hunger crisis.

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Brochure

Side 1

Solving the Hunger Crisis in

High Point

The Greater High Point

Food Alliance

Stay Connected

Empower. Unify. Sustain. What is a Food

Desert? A food desert is defined as urban neighborhoods and rural towns without access to fresh, healthy and affordable food options. These communities have either no food options available or only fast food eateries that are within a one-mile radius. About 23.5 million people live in food deserts in the US, and more than half (13.5 million) are low income.

The High Point community has seven food deserts, which makes High Point the second highest food-insecure city in the United States.

336-883-4127

[email protected]

http://theghpfa.wix.com/ghpfa

@GHPFA

Greater High Point Food Alliance

greaterhighpointfoodalliance

Empower.

Unify.

Sustain.

Greater High Point Food Alliance

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Instagram

January 1:

Looking to get more

involved in the community

this year? Check out our

website in our bio to see

all of the volunteer options

the GHP Food Alliance

has to offer!

#HelpingHighPoint

January 5:

January is

National Poverty

Awareness

Month. Did you

know High Point

is number one in

the nation for food

hardship? GHP

Food Alliance

needs your help to

remove High

Point from that

list.

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January 12:

#HelpingHighPoint

January 19:

The Greater High

Point area has

seven food

deserts, which

limits the

community from

fresh and healthy

foods. How can

we work together

to fix this?

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January 26:

Our community is in need.

Take action today. Look

on our website to see how

you can make a difference

in our community.

February 2:

February is

American Heart

Month. Keep your

heart healthy by

eating nutritious

foods and

exercising!

#HeartHealthy

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February 9:

Food does not just affect

our stomachs, but also our

hearts. Eat heart healthy

for your future.

#HealthyHeartAwareness

Month

February 16:

We couldn’t have

said it better

ourselves! Make

sure you are

treating your body

well by eating

heart healthy

foods!

#HealthyHeartAw

arenessMonth

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February 23:

Are you getting the

appropriate serving sizes

of the categories above?

By eating this way you are

keeping your heart healthy

while also keeping

yourself energized!

March 2:

March is National

Nutrition Month! !

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March 9:

The GHP Food Alliance

needs your help to combat

the hunger crisis. Check

out our website in our bio

to look at volunteer

opportunities!

March 16:

What are your

favorite healthy

spring time

activities? !

March 23:

1 in 6 Americans goes

without enough food every

day. What can you do to

help? Join the GHP Food

Alliance in reducing food

insecurity in our own

neighborhood. Visit our

website link in the bio.

#EndHungerNow

March 30:

Words to live by.

Help the GHP

Food Alliance

help others for

live in food

hardship.

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April 6:

April is Global Child

Nutrition Month. We can

start to fight this issue here

in High Point, where 25%

of those affected are

children.

#HelpingHighPoint

April 13:

One in four

children are food

insecure, help us

change this

number. #GHPFA

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April 20:

Do your part to make

someone’s life better, you

will feel good about

yourself and you will

make a difference in

someone’s life. Help us

help our community by

volunteering today.

#EndHungerNow.

April 27:

Kids in our

community should

not go hungry!

Join us along with

Backpack

Beginnings and

No Kid Hungry to

keep children

from growing up

hungry.

#HelpingHighPoi

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May 4:

May is Health and Fitness

Month! Comment below

with what your plans for

staying healthy this month

will be!

May 11:

Make a difference

in your

community by

volunteering with

the GHP Food

Alliance!

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May 18:

We are working towards

ending High Point’s

hunger crisis.

#EndHungerNow

May 25:

There are always

ways to help in

the community.

Look on our

website to see

where you can put

your resources!

#HelpingHighPoi

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June 1:

When High Point was

announced the city with

most food hardship,

community leaders came

together and took action,

forming GHP Food

Alliance. Look at the

progress we have made!

June 8:

The only way to

end hunger is to

keep moving

forward!

#EndHungerNow !

June 15:

Make a difference in your

community today by

helping to end the hunger

crisis in High Point with

the GHP Food Alliance.

#HelpingHighPoint

June 22:

Just because it

isn’t the holiday

season, doesn’t

mean Food Banks

don’t need

donations. To see

a complete list of

food banks in the

area, look at our

website.

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June 29:

Keeping a balanced diet

and exercising has

numerous benefits! What

are you going to do this

summer to feel good?

July 6:

GHP Food

Alliance is

focusing on food

education in the

community.

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July 13:

Local food banks can use

just as much help as we

do! Check out a full list of

food pantries in the area

by going to our website.

July 20:

Volunteer with us!

#HelpingHighPoi

nt

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July 27:

Take action in your

community and make a

change. #EndHungerNow

August 3:

There is so much

good in the world,

and you can be

part of it! Make a

change. !

August 10:

There are always ways to

serve your community.

#HelpingHighPoint

August 17:

We’re fighting to

end the hunger

crisis in High

Point, one day at a

time. Join our

cause on our

website.

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August 24:

#HelpingHighPoint

August 31:

Remember

success isn’t

always what you

see. We are

making great

progress

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September 7:

September is Hunger

Awareness Month! Look

at our Facebook, Twitter

and Website to see what

you can do to end hunger

in High Point.

#EndHungerNow

September 14:

We couldn’t have

said it better

ourselves!

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September 21:

We appreciate all that our

volunteers do!

September 28:

Here are some

examples of food

that is best to

donate.

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October 5:

October is Eat Better, Eat

Together month. Pledge as

a family to

October 12:

Our community is

working together

to end the hunger

crisis.

#HelpingHighPoi

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October 19:

No matter what, you

always have something to

give. Volunteer with us

today!

October 26:

We do not need to

keep giving

charity, we need

to start changing

the way our

community is. We

need to find a

sustainable

solution and stop

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food insecurity in

High Point.

#GHPFA

#HelpingHighPoi

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November 2:

Be sure to keep a healthy

and balanced diet!

November 9:

#HelpingHighPoi

nt

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November 16:

There are always

opportunities to volunteer

with GHP Food Alliance.

Check out our website for

the most recent areas of

need.

November 26:

Happy

Thanksgiving

from the GHP

Food Alliance! !

November 30:

Remember to donate to

local food banks this

holiday season. For a

complete list, check out

our website.

December 7:

#EndHungerNow

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December 14:

And we LOVE our

volunteers! Thank you for

all you continuously do to

keep GHP Food Alliance

moving forward!

December 21:

Looking to make

a New Year’s

resolution?

Consider

volunteering with

us in the New

Year!

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Facebook and Twitter

January 1 Happy New Year from the GHP

Food Alliance!

1: The GHP Food Alliance would like

to wish everyone and their family a

Happy New Year! #2016

2: Did you know its National Poverty

in America Awareness Month? Get

involved and find out ways to help

your community!

January 2 It’s National Poverty in America

Awareness Month! Help

#GHPFA in our fight against

poverty awareness!

1: New year, new statistics! Help us in

the fight to lower food insecurity in

High Point #GHPFA

2: Did you know that more than

618,000 children in North Carolina are

food insecure? Learn more by visiting

http://bit.ly/11ft0Im

January 3 Join the GHP Food Alliance in

our fight against hunger

insecurity. Visit our website and

learn more today!

http://bit.ly/1ILxWIv

1: Poverty affects people all over the

world. In the United States today, there

are 46.5 million people living in

poverty!

2: 350 million children suffered from

poverty & hunger worldwide in 2009.

Poverty is a growing concern all over

the world!

January 4 In 2013, 45.3 million people lived

in Poverty USA. That means the

poverty rate for 2013 was 14.5%.

1: According to a report from UNICEF

the United States ranks near the bottom

of the pack of wealthy nations, on a

measure of child poverty.

2: Between 2006 and 2011, the

UNICEF report concluded that child

poverty increased in 34 states.

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January 5 The number of people living in

poverty in 2012 (46.5

million) was the largest number to

have been seen in 54 years!

1: Do you know which state has the

lowest poverty rate in America? In

New Hampshire only 1 out of 8 kids

live in a poor household.

2: Did you know that 1/3 of children in

the U.S. live in households with an

income below 60% of the national

median income, which is 31,000

annually.

January 6 Have you ever had to choose

between quality and quantity of

food? Inexpensive or nutritious

food? Read more about the

difficult choices families are

having to make when it comes to

food

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2

015/03/20/how-americas-hungry-

families-balance-nutrition-

housing-health-

care_n_6436594.html?utm_hp_re

f=tw

1: In 2014, 4.2 million (9.5 percent)

seniors 65 and older were living in

poverty. #PovertyAwarenessMonth

2: In 2014, the poverty rate according

to the Supplemental Poverty Measure

was 15.5 percent, compared to the

official poverty rate of 14.5 percent.

Change is happening little by little!

January 7 Check out our website to see all

the different ways you can help:

www.ghpfa.org

1: Join the GHP Food Alliance in our

fight against hunger insecurity. Visit

our website and learn more today!


2: Poverty Fact: Poverty rates are

highest for families headed by single

women!

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January 8 Visit

http://www.foodpantries.org/ci/nc

-high_point for information on all

High Point’s food pantries.

1: In 2014, 49.1 million Americans

lived in food insecure households,

including 33.3 million adults and 15.8

million children.

2: Less than 30% of students in the

bottom quarter of incomes enroll in a 4

year school. Among that group – less

than 50% graduate.

January 9 Let’s fight to change the dropout

rate in America and make sure

our kids stay in school

1: 16 to 24-years-old students who

come from low-income families are

seven times more likely to drop out

than those from families with higher

incomes.

2: Do you know that by the end of the

4th grade, students coming from a low-

income household are already 2 grade

levels behind?

January 10 Do you know that by the end of

the 4th grade, students coming

from a low-income household are

already 2 grade levels behind.

1: In 2014, 14 percent of households

(17.5 million households) were food

insecure

2: You can make a difference! Join the

GHP Food Alliance! #GHPFA

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January 11 Did you know in 2014, 49.1

million Americans lived in food

insecure households, including

33.3 million adults and 15.8

million children?

1: Did you know a higher percentage

of young adults (31%) without a high

school diploma live in poverty,

compared to the 24% who finished

high school. #PovertyAwareness

2: 81% of NC households receiving

food assistance don’t know where their

next meal is coming from.

January 12 In 2014, the poverty rate

according to the Supplemental

Poverty Measure was 15.5

percent, compared to the official

poverty rate of 14.5 percent.

Change is happening little by

little!

1: Want to help in the mission of

#FightingHunger? Visit our website at

http://www.ghpfa.org/

2: Less than 30% of students in the

bottom quarter of incomes enroll in a 4

year school. Among that group – less

than 50% graduate.

January 13 New Mexico has the highest

overall poverty rate at 41.9 %.

More than 4 in 10 kids live in

poverty.

1: One of 3 U.S. children lives in

poverty!

2: The share of U.S. children living in

poverty has increased by 2 % since

2008.

January 14 Check out this article about the

growing issue of hunger in North

Carolina

http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2

013/09/09/hunger-in-north-

carolina-real-persistent-and-

getting-worse/

1: A recent study found 50% of public

school children in America face

poverty: http://hungerinourschools.org

2: Overcoming poverty is not a task of

charity. It is an act of justice. - Nelson

Mandela

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January 15 Did you know that senior citizens

in HP sometimes have to choose

between getting their medicine or

having a meal? Help us change

that!

1: Volunteers do not necessarily have

the time; they just have the heart-

Elizabeth Andrews

2: Join the GHP Food Alliance in our

fight against hunger insecurity. Visit

our website and learn more today!


January 16 One more day until we reveal

who the top food insecure city in

America is. #FightHunger

#GHPFA

1: Visit http://bit.ly/1ILxWIv for more

information on food insecurity and

poverty in High Point!

2: A 2012 Food Hardship Report found

that 23% of Greensboro-High Point

residents reported not having enough

money to buy needed food at least once

in the last twelve months.

January 17 Between 2006 and 2011 child

poverty increased in 34 states!

1: 40% of children living in poverty

aren’t prepared for primary schooling.

2: Check out our website and find out

how you can donate!


January 18 Check out our website to see how

you can volunteer!

www.ghpfa.org

1: If a free society cannot help the

many who are poor, it cannot save the

few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy

2: Poverty rates are generally higher in

Southern states.

January 19 Check out this link about ending

the hunger crisis!

http://1.usa.gov/1IBUxnT

1: Malnutrition is the state of being

poorly nourished.

2: 1 in 6 Americans struggle with

hunger.

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January 20 The number of people living in

poverty in 2012 (46.5

million) was the largest number

seen in the 54 years for which

poverty estimates have been

published.

1: The 2013 poverty rate was 2.0

percentage points higher than in 2007,

the year before the 2008 recession.

2: In 2013, 45.3 million people lived in

Poverty USA. That means the poverty

rate for 2013 was 14.5%.

January 21 The North Carolina food

insecurity rate is 19.3%, while the

national rate is 16.4%

1: In 2014 4.2 million adults were

living in poverty.

2: 50.1 million Americans struggle to

put food on the table.

January 22 In 2013, 45.3 million people lived

in Poverty USA. That means the

poverty rate for 2013 was 14.5%.




million children.

2¨ Don’t forget to like us on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/GreaterHig

hPointFoodAlliance?fref=ts

January 23 The quest for food security can be

the common thread that links the

different challenges we face and

helps build a sustainable future.-

Jose


(17.5 million households) were food

insecure


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January 24 Check out this article to see how

much food should be donated to

people in need1

http://www.nrdc.org/food/wasted-

food.asp

1: 75% of households served by food

banks have had to choose between

buying food and heating their homes.

#Helpmakeachange #GHPFA

2: North Carolina has several cities

with some the highest levels of food

insecurity in the nation: Asheville,

Greensboro, High Point and Winston-

Salem. #Volunteer #GHPFA

January 25 Ever wonder how Americans can

be both obese and starving?

Understand the problem

#Fighthunger

http://www.realclearscience.com/

blog/2013/08/how-can-

americans-be-both-obese-and-

starving.html

1: Children that live below the poverty

line are 1.3 times more likely to have

developmental delays or learning

disabilities

2: Want to know how far along

Walmart is with their fight against

hunger? Check them out at

http://wm8.walmart.com/Hunger/#/

January 26 Want to know how far along



http://wm8.walmart.com/Hunger/

#/

1: Here’s some helpful tips on trying to

stop hunger in your community! Click

the link below and let us know if you

have any other tips that you have

thought of! !

http://www.superfooddrive.org/wp-

content/uploads/2013/03/Strategies+to

+End+Childhood+Hunger_YSA.pdf

2: 6 simple ways you can help

#Fighthunger!

http://nationswell.com/6-ways-to-

solve-hunger-in-america/

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January 27 Did you know that High Point is

one of the few cities around that

nation that receive funding from

Michelle Obama’s feeding

children campaign?

1: See how exactly #FeedingAmerica

serves the 46.5 million Americans in

need at www.feedingamerica.org

2: 81% of children are actually getting

free and reduced-priced meals.

January 28 “The hunger for love is much

more difficult to remove than the

hunger for bread.” – Mother

Teresa

1: Check out our website and find out

how you can donate today!


2: Did you know a poverty line is a

family of 2 adults & 2 children that

earn less than 23,021?

January 29 Want to help in the mission of

#FightingHunger? Visit our

website at http://www.ghpfa.org/.

1: “An important lever for sustained

action is tackling poverty and reducing

hunger is money” - Gro Harlem

Brundtland




million children

January 30 Make sure to check out this

extremely interesting and

informative article talking about

facts about hunger in the US. It is

alarming to know so many people

are suffering from food disparity

right in our own backyard.

https://www.dosomething.org/fact

s/11-facts-about-hunger-us

1: We love using Choosemyplate.gov

to get a healthy personalized meal plan.

You should check it out and tell us

what you think!


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January 31 Eight states exhibited statistically

significantly higher household

food insecurity rates than the U.S.

national average 2011-2013

1: Children that live below the poverty

line are 1.3 times more likely to have

developmental delays or learning

disabilities. We can change that!

2: Visit your local food pantries today

to volunteer or visit their website to

donate! Check out

http://www.foodpantries.org/ci/nc-

high_point for information on all High

Point’s food pantries.

February 1 It is national Heart Awareness

month. Stay tuned this month to

learn tips about eating heart

healthy and how it will overall

affect your life!

1: This month is American heart

month. Keep your heart healthy by

eating nutritious food and exercising!

2: Do you know what it means to eat

heart healthy? http://ow.ly/LSx7W

February 2 The GHP Food Alliance wishes

you a Happy Valentine’s Day! A

little dark chocolate is proven

healthy for you!

1: True or False: Dark Chocolate is a

heart healthy snack or dessert for

yourself? Tweet back at us what you

think!

2: Here is a link to a easy tuna

casserole that anyone can make on a

budget!

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Get

tingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Recipes/O

ne-Pot-Tuna-Casserole-with-Green-

Beans-and-

Almonds_UCM_465654_RecipeDetail

.jsp

February 3 Planting a garden at home with

the whole family can be a fun

way to get kids involved and

1: Make our High Point community

better by helping us become a heart

healthy community. Donate to the

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excited about eating right! Lets

get started http://bit.ly/1yohgDG

heart association.

2: This week’s tips are for a healthy

heart diet! Simple changes in your

everyday diet can help you be more

heart healthy. Today’s tip is to eat

healthy fats like avocado and stay

away from trans-fat in packaged foods!

February 4 February 4th is national

homemade soup day! Soup is

nutritious and affordable to make.

Send us your pictures and recipes

of your favorite homemade soup.

1: Today is national homemade soup

day! What kind of homemade soup do

you make and is it heart healthy?

2: Here are some quick tips to eating

heart healthy: Limit Salt, Eat more

fruits and vegetables, and exercise

daily.

February 5 Here is a great article on foods

that are great for your heart. Some

foods are cheap and convenient to

buy and some have to be in

season. Eating heart healthy will

prevent you from getting sick and

potentially getting heart disease!

http://www.health.com/health/gall

ery/0,,20720182_5,00.html

1: Support the GHP Food Alliance by

donating throughout website


2: Heart healthy people are happy

people. Make sure you are making

heart healthy eating decisions this

month to support Healthy Heart

Awareness Month!

February 6 Here is a trivia question for you!

You don’t need to strike all fat

from your restaurant order to eat

heart-healthy. But you do need to

make wise choices with respect to

type and amount because some

fats are better for your heart than

others. Which of these tips can

help lighten the load on your

1: Here is a tip for a heart healthy diet

is to cut back on salt. Lowering your

salt intake can help lower your blood

pressure and stay away from packaged

foods were a lot of salt is.

2: Limit dietary cholesterol, which

comes in foods like egg yolks, chicken

breast and other lead meats to have a

more heart healthy diet.

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plate?

• A.Stay away from fried appetizers

and creamy soups. Begin your

meal with broth-based soup like

minestrone or gazpacho.

• B.Make sure your entrée is

broiled, baked, grilled, steamed,

or poached instead of fried.

• C.Order your dressings and

sauces on the side so you can

control how much you use.

• D.Ask that your meal be prepared

with vegetable oil (made from

canola, olive, corn, soy,

sunflower, or safflower) or soft

margarine instead of butter.

• E.All of the above

February 7 More than 1 in 5 children is at

risk of hunger. Among African-

Americans and Latinos, it’s 1 in 3

1: Today, Feb. 7th, is national wear red

day to support women’s heart health!

2: The GHP Food Alliance encourages

people to wear red on February 7th to

support women’s heart health.

February 8 High Point, North Carolina is first

for food hardship in the nation

and has seven food desserts

within its city limits. Even on

food boxes and Snap Benefits

people can eat heart healthy to

energize and fulfill their needs.

1: Today’s tip is to eat a lot of fiber in

your diet! Fiber helps you feel more

full and helps lower bad cholesterol.

#HeartAwareness

2: The GHP Food Alliance wants our

community to be aware that High Point

is no.1 for food hardship in the nation.

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situation we can work towards our goal

of sustainability.

February 9 True or False: Dark Chocolate is

a heart healthy snack or dessert

for you?

1: True or False: A glass of red wine is

actually beneficial for your heart?

2: The last tweet was true! Due to the

antioxidant in the red wine a single

glass promotes healthy heart living.

February 10 Want to learn some nutritious

foods you can buy on a budget?

Check out 15 Nutritious Foods for

About $2 http://wb.md/1Dfzjr7

1: Start off your day with a heart

healthy meal and a morning workout.

This is sure to get your day on the right

track! #HeartAwareness

2: A heart healthy diet is considered to

be eating a diet that is low in sodium,

cholesterol, and fat. Foods that best

meet this requirement are whole grains,

fruits, and vegetables.

February 11 80 % of NC households with

children and receiving food

assistance don’t know where their

next meal is coming from.

1:Don’t know about the hunger issues

in the High Point Community? Here is

an article about what exactly is going

on!

http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion

/op-ed/seeing-the-

invisible/article10276868.html

2: Food insecurity is the state of being

without reliable access to a sufficient

quantity of affordable, nutritious food.

February 12 Chocolate is definitely a heart 1: What are you doing this month to

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healthy snack for you because

flavonol, which is found in dark

chocolate, helps lower blood

pressure!

help you and your family become more

heart healthy?

2: Heart-Healthy Living “Try one of

these smart snacks: six Mini Wheats=

47 cal., one peach= 28 cal., 20 Sugar-

Free Jelly Bellys= 26 cal. More:

http://bit.ly/cRNcb

February 13 “The secret of getting ahead is

getting started “- Sally Berger.

Anyone can change their lifestyle

to have a healthy heart. Make

your changes today to eat

proactively to protect yourself!

1:USDA Nutrition: We recently

announced pilots to explore innovative,

cost-effective ways to help #SNAP

recipients find/keep employment

http://ow.ly/LE148

2: Find a way to help prevent heart

attacks by clicking on the link below.

www.heart.org

February 14 Help High Point become a heart

healthy community! Please

donate so the heart foundation can

help us make our community

more aware and to be heart

healthy!

1: Happy Valentine’s Day to All! A

little chocolate is good for the heart!

2: What are your special plans for

tonight? Whatever you decide to do

make sure to keep your meals Heart

Healthy!

February 15 Some families are only allowed

$11 per week to spend on

groceries. What are your favorite

quick recipes that you can make

for under $11?

1: USDA Nutrition: If you have not

heard, @SNAP_Ed recipes now have a

new home at

http://www.whatscooking.fns.usda.gov

/ Blog: http://ow.ly/JJn36

2: Do you eat out a lot? Check out this

website from American Heart

association to see how to still eat heart

healthy!


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February 16 What was your favorite tip about

heart health awareness this

month?

1: True or False: The GHP Food

Alliance also serves Jamestown,

Archdale and Trinity.

2: True, The GHP Food Alliance wants

to help all these communities become

aware of the situation in their

communities.

February 17 The GHP Food Alliance wants to

make you aware of what is going

on in your community! Help

volunteer with us to change this

community from first in food

hardship in the nation to a more

sustainable community.

1: “Be the change you wish to see in

the world!” –Gandhi

2: 1 in 7 people - half of them,

children, are enrolled in Supplemental

Nutrition Assistance Program also

known as SNAP!

February 18 What is your favorite heart

healthy snack? Blueberries are an

example of a fruit you can add to

your diet to help keep your heart

healthy! Are you sure your

snacking habits are heart healthy?

1: Keeping your heart healthy is a step

toward living a longer life!

2: Join the GHP Food Alliance team

today! Fill out a volunteer application

at http://bit.ly/1P07FqB #GHPFA

February 19 Staying healthy includes getting

crucial vitamins like Vitamin D.

With the nice weather fast

approaching, make time to sit

outside and enjoy the sun for a

bit!

1: Read about great ways to eat whole

foods without using the whole

paycheck http://bit.ly/19gCat4

2: How fresh is the food you’re eating?

Add fresh food to your daily meals to

keep your heart

healthy!#HealthyHeartAwarenessMont

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February 20 Certain foods are typically low-

cost all year. Try beans for a less

expensive protein and buy carrots,

greens, or potatoes for vegetables.

1. Some families are only given a food

box to serve their families for over a

week. What could you make with only

such little items? #FightHunger

2. 80 % of North Carolina households

with children and receiving food

assistance don’t know where their next

meal is coming from.

February 21 One-third of Americans get 47

percent of their calories from junk

foods.

1. Being educated on the guidelines for

a healthy diet are important for parents

to learn in order to provide a healthy

lifestyle for their children.

http://mayocl.in/1yI2XtZ

2. Portions are important! Teach your

children about the correct portions they

should be eating #healthyliving

#balanceddiet

February 22 Read the label when comparing

two foods! Choose the food with

lower grams of trans fat and

sugar.

1. Want to learn 30 ways you can

stretch your fruit & vegetable diet?

http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/downloa

ds/Stretch_FV_Budget.pdf

2. Do you know where High Point’s

food deserts are located? Find out on

our website http://bit.ly/1cun30l

February 23 Humans are using different

methods to gether food including

farming, hunting, gardening, and

fishing. #healthyhearts

1. What will you do this month to be

healthier? Tweet us your goals for

March!

2. “Looking good and feeling good go

hand in hand. If you have a healthy

lifestyle and your diet and nutrition are

set, you’re going to feel good.”- Jason

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February 24 Buying fruits and vegetables in

season can lower your food cost

and add to the freshness. If you’re

not going to use them all right

away, buy some that still need

time to ripen!

1. Get active! Adding more physical

activity can be fun for the whole

family. Check out how to get started

http://bit.ly/1m8H0xh

2. Do you know why eating healthy is

important for your child? Find out

http://bit.ly/1yI2CY1

February 25 Did you know an apple contains

around 130 calories? Keep track

of your calorie intake!

1. When kids play more sports, make

water the only option rather than sports

drinks

2. Involve your children in the grocery

shopping process. Let them pick out a

fruit and vegetable. Kids love being

involved and will be more likely to eat

what they chose!

February 26 Did you know India is the world’s

largest producer of bananas! They

produce almost 22 million tons a

year. #eathealthy

1. Need more fiber in your balanced

diet? Find out which foods are high in

fiber!http://bit.ly/1IZb5cJ

2. Snack time! Snacks are important

for boosting nutrition and managing

your kids hunger http://bit.ly/1yHyfRo

February 27 Did you know breakfast is the

most important meal of the day?

Even better, breakfast can be the

most affordable meal too!

http://bit.ly/1bbMx1z

1.Want to learn more about vitamins

and foods containing vitamins? Check

out this link http://bit.ly/1H3cD4G

2. Eating fish can really add nutrients

and vitamins into your diet

#healthyheart

February 28 Do you know the 5 food groups

that are the building blocks for a

healthy diet? #fruits #vegetables

#proteins #grains #dairy

1. When children are young, 100%

fruit juice is a good way to get 1

serving of fruit. Make sure they are

only having one 4 ounce glass a day!

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#moderation

2. Make small changes to your routine

such as trying to drink more water and

eating a nutritious breakfast! Small

changes will really go a long way

improving your family’s health.

http://bit.ly/LChJu9

March 1 March is National Nutrition

Month! We will post tips on how

to be an even healthier you

throughout the month, so be sure

to check our Twitter!

1. Were you aware March is National

Nutrition Month? Check out our

Facebook and Twitter throughout the

month to read some tips and tricks!

2. The best way to start a healthy day is

to eat a healthy breakfast! Check out

these delicious breakfast recipes to try

this month :

www.eatright.org/nutritiontipsheet

March 2 The World Health Organization

(WHO) turns 68 years old today!

Learn more about the WHO at

http://www.who.int/en/

1. One of the fastest and easiest ways

to start eating right is by increasing

your daily intake of water. Cut out the

sugary drinks and try to drink eight

8oz. glasses a day!

2. Are you doing enough to help your

community? Visit ghpfa.org to find out

how you can do more!

March 3 The Food and Drug

Administration has great

resources to help you better

understand Nutrition Labels.

1. What’s your favorite healthy food

to snack on? We’d love to hear about

it!

2. “I hope someday we will be able to

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When shopping, keep these

helpful hints in mind to ensure

you’re getting the best nutritional

food.

http://www.fda.gov/Food/Ingredi

entsPackagingLabeling/Labeling

Nutrition/ucm274593.htm

proclaim that we have banished hunger

in the United States, and that we've

been able to bring nutrition and health

to the whole world.”- George

McGovern

March 4 “Cooking with your kids and

engaging them in hands-on

activities are two ways to begin to

educate children about the healthy

eating, and kick start the

important task to help change

how the younger generation looks

at food and nutrition.” Marcus

Samuelsson

1. Cutting out sugar is a great healthy

choice! Check out Fitbite’s “15

Painless Ways to Crush Sugar

Cravings” to help you get started!

http://www.fitbie.com/eat-right/sugar-

addiction?ocid=Soc_Pinterest_EatRigh

t_15WaysCrushSugarCravings#_a5y_p

=222098

2. What healthy food choice have you

made today? Tell us about it!

March 5 This is a great article on how to

get your kids to eat more

nutritionally. Let us know what

you think about it!

1. Here are five quick and healthy

meals to make without using the stove.

Try them out and tell us your favorite!

http://www.eatright.org/resource/food/

planning-and-prep/snack-and-meal-

ideas/5-quick-and-healthy-meals-

without-using-the-stove

2. What are you eating for lunch?

Tweet us your healthy meal!

March 6 Get prepared for spring by

checking out these local parks in

the greater High Point area you

1.“Physical fitness is not only one of

the most important keys to a healthy

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can explore:

http://www.highpointnc.gov/pr/

creative intellectual activity.” ~John F.

Kennedy

2. We love March because of all the

fruits and veggies in season!

March 7 Check out these 25 heart healthy

and nutritious foods!

http://www.webmd.com/food-

recipes/25-top-heart-healthy-

foods

1. It has been National Nutrition Month

for a week now! What healthy and

nutritious choices have you made this

week? Tell us about it!

2. “Life expectancy would grow by

leaps and bounds if green vegetables

smelled as good as bacon.” ~Doug

Larson

March 8 Good morning! Here are some

great recipes to try for a

nutritional breakfast!

http://www.self.com/body/recipes

/2015/04/eat-clean-build-better-

breakfast-slideshow/

1. Have you seen what we’ve been up

to lately? Check out our Facebook

page!



2. What kinds of healthy choices are

you making today?

March 9 Were you aware of the Food

Summit being hosted on March

21 and 22? Check out the event

page for more details!

1. When creating your shopping list,

add a new vegetable, fruit or whole

grain for your family to try for dinner.

2.“There is nothing unhealthy about

educating youngsters about nutrition.”-

Pierre Dukan

March 10 Have you been keeping up with

the National Nutrition Month

1. What did you have for breakfast

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website? We love all of the facts

and tips they have to offer! Check

it out here:

http://www.nationalnutritionmont

h.org/nnm/

today? Tell us about it!

2. Check out our Facebook for info on

the upcoming Food Summit on March

21 and 22.

March 11 Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!

“We are born believing. A man

bears beliefs as a tree bears

apples” Ralph Waldo Emerson

1. Today is Johnny Appleseed Day!

Celebrate by eating an apple!

2. Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Gala

and Honeycrisp are just a few kinds of

apples. Tell us your favorite!

March 12 USA Today says popcorn is a

healthy snack, and we fully

support it! Read the full article

here:

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/n

ews/health/wellness/fitness-

food/story/2012-03-25/Popcorn-

packed-with-antioxidants-hidden-

health-benefits/53777198/1

1. Happy Popcorn Lovers Day!

2. Plain popcorn provides whole

grains, fiber and antioxidants.

#popcornloversday

March 13 Have you been keeping up with

all of the posts the National

Nutrition Month website has to

offer! Check it out here:

http://www.nationalnutritionmont

h.org/nnm/

1. Have you looked at our website

recently to find ways to help

volunteer? Visit us at ghpfa.org!

2. What healthy choices have you

made today? Tell us about it!

March 14 Happy Pi Day! Keeping a healthy

diet is important, but here are

some healthy desserts you can

make to celebrate Pi Day!

1. Keeping a healthy diet is important,

but here are some healthy desserts you

can make to celebrate Pi Day!

http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recip

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http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/

recipes/desserts/guilt-free-pie-

recipes/

es/desserts/guilt-free-pie-recipes/

2. “Vegetables are a must on a diet. I

suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread,

and pumpkin pie.”-Jim Davis

March 15 “Time And health are two

precious assets that we don’t

recognize and appreciate until

they have been depleted.” ~Denis

Waitley

1. “Our bodies are our gardens – our

wills are our gardeners.” ~William

Shakespeare

2. What veggies in season are you

excited for? Tell us about it!

March 16 Check out our event page for the

Food Summit and share it with

your friends!

1.We love all of the new fruits and

veggies in season! Favorite for

broccoli, retweet for honeydew! “True

healthcare reform starts in your

kitchen, not in Washington”

~Anonymous

2. What are you most looking forward

to for the Food Summit? Tell us about

it!

March 17 Check out our website: ghpfa.org

to see ways you can volunteer in

your community!

1. Happy St.Patrick’s Day!

2. Here are some delicious St.Patrick’s

Day recipes. They taste good and will

make you feel good!

http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0

,,20348441,00.html

Facebook: Happy St.Patrick’s Day!

Feel festive and go green! Here is a fun

idea to get kids to eat healthy

March 18 “The thing about hunger is, it’s 1- Did you know that hunger affects

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not always the stereotype,” Carl

Vierling. Read this article to be

more informed on this issue of

hunger:

http://debug.paxton.zope.net/high

point/news/x1918013409/Hunger

-in-High-Point-ranked-second-in-

the-nation

about 25% of High Point children?

Learn more about the cause at

www.ghpfa.org

2 What is a backpack program? These

programs provide food for children to

take home on the weekend. Make an

impact!

March 19 Happy National Poultry Day!

Poultry provides the body with

nutrients to live a healthy

lifestyle. Here are 10 health

benefits of eating chicken:

http://www.activebeat.com/diet-

nutrition/top-10-health-benefits-

of-eating-chicken/

1- Happy National Poultry Day!

2- Here are some healthy tips about

poultry and your diet:

http://england.lovefoodhatewaste.com/

node/8084

March 20 Be sure to follow us on Twitter

@GHPFoodAlliance and to visit

our website at www.ghpfa.org

1. Be sure to include fruits and

vegetables into your family’s diet.

Here are some healthy recipes to use

on a budget:

http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematte

rs.org/fruits-and-vegetables-on-a-

budget#shopping

2. Did you know that eating healthy is

essential to regulating mood? Here are

10 nutritents that are proven to

improve yours:

http://greatist.com/happiness/nutrients-

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March 21 Are you doing enough to help

your community? Visit us at

www.ghpfa.org to see volunteer

opportunities!

1. Did you know that High Point is

ranked #1 most food insecure in the

nation? #GHPFA

2. Have you helped your community?

#Volunteer and make a difference!

March 22 Food deserts leave community

members without the nutritional

value they need. Learn more

about what a food desert is and

where they are located in High

Point at www.ghpfa.org

1- Did you know that High Point has 7

food deserts? #GHPFA

2- 28% of food pantries in NC have

had to turn clients away for lack of

food. http://www.thefoodeffect.org/all-

about-hunger/hunger-facts/

March 23 94% of Americans adults are not

eating enough fruits and

vegetables

1. Have you seen what’s new on our

Facebook page?


hPointFoodAlliance

2. “If you want to eliminate hunger,

everyone has to be involved.” - Bono

March 24 Here are some great ways to eat

whole foods on a budget:

http://sustainablefoodtrust.org/arti

cles/eating-skint/

1- Kids need nutrition to help stay

focused in school! Learn about how

you can help at www.ghpfa.org

2. Here are 10 tips to spice up meals

with fruits and vegetables:

http://go.usa.gov/3gjXB

March 25 Eating healthy foods will lead to a

healthy heart!

1- Grab a shovel! Let’s help to make

our community the best it can be

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through community gardens:

http://www.gardendallas.org/benefits.h

tml

2- Make sure to eat your vegetables

#GHPFA

March 26 Happy National Spinach Day! Be

sure to have your greens today!

Click here are some easy and

nutritious spinach recipes:

http://allrecipes.com/recipes/fruits

-and-

vegetables/vegetables/greens/spin

ach/

1-Did you know today is National

Spinach Day! #GHPFA

2- Spinach provides the body with

nutrients to help live a healthy lifestyle.

Here are some of its benefits

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/arti

cles/270609.php

March 27 Everyone can make a difference.

Visit www.ghpfa.org to learn how

you can help your community.

1- Healthy food can be delicious too!

Here are some healthy recipes to use:

http://allrecipes.com/recipes/healthy-

recipes/

2- Visit www.ghpfa.org for

information about the hunger crisis in

High Point!

March 28 The backpack program helps kids

who come from food insecure

households.

1- What are you doing to help your

community? Tweet us your thoughts!

#GHPFA

2- Kids need healthy food to focus in

school! Learn about the backpack

program at

http://backpackbeginnings.org

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March 29 Be sure to visit our website at

www.ghpfa.org!

1- Do you know what is in a food box?

Learn more at www.ghpfa.org

2- What are you doing to help your

community? Tweet us your thoughts!

March 30 Plants will bring a healthy and

sustainable food source to the

community! Make it an activity to

do with the whole family!

1- What are your favorite healthy

meals? Tweet us your thoughts!

2- #GHPFA helps fight food

insecurity! Join us and help your

community.

March 31 Fruits can be so delicious! Tell us

what your favorite fruit is

#GHPFA

1- Did you know that in 2013, 49.1


insecure households?

2- Second Harvest food banks is one of

the biggest suppliers for High Point

food banks. Make a difference and

#volunteer

April 1 National Nutrition Month might

have ended but don’t worry -

April is Global Child Nutrition

Month! Visit the Global Child

Nutrition Foundation at

http://www.gcnf.org to learn more

1. What your child eats for breakfast

can set the tone for the entire day.

Breakfast should include fiber, whole

grains and protein with as little added

sugar as possible. Give Breakfast A

Boost! #healthyhabits

2. How to build a better breakfast!

Every morning aim to eat at least 1of

each category: proteins, whole grains,

vegetables & fruits!

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April 2 GHPFoodAlliance wants your

family to live a healthy life!

Check out 5 Ways to a Healthy

Lifestyle http://bit.ly/1rPSXr5

1.A simple step toward better nutrition!

Lets change the amount of sugar we

use and make the honey swap! Replace

the sugar you use with just a drop of

honey. #BEEhealthy

2. Antioxidants in honey have been

shown to extend the freshness of baked

goods. #Maketheswap

#usehoneynotsugar

April 3 Portions are important! Teach

your children about the correct

portions they should be eating

#healthyliving #balanceddiet

Visit MyPlate.org

1. Fitness is important! Moving more

together as a family is a great way to

keep everyone healthy. For ways to get

moving visit http://bit.ly/1aIchCc

2. You can learn a lot from a label!

Check out this link for nutrition

management tools http://bit.ly/1a3E53q

April 4 Understanding nutritional facts is

the best way to determine what

products to purchase when

shopping for the family and will

help you make healthier choices.

http://bit.ly/1epPKGj

1. Drinking water is the best way to

quench your thirst! Even better,

fluoride found in tap water helps

prevents dental problems and can help

strengthen teeth and bones!

2. Milk is a nutritious drink and a great

source of calcium for kids and teens.

http://bit.ly/1lh7NXU

April 5 Are you adding LIFE to your

years? Learn more about

#WorldHealthDay at

1. Planting a garden at home with the

whole family can be a fun way to get

kids involved and excited about eating

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http://www.who.int/en/

right! Let’s get started

http://bit.ly/1yohgDG

2. Eat more fruits and vegetables!

Check out what fruits and veggies are

in season! http://bit.ly/PMjJCL

April 6 Learn about MyPlate, the new

federal government’s food icon

that serves as a reminder to help

family’s make healthier food

choices. MyPlate illustrates the

five food groups for a healthy

diet! http://1.usa.gov/1L7ckTN

1. Get active! Adding more physical

activity can be fun for the whole

family. Check out how to get started

http://bit.ly/1m8H0xh

2. Do you know why eating healthy is

important for your child? Find out

http://bit.ly/1yI2CY1

April 7 “Hunger Doesn’t Take A Spring

Break” Many children rely on the

meals they get at school. Read

more about how spring break is a

critical time for food pantry

donations.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2

015/03/25/spring-break-

hunger_n_6933786.html?utm_hp

_ref=tw

1. 350 million children suffered from

poverty and hunger worldwide in 2009

#GlobalChildNutritionMonth

2. The only cookbook you need! Over

400 low-cost healthy recipes for every

meal http://greatist.com/health/cheap-

healthy-recipe-collection #cheapeats

#healthyhabits

April 8 This great article from The Nation

gives tips on how to decrease

hunger and increase nutrition

http://www.thenation.com/article/

163421/ten-things-reduce-hunger-

and-provide-good-food-all#

1. Want to celebrate

#WorldHealthDay? Try going for a

walk, cutting out sodium, or helping

community members who are hungry

2. Today’s ALSO National Healthy

Schools Day! What’s your school

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doing to stay healthy?


#healthykids #healthyschools

April 9 Happy World Health Day!! Here

are some tips from the World

Health Organization about how to

safely store and prepare food

#safefood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=vZeTTNE0ClU

1. Great article from @YouthService

about how you can help end childhood

hunger #GlobalChildNutritionMonth

http://www.ysa.org/10wayhunger

2. Check out what we’re up to!

#endhungerinhighpoint #bethechange

http://www.ghpfa.org/#!calendar/c177

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April 10 Did you know the U.S. produces

enough food to feed everyone on

the planet and then some? Read

“10 Things You Didn’t Know

About Food in the USA” to learn

more

http://www.buzzfeed.com/nakedj

uice/10-things-you-didnt-know-

about-food-in-the-

usa?sub=2496168_1472801#.kuN

gaDzKK

1. Did you know that many senior

citizens have to choose between food

and prescriptions? What would you do

to make ends meet?

April 11 So heart warming to see how

much the future generation cares!

At just seven years old Ashlyn

was already asking herself,

“what’s more important?” What

an inspiration! Video from:

Feeding Children Everywhere

1. Staying healthy can be hard when

you are on a budget – here are some

quick nutrition resources

#healthychoicesmatter

http://blogs.usda.gov/2015/03/31/onlin

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2. This is exactly what we need!

#kidshelpingkids #mustwatch


http://www.buzzfeed.com/alivelez/a-

bunch-of-kids-learned-the-truth-about-

child-hunger-in-amer#.doaQZgG00

April 12 Remember skinny does NOT

equal healthy! Crash diets are

dangerous and unhealthy for your

body!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/caseyg

ueren/so-hangry

1. Happy National Grilled Cheese Day!

Try these recipes for a new spin on an

old favorite #creativecooking

http://www.momtastic.com/food/17552

3-30-ways-to-make-grilled-cheese/

2. Food insecurity and being

overweight are two of the biggest

crises facing America’s kids today


April 13 Did you know children who are

struggle with hunger are often

overweight? Food insecurity and

being overweight are two of the

biggest crises facing America’s

kids today


1. "How can we expect our children to

be hungry for knowledge if they're just

plain hungry." - @FirstLadyVA


2. Do you know where the Food

Deserts in Greater High Point are?

Learn more at

http://www.ghpfa.org/#!food-desert-

map/cn3

April 14 Don’t just eat healthy – DRINK

HEALTHY! Check out this

article to see how your body

benefits when you give up soda.

http://simpleorganiclife.org/quit-

1. “Growing your own food is like

printing your own money” Watch Ron

Finley’s TED Talk about

UrbanGardens!

https://www.ted.com/talks/ron_finley_

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drinking-soda/

a_guerilla_gardener_in_south_central_

la#t-250449

2. Learn more about why children

should NOT be drinking soda.

#rethinkyourdrink


http://www.healthychild.com/10-

reasons-to-keep-kids-off-soda/

April 15 This TED Talk by Ron Finley is a

MUST WATCH! His work with

urban gardens in South Central

Los Angeles is an inspiration!

#thisiswhatweneed

#positivestrides

https://www.ted.com/talks/ron_fi

nley_a_guerilla_gardener_in_sout

h_central_la#t-250449

1. Do you have picky eaters at home?

“27 Healthy Versions of Your Kids’

Favorite Foods


http://www.buzzfeed.com/deenashanke

r/healthy-versions-of-foods-your-kids-

love#.kap3PQDYY

2. Malnourishment in children can lead

to: health & developmental issues,

poor academic performance, and

behavioral problems


April 16 GHPFoodAlliance wants your

family to live a healthy life!

Check out 5 Ways to a Healthy

Lifestyle http://bit.ly/1rPSXr5

1. What your child eats for breakfast

can set the tone for the entire day.

Breakfast should include fiber, whole

grains and protein with as little added

sugar as possible. Give Breakfast A

Boost! #healthyhabits

2. How to build a better breakfast!

Every morning aim to eat at least 1of

each category: proteins, whole grains,

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vegetables & fruits!

April 17 Understanding nutritional facts is

the best way to determine what

products to purchase when

shopping for the family and will

help you make healthier choices.

http://bit.ly/1epPKGj

1. Fitness is important! Moving more

together as a family is a great way to

keep everyone healthy. For ways to get

moving visit http://bit.ly/1aIchCc

2. You can learn a lot from a label!

Check out this link for nutrition

management tools http://bit.ly/1a3E53q

April 18 Learn about MyPlate, the new

federal government’s food icon

that serves as a reminder to help

family’s make healthier food

choices. MyPlate illustrates the

five food groups for a healthy

diet! http://1.usa.gov/1L7ckTN

1. Planting a garden at home with the

whole family can be a fun way to get

kids involved and excited about eating

right! Lets get started

http://bit.ly/1yohgDG

2. Eat more fruits and vegetables!

Check out what fruits and veggies are

in season! http://bit.ly/PMjJCL

April 19 Do you want your kids eating a

nutritious diet? Learn the correct

amounts and servings

http://mayocl.in/1DXRJkX

1. Cooking with your kids is a great

way to get them excited about eating

healthy! Check out some fun recipes

http://bit.ly/1yHvJK8

2. Want to learn some nutritious foods

you can buy on a budget? Check out 15

Nutritious Foods for About $2

http://wb.md/1Dfzjr7

Facebook

April 20 Being educated on the guidelines 1. Nutrition tip of the day: Make sure

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for a healthy diet are important

for parents to learn in order to

provide a healthy lifestyle fore

their children.

http://mayocl.in/1yI2XtZ

to read the nutrition labels! Nutrients to

get more of are potassium, fiber,

vitamins A & C, iron, and calcium.

2.Nutrients to get less of are Trans fat,

saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, and

sugars.

April 21 Knowing what foods to eat are

important for both your children’s

physical and mental health!

Check out this article on what to

eat for kids of all ages.

1. Did you know breakfast is the most

important meal of the day? Even better,

breakfast can be the most affordable

meal too! http://bit.ly/1bbMx1z

2. Stretch your dollars! Use grocery

store sales to stock up on items like

whole-grain cereals, bread, & flour.

Whole grains give you more health

value for your money. #eatright

#savemoney

April 22 Make small changes to your

routine such as trying to drink

more water and eating a nutritious

breakfast! Small changes will

really go a long way improving

your family’s health.


1. Nutrition fact of the day: Avoid

oversized portions! Use a smaller plate,

bowl, and glass. Controlling your

portions will lead to a healthier

lifestyle!

2. You are the most important

influence on your child! If you eat

healthy they will follow your example.

April 23 School lunch is the first time kids

are free to choose what they want

to eat. Check out more on school

1. Make small changes to your routine

such as trying to drink more water and

eating a nutritious breakfast! Small

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lunches! http://bit.ly/1Q5Kdtx

changes will really go a long way

improving your family’s health.


2. Do you know the 5 food groups that

are the building blocks for a healthy

diet? #fruits #vegetables #proteins

#grains #dairy

April 24 Maintaining a healthy weight is

important. Want to know the right

weight for your child?

http://bit.ly/1u6x7kZ

1. Get the most for your food budget!

Check out the local newspaper, online

and at the store for sales and coupons

before going to the grocery store.

2.Nutrition tip of the day: children

should eat 3 meals and 2 snacks a day

April 25 Need some tips on how to make

mealtime fun? Check this out

http://bit.ly/1HI1Mfw

1. Certain foods are typically low-cost

all year. Try beans for a less expensive

protein and buy carrots, greens, or

potatoes for vegetables. These are

some great choices and are easy on

your wallet!

2.Cut fruits and veggies into shapes to

get your kids to want to eat them!

Facebook

April 26 Want to learn some kid-friendly

recipes? Try making these fruity

ice treats! http://bit.ly/1CCd3Kt

1. Need help packing a nutritious lunch

for your children? Check out ideas

http://bit.ly/1bWTBbx

2. Packing your kids lunch is a healthy

alternative to school lunch!

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Facebook

April 27 Want to learn how to get your

daily Vitamin D?

http://bit.ly/1dfiHEj

1. One third of Americans get 47

percent of their calories from junk

foods

2. Being a Vegetarian is actually very

nutritious. Vegetarian foods are major

sources of proteins. Check out this site

to learn more http://bit.ly/1dLx57D

April 28 Is buying 100% fruit juice really

healthy? Here are some answers

http://bit.ly/1F1XuPy

1. Vitamin D deficiency is widespread

and have been linked to many health

problems. Make sure your kids are

getting their vitamin D through milk!

2. Buying fruits and vegetables in

season can lower your food cost and

add to the freshness. If your not going

to use them all right away, buy some

that still need time to ripen!

April 29 Healthy Eating on a Budget! Find

out how you can make the most

of your dollars

http://1.usa.gov/1ut3PyB

1. All kids love to drink juice so if you

give your kids juice try to make it

healthier by adding half water to it or

buying juice that is 100% juice.

2. Juice made with 100% fruit juice is

not going to be artificially flavored and

will have many more vitamins and

nutrients #noartificialflavors

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April 30 Want a fun recipe for your kids?

So easy, they can make it

themselves with a little help from

mom! http://bit.ly/1JjnrJh

1. Buying food in bulk is always

cheaper! Before you go shopping,

remember to check if you have enough

freezer space.

2. Educate your kids on exercise; it’s a

smart way to get them active!

Facebook

May 1 What have you been doing for

#NationalGlobalHealthandFitness

Month?

1. Happy May everyone! With this new

month, let’s come up with new ways to

help your community!

2. May is national global health and

fitness month! What are you doing to

improve your diet and exercise habits?

May 2 Have you checked out our

Instagram? Follow us

@GreaterHighPointFoodAlliance

1. Have you guys checked out our

Facebook and website? Find out more

about the #GHPFA here!

www.facebook.com/GreaterHighPoint

FoodAlliance, http://www.ghpfa.org

2.“You don’t need to see the whole

staircase, just take the first step”-

Martin Luther King Jr.

#NationalGlobalHealthandFitnessMont

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let’s look back and be thankful

for all we have and all we

accomplished this week.

lives change” Get involved in your

community TODAY! Check out more

information about us at

http://www.ghpfa.org

2.We need your feedback! Let us know

what we can do to improve our

relationship with the community with

the hashtag #HelpingHighPoint

May 4 How can you be agents of change

in your community? Get

involved!

1. Here’s a little something for

#MotivationMonday “It always seems

impossible until it’s done”-Nelson

Mandela.

2. Here are some helpful tips on how to

end hunger in your community!

http://www.superfooddrive.org/wp-

content/uploads/2013/03/Strategies+to

+End+Childhood+Hunger_YSA.pdf

May 5 Second Harvest Food Bank is one

of the biggest suppliers for High

Point food banks #GHPFA

1. More than 16 million children suffer

from hunger. YOU can help change

that statistic by teaming up with the

#GreaterHighPointFoodAlliance

2. Do you follow us on our other social

media accounts?


FoodAlliance, http://www.ghpfa.org

May 6 What is a food desert exactly?

Find out more information here:

1. Let’s celebrate

#NationalTeachersDay by giving

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http://apps.ams.usda.gov/fooddes

erts/fooddeserts.aspx

thanks to most inspiring and

hardworking men and women in your

community!

2. Did you know that hunger affects

about 25 percent of High Point

children? Learn more about the cause

at http://www.ghpfa.org

May 7 Fact: YOU have to make a

change to see a change. How are

you celebrating

#NationalGlobalHealthandFitness

Month?

1. Know your farmer, know your food

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/k

nowyourfarmer?navid=KNOWYOUR

FARMER

2. “Devote yourself to your community

around you and devote yourself to

creating something that gives you

purpose and meaning”-Mitch Albom

May 8 Check out the latest on our

website! http://www.ghpfa.org

1. Why are people in #FoodDeserts

statistically more obese? The

explanation is in this informative

article: http://ow.ly/KJiO5 #GHPFA

2. “Never think that what you have to

offer is insignificant. There will always

be someone out there that needs what

you have to give.”

May 9 #DidYouKnow that in 2013 49.1


insecure households? Help

change that by getting involved in

the #GHPFA

1. Here are some helpful tups on how

to stretch your fruit and vegetable

budget

http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/downloa

ds/Stretch_FV_Budget.pdf

2. “You may never know what results

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come of your actions, but if you do

nothing there will be no results”-

Mahatma Gandhi

May 10 “The smallest act of kindness is

worth more than the grandest

intention”-Oscar Wilde

#StartSmall

#ChangeStartsWithYou

1. Happy Mothers Day everyone! Go

out and celebrate all the wonderful

mothers out there!

2. #DidYouKnow that North Carolina

has a 17.4% rating of food insecure

people in the state? How can you make

a difference?

May 11 1 in 6 people struggle to get

enough to eat in our country. In

High Point that number is even

higher. #GHPFA

1. “In the US, hunger isn’t caused by a

lack of food, but rather the continued

prevalence of poverty.” Find out more

on dosomething.org

2. Don't forget to like us on Facebook

for more information about upcoming

events! http://ow.ly/KJiks #GHPFA

May 12 “No one has ever become poor by

giving”-Anne Frank #GiveBack

#HelpYourCommunity

1. North Carolina is one of 7 states that

has consistently higher food insecurity

rates than the US national average.

How can you change that?

2. Make sure to follow us on our other

social media accounts to find out

what’s the latest


FoodAlliance

May 13 North Carolina is one of 7 states

that has consistently higher food

#HopeforEndingHunger

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insecurity rates than the US

national average. How can you

change that?

ending-hunger

81% of NC households receiving food

assistance don’t know where their next

meal is coming from. Will you help us

change that statistic?

May 14 NC has several cities where some

of the highest levels of food

insecurity in the nation, learn

more here:

http://ncfoodbanks.org/hunger-in-

north-carolina/

1. Have you been keeping up with

#GlobalHealthandFitnessMonth? Let

us know what you’ve been doing so far

this month!

2. “The war against hunger is truly

mankind’s war of liberation.”-John F

Kennedy.

May 15 “The war against hunger is truly

mankind’s war of liberation.”-

John F Kennedy.

1. “Do your little bit of good where

you are. It’s those little bits of good put

together that overwhelm the world.”-

Desdmond Tutu

2. Lack of access to fresh food can lead

to higher levels of obesity and other

diet related illness. Find out more

“htpp://apps.usda.gov/fooddeserts

May 16 Have you visited our website

lately? Come check it out, and

don’t forget to follow our Twitter

and Instagram! Find them at our

website

1.Don’t forget to follow/like/post to

our Facebook page!


(link)https://www.facebook.com/Great

erHighPointFoodAlliance

2. “There is no humiliation more

abusive than hunger.” – Pranab

Mukherjee

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May 17 Want to know how far along



http://wm8.walmart.com/Hunger/

#/

1. “Hunger: One of the few cravings

that cannot be appeased with another

solution.” – Irwin Van Grove

2. Enjoy Panera Bread? Check them

out along with these 7 other well-

known companies in the mission to

#Fightinghunger!

http://www.triplepundit.com/2014/10/3

p-weekend-10-companies-working-

eliminate-hunger/

May 18 Here’s an interesting article on

fighting #FoodDeserts and the use

of fresh produce!

http://www.marketplace.org/topic

s/wealth-poverty/fighting-food-

deserts-takes-more-stocking-

stores-fresh-produce

1. Nearly 9 million Americans suffer

from hunger. Help the state of North

Carolina at

http://createthegood.org/hunger/about

#Createthegood

2. 26.7% of children residing in N.C.

are #Foodinsecure on a regular basis.

May 19 Here’s some helpful tips on trying

to stop hunger in your

community! Click the link below

and let us know if you have any

other tips that you have thought

of! !

http://www.superfooddrive.org/w

p-

content/uploads/2013/03/Strategie

s+to+End+Childhood+Hunger_Y

SA.pdf

1. “Without food, man can live at most

but a few weeks; without it, all other

components of social justice are

meaningless.” – Norman Borlaug

2. See what Walmart has been up to in

#FightingHunger! 200,372 meals have

already been secured!


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May 20 Check out this sweet article! The

Food Network explains how to

eat healthy on a budget.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/hea

lthy/packages/healthy-eating-on-

a-budget.html

1. Healthy dinner recipes under $3!

#GlobalHealthandFitnessMonth

http://www.bhg.com/recipes/healthy/di

nner/cheap-heart-healthy-dinner-ideas/

2. “To say that food can no longer be

so cheap sounds crazy, but that’s

because we have externalized so many

of the costs on to people and

environments elsewhere” – Dr.

Elizabeth Dowler

May 21 Need to find a food pantry near

you in the Guilford County area?

Go to our website where we have

every single one listed.

www.ghpfa.org

1. “Defeating hunger is a realistic goal,

as long as lasting political, economic,

financial and technical solutions are

adopted” – Josette Sheeran, Executive

Director World Food Programme

2. There are currently over 91,000

citizens in Guilford County that are

food insecure. Help us at #GHPFA

May 22 Interested in gardening? Check

out this great clip on Kapuka

Farms #HelpingHighPoint as they

try to educate those on

community farming!

1. #Didyouknow that High Point is one

of the few cities around that nation that

receive funding from Michelle

Obama’s feeding children campaign?

#HelpingHighPoint

2. “Change your thoughts and you

change the world” – Norman Vincent

Peale

May 23 Middle School Gardening Project

Educates Students and

Community #FightHunger

#HelpingHighPoint

1. “There are two ways of spreading

light: to be the candle or the mirror that

reflects it. – Edith Wharton

2. 100 Cheap and Easy Recipes Under

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http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triad

/north-carolina-

news/2015/03/22/middle-school-

gardening-project-educates-

students-and-community.html

$1 Per Serving! #FightHunger

http://www.allyou.com/food/superchea

p-meals/cheap-recipes

May 24 Healthy dinner recipes under $3!

#GlobalHealthandFitnessMonth

http://www.bhg.com/recipes/healt

hy/dinner/cheap-heart-healthy-

dinner-ideas/

1. See how exactly #FeedingAmerica

serves the 46.5 million Americans in

need at www.feedingamerica.org

2. Wondering how Walmarts hunger

fundraiser is going? Check it out at


May 25 Twitter much? How about

Instagram? Check out our other

social media outlets to fight

against the hunger crisis!

www.ghpfa.org

1. “I will love the light for it shows me

the way, yet I will endure the darkness

because it shows me the stars.” – Og

Mandino

2. 15 Healthy Foods for About $2!

#NationalHealthandFitnessMonth


recipes/cheap-healthy-15-nutritious-

foods-about-2-dollars

May 26 Happy Memorial Day everyone.

Let us all take a moment to thank

those for all of their sacrifices.

1. Let us all take a few moments to

give recognition to those who have

served our blessed country

#MemorialDay #NeverForget

2. “What lies behind you and what lies

in front of you, pales in comparison to

what lies inside of you.” – Ralph

Waldo Emerson

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May 27 What is a food desert exactly?

Find out more information here:

http://apps.ams.usda.gov/fooddes

erts/fooddeserts.aspx

1. Feeling like a philanthropist lately?

Donte/volunteer at the #GHPFA

website (link).

2. Food Storm Tackles Nutrition and

Poverty #FightHunger #MakeaChange

http://yesweekly.com/article-19631-

food-storm-tackles-nutrition-and-

poverty-at-uncg.html

May 28 Triad Organization Working to

Eliminate Food Deserts

http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triad

/news/2015/03/27/triad-

organization-working-to-

eliminate-food-deserts--.html

1. Mobile farmers market to

increase access to food, so

spread the word!

2. #HelpingHighPoint

#Fighthunger

http://www.news-

record.com/news/local_news/

mobile-farmers-market-to-

increase-access-to-

food/article_d0d97d50-de40-

11e4-9297-77639edaf092.html

May 29 Trying to eat healthy, but cost-

efficient as well? Here’s 44

Healthy Foods for under $1

#FightHunger

http://greatist.com/health/44-

healthy-foods-under-1

1. “Activism is the rent I pay for living

on this planet.” – Alice Walker

2. #NationalHealthandFitnessMonth is

almost over! Let’s keep up the good

habits!

May 30 Trying to eat healthy, but cost- 1. Ever wonder how Americans can be

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Healthy Foods for under $1

#FightHunger



both obese and starving? Understand

the problem #Fighthunger

http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/

2013/08/how-can-americans-be-both-

obese-and-starving.html

2. #Didyouknow that 50.1 million

Americans struggle to put food on the

table? #Fighthunger

May 31 Nearly 9 million Americans

suffer from hunger. Help the state

of North Carolina at

http://createthegood.org/hunger/a

bout.

1. #Didyouknow that nearly 1 in 5

people survive on less than $1.25 a

day? #Fighthunger

2. It’s the last day of May which means

the last day of

#NationalHealthandFitnessMonth!

Make sure to keep of the good work

everyone!

June 1 We’re proud to announce the

GHP Food Alliance has now been

operating for 7 months! So far

we’ve held 2 great events, and

begun the fight to end hunger in

High Point. Get involved today

and join a GHPFA team!

http://bit.ly/1CGV0RH

1.This month marks our 7 month

anniversary as an organization! Lets

end hunger in High Point together

http://bit.ly/1CGV0RH #GHPFA

2. Did you know that GHP Food

Alliance has been operating for 7

months! What would you like to see

@GHPFoodAlliance do next?

June 2 Check out what one Greensboro

food desert has done to make a

difference in their community.

1. Can cooperatives like the

Renaissance Community Co-op in

Greensboro play a role in making

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They opened a community-owned

and operated grocery store!

http://bit.ly/1uliO8Y

affordable food accessible to low-

income communities?

http://bit.ly/1shIJ08

2. Want to get involved with the

@GHPFoodAlliance? Learn more

about our upcoming events at

http://bit.ly/1FTyETs

June 3 Do you know where High Point’s

food deserts are located? Find out

on our website

http://bit.ly/1cun30l

1. Do you know where High Point’s


on our website http://bit.ly/1cun30l

2. Check out Greensboro food desert

residents story as they fight for food

access. http://bit.ly/1PKFLQF

June 4 #TBT to our Can You Cook It?

event in March, which raised over

$2,000! Should we hold a 2nd

Annual Can You Cook It event

next year?

1.Everyone donates canned soup,

beans, and rice to food pantries.

Donate something different today!

Find out where you can drop off your

donations at http://bit.ly/1ILxbiI

2. We can make a commitment to

promote vegetables and fruits and

whole grains on every part of every

menu. -Michelle Obama

June 5 Food boxes from local food

pantries typically have rice and

beans, check out some easy rice

and bean recipes here

http://bit.ly/1JJd1Ua

1.Want to help end hunger in High

Point? Join the @GHPFoodAlliance

todayhttp://bit.ly/1CGV0RH

2. Food boxes from local food



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and bean recipes here

http://bit.ly/1JJd1Ua

June 6 Check out this blog post about

high blood pressure!

#HighBloodPressure

#EducateYourself

1. Check out this link about high blood

pressure and how it affects food desert

inhabitants in #HighPoint

#EducateYourself [insert shortened

link from high blood pressure blog post

feature]

http://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/

2. Any big weekend plans? How about

volunteering at a local food shelter?

Find one here http://bit.ly/1ILxbiI

June 7 Are you a GHP Food Alliance

volunteer? How have you

contributed to #FightHunger? Tell

us your story today!

1. Fighting hunger can be fun! Check

out some of our exciting upcoming

events at http://bit.ly/1ILxWIv

2. Join the @GHPFoodAlliance today

and #Empower #Unify and #Sustain

High Point

June 8 Hunger in High Point is

everyone’s fight, not just those

struggling to find food. How can

you help? Join a volunteer team at


1.Hunger in High Point is everyone’s

fight, not just those struggling to find

food. How can you help? Join a

volunteer team at


2. Which @GHPFoodAlliance team

will you join? Urban Agriculture, Food

Access, Neighborhood Networking,

Food Education or Research and

Policy?

June 9 Did you know there are 5

volunteer teams in the GHP Food

1. Did you know there are 5 volunteer

teams in the GHP Food Alliance?

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Alliance? Which one would you

join? Neighborhood Networking,

Urban Agriculture, Food Access,

Food Education, or Research and

Policy? http://bit.ly/1CGV0RH


2. “The war against hunger is truly

mankind’s war of liberation.” -JFK

#Empower #Unify #Sustain

June 10 Our #WCW this week is Michelle

Obama (tag her) for her work

with the Let’s Move Initiative and

promoting healthy eating. Learn

more about her work here

http://1.usa.gov/KOLLec

1. Michelle Obama works with the

Let’s Move Initiative and promoting

healthy eating. Learn more about her

work here http://1.usa.gov/KOLLec

2. “You may never know what results

come of your actions, but if you do

nothing there will be no results.” -

Mahatma Gandhi #Empower

June 11 Did you know that June is

migraine awareness month? Food

sensitivity often plays a role in

causing migraines. Food triggers

can include aged cheese,

processed meats, peanuts, beans,

or beverages containing caffeine

or chocolate.

1. Did you know that June is

migraine awareness month? Food

sensitivity often plays a role in

causing migraines.

2. Do you know how many food

deserts are in High Point? Find out at

http://bit.ly/1cun30l

June 12 We can’t believe the first ever

GHP Food Alliance Food Summit

was over 4 months ago!

#Keepfightinghunger

1. Any leftover canned foods in your

pantry this week? Donate them to a

local food pantry, find one closest to

you here http://bit.ly/1ILxbiI

2. Grab your friends this weekend

and volunteer at a local food

shelter. Check out their hours of

operation and locations here

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http://bit.ly/1ILxbiI

June 13 Did you know the www.ghpfa.org

features a ‘Find Food’ button,

where you can find food pantries

in the area, their open hours, and

their location on a map? Check it

out here http://bit.ly/1ILxbiI

1.Did you know the www.ghpfa.org

features a ‘Find Food’ button, where

you can find food pantries in the area,

their open hours, and their location on

a map? http://bit.ly/1ILxbiI

2. There are so many ways to get

involved in @GHPFoodAlliance

#Donate #Volunteer #Events

June 14 Happy Flag Day! We’re proud to

be American’s where we have the

freedom and opportunity to fight

for change in our community

#EndHunger #FlagDay

1. We’re proud to be American’s

where we have the freedom and

opportunity to fight for change in our

community #EndHunger #FlagDay

2. How are you celebrating Flag day

today? Reply to us with your big plans!

June 15 “I want to leave something

behind that we can say, 'Because

of this time that this person spent

here, this thing has changed.' And

my hope is that that's going to be

in the area of childhood obesity."

– Michelle Obama

1. Interested in helping fight hunger in

High Point? Donate here

http://bit.ly/1E2RaZbWant to learn

more about the @GHPFoodAlliance?

Like us on Facebook to find out how

you can get involved.

http://on.fb.me/1JJaY2w

3. How will you fight hunger today?

#Empower #Unify #Sustain

June 16 Facebook: High blood pressure is

a common and serious disease!

Start checking your blood

pressure today! For information

1. Eating healthy foods will lead to a

healthy heart!

2. Lets start the afternoon with a

healthy snack #fruits

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visit

http://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressur

e/

June 17 Great ways to eat whole foods

without using the whole

paycheck!:

http://sustainablefoodtrust.org/arti

cles/eating-skint/

1.“It should be the right of everyone to

consume healthy food!" -Patrick

Holden

2.No child should enter the classroom

on an empty stomach! #helpthehungry

Facebook:

June 18 If you have been unaware or need

help making better choices when

it comes to eating and conserving

food please follow our Facebook

page to stay updated on links and

other sources on how to stay

healthy! Want to get involved

with the @GHPFoodAlliance?


1.Accountability of each other is key in

the success of awareness. Do your part

to help the GHPFA change the Greater

High Points current situation.

2. If you havent signed up yet please

join the GHPFA team today! Fill out a

volunteer application at

http://bit.ly/1CGV0RH #FightHunger

June 19 Almost 30% of children in

Guilford County are food

insecure. Join our fight today!

Visit ghpfa.org for more

information.

1. Empower, unify, and sustain.


2. What have you been doing for

#NationalGlobalHealthandFitnessMont

h? Tweets us some of your ideas!

June 20 How can we expect our children

to be hungry for knowledge if

they’re just plain hungry.-

@FirstLadyVA

Don’t forget to like us on Facebook.



Trying to eat healthy, but cost-efficient

as well? Here’s 44 Healthy Foods for

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under $1 #FightHunger

http://greatist.com/health/44-healthy-

foods-under-1

#loweryourbloodpressure

June 21 We wish a Happy Fathers day to

all the great dads out there and

hope that you and your families

are having a great time!

-If your family is curious amount

making change visit our facebook page

at http://bit.ly/1FTyETs

-Hope your fathers day was great and

get ready for a week of #change

June 22 We are going to start up a new #

its Make Change Mondays. We

encourage everyone to make a

plan for the week how you can

help bring hunger awareness to

your community. Send us your

ideas @GHP Food Alliance

1. Start off the week right by helping to

make change in your community

#change. Lets fight hunger together

and make a difference in the

community!

2. Hunger: one of the few cravings that

cannot be appeased with another

solution- Irwin Van Grove

June 23 Eat smart, eat healthy be sure to

make a change in not only your

life but others as well.

https://fnic.nal.usda.gov/consume

rs/ages-stages/adults

1. Want to know some warning signs

of high blood pressure? Check out this

link

http://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/sign

s_symptoms.htm

2. Lets think of ways to make a change

this week #makeachange

June 24 Check out information on how to

live a healthy life

http://www.heart.org/HEARTOR

G/GettingHealthy/NutritionCente

1. Want to lower your risk for heart

disease? Check out this link


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r/HealthyEating/The-American-

Heart-Associations-Diet-and-

Lifestyle-

Recommendations_UCM_305855

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ting/The-American-Heart-

Associations-Diet-and-Lifestyle-

Recommendations_UCM_305855_Arti

cle.jsp

2. Make healthy choices, start by

learning to eat healthy!


tingHealthy/NutritionCenter/HealthyEa

ting/How-to-Eat-

Healthy_UCM_307257_Article.jsp

June 25 Did you know the U.S. produces

enough food to feed everyone on

the planet and then some? Read

“10 Things You Didn’t Know

About Food in the USA” to learn

more

http://www.buzzfeed.com/nakedj

uice/10-things-you-didnt-know-

about-food-in-the-

usa?sub=2496168_1472801#.kuN

gaDzKK

1. Check out these 4 meals for a

healthy body AND mind!

#mindbodyspirit #livehealthy

#livehappy

http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0

,,20342675,00.html

2. This great article from The Nation

gives tips on how to decrease hunger

and increase nutrition

http://www.thenation.com/article/1634

21/ten-things-reduce-hunger-and-

provide-good-food-all#

June 26 We need to stop the dying and

start the living; stop the hunger

and start the hopeing. -Penelope

Cruz

1. -Its almost the weekend everyone!

Lets do big things to help people out

when we all have some time to spare

2. This weekend we will be holding a

food drive at Open Door Ministries

June 27 High point is first in the nation for

food insecurity.

1. Half of the world’s food is thrown

away every year via

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http://bit.ly/1Q0gxOg

2. Honey is the only food that doesn’t

expire and can last up to 3,000 years.

http://bit.ly/1lNUN7Z

June 28 Is school cafeteria food nutritious

for kids, even with Michelle

Obama’s ongoing policies in

#Fightinghunger?

http://myfox8.com/2015/01/29/is-

school-cafeteria-food-nutritious-

for-kids/

1. Feeding a child at school is such a

simple thing but it works miracles. -

Drew Barrymore

2. #Didyouknow that 50.1 million

Americans struggle to put food on the

table? #Fighthunger

June 29 #Didyouknow that North Carolina

ranks number 2 in the nation for

the highest rate of #Foodinsecure

children under the age of 5?

1. Middle School Gardening Project

Educates Students and Community

#FightHunger #HelpingHighPoint

http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triad/nort

h-carolina-news/2015/03/22/middle-

school-gardening-project-educates-

students-and-community.html

2. “Although the world is full of

suffering, it is also full of the

overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller

June 30 Only 46% of eligible children in

Guilford Country are getting free

and reduced-priced breakfasts

#FeedingAmerica #Bethechange

1. #FoodNetwork explains how to eat

healthy on a budget.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/healthy/

packages/healthy-eating-on-a-

budget.html

2. “The measure of who we are is what

we do with what we have.” – Vince

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July 1 What is social wellness? Social

Wellness is one component of

strengthening the forces health

promotion programming. .

1: Want to get more involved in

fighting hunger in High Point? Visit

www.ghpfa.org for more info.

2: Do you know about our food

pantries in the Greater High Point

area? Go to GHPFA.org for a list

#GHPFA

July 2 July is Social Wellness Month

and it reminds us that we need to

reach out to others and build

stronger social ties with family

and friends.

1: Want to start a community garden in

your neighborhood?

2: Do you know of an organization that

wants to donate garden supplies for our

community garden? #LetUsKnow

#CommunityGarden # GHPFA

July 3 See how this University handles

social wellness on campus!

http://samu.ca/programs-

services/social-wellness/

1: Check out our hot meal program

offered through local pantries and sign

up to volunteer! #GHPFA

2: Hope your Fourth of July weekend

starts off with a great meal!

July 4 Happy Fourth of July from the

GHP Food Alliance!

1: Happy Fourth of July from the GHP

Food Alliance #GHPFA

2: Food Education team is looking to

start nutrition classes. Are you a

dietician or nutritionist? Let us know!

#nutrition #GHPFA

July 5 14 tips for social awareness

month!

http://greatist.com/happiness/14-

tips-get-happy-social-wellness-

month

1: Are you aware it is social awareness

month?

2: What neighborhoods do you want to

help? Let our neighborhood networks

team know! #GHPFA

July 6 Social Wellness is integral to 1: Remember to like GHP Food

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overall physical and mental well-

being

Alliance’s Facebook Page



2: The smallest act of kindness is worth

more than the grandest intention. You

must act #OscarWilde

July 7 What are some tips to be more

socially aware? Taking care of

yourself through doing things that

make you happy such as going for

a run, talking to a friend.

1: Neighborhood networks team is

implementing carpool systems. Read

more on our website at ghpfa.org

#GHPFA

2: Check out our food pantry list on

ghpfa.org and sign up to volunteer!

#foodpantries #volunteer #GHPFA

July 8 What does being socially well

mean? Social wellness is also the

ability to have personal

relationships, interactions with

others and the ability to adapt to

social situations!

1: Want to learn more about hunger in

high point? Make sure to come to one

of our speaker events. #GHPFA

2: We know that a peaceful world

cannot long exist one third rich & two

thirds hungry.

July 9 Sleep is important in social

wellness. Sleep and recovery go

hand and hand. Sleep allows you

to live an active healthy life!

1: What do you think we should plant

in our new community garden? #

garden #GHPFA

2: If you want to eliminate hunger,

everybody has to be involved #Bono

July 10 Find out the 7 aspects of social

wellness!

http://www.123feelbetter.net/quic

k-tips-for-social-wellness/

1: Are you a teacher at a local High

Point school? Host a community

service day this fall with students and

sign up to volunteer at ghpfa.org.

#Volunteer #GHPFA

2: Do something today for a better

tomorrow #GHPFA

July 11 Eat healthy foods that nourish 1: Food pantries often have to turn

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your body and mind! This will

leave you feeling happier!

people away because of lack of food.

Donate today! #GHPFA

2: Check out our new resources guide

from our urban agriculture team

#GHPFA

July 12 Each individual has different

social wellness issues that they

need to address.

1: Could you live off the food you

donate? Donate healthy foods!

#Donate #GHPFA

2: Donate to Salvation Army at 301 W.

Green Drive High Point, NC 27260

today! #Donate #SlavationArmy

#GHPFA

July 13 Relaxation is a huge part of social

wellness! Find out how to relax

with these tips.

http://greatist.com/happiness/40-

ways-relax-5-minutes-or-less

1: Make sure to help spread awareness

about Hunger issues in High Point.

For more information visit our website

at ghpfa.org. #spreadtheword #GHPFA

2: Want to donate more than food?

Donate your time and money at

ghpfa.org. #Donate #GHPFA

July 14 Getting involved is also a great

way to manage your social

awareness!

2: Know a lot about gardening? Make

sure to sign up for our urban

agriculture team to help kick start

community gardens. #GHPFA

1: It doesn’t matter what others are

doing it matters what you are doing

#GHPFA

July 15 Want to get more involved in

fighting hunger in High Point?

Visit www.ghpfa.org for more

info.

1: Hold a donation drive at your school

to help local food pantries supply food

boxes. #GHPFA

2: Make sure to tag

@GHPFoodAlliance when

volunteering! #GHPFA

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July 16 Find out more on your

relationship between social

wellness and your overall health!

Check out

http://wellness.ucr.edu/SocialWel

lness.pdf

1: Sign up for a team with the GHP

Food Alliance today! #GHPFA

2: Feeding a child at school is such a

simple thing but it works miracles

#DrewBerrymore

July 17 Duke University provides

wellness tips to students! Check it

out

http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/duw

ell/wellness-tips

1: Do you have a garden of your own?

Sign up for the urban agriculture team

to help kick start a community garden

#Gardening #GHPFA

2: Service to others is the rent you pay

for your room here on earth #Preach

#MahammadAli

July 18 Whether you are trying to make

big changes or do some fine

tuning this site can give you tips

to get you there!

http://www.geneseo.edu/cas/101-

wellness-tips

1: Our urban agriculture is

implementing a community garden. Do

you know a good location? Let us

know! #GHPFA

2: When action meets compassion lives

change!

July 19 Tip of the day: Get moving! Build

more physical activity into your

daily routine. Take the stairs

instead of the elevator, park

further away from your campus

destination, and take active study

breaks: http://www.letsmove.gov/

1: Do you know about our food

pantries in greater High Point? Go to

ghpfa.org for a list! #GHPFA

2: It always seems impossible until its

done #NelsonMendela

July 20 Social Wellness encourages us to

develop better communications

with those around us including

the ability to share our feelings

and needs.

1: Get involved in food pantries by

signing up for our food access team at

ghpfa.org #GHPFA

2: Want to get even more involved in

our hot meals program? Sign up for our

food access team at ghpfa.org

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#GHPFA

July 21 Social Wellness takes planning

and effort to carve out time for

those activities as they may not

happen naturally in today’s hectic

world.

1: We have a very special speaker

coming up to talk about hunger in high

point. Visit ghpfa.org to learn more!

#speakersbureau #GHPFA

2: There are genuinely sufficient

resources in the world to ensure that no

one, nowhere, at no time, should go

hungry #EdAsner

July 22 Tip of the day: Use the MyPlate

guide to plan your meals:

http://www.choosemyplate.gov/

1: We are offering information about

nutrition! Go to ghpfa.org for more

info #GHPFA

2: One in four kids in the US faces

hunger. Help make a difference. Visit

GHPFA.org for more information.

July 23 Volunteer for GHP Food Alliance

to help change hunger insecurity!

Visit www.ghpfa.org

1: Do you know any simple healthy

recipes? #LetUsKnow #GHPFA

2: If you can’t feed a hundred people

then feed just one #MotherTeresa

July 24 Past research has shown that

socially isolated people are more

susceptible to illness and have a

death rate two to three times

higher than those who are not

socially isolated.

1: Have any ideas about what should

be in a food box? Let us know at

ghpfa.org. #GHPFA

2: Want to learn more about hunger in

high point? Make sure to come to one

of our speaker events. #GHPFA

July 25 Taking care of your health both

mentally and physically are major

factors in social wellness!

1: Volunteer at our hot meal programs

throughout the city! Check our website

for the full list. #GHPFA

2: In this country that grows more food

than any other nation on this earth, it is

unthinkable that any child should go

hungry #SelaWard #GHPFA

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July 26 Social Wellness is an important

factor for achieving optimum

health!

1: All volunteers are welcome. Sign up

today at ghpfa.org

2: A man not only needs to know how

to fish, he needs to have the freedom to

do it and a place to do it. That’s where

community comes in. We have to help

each other.

July 27 Social Wellness leads to

improvement in all areas of your

life.

1: Backpack programs provide kids

backpacks filled with food to take

home from school. What do they do

during the summer? Have any ideas?

#GHPFA

2: The lack of access to proper

nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it

is leading to food insecurity and

hunger among our children

#TomVilsack

July 28 Tip of the day: Work toward self-

acceptance.

http://www.psychologytoday.com

/blog/evolution-the-

self/200809/the-path-

unconditional-self-acceptance

1: You have the ability to spread the

word about the GHP Food Alliance.

Contact us for flyers to post at your

school. #GHPFA

2: A safe and nutritionally adequate

diet is a basic individual right and an

essential condition for sustainable

development, especially in developing

countries. #GroHarlemBrudtland

July 29 Being aware of potential social

issues is the first step toward

improving Social Wellness.

1: We have tentative locations for

community gardens. Know anymore?

#GHPFA

2: If we can conquer space we can

conquer childhood hunger

#BuzzAldrin

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July 30 Joining an organization,

nonprofitt, or participating in a

community volunteer program is

one of the ways to improve Social

Wellness. Join our community to

fight the battle against hunger in

High Point!

1: You may be living right near a food

desert and not even be aware of it.

Check out our map to find out.

#FoodDesert

2: Close to a billion people - one-

eighth of the world's population - still

live in hunger. Each year 2 million

children die through malnutrition.

#JonathanSacks

July 31 Start today by deciding one

simple thing you could do today

to improve your social health!

1: We have a full list of gardens, farms,

and forage on our website! Check it out

#GHPFA

2: What’s your favorite vegetable or

fruit to plant in your garden? We want

to put it in our new community garden!

#GHPFA

August 1 Erin Brockovich has great insight

about fighting hunger, “Most of

our citizenry believes that hunger

only affects people who are lazy

or people who are just looking for

a handout, people who don’t want

to work, but, sadly, that is not

true. Over one-third of our hungry

people are innocent children who

are members of households that

simply cannot provide enough

food or proper nutrition. And to

think of the elderly suffering from

malnutrition is just too hard for

most of us. Unlike Third World

nations, in our country the

1: Take action against hunger in High

Point! To learn more visit

http://bit.ly/1E4yYfK

2: “Civilization as it is known today

could not have evolved, nor can it

survive, without an adequate food

supply.” - Norman Borlaug

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problem is not having too little –

it is about not caring enough!

Write your elected representatives

and promote support for the

hungry.” - Erin Brockovich

August 2 Here are some great ways to eat

whole foods on a budget:

http://bit.ly/19gCat4

1: Eight states exhibited statistically

significantly higher household food

insecurity rates than the U.S. national

average 2011-2013: North Carolina

17.3% #GHPFA Read more at

http://bit.ly/11ft0Im

2: How have you supported your

community? Tweet at us using

#GHPFA. We look forward to hearing

your voices!

August 3 Unfortunately, many kids go

without a nutritious meal for

weeks. This has a serious affect

on their overall health. Here are

tips on what young children need

in order to grow and develop:

http://bit.ly/1f83XJ7

1: "Hunger: One of the few cravings


solution." - Irwin Van Grove

2: Are you eating fresh produce this

summer? Support efforts to create and

maintain community gardens for the

community! #GHPFA

August 4 Continue helping us make

positive changes in the High Point

community! Every volunteer can

help empower someone less

fortunate. Sign up to volunteer

today! http://bit.ly/1P07FqB

1: “In a world of plenty, no one, not a

single person, should go hungry. But

almost 1 billion still do not have

enough to eat. I want to see an end to

hunger everywhere within my

lifetime.” – Ban Ki-moon, United

Nations Secretary-General

2: “The quest for food security can be

the common thread that links the

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different challenges we face and helps

build a sustainable future.” – José

Graziano da Silva, United Nations

Food and Agriculture Organization

(FAO) Director-General

August 5 Have you been doing all you can

to help your community? Learn

about how hunger affects High

Point and what you can do to

help. Visit our website

www.ghpfa.org

1: Here are some healthy Dinner

Recipes Under $3!

http://bit.ly/1FaeNOh

2: 1 in 7 Americans rely on food banks.

Learn more & make a change in your

community! http://usat.ly/1pV9qJV

August 6 Hunger fact: 36% of food pantries

in NC have had to turn people

away for a lack of food to give

them.

1: “There are genuinely sufficient

resources in the world to ensure that no

one, nowhere, at no time, should go

hungry.” - Ed Asner

2: 1 in 5 children go hungry in NC. Are

you willing to help us make a change?

#GHPFA

August 7 Healthy eating is extremely

important in combating the

hunger crisis in High Point. Local

Chef N’Gai Dickerson teaches

kids in greater High Point about

eating and cooking healthy

http://bit.ly/1E4EgrA

1: “I can’t think of any issue that is

more important than working to see

that no school child in this world goes

hungry.” - Drew Barrymore

2: Fall is around the corner! Help those

in need through the holiday season by

donating to local food pantries. Click

here for a list http://bit.ly/1ILxbiI

#GHPFA

August 8 It is important that our kids eat

healthy too. Here are some great

healthy snacks that kids will love:

http://bit.ly/1rx19tK

1: Learn how to make easy and cost

efficient meals! http://bit.ly/1K0HddB

2: Did you know that 28% of food

pantries in NC have had to turn people

away for a lack of food to give them?

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#GHPFA

August 9 Find it hard to eat healthy at

work? Check out these snacks

that are healthy and delicious to

take on the day:

http://bit.ly/1nokWcu




Help keep these food banks full and

donate today! http://bit.ly/1HpVdOi

2: Did you know that NC has several

cities with some the highest levels of

food insecurity in the nation:

Asheville, Greensboro, High Point and

Winston-Salem? #GHPFA

August 10 Did you know there is a link

between food insecurity and

obesity? Learn more at:

http://bit.ly/1gL3ikd

1: North Carolina ranks in the 10 worst

states in the percentage of children

under 18 who are lacking food on a

regular basis. It’s time to make a

change #GHPFA

2: Did you know 81% of NC

households receiving food assistance

don’t know where their next meal is

coming from? #GHPFA

August 11 Healthy habits lead to a longer

and healthier life. Here are some

ways how eating healthy will

benefit you: http://bit.ly/1xZiUeg

1: Did you know 170,000 people in

North Carolina receive emergency

food assistance every week? #GHPFA

2: Would more grocery stores be

positive for our community? Read the

article (http://bit.ly/1FageMO) & tweet

us your thoughts! #GHPFA

August 12 A recent study found 50% of

public school children in America

face poverty:

http://hungerinourschools.org

1: Did you know that High Point, NC

is ranked #1 in the nation for food

hardship? #GHPFA

2: “One in four kids in the U.S. faces

hunger.” - Jeff Bridges

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Facebook: Fourteen artists have joined

Bread for the World Institute and

Women of Faith for the 1,000 Days.

August 13 “One of the most powerful

weapons against hunger is the

Supplemental Nutrition

Assistance program (SNAP).

Some 1.7 million people in North

Carolina participate in SNAP and

use its benefits to help put a basic

diet on the table each day.”

1: “In this country that grows more

food than any other nation on this

earth, it is unthinkable that any child

should go hungry.” - Sela Ward

2: Visit Cooking Light for some easy

and cost effective recipes!

http://bit.ly/1OAGcJX

August 14 Do you feel like you are always

on-the-go? Check out these

snacks that are healthy and

perfect for when you don’t have a

chance to stop:

http://www.health.com/health/gall

ery/0,,20855303,00.html

1: “Hunger is actually the worst

weapon of mass destruction. It claims

millions of victims each year.” - Luiz

Inacio Lula da Silva, President of

Brazil

2: 26 uses for 1 product! How will you

utilize your resources?

http://bit.ly/1pFjwLb

August 15 Finding it difficult to eating

healthy on a budget? Here are

some great recipes that are cheap

and delicious:

http://bit.ly/1jEoRTT

1: “The belly is an ungrateful wretch, it

never remembers past favors, it always

wants more tomorrow.” - Aleksandr

Solzhenitsyn, One Day in the Life of

Ivan Denisovich

2: How thrifty are you? Feed 4 for $10!

#GHPFA http://bit.ly/1IzTFjq

August 16 Not sure where food pantries are

located in High Point? Here is a

list of pantries in High Point:

http://bit.ly/1K0JGow

1: Turkey Sausage, Mushroom, and

Potato Gratin: $2.27 per person.

http://bit.ly/1cTeo8b

2: “We can make a commitment to

promote vegetables and fruits and

whole grains on every part of every

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menu.” - @MichelleObama

August 17

1: Fall is around the corner. What

vegetables have you planted in your

home? http://bit.ly/1bA6mLZ

#GHPFA

2: Utilize your resources to make the

best out of a situation. Find tips for

living on a budget here:

http://bit.ly/1f6GUQX

August 18 “My motto in life is 'If you think

it, you can do it' and if we all

apply that thought we can end

hunger the world over.” - Dionne

Warwick

1: 5-Year-Old Girl Feeds Nearly

18,000 Hungry San Franciscans; What

Can You Do? Make a change in your

community today!

http://huff.to/1beXhMI #GHPFA

2: How have you worked to help your

community? We would love to hear

your stories! Tweet us using #GHPFA

August 19 Ready for a new school year?

Share with us how you plan to

help end food hardship in High

Point, comment below!

1: Age is not an obstacle when it

comes to supporting in your

community! William Winslow is a

perfect example of how anyone can

help! http://bit.ly/PIdkrf

2: "You must be the change you wish

to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

August 20 Food boxes from local food



and bean recipes here:

http:bit.ly/1JJd1Ua

1: Change starts with inspiration. What

inspires you to make a change in your

community? #GHPFA

2: Gandhi's 10 Rules for Changing the

World http://bit.ly/1kstpi3

August 21 “One of the most powerful 1: Planting seeds are a great way to

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weapons against hunger is the

Supplemental Nutrition

Assistance program (SNAP).

Some 1.7 million people in North

Carolina participate in SNAP and

use its benefits to help put a basic

diet on the table each day.”

provide food in the upcoming seasons!

Join the Urban Agriculture team today!


2: Have you liked us on Facebook yet?

http://on.fb.me/1JJaY2w

August 22 “Nearly one billion go to bed

hungry” Join us this month for

#hungerawareness month to

spread and raise awareness about

hunger. http://bit.ly/1HpFhf2

1: What is your favorite meal to

prepare? Tweet us! #GHPFA

2: Join the GHPFA team today! Fill out

a volunteer application at


August 23 Get the facts about hunger!

http://bit.ly/1Qcd2o2

1: Join the #GHPFA today to end food

hardship in High Point! Learn more at

www.ghpfa.org

2: Choosing the right food can give

you much more energy throughout the

day #GHPFA

August 24 Here are 5 easy ways to get active

and help your community!

http://bit.ly/1HpVdOi

1: Did you know these 11 Facts about

food deserts? #GHPFA

http://dsorg.us/18oePEt

2: It’s hard to learn on an empty

stomach- 76% of public school

teachers say students come to school

hungry.

August 25 Do the best with what you have.

Learn how to utilize your

ingredients with these helpful

recipes by Southern Living:

http://bit.ly/1HbwdvM

1: Malnourishment in children can lead

to health & development issues, poor

academic performance, & behavioral

problems.

2: According to Feeding America,

more than 618,000 children in NC are

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food insecure. Help #GHPFA make a

change.

August 26 GHPFA united when @High

Point Enterprise’s hunger series

was release. We thank all of these

community leaders for taking

action! #GHPFA #createchange

http://bit.ly/1G9Hs7D

1: 60% of Americans get 20% of their

caloric intake from snacks

http://bit.ly/1Hq0aqh

2: “The smallest act of kindness is

worth more than the grandest intention.

You must act.” - Oscar Wilde

August 27 Eating the day’s first meal is not

only associated with nutritional

benefits, but also cognitive ones.”

#feedthebrain

http://bit.ly/1OAs9UQ

1: Poor nutrition causes 45% of deaths

in children under five. This is 3.1

million children each year.

2: High Point was hit by the recession

in the 90s because mills began

outsourcing to China and Latin

America.

August 28 Bring a healthy school breakfast

to students by creating a Bake

Sale in your community with

Food Network star Duff Goldman

#NoKidHungry

http://bit.ly/1G1SeYe




Help #GHPFA fight hunger in our

community!

2: “The war against hunger is truly

mankind’s war of liberation.” - John F.

Kennedy

August 29 Hunger can happen to ANYONE

at ANYTIME when you LEAST

EXPECT IT. #GHPFA

#breakstereotypes #fighthunger

#feedingamerica

http://bit.ly/1beLLRF

1: Did you know hunger is the world’s

number one health risk?

2: Half of the world’s food is thrown

away every year. Read more at


August 30 How is it that in the richest nation 1: 170,000 people in NC receive

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on earth, 50 million of us have

limited availability of adequate

safe food? Let’s get to the source

of this. #foodforthought #GHPFA

emergency food assistance every week,

which is equivalent to feeding nearly

every resident of Asheville, Chapel

Hill, and Elizabeth City every week.

2: Poor nutrition causes 45% of deaths

in children under five. This is 3.1

million children each year.

August 31 Guilford County Schools post

their breakfast and lunch menus

online! Check it out.

http://bit.ly/1OAqAGm

1: It’s hard to learn on an empty

stomach- 76% of public school

teachers say students come to school

hungry

2: Almost 30% of children in Guilford

County are food insecure. Join our

fight today! Visit www.ghpfa.org

September 1

1. “The smallest act of kindness is

worth more than the grandest intention.

You must act.”-Oscar Wilde

1.1 in 6 Americans struggle with

hunger. #hungerawarenessmonth

September 2 How to celebrate hunger

awareness month in your

community!

http://bit.ly/1Gcxm31

1.There are an estimated 854 million

people in the world suffering from

chronic hunger and malnutrition.

#hungerawarenessmonth#hungeraware

nessmonth

2.1 in 7 people do not get enough food

to live an active and healthy lifestyle.

September 3 “Hunger ultimately is a poverty

issue, and we believe part of

ending hunger is ensuring that

everyone has sufficient income to

purchase enough good food for a

healthy and active life.”

1. School aged children experiencing

severe hunger have a higher chance of

developing problems later on in life.

#hungerawarenessmonth

2. Pantries, homeless shelters, and soup

kitchens serve 25 - 35 million people

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http://bit.ly/1JWCZDR

annually.

September 4 #hungerawarenessmonth 1.“Feel what it’s like to truly starve,

and I guarantee that you’ll think twice

before wasting food” – Criss Jami.

#hungerawarenessmonth

2.Help us fight hunger in our

community. Join the #GHPFA today!

www.ghpfa.org

September 5 Go Orange for Hunger Awareness

today!

1.There are more hungry people in the

world than the combined population of

USA, Canada, and the European

Union.

2.Wear the color #orange this month to

help raise and spread awareness about

hunger.

September 6 Hungry children suffer and 16

million kids in America aren’t

getting the food they need.

http://bit.ly/1QcdaUB

1.“If you want to eliminate hunger,

everybody has to be involved” – Bono

2.“3 out of 4 public school teachers say

that students regularly come to school

hungry” http://hungerinourschools.org/

September 7 Volunteering can make a huge

impact, from sorting food

donations to bagging fresh

produce anything you do can help

make a difference in fighting

hunger! http://blog.2harvest.org/

1.Find out the best ways to eat your

fruits and veggies!

http://www.nextavenue.org/article/201

5-03/best-way-eat-your-fruits-and-

vegetables

2.Take a look at this map to find out

what schools are doing to decrease

hunger for children in your area.

http://bit.ly/1DG4n6I

September 8 Read about hunger around the 1.Through donations you can help us

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world here:

fight hunger in our community. Find

more on our website

http://bit.ly/1E2RaZb #GHPFA

2.Start back to school right by eat

healthy! Find out how

http://bit.ly/1oBLBCF

September 9 Check out this blog about hunger

and nutrition. Find out what

countries around the world are

doing to take action to reduce

poverty and hunger.

http://www.hunger-

undernutrition.org/

1. Good nutrition in the first 3 years of

life is important for establishing a good

foundation for a child’s future.

#hungerawareness

2.49.1 million Americans are food

insecure #hungerawareness

September 10 Bon Jovi, Groups band together

to fight hunger! Find out more

about the cause here

http://bit.ly/1beKlGE

1.Find out where you can access food

here! http://bit.ly/1ILxbiI

2.Most Americans will live in poverty

at some point before the age of 65.

September 11 Myth: The world’s hungry

people are in undeveloped areas

such as Haiti, India, and Africa.

FACT: America is not immune.

Hunger exists in every county in

our nation. In the 18 counties

within Second Harvest Food

Bank of Northwest NC's service

area, one in every six of people is

1.Our prayers are with everyone in the

community who lost a loved one 14

years ago today. #NeverForget

2.62% of America’s teachers regularly

have students suffering from hunger

because they aren’t getting enough

food at home.

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food insecure - lacks access to

adequate food to live a healthy,

productive life. (Sources: Feeding

America Map the Meal Gap,

United States Department of

Agriculture Economic Research

Service) - See more at:

http://bit.ly/1IzIGqp

September 12 Did you know over 20 million

children receive free or reduced

lunch at school everyday? Less

than half of them get breakfast,

and only 10% have access to

summer feeding sites. #GHPFA

1.Use the hashtag #GHPFA to let us

know what you’re doing to combat

hunger. #hungerawareness

2.We need to stop the dying and start

the living. Stop the hunger and start the

hope”-Penelope Cruz

September 13 Share our page with your friends

and spread the word about

#GHPFA

1.More than 16 million children are

suffering from hunger. We believe that

no one should have to face hunger.

Find out about what you can do to help

at www.ghpfa.org

2.Help stop childhood hunger.

http://bit.ly/1K0yicd

September 14 Visit www.ghpfa.org to discover

the many ways to help our your

community!

1.90% of educators say that breakfast

is critical to a child’s academic

achievement.

2.“It turns out the only meal he ate

everyday was his free lunch at school.”

http://bit.ly/14H9FlS #nokidhungry

September 15 GHPFA is here to help if you

need support! Please do not

hesitate to send us a message or

leave us a comment on our page.

1.What is your favorite healthy back to

school snack? Tweet us your answers!

#GHPFA

2.“You can't build a peaceful world on

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empty stomachs and human misery” -

Dr. Norman Ernest Borlaug

September 16 How to celebrate hunger

awareness month in your

community!

http://bit.ly/1Gcxm31

1.Want to help us end food insecurity

in High Point? Visit our website to find

out how! www.GHPFA.org

2.In NC 300,000 people have trouble

getting enough food. 100,000 of them

are children. Help us make a change.

#GHPFA

September 17 “Hunger ultimately is a poverty

issue, and we believe part of



purchase enough good food for a

healthy and active life.”


1.Do you think you could live off of $4

a day for food? Give it a try.

#foodstampchallenge #hunger

awareness

2.Don’t forget to eat your fruits and

veggies! Here’s a guideline on how to

eat healthy on a budget.

http://bit.ly/1QcbhXW

September 18 Are you aware of what a food

desert is? Share this post with

your friends in order to inform

others about the severity of food

deserts. http://bit.ly/1ii8VEn

1.This is a fun game to raise awareness

about hunger. http://bit.ly/1HpCCSv

2.“We know that a peaceful world

cannot long exist one third rich and

two thirds hungry.” - Jimmy Carter

September 19 By donating you can help us fight

hunger in the community find out

more on our website.

http://www.ghpfa.org/#!donate/c1

ghi

1.The direct medical cost of hunger

and malnutrition is an estimated $30

billion each year. #makeadifference

#hungerawareness

2.Community gardens donate

thousands of pounds of fresh food to

pantries that help provide food security

and alleviate hunger.

September 20 Fourteen artists have joined Bread

for the World Institute and

1.North Carolina has one of the highest

percentages in the US of children

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Women of Faith for the 1,000

Days Movement. The movement

educates communities and

advocates for policy change in the

United States to end hunger and

give every child the chance to

thrive. Read more here:

http://bit.ly/1E4BBhR

under 18 who are food insecure.

#GHPFA #hungerawareness

#makeachange

2.Meet some of the people in our

community who struggle with hunger

and how it has impacted them.

http://bit.ly/1O9hhlY






1.Sign the pledge to help create a

hunger-free America!

http://www.feedingamerica.org/take-

action/

2.Volunteer at local food drives to help

alleviate hunger in your community!

#hungerawareness #getinvolved

#ghpfa

September 22 Do you know where High Point’s


on our website

http://bit.ly/1cun301

1.GHPFA united when @hpenterprise

hunger series was published. We thank

all of these community leaders for

taking action! #GHPFA #createchange

http://bit.ly/1G9Hs7D

2.Eating the day’s first meal is not only

associated with nutritional benefits, but

also cognitive ones. Some people don't

have the choice #feedthebrain

September 23 Hungry children suffer and 16

million kids in America aren’t

getting the food they need.

http://bit.ly/1QcdaUB

1.Researchers found that students who

ate breakfast tended to perform better

on standardized tests

#hungerawareness #endhunger

2.More programs should connect

farmers to struggling families. Read

the inspiring story here:

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September 24 Volunteering can make a huge

impact, from sorting food

donations to bagging fresh

produce anything you do can help

make a difference in fighting

hunger! http://blog.2harvest.org/

1.One month of Hunger Awareness

isn’t enough! Remember that advocacy

happens 365 days a year #educate

#unify #engage #GHPFA

2. “Do not waste time dwelling on the

problem, get started on the solution.” –

Lynn Gilliardt

September 25 Give a helping hand to those in

need! Have you or anyone you

know helped the hungry in your

community recently? Share your

story with us.

1.It’s the last week of Hunger

Awareness month. Make sure you are

wearing orange to help raise and

spread awareness about hunger!

#GHPFA #hungerawareness

2.Join members our community to end

hunger at one of No Kid

Hungry’s local culinary events!

#meetyourneighbor #shareyourvoice

#united

http://ce.strength.org






1. Create your own personal

fundraising page online with the No

Kid Hungry program #nokidhungry

#spreadthewealth #endhunger

2.National Hunger Month honors those

internationally who don't have the

support we do #gratitude #community

http://bit.ly/1DABY21

September 27 “Public charities, food banks and

church pantries are doing more

than ever before, but they can't

keep up with the need. We can

never end hunger only through

1.Research has shown: For the first

time to date 50% of public school

children in America face poverty. Read

more here http://bit.ly/1EHuk3N

2.Take a moment to reflect on a time

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the wonderful work of local

charities. Like other Western

democracies, we must end our

national problem of hunger

through national and political

leadership. Charity is nice for

some things, but not as a way to

feed a nation. We don't protect

our national security through

charity, and we shouldn't protect

our families and children that way

either.” - Jeff Bridges

when you felt hungry. Now imagine

that feeling at work, at school, and in

your free time, not just today but every

day. #endhunger

September 28 Join members in our community

to end hunger at one of No Kid

Hungry’s local Culinary Events!

#meetyourneighbor

#shareyourvoice #unite

http://ce.strength.org

1. Feeding one’s hunger is short term;

feedings one’s mind is lifelong.

#foodforthought

2. @BackpackBegins & United Way

provide school kids with backpacks

stuffed with nonperishable food to take

home over the weekend.

September 29 Are you taking the right steps to

solving hunger? Learn more at

http://bit.ly/1HO40tO

1.Everyone deserves food & no one

deserves to be hungry. Join #GHPFA

in the fight against hunger!

2.Wear orange today for

#hungerawarenessmonth.

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September 30 “A 2012 Food Hardship Report

found that 23% of Greensboro-

Highpoint residents reported not

having enough money to buy

needed food at least once in the

last twelve months.” Read more

about food insecurity in our

community http://bit.ly/1K0GIjD

#GHPFA

1.Today might be the last day of

#hungerawarenss month, but that

doesn't mean the battle is over. Join us

at www.ghpfa.org to combat hunger in

High Point.

2.The Food Bank of Central & Eastern

N.C. serves 34 counties, with about

800 partner agencies, across the

Triangle and eastern North Carolina.

October 1 Happy October everyone! It is the

start of Eat Better, Eat Together

month. Try eating some healthy

meals with your family, friends,

neighbors, or community

members. Eating together as a

family is a great way to bond &

dining with friends and neighbors

is a great way to get to know each

other and learn some new.

1.Happy National Vegetarian Day

everyone! Here are simple and healthy

vegetarian meals you can make at

home: http://bit.ly/1cT08Mo

2.Visit our website at

http://bit.ly/1CGV0RH to find out

more about getting involved with the

Urban Agriculture Team for National

Vegetarian Day.

October 2 My motto in life is 'If you think it,

you can do it' and if we all apply

that thought we can end hunger

the world over.” - Dionne

Warwick

1.Try to add color to your diet, the

more color the healthier it is for you!

Start a community garden in your

neighborhood to grow fresh colorful

produce.

2.October is Eat Better, Eat Together

month! Have a healthy and balanced

meal with family and friends today!


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October 3 12 year old Jahzaire Sutton

explains how his mom would eat

less so he and his brother could

have more food

http://wapo.st/1yIhPbt

1.Did you know October is Domestic

Violence Awareness Month? Wear

purple to show support for this cause

and learn more here

http://bit.ly/1P83Yzg

2.Have you followed us on Instagram

yet? Find us here @ghpfoodalliance.

Stay up to date with the GHPFA on

Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!

October 4 Today is National Do Something

Nice Day! Take the time today to

do something nice for family,

friends, neighbors or even a

stranger! Pay it forward and make

a difference in someone’s day. A

way to do something nice for

your community is to donate

canned goods and non-perishable

food items to local food pantries.

Find Greater High Point food

pantries here:

http://bit.ly/1zEzBHK

1.It’s National Taco Day! Who doesn’t

love tacos? Check out these healthy

taco recipes to make your family

tonight http://bit.ly/19prdE3

2.The #GHPFA is working daily to

fight hunger in High Point. If you

would like to volunteer or donate

please visit our website at

http://bit.ly/1E2RaZb

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October 5 Researchers found that students

who ate breakfast tended to

perform better on standardized

tests. Learn more here

http://wapo.st/1LcCNkW

1.It’s National Do Something Nice

Day! Make sure to do something nice

for your family, friends, neighbors, or

even a stranger!

2.Donate canned goods & non-

perishable food items for National Do

Something Nice Day. Find local food

pantries here: http://bit.ly/1ILxbiI

October 6 Have a potluck dinner or invite

some friends to celebrate this

month.

1.Visit http://bit.ly/1aMj7GR to find

out why a family meal is good for your

entire family & how to make it happen

#EatBetterEatTogether

2.Use #EatBetterEatTogether to show

us your meals with family and friends

for Eat Better, Eat Together month.

October 7 Today is National Farmers Day!

Check out the Piedmont Farmers

Market where you can purchase

fresh and local produce and

goods. Located at 2914 Sandy

Ridge Road Colfax, NC, 27235,

Exit 208 on I-40. Support local

farmers and add fresh and

colorful produce to your diet! For

more information on the

Piedmont Farmers Market, call

336-605-9157.

1.Feeding a child at school is such a

simple thing but it works miracles-

Drew Barrymore

2.Service to others is the rent you pay

for your month here on Earth-

Muhammad Ali

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October 8 Urban gardens are a wonderful

way to grow fresh fruits and

vegetables within your

community. A few vegetables that

grow well in urban gardens

include green peppers, zucchini,

hot pepper, green beans, onions,

carrots, potatoes and tomatos!

There are so many wonderful

recipes you can make with these

ingredients and the more colorful

your diet the better. Find out more

about urban gardening here:

http://bit.ly/1P8c4YD. If you

would like to join the GHP Food

Alliance’s Urban Agriculture

team sign up here:

http://bit.ly/1zEznQS

1.Would you like to get involved with

GHPFA’s fight against #hunger in

High Point? Visit our Get Involved

page here http://bit.ly/1CGV0RH

2.Want to learn more about Urban

Gardens and how to create your own?

Visit http://bit.ly/1yMBxCZ

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October 9 Feeding America is a nationwide

nonprofit working to decrease

hunger in America.

FoodiInsecurity is something that

people are struggling with in

every county in the United States.

This is a great source of

information, facts, and ideas on

how to help change this

nationwide issue. Visit them here:

http://www.feedingamerica.org.

1.Happy Friday! The weekend is

finally here so tell us how are you

giving back to High Point this

weekend?

2.Wondering what we are up to? Find

our calendar here:

http://www.ghpfa.org/#!calendar/c177

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October 10 Blue Zones teaches us how to

become one one of the happiest

and healthiest communities by

teaching us to improve the

community: stay socially

connected, physical activity, and

environment matter, not just

nutritional choices. This book hit

the shelves in April and is a great

read. #createchange #GHPFA

Learn more about the movement

here: http://www.bluezones.com

1. Try having a community potluck

dinner for national

#EatBetterEatTogether month!

2. We love to hear your feedback. Send

us a message on our website at

www.ghpfa.org!

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October 11 1 in 6 Americans face hunger, it’s

a global issue too. Join No Kid

Hungry and follow their blog to

keep up-to-date on what

organizations across the nation

are doing to battle hunger.

http://www.nokidhungry.org/blog

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1. Try having a community potluck

dinner for national

#EatBetterEatTogether month!

2. We love to hear your feedback. Send

us a message on our website at

www.ghpfa.org!

October 12 According the #HungerReport

there are four steps America

needs to do to reduce hunger.

Step 1: Creat good jobs 2.) Invest

in people 3.) Strengthen the safety

net and 4.) Build strong

partnerships. For more details

check out this infographic and

visit their website:

http://hungerreport.org/issues/end

ing-hunger-in-america/

1.One way to keep children healthy is

through school lunch and backpack

programs. Find out more here:

http://bit.ly/1yMBSWt

2.Help your community by

volunteering at your local schools and

donating to @BackPackBegins

October 13 Are you and your family trying to

think of ways to help your

community and fight hunger? Try

collecting cans outside of your

local supermarket and deliver

them to your local food pantries.

Every bit helps!

1.1 in 6 Americans face hunger. Find

out more about hunger at

http://dsorg.us/1vWH98z

2.@nokidhungry is a nonprofit fighting

hunger in America. Visit their website

& follow their blog to stay up-to-date

on the nationwide issue

http://bit.ly/1JosCI2

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October 14 #EatBetterEatTogether or tag us

in your Instagram pictures. We

love seeing what our community

is doing!

1. High Point is #2 in nation for food

insecurity, referring to USDA's

measure of lack of access, at times, to

enough food for all household

members.

2. Have any questions, comments or

concerns about the #GHFPA? Send us

an email at

[email protected]

om. We love to hear from the

community!

October 15 High Point is number one in the

nation for food insecurity, but it is

not alone facing hunger. Did you

know these facts about hunger in

North Carolina?

* 1 in 5 children go hungry every

day.

* 80% of NC households with

children receiving food assistance

do not know where their next

meal is coming from.

* 28% of food pantries in NC

have had to turn away clients

because of lack of food.

* 170,000 people in NC receive

emergency food assistance every

week.

* There are three metropolitan

areas in NC that have some of the

highest food hardship rates

1.Share a pic and hashtag

#EatBetterEatTogether to show us how

you are enjoying meals with others and

how you are eating healthy this

October.

2.“The war against hunger is truly

mankind’s war of liberation.” -John F.

Kennedy

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nationwide: #3-Ahseville, #4-

Greensboro #2- High Point, #30

Winston-Salem.

October 16 Happy Friday everyone! If you

are wondering if there are any

GHPFA events coming up visit

our calendar:

http://bit.ly/1FTyETs. If you have

any event suggestions email us at

greaterhighpointfoodalliance@ya

hoo.com.

1.4 Steps to end hunger in America:

http://bit.ly/1D6DURd

2.50.1 million Americans struggle to

put food on the table. Donate to your

local pantries today.

October 17 We hope you are enjoying a

healthy and safe Saturday High

Point! Don’t forget that it is still

Eat Better, Eat Together month

and we want to see how you are

participating! Post pictures on our

wall, tweet us using the hashtag.

1.Our own Carl Vierling has been

writing a bi-weekly column in

@hpenterprise. Read his articles on

fighting hunger in High Point here:

http://bit.ly/1cT2dIu

2.It’s almost the weekend! Do you

have any plans to get involved this

weekend to fight hunger in High Point?

Let us know what you’re doing to give

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October 18 The GHP Food Alliance is

working hard to battle this issue

in our community. For more

information about food insecurity

in our state visit:

http://www.thefoodeffect.com.

1.Trying to think of ways to help? Try

collecting cans outside of your local

supermarket to donate to a local food

bank!

2.“From what we get, we can make a

living; what we give, however, makes

a life.” -Arthur Ashe.

October 19 We truly appreciate any feedback

from our wonderful community.

If you have any questions,

comments, or concerns about the

GHP Food Alliance please feel

free to leave us a comment here

or to send us an email at

greaterhighpointfoodalliance@ya

hoo.com and we will get back to

you as soon as we can

1.Are you looking for local food

pantries? Here is a list of all local

pantries and their locations:


2.Wondering what we are up to? Find

our calendar here:


October 20 The West End Ministries is a

huge provider of hot meals and

food boxes for community

members in High Point. They

provide a hot meal every

Thursday evening and Friday

mornings they give out loaves of

bread to help stretch grocery

budgets. They also give out food

boxes with a weeks worth of

groceries every Thursday between

3:00-5:00 pm. If you need

assistance and live in the area

1.Did you know that 1 in 7 people are

enrolled in Supplemental Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP)? And

nearly half of them are children!

2.“My motto in life is ‘If you think it,

you can do it’ and if we all apply that

thought we can end hunger the world

over.” -Dionne Warwick

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make sure to take advantage of

this great resource. If you have

time, food, or financial resources

please donate to this wonderful

organization - they could not

provide these services without

your incredible generosity!

October 21 The Open Door Ministries of

High Point meets the immediate

needs for food, shelter and

emergency assistance for people

as they heal and reclaim their

lives. If you or someone you

knows needs assistance or if you

would like to volunteer find them

at 400 North Centennial Street,

High Point, NC, 27262 or call

them at 336-885-0191.

1.Looking for ways to get involved

within your community and make a

difference? Join one of our five teams

of the GHPFA here:

http://bit.ly/1P07FqB

2.The future depends on what you do

today-Ghandi

October 22 The United Way of Greater High

Point helped launch the GHP

Food Alliance and we are grateful

for all of their support for our

efforts and for our mission to end

hunger in High Point. Please visit

their website to donate or

volunteer your time:

https://www.unitedwayhp.org/ser

vlet/eAndar.article/5/Home-Page

1.“If we can conquer space, we can

conquer childhood hunger.” -Buzz

Aldrin. Visit www.ghpfa.org to get

involved in alleviating hunger in High

Point

2.To up give a task of reforming

soceity is to give up ones responsiblity

as a free man-Alan Paton

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October 23 Are you looking for a cause that

will get your hands dirty in the

community where you can make

REAL change? Come to us at the

GHPFA to learn more!

1.For great information about hunger

in North Carolina visit The Food Effect

at http://bit.ly/1Qcmfgg

2.Does your neighborhood get together

to discuss plans to fight hunger in High

Point? Join our Neighborhood Network

team here: http://bit.ly/1P07FqB

October 24 It’s hard to eat healthy on a

budget. Learn how to feed a

family of 4 for $10!

http://bit.ly/1cMNqPh

1. We accept donations online at

www.ghpfa.org all of which go directly

to fighting Hunger in High Point. We

appreciate your generosity!

http://bit.ly/1E2RaZb

2.Make it a family activity & volunteer

at a local food pantry or soup kitchen.

Getting kids involved in the

community can make a difference!

October 25 Take some time and watch this

short and inspiring video from the

World Food Program about

hunger around the world:


v=9W5vCaHKe5I21.

1.“It's not how much we give but how

much love we put into giving.” ―

Mother Teresa

2.99 Cent Chef blog offers delicious

and healthy recipes on a budget at:

http://the99centchef.blogspot.com

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October 26 Take a look at the typical food in

a food box!

1.Did you know West End Ministries

has a Food Ministry providing a

weekly hot meal on Thursday nights?

2.On Fridays neighbors can receive a

loaf of bread from West End

Ministries.

October 27 100 facts that make us hopeful

about the future!

http://bit.ly/1GxvcL5

1.Find interesting recipes for $5

dinners on this interactive blog:

http://www.5dollardinners.com

2.Neighbors can receive food boxes

with a week’s worth of groceries from

West End Ministries every Thursday

between 3:00-5:00 pm.

October 28 Want to give back to the

community? Visit

http://www.ghpfa.org today!

1.Find interesting recipes for $5

dinners on this interactive blog:

http://www.5dollardinners.com

2.Yum! It’s National Dessert Day!

Help yourself to your favorite sweet

treat in honor of this great day.

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October 29 Watch how these kids learned the

truth about hunger.

http://bzfd.it/1D9WvrV

1.October is Breast Cancer Awareness

Month. Wear pink to show your

support, we are!

2.The United Way has been such a

great supporter of GHPFA and we are

so appreciative of them. Find out more

about them http://bit.ly/1O9mZUX

October 30 “The smallest act of kindness is

worth more than the grandest

intention. You must act.” - Oscar

Wilde

1.Have you heard of Helping Hands

Emergency Food? They’re a local

ministry that provides food to those in

the community who need it. Learn

more at

http://www.helpinghandshp.org.

2.We appreciate every one of our

followers! Retweet us to spread our

message to end hunger in High Point!

October 31 Happy Halloween! Find a local

food pantry to donate food to

today!

1.Happy Halloween everybody, have a

spooky day! Post a picture of you in

your costume and we will retweet it

2.Second harvest food bank is one of


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November 1 Did you know 28% of food

pantries in NC have turned clients

away for a lack of food? Learn

more about how to access food by

going to the Find Food tab on our

website! http://bit.ly/1ILxbiI

#GHPFA #FoodAccess

1: It’s Daylight Savings! Use that extra

60 minutes in your day to enjoy one of

these quick and healthy recipes:

http://bit.ly/1DGH7Wg

2: Did you know 35% of hungry

families have to choose between

paying for food or rent/mortgage?

#GHPFA

November 2 12-year-old Jahzaire Sutton

explains how his mom would eat

less so he and his brother could

have more food:

http://wapo.st/1yIhPbt Join us in

combating food hardship in

greater High Point today!

1: Want to help end hunger in High

Point? Become a volunteer the GHP

Food Alliance and make a difference

today! http://bit.ly/1P07FqB #GHPFA

2: Eating healthy on a budget can be

difficult. Here are some recipes that are

healthy without having to spend too

much: http://1.usa.gov/1oN2hxw

November 3 Did you know

@OpenDoorMinistries in High

Point is one of the only local food

pantries that stays open 7 days a

week? Learn more about this

amazing commitment to change

at: thttp://www.odm-hp.org/

1: Did you know that in Guilford

County there are 42,016 children

eligible for free and reduced price

school meals?

2: “Hunger is not an issue of charity. It

is an issue of justice.” – Jacques Diouf

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November 4 Here is a complete guide to

healthy food resources in North

Carolina! http://bit.ly/1J57rho

1: Want to help end hunger in High

Point? Become a volunteer the GHP

Food Alliance and make a difference

today! http://bit.ly/1P07FqB #GHPFA

2: Eating healthy on a budget can be

difficult. Here are some recipes that are

healthy without having to spend too

much: http://1.usa.gov/1oN2hxw

November 5 Did you know in NC 75% of

households served by food banks

have had to choose between

buying food and heating their

homes? Learn more about how to

help end hunger in your

community. Go to

www.ghpfa.org to get started

today.

1: “Life’s most persistent and urgent

question is, what are you doing for

others?” –Martin Luther King Jr.

2: Did you know that North Carolina’s

food insecurity rate is 17.3%?

#GHPFA

November 6 Check out how our neighbors are

creating community gardens

http://bit.ly/1DGJM2i. If

community gardens interest you,

please join our Urban Agriculture

team! http://bit.ly/1CGV0RH

1: “If we can conquer space, we can

conquer childhood hunger,” – Buzz

Aldrin #GHPFA

2: Keep up the good work! i-Care

Alliance http://bit.ly/1Ci9JV4

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November 7 “Hunger ultimately is a poverty

issue and we believe part of



purchase good food for a healthy

and active life.” Learn about a

similar initiative led by Inter-

Faith Food Shelter from Raleigh,

NC http://bit.ly/1JWCZDR

1: Do you know what fruits and

vegetables are in year round?

http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematte

rs.org/whats-in-season-all-year

2: Help us stop letting people in our

community go to bed hungry #GHPFA

November 8 Did you know kids eat more than

50% of their daily caloric intake

at school? It is important for those

meals to be healthy! Learn more

about the Let’s Move campaign to

encourage healthy school food

http://1.usa.gov/1qz37Je

1: Children shouldn’t go to bed without

food, help us make sure every child in

our community has a meal before bed.

#GHPFA

2: Thank you @nwncfoodbank for

being one of the biggest suppliers for

High Point food banks!

November 9 Families who live on food boxes

are deprived of essential nutrients.

Do you know what is in a food

box? Learn more at

www.ghpfa.org

1: Want to help feed those in your

community? Go to www.ghpfa.org and

see how you can help.

2: Did you know that NC has several

cities with some of the highest levels of

food insecurity: Asheville, Greensboro,

High Point and Winston-Salem.

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November 10 The World Food Programme

calculates $3.2 billion is needed

per year to reach all 66 million

hungry school-aged children.

More than 1 in 5 children are at

risk of hunger.

1: Did you know ounce by ounce

nutritious food costs up to 10 times

more than junk food? Read more here:

http://bit.ly/1CX3a8B

2: Can you believe that half of the

world’s food is thrown away every

year? Learn more at


November 11 Do you kow where High Point’s


on our website

http://bit.ly/1cun301

1: Happy Veteran’s Day. Please take a

moment to reflect on the sacrifices

made by our military. #ThankYou

2: Find out the best ways to eat your

fruits and veggies

http://bit.ly/1Iu6Mmp

November 12 Healthy food doesn’t have to be

bland! Here are 10 tips to spice up

meals with fruits and vegetables:

http://go.usa.gov/3gjXB

1: There are many ways to get involved

in the fight to end food hardship, visit

our website at www.ghpfa.org to see

how to get involved. #GHPFA

2: Most Americans will live in poverty

at some point before the age of 65.

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November 13 Community gardens promotes

healthy eating from within. Here

are some benefits that come from

community gardens:

http://www.gardendallas.org/bene

fits.html

1: What are some of your favorite

meals to prepare? Tweet us #GHPFA

2. In 2011, 4.8 million seniors, or 8%

of all seniors were food insecure. Help

us eliminate food insecurity for all ages

by joining at www.ghpfa.org

November 14 Here are some amazing fall

recipes that are healthy and

delicious for your family:

http://bit.ly/1AyNdXs

Facebook: Want to make a

difference within your

community? Visit us at

www.ghpfa.org to learn more

about how to get involved.

1: With Thanksgiving right around the

corner, many families will go without a

Thanksgiving meal. #GHPFA

2: Do not waste time dwelling on the

problem, getting started on the

solution. - Lynn Gilliardt

November 15 During this busy holiday season

many pantries are looking for

volunteers and food donations.

Help your local pantries help

those who are food insecure. Visit

www.ghpfa.org for a list of local

food pantries http://bit.ly/1ILxbiI

1. “Unlike curing cancer or heart

disease, we already know how to beat

hunger: food.” – Mario Batali Donate

to your local pantry today!

2: Grab your friends and volunteer at a

local food shelter. Check out their

hours and operation and locations here


November 16 Facebook: November is PTS

healthy lifestyle month, here are

something healthy options you

1: The holiday season is approaching

fast. During this time of giving, donate

to your local shelters to help those in

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can donate to your local food

pantry:

need. #GHPFA

2: Get involved: students spend a

semester of meaningful service and

learning http://www.ysa.org/semester

November 17 Facebook: “Americans waste

$165 billion on food.” Read

Buzzfeed’s 34 Ways to Waste

Less Food http://bzfd.it/1Q0jRJu

1: Frozen turkeys, canned vegetables,

instant potatoes, boxed stuffing &

canned gravy are the types of food you

can donate for turkey day.

2: This is our community, we can make

a difference. #GHPFA

November 18 Join our fight in ending food

hardship, fill out a volunteer

application on our website at

http://bit.ly/1P07FqB

1: Need some healthy recipes for

Thanksgiving? Find some here

http://bit.ly/1qdzAEi

2: 18 out of 25 High Point public

schools qualify for federal funding for

free meals. #NoKidHungry

November 19 With High Point being first in the

nation for food hardship, many

families will go hungry this

Thanksgiving. Donating to your

local food pantry will make a

huge difference. Here are a list of

food pantries in greater High

Point: http://bit.ly/1ILxbiI

1: It’s the time of giving! Donate food

or time to a local shelter near you and

feed a family in need.

2: The first essential component of

social justice is adequate food for all

mankind. Food is the moral right of all

who are born into this world. - Norman

Borlaug

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November 20 Help others have a Happy

Thanksgiving this year and

donate canned food to your local

food pantries. It will make a huge

difference to many members in

the community. For a list of local

pantries please visit


1: By cutting wasted food by 15%, we

could feed 25 million Americans every

year. Learn more at

http://on.nrdc.org/1bSwlzC

2: Don’t just live in High Point, but

help us change it for the better by

fighting food hardship. #GHPFA

November 21 Food hardship is an extremely

serious matter. Join us in the

fight! “Thirty five million people

in the U.S. are hungry or don’t

know where their next meal is

coming from, 13 million of them

are children. If another country

were doing this to our children,

we’d be at war.” – Jeff Bridges

1: No plans this Saturday? You and

your family should volunteer at your

local food pantries to help feed

families who go without food.

2: Donating food to your local soup

kitchen can help them feed one more

family that wouldn’t be eating.

#GHPFA

November 22 Food insecurity is the inconsistent

access to adequate food limited

by a lack of money & other

resources at times during the year.

- @USDA

1: Did you know eating fast food

regularly has the same impact on our

lives that hepatitis? Read more here

http://dailym.ai/1G3eiEy

2: We must unite to fight food hardship

in our community. #GHPFA

November 23 Living a healthy lifestyle is

extremely difficult when faced

with food insecurity. What is the

link between health and food

insecurity?

1: During this busy Holiday season

many food pantries run out of their

food inventory fast, meaning many

people go hungry. Volunteer or donate

today! #GHPFA

2: Learn about food insecurity from

News Observer here

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http://bit.ly/1P9aGVB

November 24 “Although the world is full of

suffering, it is also full of the

overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller

1: Thanksgiving is the time to give.

Donate to your local soup kitchen and

help those who won’t have a warm

meal on Thanksgiving Day #GHPFA

2: Childhood hunger is linked to

developmental, behavioral & academic

problems.

November 25 It is the season of giving! Give

back to your community and help

fight food hardship. Together, we

can make a change.

www.ghpfa.org

1: If women farmers had the same

access to resources as men, the number

of hungry in the world could be

reduced by up to 150 million.

2: Donations, whether it’s food, time,

or money, are essential in our battle

against food hardship in High Point.

November 26 Happy Thanksgiving! Many of us

have so much to be thankful for,

but please remember those who

are not so lucky. High Point is

still #1 for food hardship and

change must happen. For this

season of giving please donate

your time or canned goods to a

local food pantry. Food insecure

families will be grateful and your

community will continue to unite.

1: Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

#GHPFA

2: Take advantage on #BlackFriday

food sales!

November 27 Hope everyone enjoyed their

Thanksgiving! The holiday may

be over but keep giving to all

your local food pantries to

1: If you have an unused holiday

canned food, donate it to your local

food pantry!

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continue the fight against food

hardship

2: Interested in joining our team?

Check out our website to see how you

can get involved.


November 28 1: Do you know when your next meal

is? 89,000 people in High Point may

not. Help fight the cause #GHPFA

2: “Service to others is the rent you pay

for your room here on earth.”

Muhammad Ali. Every little bit counts,

donate today! http://bit.ly/1E2RaZb

November 29 1: Watch Robin Emmons of Charlotte

make a difference in her community

and get inspired! http://cnn.it/1DaEdqp

2: “Hunger is not a problem. It is an

obscenity. How wonderful it is that

nobody need wait a single moment

before stating to improve the world.” –

Anne Frank

November 30

December 1 As the season of giving continues,

please do not forget about those

who come from food insecure

households. Visit www.ghpfa.org

to learn about what you can do to

help those in need.

1: Christmas will be here before you

know it. Here are some great Christmas

recipes:

http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/holid

ays/christmas

2: New month, new diet! Make sure

you are doing everything you can to

put that right nutrients in your body

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December 2 Did you know ghpfa.org features

a “Find Food” button where you

can find local pantries, their hours

of operation and their location?


1: Need delicious holiday recipe ideas?

Here are some healthy recipes to try:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/holidays

-and-

parties/packages/holidays/holiday-

central-how-tos/holidays-made-

healthy-smart-indulgences.html

2: Be sure to visit

http://www.ghpfa.org to find a way to

help and get involved today! #GHPFA

December 3 Many of our seniors are suffering.

Here are the shocking statistics:

1: Feeding a child at school is such a

simple thing but it works miracles. -

Drew Barrymore

2: There is only 28 days left in 2015!

What are you going to do to help make

a difference in the High Point

community?

December 4 Don’t waste food. Here are 34

ways to waste less food:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/deenas

hanker/ways-to-waste-less-

food?sub=3184728_2820319#.cw

E4YgpOZ

1: Be sure to get plenty of protein for

your breakfast this morning! It will

help sustain hunger throughout the day

#GHPFA

2: Did you know that almost half of the

world’s food is thrown away every

year? Think of all the people that could

feed!

December 5 Here are 101 facts that make us

hopeful about the future of food:

http://foodtank.com/news/2015/0

2/one-hundred-one-facts-that-

make-us-hopeful-about-the-

future-of-food

1: Did you know that eight states

exhibited statistically significantly

higher household food insecurity rates

than the U.S. national average 2011-

2013?

2: Click the link here:

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http://www.ghpfa.org/#!volunteer-

application/cwxd to sign up and get

involved with the GHPFA today!

December 6 Facebook: Making healthy meals

on a budget is really difficult.

Learn how to make healthy, cost

effective meals at

http://www.bhg.com/recipes/healt

hy/dinner/cheap-heart-healthy-

dinner-ideas/#page=8

1: Second Harvest food bank is one of


food banks #GHPFA

2: Make sure that your food and

kitchen is safe! Here are some helpful

tips for safety:

http://www.foodsafetymonth.com/

December 7 Three sections of High Point that

the GHP Food Alliance focuses

on are: Macedonia with a yearly

income of $20,000 per family of

four, Washington with a yearly

income of $22,000 per family of

four, and West End with a yearly

income of $14,000.

1: Food safety is extremely important.

To keep bacteria at bay, wash hands,

surfaces, cutting boards, cooking

utensils, dishes and produce

2: “A hungry man cannot see right or

wrong, he just sees food.” – Pearl S.

Buck

December 8 “If you want to lift yourself up,

lift someone else.” Brooker T.

Washington. What can you do

today to help your High Point

community?

1:Here are some simple steps you can

take to avoid food poisoning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB

Nje_uJh-

2: Extreme weather affects us all, but

as the roads thaw we keep in our minds

those who will have a harder time

getting through this season. #GHPFA

December 9 Not sure what to make?! Here is a

link for some great healthy

Christmas Recipes!

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipe

s_menus/collections/healthy_chri

stmas_dessert_recipes

1: Did you know that almost 50% of

students in our service area qualify for

free or reduced-price lunch? #GHPFA

2: Food safety is really important. You

can’t tell if your food is cooked by its

color. The only way to know is to use a

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December 10 Running out of ideas of what to

put in the kids stockings? Here is

a link for some great stocking

stuffer recipes!

http://www.marthastewart.com/27

6340/stocking-stuffer-candy-

recipes/@center/1008647/christm

as-candy-recipes

1: Get involved this holiday season at

#GHPFA

http://www.ghpfa.org/#!get_involved/c

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2: Hunger of choice is a painful luxury;

hunger of necessity is terrifying

torture.” – Mike Mullin

December 11 Are you celebrating Hanukkah

but not sure what to cook? Here

are some great recipes to

celebrate the holidays.

http://allrecipes.com/recipes/holid

ays-and-events/hanukkah/

1: Remember that this is the season of

giving! Be sure to reach out and help

your local community. #GHPFA

2: Are you grocery shopping today?

Pick up something extra for your High

Point neighbors this holiday season

December 12 Your kitchen towels may be

spreading bacteria all over your

kitchen! Read more about a recent

study from @KState

http://go.usa.gov/3c2WY

1: Eating healthy is important for your

body and mind. Make sure you are

doing everything you can to put that

right nutrients in your body.

2: Are you doing enough to help your

community? #GHPFA

December 13 Are you on a budget this

Christmas? Here is a link for

great Christmas food ideas that

are all under $3!

http://www.myrecipes.com/holida

ys-and-occasions/christmas-

recipes/inexpensive-christmas-

food-gift-ideas

1: My motto in life is 'If you think it,

you can do it' and if we all apply that

thought we can end hunger the world

over.” Dionne Warwick

2: Winter and flu season increases

families risk of food insecurity

#GHPFA

December 14 Too busy to cook this holiday

season? Here are some quick/easy

recipes for meals to make this

1: “The lack of access to proper

nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it

is leading to food insecurity and

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http://www.marthastewart.com/85

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recipes/@center/1009043/christm

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hunger among our children.” Tom

Vilsack

2: Food is a human right. Donate to

your local soup kitchen to help those

who are in need #GHPFA

December 15 It is food safety awareness month!

Learn how to keep your kitchen

and food safe with these helpful

tips!


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1: There is still time to donate to the

Holiday food drive! Get involved!

2: Are you doing enough to help your

community? Fill out a volunteer

application at www.ghpfa.org

December 16 Keep these tips in mind when

preparing your holiday food this

season!

http://dominicanewsonline.com/n

ews/homepage/news/food-safety-

campaign-launched/

1: Here are 12 healthy holiday recipes:

http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recip

es/dinner/seasons-eatings-healthy-

holiday-recipes/

2: Are you aware where food pantries

are located? Check out our website!

December 17 When perishable foods are left in

the “Danger Zone” (between 40-

140 °F), bacteria can double in

number every 20 minutes! Throw

away any perishable foods left at

room temperature for longer than

2 hours.

1: Did you know that High Point is

ranked #1 in the country for food

insecurity? Help us change that

#GHPFA

2: If we are going to stop wars on this

earth, we are going to have to make

war on hunger our number one priority.

- David W. Brooks, member,

Presidential Commission on World

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December 18 Give back this holiday season by

donating to the GHP Food

Alliance to help the food insecure

in our area!

http://www.ghpfa.org/#!donate/c1

ghi

1: "Hunger: One of the few cravings


solution." -

Irwin Van Grove

2: Here are healthy Dinner Recipes

Under $3

http://www.bhg.com/recipes/healthy/di

nner/cheap-heart-healthy-dinner-

ideas/#page=26

December 19 Volunteer at a local soup kitchen

and giveback to those in need!

Find out where on our

websitehttp://www.ghpfa.org/#!fi

nd-food/c21kz




What are you doing to better your

community? #GHPFA

2: North Carolina ranks in the ten

worst states in the percentage of

children under 18 who are lacking food

on a regular basis. Ready to make a

change? #GHPFA

December 20 This holiday season, please

donate or volunteer to help those

in your community. Visit

www.ghpfa.org to see how you

can help!

1: How thrifty are you? Feed 4 for $10!

#GHPFA

http://www.cookinglight.com/food/eve

ryday-menus/healthy-budget-

recipes/healthy-wheat-cracker-nachos-

budget-cooking-recipe

2: Teaching kids is a life-long skill.

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Make sure they are eating healthy and

aware about nutrients

December 21 “In so many neighborhoods, if

people want to buy a head of

lettuce or salad or some fruit for

their kid’s lunch, they have to

take two or three buses, maybe

pay for a taxicab, in order to do

it.” Michelle Obama takes on the

issue on food deserts:

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.co

m/2011/10/25/in-chicago-

michelle-obama-takes-on-food-

deserts/?_r=0

1: We hope that everyone is having a

warm holiday season #GHPFA

2: Don’t forget you can help your

community by volunteering at local

soup kitchens!

December 22 Are you on a budget this

Christmas? Here is a link for

great Christmas food ideas that

are all under 3 dollars!

http://www.myrecipes.com/holida

ys-and-occasions/christmas-

recipes/inexpensive-christmas-

food-gift-ideas

1: The GHP Food Alliance wishes

everyone safe travel during this holiday

season.

2: North Carolina ranks in the ten

worst states in the percentage of

children under 18 who are lacking

food on a regular basis

December 23 Christmas dinner can be healthy!

Here are some healthy recipes for

you and your family:

http://www.cookinglight.com/ent

ertaining/holidays-

occasions/healthy-holiday-

christmas-dinner-recipes

Did you know how you handle &

prepare food affects your risk for food

poisoning? http://go.usa.gov/Z2aA

2: “The test of our progress is not

whether we add more to the abundance

of those who have much; it is whether

we provide enough for those who have

too little.” –Franklin D. Roosevelt

December 24 The Great High Point Food

Alliance wishes everyone safe

1: The #GHPFA wishes everyone is

having a safe Christmas Eve!

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travels during this holiday season!

2: Still not sure what to make for the

holiday? Here are some healthy food

recipes: http://www.fitday.com/fitness-

articles/nutrition/16-recipes-for-a-

healthy-christmas-dinner.html

December 25 The GHP Food Alliance wishes

everyone a Merry Christmas and

Happy Holidays! Please take this

time to think about those who are

in need.

1: Merry Christmas on behalf of the

GHP Food Alliance!

2: Give a gift that keeps on giving!

Donate to #GHPFA at:

http://www.ghpfa.org/#!donate/c1ghi

December 26 On a budget? Here are 44 healthy

foods under $1:



1: We hope everyone had a safe

Christmas!

2: Although the season of giving is

over, please remember those who are

in need #GHPFA

December 27 Children need healthy nutrients to

prosper and be their best. This

article provides insight on what

nutrients help a child’s growth:

http://www.medicinenet.com/scri

pt/main/art.asp?articlekey=10054

1: Millions of parents work full-time,

year-round and yet struggle to provide

even minimum day-to-day necessities.

#GHPFA

2: Do not waste time dwelling on the

problem, get started on the solution.

“Lynn Gilliard

December 28 Hunger ultimately is a poverty

issue and we believe part of



purchase good food for a healthy

and active life.”


Here is what snow days mean for

people struggling with hunger:

http://blog.foodbankcenc.org/wordpres

s/what-snow-days-mean-for-people-

struggling-with-hunger/

2: Extreme weather affects us all, but

as the roads thaw we keep in our minds

those who will have a harder time

getting through this season. #GHPFA

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recipes/cheap-healthy-15-

nutritious-foods-about-2-dollars

year? Start by changing someone in

need and donate to your local food

bank!

2: Make a #NewYearsResolution to

practice #FoodSafety in 2015! Start by

always using a food thermometer when

cooking.

December 30 How many times have you gone

into your pantry or refrigerator,

only to find that what you were

going to use in your meal was

spoiled? Use this new App to

avoid this problem!

http://www.foodsafety.gov/blog/2

015/04/foodkeeper-

application.html

1: Need a New Years resolution? Visit

www.ghpfa.org to help get involved

and stop the hunger in High Point.

2: Did you know that 40% of food is

thrown out in the US every year, or

about $165 billion worth? All of this

uneaten food could feed 25 million

Americans

December 31 Volunteer at a local soup kitchen

and giveback to those in need!

Find out where on our website at:

http://www.ghpfa.org/#!find-

food/c21kz

1: Today is the last day of

#foodsafteymonth! Tweet us how you

are pledging to be food safety.

2: We are encouraging #foodsaftey

from farm to plate with the use of 4

simple steps: clean, separate, cook, and

chill.

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Can You Change It?- Event Manual

The Purpose:

To give people who live in food deserts the ability to grow their own produce and teach them how

to garden.

Summary:

The first 50 families from the West End neighborhood who sign up will receive a garden box,

which will include soil, seeds and tools. The boxes will be handed out to the families at the

English Road Baptist Church on June 10, 2015. At the end of the summer the families will be

encouraged to reconnect at the weekly West End neighborhood meeting on Thursday, September

24 at the English Road Baptist Church and bring something they grew, or made with what they

grew, to share with their neighbors.

Sign Up form example:

Family name:

Number of family members:

Phone number:

Home address:

Email (optional):

Checklist Prior to the event

May 15, 2015

o Contact neighborhood association leader and work to create volunteer teams

o Confirm with English Road Baptist Church

o Contact Sponsors

May 31, 2015

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o Create Facebook event

o Begin sign ups for families who want gardening boxes

June 10, 2015

o Ensure gardening donations are secured (see page 235)

o Begin making plans to purchase items not donate

o Close sign-ups- when it reaches 50 maximum

June 20, 2015

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Home Depot&

2300 N Main St.

High Point, NC

(336) 883-0500

Lowes

2600 N Main St.

High Point, NC

(336) 889-8600

Price Nursery Inc.

130 Westchester Dr.

High Point, NC

(336) 889-3588

Soviero’s Tri-County Garden Center

3818 N Main St.

High Point, NC

(336) 885-3800

Gossett’s Landscape Nursery

7801 Clinard Farms Rd.

High Point, NC

(336) 454-2548

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Greensboro Beautiful

1001 Fourth St.


Phone 336-373-2199

High Point Parks and Recreation

136 Northpoint Ave


(336) 883-3469

Contacts for Gardening Donations:

Home Depot

2300 N Main St.

High Point, NC

(336) 883-0500

Lowes

2600 N Main St.

High Point, NC

(336) 889-8600

Price Nursery Inc.

130 Westchester Dr.

High Point, NC

(336) 889-3588

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3818 N Main St.

High Point, NC

(336) 885-3800

Gossett’s Landscape Nursery

7801 Clinard Farms Rd.

High Point, NC

(336) 454-2548

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The recordings from the focus group were transcribed and relevant and meaningful was extracted.

Many respondents asked for a more united community network and sense of togetherness.

Multiple respondents asked community leaders to walk in their shoes and by their side to see how

they live first hand. Respondents wanted to feel like they had a voice with community leaders as

their most likely outlet.

Pre-Focus group interviews held these fruitful quotes:

“Now that I’m here I have to utilize whatever services that are provided for me— but what I’m

seeing is, there are none. What I hear is, ‘Get a job, get a job, get a job.’ But when you want to

work to sustain yourself, not just working some doc making minimum wage where you can’t

actually rise above the poverty level, then you have to make a change if you want to be able to do

good things. There is no opportunity to create a network, how do I change that? What can I do?

Well me being here and talking to you helps.”- Male respondent

“I can say that I was homeless for three years in this area and if it hadn’t been for here, I wouldn’t

have been able to survive.” – Female respondent

“So what are you guys trying to do, raise money for a program or something?”- Male respondent

“At least ya’ll are down to earth. A lot of kids come in here and won’t even eat this, some people

are afraid to humble themselves.” – Male respondent

“Come live my life for three months and you tell me how you like it, and you’ll think differently

then how you think.” – Who said this?

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“Train the different programs to empower the people that they are assisting,” a male who lived in

the men’s shelter on the top level of open door ministries said, “The workers up there treat you

like we’re inmates and I’m like, ‘I’m not an inmate bro.”

When the focus group began, opening remarks were made to discuss the process of the focus

group. It was stated that it would take one hour and if a participant left they would not be able to

return. One man raised his hand and said he might not be able to stay for the entire study because

he was on a time restraint with his ankle monitor. Two women filled out paperwork for the study,

but one left to for a phone call before it started and didn’t return until we were halfway through so

she did not participate. We started the focus group with seven participants: six males and one

female.

When asked the first question, “Are you aware of the GHP Food Alliance?” Everyone said, “No,”

except for one man. He added, “I go to GTCC, so I think I’ve seen a flyer or two about it, but I’ve

never looked into it.” He did not know if GHP Food Alliance was making a difference because he

wasn’t sure if he saw the correct flyer.

When asked, “We all know someone in our life who has needed some sort of food assistance in

his or her life, what resources or programs for hunger are you aware of in the community to reach

these people?” No one knew of any other resources or programs except for food banks.

When asked, “There are many sources to seek information about what’s going on in the

community such as Facebook, newspapers, radio, and television. What is your main source of

information that you get about what is happening in the community?” Four of the five

respondents said they get all of their information from the news. One respondent emphasized that

he does not seek any of his information from social media.

“I see the news, sometimes I read the papers like the RHINO, and I go on Facebook, but you

never hear about things taking place, or focused on bettering the community. You don’t hear

anything about what’s happening here, like ya’ll coming here to have a Q & A service, or events

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happening to make people more knowledgeable. You never hear about events to better

neighborhoods.” – Male respondent

When asked, “There are a lot of community leaders in High Point. Do you think you have the

power to make a change in the community?” For this question, only five participants were left to

respond.

The first respondent said “yes” immediately and included, “We all need each other to build each

other and to help each other survive and really unite.”

Another more reserved male, brought up his pastor said and said, “He’s made a big change just

by himself, he gives food to people and he sets up free coffee and Danishes at the library every

Tuesday for all the homeless people.” Following up I asked, “Well, what about you? Do you have

the power to make a change in the community?” He responded, “Yeah, I could if I wanted to put

the effort into it.”

The next participant agreed saying, “Everyone has the power to do it, it’s if they want to do it.”

He spoke about how some people just wait for handouts.

The first respondent added, “Every man has to labor. People need to stop trying to feed off other

people. People need to look at themselves and the world together and reach and stride together.

When people have too much and they don’t want to lose it, the good people suffer.”

The next respondent said community leaders are hidden in their obscurity. He said, “I don’t mean

to sound fatalistic or pessimistic, but I haven’t seen anything that says, ‘Yeah you have the power

to change something,’ avenues to change anything are very slim to none. I could get a job at a

factory and live out of a boarding room, but I have bigger aspirations than that to be 42 years old

with no home and nothing. You’ll turn around and say, ‘I need a little bit of help here, for a little

while,’ but when I do turn around and say, ‘Yeah I need a little bit of help, and I can fix this, and

I know I can fix this.’ I just need a leg up, not a hand out, but a leg up. There is no one to ask for

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that.” He continued, “I believe I can, but not without trying to change some things first with those

that are already in the position to do things. When trying to help the city council from a low man

like myself, I was turned away.”

The female respondent believes she has the power to speak-out and has faith in the Lord to help

promote change.

The last question was asked to the four remaining participants. The only female politely left the

study to smoke a cigarette. The final question asked, “Everyone’s voice does matter to the

community as a whole. In what way can the community help your voice be heard? How can it

help your opinion be heard?”

The first respondent was eager to have the floor; “I know, I know. I know exactly what can

happen. For the people that say they want to help us and change the community, my name is

_____ ______ , let me speak to you, let a few of us talk to you. To me, this is simply a

bureaucracy. If you really want to make a difference, come out here and meet people and find the

answer. Some people here are addicts, some people are just lazy, but whatever, not everybody is

that way and there are a few people out here who just need one opportunity. If you mean to

provide that one opportunity then you got my voice.”

The second respondent loved the previous response and wanted to share his name as well. He

said, “For them to come out here and walk in our shoes and really see the hurt, to get off their

high horses because they have wonderful lives and we don’t. Allow us to speak.”

The third respondent said, “I just agree.”

The fourth responded had no suggestions. He said, “People are crazy, society is crazy, people are

idiots. High Point is a bad place.”

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The final respondent said, “Allow more poor people in poverty into these councils and these

meetings so that we can speak, just give us a chance. Start having them come down to us so we

can have help from someone to get our voice to be an action.”

“You could lead a horse to water but you can’t force him to drink. You could put up flyers but if

they don’t take the opportunity then that’s on them.”

“There used to be a lot of opportunities in this city but I don’t see that anymore. Food and access

to having food is good, but why not teach a man how to fish as opposed to give him one - that’s

more important to me. Yeah, there needs to be food that’s accessible for those who absolutely

have no avenue, but everybody in here, or everybody that’s associated with this type of problem,

is not disable, is not incapable, what they’re missing is the opportunity to get their own fish.”

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Banerjee, A., Banerji, R., Duflo, E., Glennerester, R., Kenniston, D., Khemani, S., & Shotland,

M. (2007, April 14) Can information campaigns raise awareness and local participation in

primary education? Economic and Political Weekly, 42(15). Retrieved

from http://www.jstor.org/stable/4419472

This paper discussed findings based on a survey in a rural district in Uttar Pradesh. The survey

was distributed to parents, rural households, teachers, and community members. They

were surveyed on the status of education services and the extent of community

participation. The paper also describes advocacy campaigns that have been formatted to

examine whether local participation can increase public participation in improving

education.

Bendror, Y. (2014, February 10). Why social media is so important for your business

in 2014. Retrieved from http://www.business2community.com/social-media/social-

media-important-business-2014-0773321

The article explains how social media creates loyalty between the company and its

consumers because there is constant connection. Social media is useful in determining

target audiences and thus tailoring messages for them. The article helps explain why

social media is an appropriate tactic for GHPFA.

The Connected Cause (2013). How to use Twitter to raise awareness for your non profit.

Retrieved from http://theconnectedcause.com/use-twitter-raise- awareness-nonprofit/

This article identifies the best way for nonprofits to use Twitter. Key messages are:

follow relevant groups to peek interest from other nonprofits, link Twitter to

the website, use relevant hashtags, give updates, post pictures and express thanks to

donors. Twitter is one of the three social media platforms GHPFA has chosen to employ,

so this article describes the best way to use it.

Cox, Courtney. (2011, November 2). The importance of social media. Retrieved from

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As the role of social media increases, messages are condensed to short snippets of

information. Social media can create conversations amongst people, making it simple for

individuals to voice their opinions. Social media has the power to democratize news

coverage. This article elaborates on the increasing necessity to use social media.

Garst, K. (2015, February 18). 5 Quick and easy ways to use social media to build your

email list. Retrieved from http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/243011

This article outlines five social media strategies: integrate whatever you want from your

followers with your Facebook page, hold a contest, use Twitter to reach more followers,

use visual-based content to increase conversions and promote your events. The tactics

listed will be beneficial in creating effective social media posts.

Guo, C. (2013, January 8). Tweeting social change: How social media are changing

nonprofit advocacy. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 4. doi:

10.1177/0899764012471585

This study revealed the following tactics used for advocacy: Public events, direct action,

public education, grassroots, lobbying, education, judicial advocacy, media advocacy,

administrative lobbying, direct lobbying, and research coalition-building. They found that

these forms of advocacy were best combined with the following structure: Reaching out

to people, keeping the flame alive, and stepping up to action.

Lenhart, A., & Purcell, K. (2010, February 3). Social media and local Internet use among teens

and young adults. Retrieved from http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-

Young-Adults.aspx

This article outlines the decline of blogging and the rise of social media use among

various demographics. In 2010, 73 percent of American teens used social networking

websites compared to 55 percent three years prior. It is estimated that the number is

higher in 2015. In 2010, there was a 39 percent use of Internet users over 35 on social

media.

Kaplan, A., & Haenlein, M. (2010). Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities

of social media. Business Horizons, 53(1). doi: 10.1016/j.bushor.2009.09.003

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This article describes the language that should be use to post on Facebook. Participants

on social media applications have the desire to actively engage and to become both

producers and consumers of information, so-called “prosumers”. Create platforms for

users to be creative and help out the brand unconsciously. Post as if you are talking to a

friend or close relative and not as if you were interviewing for a job.

Kietzmann, J., Hermkens, K., McCarthy, I., & Silvestre, B. (2011). Social Media? Get

Serious! Understanding the Functional Building Blocks of Social Media. Business

Horizons, 54(3). doi: doi:10.1016/j.bushor.2011.01.005

This piece focuses on social media for businesses and other organizations. The authors

have created social media use into seven building blocks for success, which are: identity,

conversations, sharing, presence, relationships, reputation, and groups. This article is

useful because it explains the most effective ways for organizations to use social media.

Low, D. (2012, February 12). Social media: The business perspective; How important are social

networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Retrieved February 22, 2015.

Consumer-generated contents have proven to be more persuasive and are probably the

most effective form of word of mouth for regional shows. This allows encouraging more

networking to exchange of ideas and discussions, as well as build communities. As more

consumers are connected on social media, companies will need to allocate resources to

this growing channel of communication.

Miller, K. (2014, August 28). Raising awareness for your cause – Nonprofit blog

carnival. Retrieved from

http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2014/08/28/raising-awareness-for-your-

cause-nonprofit-blog-carnival/#sthash.qtAXK5W9.dpuf

This article explains how to plan an awareness raising campaign. It provides examples

about how to create a viral aspect to campaigns, citing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge as

an example. The article preaches staying current in campaigns and maintaining a

presence with what is viral.

Patel, N. (2015). What are the best times to post on social media.

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Retrieved from http://www.quicksprout.com/2015/01/02/what-are-the-best-times-to-post-

on-social-media/

This article discusses the most effective times to post content on various social media

platforms for the maximum number views and shares. The best days to post on Facebook

are on Thursdays and Fridays at 1 p.m. for the most shares and 3 p.m. for the most clicks.

Weekdays at 5 p.m. are the best days to post on Twitter for the most retweets. Mondays

on off work hours are the best times to post on Instagram. This article describes the best

times to post different social media platforms, which is invaluable in creating future posts

on Hootsuite.

Pizano, Gil. (2015). How Much Has Social Media Changed Society?. Retrieved from

http://www.shoutmeloud.com/how-much-has-social-media-changed-society.html

Social media enables people to share ideas and opinions to a wide range of people.

Information that would normally take days to go from one location to another gets out in

seconds. Social media is powerful because the government cannot control this

information and, “the technology available to a person is so economical and simple to

utilize, that virtually anyone with some education or training on the subject can become a

point of contact”.

Rutsaert, P. (2015). The use of social media in food risk and benefit communication.

Trends in Food Science & Technology, Vol. 30 No. 1 Science Direct

This article explains how “good communication practice seeks to bridge the divides

between scientific experts, policy-makers, health practitioners, industry marketers, and

consumers.” The rapid growth in social media applications such as online communities,

social networking sites, or blogs gives public persons new means for receiving, and

importantly, providing information. Viral marketing campaigns refer to word-of-mouth

marketing, which allow food marketers the potential to send a message to a wide array of

consumers with less effort than campaigns.

Waters, R. D., Burnett, E., Lamm, A., & Lucas, J. (2009) Engaging stakeholders

through social networking: How nonprofit organizations are using Facebook.

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Public Relations Review, 35(2). Retrieved from 10.1016/j.pubrev.2009.01.006

This article discusses how nonprofits are using social networking sites to achieve their

goals. There was an in-depth analysis on 275 nonprofit organizations’ Facebook profiles.

Careful planning and research is used to benefit these nonprofits as they attempt to build

healthy relationships with their stakeholders. The study explains what that a good

nonprofit profile features photos and videos.

Business Goal II

Arrata, P., Despierra, A., & Kumra, G. (2007). Building an effective change agent team.

The McKinsey Quarterly, 4. Retrieved from

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This article details change agents in corporate settings and how to train these leaders. To

have a successful change agent team in a corporate setting, you must clearly define the

roles and reporting structures, have a mix of skills and experience, and the ability to

communicate with and inspire the support of managers. This article is significant because

it explains three simple steps to recruit change agents.

Farmer Education & Agricultural Extension. (2014, September 1). Retrieved from

http://12.000.scripts.mit.edu/mission2014/solutions/farmer-education-agricultural-

extension

This article discusses an initiative to “increase local food availability, increase farmer

income, and increase sustainability of agricultural practices”. It elaborates on how food

availability and sustainability is fundamental in combating hunger. Though the article is

primarily about hunger worldwide, empowering the community to grow their own food

and become self-sufficient is extremely relevant to the hunger crisis in greater High

Point.

Ford-Martin, P. (n.d.). Attitude and Behavior - Changing attitudes to change behavior,

Changing behavior to influence attitudes. Retrieved from

http://psychology.jrank.org/pages/52/Attitude-Behavior.html

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Paula Ford-Martin discusses attitudes and behaviors and what influences each. She

further examines their relationship and how it relates to initiating change. Ford-Martin’s

provides insight about how to reach people effectively.

Igelman, J. (2012, December 10). Group taking fresh aim at Asheville food insecurity,

Food deserts. Retrieved from http://www.carolinapublicpress.org/12910/group-taking-

fresh-aim-at-asheville-food-insecurity-food-deserts

This article discusses Mark Rosenstein’s contributions to a food insecure community.

Rosenstein has more than 40 years of experience in the restaurant business and is a

central figure in the slow-food movement in Western North Carolina. In March 2012,

with Rosenstein at the helm, the group launched GO Kitchen Ready and delivered its first

12-week program to train low-income adults to work in the food industry. “The

community kitchen is an enterprise that is producing and generating income,” Rosenstein

said. “It’s also providing job training as a pathway to self-sufficiency.” The article

provides a tactic to solving the hunger crisis in High Point.

Jarrett, R., Sensoy Bahar, O., & Odoms-Young, A. (2014, April 14) “You just have to build a

bridge and get over it”: Low-income African American caregivers’ coping strategies to

manage inadequate food supplies. Journal of Poverty, 18(2). doi:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2014.896306

This article examines the experience of low-income individuals struggling with food

shortages and how they coped with the risk of inadequate food supplies. Qualitative

interviews identified multiple food-based, social network-based, and institution-based

strategies to alleviate or prevent food shortages. The article delves into individual

experiences of the food insecure which is valuable in understanding the severity of the

issue.

Lack of empowerment of the food-insecure population (n.d.) Retrieved from

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This source discusses the lack of empowerment grants for towards food-insecure and the

reasons why. The article lists the following four causes of food insecurity: lack of access

to information, lack of representation, placing accountability on the food insecure and

local organization capacity. It suggests that more power be shifted to the poor,

encouraging them to propose their own solutions. This article offers a unique perspective

of how to empower food insecure to become agents of change.

Lekan, D.F., & Martin, H.J. (2008). Five characteristics of an effective change agent.

Retrieved from http://www.oipartners.net/newsroom/articles-by-topic/leadership-

articles/10-11-15/Five_Characteristics_of_an_Effective_Change_Agent.aspx

This article identifies the five characteristics of an effective change agent: successful

innovators who are comfortable with change, leaders who set clear goals and direction for

themselves and those involved in the change effort, thorough preparation, use of a

participative management style, and persistence. This information is helpful for the GHP

Food Alliance in their search for the initial change agents to spearhead empowerment in

the community.

Nichol, G. (2013, July 27). In a growing state, a growing hunger. Retrieved from

http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/seeing-the-invisible/article10276868.html

This article gives an overview of food insecurity in North Carolina and elaborates on how

it is affecting Charlotte in particular. The article reveals that food insecurity is so

prevalent in North Carolina that food banks are struggling to keep up with the demand for

their services. The article is beneficial because of its focus on a specific community.

North Carolina State Poole College Initiative. (n.d.) Oasis grows in Greensboro food

desert. Retrieved from http://ncsustainabilitycenter.org/news/oasis-grows-in-greensboro-

food-desert

This article provides background information on food deserts in Guilford County. It

profiles two organizations, one is working to bring fresh produce to food deserts, the

other is expanding a community garden. The article is beneficial because of its thorough

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information about on two organizations taking an active role in alleviating hunger in the

Guilford County.

North Carolina A&T State University. (2013, October 1) Research and action for

empowering residents of food deserts. Retrieved from

http://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/1000106-research-and-action-for-

empowering-residents-of-food-deserts.html

This article discusses how food empowerment can benefit a food desert community. To

accomplish the aforementioned goal, the project will pursue the following objectives:

investigate the influence of personal, social, and cultural factors, the structure of food

deserts on eating habits, and buying behavior of residents in food deserts. The potential

benefits of this project include, residents having increased access to fresh produce,

residents with knowledge of how to make healthier food choices and wiser shopping

decisions, and over the long run a reduction in diet related diseases.

Pine, A., & Souza, R. (2013). Including the Voices of Communities in

Food Insecurity Research: An Empowerment-based Agenda for Food Scholarship.

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 1-9.

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y_Commentary-August-2013.pdf

This paper focuses on empowering the food insecure to become agents of change through

interventions rather than being observed. The interventions are designed for communities

to become partners in research rather than be objects of investigation. This paper provides

the necessary information that will allow us to narrow our focus on the food insecure

becoming agents of change for themselves, their families, and their communities.

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Shapiro studied successful programs that resolved conflicts and altered behaviors and

attitudes to uncover how change happens and what made the programs successful. She

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presents her findings and suggests the key to successful initiates of change. This article

gives specific guidelines to create successful programs initiating change.

Sayers, R. (2006). Principles of awareness-raising for information literacy, A case study.

Retried from http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001476/147637e.pdf

This case study provides sound methods for awareness-raising campaigns locally and

globally. It gives examples of both successful and unsuccessful communicated campaigns

and constructively comments on each. The case study is significant because of its

comprehensive report on awareness-raising campaigns.

Stonesifer, S. (n.d.). What to do about the rising U.S. hunger statistics. Retrieved from

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/my_goodness/2009/12/hungry_for_change.html

Stonesifer discusses hunger nationwide. She reveals shocking statistics such as, “49

percent of all Americans receive some form of food aid by the time they turn 20.” The

article offers information about legislation created to combat hunger such as the Good

Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act of 2009, the School Food Recovery Act, and

the National School Lunch Act. This article helps put the hunger crisis in greater High

Point in perspective, illustrating the immensity of the issue throughout the United States.

Suarez, J. (2010, October 25) The food desert of southeast Raleigh. Retrieved from

http://raleighpublicrecord.org/news/2010/10/25/the-food-desert-of-southeast-raleigh/

This article describes food hardship in southeastern Raleigh and the actions that

community members are taking to promote change. Ajuba Joy is a member of the

community and is working to promote healthier lifestyles through her nonprofit Root1

(Recognizing Our Own Talent). She created a community garden to not only provide

fresh produce, but to build relationships in the community.

Toner, K. (2013, October 21). Creating an oasis in a southern ‘Food desert’. Retrieved

from http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/12/living/cnnheroes-emmons-food-deserts/

This is article is a profile of the changes Robin Emmons has made in her community.

Emmons felt helpless as her older brother lived on the streets eating out of garbage cans

and wholeheartedly believes, “Healthy food is a basic human right." Today, Emmons has

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200 volunteers helping her tend nine acres of crops on three sites. Since 2008, her

nonprofit Sow Much Good has grown more than 26,000 pounds of fresh produce for

underserved communities in Charlotte, North Carolina. Implementing programs like this

into the community improves the dietary intake on inner city residents.

Vinopal, K., Cooper, R., & Adach, J. (2011, March). Food hardship in America - 2010.

Retrieved from

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This article discusses findings from Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index and the annual

Census Bureau survey. It examined food hardship by region, state, metropolitan areas,

and congressional districts. In addition to reporting findings, it provided suggestions to

decrease food hardship. This source offers background information about the topic of

food hardship and valuable resolutions to solve the food hardship crisis.

Waginer, L. (2013, June). Creating public awareness campaigns that work. Retrieved

from http://www.coas.howard.edu/centeronraceandwealth/news&events/06122013-

creating-public-awareness-campaigns-slides.pdf

This slideshow details information about creating, implementing, executing, and

measuring a campaign. It goes in depth about creating grassroots engagement and

advocacy. The slideshow is a helpful source because it delivers the information in a clear

and concise manner.

Business Goal III

Bray, L. (n.d.). Nonprofit fundraising methods: An overview. Retrieved from

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/nonprofit-fundraising-methods-overview-

29619.html

This article is an overview of fundraising methods for nonprofit organizations. It outlines

the IRS’ guidelines for organizations to become recognized as an official nonprofit

organization. This article is crucial for understanding fundraising for nonprofit

organizations.

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Brooks, A. C. (2004), Evaluating the Effectiveness of Nonprofit Fundraising. The Policy

Studies Journal, 32, 63-73, doi: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2004.00070.x

This article discusses the importance of evaluating fundraising effectiveness for nonprofit

organizations through financial ratios and Adjusted Performance Measures. Measuring

effectiveness allows organizations to create models and tailor messages in the future. The

two methods outlined in this article are great resources to measure fundraising success

and apply the results to adjust fundraising methods in the future to be as effective as

possible.

Flandez, R. (2011, March 6). Technology makes it easier for a charity’s supporters to

raise money. Retrieved from https://philanthropy.com/article/New-Web-Sites-Make-It-

Easier/158847

This article reveals that charities are now using individuals to raise funds on their behalf.

It discusses how charities are appealing to individuals to help collect money from their

friends and relatives. Sites such as GoFundMe, FirstGiving, and Causes are helping with

this initiative. This article is important in understanding a tool for fundraising.

Flandez, R. (2012, April 2). Majority of nonprofits reached fundraising goals in 2011,

Survey finds. Retrieved from https://philanthropy.com/article/Majority-of-Nonprofits-

Reached/156753

This article discusses a study about nonprofit fundraising in 2011. The study reveals that

53 percent of nonprofits surpassed their goals in 2011, which can be attributed to the rise

of online donations. This article is valuable because it lists successful fundraising

techniques.

Jr., D. H. (2006, November 28). How to Raise Money for a Nonprofit. Retrieved from

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/171296

This article advises how to raise funds for a nonprofit. Identify the most likely potential

donors, and how you can tailor your campaign to specifically reach them. The most

efficient method of reaching your core donators is reaching out to them personally. This

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will help build long lasting relationships with your donors. Hosting a special event is a

great way to raise money while also raising awareness about your cause.

McKeever, B. (2013, August 2). From awareness to advocacy: Understanding nonprofit

communication, participation, and support. Journal of Public Relations Research, 25,

307-328. doi: 10.1080/1062726X.2013.806868

McKeever explores public support for nonprofit organizations using Relay for Life as an

example. Relay for Life provides great examples of communication, advocacy and

fundraising for nonprofits because it interacts with a variety of groups of people and

communities. This article gives a model for fundraising events.

Meade, A. (2015, April 7) More women support charities than men, Research finds.

Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-

network/2015/apr/07/more-women-support-charities-than-men-research-finds

This article explains a study in the United Kingdom revealing that women support

charities more than men. Sixty three percent of women supported a charitable cause

during a typical month last year compared to 52 percent of men. The information

gathered from this article assists in identifying target audiences for fundraising ventures.

Phillips, E. (2013, October 13). Nonprofit Fundraising Company: Integrated Fundraising

Maximizes Return on Investment for Nonprofits. Retrieved from

http://www.ireachcontent.com/news-releases/nonprofit-fundraising-company-ipm-

advancement-releases-new-infographic-titled-integrated-fundraising-maximizes-return-

on-investment-for-nonprofits-226002661.html

This academic journal gives important insight into how to maximize fundraising on

return investments. The journal gives you information on how to identify certain trends

from data and can become better equipped to develop fundraising strategies. This will

help us in creating campaigns in the future, which can target people from our recorded

data.

Sargeant, A. (2001). Relationship Fundraising: How to Keep Donors Loyal.

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on-investment-for-nonprofits-226002661.html

This research began with eight focus groups to determine reasons for donor attrition.

These were constructed to reflect a balance of age, gender, and socioeconomic groups.

The top four reason for lapse in attrition were: people feel they that other causes are more

deserving, they can no longer afford to offer support to the organization, no memory of

ever supporting, and moved.

Silverberg, K. (2014, September 5). Silverberg: Fundraising for charities is crucial, if

done the right way. Retrieved from

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20140905/COLUMNIST/309059998

This article discusses key practices of nonprofits and fundraising. It states that

communication is essential for nonprofit organizations. It explains most effective ways

for getting donations and building relationships. This article is easy to understand and

offers an overview about nonprofit fundraising.

Steiner, A., & Miranda, C. (2014, November 24). How to achieve fundraising success on

social media. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-

network/2014/nov/24/how-to-achieve-fundraising-success-on-social-media

The article is about using social media for fundraising. It explores five social media

charity campaigns and explains the most important takeaways. The article is vital because

it explains social media as a tool to raise funds.

Rutledge, A. (n.d.). 50 Fundraising ideas. Retrieved from:

http://www.signupgenius.com/nonprofit/50-creative-and-easy-fundraising-ideas.cfm

This article explains ways to raise money through different fundraising activities. Some

of the ideas highlighted were to run 50/50 raffles, Seek out service and product donations

to hold an auction, do a car wash, hold a spelling bee where contestants can win prizes,

hold a “pop-a-thon” where people can pop balloons to support the cause, etc. Using this

site to gain ideas for fundraising would be beneficial to brainstorming.

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10 Online fundraising best practices for nonprofits. (2014, August 24). Retrieved from

http://www.nptechforgood.com/2014/08/24/10-online-fundraising-best-practices-for-nonprofits/

This article discusses online giving. In 2013, online giving grew 13% and nonprofits

should take advantage or charitable givers. To make it easier for nonprofits to ensure

donations, this article talks about tips for fundraising online. To start, make the donation

process easier for the donator by embedding a donation part of your website, as well as

make sure that the donate button is easy to access on every page from the website. Also,

visuals are more appealing in this day and age, so when asking for funding, make an

infographic of where funds goes and how it will help. This will help donors remain

interest. Lastly, this article talks about how nonprofits should advertise their need for

funding. Donors will not know you need help until it is advertised.

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