The number of people coming to CHOPIN Hall for assistance has

increased substantially from 2012 which has stretched CHOPIN

Hall’s budget. It is anticipated that with SNAP (formerly called food

stamps) assistance being cut that our numbers will continue to

increase. For this reason, CHOPIN Hall is in need of additional

monetary donations to cover our food/diaper assistance for people

in-need in our community.

Number of Individuals Assisted by CHOPIN Hall by Month

2012 2013

July 4,161 4,687

Aug 4,239 4,573

Sept 3,876 4,379

Number of Packages of Diapers Given Out by Month by

CHOPIN Hall (each pkg costs approx. $6.00)

2012 2013

July 78 116

Aug 111 113

Sept 99 126

October 2013

2013

CHOPIN Hall

Officers

Rita Camper

President

Bobbie Dahlstrom

Vice-President

John Snyder

Treasurer

Linda Ewing

Secretary

Board Members

Bill Gault

Sue Iliff

Dave Patrickson

Carl Peschel

Ruth Ann Richards

Jim Roemer

Steve Switzer

Steve Walburn

Chopin Hall

Hours of Operation:

Food Distribution:

Monday/Wednesday/

Friday—1:00—4:30 p.m.

Donations Accepted:

Monday/Wednesday/

Friday-12:30-4:30

&

Tuesday/Thursday

7:30—10:30 a.m.

Drive to back door of

The Family Center for

easy drop off.

CHOPIN Hall is in need

of donations of:

Canned Fruit

Soup

Cereal

New/gently used children’s

winter coats

Great Scot Receipts

Used Cell Phones

Printer/Copier Ink Cartridges

Toner Cartridges

Kroger Plus Card Designation

(must be done on-line)

CHOPIN Hall NEEDS

CHOPIN Hall Client Numbers Up

Check out CHOPIN Hall’s new website which is expected to go live the

first week of November. Thanks so much to Watchtower IT Services for

donating their services to host CHOPIN Hall’s website.

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Held on two Saturdays a month, mobile food pantries offer

an additional venue for people to get food. They also assist

those who work and may not be able to get to CHOPIN

Hall for assistance during the week, but still need help with

getting enough food for their families. In 2012, over 21,500

pounds of food was given away through mobile food pantries

to over 16,000 individuals.

Following are the numbers of individuals helped with food at

each recent mobile food pantry.

Date of Sponsor/Host # of Individuals

Pantry Helped

July 13 KofC/St. Michael’s Church 830 Individuals

July 27 College First Church of God 953 Individuals

Aug. 10 First Presbyterian Church 811 Individuals

Aug. 24 Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 1020 Individuals

Sept. 7 Findlay Evangelical Free Church 656 Individuals

Sept. 28 College First Church of God 1076 Individuals

Oct. 12 First Presbyterian Church & 1060 Individuals

Findlay Service League

Oct. 26 University of Findlay 982 Individuals

CHOPIN Hall Mobile Food Pantries

Findlay Service League members teamed up with First Presby-

terian Church to run the October 12 mobile food pantry.

Service League members purchased personal care products

and handed them out to each household. Items purchased

included laundry detergent, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste/

toothbrushes, and dental floss. The group ran two shifts of

volunteers to help hand out food and personal care products.

Those receiving assistance from the event greatly appreciated

getting the personal care products. CHOPIN

Hall hopes to team up with more groups and

organizations to do the same thing at other

mobile food pantries in 2014.

On Monday, November 4, CHOPIN Hall will hold a fundraiser

at the Tiffin Avenue Bob Evans restaurant. Running from 6:00am-

9:00pm, 15% of all sales will be donated to CHOPIN Hall when

checking out with the flyer below. You must present the

flyer at the time of check out for 15% of your bill to be

donated to CHOPIN Hall. Feel free to copy the flyer to

share with friends and family.

Advanced Drainage Systems will match the entire amount of

funds raised through this fundraiser. Please help support

CHOPIN Hall’s mission by taking part in this event.

Fundraisers to Benefit CHOPIN Hall

Bob Evans Fundraiser—November 4

Snowman Scamper 5K—December 13

Bob Evans Fundraiser

Snowman Scamper — On Friday, December 13th, the 4th annual Snowman Scamper 5K run/walk/ski will be held. All

proceeds from this event will benefit CHOPIN Hall. The race entry fee is $20

plus $2.50 registration fee. The race begins at Findlay Evangelical Free Church at

2515 Heatherwood Drive. To register for the event or to make a donation visit

davesraces.com/ or findlaystriders.com/welcome.aspx.

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The University of Findlay and Sodexo are again teaming to sponsor a food drive to benefit CHOPIN Hall.

Non-perishable food will be collected for the Helping Hands Across America drive on November 6 at the

University of Findlay. A drive-up drop-off site will be located in front of the Alumni Memorial Union on

Frazer Street. Event planners hope to again break the record set the previous year for pounds of food

collected. To set a new record, over 47,000lbs of food will need to be collected. When dropping off your

donation please keep in mind that canned fruit is especially needed by CHOPIN Hall.

The Findlay Service

League provided

personal care prod-

ucts at the Oct. 12th

mobile food pantry.

Two shifts of club

members also

helped pass out the

food at the event

sponsored by the

First Presbyterian

Church.

In connection with Make a Difference Day, St.

John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church col-

lected peanut butter and jelly to give to people

in need in our community. We greatly appreci-

ate this donation.

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Collects PB&J For Make a Difference Day

Thanks so much to Shirley Tate and the Church of the Latter Day

Saints for holding a food drive to benefit CHOPIN Hall. We appreci-

ate this large donation of food.

Thanks to …

The Exchange Club—For inviting CHOPIN Hall to be the speaker at

the club’s October noon lunch.

Turning Point Church—Donated their time to re-bag food.

Dietsch’s—On-going donation of pretzels.

Community Bible School in Van Buren—Misc. items.

U.M.W. of Trinity United Methodist Church in Bloomdale—

Sheets and blankets.

On-Going Donors

Panara Bread WalMart Walgreens

Bob Evans Dietsch Bros Clyde-Findlay Area Credit UnioApi-

o/Greenline Foods Aldi Bruce DePuy/Brownberry Bread

The Fort Findlay Doll and Bear Fanciers Club held a

charity doll auction in October to benefit CHOPIN

Hall. Thanks so much to club members for helping to

support our mission with your donation.

Remember to re-register your Kroger rewards card in order for a

percent of your purchases to come to CHOPIN Hall. Visit

www.krogercommunityrewards.com, click on “Columbus, OH”

and click on “Enroll” to register for the first time. To re-enroll, go

to the website or to Kroger.com and SIGN IN.

Teenager Matthew Lichtinger recently brought in a monetary

donation of $100 to CHOPIN Hall. Matthew earned this money

babysitting during the summer months and chose to give our

agency his pay to help get food to people in need. Thanks Mat-

thew for this donation.

CHOPIN Hall was saddened by the recent death of

one of our dedicated volunteers, Margaret Singer.

Margaret had been assisting clients at our agency

since 1993. Our thoughts and prayers go out to

her family.

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Phone: 419-422-6401

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CHOPIN Hall held its annual volunteer appreciation banquet in Au-

gust. Our faith-based, volunteer-driven agency celebrated its 29th

year of service in the community. Following the pot-luck dinner,

highlights of the year were presented before the entertainment per-

formed for CHOPIN volunteers and guests. The group enjoyed a

musical presentation from Bob Baratta and Desra Dabney perform-

ing classical guitar and flute. Thanks so much to Stonebridge

Church of God for hosting this event and providing the sound and

technical expertise needed.

Volunteers Theresa Ostroski, Doris Mutchler, Carlton Rule,

Eleanor Householder and their guests enjoy the evening.

Mary Woolley, Barb Nelson, Marge Green, Joan Bauer, and Kay

Brondes, all CHOPIN Hall volunteers, enjoy each other’s company

at the volunteer appreciation banquet.

Roy Cousino, Gert Gary, Rosine Harris, Donna Ollendorf,

Kate Wise, and Justine McGown chat before dinner.

CHOPIN Hall Holds Volunteer Appreciation Banquet