Fallon Outreach.....
Just Released Fallon Flyer, Fallon Signup Sheet and Operation Feed Back for Fallon NAS
Hands of Hope Food Bank, a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit based in Reno, NV has been making weekly deliveries of Food Products to families in Fallon since July of 2010.
Overview
This program is open to anyone that is in need. Hands of Hope Food Bank targets the working impoverished, those that are working but still cannot make ends meet, and put sufficient food on the table for their family. Each family receives food products from 6 different groups each week: Milk/Drinks, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, protein (i.e. eggs, meat or cheese), bread, sweets/deserts. The quantity is dependent on the donations that have arrived the previous 2 days (yes product is turned that fast).
Funding and Operations
We accept no government funding of any type for this program, and it is strictly supported by the community and the participants. The funding for the operational costs is supplied by the participants through a $5 Shared Maintenance Fee (SMF) per family that is collected for each visit. In the case of remote locations such as Fallon, there is also a $5 delivery fee that is collected, making each visit a total of $10. Portions of the $10 SMF collected so far have been set aside for future expansion in Fallon. This is not your normal entitlement Food Bank where they give you canned food, and a loaf or two of bread once a month, but only if you qualify by meeting certain requirements.
Signups
Signups for this program are currently at Friends Family Resource Center at 690 South Maine, every Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:00 AM until Noon. If no one is available during those times, please contact Suzy at the number below.
Online Ordering and PayPal Payment!
An electronic signup sheet that can be opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader (pdf) is available here that can be emailed back after paying with PayPal (make sure that you put your confirmation number from PayPal on it before saving the order form, and emailing it back to fallon-pay@handsofhope.us). It is also recommended that you print it out, and bring it with you on Thursday night, in case there are any issues with the computers.
Future Plans
The plan is to continue to grow this program to the point where we can no longer service it with our 24’ Refrigeration Truck each week. The point at which this happens will be when we reach 100 participants weekly, and have enough trained volunteers. We will then open a facility in the Fallon area that will do the processing of the donated food products, and the subsequent distribution. The day to day operations will then become the responsibility of the local community in Fallon, and the staff from Reno will do oversight.
Volunteering
We are in need of volunteers every Thursday to come into Reno to assist with the preparation of products prior to the delivery to Fallon. Volunteers will receive training during their visit to enable them to be prepared to handle the facility in Fallon when it opens.
