1. nevertastedsogood!HOPEBybecominga
2013sponsorof
Feed’em Soup
CommunityProject
yourinvestmenthelps
feedourneighbors
andnourishhope!andnourishhope!
Becauseofour2012sponsors,Wewere
abletoreachourgoalandpurchasebrand
new reliableequipmentforourkitchenso
thatwecouldmeetthegrowingdemand.Be-
causeofyoursupport,wewereabletoserve
arecordbreaking407platesoffoodinone
mealthispastsummer.Thisrecordbreaking
attendancehasshownushow muchneedattendancehasshownushow muchneed
thereisinourcommunityforfresh,hot
meals.Withouraverageattendancejust
above300peopleyoursupportismorevital
now thanever.
OurWednesdaydinnerserviceis“do-
nate-what-you-can”.Thosethatareableare
welcometoleaveadonationinthecancon-
venientlyplacedateachtable.Thosethat
arenotarewelcometodine,noquestions
asked.Weestimatethatofthe300average
attendance85%ofourguestsareunableto
leaveadonationatallandstruggleevery
daytoprovidefoodforthemselvesandtheir
families.
Thisyearwewillworkhardtolaytheground
workforexpansionofourservices.AsofJanuary
1stourtwicemonthlymealshavedoubledto
weeklymeals-butthatisstillnotenough.DeKalb
citizensrangingfrom youngfamiliestoseniorciti-
zensstillstruggletoprovideforthemselvesina
weakeconomy.Theydependonourmealsnot
onlyforsustainable,buthope-hopethatthingsonlyforsustainable,buthope-hopethatthings
willgetbetter.
2013willprovetobeourtoughestfiscalyear
yet.Thisyearwewillfacemanychallengesaswe
continuetogrow tobetterserveourcommunity.
Withoursitessetonbeingabletoprovideameal
ona“doante-what-you-can”basisasmanyas5
timesperweekwithinthenextcoupleyears,we
havemanyneeds.Yoursponsorshipwillhelpus
securethefollowingsuppliesandmaterialstosecurethefollowingsuppliesandmaterialsto
allow ustocontinuetofeedourcommunity:
-FreshMeatandProduce: $22,000
-ACommercialFreezer: $4.946.59
-SoupBowls+DrinkCups:$500.00
-IceMachine:$1,650.00
-DiningRoom Chairs:$8,000.00
Thesearejustsomeofourneedsin2013.
Withyourhelpasasponsor,wewillbeableto
meettheseneedsandcontinuetoservegreat
foodtoourcommunity.Ifyouwouldlikemorein-
formationaboutourneeds,expensesortosee
ourcompletebudgetfor2013pleasedonothesi-
tatetocontactus!