From oregonfoodbank.org
Join us for the Oregon Food Bank West Open House Celebration
April 26
Celebrate OFB West and the people who made it possible
Oregon Food Bank invites the public to an open house to celebrate completion of its capital campaign, purchase and renovation of its newest facility – Oregon Food Bank West – dedicated to fighting hunger in Washington County and across Oregon.
When: Saturday, April 30, 2011, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Oregon Food Bank West, 1870 N.W. 173rd Ave., Beaverton, OR
“We are deeply grateful for the foresight of OFB’s board of directors, the leadership of the OFB West capital campaign cabinet and the generosity of our donors and the community for making Oregon Food Bank West a reality,” said Rachel Bristol, CEO, Oregon Food Bank.
Oregon Food Bank purchased and renovated a former warehouse in Beaverton and turned it into Oregon Food Bank West. The successful capital campaign allowed OFB to pay off its short term loan in time for the open house.
“Oregon Food Bank West enables us to make a difference in Washington County, where requests for emergency food have outpaced the rest of Oregon for three straight years,” Bristol said.
“The building also allows us to provide more support to our statewide network of 20 regional food banks and 947 partner agencies. And it strengthens OFB’s ability to serve as a first responder in local and statewide disaster relief,” she stated.
The open house includes a brief program at 11 a.m. and self-guided tours and refreshments from noon to 3 p.m.
Speakers include U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Oregon’s First Lady Cylvia Hayes, Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle, Kaiser Permanente Vice President and CFO Karen Schartman and Oregon Food Bank CEO Rachel Bristol.
OFB West’s renovated 35,000-square-foot Maybelle Clark Macdonald Warehouse doubles the storage capacity in Washington County for emergency food. The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Perishable Repack Room triples OFB’s capacity to safely sort and repack fresh and frozen foods with the help of hundreds of volunteers. That space along with the Bob Fisher Volunteer Action Center enables OFB West to triple the number of volunteers engaged in the fight against hunger in Washington County.
Special highlights include:
* Bob Fisher Volunteer Action Center
* M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Perishable Repack Room
* Meyer Memorial Trust freezer
* M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Perishable Repack Room
* Kaiser Permanente Northwest Nutrition Education Center
* Providence Health Services Community Rooms
* WillaKenzie Garden Education Center
* OFB West also operates OFB Westside Learning Garden in partnership with the Rachel L. Carson School for Environmental Science, a magnet program at Five Oaks Middle School
Renovation by GBD Architects and Walsh Construction.
Oregon Food Bank thanks Pro Photo Supply for donating printing in support of this event.
About OFB
Oregon Food Bank distributes donated food through a statewide network of 20 regional food banks and 947 partner agencies serving Oregon and Clark County, Wash. OFB also works to eliminate the root causes of hunger through public education and advocacy. OFB operates the four regional food banks serving Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Tillamook, Malheur and Harney counties in Oregon and Clark County, Washington.
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Contact Info: Jean Kempe-Ware, Public Relations manager, Oregon Food Bank
503-419-4170 (o), 503-572-7588 jkempe-ware@oregonfoodbank.org
