Harvesters by George Ebberts

Fact 1

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Harvesters began operating on May 1st, 1979 in a space donated by Kansas City Cold Storage.

Fact 2

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Harvesters was one of just 40 food banks in America when it began operating in 1979.

Fact 3

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Harvesters has distributed a record of over 750 million pounds of food and has raised a record over $23 million in donations.

Fact 4

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Harvesters has been in operation for over 46 years.

Fact 5

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Harvesters 45th anniversary was in 2024.

Fact 6

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Harvesters has distributed over 54.5 million meals to families in need of help.

Fact 7

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Havesters has over 900 food partnerships. And Harvesters serves 110 households a day.

Fact 8

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Harvesters distributed one million pounds of food for the first time in 1982.

How You can Help

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For every $1 dollar you donate, Harvesters is able to provide 2 meals. You can also go to Harvesters and help them in person.

Fact 9

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Harvesters was awarded Feeding America's food bank of the year for excellence in 2011.

Fact 10

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Harvesters is a food bank, meaning they acquire, store, and distribute food, not a food pantry that directly distributes food to individuals.

Fact 11

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Harvesters donates 90% of the pantry's food and personal hygiene products.

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Fact 12

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In just the first 8 months, Harvesters gave out 155,000 pounds of food.

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Our Action Plan is to sell lemonade on the next Chick-Fil-A Day which is April 16. With all the money we raise we will make meal kits and buy the most needed items for Harvesters.

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You can donate to harvesters with money, food, household items, and time.

Fact 13

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Harvesters helps feed 69 school pantries, and 8,940 households with 685,0064 pounds of food.

Fact 14

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In October 2010, Harvesters had just opened their 2nd location in Topeka, Kansas.

Fact 15

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Harvesters is a regional food bank serving a 27 counties in northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas.

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When you volunteer at Harvesters you’re directly contributing to the livelihood of your neighbors.

Mission Statement

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Harvesters mobilizes to power of our community to create equitable access to nutritious food and address the root causes and impact of hunger.

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Harvesters believes accessing nutritious food is a human right, and all people deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.

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Harvesters Website

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Lemonade Stand Photos

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Here is Connor and I making lemonade.

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Here is us selling lemonade.

Buying Meal Kits

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Connor and I buying the meal kits at Aldi, and tallying up the cost.

At Harvesters

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After buying the meal kits we went to Harvesters to put the kits together.

Putting the Meal Kits Together

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We are getting the food out of the cart to put the meal kits together

A Thank You

gebberts27 — 2025-04-27 17:14:19 UTC

Thanks to everyone who supported. We raised over $330 for Harvesters, and helped feed the hungry. Thank you!

At Harvesters

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