Society of St. Andrew

Similar documents
Indiana Genealogical Society - Researchers List by County

*Incumbent. IBA Member

WORLDWIDE CHURCH PLANT UPDATE

APHIS Removes Protected Area Status for Eight Counties in Illinois for Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)

P335 U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Aerial Photographs of Missouri, cubic feet

This table has been produced by. The State & Regional Fiscal Studies Unit, University of Missouri-Columbia

Partial List of Past Events, Marcia McFee, Ph.D.!

ELEMENTARY SPEECH BIBLE MEMORIZATION SAMPLER

The State of Female and Racial/Ethnic United Methodist Clergy in the US

RID DeKalb County, Indiana early marriage records, / by Colleen A. Ridlen.

Parents. 3. Mary Elizabeth Porter (living-private) born Washington, Colorado. Grand Parents

By Alexei Krindatch Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas

Records of the Executive Relief Committee for the Earthquake of 1886

A Patriotic Rosary. April 25, 2016

Religious Context of the Ohio Conference. Monte Sahlin Director of Research & Special Projects

INDIANA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES RECORDS,

Military Council of Catholic Women PO Box 4456, Washington, DC 20017

THE CARRIE BURTON OVERTON COLLECTION. Papers, (Predominantly ) 5 linear feet

American Values Atlas 2016 January 6, 2016 January 10, 2017 N = 101,438

A PRAYER in HONOR of MARY

*Please call the food pantry before you go to see if there is food available. Food Pantries. Food Bank. Adams County Food Pantries

Some Descendants of Samuel Benton Pickering

Ten Facts about Geographic Patterns of the Orthodox Church Life in the United States p.2

April 11, Dear Member of Congress,

Westward Expansion. What did the United States look like before Westward Expansion?

United States History. Robert Taggart

1 0 t h A n n u a l N a t i o n a l P r e s i d e n t s A w a r d. f o r M a r k e t i n g E x c e l l e n c e

TruthQuest History American History for Young Students II ( ) Maps, Timeline & Report Package

Leaders of the Underground Railroad

Church Information Form (Part II) Step 1 of 7

The Walk Way. March A Message From Our Community Lay Director. Eastern Shore Emmaus. Rex Mayfield. Volume 25 Number 3.

Section 4: Secession

CRT. FIELD FINAL - FEBRUARY 22, 2000 (Columns are ABSOLUTE) (Revisions on last page [4])

Lutheran Women s Missionary League Style Sheet

William Gale. Pioneer of compiled by Stephenie Flora oregonpioneers.com

Shaver Family Genealogy Notes

RELIGIOUS BODIHS P L A T H S 4 7 ^ - 4 L>2

February 24, Dear Mr. President and Members of Congress:

ALABAMA Birmingham Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Opeuka Flat Rock Baptist Church or

Day 6: Kansas-Nebraska Act ( minutes)

Manifest Destiny and Andrew Jackson

8/4/23 Agriculture Agricultural Economics David E. Lindstrom Papers, Box 1:

FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS

Lutheran Women s Missionary League Style Sheet

Bishop Samuel N Hancock Founder of the PCAF Presided

Past State Presidents

Descendants of Patrick Gullion

Barner Family Bible Records,

Clinton County 2015 Local Government Budgets and Taxes

Putnam County LOW VISION PHONE BOOK

A Time to Weep. Chapter

TBoI Members Available for Swarm Calls (See Note below to add)

CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST HURRICANE HARVEY RELIEF EFFORT

Finding Aid to the James P. Schell Papers

Gleaning Weekday Specific Packet. What is Gleaning?

Jensen, Niels & Kirsten Marie Mary Sorensen Westegaard (parents of members) Herbert Darrington & Anne Mine Jensen William Driver & Mary Jensen

Diabetes: A Family Matter Food Pantries

Unaffiliated Lay Vincentians' Informal Engagement with the Vincentian Mission

Jonathan Mercer Cozad Pioneer of 1853 compiled by Stephenie Flora oregonpioneers.com

Yellow Roses, Sashes and Signs: Voices of the Women s Suffrage Movement

Outline Descendant Report for Jacob Presnal

Family Group Sheet. in: Madison, Madison, New York. in: Herkimer County, New York CHILDREN

Descendants of William Alfred Babb

Shaver Family Genealogy

JOHN D. JONES Father of Charles E. Jones

Survey Purpose and Background. Findings

Between the early 1830s and the mid 1850s, a new political party called the Whigs ran in opposition against the Democrat party of Andrew Jackson.

Descendants of Duncan McVicker

Wilbur Foster Creighton, Jr. Collection

Conflicts Over Land. Guide to Reading

98. Documentation for Samuel Kerr (1778 to Before 08 Oct 1823) father of Nancy Kerr (1809 to After 1838)

International Sunday School Department. President

Descendants of Christopher Threlkeld

Family Group Sheet 25 August 2015

First Generation. On Sept. 12th, 1850, she was married to Wm. G. Baugh, with whom she came to Iowa in 1868.

MOMENTUM! Save The Date September 23 24, 2016

at Meadowcreek E. 146th Street North, Collinsville There will be LOTS of eggs to gather for all ages!

WESTWARD EXPANSION II. The Expansion

First Merchants Bank records MSS.041

Information Sheet. R Lawrence County Historical Society (Mo.). 644 Baptist Association minutes, Fifteen folders.

Family Group Sheet for James Montgomery

Activity Log. f or. Reformation Day, October 31. Pentecost Sunday, June 4 to. 150 Days. Name. 500th anniversary of the Reformation.

Missouri Bingo Book. Written By Rebecca Stark. Educational Books n Bingo

Shaver Family Genealogy

Descendants of Jonathan Finnell

Vol. 38 No. 2 Spring 2018 Williamson County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 585 Round Rock, Texas

Social Studies Chapter 11 Study Guide. People/Places/Terms to Know

WE WILL GO. Camp Hope. June Newsletter-Vol. 6, Issue 6 TABLE OF. By: Mariah. Camp Hope Weeks & Partners:

May Ascension News May 2018 ascensionlutheranchurch.org Page 1

Living In Territorial Utah: culture, business, transportation, and mining. Timeline. Schools in Utah Territory

Family Maps Of Leflore County, Mississippi By Gregory A Boyd J.D. READ ONLINE

Martin Luther King Day

COLLECTED CHURCH RECORDS OF TENNESSEE ca TENNESSEE HISTORICAL RECORDS SURVEY

Crowder, Dr. David L. Oral History Project. By Caroline Pierce Burke. March 25, Box 1 Folder 18. Oral Interview conducted by Robert Read

NOTES AND DOCUMENTS. SPENCER ARMSTRONG TO ABRAHAM SHANKLIN, August 15,16,1864 [A.L.S.] COBB RIVER P.O. WASECA COUNTY MINN.^

Great American Award Program

Fort Dearborn. My Chicago. Vocabulary INSTRUCTOR NOTE

A Letter to Grand Mother Hannah Hyatt ( ) September 1, Dear Grand Mother Hannah,

Case History of Hedging

How Nationwide Presidential Campaigns Would Be Run January 7, 2017

Transcription:

Society of St. Andrew GLEANING AMERICA'S FIELDS'" FEEDING AMERICA'S HUNGRY Hunger Relief Advocate David McCleary Indiana 3096 South Packerton Road Warsaw IN 46580 574-269-1143 hranin@endhunger.org INDIANA 2012 SOSA ANNUAL REPORT March 4, 2013 WOW! I! What extreme weather we had in Indiana during 2012. Unseasonably warm temperatures in March produced beautiful apple blossoms, freezing conditions in April destroyed the blossoms; therefore, no apples were available for us to glean. Our agriculture fanner friends, who help feed us and the world, started planting crops earlier than normal due to drier soil conditions. Unfortunately, from Spring into Summer, it stayed hot and very dry leading us into a devastating DROUGHT. Farmers experienced very low bushels per acre which reflected our low gleaning poundage. Ditches and some streams had a trickle of flowing water. Normal green lawns were brown and brittle. You know we had a drou~t when young school children were taller than com stalks in com mazes. Youth that paid to get lost in com mazes, couldn't. Despite the adverse conditions during 2012, we were able to ei~er glean or bring into Indiana a total of 397,291 pounds through the Society ofst. Andrew Gleaning Network and the Potato and Produce Project. The people we helped feed were extremely thankful!! The following stories are from volunteers who participated in gleaning and potato drop events: John Dockery attends First U.M. Church at Elwood, Indiana: The guys here in Elwood won't let me forget about the apple gleaning event we went to near Peru, Indiana. My wife Janis was there helping me. We were amazed at all the beautiful apples we were being given and just kept picking and loading apples into my little Scion XB. When we could load no more we started giving others there the remains of our efforts. When I went to leave the guys noticed that the rear bumper was almost dragging the ground. I couldn't get the toe of my shoe to slip under the slightly overloaded shoebox on wheels. Any way we traveled the 40 plus miles home without any problems. The next day we started unloading at the food pantry, and they announced that I had delivered 35 bushels of apples, all of which we had picked in 3 1/2 how's. I guess when you are laboring for the Lord, time just slips by and He will safeguard you as you deliver the highly appreciated donation of food.. National Office... 3383 Sweet Hollow Rood Big Island ~. V A 24526-3054 ------- A~J\_?OQ_I\QI\~ ROO-333-4597 FAX: 434-299-5949 Email: sosausa@endhunger.org www.endhunger.org

Page 2 Gary Hostetler attends McGrawsville U.M. Church at Amboy, Indiana: Dave McCleary gave me a call early in the week to see if our District would be able to pick up food products from Marsh Supermarket warehouse in Fishers, Indiana. I made a few phone calls and the men of the District were ready to go. We picked up the food pallets at the warehouse and headed to Peru, Indiana to make a delivery to the Salvation Army. Usually we have a lot of food items in the load. This load had a pallet of paper towel, toilet paper and baby diapers. We made the delivery and the Salvation Army was happy to receive the food and paper goods. As we were driving away my wife called. She is a nurse and works at the local WIC (Women, Infant & Children's) office in Peru. She said there was a client in her office that couldn't afford to buy diapers for her baby. My wife knew we were making a delivery and wondered if we had delivered any diapers. I told her we had just dropped off several cases of diapers at the Salvation Army. The message was relayed to the mother in need. She went to the Salvation Army and received the diapers for her baby. I told the men with me what had just happened. We were all amazed and humbled at what the Lord had planned for us to do for that day. He knows our needs way before we do and He provides at that very moment. What a wonderful Christ we serve!!!!!! Pastor Andy Kinsey attends Grace U. M. Church at Franklin, Indiana: Franklin Grace U. M. Church had forty men help with the Potato Drop on November 17,2012. It brought our men's ministry together and took it to a new level. Over 41,000 Ibs. of potatoes were distributed to families in Johnson County and to nearby food pantries. The Drop went very well. We learned a few things along the way, and we will certainly want to bring these things to bear when planning for next year. It was great to hear about our Potato Drop on Focus on the Family as well as receive word that a Newspaper in Denmark carried a story about it! Wow! David Martin attends St. Marks U.M. Church at Carmel, Indiana: I participated in my first gleaning in the fall of2010. It was an Apple Glean. I brought my wife and a grandson with me to glean apples. As usual I was running late to the scheduled event and wasn't watching my speed and I was stopped by a County Sheriff about 3 miles away from the Apple

Page 3 Orchard. He told me I could pay the $195.00 ticket by mail. This sort of had an effect on my attitude the rest of the day. As I was picking the apples with my wife and grandson I kept thinking that I volunteered to do this and it was going to cost me, $195.00 for my volunteering. We picked apples until we could get no more in our vehicle estimated to be close to 500 pounds. That day I took approximately 1/2 the load to a church food pantry and they were so excited to receive fresh produce as they never get apples. The next day I took the balance of the load to a United Methodist inner city pre-school day care center in Indianapolis. They were so appreciative to have the apples to give to the children with their lunch and daytime snacks. I later learned they took the remaining apples, put then into small bags and gave them to the children to take home for the family. I was told these apples may have been the only food the family would have to eat for the weekend. I realized my volunteering was a blessing and the $195.00 ticket was a warning for me to slow down and appreciate all God has given to me. Thank you David McCleary for organizing these gleaning events and allowing us to help feed the hungry in Indiana. John Russell attends Old North United Methodist Church at Evansville, Indiana In 2009, two United Methodist Men went to Nashville, 1N to the 10th National Gathering of United Methodist Men and met a gentleman by the name of David McCleary. After their return, they presented the idea of a "Potato Drop" to the men at Old North United Methodist Church. After a lot of supp~rt and work from the UMM, we pulled off our first "Potato Drop" - the first one in Southern Indiana in December 2010. Since then, we have had one in 2011 and 2012. We hope to make this a yearly event. Each year, the potato drop is a blessing to many. We hear stories from food agencies, and individuals in need on how grateful they are to be the recipient of the potatoes. This past year, we donated 4,000 pounds of potatoes to a food agency (this seems like a lot of potatoes to an individual). The food agency said ''the potatoes will be gone today. We will feed over 200 just today." Another food agency told us they feed over 300 people a month and the demand keeps growing. The one story I witnessed was a smaller church giving away free bibles and operating a food pantry. While the volunteers were loading up the potatoes, the gentleman showed me statistics for last month, they ran out of funds to even provide free bibles and the month of November was not looking much better. He told me, almost in tears, "These potatoes are a blessing to our agency, and the families provided for, and it means a great deal to them." In 2009, I was one of the United Methodist Men that brought back the idea of the Potato Drop, and in 2012, I am proud to say we have distributed over 127,000 pounds of potatoes. Not only does the potato drop bless hundreds of families in our community, it also is a blessing to those who have the opportunity to work together as the Body of Christ.

Page 4 Ken Hudgins attends Chesterton U.M. Church at Chesterton, Indiana My first potato drop was in Lafayette, IN while attending a meeting for U. M. Men's Congress. A load of sweet potatoes was brought in and dropped from a large truck onto a UMC parking lot. There were many people there volunteering, making bags for the sweet potatoes and putting the potatoes in the 10 to 15 pound bags. I was only able to help in this, didn't get to deliver any to anyone, but what a great experience it was. I also met many beautiful brothers and sisters committed to feeding the hungry. My second potato drop was one David McCleary had arranged in Warsaw I think. I know it was in a Marsh Food Store parking lot. I took my granddaughter, Haley Brook Alexander who was 8 or 9 years old at the time. We helped unload potatoes as well as hand them out to people who stopped by to pick some up. She really loved the experience and announced to me that she wanted to be a missionary when she grew up. We took some home with us and delivered them to a homeless shelter, a home for abused women and children that is secret, a men's recovery home as well as a women's recovery home. The remainder of the potatoes were delivered to our local food pantry. My third potato drop was in Peru with Gary and Dee Hostetler. I went down there myself and helped them unload a truck to be delivered in several directions by many volunteers. I again took home all the potatoes I could fit into my car and delivered them locally where I live. I know there was a load of potatoes that were delivered to the Gary Food Distribution Center that distributes to local food pantrys. I also remember getting a panicked call one afternoon because there was a truckload of ice cream that needed a home. Not knowing quite what to do, we found out the Gary Food Distribution Center had some big freezers and were able to take the load and distribute it to the hungry. Think they especially enjoyed that delivery. I was just really relieved we found a home for the ice cream. The last event I can remember was a green bean glean just over the Michigan border. I got there after David and his volunteers had left, so took out the boxes I brought and proceeded to fill them up. I was meticulous though, picking the best green beans I could find. After 3 hours or so, as my back was wearing out, I finished up and went to the farm house and met the farmer's wife. I thanked her for the opportunity of gleaning and promised her I would give the beans to the hungry in my community. She was really nice and thanked me for doing that. I gave David an estimate on the poundage I had picked and had to laugh when I found out how they harvested the beans. They just grabbed the entire plant, beans and all and put them in their trucks. I thought, gee, what a great idea and so much faster. Anyway, I delivered the beans locally in my community. They were very grateful. They shared with me that fresh green beans are delicious and I of course agreed with them. I love Society of St. Andrew and truly respect them and the great job they do. I know there are other opportunities I had to miss because I was out of town or had other commitments. We truly are fortunate to have David McCleary representing SaSA, he does it with all his heart and it truly shows. I too am lucky to call my friend, my brother in Christ. Thank you David!!!

INDIANA FOOD BANKS 2013 We have 11 "Feeding America" Food Banks serving all 92 counties of Indiana, with one located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and one in Louisville, Kentucky. There are hundreds of smaller Food Agencies in Indiana such as church and other food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, jail ministries, group homes, service clubs, and seasonal feeding sites, etc. H ere are th e I oca ti ons 0 findi ana F 00 d Banks an d th e coun ti es th ey serve: Bloomington, Indiana Hoosier Hills Food Bank Phone: 812-334-8374 Counties served: Brown, Lawrence, M~ Monroe, Orange, Owen Evansville, Indiana Tri-State Food Bank Phone: 812-425~775 Counties served: Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick Fort Wayne, Indiana Community Harvest Food Phone: 260-447-3696 Counties served: PAGES Bank of Northeast Adams, Allen, DeKaIb, Huntington, LaGrange, Indiana, Inc. Noble, Steuben, Wells, Whitley Gary, Indiana Food Bank of Northwest Phone: 219-980-1777 Counties served: Indiana Lake, Porter Indianapolis, Indiana Gleaners Food Bank of Phone: 317-925-0191 Counties served: Indiana, Inc. Bartholomew, Boone, Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam, Ripley, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Union, Wayne Lafayette, Indiana Food Finders Food Bank Phone: 765-471-0062 Counties served: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Fulton, Howard, Jasper, Miami, Montgomery, Newton, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren White Muncie, Indiana Second Harvest Food Phone: 765-287-8698 Counties served: Bank of East Central Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Henry, Jay, Indiana Madison, Randolph, Wabash South Bend, Indiana Food Bank of Northern Phone: 574-232-9986 Counties served: Indiana Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Starke, st. Joseph Terre Haute, Indiana Terre Haute Catholic Phone: 812-235-3424 Counties served: Charities Food Bank Clay, Greene, Knox, Park, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo omo and KENTUCKY FOOD BANKS Cincinnati, Ohio Free Store Food Bank, Phone: 513-482-4500 Indiana counties served: Inc. Dearborn, Ohio, Switzerland, Louisville, Kentucky Dare to Care Food Bank Phone: 502-966-3821 Indiana counties served: Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Washington Information from Feeding Indiana's Hungry (FISH) brochure: Hunger in Indiana is Real Did You Know? Feeding Indiana's Hungry member food banks seek to serve the 13 percent of food insecure Hoosier households. 1-6 Hoosiers are at risk of hunger, but the numbers are higher for children - just 1 in 4. 40 percent of Indiana's food insecure do not financially qualify for federal nutrition programs but are still in need of food assistance. In 2009, our food banks served 694,500 different Hoosiers, nearly half of them children and seniors. A large portion of Indiana's food insecure are employed, underemployed, or long term unemployed. Our clients choose between paying for food and paying for: utility bills (46%), medication or medical care 36%), rent or mortgage (42%). THESE HOOSIERS ARE OUR FRIENDS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR FAMILY

Page 6 FOOD DONATIONS TO THE SOCIETY OF ST ANDREW IN INDIANA from June 1,2001 thru December 31,2012 FOOD PRODUCT DONATED FROM LOCATION Apples Community Orchard Winona Lake Curtis Orchard Angola Doud Orchard Denver Huntington Orchard Huntington McClure's Orchard Peru Mowry's Orchard CrownPoint Bread (assorted) Church Community Services Elkhart Green Beans Dovey Farms Coldwater, Michigan Hilger Farms Fort Wayne Smith Farms Rochester Cabbage Huffman Farms Lafayette Canned fruit, soup, veggies Silver Hawks Baseball South Bend Tin Caps Baseball Fort Wayne Cantaloupe Ladd Farms Peru CornMeal U.S. Dept of Agriculture Nappanee Sweet Com Berry Plastics Goshen Hilger Farms Fort Wayne Julian Farm Warsaw Kercher's Sunrise Produce Goshen Zolman Farms Warsaw Dry Milk U.S. Dept of Agriculture Napp_anee Eggs Fox Farms Warsaw Zolman Farms Warsaw Fish Palestine Lake Mentone Ice Cream U.S.D.A. Highland Mustard Hilger Farms Fort Wayne Mixed Food Products Marsh Supermarkets FisherslIndianapolis Papaya Hilger Farms Fort Wayne Potatoes Black Gold Farms Sturgis, Michigan Black Gold Farms Winamac Rapp Gardens Lafontaine through SOSA Wisconsin, Maine, North Carolina Pumpkins Hilger Farms Fort Wayne Soy Flour D.S.D.A. Nappanee Squash (Butternut) Berry Plastics Goshen Strawberries Hilger Farms Fort WaynelMilford Tomatoes Dausman Farms Leesburg Prible Farms Bluffton Tom Farms Leesburg RedGold Demotte Tomato Soup U.S.D.A. through SO SA Turnips Hilger Farms Fort Wayne Venison (deer) Hunters JohnsonIKosciusko County Zucchini Evans Garden Claypool Julian Garden Warsaw

TENTATIVE SOSA Indiana 2013 Potato Drops Page 7 # When Where in Dollar Comment Indiana Amount 1 Januaryl Fort Wayne $1,500 grant St. Joseph Health Foundation February Deliver to Community Harvest. 2013 Money received 07/25/12. Only for Allen County 2 Sat. 02/02/13 Warsaw $3,250 grant Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Inc. 3 Sat. 02109/13 Peru $3,000 Money collected by D.M. Men McGrawsville, Peru, Kokomo, Logansport, Elwood, etc. 4 Sat. 11/09/13 Evansville $2,500 + Evansville Old North U.M. Men $2,000 grant Vanderburgh Community Foundation 5 Sat. 11/16/13 Franklin $4,250 Franklin Grace U.M. Men 6 Sat. 11/23/13 Cannel $4,100 Carmel St. Marks U.M. Men 7 Fri. 11/29/13 Warsaw $3,500 grant K-21 Health Foundation Other possible GRANTS: 1. Indianapolis Foundation $3,500 Deliver to Gleaners For Marion County only 2. Wabash Valley Community Foundation, Inc. $3,500 Terre Haute, Indiana For Vigo, and possibly Sullivan and Clay Counties.

1. Meals For Millions Donations Page 8 YEAR DOLLARS 2000 $945.00 2001 $4,267.00 2002 $4,310.00 2003 $4,768.47 2004 $9,147.61 2005 $14,324.30 2006 $11,729.00 2007 $13,306.34 2008 $8,554.04 2009 $15,096.84 2010 $10,423.70 2011 $19,932.00 2012 $26,735.00 2. Gleaning YEAR POUNDS 2000 0 2001 81,184 2002 104,066 2003 116,091 2004 153,671 2005 162,913 2006 77,970 2007 93,235 2008 77,657 2009 81,018 2010 141,308 2011 141,111 2012 149,859 YEAR EVENTS FARMERS VOLUNTEERS AGENCIES 2000 0 0 0 0 2001 II 9 198 18 2002 14 14 135 60 2003 41 38 235 150 2004 33 34 347 160 2005 33 33 436 155 2006 25 25 309 147 2007 23 23 311 238 2008 24 24 422 186 2009 37 37 351 261 2010 41 47 428 306 2011 29 29 410 293 2012 48 48 371 426

Page 9 DISTRIBUTION OF POUNDS FOR INDIANA AGENCY TYPE POUNDS PERCENTAGE Food Banks 166,415 42% Food Pantries 156,308 39% Individuals and Families 36,592 9% Churches 17,400 4% Soup Kitchens 9,658 3% Group_ Homes 5,584 2% Elementary Schools 4,250 1% Jails 600 -- Homeless Shelters 484 -- TOTALS 397,291 100% 2012 GLEANING PRODUCT 2012 POTATO PROJECT POUNDS PRODUCT POUNDS PRODUCT POUNDS White Potatoes 129,140 White Potatoes 213,800 Mixed food assortment (Marsh) 6,730 Sweet Corn 33,632 Sweet Corn 5,654 Mixed food assortment 4,013 Wood 2,200 Cantaloupe 1,481 Field Corn 320 Deer (Venison) 150 Cabbage 50 Strawberries 32 Frozen Tomatoes 25 Butternut Squash 20 Tomatoes 16 Carrots 15 Zucchini 13 TOTAL 149,859 TOTAL 247,432 Of the 397,291 pounds, 149,859 pounds were gleaned and 247,432 pounds were potato project. 3. Grants YEAR NUMBER DOLLARS YEAR NUMBER DOLLARS 2000 0 0 2007 4 $10,250 2001 0 0 2008 4 $11,250 2002 1 $1,000 2009 4 $11,000 2003 1 $2,500 2010 3 $8,000 2004 3 $7,500 2011 4 $11,250 2005 3 $7,500 2012 3 $7,750 2006 4 $10,000

4. Potato Drops Page 10 YEAR NUMBER INDIANA CITY SCHEDULED INDIANA CITY 2000 0 2001 0 2002 1 Gary 2003 3 Anderson, Ft. Wayne, * Warsaw 2004 3 Peru, South Bend, *Warsaw 2005 5 * 3 at Warsaw, Peru, Purdue 2006 3 (5) * 2 at Warsaw, Peru NOTE: 2 drops cancelled twice each! 2007 4 2 at Warsaw, * Fort Wayne, Peru 2008 4 (5) * 2 at Warsaw, * Fort Wayne, Peru NOTE: 1 drop cancelled 2009 5 * 3 at Warsaw, * Fort Wayne, Peru 2010 5 * 2 at Warsaw, * Ft Wayne, Peru, Evansville 2011 5 (6) * 2 at Warsaw, * Ft Wayne, Evansville, Carmel NOTE: 1 drop cancelled 2012 7 (8) *2 at Warsaw, * Ft. Wayne, * Indianapolis, For 2013 tentative scheduled Evansville, Franklin, Carmel potato drops see page 7. NOTE: 1 drop cancelled NOTE: *from grants 5. Volunteer Hunger Relief Advocates (North) District One JN9rthl District One (North) District One Willie Green Brent Julian Ray Rockenbaugh 6938 E. 3 n1 Avenue 179 E. Winona Beach Drive 21010 C. R. 26 Gary, IN 46403 Warsaw, IN 46580 Goshen, IN 46526 219-938-8727 - H 574-267-3964 - H 574-875-3200 - H 219-689-0393 - Cell 574-265-3114 - Cell 574-370-8434 - Cell williejgreen@verizon.net brentiulian50uv.vahoo.com rocky@maplenet.net (North) District One (Northeast) District Two (Northwest) District Three Clinton Whitney Steve Holmes Peter Gray 1753 S. Country Club Road POBox632 2124 N. Salisbury Street Warsaw, IN 46580 Warren, IN 46792 West Lafayette, IN 47906 574-267-4527 - H 260-375-2766 - H 765-463-7029 - H 260-416-7829 - Cell 260-917-1000 - Cell 765-771-5482- W No e-mail holmes@citmet.com petergray42@frontier.com (North Central) District Five (East) District Seven (Southwest) District Nine Gary Hostetler George Wilson John Russell 12464 South CR 300 East 5500 South CR 575 East 2791 Pearce Point Kokomo, IN 486901 Selma, IN 47383 Newburgh, IN 47630 765-395-7161- H 765-741-8480 - H 812-490-8252 H 765-398-0711 - Cell 765-717-1578 - Cell 812-604-5922 - Cell gary.d.hostetler@gmail.com grwmjw@>~ol.com jrusselltc@hotmail.com

Page 11 6. Gleaning Fellowship Awards Four United Methodist Churches in ~diana received the Society of St. Andrew Gleaning Fellowship Award Certificate for over 100 hours each for helping to glean fresh food from farmer's fields and orchards, and/or helping to organize and complete a Potato Drop event in 2012. Thank you to these churches who went "over and above" in helping to feed Indiana's hungry in Jesus' name. Grace U.M.C. - Franklin Old North U.M.C. - Evansville Pleasant Grove U.M.C. - Warsaw St. Marks U.M.C. - Carmel 7. Meals For Millions Donations Our Indiana U.M. Conference was first in Meals For Millions donations for 2012 with $26,735.00. This was the best we've done in giving to this most worthy mission project. What an honor to be first of all the other 60 plus conferences. THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all who contributed on behalf of the hungry in Indiana whose voices many times go unheard. Thank you God for allowing us to return to Him the many blessings He has given us in these economically hard times. Please continue your donations in 2013 and beyond. Let's not wait until the end of the year to donate. Please give SoSA your support. Your SoSA giving should be after you tithe to your local church. Just think what would happen if our 200,000 plus U.M. members in Indiana would give $1.00 each! Send your check to "Meals For Millions," c/o The Society of St. Andrew, 3383 Sweet Hollow Road, Big Island, VA 24526-3054. This is an Advanced Special of the U.M.C. #982225. Your local Church, District and Indiana Conference will get credit for your gift. Also, our North Central Jurisdiction (9 States, 11 Conferences) once again was the top donor of the 5 Jurisdictions with giving $80,064.45. GREAT JOB! Sincerely, and God Bless, ~\~ David L. MCCleary~ Indiana U.M. Conference Hunger Relief Advocate For the Society of St. Andrew North Central Jurisdiction, U.M. Men Executive Team Member as Hunger Relief Advocate SoSA Representative Enc:"Meals For Millions" TOP TEN Conferences SoSA Stats January through December 2012 Jurisdictional "Meals For Millions" Contributions from 2007 through 2012

MEALS FOR MILLIONS TOP 10 CONFERENCES as of December 2012 1. Indiana $ 26,735.00 2. Northern Illinois $ 22,715.85 3. Detroit $ 18,824.66 4. Virginia $ 18,541.00 5. Baltimore Washington $ 12,566.06 6. North Carolina $ 7,304.00 7. West Virginia $ 6,035.00 8. Missouri $ 5,464.96 9. Central Pennsylvania $ 4,960.00 10. Oklahoma $ 4,800.00

Society of St. Andrew GLEANING AMERICA' S FIELDS - FEEDING AMERICA'S HUNGRY MIKE HICKC O X. COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR. BIG ISLAND VA WWW.ENDH U NGER.ORG S o SAPR@ENDHUNGER.ORG Month y Statistics &. News For SoS~ Staff, Board of. Director,;, &. Key Volunteers A record-breaking year of gleaning and feeding! First of all, thank you to the generous farmers and packing houses, to the enthusiastic volunteers, to t he hard-working staff, and to all our wonderful supporters and donors, Our success is that we provided almost loo-million servings of nutritious food to hungry people across the USA, and we are grateful that OUf work has made a real difference in the lives of hungry Americans. All-time SoSA records set this year: Total food delivered to feeding agencies: 33.3 million pounds Total Gleaning Network pounds: 23.5 million Total n umber of Events: 6,557 Total number of Volunteers: 40,310 A new year has begun, and all the efforts continue. People are still hungry. And together, we continue to make a difference. 5TATS REPORT ~ JANUARY 2013 For Period:January 1 through December 31,2012 Date Issued:January 11, 2013 Pounds Saved: 33,282,018 Gleaning Network Pounds: 23,492,533 Potato & Produce Project Pounds: 9,789,485 Servings Provided: 99.8 million Number of Events: 6,557 Number of Volunteers: 40,310 Harvest of Hope Events Held: 10 Total food saved & distributed by SoSA 1983 to date: 682.5 million pounds (2 billion servings)

Meals for Millions Contributions for 2007 to 2012 North Central Jurisdiction 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Detroit $ 18,339.70 $ 25,459.97 $ 21,269.78 $ 20,741.71 $ 22,476.70 $ 18,824.66 West Ohio $ 6,438.88 $ 7,385.76 $ 5,775.55 $ 4,908.17 $ 3,694.56 $ 3,746.94 Northern Illinois $ 14,540.44 $ 14,798.95 $ 18,878.73 $ 14,933.70 $ 10,159.11 $ 22,715.85 Illinois Great Rivers $ 2,303.00 $ 2,245.15 $ 3,996.15 $ 1,675.00 $ 3,229.44 $ 2,070.00 Indiana $ 13,306.34 $ 8,554.04 $ 15,096.84 $ 10,423.70 $ 19,932.00 $ 26,735.00 East0hio $ 3,075.00 $ 960.00 $ 1,017.58 $ 930.00 $ 655.00 $ 960.00 Iowa $ 2,354.00 $ 3,450.00 $ 2,732.00 $ 2,945.00 $ 4,310.00 $ 3,312.00 Dakotas $ 400.00 $ 850.00 $ 675.00 $ 890.00 $ 475.00 $ 650.00 Minnesota $ 350.00 $ 525.00 $ 575.00 $ 700.00 $ 200.00 $ 550.00 Wisconsin $ 685.00 $ 525.00 $ 700.00 $ 700.00 $ 525.00 $ 300.00 South Indiana $ 375.00 $ 415.00 $ West Michigan $ 100.00 $ 455.00 $ 178.00 $ 125.00 $ 250.00 $ 200.00 Totals $ 62,267.36 $ 65,623.87 $ 70,894.63 $ 58,972.28 $ 65,906.81 $ 80,064.45 South Central Jurisdiction 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Oklahoma $ 485.00 $ 3,346.00 $ 3,519.00 $ 4,807.00 $ 2,026.00 $ 4,800.00 Louisiana $ 1,250.00 $ 1,050.00 $ 845.00 $ 1,497.00 $ 860.00 $ 650.00 Missouri $ 7,604.45 $ 7,194.57 $ 8,062.40 $ 6,145.00 $ 6,969.00 $ 5,464.96 New Mexico $ 2,460.00 $ 945.00 $ 1,400.00 $ 490.00 $ 815.00 $ 620.00 Northwest Texas $ 25.00 $ $ 100.00 $ $ $ Southwest Texas $ 4,718.88 $ 1,658.36 $ 1,620.00 $ 2,150.00 $ 2,055.25 $ 2,132.86 Texas $ 650.00 $ 890.00 $ 700.00 $ 475.00 $ 25.00 $ 225.00 Nebraska $ 590.00 $ 740.00 $ 565.00 $ 135.00 $ 590.00 $ 125.00 Kansas East $ 1,009.11 $ 2,081.80 $ 245.00 $ 1,020.00 $ 752.64 $ 1,484.74 North Texas $ $ $ 140.00 $ $ $ 175.00 Arkansas $ 300.00 $ 200.00 $ 350.00 $ 400.00 $ $ 300.00 Central Texas $ 1,000.00 $ 1,950.00 $ 1,050.00 $ 900.00 $ 1,150.00 $ 1,270.00 KansasWest $ $ $ $ $ $ 200.00 Totals $ 20,092.44 $ 20,055.73 $ 18,596.40 $ 18,019.00 $ 15,242.89 $ 17,447.56 Northeastern Jurisdiction 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Baltimore Washington $ 16,752.91 $ 11,809.89 $ 10,926.30 $ 9,898.38 $ 12,548.56 $ 12,566.06 Wyoming! Now Upper N1 $ 2~50.75 $ 3,057.65 $ 2,267.25 $ 1,076.25 $ 802.75 $ 1,069.00 Central Pennsylvania $ 4,012.50 $ 5,277.03 $ 4,039.50 $ 7,857.16 $ 3,613.70 $ 4,960.00 Western Pennsylvania $ 655.00 $ 1,405.00 $ 650.00 $ 515.00 $ 750.00 $ 700.00 West Virginia $ 3,407.00 $ 5,695.00 $ 4,648.25 $ 17,195.00 $ 12,440.00 $ 6,035.00 New England $ 250.00 $ 375.00 $ 595.00 $ 450.00 $ 150.00 $ 500.00 Greater New Jersey $ 788.00 $ 272.00 $ 610.00 $ 271.52 $ 488.17 $ 195.86 Peninsula Delaware $ 1,075.00 $ 325.00 $ 875.00 $ 100.00 $ 500.00 $ 325.00 North Central New York $ 1,080.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 375.00 $ 825.00 $ 905.00 $ 1,135.00 Western New York $ $ $ 50.00 $ $ 735.00 $ Eastern Pennsylvania $ 200.00 $ 200.00 $ 200.00 $ 1,250.00 $ 200.00 $ 3,356.27 Troy $ 125.00 $ 25.00 $ $ $ 40.00 $ New York $ 850.00 $ 450.00 $ 550.00 $ 909.60 $ 1,532.00 $ 1,781.00 Totals $ 31,446.16 $ 29,891.57 $ 25,786.30 $ 40,347.91 $ 34,705.18 $ 32,623.19

So~theastern Jurisdiction 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Virginia $ 18,462.50 $ 12,705.50 $ 15,029.15 $ 16,818.65 $ 16,941.75 $ 18,541.00 North Carolina $ 10,479.43 $ 9,282.60 $ 9,898.58 $ 6,917.00 $ 7,424.00 $ 7,304.00 Alabama West Florida $ 1,994.00 $ 2,030.00 $ 2,068.50 $ 2,242.00 $ 2,124.00 $ 1,657.50 Tennessee $ 3,226.64 $ 1,575.00 $ 670.00 $ 160.00 $ 709.28 $ 725.00 Florida $ 2,996.00 $ 1,608.88 $ 1,757.00 $ 2,395.00 $ 3,875.00 $ 1,700.00 Western North Carolina $ 3,764.00 $ 3,800.00 $ 3,422.00 $ 3,375.00 $ 2,520.00 $ 3,092.75 Mississippi $ 500.00 $ 400.00 $ 694.00 $ 600.00 $ 254.00 $ 275.00 North Georgia $ 2,400.00 $ 2,360.00 $ 1,688.00 $ 2,160.07 $ 2,794.00 $ 3,444.99 South Carolina $ 1,481.57 $ 2,251.00 $ 1,215.00 $ 2,224.00 $ 750.00 $ 1,110.00 Holston $ 1,535.00 $ 1,710.00 $ 1,255.00 $ 1,180.00 $ 3,396.65 $ 3,505.00 Kentucky $ 830.00 $ 200.00 $ 605.50 $ 680.62 $ 528.47 $ 1,076.18 South Georgia $ 3,507.00 $ 3,790.00 $ 4,960.00 $ 3,519.51 $ 3,785.00 $ 2,675.00 Memphis $ $ 25.00 $ 75.00 $ $ 50.00 $ 555.00 North Alabama $ 2,325.55 $ 350.00 $ 2,050.00 $ 3,825.00 $ 150.00 $ 100.00 Totals $ 53,501.69 $ 42,087.98 $ 45,387.73 $ 46,096.85 $ 45,302.15 $ 45,761.42 Western Jurisdiction 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 California Pacific $ 1,901.11 $ 4,123.11 $ 2,600.36 $ 3,462.95 $ 3,239.07 $ 2,586.10 Desert Southwest $ 500.00 $ 250.00 $ 200.00 $ 250.00 $ 750.00 $ 350.00 Oregon Idaho $ 75.00 $ 25.00 $ 30.00 $ $ $ California Nevada $ $ 50.00 $ 100.00 $ $ $ Pacific Northwest $ 200.00 $ 500.00 $ 50.00 $ 50.00 $ $ 125.00 Yellowstone $ 788.44 $ 2,469.31 $ 889.99 $ 997.13 $ 1,471.10 $ Rocky Mountain $ 125.00 $ 75.00 $ 50.00 $ $ 50.00 $ 50.00 Totals $ 3,589.55 $ 7,492.42 $ 3,920.35 $ 4,760.08 $ 5,510.17 $ 3,111.10 Jurisdictional Totals 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 North Central $ 62,267.36 $ 65,623.87 $ 70,894.63 $ 58,972.28 $ 65,906.81 $ 80,064.45 Soutb Central $ 20,092.44 $ 20,055.73 $ 18,596.40 $ 18,019.00 $ 15,242.89 $ 17,447.56 Northeastern $ 31,446.16 $ 29,891.57 $ 25,786.30 $ 40,347.91 $ 34,705.18 $ 32,623.19 Southeastern $ 53,501.69 $ 42,087.98 $ 45,387.73 $ 46,096.85 $ 45,302.15 $ 45,761.42 Western $ 3,589.55 $ 7,492.42 $ 3,920.35 $ 4,760.08 $ 5,510.17 $ 3,111.10 $ 170,897.20 $ 165,151.57 $ 164,585.41 $ 168,196.12 $ 166,667.20 $ 179,007.72 Totals Thru: Jan-II Feb-II Mar-II Apr-II May-II Jun-ll $9,356.58 $18,393.82 $43,704.03 $67,276.94 $80,735.46 $93,115.84 Jul-U Aug-ll Sep-ll Oct-ll Nov-ll Dec-II $95,909.97 $102,891.17 $112,802.57 $130,346.58 $147,977.10 $166,667.20 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 $15,392.96 $28,199.68 $55,350.31 $76,798.33 $90,964.69 $99,499.78 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 $102,122.79 $107,527.01 $113,717.53 $129,014.55 $146,754.79 $179,007.72

Society of St. Andrew Vision The Society of St. Andrew has a vision of a world without hunger, where the spiritual and physical needs of all are met in harmony with the natural world, which is God s gift to us. Mission The Society of St. Andrew introduces people to God s grace in Jesus Christ through meeting their hungers: Food for the body God s word for the spirit Community of love for the heart Opportunity for those who desire action Advocacy The advocacy of the Society of St. Andrew and of your Indiana Hunger Relief Advocate is concentrated on moving the local, District and Conference United Methodist Churches to ACTION to ERADICATE HUNGER! There are about 49 million people in this country who don t always know where their next meal is coming from. Imagine 49 million people in America facing hunger and about half of them are children! That is obscene and it is a sin and we should not stand for it. Especially since we produce more than enough food to feed everyone in this country! You can help bring hunger to an end in America by becoming a CHALLENGE DISCIPLE. Simply sigh up to send $25 when you get a letter in the spring and the fall. Every penny you donate will provide fresh, nutritious food to hungry Americans, in Jesus name. Yes, I want to give a Gift of Food to those Americans who are hungry. The Society of St. Andrew is an ADVANCED SPECIAL MISSION PROJECT (#982225) of the United Methodist Church. Your local church, district and Indiana Conference will be credited for your donation. Check enclosed for $ Challenge Disciple! I will send a $25 donation when I receive a call letter each spring and fall. Other (explain) Please put $ on my credit card (card name) (card number) (expiration date) Signature

Please print: Name Address City State Zip Phone Church Name District Conference Send your gift and this form to: Society of St. Andrew, 3383 Sweet Hollow Road, Big Island, VA 24526 Phone: 800-333-4597 Email: sosachurch@endhunger.org Visit www.endhunger.org for more information. Indiana UM Conference Hunger Relief Advocate David L. McCleary, 3096 South Packerton Road, Warsaw IN 46580 Phone: 574-269-1143, hranin@endhunger.org