ORCCA: Feed • House • Warm • Educate

June 1st, 2010

Network Meeting
We’re currently in the process of planning our next Network Development meeting for August. We have it planned for either the 19th or the 26th of August. Both are a Thursday. If you will contact Morgan Filbert at mfilbert (at) orcca (dot) us or at 541-888-7297 and let him know which would work for you we will try to accommodate the most number of people.

Hello Everyone,

This is just a friendly reminder that the Network Meeting will be happening this Thursday, May 20th at the Nancy Devereux Center. For those of you who might not know where the center is, we've enclosed some directions on how to get there from Highway 101.

1. Turn RIGHT onto US-101/OREGON COAST HWY. Continue to follow US-101 N/OREGON COAST HWY
2. Turn LEFT onto NEWMARK ST.
3. NEWMARK ST becomes NEWMARK AVE/CAPE ARAGO HWY.
4. 1200 NEWMARK AVE is on the RIGHT.

We look forward to seeing you all there.

Blanketing the Network

The South Coast Food Share is going to be receiving 109 more cases of emergency blankets. You may remember when the call went out a few months back; that the Department of Defense was going to be giving us emergency blankets to give out to the network.Well we’re going to be receiving more and we’d like to reopen the offer. The blankets come 12 to a case, and we’ll be receiving 109 cases. We don’t know exactly when the blankets will be arriving but we assume it will be in the next two weeks.

Each Blanket is individually wrapped in plastic and will store well until needed.  So if anyone can make use of some emergency blankets please let Morgan Filbert know at 541-888-7297 or at mfilbert (at) orcca (dot) us.

Thank you.

May 14th, 2010

Network Meeting
The next South Coast Food Share Network Meeting is happening:

• Thursday May 20th, 2010
• The meeting is being held at the Nancy Devereux Center at 1200 Newmark Ave. Coos Bay, OR.
• Lunch will begin at 11:30 and is being provided by the Nancy Devereaux Center.  The meeting will begin at 12:15.

We don’t think we can impress upon you how very important this is. Everyone in the Network needs to check and make sure that they comply with the new tax laws. If you are, or are sponsored by, a non-profit whose annual yearly revenue is under $25,000 you need to file a tax form with the IRS. This is very crucial. You need to send in a 990-N form to the IRS by May 15. The details of the form can be found here.

April 22nd, 2010

Network Meeting
The next South Coast Food Share Network Meeting is happening:

• May 20th, 2010
• The meeting is being held at the Nancy Devereux Center at 1200 Newmark Ave. Coos Bay, OR.
• Potluck at 11:30 and then the meeting at Noon. Please bring a dish to share, beverages and dessert will be provided.

OFB has now cleared all products that we have in stock, and that we were holding from distribution, for sorting in order to remove any items related to the recent hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) recall., See attachment to this message.

Tom Finlay
OFB Inventory Dept.

Recently you may have received a form from FEMA entitled "Key Changes and Guideline Clarifications / Reminders: Phase 28."

These forms were not meant to be sent to the local agencies. They needed to be filled out here at the Warehouse. It is very important that we receive these forms. If you have received them please, either mail them to us at:

Oregon Coast Community Action
2110 Newmark, Ave.
Coos Bay, OR 97420

Or give the forms and an envelope with your pantry name on it to one of our delivery drivers. They'll make sure we get the forms, thank you.

We still have some cases of Emergency Blankets here in the warehouse. If you can use any more Emergency Blankets please contact us at 541-888-7024 or contact Morgan Filbert at mfilbert (at) orcca (dot) us and let us know. The blankets come twelve to a case, they're biodegradable which make them excellent for the environment.

Thank you,
South Coast Food Share

After the recent Can-Do Food Drive we noticed that several of the barrels from the collection sites were missing.Unfortunately we have a limited supply of barrels to use here at the SCFS, and we need to get each of them back.

If you could please let us know if you picked one of the barrels up, we will pick it up from you on our next delivery.

In addition, if you have not yet reported your weights for the drive will you please contact Morgan Filbert, at mfilbert (at) orcca (dot) us or 541-888-7297, and let him know it would be appreciated. We need to get these pound numbers to KCBY.

Thank You.
South Coast Food Share