The Latest from Harvest Against Hunger

The Latest from Harvest Against Hunger Our cumulative second year project results are tallied. Simply put, our Harvest VISTA team rocked from 2010 to 2011. Most of the new HAH AmeriCorps*VISTA team was placed just before Thanksgiving for the third project year. They're already off and doing amazing work. We have three more HAH Area Summits planned for Yakima, Olympia and Everett. See details below for more info. 2010-11 Project Results HAH's results from November 2010 to October 2011 were remarkable. This Harvest VISTA team galvanized community and grower support while mobilizing thousands of volunteers.  2,800 volunteers recruited 2,100 volunteers who served 20,000 hours of community service 105 new agriculture donors 300 food recovery events 400,000 pounds of produce collected $4,700 cash donations $235,000 non-cash resources developed  2011-12 Project Host Sites There are currently nine Harvest VISTA working around Washington, and we're pleased to announce partnerships with four new organizations: Hopelink Sno-Valley in Carnation Clark County Food Bank in Vancouver Community Farm Connection in Wenathcee Blue Mountan Action Council in Walla Walla Visit the HAH page to see host sites and bios of our entire Harvest VISTA team. Events and News HAH Area Summit In partnership with the WA Department of Agriculture and WA Food Coalition, RFH is hosting three more Harvest Against Hunger Area Summits to bring hunger relief efforts closer to local fruit and vegetable farmers. Visit the WA Food Coalition page to register for the free summit nearest you: Yakima - January 6 Seattle/Everett - January 20 Olympia - February 2 RFH Resource Guide An electronic resource guide of best practices will be available to the public in early 2012. It is similar to the first "Gleaners Resource Guide," but will be much more interactive and hosted online.  Facebook Finally, we're no longer updating the HAH Facebook Page. "Like" Rotary First Harvest to stay up to the latest HAH news. HAH Video Highlights Watch short videos about different HAH project success from 2011-12. South King County Food Coalition Cannery Pierce County Gleaning Project P-Patch Gardens in Seattle About Us Rotary First Harvest - a program of Rotary District 5030, was founded in 1982 as a project of the University District Rotary Club.  Since then, RFH has collected and distributed over 160 million pounds of healthy produce to hunger programs across Washington State and throughout the US.  We rely on support from individual Rotarians and Rotary Clubs to continue our work. Rotary First Harvest PO Box 94117 Seattle, Washington 98124 206.236.0408