2013 was a stellar year for gleaning! Ending the year with over 143,000 pounds of fresh, edible fruits and vegetables saved from becoming waste and redirected to thousands of people in need through our growing partnerships hunger programs, government agencies, faith communities and neighborhood ambassadors!
Stats at a Glance – change from 2012 stats
Girl Scouts harvesting for the hungry from their gleaning garden at Hill-n-Dale Church.
143,621 pounds – 77% increase
606 gleaning trips – 92% increase
Average pounds per trip – 278 lb
Range of pounds per trip – 5 lb to 3,524 lb
Delivering apples gleaned at Reed Valley Orchard to God’s Pantry Food Bank for distribution.
303 days of the year – 26% increase
118 days with 1 gleaning trip – 63% decrease
100 days with 2 gleaning trip – 112% increase
70 days with 3 gleaning trip – 600% increase
9 days with 4 gleaning trip – 900% increase
5 days with 5 gleaning trip – first time
1 days with 6 gleaning trip – first time
Volunteers picking up excess produce at Costco, our newest gleaning partner.
19 gleaning partners [sources of gleaned produce] – 26% increase
51 distribution partners – 61% increase
Over 300 volunteers – 100% increase
1,894 volunteer hours – 28% increase
Exceeding our Goal in the GoodGiving Guide Challenge
The Blue Grass Community Foundation and Smiley Pete Publishing celebrates great successes in the 2013 GoodGiving Guide Challenge! 4074 donors giving over $1.6 million to local nonprofits!
In the 2012 GoodGiving Guide Challenge, our first year of formal fundraising, we were amazed at reaching our goal of $10,000. Boldly doubling our goal in 2013 resulted in tremendous validation as we soared past to over $23,000!
Along with reaching our goal, your support allowed us to “win” a $15,000 endowment at the Blue Grass Community Foundation – forming the building blocks of sustainability.
Gleaning has earned a place in KY!
Our 2012 fundraising allowed us to grow tremendously this past year and, with your continued support, we are excited to see what happens this year.
Our successes could not be reached without our volunteers and supporters, like these donors in the GoodGiving Guide Challenge!
Thank you for your investment in gleaning to reduce waste and ease hunger with nutritious fresh fruits and vegetables!
We are grateful to 148 donors who gave during the GoodGiving Guide Challenge.