lune 6, 2012 _____________________ ®l?* Fortiani» (Dbsertier_______________ Page 7 Food Bank Drive Brings Amazing Results Letter carriers collect 1.3 million pounds in just one day In ju s t one day, the L etter C arri­ ers Food D rive collected 1.3 m illion pounds o f nonperishable food in O regon and C lark C ounty, the O r­ egon F ood B ank announced last w eek. In addition, the drive raised $74,459. "W hat our letter carriers do on this one day is am azing," said R achel B ristol, O regon Food B ank ex ecu ­ tive. "This is truly a com m unity e f­ fort involving thousands o f v o lu n ­ teers w ho unload trucks at every post office, box the food and load it onto donated sem is for delivery to the R egional Food B anks and food pantries. C lose to 4 ,000 urban and rural letter carriers throughout O regon and C lark C ounty, W ash., jo in e d letter carriers throughout the nation to collect food donations from postal custom ers during the N ational A s­ sociation o f L etter C arriers Food D rive, M ay 12. "O regon Food B an k thanks the 4 ,000 letter carriers w ho did the Breast Health Clinic Opens in Gresham L egacy M ount H ood M edical C enter opened its doors to patients in a new B reast H ealth and Im aging Center. T he clinic offers n atio n ally -ac­ credited breast care, com prehensive screening and diagnostic services, and outpatient im aging in a c o m ­ fortable setting that is convenien t and close to hom e. A com m unity O pen H ouse takes place W ednesday, June 6, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. T he cen ter is located in M edical O ffice B uilding 3, Suite 100 on the M ount H ood M edical C enter C am pus at 24988 S.E. Stark Street. "The developm ent o f the cen ter is part o f o u r ongoing com m itm en t to offer essential health care ser­ vices for people in o u r c o m m u n ity ," said G retchen N ichols, c h ie f adm in­ istrative o fficer for L egacy M ount H ood M edical C enter. T he 2,000 sq. ft. B reast H ealth and Im aging C enter is designed as a calm and w elcom ing healing en v i­ ro n m e n t th a t s u p p o rts w o m e n th ro u g h th e ir jo u rn e y o f breath health care. Volunteer Bill Brandt-Gausen helps unload food donations from a postal carrier during the recent Letter Carriers Food Drive. heavy lifting and not only d eliv ered m ail bu t also pick ed up food d o n a­ tions from postal custom ers. W e th an k W ells Fargo fo r providing hun d red s o f volunteers and p ro v id ­ ing support fo r the d eg rad ab le bags that are critical to the food drive's success. W e thank the hundreds o f thousands o f postal cu sto m ers w ho filled those bags w ith nutritious food fo r their letter carriers to pick up, the co m m u n ity volunteers w ho stepped forw ard to help, and the trucking co m p an ies that d o n ated trucks and th eir d riv ers’ tim e to transport the food," B ristol said. "I co n tin u e to be am azed and h u m b led at the d edication and c o m ­ m itm ent o f our letter carriers to m ake the largest food drive in the country h ap p en despite the m ounting c h al­ len g es they face," said M aryann B runner, O FB 's p artner events c o ­ ordinator. "It is a pleasure and a p ro fo u n d h o n o r to w ork w ith o ur letter carriers each year to plan this co m p lex food drive w ith its m any 25W700/n searsoutlet reconditioned, scratched and dented merchandise everything everyday / ( I OFF ^^1 I 5% June 7 thru June 13, 2012 Take an additional all purchases o f $99 or m ore ALL REFRIGERATION ON SALE! 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O regon Food B ank believes no one should be hungry. W ith suffi­ cien t public w ill and the support o f the entire co m m unity, the o rg an iza­ tion believes it is possible to e lim i­ nate h u n g er and its root causes. Since 1982, O regon Food B ank has been leading the fight against h u n g er in O regon and southw est W ash in g to n by co llectin g and d is­ tributing food through a n etw ork o f fo u r branches and 16 independent regional food banks. T he g ro u p helps nearly 1 in 5 ho u seh o ld s fend o ff hunger. T he F ood B ank also leads statew ide e f­ forts to increase reso u rces for h u n ­ gry fam ilies and to elim inate the root c au ses o f h u n g er th ro u g h a d v o ­ cacy , nutrition ed u catio n , garden ed u catio n and h elp in g c o m m u n i­ ties strengthen local fo o d system s. 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