Donations
Off to the left of the display, we have set up a drop-box for canned food donations for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. This is one of the largest food banks in the entire country, covering 53 counties in Oklahoma alone.
The grand totals for 2009 are 9,891 pounds of food, and a total cash donation of $17,492.65! Together, this provides for 130,171 individual meals, which is nearly 16 times as many meals as last year!
The prior year, 2008, brought in 5,140 pounds of food, and $598 cash. The cash was particularly impressive, considering we weren't officially accepting money. This added up to 8,201 individual meals.
Visitors dropping off canned food donations
The 2400 pounds we received during Christmas week! This took three carloads to get to the Regional Food Bank.