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Big Sky BBQ Festival
Big Sky Brewing Co. Presents the
Big Sky BBQ Festival
June 12th 3:00-9:00pm at Big Sky Brewery Co. Missoula, MT
Great Food: Eat some of Montana’s best mouthwatering BBQ from a variety of local BBQ!
Bridging to Those in Need
By MICHAEL MOORE of the Missoulian | Posted: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 10:20 pm
CANstruction Event Coming Soon!
Come watch creativity merg
e with philanthropy at the Montana Food Bank Network's Second Annual CANstruction® Competition! With eight teams competing to win in the categories of Structural Integrity, Best Use of Labels, Best of Show-Judges Choice, and People's Choice, this year's event is sure to be a blast!
Montanans Receiving Recognition for Reducing Hunger, Improving Nutrition
The Food Security Council of the Montana Food Bank Network - which works to improve long term food security and reduce hunger in Montana, is pleased to announce it’s recognition of individuals and organizations from Montana who have worked to reduce hunger and improve the nutritional status of Montanans. First Lady Nancy Schweitzer will present the awards during a ceremony at 1.00 pm on April 7, 2010 in the Capitol Rotunda in Helena.
DPHHS Helps Partner Agencies Help Montanans
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (MTDPHHS) has partnered with the Montana Food Bank Network for many years to help provide food for low-income Montanans. Throughout 2009, MFBN’s partner food pantries, soup kitchens, senior centers, youth programs and residential treatment programs worked to meet the needs of a steadily increasing client base. Our reports show that these agencies experienced a 60% increase in the number of unduplicated households served between January 1, 2009 and December 2009.
Our Neighbors’ Daily Bread
The Montana Food Bank Network is proud to announce the launch of a unique new grain donation project called the Our Neighbors’ Daily Bread Project. The project is a collaborative effort involving the Montana Food Bank Network, Montana’s farmers, the Montana Grain Growers Association, the Montana Grains Foundation, and participating grain elevators across the wheat growing regions of Montana. The project is specifically designed to provide the flour necessary to meet the needs of MFBN’s Partners Agencies across the state.
Montana Hunters Against Hunger
Listen to MFBN on MTPR! Our Hunters Against Hunger program was featured on the evening edition. To learn more about the program, visit mfbn.org. Or contact James at jdodge@mfbn.org
http://www.mtpr.net/program_info/2009-11-04-132
http://umnewsmontana.blogspot.com/2009/10/hunters-for-hunger.html
Posted: Wednesday, Nov 04, 2009 - 11:49:06 am MSTPoverty expanding in Montana
The number of Montanans falling on hard times continues to grow, with new numbers showing that 139,000 state residents lived in poverty last year, and Montana now ranked 13th of the highest incidents of poverty in the nation.
We spoke with the Director of Public Policy at the Montana Food Bank to learn more about the increase in poverty, and what can be done to combat it.
