The Walk & Knocker

A quarterly newsletter for the Walk & Knock Family
 

BACK TO THE FUTURE

ANNUAL MEETING

Mark your calendars for our annual meeting – Monday, May 9, 6:30 p.m., at the Clark County Food Bank, 6502 NE 47th Ave., Vancouver. This is when our “owners,” dues-paying civic clubs, vote to elect officers and approve our budget. All are welcome.

PARTY ON

Preceding the annual meeting, starting at 5 p.m. on May 9, we will host a reception for all of you – the Walk & Knock family who make the nation’s largest local one-day food drive possible. The Food Bank will provide light snacks and beverages, so come, mingle and meet some cool people. Bring a friend and introduce them to the joys of helping others.

BIG GIVE

Not only did we collect more than 104,000 pounds of food last year, generous donors contributed over $95,000. Your Board rounded that up to $100,000 and in January, we presented a Big Check to Alan Hamilton and the Clark County Food Bank. Our biggest cash contribution ever!

From L to R: Tom Knappenberger, Steve Staudinger, Scott Miller and Adam Hamilton

WELCOME

To our new secretary, Pam Pfeifer of the Ridgefield Lions. Pam graciously agreed to succeed Kandie King as W&K secretary. Write on!

SMALL ASK, BIG TASK

Going back to traditional porch pickups means we will need a LOT of volunteers. We recognize that in addition to all the donations we collect – did I mention we’re the largest local one-day food drive in the entire US of A? – we also engage 3,000 to 4,000 mostly young people in a charitable activity. That’s a big deal in itself. But those volunteers don’t grow on trees. And after three years away, it will be a challenge to re-engage all the volunteers we need.

Our capable Volunteer Coordinator Janet Elliot is leading the charge to recruit as many folks as we can to lend a hand on Saturday, Dec. 3, just for the morning. Not a big ask, but a big task. She needs all of us to pitch in. Bring it up at your work, church, school, neighborhood organization – wherever people gather. It can be a fun team-building activity. Feel good and help others before the holidays. What could be better?

REWARDING PROPOSITION

Those of you Fred Meyer shoppers know their rewards program is money back in your pocket. It can be money in W&K’s pocket, too. Their Community Rewards Program allows you to designate your favorite non-profit – W&K we hope – to receive similar rebates without affecting your own rewards. Its Fred’s way of giving to the community. Please sign up and designate Walk & Knock as your recipient. It’s free money just waiting for you to activate. Visit https://www.fredmeyer.com/i/community/community-rewards

FINAL NOTE

Please make a note of it... Our next drive is Sat. Dec. 3 – always the first Saturday in December. Questions? Drop me a line anytime at tomwalkandknock@gmail.com.

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