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You’re invited to a webinar on digital accessibility and inclusion!Join Recite Me US and the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank on Friday, November 11 at 10:00 AM CST, for a webinar on the importance of online accessibility and inclusion for food banks, hunger relief organizations, emergency response organizations, and governmental offices. Joined by our assistive technology partner, Recite Me, we will explore important topics such as:- What does accessibility mean online?- Why is accessibility important?- Who needs accessibility support online?- The difference between accessibility and useability. – How to create a website accessibility statement. Recite Me works with food banks, emergency response organizations, and governmental offices across the country, has offices in the U.S., the U.K., and Australia, and has been featured in Food Bank News. See Recite Me on the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank’s website at brfoodbank.org by clicking on the blue man icon in the top left corner of the webpage. Email Kristen Bellatti, Senior Communications Coordinator, to register and receive instructions on how to log in to the webinar. kristen@brfoodbank.org
Join Us For The Kickoff Event
Join LWCC and the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank for a celebratory kickoff of the Louisiana Loyal Service Project. Leadership with LWCC and the Food Bank will welcome volunteers, share the importance of the project, and the need in the community. Volunteers will be provided a light breakfast, and will have the opportunity to pick up their Service Project t-shirt and food collection bins, if applicable.
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*RSVP for this event via your Food Drive Registration or your Volunteer Registration
The Fraenkel Society Feeding The Future
If youre looking to make a lasting contribution to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank beyond your lifetime, consider joining the Fraenkel Society Feeding the Future. This giving society was created for donors looking to leave a philanthropic legacy in their community.
This giving society is named in honor of Mr. Albert Fraenkel and the Fraenkel family, who donated the Fraenkel Furniture Warehouse land and building that now houses the Greater Baton Rouge Food Banks operation. Without this generous expansion, the Food Bank would not be able to function at its current capacity.
Members of this giving society participate by donating in the form of planned gifts. Planned gifts are contributions made through an estate or trust as a part of a bequest or other form of financial planning. Fraenkel Society members are donors who are leaving a gift to our organization in their will, estate, trust, or another type of deferred gift. Some of these gifts include bequests, IRAs, stocks, or donor-advised funds.
These specialized gifts require the involvement of the donors accountant or legal advisor, in partnership with our Planned Giving Specialist. Any gifts are welcome as there are no minimum requirements.
Start your legacy today by joining the Fraenkel Society and ensure the prosperity of others beyond your years.
To join The Fraenkel Society Feeding the Future now, please contact Sandy Colvin, Chief Development Officer, at or .
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What We Aim To Solve
The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank works to address the problem of food insecurity in the 11-parish great Baton Rouge area. Food insecurity is defined as the lack of access to enough food or consistent access to enough food for a healthy lifestyle. Many of the clients we serve do not know from where their next meal will come or even if a meal will come at all. Hunger and the lack of enough food impacts children, seniors, and individuals.The mission of the Food Bank is to provide food for our clients so that children can focus in school and seniors do not have to choose between buying food or paying for medications.In times of disaster, the Food Bank is there for everyone who needs help, even if just until they are back on their feet following the disaster.
Volunteer With The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank
We couldnt do what we do without so many of our wonderful volunteers. Put simply, WE NEED YOU!
On a daily basis, our volunteers work in our warehouse sorting food donations and assembling food boxes that will be distributed to the community. Last year, we distributed over 9 million meals in our 11-parish service area. This year, our goal is to distribute 11 million meals. You can easily sign up to volunteer by going to our Volunteer Registration page.
Volunteers can help sort and package food, as well as help with upcoming events like mobile pantries, conventions, and various others.
Our warehouse is open Monday-Friday 8 am to 4 pm and Saturdays 8 am to Noon. Volunteers must wear closed-toed shoes when coming to volunteer their time with us.
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The Lotus Pantry Is A Senior
Throughthis partnership seniors nowhaveanopportunitytoreceiveFood Bankitemsconsistingoffreshfruit, produce, baked goods, canned goods,and personal toiletries. The Lotus Pantrytodecreaseseniorhunger and combat food deserts in ourcommunity.
The GreaterBatonRougeFood Bankis glad tojoinwith theEBRCOAtohelpus betteraddressthe increasing issue ofseniorhunger in EastBatonRougeParish,saidMike Manning,Food BankPresident and CEO.
The Lotus Pantry supports the mission of Supporting Independence ~ Serving Seniors by increasing senior access to lifes necessities and improving their quality of life.
Louisiana Loyal Service Project With Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank
About LWCCâs Louisiana Loyal Service Project
More than a tagline, Louisiana Loyal is a movement to celebrate and elevate Louisiana. It drives our organization to better Louisiana one business and one worker at a time. We believe we can help Louisiana thrive through deliberate action such as service and volunteering. The Louisiana Loyal Service Project is a direct reflection of this, providing an opportunity to employees and agent partners to come together to make a difference through volunteerism.
Championing Louisiana through service: LWCC provides eight hours of paid volunteer time off on an annual basis to each employee. Corporate incentives like a Volunteer Time Off program are one of many ways businesses can be Louisiana Loyal.
âLetâs Make an Impact
This September, the Louisiana Loyal Service Project will support the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. LWCC will facilitate volunteer opportunities for employees and agent partners in the Baton Rouge area to reduce food insecurity in our region. Small actions we take together add up to elevate our state and drive the Louisiana Loyal movement forward.
Two Ways to Get Involved:
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Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank
The 2016 flood in Baton Rouge caused enormous damage to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, a 172,000 sq. ft. food distribution center. That destruction included the food banks fleet of old internal combustion forklifts. Consulting with forklift dealer Daily Equipment, peers and the Feed America organization, the consensus was that electric forklifts would be the way to go due to their lower long-term costs, asset longevity and work environment improvements.
In addition to the savings, there have been some unexpected benefits. Workplace incidents are down since the electric forklifts are quieter, something that lets the crew focus better. Plus, theres no soot, which was always a problem. For Bob Kanas and the food bank, it all adds up to greater valueand a better way to help the communities they serve.
- MeasuresFive electric forklifts
- Initial Equipment Cost$131,145, after $2,500 Entergy rebate
- Total Estimated Annual Savings$31,380