Community Rummage Sale October 2

Hello FFT supporters!

Our efforts rely on funding support from the people in the community and like all nonprofits we are always in the fund‐raising mode. You can support a very fun effort planned for Saturday, October 2, from 8:30 AM until 3:00 PM in the parking lot of St. Paul 's Lutheran Church on the corner of Saliman and Highway 50.

The event details: All kinds of highly sellable (everything has to sell as we have no capacity to store unsold items and everything needs to be in good condition and in working order) items are encouraged.

Our landlord has generously offered the use of an empty warehouse in our complex to store donated goods and for us to use as a staging area. You can bring your treasures here to the FFT warehouse anytime during our working hours (if you bring them on a Thursday or Friday please bring them in after the bagging operation, anytime after 10:30 would be great). We will give you a receipt for your donation and will then bring your donation to our staging warehouse unit. Our regular hours are now 8:30 to 12:30 Monday through Friday.

We hope to get some fabulous items to sell and we hope to see all of you doing some shopping to benefit our programs. Thank you!

We're Coconut for Our Sponsors and Donors!

Wow! What a great turn out for our second annual Coconut for Kids fundraiser. Thanks to the volunteers who worked so hard to put it all together. Also, thanks to our very generous sponsors and donors who helped us raise critical funds to keep helping the kids in our area. You can see a complete list at http://nvfoodforthought.org/Coconut_for_Kids_Thank_You.pdf

Stay tuned for invormation about our next fun-filled event!

Welcome New Board Members

Food for Thought would like to welcome our new and recognize our existing Board members:

Board of Directors

President Gina Session, NV Chief Attorney General
Vice President Timothy Angello Regulator Compliance Manager Eaglemark Savings BankTreasurer Carrie
Secretary Nancy Yamamoto
Dr. Lisa Keating, Ph.D, Child Pyschologist
Molly Walt, Carson City Supervisor
Stacie Wilke, Carson City School District Trustee
Raynell Heaton
Donnie Moellendorf

Advisory Board Members

NV Assemblywoman Bonnie Parnell
Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell
Dr. Susan Pintar, MD
Jodi Pettersen, RDA
Dr. Sandra Koch

Holiday Closing and Summer Hours

In an ongoing effort to minimize our overhead expenses, we've reduced our summer season hours to Tues.-Thurs. 8 am to noon, beginning June 01, 2010. We will resume our regular school year hours of Mon.-Fri. from 8:30 am - 2:30 pm on Mon., Aug.16, 2010. In observance of the Memorial Day Holiday we will be closed on Mon., May 31, 2010. Thank you for your continued support of our children in-need!

Go Coconuts for Kids

Mark your calendar for May 22 at 4 p.m. when we'll go tropical at the Govenern's Mansion for Food For Thought's annual fundraiser. Check out the flyer for more info. See you there!