One fall morning in 2012 Wendy New was listening to National Public Radio on her way home from a hike with her husband. They both loved listening to NPR. The morning’s story caught their attention. It was about a man in California who had started a charity that collected thousands […]
July was busy and extremely productive as we worked hard to take advantage of the warm weather and help our neighbors as best as we can. We are grateful to Amazon for coming out to interview and recruit at our Customer Connection Center. It was exciting to have the Kentucky […]
Special Events Located at various locations throughout the Cincinnati Area. We are in “Duck Season” at the Freestore Foodbank as we make final preparation of the 24th Annual Rubber Duck Regatta! Volunteers are needed to help us raise over One Million Dollars which supports many of the programs that work […]
Umesh and Katina met while stationed in Hawaii. They married and transferred to Georgia where, after leaving the Army, Katina worked for the United Way. Through her work, Katina and Umesh learned about their local food bank, America’s Second Harvest. The couple became familiar with that organization and the work […]
What would you do if you had a ginormous 15-foot balloon duck? Would you stick it atop your corporate headquarters and celebrate it? That is exactly what Kemba Credit Union has done for the last many years. As you drive down Union Center Boulevard, the giant Kemba duck is difficult […]
Hillsboro Elementary is impressive. It sits in the center of the little town of Hillsboro, Ohio and is perhaps one of the most beautiful buildings in the area. The grounds are impeccable and the sidewalks are free of litter. As you enter, it is impossible not to notice the sparkling […]
On Friday, July 13, 2018, Macy’s employees presented the Freestore Foodbank with a check for $14,392. The donation, which equates to more than 43,000 meals, is part of Macy’s annual Bag Hunger campaign. The check presentation took place at the Freestore Foodbank’s Mayerson Distribution Center in Bond Hill. From March […]
June was an outstanding month filled with all the good things that make us who we are!! Class #3 of LIFT the TriState and Class 171 of Cincinnati COOKS! graduated in June. We celebrated the generosity of the law firms in Kentucky who participated in the 2018 Legal Food Frenzy. […]
Mayerson Distribution Center Located at 1250 Tennessee Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229. Come spend time with us at our Mayerson Distribution Center to assemble food boxes for children in our rural communities. During the school year, students receive food through their free and reduce breakfast and lunch programs. With school closed […]
Tom Kahle’s introduction to Freestore Foodbank came when Bob Edwards invited him to join the inaugural Rubber Duck Regatta planning committee in 1994. Soon, Kahle joined the Board of Trustees where he served for many years in a number of roles, including as Board Chair and as part of a […]
