Adams County Ohio Food Pantry Receives Venison Donation

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WEST UNION, OH – The Southwest Ohio Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) along with Adams County Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife donated venison to help needy families in Adams County today. 

Hunters wishing to donate their deer to a food bank or outreach center are, in most cases, required to pay for the processing of the venison.  Organizations such as SCI and FHFH partner with private meat processors to help absorb the cost of deer processing in many communities.

These efforts have resulted in a large donation of venison to the Second Blessing Food Pantry located in West Union, OH.  The donation totaled about 750 lbs. of ground venison. The two organizations have made donations in Adams County totaling 2000 lbs. during 2011-2012 with future donations planned. Food pantries generally receive very little red meat donations and venison is a healthy low in cholesterol alternative.

Hunters in Ohio still have time to harvest multiple deer during the 2011-2012 deer seasons.  For more information on donating venison, visit www.wildohio.com. For information about SCI or FHFH visitwww.sciswo.org or http://www.fhfh.org/Home.asp

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Hunters Encouraged to Donate Venison in Northeast Ohio

AKRON, OH - Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH), a ministry that provides nutritious venison to the hungry through food banks and local feeding programs now has eleven participating coordinators in Northeast Ohio. FHFH helps hunters return to their heritage as food-providers by transforming deer - renewable resources- into meals for the hungry.

Hunters in Northeast Ohio can contact the following coordinators to arrange deer donations at participating butchers. Hunters may also find information on 20 northeast Ohio drop-off locations at www.fhfh.org.

Ashland County: Darrell Christine, 419-571-9839, darrellchris@hotmail.com

Ashtabula, Geauga & Lake counties: Jason Traggiai, 440-548-5904,traggiai@windstream.net

Carroll County: Mark Oboy, 740-269-3024, mvoboy@eohio.net  

Columbiana, Mahoning, & Trumbull counties: Carol Bretz, 330-424-7221, ext. 101,bretz@caaofcc.org

                         

Cuyahoga, Erie, & Lorain counties: Pete Banks, 440-988-5495, pete@fhfh.org   

Holmes County: Dustin Taylor, 330-231-3295, DustinMTaylor@gmail.com

Portage County: David Walstad, 330-256-1368, northernohiofhfh@yahoo.com 

Stark County: TimothyWedekamm, 330-705-9260, TWedekamm@neo.rr.com

Trumbull County: Robert Hanusosky, 330-583-0088,rublinehunter@aol.com

Tuscarawas County: DeweyThompson, 740-502-5568, dl-thompson@sbcglogal.net

Wayne County: Fred Bradford & Dennis Derflinger, Fred 330-201-4117, Dennis 330-464-0284 fjbradfordllc@gmail.com, derfsdv@sssnet.com           

Successful hunters donate deer to partnering butcher shops that are licensed and inspected by the health department or USDA. Regional food banks as well as local feeding programs and ministries that feed the hungry pick up the packaged, frozen meat from the butcher shop. Local FHFH chapters raise money to cover the butchering costs so that hunters can donate their deer free of charge. FHFH then matches that amount with grant monies from Division of Wildlife.

           

FHFH began in 1997 and blossomed from one Maryland County to over half of the states in the nation. Since its inception, FHFH has provided nutritious meat for millions of meals to the food banks and agencies that serve the poor across the country. FHFH is a 501(c)(3) organization. All contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Anyone interested in becoming a local Ohio FHFH coordinator or a participating meat processor should visit the "Local FHFH" page at www.fhfh.org.