Community Fundraising Partners

As we prepare for the holiday season we reflect upon the inequities COVID-19 has brought to light for our communities especially Black, Indigenous, and people of color; single parents and caregivers; and transgender/gender non-conforming folks. Community partners have continued to meet the shifting demands of food security alongside Oregon Food Bank. Localizing food drives has evolved our process to encourage community based relationships. Despite the ever changing needs, community partners support Oregon Food Bank through generous giving, volunteering, and supporting the Oregon Harvest Dinner.

To celebrate Ziply Fiber’s first anniversary in 2021, the company made a generous financial contribution to Oregon Food Bank. Food security is their company’s primary charitable focus this year. As an internet company, they know that having internet access doesn’t matter if someone doesn’t have enough food.

Supporting local communities is important to Ziply. Mike Doherty, their Chief Marketing Officer, said that he and many others on their leadership team grew up in the Pacific Northwest and want to support the places where they are from.

Thank you, Pioneer Millworks and New Energy Works, for your generous first-time contribution, in the wake of COVID, to sponsor Oregon Food Bank’s Free Food Market program as well as our annual fundraising event, Oregon Harvest Dinner.

Pioneer Millworks and New Energy Works are two companies that made a generous first-time contribution in the wake of COVID, to sponsor Oregon Food Bank’s Free Food Market program as well as our annual fundraising event, Oregon Harvest Dinner.

The sister companies are based in McMinnville, OR, and Farmington, NY, and have long supported the community. In response to the pandemic, the companies surveyed their employees to ask where they should donate. Food, housing, and sanitation rose to the top of the list.

According to Megan Avila, the companies’ Communication Director, they appreciate Oregon Food Bank’s commitment to listening to and involving community members with lived experiences of hunger. They also like that we emphasize distributing nutritious foods and our support for local growers.

Hunger Action Month is a time when people all over America take a stand against hunger by volunteering, raising funds, and advocating for policy change during September. This year during Hunger Action Month the Nike Direct Digital Commerce team engaged 600 employees to fundraise, volunteer, and spread awareness of hunger insecurity locally. Team members heard from Oregon Food Bank CEO Susannah Morgan to learn about the root causes of hunger and how to take action.

Employees set up a fundraising campaign, volunteered at the OFB Beaverton warehouse, and garden. In the Nike spirit, a Nike employee held a live zoom where they did push-ups for every donation made during the live event. Ending hunger will take all of us, the NDDC team's enthusiasm and thoughtfulness during Hunger Action Month helped further community participation to end hunger and its root causes.

Learn more about how your organization can get involved this holiday season. Set up a virtual fund drive or volunteer at your local food assistance site.