2009 Donors to Local Foods Connection

Business Donations

Advanced Electrical Services, Iowa City
American Abstract, Clive
Bachmeier Interiors, Coralville
Bio-Research Products, North Liberty
Casey’s General Stores, Ankeny
Centro, Inc, North Liberty
Clipper Wind Power Co., Cedar Rapids
Dave Long Protective Products, Iowa City
Environmental Nutrition Solutions, Angie Tagtow, Elkhart
Good Search (National)
Haunted Bookshop, Iowa City*
Hawkeye Title Services, Iowa City
Hayek, Brown, Moreland and Smith LLP, Iowa City
Hayes Lorenzen Lawyers, PLC, Iowa City
JP-SE, LLC, Des Moines
Lensing Funeral and Cremation Services, Iowa City
LMS North American, Coralville
MidwestOne Bank, Iowa City
Patient Education Institute, Iowa City
Richard A. Perkins, DDS, MS, Iowa City
Scheel’s All Sports, Coralridge Mall
Toni’s, Fairfield

*Haunted Bookshop donated as much to Local Foods Connection (LFC) in 2009 as all these other businesses combined! Be sure to visit their store and browse through the Benefit Sale section dedicated to LFC.

Family and Individual Donors

Addis, Kristin; Anonymous via website; Bakey, Paula; Bartlett, Bonita Jo; Boswell, Adam & Megan; Boswell, Dale & Janet; Brown, Carrie; Casey, James & Maureen; Clark, Maeve; Cox, Roger & Melba; Damiano, Julie; Drum, Charles; DA & GS Ford; Frank, Blair & Sue; Futrell, Susan; Glasgow, Gordon & Susan; Hegmann, Julie & Joseph; Iannettoni, Mark & Ann; Joslin, Jodi; Kruse, Diana; Kugel, Katherine; Kummer, Kevin & Maria; Langhurst, Marilyn; Lightbody, Kirk & Kathy; Local Harvest CSA Members; Mastalir, Brian & Roger; McKay, Micheal & Sherry; McKnight, Maggie and Heal; McMurray, Robert & Becky; Mitchell, Kathy; New Pioneer Cooperative Members**; Novak, Theresa Anne; Pagliai, Polly & Armond; Parks, Larry and Laura Dowd; Patton, Emily; Razbadowski, Janet; Reider, Sue; Sato, Yotaka & Rebecca; Schumacher, Susan; Sieren, Katharine; Smith, Ilene R.; Smith, Robert & Cynthia; Spaide, James & Deborah; Swanson, Naomi & Larry; Thorne, Julia; Tomek, Michael & Jill; Widmayer, Heather; Wilson, Mark & Janet.

** When New Pioneer distributes dividend checks to its members every year, the store suggests to their members to sign-over their dividend checks to Local Foods Connection. In 2009, 1,500 members donated their checks, which averaged $9/each, making a total donation of over $13,500.00!

Please note: Donations made on-line appear on our records the following month.

Nonprofit Organization Donations

Art & Ecology Class, University of Iowa: created and sold seed bombs, which are balls of compressed soil and seeds that are thrown into abandoned space to create life.

City of Iowa City: Community Development Block Grant program is one of the longest-running programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and funds local community development activities such as affordable housing, anti-poverty programs, and infrastructure development.

Environmental Advocates, Iowa City

Iowa Foundation for Education, Environment, and the Arts: makes a 2:1 match with all the dividend checks donated to LFC by New Pioneer Co-Op members. In addition, donated $5,000 for LFC to start an endowment fund.

North Liberty RAGBRAI 2008

Westview Church, which houses the Waukee Area Christian Food Pantry near Des Moines.

Goods & Services Donations

Barnes and Noble, Coralridge Mall: provides a gift-wrapping station during the winter holidays for nonprofit to raise funds

Bread Garden, Iowa City: the first store to sell Sunlight’s Rhapsody’s cards. 15% of the profits from the note card sales goes to Local Foods Connection

Community Corrections Improvement Association, Cedar Rapids: donated a 5 hour/week VISTA

Community Food Security Coalition: conference registration for executive director

Donate Design, University of Iowa: designed our Activity Booklet, logo, letterhead, poster, farmer market flyer and brochure, among other projects

Edible Iowa River Magazine, Eastern Iowa: designed & printed the “2009 Guide to CSA Serving Iowa City”

Frontier Natural Products Co-op, Norway: spices

Hobbs Design, James Hobbs: designed our new website

Hues & Brews, California: mugs and teapots for our kitchenware store

Hy-Vee, Waterfront, Iowa City: roasting pans for our Thanksgiving turkey distribution

Mayor’s Youth Empowerment Program, Iowa City: space to host our Thanksgiving turkey distribution

Iowa City Downtown Farmers Market: ran a joint cookbook benefit sale with LFC

Kitchen Experts, Coralridge Mall: misc kitchen items for our kitchenware store

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture: conference registration and travel fees for executive director

New Pioneer Food Co-op: Iowa City CSA fair poster design & printing; “Donate Your Dividend Check” donation program.

Paul’s, Iowa City: santuko knife and pot

Scattergood Friends School Community Service class, West Branch: office work. Designed a scrapbook for display at fairs

Taxes Plus, Marlene Perrin, Iowa City: discounted tax preparation services

Thanks to all the farms, including Friendly Farms in Iowa City, Local Harvest CSA in Solon, Scattergood Friends School Farm in West Branch, and Sass Family Farm in Riverside,  that donated their time to give tours to Local Foods Connection client families and agencies. Also, thanks to our partner farms for donating some extra produce to us throughout the growing season.