Volunteerism: the policy or practice of volunteering one’s time or talents for charitable, educational, or other worthwhile activities, especially in one’s community.* When looking for the answers as to why volunteers, Janis and Mandy, stepped up to Feed the Fight Kalamazoo, this definition of “volunteerism” is everything they were looking for. Volunteer Janis had some…
DetailsIt’s a rough Fall season here in Kalamazoo. The country, the State of Michigan, and Kalamazoo County seem to be continually reaching new heights in terms of Coronavirus spread, and new regulations to keep us healthy and safe in Michigan have gone into effect today. We are in the second wave and the volunteers of…
DetailsWhat a difficult summer, in so many ways, that has just come to an end! The leaves have barely started to change yet Fall is coming. As you know, in mid-June, as the pandemic entered a lull in Michigan, in consultation with our healthcare partners, we decided to pause our full speed ahead operations and…
DetailsWhat did we know back in March? What did we know about what was coming, what to expect, how long COVID-19 would last and how impacting all this would be? In the time of uncertainty and so much difference in our lives, many of us adjusted, changed our way of life and began to assess…
DetailsWe can all be proud of the numerous achievements of Feed the Fight Kalamazoo this Spring. With your generous financial support, we’ve delivered more than 5300 meals from 74 local restaurants (logos in graphic above). The 70+ volunteers in Feed the Fight Kalamazoo have provided morale boosting meals to first responders and healthcare workers at a critical…
DetailsWe are now in our 7th week of Feed the Fight Kalamazoo and, having provided 4400+ meals, we mixed it up this week, focusing on sweets. This week has been all desserts, all week long, delivered to our frontline healthcare workers and first responders. To date, we have undertaken more than 120 distinct deliveries, from…
DetailsMy mom was a volunteer and supported the people around her in every way she could. Whatever the situation called for, she delivered: she drove the carpool, baked cupcakes, stitched costumes, sent flowers, and visited the hospital–when her family or friends needed her, she was there. I learned a lot about helping family and supporting…
DetailsFeed the Fight Kalamazoo was thrilled to receive a gift from the Kiwanis Club of Kalamazoo who are proud to support the work of Feed the Fight Kalamazoo with a donation of $500 to provide meals for the frontline staff of the Family Health Center who are bravely serving our community in these trying times.…
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Restaurants: We need you!! Please Sign Up!! Feed the Fight Kalamazoo is built on a straightforward idea: the public donates money to FTF Kalamazoo, the money is used to purchase meals from local restaurants and then the meals are delivered to healthcare workers and first responders. The purchases support local restaurants while providing nourishing meals…
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