3. Mission: Is a innovative educational initiative connecting
efforts of individuals passion to learn with the intentions of
promoting self-sufficiency and providing hunger
awareness to the community of Manhattan.
Vision: Connecting people with a passion to teach and a
passion to learn in order to alleviated hunger in
Manhattan, KS
Values:
Serve to local Manhattan community
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Provide opportunities for lifetime learning
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Committed to non-discrimination in our programs and activities
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To insure that everyone can live a healthy and happy life
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4. The dictionary describes hunger as “the painful sensation or state
of weakness caused by need of food.” Some people become
irritable, shaky, or disoriented if they are not fed at their usual
mealtime. Others experience hunger as feeling lightheaded,
empty, low, headachy, or hollow. At times a growling stomach
prompts an eating episode. Some eat when they get depressed.
Others lose their appetite when they get depressed. External
stimuli are abundant, as are emotional and physical ones, yet
few of these are hunger, just some other strain on your nervous
system.
In order to identify hunger, you must first understand what it is.
This is not as easy as it seems. Many of you may never have
let yourself experience true hunger, only a feeling of
discomfort. - Caryl Ehrlich
5. Poverty rate among high school
Percentage of residents living in
poverty in 2007: graduates not in families:
› Riley County :20.3% › Manhattan: 49.6%
› Kansas: 11.2%
› Kansas: 19.2%
Residents with income below the
Poverty rate among people who did not
poverty level in 2007:
graduate high school not in families:
› This county: 20.6%
› Whole state: 9.9% › Manhattan: 47.2%
Residents with income below 50% of › Kansas: 37.2%
the poverty level in 2007:
Children below poverty level:
› This county: 10.4%
› Manhattan: 12.2%
› Whole state: 4.1%
Poor families by Family Type: › Kansas: 13.9%
› Married-couple family (43.8%)
› Male, no wife present (10.2%) *In terms of Race, 51% of those categorized as
› Female, no husband present “Some Other Race” live in the highest amount of
(46.0%) poverty in town with Hispanic or Latino and
Breakdown of poor residents in American Indian and Alaska Native at
Manhattan not in families by work approximately 25%; these Manhattan averages are
experience: higher then Kansas average.
› Worked full-time, year-round (3%)
*also, the age group 18-24 has by far the highest
› Worked part-time (79%)
percentage of resident living below poverty level.
› Did not work (18%)
6. It is estimated that over 35 million people live in
food-deprived homes in the United States. If
you’re a little down on your luck and are in need
of a little help, local food banks are there to help:
they provide food and other donations to those
in need. Through donations, they provide
thousands of Manhattan KS families with meals to
keep their family fed. Manhattan KS food banks
also provide food to soup kitchens, shelters, and
other charitable organizations helping low-
income individuals.
Manhattan KS food banks provide not only food
but hope to millions of homes; hunger and
poverty often go hand-in-hand. Typically, food
charities accept all types of donations of food
and non-perishable items to be distributed to
needy homes. Manhattan KS food banks provide
a great deal of assistance to poverty-stricken
homes.
7. UFM Community Garden “Empty Bowls”
› Plant A Row For the
Hungry
United Way
Salvation Army
School Back Pack Programs
Flint Hills Breadbasket
› Cats For Cans
Crisis Center
Church Food Pantries
Second Helping Meals on Wheels
8. Inputs Outputs Outcomes
Participation Activities Short Term Long Term
•Calendar Events •Fund
•Time •Target •Increase
population (Collegian, press programs fundraising
•Manpower
release, Greek
•Group •Businesses •Stability
community,
•UFM •Teachers •Involve
•Local Business Residence hall) community
•ECE
members
•Donations •UFM •Implement
programs
•Community •Community
Space awareness
•Training
•Radio Stations of hunger
•Facilitation
•Logistics
•Developing
curriculum
•Task force meeting
9. Economic stability
Lack of Government
Instituted programs
Midwest Food Stamp
program
Community
Flint Hills
garden Free/
Reduced
Bread Basket
Meal
Board of Directors
Program
Hungry population
City
Radio
UFM stations
Local community
K-State students
10.
11. Six- eight months before the event:
› Host a task force meeting with potential event
partners (UFM, School of Leadership Studies, K-
State Volunteer Center of Manhattan)
› Recruit community members and K-State
students to be on the activities carnival planning
committee and its sub-committees:
Marketing/PR Committee
Sponsorship/Fund-raising Committee
Booth Coordination Committee
Volunteer Recruitment/Supervision Committee
In-Kind Donation Committee
Logistics Committee
12. › Secure event location (Ahearn Fieldhouse)
› Talk to local businesses and organizations
about sponsoring the activities carnival
Three- four months before the event:
› Talk to local businesses, nonprofits and
campus organizations about having booths
at the activities carnival and giving in-kind
donations
› Conduct risk assessment
› Begin to recruit volunteers for the day of the
event
13. One month before the event:
› Talk to KSU Police and EMT’s about attending
the event
› Work with partners to promote the activities
carnival in the community and on the KSU
campus
› Continue to recruit volunteers for the day of
the event
› Follow-up with local businesses and
organizations about their donations
14. Day of the event:
› Assist volunteers with set-up, registration and
clean-up
› Designate volunteers to be “runners” for the
booths
› Make sure that event is running smoothly;
handle any issues or complaints that arise
› Distribute evaluation surveys to sponsors,
community organization representatives and
attendees
15. After the event:
› Analyze the surveys to determine what
people liked and what changes need to be
made for next year’s activities carnival
› See if enrollment in UFM’s community food,
gardening and nutrition classes increased
after the event
› Send thank you notes to partners, sponsors,
donors and volunteers
17. Partners: Support us in our effort to create
an activities carnival that will promote
community programs and organizations
that address hunger in Manhattan
Sponsors: Make financial contributions so
that we are able to put on a successful
activities carnival
Community Businesses/Organizations: Sign
up to have a booth at the carnival and
make in-kind donations
18. Community members and KSU College
Students:
› Take one or more of the following three
actions:
Volunteer as a member of the planning
committee
Volunteer on the day of carnival
Attend the carnival to learn more about
hunger programs and services in Manhattan
19. Community members of Manhattan, KS
and KSU students
Use information about hunger in
Manhattan along with information
obtained at the task force meeting to
create a strategy for marketing to our
audience
20. We can use our marketplace, competitors
and partners to reach our audience
› Marketplace
Demographic-
Majority of residents are between the ages of 18 & 24
The predominant race is Caucasian
Equal distribution of males and females
Lifestyle-
Family-focused
Hardworking
On-the-go
Economic-
Majority of the population belongs to the middle or lower
class
21. Local nonprofits
KSU student organizations
Churches
Elementary, middle and high schools
22. Stress the fact that the carnival is unique
because it focuses on hunger awareness
and prevention
Collaborate with other organizations
Make the carnival affordable (free) and
valuable to attendees
23. Many potential
competitors can
become partners
Involve partners in the planning, promotion and
implementation of the activities carnival
24. The activities carnival will address the
issue of hunger in Manhattan by
providing attendees with information
about local programs and organizations
that work to alleviate hunger
Specifically, attendees with learn about
local food banks, community gardens,
food budgeting and preparation classes,
nutrition programs and food stamps
25. Posters
Sidewalk chalk
Brochures
Ads in school newsletters
Ads in church bulletins
E-mails to other nonprofits
Banner on Anderson
Press releases to the Collegian and Mercury
Letters to the Editor
Public Service Announcements on radio stations
Social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
Website (linked to the UFM’s site)
30. Expectations Diversity in the Board
Legal Responsibilities Kansas State University
Decision Making School Board
Representation City Council
Monitoring High School Students
Finances Local/ Non-Prominent members
Diverse Characteristics/ Roles
32. UFM Learning Carnival: create ties between org.
and nonprofit in Manhattan community, based
around theme of fighting local hunger
› “How to” Theme
› Provide educational resources
› Location-Ahearn
› Date- Fall
33. › Donations
$100.00 donation from companies to
have stands at carnival
$50.00 donation fee for other local non-
profits
Fee to rent table, use electricity, etc
Raffle prizes, such as, free UFM class or
gift card to People’s Grocery
Hobby Lobby, Dillon, Wal-Mart, etc, for
items they can provide
34. › Possible booths and groups
UFM Community Learning Center
Counselors-credit, etc.
Food stamps-buying on a budget
Going green-eco. friendly, buying on a budget
Food preparing
Nutrition Tips-Lafene and Marcy
Fitness-Rec. Services
Interest group from K-State,
› Have childcare area, volunteers from ECE-have
child activities
35. •Task force •Talk to •Analyze
•Set up
•Police/EMT
meeting business & •Registration evaluation
•Promotion
nonprofits •Help booths •Thank You’s
•Committee •Continue to
creation •Risk recruit volunteers •Hand out
assessment
•Secure •Follow-up with evaluations
location •Volunteer donors •Oversee
(Ahearn) recruitment days’
•Sponsorships activities
36. Andresen, Katya. Robin Hood Marketing: Stealing
Corporate Savvy to Sell Just Causes. San
Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2006.
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