FACT SHEET – 2007

CROSS CENTER OF BENTON COUNTY

150 - 4^th Avenue South, PO Box 205, Foley, MN 56329

WHO WE SERVE: Residents of Benton County

BOARD MEMBERS:

• Rev. Tim Wittwer, Board Chair, representing Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church
• Lorraine Solem, representing Estes Brook Evangelical Free Church
• Maxine Olson, representing First Presbyterian Church
• Wanda Hopland, representing Glendorado Lutheran Church
• Frank Ketzeback, representing Gethsemane Lutheran Church
• Carole Mersinger, representing Maywood Covenant Church
• Naomi Larson, representing Ronneby Church of Christ
• Russell/Sandy Studenski, representing St. John’s Lutheran Church
• Cheryl Pick, representing St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
• Don Hoff, representing St. Lawrence Catholic Church
• Diane Matvick, representing St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
• Marge Szafranski, representing St. Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church
• Joyce Notsch, representing Church of Annunciation
• Betty Stob, representing Gethsemane Lutheran Church
• Myrtle Bergstrom, representing Country Church
• Carol Brunn, representing St. Lawrence Catholic Church
• Eunice Cross, representing St. John’s Catholic Church

EMPLOYEES: None

VOLUNTEERS: 36+ These volunteers are on the Board or work at the Center, sorting clothes and other donations, filling food orders, ordering food from Second Harvest, unloading trucks, and assisting clients in various ways.

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday: 1 – 4 and 6 – 8 pm

Thursday: 10 – 3 pm

BOARD MEETING:

3^rd Thursday of January, April, May, July (annual meeting) September, November

CONTACT PERSON: Carole Mersinger

For questions, concerns, donations, or to volunteer, call and leave message at the CROSS

Center, 320-968-7012

FUNDING SOURCES:

Cash and food donations come from the public, area churches, schools, area civic groups,

And other groups and businesses in the area.

SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK:

Food is ordered from the food bank each month. For every dollar donated, $9.00 worth

of food can be purchased from the food bank.

7/2006 – 6/2007 CROSS CENTER FOOD SHELF STATISTICS

HOUSEHOLDS SERVED: 1010, duplicated: 241 un-duplicated

INDIVIDUALS SERVED: 3014

Age 0 – 17: 1199

Age 18 – 64: 1607

Age 65+: 208

FOOD GIVEN OUT: 9303 pounds

DONATIONS RECEIVED IN 2007: $22,210.53

( Donations include grants totaling $2,696.75 )

GROCERIES PURCHASED IN 2007: $10,566.56

OTHER EXPENSES IN 2007: $12,542.51

(Other expenses include rent, phone, mileage, garbage, electric and heat, etc. This amount could be less next year because of changes that have been made.)

DONATIONS OF CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS: 4260 boxes/bags

INDIVIDUALS SERVED WITH CLOTHING, ETC.: 4560 Visits

(Our goal is to have available good used clothing and household items for anyone who has need of it, without any charge or limits.)

CHILDREN, IN FOLEY SCHOOLS, RECEIVING SCHOOL SUPPLIES, FALL 2007: 84

2007 CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS:

CHILDREN TO RECEIVE TOYS AT TOY DISTRIBUTION: 153

HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED GIFTS THROUGH THE GIVING TREE: 83