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SUMMARY:Party for Packs
DESCRIPTION:The ever-popular Friends Board event is back in 2025 to support Operation Backpack. Indulge in tasty bites and drinks\, all while supporting a great cause. Proceeds from this evening support in providing nutritious\, weekend meals for students in need. \nParty for Packs Details!\n\nTake a peek at some unforgettable moments from past events! Click Here» \nFor information regarding Party for Packs event details\, sponsorship\, tickets\, and more\, contact Dana Glore\, Special Events Manager\, at 314-944-5854 or at dana.glore@operationfoodsearch.org.\n \n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.operationfoodsearch.org/event-calendar/party-for-packs/
LOCATION:Operation Food Search\, 1644 Lotsie Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Events,OFS Events
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SUMMARY:Swing To Heal Hunger Golf Tournament 2024
DESCRIPTION:[full_width_section bg_pos=”undefined” top_padding=”100″ bottom_padding=”100″ background_color=”#2b223e”]\nJoin Us for Our 30th Annual Golf Tournament\n[/full_width_section]\n\n\nJoin the Swing to Heal Hunger Golf Tournament for a Day of Fun!\nBringing together a community dedicated to healing hunger \nDate: Tuesday\, May 21\, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.\nLocation: Norwood Hills Country Club\n1 Norwood Hills Country Club Dr.\nSt. Louis\, MO 63121 \n\n\n  \n\nPolish those clubs\, bring your a-game and join us for a beautiful day of golf\, including: \n\n18 holes of golf at Norwood Hills Country Club\, the premier golfing destination in St. Louis\nLunch\, on-course drinks and snacks\, Norwood Hills Country Club catered dinner and hosted bar\nWelcome gift and awards\nA live auction with trips and experiences\nFund the Future to support the OFS mission to heal hunger with innovative and collaborative solutions that provide food today and help create a hunger-free tomorrow\nOther ways to give through on-course games\, raffles\, and more\n\nLearn More & Reserve Your Spot\n\n[full_width_section]\n[/full_width_section]\n[full_width_section bg_pos=”undefined” bg_repeat=”undefined” text_color=”undefined” image_url=”https://www.operationfoodsearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Norwood-1200×450-1.jpg” top_padding=”250″ bottom_padding=”250″ background_color=””]\n\n  \n\n[/full_width_section]\n\n\n\nSponsorship Opportunities\nAs a Swing to Heal Hunger sponsor\, you will help Operation Food Search continue to: \n\nProvide food and services to more than 200\,000 children\, teens and adults every month.\nProvide backpacks filled with nutritious food to thousands of food-insecure children in schools each week.\nEmpower individuals and families with nutrition education and skills to prepare healthy\, affordable meals.\n\nFor questions\, please contact Jane Calkins\, Special Events Manager\, at 314-325-1295 or Jane.Calkins@OperationFoodSearch.org. \nDownload Sponsorship Packet\n[divider line_type=”undefined” custom_height=”20″]\nA Few Ways Your Support Can Help\n$20\,000 provides 100\,000 meals. \n$10\,000 feeds 400 families for one week. \n$5\,000 provides a local school with 1\,000 emergency food sacks\, each containing four weekend meals for kids. \n$2\,500 provides after-school meals for 750 kids. \n$1\,500 fuels OFS trucks for one month to rescue food pulled from grocery shelves. \n$1\,000 feeds a neighbor in need for three years. \n$500 supplies a local school with 100 emergency food sacks to distribute to hungry children.
URL:https://www.operationfoodsearch.org/event-calendar/swing-to-heal-hunger-golf-tournament-2024/
CATEGORIES:Annual Events,OFS Events
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SUMMARY:Warners' Warm-Up
DESCRIPTION:The 23rd annual Warners’ Warm-up Coat Drive will be held from Oct. 23 – Nov. 5. First Things First\, Kurt & Brenda Warner\, and Operation Food Search are asking for support from the greater St. Louis community with the donation of new and gently-used winter coats of all shapes and sizes for bi-state residents in need. There are more than 100 drop-off locations throughout the region. \nWhat started in 2001 as a one-day drive prior to a St. Louis Rams game has turned into an annual event with approximately 10\,000 coats collected each year. OFS distributes the coats collected to our network of schools\, shelters and social service centers. To date\, approximately 290\,000 coats have been distributed in the St. Louis area. \nFind drop off locations and online donation options here.
URL:https://www.operationfoodsearch.org/event-calendar/warners-warm-up/
CATEGORIES:OFS Events
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SUMMARY:Shop Out Hunger
DESCRIPTION:Shop Out Hunger is Operation Food Search’s largest annual food drive. This regional event collects a large number of non-perishable foods that provides nutrition to over 200\,000 people a month.
URL:https://www.operationfoodsearch.org/event-calendar/shop-out-hunger/
LOCATION:Straubs\, Schnucks\, Dierbergs
CATEGORIES:Annual Events,OFS Events
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SUMMARY:A Grateful Gathering
DESCRIPTION:[full_width_section bg_pos=”undefined” top_padding=”100″ bottom_padding=”100″ background_color=”#BF311A”]\nA Grateful Gathering\n[/full_width_section]\n\n\n \nOur invitation-only gathering is an opportunity for Harvesters Circle donors to join us at Operation Food Search for a casual reception and updates on our work. We’ll have drinks and hors d’oeuvres and tours of our facility. This event is our way of saying thank you for your support!\n\n  \n\n\n[full_width_section bg_pos=”undefined” bg_repeat=”undefined” text_color=”undefined” image_url=”” top_padding=”30″ bottom_padding=”30″ background_color=”#e6e6e6″]\n \nJoin the Harvesters circle\nDonors who give at a level of $1\,000 or more during our fiscal year (Oct. 1 through Sept.30) are automatically included in the Harvesters Circle. These major donors are committed supporters of our work and true champions of our mission. \nWhether you donate once\, often or even monthly\, your support ensures that children and adults have enough to eat today\, as well as the promise of a hunger-free tomorrow.\n[/full_width_section]\n\n[full_width_section bg_pos=”center center” bg_repeat=”undefined” text_color=”undefined” image_url=”https://www.operationfoodsearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Gratefule-wide.jpg” top_padding=”250″ bottom_padding=”250″ background_color=””] [/full_width_section]
URL:https://www.operationfoodsearch.org/event-calendar/a-grateful-gathering/
LOCATION:Operation Food Search\, 1644 Lotsie Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63132\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Events,OFS Events
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SUMMARY:Operation BBQ
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us for this delicious event brought to you by the Operation Food Search Friends Board! In this virtual cooking event with Sugarfire’s Award-Winning Executive Chef Matt Glickert\, Chef Glickert will guide beginners and foodies alike through the preparation of a full meal including kabobs\, lemon herb coleslaw and potato salad. Order a kit and cook along from home with this fun\, interactive and dynamic event for all ages! \nFeatured Meal:\nKabobs with Chicken\, Shrimp and Veggies\n(Vegetarian Option Also Available)\nPineapple Citrus BBQ Glaze\nCreamy Lemon Herb Coleslaw\nGrilled Yukon Gold Potato Salad \nBeer Pairing (Add On):\n4 Hands City Wide Beer (4 Cans) \nKit Sizes:\nStandard Kit\, Serves 2 People – $65\nFamily Pack\, Serves 4 People – $100 \nConvenient Pick Up at Five Sugarfire Smoke House Locations:\nPick up is Wednesday 5/12 between 4-7 pm or Thursday 5/13 between 4-6 pm.\nWentzville\nValley Park\nOlivette\nDowntown\nWinghaven \n\nORDER YOUR KIT \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGOLDEN TICKET RAFFLE PACKAGES \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnly 100 tickets for each of the two packages will be sold\, increasing the odds of winning for all who purchase. Proceeds provide weekend meals to kids! *You do not need to be present at the event to win–winners will be notified after.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#1 St. Louis Package\nPackage includes:\n– 4 Pack Cardinals Tickets\n– 1 Night Loews Hotel\n– 2 $50 Gift Cards to 360 Rooftop Bar\n– $100+ in Ballpark Village Gift Cards (Midwestern\, Wheelhouse\, Baseballism)\n– Arch Apparel Swag Bag (Hat & Tshirts)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#2 Ritz Staycation\nPackage includes:\n– 2-Night Stay at The Ritz Carlton & Breakfast for 2\n– $100 Herbie’s & Kingside Diner Gift Card\n– Pastaria Gift Basket (Gift Card\, Wine & Culinary Items)\n– Westborough Country Club\, Foursome of Golf with Board Member Mitch Slattery\n– $1100 Body Aesthetics Gift Certificate (Cryo Facelift and Permanent Makeup)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPURCHASE TICKETS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210427T180000
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SUMMARY:Tax Strategy Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Imagine if you could . . .Increase your income\, give less to the IRS and give more to your heirs.\nDan Prosser\, a well-known financial educator and consultant\, will share strategies to help you increase your income and pay less in taxes. \n\n\nEvent Details:\nDate: Tuesday\, April 27\nTime: 6:00 – 6:45 p.m.\nWhere: Online Event\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\nOperation Food Search has planned a free\, 45-minute webinar with Dan Prosser\, CFP. He will discuss tax law changes for Retirement Accounts and how to save income tax and Medicare Part B Premiums. The message he conveys is a simple and straightforward one: It is possible to increase your income\, lower your taxes\, and build a greater inheritance for your heirs—all at the same time.\n \nYou will discover how: \n\nTax laws affect you and your lifestyle\nYour IRAs and 401(k)s are still targeted for taxation—and how you can avoid it\nYou can create an income you can’t outlive and leave a lasting legacy\nYou can create a strategy even if you are no longer itemizing deductions\nYou can avoid paying higher Medicare Part B premiums—and much more\nAre you concerned about . . .Outliving your retirement income? Leaving more to your family?\n\n\n\nRegister now to save your spot.\nYou’ll receive a confirmation email with event access information prior to the event. \n\nNot sure how to connect to a webinar or want to speak with someone?\nCall Brenda at 314-420-3411 for individualized instructions.
URL:https://www.operationfoodsearch.org/event-calendar/tax-strategy-webinar/
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