Getting food surplus to those at risk of going hungry,
especially in a state as vast and widely populated as South
Dakota, is half the battle. Whether helping us by moving
truckloads of food, supplying freezer space or offering dry
storage, our in-kind partners make our fight against hunger
possible.
- AmeriCold: AmeriCold donates freezer space to us.
We have up to 150 pallets stored there at one time. In 2004,
their donation of storage space saved us $11,790. Contact:
Randy Weber, 2300 E Rice St, Sioux Falls, SD (605) 339-4258
- B & G Transportation: Usually donates the
trucking of 2 loads from Indiana to Sioux Falls for us. This
saves us approximately $2,000 a year in trucking. Contact: Gene Phillips, Madison, SD
(800) 843-6353.
- Bibbs Inc.: Donates all trucking from the
Minneapolis area and gives a good deal to haul freight to
NAHA (one of our organizations in Rapid City) from
Minneapolis. Bibbs saves us over $4,000 a year in freight
charges. Contact: Everrett Engels, 2900 E Rice, Sioux Falls,
SD (605) 338-0053
- Dakotaland: Gives us great rates, 85 cents per
mile plus the fuel surcharge. Dakotaland consistently gives
us excellent service, donates a trailer to use for storage,
and works hard to cover our loads. They have taken freight
from the Sioux Falls Food Bank to the Rapid City Food Bank
for the bargain rate they charge for backhauls. Contact:
Bruce Fowlds, Renner/Crooks Corner I-29, (605) 543-6640
- Dizco: Donates taking a truckload of products to
Fairfax SD for a mass distribution there, usually 3-4 times
per year. They also donate the use of 2 trucks during the
National Association of Letter Carriers food drive for the
post office to load and take to the Sioux Falls Food
Pantry every year. Contact: Jay Dean, 4915 N National Ave,
Sioux Falls, SD (605) 334-7407
- John Morrell: Donated over 300,000 pounds of meat
products in 2005. Donates trucking when they have trucks
available, usually around $1,000 worth each year. Contact:
Mark Schmitt (Steve May for trucking) (605) 330-3371
- Johnson Feed: Gives Community Food Banks of South
Dakota a good OTR rate from some Iowa locations and Kansas
City. Contact: Todd Johnson, Canton, SD (800) 843-9992
- K&J Trucking: Donates 6 truckloads per year from
Sioux Falls to Rapid City. Since most of our freight comes
to Sioux Falls, this helps the Rapid City Food Bank get
their share. K&J donated two refer trailers to us and the
use of a smaller straight truck for deliveries at times.
They service our refers and keep them in good repair, allow
staff to drive some loads to organizations, and we pay for
only the fuel. Our staff calls upon theirs for their
expertise. They will haul freight from anywhere they are if
a truck is available for the great price of 85 cents per
mile plus the fuel surcharge. Contact: Shelley Koch, 1800 E
50th St N, Sioux Falls, SD (605) 332-5531
- Midwest Coast Transport: Donates the trucking of
2 truckloads from anywhere in the US to Sioux Falls, usually
saving us around $3000. If we have a location that is
particularly difficult for most trucking companies to haul
from for us, MCT is usually able to do it. They give us an
excellent rate of 90 cents per mile plus a fuel surcharge.
Contact: Matt Staniszewski, (605) 339-8400
- Nash Finch: Donated over 310,000 pounds of
groceries in 2004. Stores frozen and dry product for us. If
product comes in on slip sheets, Nash Finch also unloads the
product onto pallets for us. Greg has offered his expertise
many times when we have called him. Contact: Greg Johnson,
(605) 336-2380
- Nordica: Has donated storage of dry products and
perishable items for us, and gives us a really good rate on
storage. Contact: Dave Lyng, (605) 336-9152
- Parker Transfer and Storage: We usually have at
least one truckload of dry product stored at Parker at no
cost to us. Contact: Jeff Parker, (605) 336-3118
- Southeast Technical Institute: SETI trucks loads
from Sioux Falls to our Rapid City Food Bank using
truck-driving school students for the cost of the fuel. They
pull our trailer and this, of course, saves us lots of
money. Contact: Lon Hird, (605) 367-7624
- Smurfit-Stone Container: Has donated many boxes
to us for several years. Contact: Larry Stauffacher, (605)
336-0975
- StarMark: Has donated trucking since 1995. When
they deliver cabinets, they offer to bring back to Sioux
Falls loads from as far away as New Mexico and Ohio.
StarMark donated the cabinets for the office area and
kitchen at the Food Bank and has allowed us to store
products in their trailers. Contact: Jim Mount and John
Sweeden, (605) 335-8600
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