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Turkey Tournament - benefit golf tournament - at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is set for September 11, 2010 with a 10 a.m. shotgun start. 4-person teams: $50 a golfer or $35. a golfer + a 16-20 pound frozen turkey. Information and registration: 406 782 3814

Sponsorships for Turkey Tournament 2010: Major sponsorships at $500 and hole sponsorships at $125. Prizes, gift certificates needed for golfers and for the auction that follows the tournament. This year's goal is raising $20,000 to supply turkey and trimmings for Thanksgiving dinners for the needy in Butte.

BUTTE FOOD BANK NAMES NEW DIRECTOR  A “Welcome Kathy” reception is being planned for August 25th, 5 pm, at the Food Bank. Kathy will begin this part-time position on September 1, 2010. 

"We come from ashes. We return to ashes. What we leave behind is the good done for others."

A portion - 4000 square feet - of the north warehouse at 1019 E. Second is available for lease at $.40 per square feet. Stop by or call 406 490 0224. It's secure and clean, has two overhead doors, a man door, plus secured outdoor space. Utilities are paid. Office space, kitchen, lavatory included.

Food Forwarded 4 U is underway. St. James Healthcare kitchen and Gamer's have been providing leftover prepared food which is being packaged into family-sized meals at the Butte Emergency Food Bank. Family meals are frozen and distributed to the needy.

The Butte Emergency Food Bank participates in the MT State Giving Campaign. If you are a state employee and are willing to make payroll donations to the Food Bank, contact jlynch@mt.gov for information about payroll deductions to the Butte Emergency Food Bank.(Federal ID: 81-0469563)

In Butte, employees of Butte Silver Bow, Northwestern Energy, Pioneer Technical Services, O'Keefe Drilling, and St. James Hospital Community Shares also allow payroll deductions to the Butte Food Bank. Personnel services can arrange for deductions. We at the Food Bank are very grateful for ALL donations.

 If you need food assistance, call 782 6230.

Hunger information: www.elca.org/hunger

 Butte Emergency Food Bank is located at 1019 E. Second Street, across from Koprivica Park..