2015 Accomplishments

May 2015: The Adams County Local Foods Guide is updated for 2015-2016 seasons and 12,000 copies are printed and distributed.

April 2015: The Gleaning Project hosted an Empty Bowls fundraising event at Gettysburg College with the support of the Center for Public Service at Gettysburg College, the Gettysburg College Art and Art History Department, and South Central Community Action Programs. They received donations of soup and bread from 18 local restaurants, and donations of handmade ceramic bowls from 14 local artists. Through this event, The Gleaning Project raised $5000 to support their efforts to distribute gleaned produce to local neighbors struggling with food insecurity.

October 2015: The Gleaning Project of South Central PA launched their first annual World Hunger Week with the support of South Central Community Action Programs Inc. In the course of 6 days they hosted 9 events including a canned food drive in collaboration with United Way, a SNAP challenge, two super apple gleans, a documentary film screening of Food Stamped, a World Hunger Banquet, and more. They collected 8,770 lbs of donated food, and $4,768 to held end hunger and food insecurity in Adams County.

December 2015: The Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College reaches a milestone and serves its 50,000th meal at a celebration at the Gettysburg Senior Center. This also markeed 93,000 pounds of food rescued.

December 2015: In 2015, The Gleaning Project of South Central PA rescued a total of 223,338.85 lbs of produce from 41 farms and orchards throughout Adams County. They distributed those edible but unsalable fruits and veggies to 14,072 community members struggling to afford enough nutritious food with the help of 35 community partners and 478 volunteers.