The sound of hunger: A Great Plains Food Bank podcast

Great Plains Food Bank
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Covering issues of hunger relief across the great plains.

Episodes

  1. 02/17/2023

    Heather Gades shares her personal story of lunch shaming

    Just days before her high school graduation, Heather Gades was informed she wouldn't be able to graduate unless her student lunch debt would be paid. The experiences shaped much of her passions today. She shares this personal story along with the work she is doing to battle food insecurity in this episode of The Sound of Hunger.

    31 min

  2. 06/29/2021

    Top moments from his 31-year-career (Great Plains Food Bank CEO Steve Sellent)

    On his final days following a career that has spanned more than three decades, outgoing Great Plains Food Bank CEO Steve Sellent shares what it was like in his first days with a staff of just four individuals - where a day spent both driving a truck and fundraising in a shirt and tie were common. He also shares his top stories over 31 years where he witnessed growth of the organization to reach 39 employees.

    25 min

  3. 05/25/2021

    Where does our food come from? (Great Plains Food Bank Food Resource Manager Kramer Stuth)

    In a given year, as much as 95 percent of the food distributed by the Great Plains Food Bank is donated. But where and by who? Kramer Stuth, food resource manager at the Great Plains Food Bank, visits the podcast to answer that question along with tell us the most unique donation he has seen along with the best products that you can donate.

    18 min

  4. 02/03/2021

    All things Giving Hearts Day (Impact Foundation Chief Transformation Officer Scott Holdman)

    With just over one week until Giving Hearts Day, Scott Holdman joins the podcast to talk about the first years of the annual event, how big it can get in the future and what to expect this year.

    26 min

  5. 11/24/2020

    What does Fill the Dome look like in 2020? (Fargo Shanley senior Lydia Mattern)

    Now in its 14th year, Fill the Dome has become a staple in the Fargo-Moorhead area helping to provide more than 2.3 million pounds of food and $600,000 to help in the fight to end hunger since 2007. But due to COVID-19, the event will look different in 2020. Listen to Fargo Shanley senior Lydia Mattern tell us what specifically is different about this year.

    13 min

  6. 10/19/2020

    Great Plains Food Bank podcast - episode one (Melissa Sobolik)

    On the first ever edition of the Great Plains Food Bank podcast, we are joined by president Melissa Sobolik. Melissa stops by to discuss a busy fall and summer at the Great Plains Food Bank including a recent milestone $1 million gift from Sanford Health, distribution of the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program, COVID-19 and our soon opening of our regional service center in Bismarck.

    28 min
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Covering issues of hunger relief across the great plains.

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