COMMODITY GIVEAWAY FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH The commodity giveaway was held last Saturday, April 25th. We served 104 families with 168 people within those families I would like to thank Helen Green, Deb Short, Bonnie Haddock, Joe & Becky Johnson, Kelly Mason, Jan Luff, Barbara Woody, Patricia Caddick, and Shirley Smith for helping distribute the commodities. A big thank you to Joe & Becky Johnson, Jan Luff, and Kelly Mason for sacking up all the fresh fruit and vegetables, and Tommy Litke and Devon Ingle for moving the frozen items from the storage area to the commodity building. A special thanks to Jessica Caricato at the Longhorn Steakhouse for letting us store the frozen items for two days. The help of volunteers is important and very much appreciated. The next commodity giveaway will be held on May 30th, at the Baca County Industrial Park (old FOYTO building) north of Springfield, from 8 - 9 a.m. If you have any questions please call 529-0232 or 523-4372. Helpers were: Jan LuffKelly Mason Becky JohnsonJoe Johnson Shirley SmithBonnie Haddock Helen GreenDeb Short Patricia Caddick Barbara Woody Tommy LitkeDevon Ingle Sheila Emick Jessica Carricato -- Longhorn Steakhouse

August 7, 2007 Starting July 1, 2007 all TEFAP agencies will have new distributors. The Care and Share Food Bank in Colorado Springs will be the warehouse storage location, and our distribution company for our commodities. In the past Andrews Produce in Pueblo stored and delivered the commodities. I visited the Care and Share Food Bank in Colorado Springs on June 13th. Lori Kapu, Director of Operations & Agency Relations gave me the tour of the facility. It is a very large facility and they distributed over $9.9 million dollars worth of food in prior years. They are proposing to build a new facility which will double their capacity to store more food and therefore distribute more food to those in need. What all this means to Baca County is that we will be able to get other food items to supplement the commodities that we give away now. It is hoped that in the near future Care & Share will have a bi-monthly mobile drop to Baca County. These bi-monthly drops will probably not start until October or November, but we are excited that our community will be receiving other items as well as the regular commodities. Our next commodity giveaway will be August 25, 2007. I'm not sure of the location at this time. We will put an article on the website, in the paper, and on the cable to let people know where the giveaway will be. If you have any questions please call 529-0232 or 523-4372. Thank you, Sheila Emick Baca County Clerk
April 8, 2007 NEW RULES FROM USDA FOR 2007 Starting with our next commodity giveaway you will need to show your driver's license or identification card to receive your commodities. If you pick up for someone else, you will need a note as well as a copy of their driver's license or id card. If you have any questions please call 529-0232 or 523-4372. Thank you, Sheila Emick Baca County Clerk
March 9, 2007 COMMODITY GIVEAWAY SATURDAY, APRIL 7TH The next food commodity giveaway will be Saturday, April 7th from 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Commodities will be distributed in the Blue Building at the Fairgrounds. The commodities will be on a first come first serve basis. Each family will receive one box of commodities, no matter how many people are in the household. If you are picking up for someone else, you will need to bring a signed note to turn in. If you have never signed up for the commodities, the deadline to sign up for this giveaway is March 23rd. There are forms available at the County Clerk’s Office or on this website. We will be giving away the following commodities: spaghetti sauce, green beans, tomato sauce, white rice, pasta, cranberry juice, instant milk, peanut butter, shelf stable milk, refried beans, tuna, orange juice, egg noodles, and rice cereal. If you want to volunteer to help on giveaway day, show up at 7:30 a.m. at the Blue Building. If you have any questions please call 529-0232 or 523-4372. Sheila Emick Baca County Clerk
July 10, 2006 COMMODITY GIVEAWAY SATURDAY, JULY 22ND The next food commodity giveaway will be Saturday, July 22nd from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Commodities will be distributed on the south side of the Baca County Courthouse under the carport. The commodities will be on a first come first serve basis. Each family will receive one box of commodities, no matter how many people are in the household. On Saturday, July 22nd please pull into the parking lot on the south side of the Baca County Courthouse and one of our volunteers will come to your vehicle and have you sign your name and give you your commodities, then you can go on through the driveway to the east and turn onto Main street. You will not have to get out of your vehicle at all. There is a scheduling conflict with the Blue Building so that is why we are having the giveaway at the Courthouse. If you are picking up for someone else you will need to bring a signed note to turn in. The deadline to sign up for this giveaway is July 14th. There are forms available at the County Clerk’s Office or on this website, just click on Eligibility Forms and print your own, fill it out and bring to the County Clerk’s Office by July 14th. The items we have to give away are: Salmon, Beef Stew, Pasta, Peanut Butter, Vegetable Soup, Carrots, Cranberry Juice, Pinto Beans, and Ralston Cereal. If you want to volunteer to help on giveaway day, show up at 8:00 a.m. at the Baca County Courthouse. If you have any questions please call 529-0232 or 523-4372 through July 21st, and on Saturday, July 22nd, please call 529-0232. Sheila Emick Baca County Clerk
January 5, 2006 Baca County Clerk, Sheila Emick stated that there will be an extra commodity giveaway on January 14, 2006 at the Blue Building from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. This giveaway is possible because of grant funds received through the Department Of Local Affairs. The Baca County Health Nurse’s office applied for these Community Food and Nutrition grant funds. These grant funds have different income limits than our regular commodity program, so check below to see if your family qualifies. The monthly income guidelines for this commodity giveaway are: 1 person $798.00; 2 people $1069.00; 3 people $1341.00; 4 people $1613.00; 5 people $1884.00; 6 people $2145.00; 7 people $2428.00, and 8 people $2699.00. If your monthly income falls within the levels listed above you will qualify for these commodities. We will be giving away the following items: Hot Dogs, Grape Jelly, Quick Oats, Cocoa Mix, Mac N Cheese, Saltine Crackers, Pancake Syrup, Soft Spread Margarine, and Applesauce. If you have any questions please call 529-0232 or 523-4372. Sheila Emick Baca County Clerk
COMMODITY GIVEAWAY CHANGED TO SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3RD Baca County Clerk, Sheila Emick stated that the next commodity giveaway will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3rd at the Blue Building at the Baca County Fairgrounds. This will be on a first come first served basis. If you filled out a form to receive commodities already you do not need to do it again, but: if you didn’t receive commodities in August you will need to sign up by November 18th to be eligible to receive them on Dec. 3rd. Go to the County Clerk’s Office to get the form to fill out or go to the website address at: http://www.oraflo.com and click on the Commodity button and that will take you to the form and you can print your own and drop it by the County Clerk’s Office. Any new applications are due by Friday, November 18th at 4:30 p.m. If you have any questions please call 529-0232 or 523-4372. Sheila Emick Baca County Clerk
COMMODITY GIVEAWAY CHANGED TO SATURDAY, AUGUST 27TH I apologize for the confusion and changing the day and time twice already. The food commodity giveaway will be this coming Saturday, August 27th from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Commodities will be distributed at the "FOYTO" Building 1/2 mile north of Springfield on the east side of the road (the former Christian Family Fellowship Center building), we will distribute commodities out of the south building. The items we have been allocated so far are: Pineapple Juice, Sweet Potatoes, Apple Juice, Peaches, Shelf Stable Milk, Pudding, Tomatoe Soup, Beef Stew, Green Beans, Spaghetti Sauce, Corn Flakes, Egg Noodles, and Peanut Butter. Regardless of whether you have turned in a form or now, just show up Saturday and you will receive one box of commodities per family, no matter how many are in your family. The commodities will be given out on a first come first serve basis. If you have any questions please call 523-4372 through August 26th, and on August 27th the day of the giveaway, please call 361-0265. The next commodity giveaway after this Saturday will be sometime the last of November. Watch the newspapers and check out the website address: www.oraflo.com for any new information. Sheila Emick Baca County Clerk

COMMODITY UPDATE FRIDAY, AUGUST 26TH The next food commodity giveaway will be Friday, August 26th from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Commodities will be distributed at the Blue Building at the Baca County Fairgrounds. The commodities will be on a first come first serve basis. If you signed up before or after the first time we had a giveaway you do NOT need to sign up again. All you need to do is just show up at the Blue Building on Friday, August 26th and pick up your commodities. Each family will receive one box of commodities, no matter how many people are in the household. When you receive your commodities this time we will have a form there for you to sign. There are income restrictions and that information is on the form. The forms are available at the County Clerk's Office, 741 Main St., Springfield, CO., and also at the website address of http://oraflo.com (click on Baca County Food Commodity Program, in the upper right hand corner of the index page, and that link will take you to the information). If you print the form from the website, just fill it out and bring it with you on Friday, August 26th. The items we have been allocated so far are: Pineapple Juice, Sweet Potatoes, Apple Juice, Shelf Stable Milk, Peaches, Pudding, Tomato Soup, Beef Stew, Spaghetti Sauce, Corn Flake Cereal, Egg Noodles, and Peanut Butter. We may receive one or two more items before delivery day. If you want to volunteer to help on giveaway day, show up at 8:00 a.m. at the Blue Building. If you have any questions please call 523-4372 through August 25th, and on August 26th the day of the giveaway, please call 361-0265. The next commodity giveaway will be sometime the last of November. Watch the newspapers and the website for any new information. Sheila Emick Baca County Clerk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COMMODITY UPDATE July 28, 2005 The next food commodity giveaway will be Saturday, August 20th from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Commodities will be distributed at the Blue Building at the Baca County Fairgrounds. If you signed up before or after the first time we had a giveaway you do NOT need to sign up again. All you need to do is just show up at the Blue Building on August 20th and pick up your commodities. Each family will receive one box of commodities, no matter how many people are in the household. When you receive your commodities this time we will have a form there for everyone to sign. There are income restrictions and that information is on the form. The forms are available at the County Clerk's Office, 741 Main St., Springfield, CO., and also at the website address of http://oraflo.com (click on Baca County Food Commodity Program, in the upper right hand corner of the index page, and that link will take you to the information). If you print the form from the website, just fill it out and bring it with you on August 19th. The items we have been allocated so far are: Pineapple Juice, Sweet Potatoes, Apple Juice, Shelf Stable Milk, Peaches, Pudding, Tomato Soup, Beef Stew, Spaghetti Sauce, Corn Flake Cereal, Egg Noodles, and Peanut Butter. We may receive one or two more items before delivery day. If you are interested in being a volunteer, please call 523-4372 and let us know. We will distribute the commodities once every quarter, since we are only allocated commodities in January, April, July, and October of each year. Watch the newspapers and the website for any new information. Sheila Emick Baca County Clerk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 11, 2005 COMMODITY UPDATE Our first commodity giveaway will be Saturday, May 28th at the Blue Building at the Baca County Fairgrounds, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Please bring a box or laundry basket that will hold approximately 14 items. We have had 155 families sign up for the commodities. So if you brought in an application by May 6th you may come to the Blue Building on May 28th and receive a box of commodities. The items that you will be receiving are: macaroni, walnuts, instant dry milk, pudding, mixed fruit, corn, vegetable soup, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, beef stew, peanut butter, cranberry juice, peaches, and tuna. These will all be dry products in jars, cans or bags. If you can’t pick up your own commodities, please make arrangements for someone to pick them up for you, and give them a signed note to present to us at the door. We would like for you to pick up your own if possible. Please call us at 523-4372 and let us know if someone else will be picking up your commodities. On the day of distribution, Saturday, May 28th the office will be closed so if you need to contact me on that day, please call my cell phone at 361-0265. It is not a long distance call. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
April 18, 2005 UPDATE ON BACA COUNTY FOOD COMMODITIES We are getting closer to the time that we can have our first distribution. The commodities will be distributed at the Blue Building at the Baca County Fairgrounds. Our first distribution will be the first part of May if all goes well. We have been allocated eleven commodities so far, and the total for April should be seventeen or so before we will have the first giveaway. We have had 146 families sign up for the commodities. We will still continue to accept applications for commodities, but we have to cut if off somewhere because we need to be sure we can order enough commodities to accommodate the number of families that have signed up so far. If you bring in your application after April 22nd, we may have to hold your application until the next giveaway. If you want to receive the commodities there is a form that you must fill out. There are income restrictions and that information is on the form. The forms are available at the County Clerk's Office, 741 Main St., Springfield, CO., and also at the website address of http://oraflo.com (click on Baca County Food Commodity Program, in the upper right hand corner of the index page, and that link will take you to the information). If you are interested in being a volunteer, please call 523-4372 and let us know. Any of the staff that answers the telephone can take your name and give you any information you need concerning the commodities. We will distribute the commodities once every quarter, since we are only allocated commodities in January, April, July, and October of each year. Watch the newspapers and the website for any new information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
April 18, 2005 UPDATE ON BACA COUNTY FOOD COMMODITIES The commodities will be distributed at the Blue Building at the Baca County Fairgrounds. Our first distribution will be the first part of May if all goes well. We will receive our first allotment from the Department of Agriculture in April sometime. I’m not sure of the date since this is our first time to be allocated commodities. We have had 132 families sign up so far for the commodities. Please get your forms in to us as soon as possible. If you want to receive the commodities there is a form that you must fill out. There are income restrictions and that information is on the form. The forms are available at the County Clerk's Office, 741 Main St., Springfield, CO., and also at the website address of     http://oraflo.com     (click on Baca County Food Commodity Program, and that link will take you to the information). We would like the forms filled out and back into the Clerk's office as soon as possible, so we will know approximately how many families will be receiving commodities, and then we can order the product accordingly. We have had a very good response for volunteers, we have approximately 20 so far. If you are interested in being a volunteer, please come by the Baca County Clerk's Office or call 523-4372 and let us know. Any of the staff that answers the telephone can take your name and give you any information you need concerning the commodities. We will need volunteers the day the commodities are delivered, and then the day we bag and distribute the product. We will probably receive the product on a Thursday and plan to distribute on Saturday of the same week. Starting out we will only receive dry products since we don't have freezers or coolers to store frozen or other food that needs refrigeration. As the program grows, we will be putting information in the newspapers and on the website at     http://oraflo.com     to keep the people of Baca County informed about what is going on. So watch the papers and website for new information. If you have any questions, please call 523-4372. Sheila Emick Baca County Clerk

To Baca County Residents, From Sheila Emick: We have been working on getting a food pantry and commodity program started in Baca County since Colorado residents are no longer elligible to receive Oklahoma commodities in Boise City. And since the right people were finally contacted in Denver with the USDA, we are now ready to start setting up our very own Food Pantry! I presented the information to the County Commissioners on February 18th at their regular meeting and they have approved my request that we start a food commodity program in Baca County. I will be administering and coordinating the program for Baca County, but this is something I will need help with, especially at election time. In the next few weeks we will be needing volunteers to help with unloading, bagging, and distributing the product. At the present we will be distributing once every three months. Since we missed the first distribution of the year in January, our first distribution will be sometime in the next couple of months. As the Baca County Food Commodity Program progresses and grows, we will make adjustments as needed. The Commissioners have agreed to let the Baca County Food Commodity Program use the Fairground facilities for the distribution and we will let you know at a later date which building will be used for distribution. If you want to receive the commodities there is a form that you must fill out. There are income restrictions (bring proof of income when you come to pick up a form) and that information is on the form. The forms will be available soon at the County Clerk's Office, 741 Main St., Springfield, CO., and also at the website address of     http://oraflo.com     and click on Baca County Food Commodity Program. We would like the forms filled out and back into the Clerk's office as soon as possible, so we will know what to order for the first distribution. If you are interested in being a volunteer, please come by the Baca County Clerk's Office or call me at 523-4372. We will need volunteers the day the commodities are delivered, and then the day we bag and distribute the product. Starting out we will only receive dry products since we don't have freezers or coolers to store frozen or other food that needs refrigeration. As the program grows, we will be putting information in the newspapers and on the Boogermania website at     http://oraflo.com     to keep the people of Baca County informed about what is going on. So watch the papers and website for new information. If you have any questions, please call me at 523-4372. Sheila Emick Baca County Clerk

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