Join the Civil War Food Battle!

We can End Hunger One TEXT at a Time.

Hunger doesn’t choose sides, but we can in the fight against it! The “Civil War Food

Battle” is a contest between “Duck” fans and “Beaver” fans to see who can generate the most

donations for local food banks. Through a unique partnership with the Oregon Food Bank

Network, the University of Oregon, and Oregon State University, we can battle hunger together –

Civil War style!

“We are teaming up to create a mobile text drive that will reach participants state-wide

and encourage football fans to text a $5.00 or $10.00 donation to help feed our hungry

neighbors,” says Darrel Kau, FOOD For Lane County Development Director. “With the sobering

truth that Oregon is the second hungriest state in the nation, the opportunity to rally together

around the Civil War Game to raise money for all 20 food banks in the state is fantastic.”

Earlier this year, Americans used their cell phones to send text messages pledging more

than $30 million for Haiti Disaster relief efforts, according to Mobile Giving Foundation. Excited

about using that model to raise funds for hunger relief, FOOD For Lane County applied to MGF

to establish the four (4) keywords being used for the “Civil War Food Battle” text campaign.

Texting GoDucks5 or GoBeavs5 to 20222 will result in a $5.00 donation. Texting GoDucks10

or GoBeavs10 to 20222 will give a $10.00 donation.

Oregon has been hit especially hard by this recession. With Ducks and Beavers all over

the state, this fundraising drive will benefit the entire food bank network, from Astoria to

Ontario, providing financial help to all twenty regional food banks in the Oregon Food Bank

Network, including NeighborImpact.

The one-time donation of $5 or $10 will be added to your mobile phone bill or deducted

from your prepaid balance. Messaging & Data Rates May Apply. All charges are billed by and

payable to your mobile service provider. Service is available on most carriers. Donations are

collected for the benefit of the food bank by the Mobile Giving Foundation and subject to the

terms found at www.hmgf.org/t.

History/Mission: NeighborImpact seeks to change the course of each family’s future by giving

them the tools they need to succeed. NeighborImpact’s tool box includes Head Start,

weatherization, home repair, energy and rent assistance, financial skills building, savings

programs, assisting parents to find child care, tutoring homeless children, providing emergency

and transitional housing to homeless families, home buyer education and feeding the hungry.

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