Times & Transcript (Moncton) - November 6, 2009
HUNTERS GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY
by James Foster
Some hunters would eat wild game every day if they could. Others, as much as they love hunting, can't stand the stuff. There is now a better option for those who don't particularly enjoy eating wild meat or who simply want to do some good for their community, and it's catching on fast. Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry is a program
that lets New Brunswick hunters offer nutritious, delicious meat to food banks and soup kitchens - and it doesn't cost them a penny.
Everyone knows the demands of food banks have never been greater and agencies that operate these valuable resources are struggling to provide good food to their growing lists of clients. Most often, protein-rich red meat is the scarcest commodity of all at food banks and soup kitchens because it costs a lot and is less convenient to store and distribute. Hunters can help by donating a deer or other big game to the cause, and FHFH will pay the processing and packaging costs.
Just 50 pounds of nutritious deer meat will provide 200 quarter-pound servings of protein-rich, low-fat red meat to someone who would otherwise go without meat. The program is very simple. Hunters to drop off their game at specific meat shops. When they do, they complete a Deer Donation Log including their tag number, address, phone number and signature. Hunters should make sure their deer is free of spoilage, has been properly field
dressed and that it is brought to the appropriate butcher shop in a timely manner.
The butchers then process the meat into five-pound packages of ground meat which is distributed to the less fortunate in our midst via food banks and soup kitchens. You can also donate part of your deer or other game, but
with partial donations you'll be asked to absorb the processing costs yourself. If you don't hunt or would prefer to keep all that delicious meat for yourself but think FHFH is a fantastic idea, you can make a tax-deductible
donation to help cover the organization's hefty costs, which average $50 per deer.
Contact them at 506-433-9096 or visit their web site at http://www.fhfhcanada.org.
They are always looking for volunteers, donations and sponsors. FHFH began in Maryland in 1997 and is spreading like wildfire across the continent as just one more way that hunters give back to their community. The number of meals FHFH has provided since they began is estimated to be many millions. They are a faith-based organization but their only agenda is to put good food into hungry mouths. As word of the program spreads, it's becoming more and more popular among hunters and the list of butchers who have agreed to participate is growing equally fast, so check out FHFH's web site frequently for an updated list of butchers. So far, 14
meat shops have agreed to help out. Here is where you can drop off your deer:
- LeBlanc Meat in Memramcook, 758-2222.
- ANC Meats in Shepody, 734-3124.
- Boucherie Boucher Butchery in Sainte-Marie de Kent, 955-3868.
- Leger Meat Market, Sainte-Marie de Kent, 955-3600.
- Boudreau Meats, Memramcook, 758-2992.
- Arseneault Meat Market, Trois Ruisseaux, 533-0247.
- A & K Meats, Upham, 832-4329.
- K & B Meats, Sussex, 432-1815.
- Reg Falconer, Miramichi, 622-4042.
- Carr's Meat Shop, Jacksonville, 328-6460.
- Armour Meats, Beechwood, 278-5640.
- Giberson Meat Shop, Ashland, 375-8524.
- Frank's Meat Shop, St. Leonard, 423-7904.
- Blackie's Meat Shop, Oak Mountain, 277-6792.
HUNTERS GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY
by James Foster
Some hunters would eat wild game every day if they could. Others, as much as they love hunting, can't stand the stuff. There is now a better option for those who don't particularly enjoy eating wild meat or who simply want to do some good for their community, and it's catching on fast. Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry is a program
that lets New Brunswick hunters offer nutritious, delicious meat to food banks and soup kitchens - and it doesn't cost them a penny.
Everyone knows the demands of food banks have never been greater and agencies that operate these valuable resources are struggling to provide good food to their growing lists of clients. Most often, protein-rich red meat is the scarcest commodity of all at food banks and soup kitchens because it costs a lot and is less convenient to store and distribute. Hunters can help by donating a deer or other big game to the cause, and FHFH will pay the processing and packaging costs.
Just 50 pounds of nutritious deer meat will provide 200 quarter-pound servings of protein-rich, low-fat red meat to someone who would otherwise go without meat. The program is very simple. Hunters to drop off their game at specific meat shops. When they do, they complete a Deer Donation Log including their tag number, address, phone number and signature. Hunters should make sure their deer is free of spoilage, has been properly field
dressed and that it is brought to the appropriate butcher shop in a timely manner.
The butchers then process the meat into five-pound packages of ground meat which is distributed to the less fortunate in our midst via food banks and soup kitchens. You can also donate part of your deer or other game, but
with partial donations you'll be asked to absorb the processing costs yourself. If you don't hunt or would prefer to keep all that delicious meat for yourself but think FHFH is a fantastic idea, you can make a tax-deductible
donation to help cover the organization's hefty costs, which average $50 per deer.
Contact them at 506-433-9096 or visit their web site at http://www.fhfhcanada.org.
They are always looking for volunteers, donations and sponsors. FHFH began in Maryland in 1997 and is spreading like wildfire across the continent as just one more way that hunters give back to their community. The number of meals FHFH has provided since they began is estimated to be many millions. They are a faith-based organization but their only agenda is to put good food into hungry mouths. As word of the program spreads, it's becoming more and more popular among hunters and the list of butchers who have agreed to participate is growing equally fast, so check out FHFH's web site frequently for an updated list of butchers. So far, 14
meat shops have agreed to help out. Here is where you can drop off your deer:
- LeBlanc Meat in Memramcook, 758-2222.
- ANC Meats in Shepody, 734-3124.
- Boucherie Boucher Butchery in Sainte-Marie de Kent, 955-3868.
- Leger Meat Market, Sainte-Marie de Kent, 955-3600.
- Boudreau Meats, Memramcook, 758-2992.
- Arseneault Meat Market, Trois Ruisseaux, 533-0247.
- A & K Meats, Upham, 832-4329.
- K & B Meats, Sussex, 432-1815.
- Reg Falconer, Miramichi, 622-4042.
- Carr's Meat Shop, Jacksonville, 328-6460.
- Armour Meats, Beechwood, 278-5640.
- Giberson Meat Shop, Ashland, 375-8524.
- Frank's Meat Shop, St. Leonard, 423-7904.
- Blackie's Meat Shop, Oak Mountain, 277-6792.
