GIVING TUESDAY

THE PAX CENTER | LAPORTE, INDIANA

Brighton Street Green Space

 A NOTE FROM OUR CEO/PRESIDENT
It started with a sign in the yard.

We knew that food insecurity was not only an injustice in need of engagement, but it was
also one that was impacting our immediate neighbors. When kids don't get enough to
eat — especially during their first three years — they begin life at a disadvantage. Children
and adults are more likely to be hospitalized and face higher risks of health conditions
like anemia and asthma when they are hungry. When hunger exists, individuals, families,
and communities struggle.

Nine years ago, we put a sign in the yard that told our neighbors we have a food pantry
for those in need. Three hundred individuals were fed the first month out of a small room
at State Street Community Church. We listened to our neighbors tell stories of their
struggles. We heard about hunger, poverty, and loneliness. We saw the tremendous
impact each one of those injustices has on people. We made a commitment that whoever
comes to us in need of food will be fed.

Since 2010, we have helped over 6,000 different individuals in LaPorte County have
access to food and a support network. We no longer have that same sign in the front yard
advertising the food pantry to our neighbors. We no longer need it. When people are
hungry, lonely, or disoriented in this world, they know the Pax Center is there to help.
And, it's because of your partnership and support that we persist.

We don't solicit for donations often. Instead, we host one HUGE day of generosity called
Giving Tuesday. It's on December 3rd, 2019. In our short history, the Pax Center has
made substantial impacts on hunger, poverty, and loneliness
in LaPorte County. The funds raised go directly to the
programs and projects that help our neighbors each day.

In this brochure are sponsorship levels and information on

our current and upcoming initiatives. Please consider
partnering with the Pax Center in 2020 to help LaPorte
County be well-fed and well-loved.

NATE LOUCKS
CEO/PRESIDENT

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 THE FOOD PANTRY

The food pantry exists so that nobody in LaPorte

County has to worry about his or her next meal.
The Pax Center distributes groceries to
900-1,100 LaPorte County residents each
month. Instead of being handed a standard box
of food, food pantry participants are greeted by
a friendly and helpful staff while being allowed
to choose their own groceries from overflowing
shelves. Thanks to the help of generous
community partners, the Pax Center can provide
fresh fruits and vegetables to each visitor as well.

WHERE DO WE GET OUR FOOD?

Piazza
Food Bank
USDA 2%
Aldi 17%
Other
38%
18%

25%
FRESH SHARED
PRODUCE HUMANIT Y

HOW MUCH DID WE DISTRIBUTE? Most food pantries can only supply their food-
insecure clients with nonperishable food items.
8,000+ 4,680+ These high-calorie items are cheap, highly
Pounds of Potatoes Dozen Eggs available, and easily attained. They are also often
high in sodium, processed, and making significant
3,120+ 1,000+ contributions to the obesity epidemic in food-
Gallons of Milk Pounds of Bananas insecure communities. In recent years, the Pax
Center has shifted the provisional model of
174,892 sufficiency in calorie-counting to also engage with
the daily recommended nutritional needs for a
Total Pounds of Food
healthy and thriving person.

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WHERE DID PEOPLE VISIT US FROM IN 2019?
LaPorte・Michigan City・Kingsford Heights・Walkerton・Westville・Rolling Prairie・
Hamlet・New Carlisle・Mill Creek・Union Mills・Wanatah・Hanna・La Crosse・
Sugar Grove・Notre Dame・Valparaiso・Knox・Kingsbury・North Judson・Granger・
South Bend・Hobart

COMMUNIT Y MEALS
The table is an extension of the family. It is a
place to gather, laugh, cry, and eat together. To
combat the poverty of loneliness and to foster
familiar experiences in the LaPorte community,
the Pax Center hosts two weekly community
meals. Each meal has a salad, main course, and
dessert. Everyone is welcome because, at the
Pax Center, everyone is family.

Did you know? The Pax Center's volunteer

teams provided 6,715 delicious hot meals last
year at our community meals.

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Raspberries in the Jackson Street Community Garden

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 JACKSON STREET COMMUNIT Y GARDEN

2015 2019
SUMMER KIDS GARDEN CLUB
The Summer Kids Garden Club meets on
Tuesdays while school is out of session. Forty
local children learn about nutrition,
environmental sustainability, and the importance
of a local food system while growing and
tending their own garden box.

Did you know? A 4’x8’ garden box can grow

$200-$500 worth of produce over a year’s time
(weather depending).

COMMUNIT Y GARDEN

The Jackson Street Community Garden is

committed to growing food communally and
to giving back to our neighbors. Located on
the corner of Jackson and Jefferson Streets in
downtown LaPorte, the garden features 50
garden plots for families and individuals, a free
u-pick area, and a Share Table for the
neighborhood to use. In addition to the
garden vegetables, there are also raspberries,
grapes, and growing pear trees.

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NEW PURPOSE.
NEW LIFE.
210 BRIGHTON S TREET, L A POR TE, IN 46350

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 BRIGHTON STREET GREEN SPACE
PHASE ONE
01. ACQUISITION 02. ESCAVATING

03. DEMOLITION 04. REMODELING

05. COMPLETING 06. UTILIZING

Project made possible by the Healthcare Foundation of LaPorte, American Licorice Co.,
State Street Community Church, and other generous partners.

Phase Two started in the Summer of 2019.

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2020 ESTIMATED BUDGET
PROGRAM EXPENSES

Food Pantry $100,000

Community Meal $24,000

Jackson Street Community Garden $5,000

Brighton Street Green Space $10,000

Events $3,000

TOTAL $142,000

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Charges/Fees/Dues $2,000

Communication/Marketing $3,300

Vehicles $2,000

Telephone/Internet/Phone $4,000

Office Supplies $2,000

TOTAL $13,300

FACILITIES & SUPPORT

Facilities $18,600

Staff Support $89,200

TOTAL $107,800

TOTAL EXPENSES $263,100

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 PARTNER WITH
THE PAX CENTER!
Become part of a dynamic organization dedicated to keeping LaPorte County loved-well
and fed-well.

Jackson
Community
Food Pantry
Community
Street
ANNUAL PARTNERSHIP BENEFITS Sponsor
Sponsor
Meal Sponsor

Sponsor

(+$250) (+$1,000) (+$2,500)

(+$5,000)

I AM A PEACEMAKER t-shirt ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Social media shoutout on Giving Tuesday ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Listed on annual giving wall at the Pax Center

(for one year)

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Included on the Pax Center website

(w/ link to business or organization)

✓ ✓ ✓
Periodic social media shoutouts through the year
✓ ✓ ✓
Named sponsor of one community meal*

(w/ social media promotion)

✓ ✓
Banner or sign included as sponsor at the Jackson
Street Community Garden (for one year)
✓

* Organizations can supply their own volunteers or have the Pax Center team serve the community
meal. Regardless, the partner will be featured as the sponsor of that meal.

BRIGHTON STREET SPONSOR - $10,000

Brighton Street partners receive a permanent namesake in the Education Resource Center or in the
outdoor green space.

PAVILION SPONSOR - $50,000

The green space has a beautiful 60x30 pavilion designed. Permanent naming rights for this pavilion
come with this sponsorship level.

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 GET INVOLVED
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