FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28, 2009

Hunters Encouraged to Donate Venison in Southwest Ohio
Local organization pays for processing 
 

XENIA, OH - Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH), a ministry that provides nutritious venison to the hungry through food banks and local feeding programs now has four participating coordinators in Southwest Ohio. FHFH helps hunters return to their heritage as food-providers by transforming deer - renewable resources- into meals for the hungry.

Hunters in Southwest Ohio can contact the following coordinators to arrange deer donations: 

Butler, Clermont, Hamilton
& Warren Counties:
Donald Boling   513-777-9525 home
    don-fhfhoh-15@fuse.net

Butler County:  
Walter Wilson   513-410-1329 cell
    513-942-7433 home
    513-985-9430 ext.107 work
    walter_wilson_45030@yahoo.com      

Highland County:
Barb Graves   937-515-2221 cell
    Barb.graves@oh.nacdnet.net
 
Shelby County: 
Cory Meyer   937-419-0396 home
    c4@woh.rr.com

      
 
Successful hunters donate deer to partnering butcher shops that are licensed and inspected by the health department or USDA. Regional food banks as well as local feeding programs and ministries that feed the hungry pick up the packaged, frozen meat from the butcher shop. Local FHFH chapters raise money to cover the butchering costs so that hunters can donate their deer free of charge. FHFH then matches that amount with grant monies from Division of Wildlife.
           
FHFH began in 1997 and blossomed from one Maryland County to over half of the states in the nation. Since its inception, FHFH has provided nutritious meat for millions of meals to the food banks and agencies that serve the poor across the country. FHFH is a 501(c)(3) organization. All contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

 Anyone interested in becoming a local Ohio FHFH coordinator or a participating meat processor should visit the "Local FHFH" page at fhfh.org.