Hunters Encouraged to Donate Venison in Northeast Ohio
Local organization pays for processing 
 
AKRON, 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 seven participating coordinators in Northeast Ohio. FHFH helps hunters return to their heritage as food-providers by transforming deer - renewable resources- into meals for the hungry.

 
Hunters in Northeast Ohio can contact the following coordinators to arrange deer donations:  
 
Carroll County   
Mark Oboy
740-269-3024
mvoboy@eohio.net

Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumbull counties
Bryan Renner
330-542-3141
bmrenner@cboss.com

Cuyahoga and Lorain counties Pete Banks
440-988-5495
pete@fhfh.org

Geauga and Portage counties  
David Walstad
330-256-1368
david_walstad@yahoo.com

Holmes County   
Dewey Thompson
740-623-0859
hdthompson@sbcglobal.net 

Tuscarawas County   
Jeffrey Clarke
330-204-1201
wildtreegroup@gmail.com

Wayne County   
Fred Bradford & Dennis Derflinger
Fred 330-201-4117
Dennis 330-464-0284
dcsbradfor@hotmail.com
derfsdv@sssnet.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.