| In The News |
| Central Missouri Chapter of SCI |
| Sportsmen Against Hunger/Share of Harvest |
| Status Report – January 23, 2012 |
| Deer Hunters Donate Over 28,000 pounds of Venison for Charities in Central Missouri |
| The Share the Harvest Program sponsored in central Missouri by the Central Missouri Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) during the 2011/2012 deer seasons resulted in deer hunters donating 28,300 pounds of venison for charities in central Missouri. A total of 460 whole deer and several partial deer were donated. “We really appreciate the venison donations by deer hunters in this area for it comes at a time when there is a great need for food by charities in central Missouri,” said Earl Cannon, coordinator of the program for the SCI chapter. |
| The Conservation Federation of Missouri and the Central Missouri Chapter of SCI paid the processing cost for whole deer donations. “Our chapter wants to thank the deer hunters, meat processors, charities, Missouri Department of Conservation, Conservation Federation of Missouri, Safari Club International Foundation, Missouri Food Bank Association, Missouri Department of Economic Development, Governor Jay Nixon, news media, chapter members and all others who helped make the program so successful,” said Jim Lightsey, president of the SCI chapter. |
| Donations by processing plants were as follows:Russellville Locker, Russellville – 5,813 pounds
Hartman’s Custom Meat Processing, New Bloomfield – 1,460 Crane’s Meat Processing,Ashland– 5,875 pounds R & R Processing, Auxvasse – 3,530 pounds Swiss Meat & Sausage Co., Hermann – 2,810 pounds Mexico Meat & Produce, LLC,Mexico– 5,760 pounds Hanson Hills Campground, KingdomCity Horn’s Meat Processing,Fulton– 1,020 pounds |
| The distribution of venison to the charities served was as follows:Serve, Inc., Fulton – 4,808 pounds First United Methodist Church Food Pantry,Jefferson City– 500 pounds New Life Evangelistic Center, Jefferson California United Methodist Church Food Pantry, California– 1,200 SamaritanCenter, Jefferson Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri,Columbia– 5,875 pounds The Salvation Army, Jefferson
The Salvation Army, Columbia Oak TheHelpCenter,Mexico– 5,760 pounds HelpingHandsOutreach Hermann Community Hope House, Lake First Baptist Church Food Pantry, Guthrie – 500 pounds Eldon Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry, Eldon – 600 pounds Holts Summit Soup Kitchen, Holts Summit – 180 pounds
For additional information contact: Earl Cannon, Coordinator Sportsmen Against |