Cash & Check donations have tripled from this time last year:      $40,741 (2020/2021) compared to $13,567 (2019/2020) – an outpouring of generosity from our neighborhoods! This is an increase of 200% in the Donation Growth Rate from last season – and the most money raised in cash/checks in any of the Holiday Food Drives!

Food Items (canned goods & non-perishable items) are around 3/4 of last year’s:    1,099 (2020/2021) compared to 1,487 (2019/2020) – historically most food items are gathered through Holiday Parties and door-to-door efforts – both precluded this year by COVID-19 concerns and restrictions

 Food Pantry Beneficiaries:

  • Augustine Hunger Center
  • Pilgrim Church – “Little Free Pantry”
  • Michael/St. Prokop Food Pantry
  • Immanuel Lutheran Food Pantry
  • Westside Catholic Center
  • Malachi Parish “Back Door Ministry”
  • Greater Cleveland Food Bank

Round 1 donations were delivered to the food pantries before Christmas, 2020. Round 2 donations (to help food pantries re-stock in the new year) will be delivered to food pantries by week’s end.

 Many, many  thanks to the Food Drive Coordinators – A Job Very Well Done!

  • Auburn-Lincoln Park – Jonathan Petrea
  • Central Tremont – Jennifer Zellner
  • Duck Island – Philip and Ashley Major and Elaine Borawski
  • Holmden-Buhrer-Rowley/ Mentor-Castle-Clark – Angelica Pozo and Jackson Lang (Terrapin Bakery)
  • Irishtown Bend – Marcy VanderTuig
  • North of Literary – Liz Gedeon
  • Metro North – MaryAnn Balog
  • South of Jefferson – Kate Carden and Tom Tosuksri
  • Tremont West Staff – Scott Rosenstein and Dharma Valentin

Grand Prize Competition – the Block Club Winner of the friendly completion between block clubs is: North of Literary (23,267 points) – the most points by a block club in the history of the competition. Congrats, North of Literary!!!!

The winning block club in this Grand Prize competition, North of Literary Block Club, will receive a $100 cash prize, awarded by Tremont West.

Great Job, North of Literary!

The tally sheet can be viewed here.

 Top 5 Teams in 2020/2021:

  • North of Literary Block Club (Ward 3) – 23,267 points
  • Metro North Block Club (Ward 14) – 20,290 points
  • Duck Island Block Club (Ward 3) – 14,121 points
  • Auburn-Lincoln Park Block Club (Ward 3) – 8,876 points
  • Irishtown Bend Block Club (Ward 3) – 4,142 points

Top 5 Teams in 2019/2020:

  • Auburn-Lincoln Park Block Club (Ward 3) – 6,664 points
  • Metro North Block Club (Ward 14) – 4,200 points
  • North of Literary Block Club (Ward 3) – 3,017 points
  • Duck Island Block Club (Ward 3) – 2,663 points
  • South of Jefferson Block Club – 1,666 points

 

  • Points are derived by doubling the cash/check figure and adding food items – this determines eligibility for Grand Prize Contest competition (Rounds 1 & 2)
  • All Block Club Teams and the Tremont West Staff Team increased in overall donations given this season! While the Donation Growth Rate was 200% cumulatively for the Holiday Food Drive –  individual block clubs’ donations grew in a range between 16%  to an astounding 1,294%!

 

Two other competitions are:

 Most Food Items Donated (Rounds 1 & 2) Competition:

  1.  Auburn-Lincoln Park Block Club (Ward 3) – 276 food items donated –
  2. Holmden-Buhrer-Rowley/ Mentor-Castle-Clark Block Clubs (meet together – Wards 3 and 12) – 237 food items donated
  3. South of Jefferson Block Club (Ward 3) – 215 food items donated
  4. Duck Island Block Club (Ward 3) – 157 food items donated
  5. Metro North Block Club (Ward 14) – 90 food items donated

 The winning block club in this competition, Auburn-Lincoln Park Block Club, will receive a $50 cash prize, awarded by Tremont West.

Congrats, Auburn-Lincoln Park!

 Most Cash/Checks (Rounds 1 & 2)

  1. North of Literary Block Club (Ward 3) – $11,620 in cash/checks donated
  2. Metro North Block Club (Ward 14) – $10,100 in cash/checks donated
  3. Duck Island Block Club (Ward 3) – $6,982 in cash/checks donated
  4. Auburn-Lincoln Park (Ward 3) – $4,300 in cash/checks donated
  5. Irishtown Bend Block Club (Ward 3) – $2,071 in cash/checks donated

 The winning block club in this competition, North of Literary Block Club, will receive a $50 cash prize, awarded by Tremont West.

Congrats, North of Literary!

Special Shout-Outs to:

  • Duck Island – $6.982 (2020/2021) compared to $1,531 (2019/2020) – an increase of 356%!
  • Metro North – $10,100 (2020/2021) compared to $3, 266 (2019/2020) – an increase of 209%!
  • Irishtown Bend – $2,070 (2020/2021) compared to $915 (2019/2020) – an increase of 126% for the smallest block club in geographical size!
  • Holmden-Buhrer-Rowley/Mentor-Castle-Clark – $1,743 (2020/2021) compared to $125 (2019/2020) – an increase of an incredible 1,294%!

The most important: Caring generously for individuals and families in need in our communities and supporting the great work the food pantries do throughout the year!

 Thanks for your generosity and kindness!

 Best,

Scott Rosenstein and Dharma Valentin, Holiday Food Drive Coordinators