For each $12 donation, you will be gifted a gourmet caramel apple! The Apples will be presented to donors before Valentine's Day. This offer begins January 8th, and will only be granted to the first 750 donors.
Nothing is sweeter than a Valentine's gift that provides more than 52 meals to locals in need. When donors give in quantities of $12, NERA's volunteers provide a hand-dipped caramel apple to the donor as a "thank you." Simply specify that your donation is for the "Caramel Apple Fundraiser." Each $12 donation provides more than 52 meals to a local in need.
The New Emergency Resource Agency (NERA) is a nonprofit organization that feeds thousands of housed and unhoused individuals. NERA's programs are important in Oklahoma because 1 out of every 7 adults and 1 out of every 5 children are experiencing food scarcity. Most who visit NERA would go hungry if it were not for the services provided. A majority of clients are given 2.5 weeks of groceries in just one visit to the NERA Food and Resource Center.
NERA's service area is the 11 ZIP codes most closely surrounding Ponca City. This nonprofit organization distributes 20,000 to 40,000 lbs. of food through their grocery center every week. In 2023, over 1.2 million meals were supplied to locals. The small staff of 4 depends on dozens of volunteers and sponsors like you.
HOW DOES A $12 DONATION SUPPLY 52 MEALS? Our affiliation with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma allows us to order 20,000 to 30,000 lbs. of food every week for an average of $500. This inexpensive order combined with 5,000 to 10,000 lbs. of donations from local grocery stores allow us to send each client home with enough food to feed their family for 2.5 weeks or longer. If each individual eats 3 meals a day - that's 52 meals. At the time of this fundraiser, a $1 donation can translate to 5 meals provided.
Sponsorships
Fundraiser SPONSORS help NERA volunteers pay for the fundraiser supplies. While donors who give to the fundraiser will receive gourmet caramel apples, these sponsors do not receive any offerings in return. These sponsors are the reason the Caramel Apple Fundraiser is a success. Because of these generous companies and individuals, all donations affiliated with this project may be used to feed neighbors in North Central Oklahoma. NERA Food and Resource Center would like to thank:
Golden Apple Sponsors:
Caramel Sponsors: First National Bank of Oklahoma, Michelle Owen, Moore's Venture Foods, and RCB Bank
Nut Sponsors: Mertz Manufacturing, Aesthetic State of Mind, Hoffman Painting, Ponca City Noon Lions Club, Cherokee Strip Credit Union, Hembree & Hodgson Construction, Mid-Con Energy, and Chuck & Suzie Greenwood
Chocolate Sponsors: Schwabe & Associates, Josie Moyer, Curtis & Karen Meyer, Carey & Danny Head, Brace Books, Rikki's Market, Cremer's Lawn & Landscape, Michelle Cremer, Stuteville Ford-Lincoln, and Judy Eckholt Apple Sponsors: A+ Printing, Jamie Ledbetter, Tudy Lockwood, Mandy Burris, Sue Lunsford, Faye Askew, Taco Stop, Lori & Dale Evans, Ziggi's Coffee, KookieNow, Al & Mary Riddle, Prime Rental Property Management, Tammy Reese, Cherokee Strip Insurance Agency LLC., Redlands Office Solutions, and Linda Ward