What do you know about your Food Bank? Choose the correct answer (answers will be displayed after form is submitted).

If you have any questions or would like more information, please e-mail us at Info@FairbanksFoodBank.org or call us at (907) 45-SHARE (907-457-4273).

A) General Survey

1) The mission of your food bank is to (a) collect all the cans in your cupboard and store them at 725 26th Avenue (b) collect surplus food in the community and give it to people who need it (c) ask local grocers for outside lettuce leaves and other discarded food

2) Your food bank is primarily a volunteer agency.  Volunteers are (a) students in local schools (b) retired seniors (c) employee work groups who enjoy “team building” (d) all of the above

3) Your food bank collects local surplus food and each day we receive (a) two hundred pounds (b) one thousand pounds (c) two to five tons (d) one million pounds

4) During the winter and at the end of each month your food bank makes an average of (a) 10 food boxes each day (b) 20 food boxes each day (c) 1000 food boxes each day (d) 70 food boxes each day

5) Your food bank also distributes two USDA commodities programs.  Each of these food programs distribute their food (a) once a day (b) once a week (c) once a month

6) A candidate for a food box might be (a) unemployed (b) waiting on a worker’s comp claim to settle (c) victim of a disaster such as fire or accident (d) a kidney dialysis patient (e) a single parent who makes $8.00/hr (f) all of the above

7) A candidate for a food box might be (a) 5 years old (b) 18 years old (c) 35 years old (d) 65 years old (e) all of the above

8) A candidate for a food box might be (a) brand new to the community (b) lived here 5 years (c) lived here a lifetime (d) all of the above

9) A candidate for a food box might live in (a) downtown Fairbanks (b) North Pole (c) Salcha (d) all of the above

10) Your Food Bank’s most famous volunteer is (a) Glenn Hackney (b) Stan Zielinski (c) RG Bouchum (d) Roy and Hope Helms (e) Jake Poole (f) Jay Ramras (g) all of the above

B) Please take a minute and give us your comments or share a story of how your food bank has helped you or your neighbors.  How can the Food Bank improve the services provided in this community?

1) Have you or your family used the services of this Food Bank? Yes No

2) Were you satisfied with the quality and quantity of food received? Yes No

3) Were you treated with respect and courtesy when you asked for service? Yes No

4) Was it difficult to find the food distribution site of the day?  Did you know where to begin? Yes No

5) Have you been asked to donate food? Yes No

6) Have you been asked to donate money? Yes No

7) Have you been asked to volunteer? Yes No

8) What can the volunteers, board or staff of the Food Bank do to improve service in this community?

9) Do you have a story of your connection to the Food Bank to share with us?

C) Contact Information (Optional)

First Name: Last Name: Phone Number: E-mail

Thank for taking the time to the fill out the Food Bank survey.