Make A Difference Day 2009
 Make A Difference Day 2009 was Saturday, Oct. 24. The KCCVS once again hosted the food drive competitions between the DCBS Service Regions and the Kentucky AmeriCorps programs.
This year there was also a new competition between the state government cabinets. Governor Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear encouraged all state employees to participate.
Due to the varying sizes of the programs, regions and cabinets, the winners are determined by the highest number of ounces of food collected per employee or member.
Make A Difference Day 2009 Governor's Proclamation
Food Drive Competition Results
The overall drive statewide yielded more than 123 tons of food - enough to feed 493,087 Kentuckians* an 8-ounce serving. This is a 74 percent increase from last year. If all 493,087 Kentuckians stood in line for their serving of food, the line would be more than 186 miles long.
The cabinets collected almost 13 tons of food and the DCBS regions collected more than 4 tons of food. The Kentucky AmeriCorps programs collected a staggering 106 tons of food. See the competition breakdowns below.
Make A Difference Day 2009 Picture Slide Show
Make A Difference Day 2009 Press Release (Nov. 18, 2009)
*Reports totaling 2,509.68 ounces (313.71 servings) were submitted after the reporting deadline and are not included in the total, but the food still went to local food pantries.
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Cabinet Food Drive Competition |
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The Cabinet for Economic Development's 96 employees collected almost 13,000 ounces of food. That equates to more than 134 ounces of food per employee!
In total, the cabinets collected almost 13 tons of food.
Cabinet Food Drive Competition Results
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# |
Cabinet Name |
Ounces Collected |
Number of Employees |
Ounces Per Employee |
Number of 8-ounce Servings |
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1 |
Economic Development |
12,899.20 |
96 |
134.37 |
1,612.40 |
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2 |
Finance and Administration |
98,000 |
1,869 |
52.43 |
12,250 |
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3 |
Health and Family Services* |
120,585.60 |
3,105 |
38.84 |
15,073.20 |
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4 |
Military Affairs |
21,632 |
648 |
33.38 |
2,704 |
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5 |
Labor |
13,369.90 |
447 |
29.91 |
1,671.24 |
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6 |
Tourism, Arts and Heritage |
56,944 |
2,085 |
27.31 |
7,118 |
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7 |
Personnel |
4,246.73 |
223 |
19.04 |
530.84 |
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8 |
Public Protection |
12,208 |
646 |
18.90 |
1,526 |
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9 |
Energy and Environment |
10,654.50 |
1,714 |
6.22 |
1,331.81 |
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10 |
Justice and Public Safety |
40,281.60 |
7,853 |
5.13 |
5,035.20 |
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11 |
Transportation |
18,016 |
4,646 |
3.88 |
2,252 |
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12 |
Education and Workforce Development |
5,760 |
2,747 |
2.10 |
720 |
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414,597.53 |
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51,824.69 |
*Excluding DCBS food totals and employees (140,138.71 oz. and 4,236 employees)
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DCBS Service Region Food Drive Competition |
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The Lakes Service Region's 374 employees collected almost 68,000 ounces. That equates to more than 180 ounces of food per employee!
In total, the regions collected more than 4 tons of food.
DCBS Service Regions Food Drive Competition Results
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# |
Region Name |
Ounces Collected |
Number of Employees |
Ounces Per Employee |
Number of 8-ounce Servings |
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1 |
The Lakes |
67,933.36 |
374 |
181.64 |
8,491.67 |
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2 |
Two Rivers |
27,132.70 |
487 |
55.71 |
3,391.59 |
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3 |
Eastern Mountain |
20,415.45 |
490 |
41.66 |
2,551.93 |
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4 |
Southern Bluegrass |
17,107.50 |
481 |
35.57 |
2,138.44 |
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5 |
Cumberland |
6,410 |
540 |
11.87 |
801.25 |
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6 |
Salt River Trail |
797 |
478 |
1.67 |
99.71 |
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7 |
Northern Bluegrass |
342 |
395 |
0.87 |
42.75 |
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Jefferson |
0 |
395 |
0 |
0 |
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Northeastern |
0 |
596 |
0 |
0 |
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140,138.71 |
4,236 |
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17,517.34 |
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AmeriCorps Program Food Drive Competition |
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SERV Corps's 30 members collected 1,352,876 ounces or 42.28 tons. That equates to more than 45,000 ounces of food per member!
In total, the AmeriCorps programs collected almost 106 tons of food.
2009-10 AmeriCorps Programs Food Drive Competition Results
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# |
Program Name |
Ounces Collected |
Number of Members |
Ounces Per Member |
Number of Tons |
Number
of 8-ounce Servings |
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1 |
SERV Corps |
1,352,876 |
30 |
45,095.87 |
42.28 |
169,109.50 |
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2 |
MSU Corps |
697,728.40 |
30 |
23,257.61 |
21.80 |
87,216.05 |
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3 |
The Learning Corps/ A-Team |
1,145,959 |
64 |
17,905.61 |
35.81 |
143,244.88 |
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4 |
FRYSC Corps |
159,362 |
25 |
6,374.48 |
4.98 |
19,920.25 |
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5 |
SUCCESS Corps |
24,292.75 |
16 |
1,518.30 |
0.76 |
3,036.59 |
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6 |
UNITE Service Corps |
9,742.83 |
10 |
974.00 |
0.30 |
1,217.85 |
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Build Corps |
0 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Every 1 Reads AmeriCorps Program |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Homeland Security Corps |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Offender Reentry Corps |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Prevent. Prepare. Respond. |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Senior Connections |
0 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3,389,960.98 |
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105.94 |
423,745.12 |
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General Information |
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The KCCVS traditionally sponsors a campaign to collect as much non-perishable food as possible as part of its Make A Difference Day observance. Collected food is donated to food pantries and emergency feeding centers in the communities where the food is collected.
KCCVS sponsored one food drive involving our Kentucky AmeriCorps programs, another among Cabinet for Health and Family Services's community-based service regions and one among state government cabinets.
Not only does the winning program, region and cabinet earn bragging rights for a year, but they receive a special Make A Difference Day Traveling Award, which remains with the winner for one year and travels to reside with each consecutive winner. If a program, region or cabinet wins the award three successive years, it is theirs to keep. The award is presented in the spring at the annual Governor’s Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Service.
Learn more general information about Make A Difference Day or more about the results of previous initiatives.
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