Letter from the President Fall 2025

Welcome to the Fall 2025 edition of Harvester. As I read through the stories in this issue and look ahead to Thanksgiving, one word keeps going through my mind: Gratitude.

I’m forever grateful for people like you who support Marion Polk Food Share. Without you, the work of helping our neighbors facing hunger just wouldn’t get done. But thanks to you, people experiencing food insecurity are finding the help and hope they need this Thanksgiving season.

That’s why we’re so grateful for all of our generous supporters and partners, especially as so many face new hardships due to government funding cuts and increasing costs. I’m also grateful as I read stories of neighbors like Kristy, Ashley, and Misti, who will be able to put food on the table this Thanksgiving and beyond. Food is at the heart of every holiday, and thanks to friends like you, more families will have access to the foods that make this time of year special.

As I sit down with my family this Thanksgiving, I will give thanks for you, for a community that cares so deeply about its neighbors, and for those families and individuals who are being helped.

Thank you for all that you do.

Sincerely,

Rick Gaupo
President & CEO