About the donors
Jeff and Helen Davidson, longtime Dublin, Ohio, residents, are both CPAs who worked in tax and financial management positions for years. They believe that nothing one accomplishes in the business world is as important as giving back to people who haven’t had the same opportunities in life that they had.
A major food bank out of food, pantries closing and a long line of 700 cars waiting to get an emergency supply of food.
In October 2007, Jeff Davidson made a trip to Logan and witnessed a line of cars at the Smith Chapel UMC Food Pantry. As he spoke with many of the people patiently waiting for food, he recognized that he was witnessing the unfolding of a human tragedy. He was moved and humbled by all that he experienced and knew that he could never accept the fact that people here in Ohio are struggling to put food on their tables.
During his visit to Logan, he met Lora, a 64-year-old cancer survivor who couldn’t make it without the Smith Chapel Pantry. Her sole income consisted of $631 a month. She was getting by, but barely, and her diet consisted largely of baloney, peanut butter and beans. Lora was one person among many in similar situations here in Ohio.
At the time, the Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeastern Ohio, which serves food pantries in some of the poorest 10 counties in Appalachian Ohio, was empty.
To help this crisis, a hunger challenge was issued. The Southeastern Ohio Hunger Fund was opened in December 2007, and an Angel Donors Fund matching grant of $25,000 was initiated.
Support the Southeastern Ohio Hunger Fund
Gifts to the Southeastern Ohio Hunger Fund are tax-deductible and can be made in many ways, including cash, bequests, stock, real estate, royalties, insurance beneficiaries and qualified charitable distributions from IRAs.
To mail your donation, please designate the fund and mail to the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, 35 Public Square, Nelsonville, OH 45764.
Donations can be made online by designating the Southeastern Ohio Hunger Fund when donating.