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Operation Food Search Raises More Than $83,000 at Golf Tournament
25th annual fundraiser to benefit non-profit agency's programs and services
Operation Food Search (OFS), a non-profit hunger relief organization, recently raised more than $83,000 at its 25th annual golf tournament. Proceeds will go toward ending childhood hunger and family food insecurity in the St. Louis bi-state region.
The day-long event, which was presented by Ascension Health at WingHaven Country Club, included lunch and dinner, as well as live and silent auctions. Sponsors included Ameren, Enterprise Bank & Trust, Miller Lite, Russo’s Catering, St. Louis Community College - Forest Park, and Seeger Toyota.
Pictured from left to right are tournament winners Art Kerckhoff, Rick Baur, Wayne Schroeder, and Mark Norman.
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Founded in 1981, Operation Food Search (OFS) is a hunger relief organization that provides food and nutrition education. With a strategic focus aimed at ending childhood hunger, OFS empowers families with a range of programs and services proven to reduce food insecurity and increase access to healthy and affordable food. The agency helps feed more than 200,000 individuals on a monthly basis – one-third of which are children – through a network of 330 community partners in 31 Missouri and Illinois counties.
Operation Food Search is located at 1644 Lotsie Blvd. For more information, call (314) 726-5355 or visit OperationFoodSearch.org.