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Hunters’ Harvest is a group of people
that utilize their skill, expertise and
love of hunting and fishing to feed
hungry people served by
non-profit organizations. Since February
2005, Hunters’ Harvest has provided
54,000 lbs. of wild game and fish to
organizations in our community.
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News from Hunters'
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The following
article appeared in
Chronicle This Week
on Thursday,
February 18th, 2008.
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By TOM BEHRENS
Copyright 2008
Houston Chronicle
Feb. 18, 2008,
11:48AM
HUNTING: Hunters'
Harvest feeding the
needy with donated
wild game
Now that the
deer-hunting season
is over, many
hunters are picking
up meat dropped off
at meat processors.
Sometimes after
getting home it
becomes quite
apparent it's not
all going to fit in
the freezer. There
may still be game
left over from last
hunting season.
Hunters Harvest
would like to help
you out with that
situation, and in so
doing, help
thousands of others.
The organization
plans to send the
extra meat, donated
by individuals, to
several ministry
organizations they
work with in the
Houston area and
other parts of
Texas.
Hunters' Harvest, a
non-profit 501c3
organization, is a
group of people that
utilize their skill,
expertise, and love
of hunting and
fishing to feed
hungry people served
by other non-profit
organizations.
According to the
group, since
February 2005,
Hunters' Harvest has
provided in excess
of 40,000 lbs. of
wild game and fish
to organizations.
Hunters drop the
donations off on
special Hunters
Harvest dates, such
as the ones held at
Bass Pro Shops
through the year, or
they can call
Hunters' Harvest and
a representative
will pick up the
meat.
Family, Victory
Home, Open Door
Mission, New Life
Resort and SEARCH
are organizations
that Hunters'
Harvest works with
in the Houston area.
Victory Ministries
has three different
locations that
benefit from the
donations. His
Ministries in Santa
Fe and the Brazoria
County Women's
Center also receive
wild game and fresh
fish donations.
There are 17
additional
ministries
throughout the
state.
Something new for
this past season are
two locations in
Houston that provide
free processing of
wild game if the
meat is donated to
Hunters' Harvest.
The locations are
Pete's Fine Meats in
Houston and Midway
Meat Market in Katy.
The drop off
locations notify
Hunters' Harvest
when the meat is
ready for pickup by
one of the
ministries Hunters'
Harvest serves.
"Since we brought
the processors on
board it (meat
donations) has
really increased,"
said Cathy Lawdanski,
coordinator for
Hunters' Harvest. "I
don't know the exact
amount, but I see a
lot more traffic.
What happens is
Midway will call me
and say that they
have deer for us and
I don't even know
who it was that
donated the meat.
"I called Victory
Home and asked how
much they picked up
and they said they
had two 150-quart
coolers full of
meat. I think we are
getting a lot more
than we used to get
from individual
hunters because of
the processors that
have come on board."
Although the state
deer season is over,
many hunters take
advantage of the
exotic hunts managed
through private
ranches, or the
Javelina season
which lasts through
Feb. 24 in several
Texas counties.
Hunters can drop off
the field dressed
game, especially the
wild hogs, at Pete's
Fine Meats and
Midway Meat Market
for donations to
Hunters' Harvest.
Just mention
Hunters' Harvest and
there is no cost for
processing.
Anyone dropping off
a whole hog or deer
is eligible for the
"Bad Boy Buggy"
drawing, a
customized hunting
ATV. Hunters should
contact Cathy
Lawdanski at
281-320-2859 or
cathy@huntersharvest.org
or visit
www.huntersharvest.org.
March 1 is the
deadline for the
drawing.
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Hunters’
Harvest is a committee of
The Get Together,
a 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit organization.
Tax receipts will be provided to those donating fish and
game to Hunters’ Harvest. For more information,
contact Cathy –
cathy@huntersharvest.org
or Wade -
wademattingly@sbcglobal.net |
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