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Please provide a <br />description of similar <br />past achievements <br />or projects and <br />evidence of <br />successfully meeting <br />proposed budgets <br />and timetables. (150 <br />word limit) <br />TABLE has been delivering healthy food to kids for 17 years and including <br />local, Orange-County grown produce in our bags of food for almost that <br />entire time. Successes include: <br />* Growing from 12 kids our first week to now delivering food to over 1,125 <br />children weekly. <br />* Incorporating nutrition education for over a dozen years to give kids the <br />knowledge and means to improve their own health. <br />* Over 60% of participating kids experience improved physical health with <br />food from TABLE. <br />* Successfully completing our $3.25M capital campaign thanks to generous <br />donors in order to expand to a permanent home where we can grow to feed <br />more local kids in need. <br />* Our annual revenue is stable and continues to increase, ensuring that this <br />is a sustainable program. W e have a track record of success meeting our <br />budget each year since our founding in 2008. <br />D25. If you are <br />proposing to <br />collaborate with other <br />organizations on this <br />project, please <br />describe their <br />relevant experience <br />to the project and/or <br />the target population. <br />(150 word limit) <br />Jim Sander, farmer at W ildflower Lane, has been working as a small-scale <br />regenerative farmer for 15 years. The first 7 years he farmed for profit, <br />selling produce in Orange County and he has significant expertise in this <br />area. <br />After 7 years he approached TABLE and we piloted a partnership that’s <br />now entering its 8th year. The first year TABLE supplied $4,500 for <br />materials and supplies and received $45,000 in organic produce. In 2024, <br />TABLE supplied $26,000 for materials and part time labor, and received <br />$130,000 in produce (retail price at local stores). <br />Our partnership has been carefully honed after years of growing and <br />distributing food together, and we are confident in the value and success of <br />the model. W e wish to expand to grow even more at Twin Creeks and put a <br />dent in childhood hunger. <br />D26. Have your <br />collaborators/partners <br />completed projects of <br />this type in the past? <br />Yes <br />If so, what funds <br />were used? (100 <br />word limit) <br />Our current funding is diversified between individuals, grants, foundations, <br />events, and local organizations. W e utilize a variety of funding tactics <br />including grant writing, donor cultivation, fundraising appeals, events, and <br />business sponsorships to raise necessary funds for all projects. <br />D27. Please <br />describe any other <br />relevant expertise or <br />capacity to carry out <br />the project in your <br />application. (250 <br />word limit) <br />Some of our strongest partnerships are with local farmers, including <br />W ildflower Lane, Farmer Foodshare, Sankofa, Gabor, Faithfull Farms and <br />Elysian Fields Farms. W orking collaboratively, we positively impact the <br />health of our kids AND the sustainability of our local food system. Over <br />35% of produce is locally sourced, including BIPOC and woman-owned <br />farms, keeping dollars local; providing high quality, organic fresh food for <br />kids; and keeping small farms stable. So while W ildflower Lane and its Twin <br />Creeks expansion is a unique partnership, we have extensive relevant <br />expertise collaborating with local farms to distribute food to kids. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 607995AB-FD72-4B81-91C2-2C0A73A91963