Food for Lane County unveiled a new website and a new feature called Food Finder, which helps people find food pantries and meal sites, filtering them by location and day of the week. The website can be viewed in 11 languages.
The Food Finder tool and the new website are part of a rebranding the nonprofit announced at its annual Empty Bowls benefit auction Saturday, Oct. 4. The fundraiser set a record, raising $500,000, about $100,000 more than the previous year. The funds, and the rebrand, come at an important time for the 41-year-old organization, as food insecurity is on the rise in Lane County.
The new tagline is “Welcoming everyone to the table.” The website was created through an $85,000 donation in website, branding and photography services by Turell Group, a Eugene-based marketing agency…