Pantry Podcast

For our final episode of the Pantry Podcast, we'll meet two members of the OACP staff who haven't been featured yet on our show. Maggie Piery, the current Operations Manager, and Larson Cook, the Inventory Manager, discuss how they came to work at the OACP and what things look like in their daily roles at the pantry.

Returning to our previous format, Kelsey interviews longtime board member and former OACP Treasurer Bill Albrecht. He discusses the importance of the pantry to the Oshkosh community and beyond.

Elizabeth and Kelsey discuss events that occurred at the OACP in May and talk about increased demand for volunteers this summer.

Elizabeth and Kelsey discuss events and updates from the OACP for the month of April. They also talk about upcoming events for May such as Stamp Out Hunger on May 13th, the Kiwanis Amazing Race Oshkosh (also on May 13th), and "Do Something Good for Your Neighbor" night at Culver's on Koeller from 5-8pm on May 16th. Visit oacptoday.org to sign up for the OACP newsletter for more details!

This month hosts Elizabeth and Kelsey talk about all the great things that happened in March at OACP and talk about what's to come in the future. Happy listening!

This month join hosts Kelsey and Elizabeth for a conversation about what's been going on at the Oshkosh Area Community Pantry in 2023. We hope you enjoy the new format!

For this episode, I met with former executive director of the OACP, Tom Fojtik. We chatted about his time at the OACP, working through the COVID-19 pandemic, and his new role helping develop healthy neighborhoods in Oshkosh.

This month's interview is with newly appointed OACP board chair Jennifer Heim. Jenny talks about her time with the OACP along with maintaining a balance between work, family, and community service.

This episode of the Pantry Podcast is dedicated to the volunteers. You'll hear from two volunteers who are also on the OACP board, a full time volunteer, and the OACP Volunteer Coordinator, Karl Buelow. They all discuss how volunteers truly are the heart of the OACP and how great it feels to give back to your community. If you are looking to help out, visit www.OACPtoday.org to sign up as a volunteer or to make a donation.

In this episode I talk with OACP Program Manager Elizabeth Ahnert about the School Pantry Program and the resources it provides students in the Oshkosh community. We also discuss the OACP Kid's Corner and hear a special story about their birthday program.

This month I talk to Ryan Rasmussen, who became the Executive Director of the Oshkosh Area Community Pantry in February of this year. We discuss his accomplishments during his first 6 months on the job as well as his vision and goals for the future.

This month on the Pantry Podcast I interview Mike Lueder, the currently OACP Board Chair and the Interim Director of the Center for Civic and Community Engagement at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. We discuss his long history of organizing volunteers for the OACP, as well as the Pantry's new strategic goals and plans for the future.

My interviewee this month is Dr. Tracy Slagter from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. As a political scientist, she was excited to share her knowledge about government subsidized food programs. In addition, students from her course, The Politics of Food, volunteer at the pantry each spring.

This month, I interview Dr. Gabe Loiacono, a history professor at UW Oshkosh. He shares knowledge about the history of humanitarian aid in the United States. Students from his course, Charity & Memory from Medieval England to New Deal U.S., volunteer at the pantry every semester as part of their community engagement initiative. He also discusses his recently published book, How Welfare Worked in the Early United States: Five Microhistories.

This month's interview is with Steve Vickman, who was the first Executive Director of the OACP. He talks about the history of the pantry and how it came together in 2008. He shares stories about the many people and volunteers that came together to make the OACP a reality, as well as some meaningful lessons he learned along the way. **Some of the audio for this interview had to be re-recorded due to technical difficulties, so there are a few sections that have a different sound quality than the rest of the interview.

The Oshkosh Area Community Pantry has started a podcast! Join us each month for interviews with local individuals who have ties to the OACP. For our first episode, we are joined by OACP staff members Karl Buelow, Elizabeth Turner, and Brandon Wittman. Tune in to hear about how they keep things running smoothly at the OACP and their goals for 2022. To learn more about the staff, visit https://oacptoday.org/board.staff.html