John Whittaker said : "It's large, visible, from quite a ways away,"

CBC Thursday, September 1, 2022 12:23:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “All we have is clothes we are wearing,”

nbcnews Wednesday, August 3, 2022 1:59:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “The hardest hit seem to be right here in the main Indianapolis area but we also have some deep embedded poverty in the rural counties as well,”

fox59 Wednesday, April 13, 2022 2:21:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We don’t really have a big plan B other than try to find another source of protein,”

fox59 Saturday, April 9, 2022 1:27:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Now, we have to go to pork, or beef, or another alternative or even canned meats, which are even more expensive,” “People, daily, count on that meal coming from us to supply them with that protein source”

fox59 Saturday, April 9, 2022 1:27:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker explained : “It’s just a merry-go-round of problems that we have to overcome to be able to do our work,”

fox59 Saturday, April 2, 2022 1:43:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Every dollar that comes into the Midwest Food Bank goes directly to feed people,” “We can turn that into $50 worth of food to go out and give to someone”

fox59 Saturday, April 2, 2022 1:43:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “On a typical distribution day here at Midwest every Tuesday and Thursday we put through about 50 agencies,” “Today we had about 20 volunteers to put those 50 through. We got it done but we need some more hands to get that work done so typically we would need anywhere between 30 to 40 volunteers here to do the work”

fox59 Friday, January 14, 2022 12:03:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “So, we have a handful of people working longer hours to get the work done and they’re frankly just worn out,” “We just haven’t seen the numbers increase, so I think people have gotten pretty comfortable being at home a bit”

fox59 Wednesday, June 2, 2021 11:59:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “When that runs out, we’re all going to be all hands-on deck,” “And so, we need everyone to step up and help”

fox59 Wednesday, June 2, 2021 11:59:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “They don’t realize what an important role they play in not-for-profits” “It’s essential, it’s vital to the success of our organization”

fox59 Wednesday, June 2, 2021 11:59:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “I just think it’s really important not to show the state as the bad guys because they are not,” “I think they are struggling like everyone else is through this pandemic”

fox59 Friday, February 19, 2021 5:01:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “The need isn’t going away anytime soon,” “Unemployment is still up. Folks are still wondering about this next wave of funding from the federal government”

fox59 Thursday, December 24, 2020 10:47:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Your dollars are very important to the food bank. It’s not just these large grants and foundation gifts and other things, but every single dollar that comes in here is needed desperately because we’re still purchasing food at high levels. And we look to do so probably all the way through 2021,”

fox59 Thursday, December 24, 2020 10:47:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker writes : “as fast as the government is selling bonds, the Bank of England is buying them…with newly created money”

moneyweek Friday, December 18, 2020 4:52:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We’ve never seen a need like there is right now,”

fox59 Saturday, December 5, 2020 5:13:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “I think right now people really understand what a food bank means to our community and really understand the necessity of it,”

fox59 Saturday, December 5, 2020 5:13:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Many thanks to FOX59 and Nexstar Broadcasting as they once again provide timely support for Midwest’s mission to bridge the gap between prosperity and poverty in our community,”

fox59 Saturday, December 5, 2020 1:23:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “To give people a lift during the holidays and to help people who are sidelined,”

fox59 Wednesday, November 18, 2020 5:12:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We know that those folks are probably tiring of this pandemic, and also have really been stretched to where they just can’t afford to put food on their table in many situations without work, and some would even say without hope,”

fox59 Wednesday, November 18, 2020 5:12:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “So even though people are on snap they still visit pantries, they still do not have enough to eat even with SNAP,” “But that SNAP piece is vital and really the backbone of feeding in our country”

fox59 Wednesday, November 18, 2020 5:12:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “It allows us to more than double our capacity to distribute food here in Indiana,”

fox59 Friday, November 6, 2020 11:48:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker explained : “About as soon as it comes in, it moves out again,”

fox59 Friday, November 6, 2020 11:48:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “I think this is going to be a prolonged response to COVID, I think we’ll carry this through all of next year and possibly into 2022,”

fox59 Friday, November 6, 2020 11:48:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker says : “We typically have a budget for about $100,000 worth of food purchases,” “Right now we are purchasing $50,000 to $60,000 worth of food every week. We always need the help. What’s really beautiful is in proportion to the need, people have really responded”

fox59 Wednesday, August 26, 2020 12:17:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker explained : “We’re not eating into our operating costs because we have funding coming in for that. We’re not closing our doors but what we are doing is struggling to provide the amount of food needed for 30 percent greater need,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 11:17:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We have to purchase that 50 percent of the food that we would normally get donated so we can maintain current levels of giving,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 11:17:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We’re going to make sure that we have a good process in place, so people are safe when they come back. Also, they feel comfortable working and we want to make sure we protect this place,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 11:17:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “There are no guarantees, but what is guaranteed is God is faithful and he will provide for our needs,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 11:17:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker explained : “We’re not eating into our operating costs because we have funding coming in for that. We’re not closing our doors but what we are doing is struggling to provide the amount of food needed for 30 percent greater need,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We have to purchase that 50 percent of the food that we would normally get donated so we can maintain current levels of giving,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We’re going to make sure that we have a good process in place, so people are safe when they come back. Also, they feel comfortable working and we want to make sure we protect this place,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “There are no guarantees, but what is guaranteed is God is faithful and he will provide for our needs,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker describes : “What we need the most of are our staple food items. What you would use the most in your own home, so canned vegetables or peanut butter,”

fox59 Friday, May 22, 2020 7:44:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker adds : “We really got three times as much perishable items because of the restaurant closures,”

fox59 Friday, May 22, 2020 7:44:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker says : “We can take that $1 and turn it into $40 worth of food for a needy individual because of our efficiency,”

fox59 Friday, May 22, 2020 7:44:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker describes : “What we need the most of are our staple food items. What you would use the most in your own home, so canned vegetables or peanut butter,”

fox59 Friday, May 22, 2020 12:04:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker adds : “We really got three times as much perishable items because of the restaurant closures,”

fox59 Friday, May 22, 2020 12:04:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker says : “We can take that $1 and turn it into $40 worth of food for a needy individual because of our efficiency,”

fox59 Friday, May 22, 2020 12:04:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Right now probably what we see the shortage most of is canned products, they seem to be in short supply,”

wishtv Thursday, April 23, 2020 4:02:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker added : “The National Guard along with the Civil Air Patrol, it just doesn’t get better than that,”

wishtv Saturday, April 18, 2020 4:45:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “These boxes are for the single moms who are at home because they’ve been sidelined with their job and they have children to feed. To the shut-in and elderly, we have special process for these boxes to go to them. The people who were already at risk and are now even more at risk. To those that are most in need. And some that have never been in need before but now are,”

fox59 Saturday, April 18, 2020 1:52:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “People are going to be able to go to their local pantry and get some of these. We supply 320 pantries in 72 counties with the food they need to feed individual,”

fox59 Saturday, April 18, 2020 1:52:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Just really the best of what Hoosiers have to offer. Hoosiers do give hope,”

fox59 Saturday, April 18, 2020 1:52:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker added : “The National Guard along with the Civil Air Patrol, it just doesn’t get better than that,”

wishtv Saturday, April 18, 2020 1:44:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “A lot of people don’t know how to ask for help. They really have never been put in this position until now. They’re desperate because not only can they not work or go outside or have to stand in line anymore even to go to the grocery store, they’ve never experienced what they’re experiencing now, it’s totally new,”

fox59 Saturday, April 11, 2020 8:48:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Hoosiers give hope. When it comes time for Hoosiers to step up, they have stepped up in a really great way to help their neighbors,”

fox59 Thursday, April 9, 2020 2:21:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Evidently parking meter maids are essential business although I didn’t see them in the governor’s order,”

wishtv Saturday, March 28, 2020 6:58:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Doesn’t seem to make much sense,” “Definitely not an expense I need right now with the economy the way it is”

wishtv Saturday, March 28, 2020 6:58:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We are really excited about it because there is surplus food in the system right now because of the restaurant closures. Especially perishables. We wanted to get that out in a creative way to folks that are in need that have been laid off and are really hurting from the COVID-19 pandemic,”

wishtv Thursday, March 26, 2020 5:30:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : "We’re getting more product because we are being more intentional about going after that product, some of it may be because of the deficit with the trade,"

fox59 Wednesday, October 30, 2019 1:49:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “In these disaster relief boxes there is usually bagged pasta, spaghetti, there’s cereal, there’s canned soup. We have canned pasta, tuna, peanut butter and jelly,”

fox59 Friday, August 30, 2019 6:59:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : "The absence of blood, skin and tissue on the blade does not assist in establishing if it was used to stab Daniel Saunders"

eadt Tuesday, August 6, 2019 10:10:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker wrote : "We have spent the last two months on continuous tenterhooks because we cannot gain water — that is, production is only just balancing production with consumption,"

abc-au Wednesday, March 6, 2019 12:09:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : "Intu has had a challenging year with a difficult retail and uncertain economic environment, together with responding to two abortive corporate offers for the company. However, our management team has produced a robust operational performance with increased like-for-like net rental income for the fourth consecutive year, 97% occupancy and has signed 248 new long-term leases,"

businessday Wednesday, February 20, 2019 3:45:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Everything went to plan. She felt fresh, she was listening, she was jumping. Nice to get the first day behind us especially with a bit of confidence for the rest of the week,”

Triniad-guardian Monday, August 15, 2016 4:04:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Everything went to plan. She felt fresh, she was listening, she was jumping. Nice to get the first day behind us especially with a bit of confidence for the rest of the week,”

Triniad-guardian Monday, August 15, 2016 2:34:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : "It's large, visible, from quite a ways away,"

CBC Thursday, September 1, 2022 12:23:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “All we have is clothes we are wearing,”

nbcnews Wednesday, August 3, 2022 1:59:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “The hardest hit seem to be right here in the main Indianapolis area but we also have some deep embedded poverty in the rural counties as well,”

fox59 Wednesday, April 13, 2022 2:21:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We don’t really have a big plan B other than try to find another source of protein,”

fox59 Saturday, April 9, 2022 1:27:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Now, we have to go to pork, or beef, or another alternative or even canned meats, which are even more expensive,” “People, daily, count on that meal coming from us to supply them with that protein source”

fox59 Saturday, April 9, 2022 1:27:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker explained : “It’s just a merry-go-round of problems that we have to overcome to be able to do our work,”

fox59 Saturday, April 2, 2022 1:43:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Every dollar that comes into the Midwest Food Bank goes directly to feed people,” “We can turn that into $50 worth of food to go out and give to someone”

fox59 Saturday, April 2, 2022 1:43:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “On a typical distribution day here at Midwest every Tuesday and Thursday we put through about 50 agencies,” “Today we had about 20 volunteers to put those 50 through. We got it done but we need some more hands to get that work done so typically we would need anywhere between 30 to 40 volunteers here to do the work”

fox59 Friday, January 14, 2022 12:03:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “So, we have a handful of people working longer hours to get the work done and they’re frankly just worn out,” “We just haven’t seen the numbers increase, so I think people have gotten pretty comfortable being at home a bit”

fox59 Wednesday, June 2, 2021 11:59:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “When that runs out, we’re all going to be all hands-on deck,” “And so, we need everyone to step up and help”

fox59 Wednesday, June 2, 2021 11:59:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “They don’t realize what an important role they play in not-for-profits” “It’s essential, it’s vital to the success of our organization”

fox59 Wednesday, June 2, 2021 11:59:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “I just think it’s really important not to show the state as the bad guys because they are not,” “I think they are struggling like everyone else is through this pandemic”

fox59 Friday, February 19, 2021 5:01:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “The need isn’t going away anytime soon,” “Unemployment is still up. Folks are still wondering about this next wave of funding from the federal government”

fox59 Thursday, December 24, 2020 10:47:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Your dollars are very important to the food bank. It’s not just these large grants and foundation gifts and other things, but every single dollar that comes in here is needed desperately because we’re still purchasing food at high levels. And we look to do so probably all the way through 2021,”

fox59 Thursday, December 24, 2020 10:47:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker writes : “as fast as the government is selling bonds, the Bank of England is buying them…with newly created money”

moneyweek Friday, December 18, 2020 4:52:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We’ve never seen a need like there is right now,”

fox59 Saturday, December 5, 2020 5:13:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “I think right now people really understand what a food bank means to our community and really understand the necessity of it,”

fox59 Saturday, December 5, 2020 5:13:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Many thanks to FOX59 and Nexstar Broadcasting as they once again provide timely support for Midwest’s mission to bridge the gap between prosperity and poverty in our community,”

fox59 Saturday, December 5, 2020 1:23:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “To give people a lift during the holidays and to help people who are sidelined,”

fox59 Wednesday, November 18, 2020 5:12:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We know that those folks are probably tiring of this pandemic, and also have really been stretched to where they just can’t afford to put food on their table in many situations without work, and some would even say without hope,”

fox59 Wednesday, November 18, 2020 5:12:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “So even though people are on snap they still visit pantries, they still do not have enough to eat even with SNAP,” “But that SNAP piece is vital and really the backbone of feeding in our country”

fox59 Wednesday, November 18, 2020 5:12:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “It allows us to more than double our capacity to distribute food here in Indiana,”

fox59 Friday, November 6, 2020 11:48:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker explained : “About as soon as it comes in, it moves out again,”

fox59 Friday, November 6, 2020 11:48:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “I think this is going to be a prolonged response to COVID, I think we’ll carry this through all of next year and possibly into 2022,”

fox59 Friday, November 6, 2020 11:48:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker says : “We typically have a budget for about $100,000 worth of food purchases,” “Right now we are purchasing $50,000 to $60,000 worth of food every week. We always need the help. What’s really beautiful is in proportion to the need, people have really responded”

fox59 Wednesday, August 26, 2020 12:17:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker explained : “We’re not eating into our operating costs because we have funding coming in for that. We’re not closing our doors but what we are doing is struggling to provide the amount of food needed for 30 percent greater need,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 11:17:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We have to purchase that 50 percent of the food that we would normally get donated so we can maintain current levels of giving,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 11:17:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We’re going to make sure that we have a good process in place, so people are safe when they come back. Also, they feel comfortable working and we want to make sure we protect this place,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 11:17:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “There are no guarantees, but what is guaranteed is God is faithful and he will provide for our needs,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 11:17:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker explained : “We’re not eating into our operating costs because we have funding coming in for that. We’re not closing our doors but what we are doing is struggling to provide the amount of food needed for 30 percent greater need,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We have to purchase that 50 percent of the food that we would normally get donated so we can maintain current levels of giving,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We’re going to make sure that we have a good process in place, so people are safe when they come back. Also, they feel comfortable working and we want to make sure we protect this place,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “There are no guarantees, but what is guaranteed is God is faithful and he will provide for our needs,”

fox59 Friday, May 29, 2020 1:02:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker describes : “What we need the most of are our staple food items. What you would use the most in your own home, so canned vegetables or peanut butter,”

fox59 Friday, May 22, 2020 7:44:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker adds : “We really got three times as much perishable items because of the restaurant closures,”

fox59 Friday, May 22, 2020 7:44:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker says : “We can take that $1 and turn it into $40 worth of food for a needy individual because of our efficiency,”

fox59 Friday, May 22, 2020 7:44:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker describes : “What we need the most of are our staple food items. What you would use the most in your own home, so canned vegetables or peanut butter,”

fox59 Friday, May 22, 2020 12:04:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker adds : “We really got three times as much perishable items because of the restaurant closures,”

fox59 Friday, May 22, 2020 12:04:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker says : “We can take that $1 and turn it into $40 worth of food for a needy individual because of our efficiency,”

fox59 Friday, May 22, 2020 12:04:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Right now probably what we see the shortage most of is canned products, they seem to be in short supply,”

wishtv Thursday, April 23, 2020 4:02:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker added : “The National Guard along with the Civil Air Patrol, it just doesn’t get better than that,”

wishtv Saturday, April 18, 2020 4:45:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “These boxes are for the single moms who are at home because they’ve been sidelined with their job and they have children to feed. To the shut-in and elderly, we have special process for these boxes to go to them. The people who were already at risk and are now even more at risk. To those that are most in need. And some that have never been in need before but now are,”

fox59 Saturday, April 18, 2020 1:52:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “People are going to be able to go to their local pantry and get some of these. We supply 320 pantries in 72 counties with the food they need to feed individual,”

fox59 Saturday, April 18, 2020 1:52:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Just really the best of what Hoosiers have to offer. Hoosiers do give hope,”

fox59 Saturday, April 18, 2020 1:52:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker added : “The National Guard along with the Civil Air Patrol, it just doesn’t get better than that,”

wishtv Saturday, April 18, 2020 1:44:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “A lot of people don’t know how to ask for help. They really have never been put in this position until now. They’re desperate because not only can they not work or go outside or have to stand in line anymore even to go to the grocery store, they’ve never experienced what they’re experiencing now, it’s totally new,”

fox59 Saturday, April 11, 2020 8:48:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Hoosiers give hope. When it comes time for Hoosiers to step up, they have stepped up in a really great way to help their neighbors,”

fox59 Thursday, April 9, 2020 2:21:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Evidently parking meter maids are essential business although I didn’t see them in the governor’s order,”

wishtv Saturday, March 28, 2020 6:58:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Doesn’t seem to make much sense,” “Definitely not an expense I need right now with the economy the way it is”

wishtv Saturday, March 28, 2020 6:58:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “We are really excited about it because there is surplus food in the system right now because of the restaurant closures. Especially perishables. We wanted to get that out in a creative way to folks that are in need that have been laid off and are really hurting from the COVID-19 pandemic,”

wishtv Thursday, March 26, 2020 5:30:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : "We’re getting more product because we are being more intentional about going after that product, some of it may be because of the deficit with the trade,"

fox59 Wednesday, October 30, 2019 1:49:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : “In these disaster relief boxes there is usually bagged pasta, spaghetti, there’s cereal, there’s canned soup. We have canned pasta, tuna, peanut butter and jelly,”

fox59 Friday, August 30, 2019 6:59:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : "The absence of blood, skin and tissue on the blade does not assist in establishing if it was used to stab Daniel Saunders"

eadt Tuesday, August 6, 2019 10:10:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker wrote : "We have spent the last two months on continuous tenterhooks because we cannot gain water — that is, production is only just balancing production with consumption,"

abc-au Wednesday, March 6, 2019 12:09:00 AM EAT

John Whittaker said : "Intu has had a challenging year with a difficult retail and uncertain economic environment, together with responding to two abortive corporate offers for the company. However, our management team has produced a robust operational performance with increased like-for-like net rental income for the fourth consecutive year, 97% occupancy and has signed 248 new long-term leases,"

businessday Wednesday, February 20, 2019 3:45:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Everything went to plan. She felt fresh, she was listening, she was jumping. Nice to get the first day behind us especially with a bit of confidence for the rest of the week,”

Triniad-guardian Monday, August 15, 2016 4:04:00 PM EAT

John Whittaker said : “Everything went to plan. She felt fresh, she was listening, she was jumping. Nice to get the first day behind us especially with a bit of confidence for the rest of the week,”

Triniad-guardian Monday, August 15, 2016 2:34:00 PM EAT