the food bank of western massachusetts 2013 annual report

The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts

2013 Annual Report

FEED, LEAD, STRENGTHEN

At The Food

Bank of Western

Massachusetts,

we believe

that everyone

has a right to

healthy food

regardless of their

circumstances.

We envision a

region where no

one goes hungry

and everyone

has access to

nutritious food.

That is why the

new mission of

The Food Bank

of Western

Massachusetts

is to feed our

neighbors in need

and lead the

community to end

hunger.

2 The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts FY2013 Annual Report, October 1, 2012–September 30, 2013

Andrew Morehouse, Executive Director

Nancy Sherman, Board President

Dear Friends,

Feeding the hungry is an urgent job that affects all of us. At times, it can seem never-ending. But thanks to your help, The Food Bank is making a huge difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Western Massachusetts.

In the past year, The Food Bank continued to reach out to our neighbors in need of nutritious food, often on an emergency basis. We also provided vital information and education to the public, advocated for the hungry, and engaged school-age children, college students, and the business community in understanding food insecurity in our region. Similarly, we created volunteer partnerships to launch food drives and events that raised awareness and funds in support of our mission. With the help of Our Family Foundation/Stop & Shop and Citizens Bank, we launched our first Mobile Food Bank, a truck that—in just six months—delivered on a monthly basis a total of 127,646 pounds of healthy food to more than 14,800 people (including 6,372 children) in three underserved communities.

Despite these accomplishments, more work lies ahead. The challenges are clear: increasing demand for nutritious emergency food in the face of a changing supply of donated food; cuts to SNAP and other federal and state programs; the threat of climate-based disasters striking the most vulnerable; and a still-sluggish economy, job market and income growth. These and other challenges demand innovative solutions. We must evaluate and strengthen existing partnerships, collaborate with additional businesses and non-profits, augment our food sources, and expand alternative means of distribution like the Mobile Food Bank.

To address the challenges of the next five years, The Food Bank undertook a strategic planning process in 2013. After months of intensive analysis and discussion, the staff, the board of directors, and volunteers collaboratively produced a strategic plan that focuses on three key goals:

FEED our neighbors in need by providing more meals to more people more equitably

LEAD and engage the community to end hunger

STRENGTHEN the operations of The Food Bank and the emergency food network

Embedded in these three broad strategic goals are dozens of specific activities that will require the commitment and talents of the staff, the board, the community, and friends of The Food Bank like you. To feed our neighbors, we have pledged to distribute a million more meals annually by 2018 (up from 7.7 million meals in our fiscal year 2013 that ended September 30th). To lead our community, we will increase awareness and action among diverse members of the public. To strengthen The Food Bank and our region’s network of local emergency feeding partners, we will put in place effective and sustainable practices that will ensure our continuing success.

Our determination is strong and we rely on you as we advance our work. We are deeply grateful to our friends in all four counties of Western Massachusetts. Thank you for all you’ve done and for your commitment to The Food Bank’s mission.


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The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts FY2013 Annual Report, October 1, 2012–September 30, 2013 3

2014 Board of Directors

PresidentFrank Robinson, Ph.D., Partners for a Healthier

Community

Vice PresidentBrandon BraxtonMassDevelopment

TreasurerJacqueline CharronPeoplesBank

ClerkBrooke LaceyCommunity Volunteer

Sheila BlairPublic School Educator

Edward BurkeBig Y World Class Market

Dale DuquetteStop & Shop Supermarkets

Susan FentinSkoler, Abbott & Presser, PC

Kim GouletteLorraine’s Soup Kitchen & Pantry

Christel HarjuMeyers Brothers Kalicka, CPA

David PinskyTighe & Bond

Archbishop Timothy PaulCouncil of Churches of Greater

Springfield

Sarah PeaseNorthampton Survival Center

Alan PeterfreundSageFox Consulting Group

Sharon PleasantFranklin County Community Meals

Nancy ShermanCommunity volunteer

Cynthia SimisonThe Springfield Republican

James WallaceC&S Wholesale Grocers

Jeffrey YeagerGuardian Life Insurance Company

of America

2013 Board of Directors and Committee Members

EXECUTIVENancy Sherman - PresidentRichard Burkhart - TreasurerBrooke Lacey - ClerkFrank Robinson - 1st Vice

PresidentBrandon Braxton - 2nd Vice

President

GOVERNANCEBrandon BraxtonSusan FentinNancy Sherman

PERSONNELSusan Fentin

FINANCERichard BurkhartChristel HarjuJacqueline CharronDavid Lusteg*Jeff Yeager*

AUDITChristel HarjuBrandon Braxton

INVESTMENTBrandon BraxtonJacqueline CharronRalph Tate*

DEVELOPMENTBrooke LaceyNancy ShermanZeynep AkkanCynthia SimisonSheila BlairKelly DeRose*

FOOD DISTRIBUTIONClem DeLiso, Jr.Jim WallaceEd BurkeGeorge Newman*Dale DuquetteKevin Caputo*

FOOD BANK SERVICESSara PeaseKim GouletteAmy ClarkeMark Lincourt* Dino Schnelle* Pat Sullivan*Sharon Pleasant*Candace Larger*Tracey Levy*Beatrice Turner*

* Non-Board Committee Members


Overview

While the need for food assistance remains at an all time high, The Food Bank of

Western Massachusetts is reaching more people than ever before. We are also laying

the groundwork so that fewer people need assistance in the future. In 2013, The Food

Bank developed a new strategic plan.

Feed, Lead, Strengthen

Feed our neighbors in need by providing more meals to more people more equitably

Lead and engage the community to end hunger

Strengthen The Food Bank and the emergency food network to operate responsibly,

effectively, safely and sustainably

Through these strategies, The Food Bank is expanding our reach, providing healthy

food and hope to the thousands of people in Western Massachusetts who face

hunger on any given day.


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EMERGENCY FOOD

Network

Our region’s emergency food network is comprised of The Food Bank and nearly 300

partner feeding programs. These programs are meal sites (or soup kitchens), pantries,

shelters and other similar programs run by nonprofit organizations that provide

food assistance and are often staffed solely by volunteers. These organizations are

witnessing more households rely on food assistance and for longer periods of time

while their limited resources are exhausted on other critical living expenses such as

housing, medical bills and utilities.

In 2013, The Food Bank distributed 8.1 million pounds of food to food insecure

families throughout Western Massachusetts. Our primary charge is to acquire

large quantities of food from multiple sources, including both federal and state

governments, to store it in our 30,000 square foot headquarters, then to distribute

food through the emergency food network.

With the record number of visits to the emergency food network, our partners are

feeling the strain of keeping up with the demand for food assistance. This is why The

Food Bank is committed to building the capacity of the network. Hosting conferences

and workshops, coordinating networking meetings, and awarding grants and

incentive credits, will help bolster the feeding programs serving our most vulnerable

populations at risk of food insecurity.

However, meal gaps persist when people cannot access food for a myriad of reasons

including lack of transportation, limited days, times and locations that current feeding

programs are open, and lack of appropriate storage for highly nutritious food (often

perishable) at many local programs. To help close this gap, we are distributing food

directly to our community’s most vulnerable through programs such as our Brown

Bag: Food for Elders and our newest initiative, the Mobile Food Bank, which was

launched July 2013 to serve areas with the highest childhood hunger rates.


FACT: In 2013, an average of 43,294 people per month were served at food pantries in the four counties of Western Massachusetts.

Emergency Food Network Members listed by county

Berkshire County

Becket Federated Church Becket

Berkshire Community Action Council Lanesborough

Berkshire Food Project North Adams

Brien Center for MH&SA Services Pittsfield

Christian Assembly Church Pittsfield

Christian Center of Pittsfield Pittsfield

Community Bible Church Williamstown

Dalton United Methodist Church Dalton

Elizabeth Freeman Center, Inc. Pittsfield

First Congregational Church Hinsdale

First United Methodist Church Pittsfield

Northern Berkshire Community Coalition North Adams

Parish of Pope John Paul the Great Adams

People’s Pantry Great Barrington

Reigning Love Church Pittsfield

ServiceNet, Inc. Pittsfield

Soldier On, Inc. Pittsfield

South Congregational Church Pittsfield

St. Joseph’s Church Pittsfield

St. Mark’s Church Pittsfield

St. Stephen’s Parish Pittsfield

The Salvation Army,

through its North Adams Corps North Adams

The Salvation Army,

through its Pittsfield Corps Pittsfield

Franklin County

All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church Greenfield

Blessed Sacrament Turners Falls

Charlemont Federated Church Charlemont

Clinical & Support Options, Inc. Greenfield

Community Action! Greenfield

Community Action! Shelburne Falls

Community Builders at Leyden Woods Greenfield

Dial / Self - Franklin County Greenfield

First Parish Unitarian Church Northfield

Franklin Area Survival Center Turners Falls

Franklin County Community Meals Program Turners Falls

Franklin County Community Meals Program Orange

Franklin County Community Meals Program Greenfield

Friends of Wendell Meetinghouse Wendell

Gandara Mental Health Center Greenfield

North Leverett Baptist Church Leverett

ServiceNet, Inc. Orange

ServiceNet, Inc. Greenfield

St. Mary’s Church Orange

Tapestry Health Systems, Inc. Greenfield

The Salvation Army,

through its Greenfield Corps Greenfield

Trinity Church Shelburne Falls

United ARC of Franklin & Hampshire Turners Falls

United Congregational Church Ashfield

Hampden County

A Church In Christ Palmer

All Nation Church of God Springfield

Behavioral Health Network Springfield

Bethany Assembly of God Church Agawam

Blessed Sacrament Parish Holyoke

Care Center Holyoke

Carson Center for Human Services Westfield

Center for Human Development Springfield

Center for Human Development West Springfield

Christian Pentecostal Church Holyoke

Community Survival Center Indian Orchard

E. Longmeadow Senior

Friendship Club East Longmeadow

Evangel Assembly of God Wilbraham

First Central Baptist Church Chicopee

First Church of Monson Monson

Food Share, Inc. Palmer

Freedom House of God Springfield

Friends of Longmeadow

Older Citizens Association Longmeadow

Friends of the Homeless Springfield Springfield

Gandara Mental Health Center Springfield

Gray House, Inc. Springfield

Greater Love Church of God Springfield

Greater Love in Devine Purity

& Holiness Ministries Ludlow

Greater Westfield Committee

for the Homeless Westfield

Greater Westfield Food Pantry Westfield

HAP, Inc. Springfield

Healing Temple Outreach Ministry West Springfield

Holy Cross Church Springfield

Holy Redeemer Cathedral Springfield

Human Resources Unlimited Westfield

Iglesia El Dios Incomparable, Inc. Holyoke

Iglesia Pentecostal Ebenezer Holyoke

Iglesia Rescatando Las Ovejas Perdidas, Inc. Holyoke

Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen and Pantry Chicopee

Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen and Pantry Chicopee

Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services, Inc. Springfield

Ministerio Alfa y Omega Springfield

Mission Center New Jerusalem Chicopee

Mission Church of The Living God Springfield

Mt. Zion Baptist Church Springfield

New England Farm Workers Council Holyoke

Open Pantry Community Services, Inc. Springfield

Our Community Food Pantry, Inc. Southwick

Parish Cupboard, Inc. West Springfield

Phoenix Houses of New England Springfield

Phoenix Houses of New England Holyoke

Pioneer Valley Project Springfield

Providence Ministries Holyoke

Revival Time Evangelistic Center Springfield

River Valley Counseling Center, Inc. Springfield

Save Our Kids Springfield

Spring of Hope Church Of God In Christ Springfield

Springfield Rescue Mission Springfield

Springfield School Volunteers, Inc. Springfield

Springfield VACA Springfield

St. John’s Congregational Church Springfield

St. Vincent de Paul Society- Westfield Westfield

Straitway To Heaven, COGIC Springfield

Tapestry Health Systems, Inc. Springfield

The Salvation Army - Springfield Springfield

The Salvation Army,

through its Holyoke Corps Holyoke

The Salvation Army,

through its Springfield Corps Springfield

Third Baptist Church Springfield

USO Council of Pioneer Valley Chicopee

Victory Temple COGIC West Springfield

Wales Community Pantry Wales

Hampshire County

Womanshelter/Companeras, Inc. Holyoke

Amherst Survival Center Amherst

Belchertown United Church of Christ Belchertown

Calvary Baptist Church Easthampton

Center for Human Development Northampton

Center for Human Development Amherst

Clinical & Support Options, Inc. Florence

Craig’s Doors - A Home Association, Inc. Amherst

Easthampton Community Center Easthampton

Easthampton Congregational Church Easthampton

First Baptist Church Amherst Amherst

First Congregational Church

of South Hadley South Hadley

Florence Congregational Church Florence

Gandara Mental Health Center Northampton

Human Resources Unlimited Florence

Immaculate Heart of Mary Granby

MANNA Soup Kitchen, Inc. Northampton

Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Inc. South Hadley

Northampton Survival Center Northampton

Northampton Survival Center Goshen

Pioneer Valley Assembly of God Huntington

Safe Passage Northampton

ServiceNet, Inc. Northampton

Soldier On, Inc. Leeds

St. Francis Parish Belchertown

St. Patrick’s Church South Hadley

St. Theresa of Lisieux South Hadley

Trinity Episcopal Church Ware


SERVING

Individuals

The Food Bank offers a number of programs and services throughout Western

Massachusetts to assist individuals and families in obtaining healthy food.

Brown Bag: Food for Elders

The Food Bank delivers free bags of groceries once a month to seniors, at 45 sites

across the region. The food items are specifically selected to meet the special dietary

needs of elders—low in sugar and salt, and high in the nutrients elders need. It is the

area’s largest direct-to-client emergency feeding program, serving annually 8,437 of

our community’s elders.

SNAP Outreach and Enrollment

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly food stamps) is a vital resource

for many households to purchase food. The Food Bank conducts SNAP outreach and

enrollment at a number of community sites around the region. Staff and volunteers

screen people for eligibility and assist them throughout the SNAP application

process. In 2013, we assisted 997 individuals to apply for SNAP. Of those applicants,

632 received monthly benefits totaling nearly $150,000 over a twelve-month period.

Nutrition

The Nutrition team at The Food Bank conducts free nutrition outreach to staff and

participants of our local partners. We teach clients that eating healthy meals doesn’t

have to cost more money than processed convenience food. In 2013, we led 33

workshops for 493 individuals on home cooking, smart shopping and meal-planning

tips for long-term healthy eating habits.


FACT: In 2013, our Mobile Food Bank served 3,871 families.

Mobile Food Bank

Many areas throughout our country have been identified as food deserts—areas where people don’t have access to fresh, healthy

and affordable foods. Food deserts often lack full-line grocery stores and adequate public transportation. Reduced access to fresh

food contributes to a poor diet and can lead to obesity and diet-related chronic diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease.

In early 2013, The Food Bank identified several food deserts in areas with high rates of child hunger right here in Western

Massachusetts, including Springfield, Holyoke and Ware. We worked with community partners to plan an approach to provide

healthy food for children in these urban and rural areas of our region.

In July 2013, we launched our pilot Mobile Food Bank. A delivery truck full of fresh and non-perishable groceries is sent from our

warehouse directly to four community sites at a prescheduled time once or twice a month. Community volunteers distribute the

food to residents. At each site, hundreds of people line up (regardless of weather conditions) to receive supplemental food for their

entire family. Feedback to date has been very positive. Residents are extremely grateful and appreciative, as it provides assurance

that they will have healthy food to feed their kids.

Funding for The Mobile Food Bank was secured through a $54,000 planning grant from Our Family Foundation by Stop & Shop.

The overwhelming success of the pilot program convinced Our Family Foundation to award us an additional $160,000 to expand

the program to a total of 10 sites, as well as acquire a new truck. Citizens Bank also invested $50,000 to expand this effort. As this

innovative program continues to grow, it allows us to better serve our community and feed our neighbors in need.

Pictured above: Volunteers at our Mobile Food Bank hand out fresh and non-perishable groceries directly to the community.


ACTION AND

Advocacy

The Food Bank relies on both state and federal funds to provide us with

approximately 55% of our food and essential operating support. We are the backbone

of our region’s network that provides food assistance to more than 200,000 people in

Western Massachusetts facing hunger. For this reason, we lead the community to

advocate for change, bring issues of hunger to the forefront, and empower the

community to take action and support solutions. It is vital that we communicate with

our elected officials whose decisions impact the health and vitality of our community.


Throughout 2013, we continuously contacted state and

federal legislators, urging them to increase funding for state

and federal emergency food assistance as well as SNAP.

We mobilized the public through advocacy alerts, identifying

opportunities to communicate with government officials. Our

alerts instructed people to take a specific action at a critical

time to ensure the effectiveness of our message.

The Food Bank hosted three Western Massachusetts SNAP

coalition meetings that included our community partners,

representatives from the Mass. Department of Transitional

Assistance, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and legislative

staff. The meetings provided a forum in which to share

information and discuss action steps to influence state and

federal policy.

We held a series of advocacy workshops for our partners in the

emergency food network. The workshops provided resources

and tools for our local partners to engage and empower their

clients to effectively communicate a message to legislators

concerning issues surrounding hunger.

In FY2014 and beyond, The Food Bank will continue to

advocate for increased state and federal food assistance,

allowing us to purchase more food, enroll more individuals to

receive SNAP benefits, and feed more hungry people. In

addition, we are urging Congress to support a bill to expand

federal tax incentives for donated foods in order to maximize

food donations.


THE POWER OF

Education

The Food Bank’s education program engages youth across the region, from

elementary to college students, to motivate them to make a difference in the lives

of those around them. Students learn the value of volunteering and the power of

working together to support our neighbors in need. In 2013, more than 2,300 youth

throughout Western Massachusetts (a 29% increase over the previous year) took

action against hunger by participating in one of the following programs:

Youth Against Hunger!

Our Youth Against Hunger! (YAH!) program offers K-12 students age-appropriate

curricula designed to meet the Massachusetts Common Core and State Standards,

allowing teachers to easily incorporate YAH! lessons into their normal teaching

activities.

Food Bank Visits

Youth groups tour The Food Bank facilities to learn where our food comes from, how

we process it for distribution, where it ends up, and the role of The Food Bank in the

emergency food network. Students learn the scope of food insecurity facing Western

Massachusetts’ residents.

Food/Fund Drives

Our Food Drive Toolkit to empowers youth to start a food drive and includes suggestions

on how to make a food or fund drive into a fun, creative and successful event.

Hunger Champions

Hunger Champions is a community service learning program. Youth work with Food

Bank staff to identify a need in their community, create a plan of action to address it

and recruit volunteers to execute it. Hunger Champions are highly motivated youth

looking for an ambitious project to make a difference in their community.


Hunger Action Month (HAM)

In September, The Food Bank united with Feeding America and 200 other food banks nationwide to raise

awareness of hunger in our country and urge individuals to take action. HAM is a growing movement

that has a real and lasting impact on our mission to feed our neighbors in need and lead the community

to end hunger.

We outlined an entire month of small, but effective, actions that comprised the “30 Ways in 30 Days”

To Fight Hunger calendar. These small actions, when completed in large numbers, had a tangible and

lasting impact to raise awareness of hunger. Actions were as simple as changing your profile on social

media, calling a state representative to say ‘thank you,’ or donating some non-perishable food items to

The Food Bank.

Fork It Over For Food

This unique campaign had local restaurants and eateries join forces with The Food Bank to rally their

customers around a common cause. When diners visited these restaurants, they had the opportunity to

make small donations to The Food Bank when their dining check arrived. We were very excited to see

such a tremendous response from the community this year, as the campaign raised $8,880.

First Annual Family Volunteer Day

Our first Family Volunteer Day was an outstanding success. More than 75 people (from elementary

students to senior citizens) visited our facility in Hatfield for a number of activities, including nutrition

demonstrations, produce sorting, brown bag decoration and other educational activities. It served as a

great way for families to learn about the causes and effects of hunger in our community, and how The

Food Bank addresses them. With a number of volunteer opportunities available, everyone can contribute

to our efforts.

The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts

2013 Annual Report


Raising awareness and resources for the fight against hunger.


Businesses and individuals kicked-off Hunger

Action Month to show their support for the fight

to end hunger in our community by wearing

orange—the symbolic color of hunger.

On September 29, The Food Bank held its third

annual Will Bike 4 Food (WB4F) cycling event.

With each passing year, WB4F continues to

grow into one of the area’s premier fundraising

events. Not only is it a great way to support

The Food Bank, it’s also a fun, family-friendly

activity. All you need is a bicycle and a helmet

to enjoy the scenic ride through the Pioneer

Valley in autumn. In 2013, a record 250 cyclists

(comprised of individuals, corporate teams and

other community groups) of all ages and abilities

participated to raise more than $65,000 to help

fight hunger in our community.


Check Out Hunger(TOP 10 DONORS)

From October through December, patrons

“check out” hunger at the register by

donating $1, $3, or $5.

Atkins Farms

Berkshire Co-Op Market

Cornucopia Foods

Foster’s Super Market, Inc.

Green Fields & McCuster’s Co-op Markets

PriceRite

Price Chopper Supermarkets

River Valley Market LLC

Whole Foods Market Cafe

Wild Oats Co-Op

Fork It Over For Food(TOP 10 DONORS)

Through the month of September, local

restaurants asked their customers to “Fork

It Over For Food,” to raise funds for The

Food Bank.

Bridgeside Grille

Burger King

Chandler’s Tavern Restaurant

Copperline Eatery

The Gill Tavern

Northampton Brewery

Paul & Elizabeth’s

The People’s Pint

Spice Root Modern Indian Cuisine

West End Pub

Monte’s March

Since 2011, WRSI morning host Monte Belmonte

has embarked annually on a 26-mile walk from

Northampton to Greenfield to raise awareness and

funds to fight hunger in Western Massachusetts.

Pushing a customized shopping cart, he

broadcasts live as he walks for hunger. Joining

him for the walk for the first time was The Food

Bank’s Executive Director, Andrew Morehouse.

Monte’s March raised a record total of $44,910.

Stop & Shop Food for Friends/ Summer Healthy Meals

93.9 The River Monte’s March

Legal Food Frenzy

WAAF Rise Up Against Hunger

Stop & Shop Charity Box Campaign

WAMDA 5K Run/Walk

Souper Bowl of Caring FY 2013

Frank Marchand Plumbing Fundraiser

WHAI Bear Country Food Drive

Unilever Stop & Shop Food Drive

Paul Accorsi Wine Tasting

CROP Hunger Walk

Pioneer Valley Local First Giving Campaign

Munger Hill Elementary Food Drive

Mutton & Mead Reniassance Faire

Deerfield Academy Tag Sale Fundraiser

Roy S. Brown Challenge

Peter Gray’s Next Great Baker Event

Paul Rich & Sons Holiday Sale Promotion

Division of Continuing & Professional Education–UMass Amherst Bottle and Can Collection

Holy Family Parish Fundraiser

First Congregational Church, U.C.C. Car Wash Fundraiser

Deerfield Inn Fundrasier

Farm to Table Dinner

Hillier & Rope Birthday Event

Crane Hill Disc Golf Club Ice Bowl

WHAI Bear Country “Pumpkin Smash”

John F. Kennedy Middle School Fundraiser

Northfield Mount Hermon School–Empty Bowls

Frontier Regional High School Basketball Fundraiser

Our Lady of the Valley Parish Fundraiser

East Longmeadow High School National Honor Society Fundraiser

Hu Ke Lau Restaurant Legends of the Soul

Northampton Elks Cruz Night

Amherst College “Campus-wide Food and Fund Drive”

The Academy at Charlemont 10th Grade Fundraiser

Hundreds of individuals, groups, and businesses hold events to raise funds to support

our work. This list acknowledges those who raised $500 or more.Third Party Events

Will Bike 4 Food 4 Routes. 1 Destination. A community without hunger.

$100,000+Anonymous (2)

$25,000-$49,999Anonymous (1)Ms. Jean Jones BeardMr. Marshall Donnelley

$10,000-$24,999Anonymous (3)Mr. James Allen CEO, Gaming OperationsMr. and Mrs. Charles P. BarkerMs. Sara CrawleyMr. Daniel GolemanMr. and Mrs. Kent R. GriffithsMr. Dylan Korpita

$5,000-$9,999Anonymous (2)Mr. Nicholas BoraskiMs. Jane Braus and Mr. Jay BrausMr. and Mrs. Charles W. DeRoseMr. and Mrs. William GorthJack Hornor and Ron SkinnMr. and Mrs. Thomas S. EwingMs. Diane Steingart and

Mr. Jonathan A. WoodbridgeMr. and Mrs. Ralph Tate

$2,500-$4,999Anonymous (1)Ms. Sibylle BaierMs. Ann BarkerMr. and Mrs. Sam BartlettMs. Candace BignellMs. Julie Caswell and Mr. Richard RogersMs. Holly EdwardsMs. Marcy EisenbergMr. Robert GilmoreMr. Kenneth Harstine and Ms. Sandra WardDr. Raymond Hubbe and Ms. Ginger BurnMs. Judith F. Jackson and Mr. John F. AronsonMrs. Nancy C. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. George LevingerMr. and Mrs. Richard S. LopatkaMrs. Alice D. MertzMrs. Jane MurdockMs. Sarah PickMs. Eva SchockenMr. and Mrs. Robert ViarengoBernie and Norma VinickMs. Judith Wilkinson

$1,000-$2,499Anonymous (6)Ms. Elizabeth AdamsMr. Alfred Albano

Atty. Ryan Alekman Esq.Ms. Doris S. AtkinsonMs. Naomi BadachMs. Deborah Balmuth and Mr. Colin HarringtonMrs. Helen F BarberMr. and Mrs. Stephen M. BarrettMs. Catherine S. Beede and Dr. George R. BowersBeth and Larry BeedeMr. and Mrs. Channing L. Bete Jr.Bunny BewickMr. Robert Bezucha and Ms. Jenny KallickMr. and Ms. Timothy M. BishopMs. Barbara BlissMr. James BluabaughMr. Nicholas BoivinMs. Lindsey BrittMr. and Mrs. J. M. BuchananMrs. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas and

Mr. Robert JonasMs. Cheryl Burke and Mr. Elliott BurkeMs. Mary ButtarazziMr. Charles CalkinsMr. and Mrs. Stephen V. CaponeMs. Lorraine CarriereMr. and Mrs. Robert S. CarrollMr. William Carter, Jr. and Ms. Teddy CarterMs. Jacqueline CharronMr. David CimmaMs. Elizabeth A. Coates and Mr. Bruce S. FinkeMs. Clarissa D. CoffinMr. Kenneth CohenDr. Maurice CohenMr. Michael Cohen and Ms. Chia CollinsDr. Nancy CohenMr. and Mrs. Mark CohenMr. Charles M. Cohn and

Ms. Catherine H. SmithMs. Patricia Crapo and Mr. Tom AshleyMr. Lloyd and Mrs. Suzanne CrawfordDr. Francis Croke M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Harold CromwellMr. Kieth DallmannMr. and Mrs. George A. DickermanMr. and Mrs. Paul S. DohertyMs. Judith Dolven and Mr. John DolvenMr. Thomas DonoghueMr. Charles DragonMr. and Mrs. Stephen EllenburgMr. John J. ErnstMs. Mary Fago and Mr. Paul WeinbergMr. William FarringtonJean FieldingMs. Emily Fisher-AlexanderMr. Raymond Fontaine and Ms. Mary Ann FontaineMr. and Mrs. William ForbesBenno FriedmanMs. Carol Garner and Mr. Steven Schwartz

Mauricia GeisslerMr. Robert Gery and Mrs. Gloria GeryMs. Anne GoldsteinMr. John Gorman and

Ms. Andreana LemmonMr. Frederick GriffithsSandra and Peter HeapMs. Jane HermonMr. Henry HirschelMr. and Mrs. Douglas TrumbullMs. Leslie Howard, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Sandro IngariMr. Barry IsensteinCarolyn Jacobs Ph.D.Mrs. Pam JacobsenMichael Bulman and Ronnie Janoff-BulmanMs. Debra J. Junnila and Mr. Scott D. EdmandsDr. and Mrs. Howard KantorMr. and Mrs. Robert KempMr. and Mrs. Donald A. CampbellMr. Jon KleinMr. Richard KowalskiMs. Helen LaddMr. and Ms. Robert LaPalmeMs. Melissa Legg and Mr. Richard ReevesMs. Barbara LuceyMs. Johanna MaillouxMr. and Mrs. William ManningMs. Sarah Marshall and Mr. Douglas MarshallMs. Mary McCarthyMr. Paul McCutcheonMs. Mary McNallyMs. Elizabeth A. McNellyMr. Bryan McQuade and

Ms. Margaret McQuadeMr. and Mrs. Lynn MillerMs. Patricia MillerMr. and Mrs. Gerald MintonMrs. Sarah MitchellKathy and Dick MochakMr. Jeff MomotMr. and Mrs. Charles MoranMr. Andrew MorehouseMs. Ann Morrissey and Mr. John FlanaganMr. Jeffrey MurdockMr. William F. NelsonMr. and Mrs. Gordon Oakes Jr.Ms. Joyce Olum-Galaski, TrusteeCongressman John Olver and Mrs. Rose OlverMrs. Pamela Ondrick and

Mr. Theodore Ondrick, Jr.Mr. John J. and Mrs. Dorothy B. PajakMrs. Linda PickreignMs. Constance Adams PlattMs. Cynthia Poirier and Mr. Paul DileoMs. Patricia PoulterMs. Lauren Preston-Wells

Mr. Michael Quinn and Ms. Ellen DeibertMr. Roy Regozin and Ms. Laurie RegozinMs. Jennifer Rippel and Mr. Lou FrancoMr. and Mrs. David RogersMs. Elizabeth RoopRev. Lois RoseMr. Philip Rosenberry and

Ms. Elizabeth RosenberryMr. and Mrs. Marc RosenthalMr. John SalemaMs. Brenda SalyerMs. Carol SamuelsMrs. Elizabeth SaymanMr. Barry Schechter and Ms. Kathy HibshmanMr. George M. SchmeckMs. Peggy Shannon and Ms. Nina DabekMs. Susan ShillidayMr. Patrick SlaneyMr. and Mrs. Jack SpanbauerDr. and Mrs. Robert N. Speth M.D.Mr. Frank StiebelMr. Robert SupnikMs. Roxanne Suprina and Mr. Ulric GelinasMs. Marie SwiftJohn and Linda ThompsonMr. and Mrs. William E. Toner Jr.Mrs. Erin Travis and Mr. Richey TravisMr. James A. Trostle and Ms. Lynn M. MorganMr. Roger TurgeonMr. and Mrs. Paul E. UtgoffMr. Craig WeatherbyMs. Janice B. Wilson and Mr. Allen T. WilsonMs. Ellen Wittlinger and Mr. David PritchardMs. Martha Wofford and Mr. John KnightMs. Joan WoffordMr. Helmut and Mrs. Alice S. WohlMs. Catherine WoolnerMs. Judith ZahnMr. and Mrs. Daniel BrownMr. Edward BurkeMs. Cheryl Burke and Mr. Elliott BurkeMs. Eugenia BurnMs. Mary ButtarazziMr. and Mrs. Durham CaldwellMr. Ian CallahanMr. John A. CameronMr. Duane CampMr. and Mrs. Stephen V. Capone

$500-$999Anonymous (6)Ms. Jennifer AckerMark and Michele AldrichMr. Charles AlexanderJody AndersonCharles and Kathleen BaatzDr. Andrew Balder and Ms. Cynthia SommerMr. David BamelMr. and Mrs. Benjamin Harms

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Ms. Pauline BassettMr. and Mrs. Sanford A. BeldenDr. and Mrs. Evan BenjaminMr. and Mrs. Mark W. BixbyMs. Carol BlairMr. and Mrs. Leonard BorsariMr. Steven Botkin and Mrs. Joan LevyNewton and Elizabeth BowdanMr. and Mrs. Douglas BowenMs. Susan BranoMr. Brandon Braxton and Ms. Rima DaelMs. Elizabeth H. Brown and Mr. Dennis BrownMr. Roy S. Brown and Ms. Malita R. BrownMr. Roland BrunellMr. Edward BurkeMr. and Mrs. Durham CaldwellMs. Mikayla Call and Mr. Byron CallMr. John A. CameronMr. James CarenzoMr. Eric Carle and Ms. Barbara CarleMr. William ChevilletMs. Mary Ann CofrinMr. and Mrs. Robert S. CohnMs. Mary CollinsMs. Darlene ColonnaMr. and Mrs. Charles S. Connington Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. ContakisMr. John Cook and Ms. Carla MeehanMr. Edward Cooper Jr.Mr. and Mrs. G. M. CornelissenMs. Patricia CoteMs. Karen CroakeMr. Stephen CzuchraMs. Verda M. DaleMr. Steven Daury and Ms. Diana DauryMr. Jeffrey DaviesThe DeCew & Noujaim FamilyMr. and Mrs. Peter DeRoseMs. Lisa d’ErricoMr. and Mrs. Louis DesiMr. Alek Diaz and Mrs. Priscilla DiazMs. Kerry L. DietzMs. Maura DonahueMr. James M. Donnelly and

Ms. Maureen A. McKennaMr. Stephen DuvalMs. Janet EatonMr. Brian EdgerlyMs. Kathleen Elkins and Mr. Steven ElkinsMr. Douglas EngebretsonMrs. Ruth Epstein and Mr. John EpsteinMr. Michael Erdil and Ms. Elizabeth E. GlackinMs. Jennifer EremeevaMr. Barry Feingold and Ms. Marci YossMr. and Mrs. Nick FillerMr. Bernard FineMs. Patricia FinleyMs. Sherry FiskeMrs. Marcia W. Fix and Mr. Jerry D. FixMr. and Mrs. William FlanneryMr. and Mrs. Henry Flynt Jr.Mr. Elliott FortescueMr. and Mrs. John F. Fortier, Jr.Mr. Fran Fortino and Ms. Nancy TalanianMr. James FrankMs. Lyn FrazierMr. and Mrs. Denis G. GagnonMs. Diane J. GallanMs. Maria GalloMr. and Mrs. John G. GallupMr. Thomas GardnerMs. Terri GeffertMr. David GenglerMs. Ann GhublikianMs. Sharron Gifford and Mr. David KonckiMs. Penny GillMs. Brigid Glackin M.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. GorhamMr. Peter GrayMr. Corwin E. Greenberg and Ms. Parvati M. GraisMs. Andrea Griswold and Mr. Andrew BakerMs. Joan GrossMr. Stephen GrossJ. Haigler and C. L. FenderMr. and Mrs. Stephen HallDr. Andrew Hall and Dr. Anne McKinnonMr. Daniel Hall and Mr. Pengyew ChinMs. Holly E. HansonMs. Sarah HardcastleMr. Jason HarlowDr. Doreen A. Catterson and

Ms. Bernadette HarriganMs. Gerry Harvey and Mr. James HarveyMr. Michael HayesMr. Peter Healey and Ms. Ticia KaneMr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. HeiderMr. Glenn A. HeimMs. Suzanne HenderyDr. and Mrs. C. R. HinckleyMs. Dianne HobbsMs. Lucy HollandMs. Mary Ann B. HoytMr. Richard HulbertMs. Margaret Humbert-DrozMr. and Mrs. Edward J. JackowskiMr. and Mrs. Ken JaffeSut JhallyMr. Kelley JohnsonMr. T. Stephen Jones and Ms. Adele FranksMs. Elaine KachavosKen and Laurel KahnMr. Matthew Kane and Dr. Ann MarkesAnand KanjoliaMr. Jonathan KapstenMs. D’Ann Kelty and Mr. Matthew KeltyMrs. Mary KibbeMs. Denise KielhornMs. Leslie KingMs. Judith KlaubertMr. Martin Konowitch and

Ms. Barbara D. JonesMr. and Mrs. Donald G. KozeraMs. Esther W. KrebsDr. and Mrs. Jonathan KurtisMr. and Mrs. James O. LaceyMs. Joy LadinMr. and Mrs. Paul G. LajoieMr. Raymond LavoieMs. Danielle Lawton and Mr. Karl HartshornMr. Richard D. LeBlancMr. Jeff LefebvreMs. Elizabeth Lehman and Ms. Vanessa SmithMr. John Lemly and Ms. Catharine MelhornMs. Stacey A. Lennard and

Mr. Stephen SaxenianMr. John LenziMs. Kathleen LiberatoreMs. Rachel Likover and Mr. Scott de WolskiMrs. Nancy LindaburyMs. Sue and Mr. Joseph LoBelloMr. Eric Loehr and Ms. Amy WordelmanMs. Eva Lohrer and Mr. Keith McCormickMr. Edmond Lonergan and

Ms. Karen BogdanovichMr. and Mrs. Charles LongsworthDr. David LongworthMr. and Mrs. Christopher B. LoringMr. Stacy LundinJack, Sam, & Jake LyonsMs. Barbara MacdonaldMs. Amy MacDougallMr. John MacNeish and Ms. Barbara MacNeishMr. and Mrs. Alfred J. MageeMs. Marion A. Maloney

Ms. Priscilla A. Mandrachia and Mr. Vincent A. Ferraro

Dr. and Mrs. Jay MarkhamMr. Alfred J. MarozziMs. Mary MartiniMr. John Masiero Jr. and Ms. Ada MasieroMr. Christopher Matz and Ms. Mary Jo MatzMr. and Mrs. James P. MayerMr. and Mrs. Andrew K. McCallumMr. Paul F. McDevitt and

Ms. Suzanne M. BumpMs. Karin McGowan and Ms. Patricia JamesMr. Richard McGrath and Ms. Collina McGrathMs. Donna MeisseMr. Robert MellstromMr. Russell MikkolaMr. Christopher MillerMs. Loraine MillmanMr. Robert MillsMr. and Mrs. Joseph E. MintonMr. and Mrs. James A. MislakMr. John MistarkMs. Barbara R. MitchellMr. Vincent MorganoMr. and Mrs. Alvin F. MorrisMr. John Mosimann and Ms. Leslie GoldsteinMr. Jeffrey MuratoreMr. Thomas Napier and Ms. Debbie NapierMr. Andrew E. NobleMs. Thelma OakeMs. Margret O’HareMs. Stephanie O’KeeffeMs. Jean O’NeilDr. Deborah Panitch and Mr. James J. TierneyMr. and Mrs. Peter J. PappasMr. Daniel ParkerMs. Christine ParkhurstMrs. Valerie ParsegianMr. Edwin J. PelisMr. and Mrs. John A. PelliDr. and Ms. Marc T. PlattMr. and Mrs. Stephen PlumMr. Larry Port and Ms. Julianne PortMr. William Porter IV and Ms. Myrle PorterMs. Josephine QueneauMr. Tom Quinn and Mrs. Barbara QuinnMrs. Elizabeth RajamMr. and Mrs. David I. RatnerDr. Paul RedstoneMrs. Pauline ReilMr. Mark RobertsMr. and Mrs. Francis M. RobertsonMr. and Mrs. Gary M. RoodmanMr. Stephen RoopMr. Elijah RottenbergMr. David RowlandMr. James RoyMr. Michael RyanLise and Eric SandersMr. and Mrs. Mark SchiekMr. David Schmidt and Ms. Tracy ZafianMs. Ann SheaMr. and Mrs. Ronald P. ShepardMs. Carol SluterMs. Linda SmircichMr. and Mrs. Richard SmithMr. Lloyd N. SmithMs. Sheryl SommerDr. Elizabeth SommersMr. Stephen W. SrokaMr. and Mrs. Neil StairmandMr. and Mrs. Peter SteinMs. Else SteinerMs. Alyce StilesMr. and Mrs. Donald StilesMs. Andrea StoneMs. Nancy Swanson

Mr. Paul SwemMrs. Alice C. SwiftMr. and Mrs. Michael P. SzostakMr. Paul ThalerMr. Richard B. TrousdellMs. Pamela VictorMr. Steve Vogel and Ms. Janet GezorkMrs. Katherine Vorwerk Feldman and

Mr. Robert FeldmanMr. and Mrs. Gary S. WallaceMs. Mary Ann WarnerMr. and Mrs. James WeberMs. Helene Wegrzynek and

Mr. Marvin DavinportDr. Edward Welch Jr., D.D.S.Ms. Peggy L. WhiteMr. Charles WilkinsonMr. Maurice Willems and Ms. Cheryl WillemsMs. Dena WillmoreMs. Eleanor S. WinstonMr. Bruce Wintman and Ms. Jonna GabermanMr. and Mrs. Donald U. WiseMs. Alison E. WondriskaMs. Anita WrightMs. Kathleen Wynn and Mr. Rod SitterlyMs. Nancy Young

$250-$499Anonymous (11)Mr. George AbdowMs. Heather Abel and Mr. Adam ZuckerMs. Terri AgenMr. and Mrs. Robert AgogliaMr. Dean Alfange Jr. and Ms. Barbara AlfangeMs. Elinor H. AllenMr. Charles AlvanosMs. Marnie AndersonMs. Debra AndersonMr. Kenneth ArnoldMr. Peter R. Atchley and Ms. Ruth S. GreenMr. Peter AtwoodDr. Norman AvnetMs. Kristen BachlerMr. and Mrs. James BackusMr. and Mrs. John H. BakerMs. Christine Baldridge and Mr. Mark BaldridgeMs. Nancy Bandman-BoyleMs. Barbara J. BanikMrs. Madalene BarberMr. Justin BardwellMr. and Mrs. Jackson H. WilliamsMs. Cynthia C. Barker and

Mr. Robert W. BarkerMs. Mary BarringerMs. Johanna Bartlett and

Mr. Donald Bartlett IIMr. and Mrs. David BartlettMr.Tom BassettMr. Robert E. BatesMs. Marsha BazleyMr. Tom Benson and Ms. Patty BensonMr. and Mrs. Edward H. BermanMs. Justine Bertram and Mr. Harry BertramRabi BhattacharjeeMs. Maria BickarMs. Celene A. BielefeldMs. Donna BigelowMs. Marlene BirelineSheila and Allan BlairMs. Terry BlanchardMr. Mark Bluver and Ms. Laurie MacLeodMr. John BonaMr. Samuel BordenMs. Beatrice Botch and Mr. Peter SamalMr. and Mrs. Kenneth BoudreauMs. Ann E. Boutelle and Dr. William E. BoutelleAtty. and Mrs. Peter F. Brady

donors



$250-$499 continuedMr. Julius BrechtMr. and Mrs. Christopher J. BrennanMs. Shirley BrodiganMs. Elizabeth BrownMr. Steven BrownMs. Lisa BryantMs. Kay ButlerMr. Laurence ButlerMs. Eleanor BystrynskiMr. and Mrs. Thomas CaineMrs. Justine CaldwellDale CallahamMrs. Janet Callahan and Mr. David CallahanMs. Jane CameronMs. Rebecca W. CampbellMs. Katherine CampbellSenator Gale D. CandarasDr. Anthony CaprioMs. Paula L. Cardinal and

Dr. James A. StakenasMs. Vivienne A. Carey and Mr. Roger WebbMr. Melvin Carlson Jr.Ms. Lisa CarneyMr. and Mrs. Walter CarterMs. Claire ChangMr. Fredric CheyettePeter and Deborah ChristakosMs. Brenda CiakMr. Brendan CieckoMr. Jonathan F. Clapp and

Ms. Cecelia T. SchmiederMs. Carol Clark and Mr. Charles ParkhurstMs. Susan B. CoanMr. Peter G. Cocks and Ms. Joan CocksMs. Paula CondonMr. and Mrs. Peter C. ConnorMs. Barbara Cortez-Greig and

Mr. J. Andrew Cortez-GreigMr. and Mrs. Norman G. CournoyerMs. Claire CoxMs. Susan P. CramerMr. Robert Creed and Ms. Catherine HiltonMrs. Joanna S. CreelmanMs. Nancy CrowellMr. Raymond CrowleyMr. Abbot CummingsMs. Colleen CurrieMr. William Cutler and Mr. Lee MacKinnonMs. Jaana CutsonMs. Kathleen D’AmarioMr. William D’AmatoMr. Louis Davis and Ms. Leslye HeiligMr. and Mrs. Joseph DayallMs. Carol DeFreece and Mr. William DeFreeceMs. Patricia A. DempseyMs. Paula DentonMs. Jean DentonMr. and Mrs. Gerard L. DesrochesMr. and Mrs. John DetmoldMs. Kathleen DevineMr. and Mrs. William DevotiMr. and Mrs. Carl F. DietzMs. Ruth DinermanMr. Seth DiNuovoMs. Kathryn I. DominguezMs. Ethel DonahueMs. Jean DonovanMr. and Mrs. Kerry DouglasMs. Karen A. Droy and Mr. Mark DroyMr. and Mrs. Richard J. DumontMs. Maria Dye and Mr. Paul BracciottiMr. Todd EmrickDrs. Nina and Richard EvansMs. Cathleen FalconerMr. and Mrs. David FantiMr. William Farley

Ms. Martha FeickMs. Louisa FerreeMr. Steve FerulloMr. and Mrs. Paul FiejdaszMr. Richard Finck and Mrs. Priscilla FinckMr. Steven FischerMr. and Mrs. William B. FisherMr. John M. Fisher and Ms. Shawne FisherMr. John J. FitzgeraldMs. Pamela Fontes-MayMr. John FosterMs. Carol A. FountainMs. Cynthia FoxMr. Gregory Franceschi and Ms. Lisa MiddentsMr. Jeremiah FrankMr. Stan FreemanMs. Polly FrenchMr. Irwin Friman and Ms. Leslie LaufMrs. Mary Frisbie and Mr. Peter DevineMr. Peter FrothinghamMs. Kathryn GabrielMs. Kim GaitskillMr. Daniel GallagherMr. Paul F. GariepyMr. Merritt Garland Jr.Mrs. Donna Gaudreau and Mr. Craig GaudreauMr. Michael Genthner and Ms. Mary RileyMr. Leroy GeoffrionMr. Richard GermainMs. Mary GilesMr. and Mrs. Kevin GiovanettiMs. Karen GladwinMs. Susan GoldMs. Fran Goodwin and Mr. Jerry BryantMs. Sonja GoodwinMr. Joel GordonMs. Nancy M. GordonMr. Christopher GowaskiMr. David Greenberg and Mrs. Elizabeth EricksonMs. Asheley R. Griffith and Ms. Marcia S. CurtisMr. Robert Gross and Ms. Barbara WacholderMr. David Gross and Ms. Julie GrossMs. Susan Grotevant and

Mr. Harold GrotevantMs. Margaret L. Guindon and

Mr. Bruce A. GuindonMs. Marcia HaasMs. Patricia HafeyMs. Susan HagamenMr. and Mrs. Philip HallMs. Elisabeth HaminDr. Nora Hanke P.C.Sister Esther M. HanniganMr. and Mrs. Peter F. HansonMs. Anne HardingMs. Mary Harrington and Mr. Casey RavenhurstMr. James Harris and Ms. Lois HarrisMr. Christopher HashikawaMr. Wilmot HastingsMr. James Hawkes and Ms. Muriel HawkesMr. and Mrs. Thomas HeiseMr. H. Richard Henning Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Kirke R. HenshawMs. Marie HessMs. Kathryn S. Hicks and Mr. David LaPlanteMs. Martha T. Higgins and Chris H. HigginsMs. Holly HiginbothamMr. Richard HillierProf. Marion E. HoarMs. Lorraine HollMs. Janet HollandMr. Larry Hott and Ms. Diane GareyMs. Lisa HowatMr. William Hunt, Jr.Ms. Sarah IngramMs. Mildred IslesMs. Karen Jackson and Mr. Mark Jackson

Ms. Shirley Jackson and Mr. Ron JacksonMs. Jerilyn JacobsMr. Robert P. JandrueMs. Willa JarnaginMr. Juan Jarrett and Mrs. Cristine JarrettMr. and Mrs. William JeffriesMs. Joyce JohnsonMr. Walter and Mrs. Joan JohnsonMr. William JohnsonMr. Harold R. JonesMr. and Mrs. Edgar R. JuddMr. Patrick Kamrowski and

Ms. Barbara KamrowskiMr. Jonathan KaneMs. Mary KapnerDr. Matthew Katz D.M.D.Mr. David Kaufman and Ms. Jodi KaufmanMr. and Mrs. Paul G. KelliherMr. James W. KellyMs. Dawn KempfMs. Carolyn KendrowMr. James M. Kessler and Ms. Sara E. CohenDr. Firyal Khan-DawoodMs. Katherine Kick and Mr. Phillip KickMr. Richard KilloughMs. Barbara KirkMr. Caleb KisslingMs. Alice KlingenerMr. and Mrs. David KraftC. Mani KrishnaMr. Walter Kroll and Mrs. Jennifer KrollMs. Susan KucharskiMs. Dale LaBonteMs. Jane LaferriereMs. Susan LancelleMs. Jane M. LangerMs. Mary-Jane LannonDonald and Rita LaPierreMs. Betty Kay LaRueMs. Shemaya LaurelMrs. Rebecca LawlorMr. and Mrs. Mark LedwellMrs. Rita Lee and Mr. Mike LeeDr. James Lemkin, N.D.Mr. Edward LemonMr. Victor LesserMr. and Mrs. Peter LetsonMr. Jonathan LevinMrs. Valerie LevyMr. Conrad S. LiebenowMrs. Lisa LittwinMs. Margaret Lobenstine and

Mr. Geoffrey LobenstineMs. Elizabeth LoughranMrs. Kathleen LovellMs. Margaret Lucey and Mr. William NoelMs. MaryAnne Lynch and Son, Liam LynchMs. Marjorie LyonsMs. Caroline Mack and Mr. Richard ClarityMr. and Mrs. John J. MackinMr. Roger Magnus and Ms. Ariells SchwellMr. William Mahoney Jr. and

Ms. Martha MahoneyJane and Dudley MairsMs. Dawn Malecha and Mr. Phillip ForsheeAtty. Michael Malkovich and Ms. Stell MalkovichMrs. Christine A. MaloneyMr. Thomas Marantz and Ms. Gwen AgnaMrs. Michele Marantz and

Mr. Steven MarantzMrs. Barbara Marcel and Mr. Jerry MarcelMs. Sudie Marcuse-BlatzBen and Jennifer MarkensMs. Judith MarklandMs. Jeanne MarklinMr. Laurance McConnellMr. John McDonald, Jr.

Mr. Grady McGonagillMr. James McGuinnessMs. Susan McHughMs. Christine McKiernan and

Mr. Kevin McAllisterMs. Wendy MesserliMr. Luke MeyerMr. David MichaudMs. Beth MiehlsMs. Susan MillingerMr. Richard MinearMs. Diane Mirante and Mr. Edward DenehyMichael and Melissa MoranMs. Monica Moran and Mr. Bill WehrliMs. Anne Morehouse and Ms. Mary HulbertMs. Loretta MoreyMrs. Kathleen Morin-Paul and Mr. Roger PaulMs. Chloe MorrealeMs. Ellen J. MorrisonMr. Vincent Mroz and Ms. Marie MrozMr. and Mrs. James MukaMs. Lucia MulderDick & Dianne MullerMr. and Mrs. Arthur W. MundtMs. Mary E. MurphyMs. Christine MusanteMr. Paul Nelson and Ms. Bette NelsonMr. David NelsonMs. Francine Ness and Mr. Gary OlesonMr. William NewmanMs. Cynthia NolanMr. George NolanMr. Clifford Noreen and Ms. Ellen NoreenMs. Susan NorrieMs. Teryl Norwood SmithMr. David O’ConnellMs. Ruth OdgrenMr. Enrico OliveriMr. John OlsonMr. Thomas O’NeilMs. Patricia O’NeilMs. Rachel OnufMr. Ivan OranskyMrs. Shirley R. OstendarpMr. Andre Ouellette , Ms. C. Ann Van Sant and

Hannah Vansant-OuelletteMr. Jason PaadamMr. Joseph PacellaMs. Joyce E. Palmer-FortuneMs. Margaret PalmeriMr. Michael PapaleoDavid and Ruth PardoeMr. John ParkerMr. Kirk ParkerMr. Ted Parker and Ms. Irma GonzalezMr. Gordon ParkerMr. and Mrs. Michael R. ParsonsMs. Lisa PattersonMs. Eva PausMr. and Mrs. Jeremy S. PavaMr. John Pearsall and Ms. Mary Ellen MillerMs. Sarah Pease and Ms. Linda SharkeyMr. Russell PeckMr. Stephen K. PeckMs. J. Laurel PelisMr. Ronald PereraEileen PerkinsMs. Rudy PerkinsMs. Amy-Louise Pfeffer and Mr. Micheal SolaMr. Donald Philip and Mrs. Lynn PhilipMs. Sylvia PiraniThe Pitoniak FamilyMs. Lisa PlanteMr. Jerry PlanteDr. and Mrs. Mark H. PohlmanMs. Patricia Pomeroy and Mr. James GagnonMr. Bronislaw Poplawski Jr.

donors



Ms. Janis G. Porter and Mr. Stephen P. NaberMr. and Mrs. Robert A. PotashMr. Derek PrambergerMs. Dianne PrinceMs. Sarah PringleMr. and Mrs. Joseph PriorMs. Marietta PritchardMr. John Pucci and Ms. Mary BatesMr. David QuartzMs. Janine QueeninMr. Louis M. RamahMs. Catherine Rathschmidt and

Mr. James RathschmidtMr. and Mrs. Timothy J. RatkiewiczMs. Mary ReederMr. Jeffrey ReillyMr. and Mrs. Stephen L. RiceMr. Richard RiendeauMr. and Mrs. Hugh RobertsMs. Mary C. RobertsMs. Bea A. RobinsonMr. Ernest RocheleauMr. and Mrs. John F. RogersMr. Stephen RootDr. Romeo Roque MDStuart R. and Waltraud P. RoseMs. Joan RosenbaumMs. Karen Rosenbaum and Ms. Janice JorgensenMr. Daniel RosenbergMs. Margaret RosenberryMs. Carolina Rosenstein and Mr. James RosensteinMs. Laura Rotenberg and Mr. Jeffery YeagerMs. Janice RowanMs. Henruetta RudinMr. and Mrs. George F. RufoMs. Janet RuhlMr. Richard J. Rumelt and Ms. Jean H. ErlbaumMs. Carol RundbergMs. Diane SabatoMr. Jeffrey B. SagalynMs. Lora SaltisMs. Judith Sanders and Mr. David SandersMs. Melishia SantiagoMr. Mark ScandlingE. Patterson ScarlettMr. Michael Scavotto and Ms. Diane ScavottoMr. Jeffrey ScavronMs. Patricia SchmidMs. Donna M. SchmidtMs. Rosemary Schmidt and Mr. Barry SteevesMr. and Ms. Martin F. SchoenemannMs. Carrie SchulmanMr. and Mrs. Mark E. ScottMr. and Mrs. Richard SeeligMr. Michael J. SerduckMr. David M. SerlinMr. Liam J. SewardMs. Nasrin Shafiani and Mr. Michael HakimMs. Holly ShandsMr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Shankel

Mr. Robert ShanleyMr. Mark Shapp and Ms. Jennifer ShappMr. and Mrs. Charles H. ShaylorMs. Lynn Shell and Mr. Martin ShellMs. Rebecca Sherer and Ms. Linda ScottRobin Sherman and Rob AllenMs. Theresa Shuman and Mr. John ShumanMr. and Mrs. Alfred SianoMs. Christine SickleMr. Martin Silberberg and Ms. Ruth MelnickMs. Cynthia G. SimisonMs. Debra SjodahlMr. Earskin SloanMr. David SloviterMr. Henry SmigielskiMs. Leslie SmithMs. Verena SmithMs. Sandra SmithMr. and Mrs. Thomas H. SnelhamMr. George Snook and Ms. Lee SnookMs. Jane SommerDr. and Mrs. Michael SorrellMs. Barbara W. SpearMs. Elizabeth SpelmanMs. Katharine StallMs. Anna StartMr. Marc W. SteinbergEndamian S. Stewart and Robert G. StewartMr. Mark StinsonMs. Karen Stocker and Mr. Wayne StockerMr. Alan StrassmanMr. Daniel SullivanDr. John SullivanMs. Cynthia SullivanMr. Ray Sullivan and Ms. Dana SullivanMr. Anthony SuperchiMr. and Mrs. Owen M. Sutton Jr.Miss Kathleen SwaimMs. Carol B. SwartMs. Kate A. Swol and Mr. William D. FivelMs. M. Pamela SzczesnyMr. Joseph SzwajkowskiMr. and Mrs. Yeshvant TalatiMr. Joseph P. TassoniMr. Jonathan TauerMr. William TerryMs. Anna ThomasMs. Lauran ThompsonMr. David Thorne and Ms. Elaine ThorneMrs. Mary Thorpe Brown Mr. Bruce BrownMs. Judith TraskMrs. Carla Trosino-LaramyMr. Roger Turton and Ms. Kaichan ChanMr. Richard UnsworthMs. Teresa Utt and Mr. Richard LucchesiMs. Carmen G. VangsnessMr. Kevin VannMr. Alan VersonMr. Douglas VickersMs. Sally Vincent and Mr. Jeffrey Vincent

Mr. Thomas E. VintonMr. and Mrs. James C. VohrMs. Frances C. Volkmann and

Ms. Joan CenedellaMs. Beverley von KriesMr. William WagnerMr. Robert Wagner and Ms. Janet WarrenMs. Anne Walaszek and Mr. Roger WalaszekMs. Carol WalkerMs. Joanne WalkerMr. Everett WalshMs. Christine L. Chinni and Mr. John M. Weeks Jr.Mr. Ronald Weingartner and Ms. Leslie LawrenceMs. Judith WeinthalerMr. Michael P. WeisseMr. Barry Werth and Ms. Kathy GoosMs. Christina White

Ms. Elaine WhitlockMr. David WhitneyMr. Laird WigginMr. John T. WigglesworthMs. Carol WilkinsMs. Pamela Wilkinson and Mr. John MorganMr. and Mrs. Roy C. WilliamsMs. Mary WillifordMr. and Mrs. Harry S. WillistonMr. Stephane WillocqMr. James WingardMs. Carla WirzburgerMr. Joel WolfeIu Yam WongMr. Thomas YeomansMs. Judith Young and Ms. Gene StewartMr. Michael Young

donors

On December 12, 2012, The Community Foundation of

Western Massachusetts sponsored the first-ever Valley

Gives Day. This one-of-a-kind philanthropic event joined

together residents and supporters from Franklin, Hampden

and Hampshire counties in a special 24-hour online

campaign to make gifts to their favorite charities. Hundreds

of local non-profit organizations, including The Food

Bank of Western Massachusetts, participated to receive

mission-critical funds to support their efforts.

The outpouring of generosity from the Pioneer Valley

community helped make this event a tremendous success.

Through this campaign, The Food Bank received more than

$61,000 from contributing donors. In addition, we were

awarded a number of bonus prizes for finishing as one of

the more highly donated-to organizations.

The success of the first Valley Gives Day led to increased

participation and donors in the 2013 event. As the campaign

continues to grow in our community, The Food Bank is

exceedingly grateful for the generosity and support that

we continue to receive from the residents of Western

Massachusetts.

Valley Gives Day


$50,000+ Citizens BankCommunity Foundation of

Western MassachusettsOur Family Foundation by Stop and ShopWalmart FoundationWalmart State Giving Program

$25,000-$50,000Anonymous (1) Bank of AmericaEOS Foundation

Highland Street FoundationJoyce N. Line Irrevocable TrustTD Charitable FoundationThe Beveridge Family Foundation, Inc.U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private WealthUnited Way of Pioneer ValleyYawkey Foundation

$10,000-$24,999Berkshire Brewing Company IncCaroline Blanton Thayer Charitable TrustCharles H. Farnsworth Trust

Community Health Charities of New England

Feeding AmericaGimbel Foundation FundGrainger Inc.Linde Family FoundationMassachusetts Bankers Association Charitable

Foundation Inc.Mazon: A Jewish Response to HungerThe Hauber FoundationThe Irene E. and George A. Davis FoundationTufts Health Plan Foundation

$5,000-$9,999Actions for Boston Community DevelopmentBJ’s Charitable FoundationDelta Sand and Gravel, IncGE FoundationHard Rock Worldwide HeadquartersNew Covenant Community Services Inc.Panera BreadPeople’s United Community FoundationSinauer Associates, Inc.The Frederick E. Weber Charities Corp.The Prentice Foundation, Inc

institutional giving

In 2013, a total of 935 contributions were made in honor or memory of special individuals. These gifts honored loved ones on special occasions and remembered those who have passed away or requested donations in their memory to be made to The Food Bank. Please visit our website, www.foodbankwma.org, to view a complete list of all the individuals that were honored or remembered through these gifts in FY2013.



institutional giving continued$5,000-$9,999 continuedWakefern Food CorporationWestern MA Combined Federal CampaignWholesome Wave Foundation Charitable Ventures, Inc.Xeric FoundationYankee Candle Company

$2,500-$4,999American Homecare Federation, Inc.BNY Melon Powering Potential FundCredit Data Services, Inc FundEdwards Church of NorthamptonEmergency Food and Shelter ProgramEugene A. Dexter Charitable FundFlorence Savings BankFriendly’s Ice Cream Corp.Frozen and Refrigerated Association of New England (FRANE)Hampden Bank Charitable Foundation Inc.Holy Family ParishMassMutualMassMutual Financial Group/Matching Gift CenterPioneer ColdPrice Chopper’s Golub FoundationRAPV Charitable & Educational Fund, Inc. - CharitableStock GumshoeThe Berkshire Taconic Community FoundationThe First Church of Christ in LongmeadowThe Silver Tie Fund, Inc.VFW Post 10338 Emergency Food Pantry

$1,000-$2,499Anonymous (1) Aetna Foundation, Inc.Baystate Health, Inc.Chicopee Savings Charitable FoundationGoogle Matching Gift ProgramGreenfield Co-Operative BankLia HondaNew England Consignment & Resale, LLC

New England Natural BakersNorthampton Cooperative BankNorthfield Mount Hermon SchoolPeoplesBankRigali and Walder OrthodonticsSarah Gillett Services for the Elderly, Inc.Sodexo FoundationSouth Congregational ChurchSovereign Bank FoundationSymantec CorporationThe Dennis Group, LLCTheory One DesignThornes MarketplaceToward Harmony Tai Chi & QigongUnited Bank

$500-$999ABR, Inc.Accountable Care AssociatesAdobe Systems, Inc. - Matching Gift ProgramAmerican International Group, Inc Matching Grants ProgramBabson Capital Managment, LLCChurch of the RedeemerDeerfield Lions ClubDJRJ Charitable FundFirst Church of Christ, Inc.First Congregational Church of HadleyFirst Congregational Church of HatfieldGoggins Real EstateHampden County Physican AssociatesHuman Resources Department - Mount Holyoke CollegeJohnson & Hill Staffing Services, Inc.Lexington Group, Inc.Lions Club of Pittsfield, IncMahams IncNEX Performance FilmsPackaging Corporation of AmericaSt. John’s Episcopal ChurchThe Gould Family Foundation

Travelers Community ConnectionsUnited Personnel ServicesVeris Wealth Partners, LLC

$250-$499Atlas ChiropracticBank of America Matching GiftsBaycare Health Partners, Inc.Big Y Foods, Inc.C. L. Frank & CompanyChatham-Beech Charitable FoundationFederated Community Church of Hampden, Inc.First Congregational Church of BrimfieldGreenfield Savings BankJack & Pauline Freeman FoundationLilian R. Germain Memorial TrustMassachusetts Association of Public Health NursesNew England Lawn Companies, IncNorthampton Police Relief AssociationNortheast Foundation for ChildrenRaven Used Book ShopReminder Publications, Inc.Richard E Neal for Congress CommitteeRotary Club of AmherstRotary Club of Franklin CountySaint-Gobain Corporate FoundationSecond Congregational Church, UCCSelect Equity Group, Inc.Springfield Chapter of Girl FriendsSt. Peter’s Lutheran ChurchStop & Shop Supermarket #782Sun Life Financial Matching GiftsThe David G. Taft FoundationThe Lisa Ekus Group, LLCThe Loomis CommunitiesThe Prudential FoundationTighe & Bond, Inc.United Technologies Matching Gifts & Volunteer ProgramValley Medical GroupWhately Congregational ChurchWorld War II Veterans Assoc. of Hampshire County

300,000 pounds or more Big Y ReclamationC & S Wholesale Grocers

HatfieldP and K Services LLCStop & Shop Reclamation

100,000–250,000 pounds

BJ’s Wholesale Club, PittsfieldCoca-Cola/Minute-Maid Co.Food Bank FarmOcean State Job LotOdwalla - Cooler AccountWalmart

50,000–99,999 poundsBJ’s Wholesale ClubMass. Dept. of ESEPlainville Farm

20,000–49,999 poundsAnonymous DonorAtlas FarmsCheney OrchardColumbia Fresh ProduceConagra

Connecticut Food BankGeneral Mills, Inc.Pepperidge FarmTarget - Hadley #1839

10,000–19,999 poundsCarando Gourmet Frozen FoodsCVSEighteen Wheeler LogisticsLight LifeManheim FarmNestle WaterOndre ReynoldsRed Fire FarmRiverland FarmRuggles FarmShaw’sSmithfield Packing, Inc.Szawlowski Potato Farms Inc.The Greater Boston Food BankUnilever

5,000–9,999 poundsAgarC. H. RobinsonCA Association of Food BanksCampbell Soup Company

DTL Transportation, Inc.Feldman FarmGrowers Express LLCHot Mamas Supernatural FoodsLINDT & SPRUNGLI (USA)MBA PoultryPioneer ColdPrime, Inc.Tropicana DoleUMASS Center for AgricultureValue Trucking Corp.

2,500–4,999 poundsAllen Lund CompanyArmour-Eckrich Meats, LLCB T R TransportBruno Schedit Inc.Carlisle Carrier Corp.Cecchi & Sons, Inc.Chiquita Brands/ Fresh ExpressCold Springs OrchardCrete Carrier Corp.Dryden TransportFallon Community Health PlanG & C TransportGolonka FarmKahiki Foods

Kellogg CompanyLogistics Express Inc.Marten TransportMass MutualMcLaneMountain View FarmMutton & Mead FestivalPacific Coast ProducersPaul SamraPella Carrier ServicesPriceRite West SpringfieldRahel Trucking LLCSchwansSilver Springs CitrusSun ProductsSun Products CorporationSunny D Beverage CompanySunstate CarriersUMASS 416 Student UnionWendolowski FarmWGGB TV 40WHAI 98.3 / Bear Country 95.3Anonymous Donor

1,000–2,499 poundsA. T. L.Berkshire County DA’S

Bimbo Bakeries USABradway Trucking Inc.C K TransportC V J ServicesCafe Valley BakeryCargill Meat SolutionsD K C TruckingF & J TransportFarmland Foods, Inc.Fernando BarriosFEX Transport Inc.Florcita TruckingFLS BrokerageFriendly Ice Cream Corp.Good Roby LLCHampden City Bar Assoc.Hillandale FarmsInformation ResourcesInterstate Express Inc.J & M Mendosa ExpressJason PittsJozev Products, Inc.Kobe TransportMaple Leaf BakeryMcCain Foods, Inc.Memphis ExpressMondelez International

Murry’s Inc.Patterson FreightPerdue FarmsPFGPi Kappa Alpha Fraternity

at UMASSPioneer Valley Transit AuthorityPrice Chopper SupermarketsQuaker Sales & Distribution Inc.River Valley MarketS R S ExpressSeabrook BrothersSpeedi ExpressSweet Mama ProduceThe Kitchen GardenTraiLiner, Inc.U. S. Freight SolutionsVentura FoodsWerden LogisticsWerner EnterprisesWestern Mass. SnacksYankee Candle, Co.

food donorsUnique among charitable organizations, food banks rely on large- and small-scale donations of food through relationships with wholesalers, retailers, grocers, farmers and community members


STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION *Current Assets 3,163,424

Fixed Assets (net) 3,069,582

Other Assets 671,485

TOTAL ASSETS $6,904,491

Accounts Payable 181,979

Other Current Liabilities 160,184

Long Term Liabilities 0

TOTAL LIABILITIES $342,163

Net Assets $6,562,328

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $6,904,491* As of 9/30/13. Complete audited financial statements are available upon request.

INCOMEFood 9,188,895

Individuals and corporate donations

2,431,809

Member programs 799,226

Grants 386,572

Government grants 298,768

Other 68,146

TOTAL $13,173,416

EXPENSESProgram 11,919,790

Administration 570,959

Development 565,883

TOTAL $13,056,632

Food, 70%

Individuals and corporate donations, 18%

Member programs, 6%

Grants, 3%

Government grants, 2%

Other, 1%

INCOME

Administration, 5%

Development, 4%

Programs, 91%

EXPENSES

FINANCIALS

The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Inc.97 North Hatfield Road / P.O. Box 160Hatfield, MA 01038p: 413.247.9738f: 413.247.9577www.foodbankwma.org

the food bank of western massachusetts 2013 annual report

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