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Stuff The Bus Delivers Thousands of Pounds of Food

Star 93.3’s annual event to raise food and funds to help support The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley by filling school buses with donations raised at area Stop & Shop supermarkets was once again a huge success. Nearly 14,000 pounds of food was generously stuffed into 11 buses proving just how caring the wonderful members of our community really are. An additional $2801.00 was also raised. When all that food reached The Food Bank, over 60 volunteers showed up to help unload the buses so that the food can reach the tables of those in need for the holiday. Giving is the best part of Thanksgiving. Thank you all, for all you do! 
 

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Recordonline.com visits The Food Bank

Tracy Baxter of The Times Herald Record paid a visit to The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley recently to help raise awareness about the growing need by so many in the Hudson Valley.To see the story and learn more. click here

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Cornwall High Turkey Trot

                                                  Cornwall Central High School held a Cross Country Turkey Trot on Saturday, November 19th. The event is a 3 mile cross country course, with an optional 1 mile run/walk on the school track.  Proceeds benefit the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. Raffles, baked goods and t-shirts were sold to raise additional funds. Ben Rodd, the captain of the Cornwall High School cross-country team stopped by The Food Bank to drop off the check and food donation from the Turkey Trot. “The First Annual Cornwall Cross Country Turkey Trot was a huge success!  Fifty participants came and raced the trails around the Cornwall Central High School campus on a beautiful Saturday morning,” said Rodd.  The event raised nearly $1100 and a generous food donation.
Thanks to all who participated and we hope to see you again next year.

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Food pantries, soup kitchens are serving more folks in need

A recent article in The Times Herald Record highlighted the staggering and growing number of people in our area that rely on Food Pantries and The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley.
According to the Food Research and Action Center, a nonprofit organization that deals with hunger, based on a three- year average from 2008 to 2010, 12.9 percent of households in New York State, or 984,000, are considered food insecure. Food insecurity, as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is having limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods.

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PANERA BREAD, HELPING TO FEED THE HUNGRY

Panera Bread has opened its newest bakery-cafe in The Town of Poughkeepsie. Plenty of well-wishers were on hand at the event as Panera welcomed friends, local government officials, and the community at large. As part of the celebration, Panera Bread donated $12,500 to The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. “Panera Bread is committed to pursuing the goal of putting a loaf of delicious, freshly baked bread in every arm across America. We are very happy to support Food Bank of the Hudson Valley and we appreciate their dedication to feeding those in need in our local community,” Said Operating Partner, Tony Diaz,
Antonetta Gutter, Development Director for Food Bank of the Hudson Valley, states, “Panera Bread is a wonderful example of corporate responsibility and is truly committed to serving their local community. The funds donated by Panera Bread will touch many families in need throughout the Hudson Valley. We are grateful to Panera for their generosity and their continued commitment to supporting Food Bank of the Hudson Valley.”

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