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20th Anniversary Founders Reception
In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley will be honoring those organizations and individuals who have been instrumental in its history on September 16, 2010 at The Grandview in Poughkeepsie. The event will be held from 6 pm until 9 pm, and include a silent auction, raffles, hors d’oeuvres, cocktail buffet, dessert and a cash bar. Among the offerings will be the Flavors of the Hudson package which will include a year’s worth of culinary delights from restaurants around the Hudson Valley. Tickets for the event are $100 per person. A list of honorees can be viewed here.
If you are interested in attending, sponsoring or taking an ad in the Journal distributed at the event, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Special Events Coordinator or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Director of Development at 845-534-5344.
Hudson Valley Food Frenzy
The second annual Hudson Valley Food Frenzy Food Drive will be held from September 20-24, 2010 during National Hunger Awareness Month. Originally implemented in 2009 and organized by the Pattern for Progress Fellows Program, the Food Frenzy encourages friendly competition between businesses and organizations of similar size and/or mission to collect donations of food and money during a designated time period in September. Prizes are awarded to the organizations that collect the most donations. All donations will be directed to the Food Bank to help stock the warehouse. Food Frenzy participants may be located in any county the Food Bank serves: Orange, Ulster, Dutchess, Rockland, Sullivan, and Putnam. Participating organizations can collect donations of both food and money. Every dollar raised equals seven meals that can be provided. Details regarding the collection of non-perishable food items are available in the Food Frenzy registration package available here.
Senator Gillibrand Listens to Farm Issues
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (center) visited the Black Dirt country of Pine Island/Goshen to listen to farmers concerns and advice for the new farm bill. Gillibrand was joined at the Pawelski Farm by John Evers, Executive Director of the Food Bank Association of New York State and Jan Whitman, Director of the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley.
Dine to Feed
On Thursday, September 23, 2010 the Food Bank will be hosting the 3rd Annual Dine to Feed event. On that date, participating restaurants will donate 10% of their proceeds to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. Participating restaurants include Torches on the Hudson, Aroma Thyme Bistro, Bacchus Restaurant, the Chester Diner, and many more. For a complete listing of restaurants involved in the campaign, please click here. Any restaurant in Rockland, Orange, Ulster, Sullivan, Putnam and Dutchess counties can participate, simply contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Special Events Coordinator, or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Director of Development, for more information.
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The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley is a member of Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest). Feeding America sets standards and acquires food donations from national companies for its 200+ member food banks located throughout the country.
Through its relationship with Feeding America, the Food Bank is able to bring millions of pounds of much needed food into the community every year. Also, by working in partnership with other Feeding America food banks throughout the country, the Food Bank is able to play a role in the national response to hunger.
The Food Bank is also a member of the Food Bank Association of New York State. The Association works to end hunger by assisting the food bank network in obtaining more food and funds, fostering public awareness of the food banks’ mission, and creating partnerships to help alleviate hunger in New York State.
