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2013–2014 ANNUAL REPORT Message from our former President

Dear Friends,

2014 was a milestone year in the 32-year history of Connecticut Food Bank.

In June we broke ground for a new distribution center in Wallingford, CT, and shortly after I announced my decision to retire at the end of the year.

Many of you have been working alongside me in the fight against hunger for many years. When we first started, a few hundred thousand pounds of food were being distributed to 70 food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters annually. With your help, Connecticut Food Bank has grown to distribute more than 20 million pounds of food last year to nearly 700 food-assistance programs throughout Connecticut.

I want you to know that Connecticut Food Bank is positioned well into the future.

Once the new distribution center is open and operational, it will enable Connecticut Food Bank to better serve hungry families. With greater efficiencies, the larger facility and increased refrigerated space, Connecticut Food Bank can accept and distribute more fresh food to people in need, add new programs and enhance current ones, increase partnerships with local growers and food manufacturers, and accommodate more volunteers. The number of meals distributed will double over the next 10 years.

Food banking has been my passion for the last 30 years, and my decision to retire at the end of the year was not an easy one. But you can be assured that my successor, Rob Levine, a very experienced and knowledgeable leader, will ensure the continued success of Connecticut Food Bank’s mission as the organization prepares to move into a new distribution center in 2015.

Please know that I am extremely appreciative of the support the citizens of Connecticut have shown over the years in feeding hungry Connecticut families. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve with you in the fight against hunger in Connecticut.

Warm regards,

Nancy L. Carrington President & CEO (Retired as of 12/31/14)

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONNECTICUT FOOD BANK BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2013-2014)*

James Augur, Chair 2 Message from our Former President ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD Mark S. Kaduboski, Esq., Vice Chair WIGGIN AND DANA 3 2013-2014 Board of Directors Rosemary O’Connell Sulzbach, Treasurer NEW HAVEN MUSEUM Dianne Witte, Secretary 4 Message From the Chair YALE UNIVERSITY

Max Barry AETNA 6 The Faces of Hunger in Connecticut Carlton Byrd COMMONFUND

8 How We Get Our Food Harry J. Garafalo MILFORD MARKETS INC DBA SHOPRITE SUPERMARKETS Alex Hutchinson 11 Member Programs RPM HEALTH Jennifer King MASONICARE FOUNDATION 14 Outreach Programs Norman W. LaCroix DECISION ANALYTICS GROUP William C. Lesko, CPA 17 Volunteers DWORKEN, HILLMAN, LAMORTE & STERCZALA, P.C. Edward Marcantonio HERMENZE & MARCANTONIO LLC

20 How We Raise Awareness Joe Pucci BERNSTEIN GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Arlene Putterman 24 Donors STOP & SHOP Marlene Beth Schwartz, Ph.D. RUDD CENTER FOR FOOD POLICY & OBESITY AT YALE UNIVERSITY

29 Financial Information David Vipond MORRISON MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS

Nancy L. Carrington, Ex-Officio 30 Our Future PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

*As of June 30, 2014

HONORARY BOARD Edward Wood Dunham, Esq. WIGGIN AND DANA

The cover of this Annual Report is the 2014 Connecticut Food Bank William Dyson quilt. For 32 years, Connecticut Food Bank has been stitching together FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE local community programs that create a brighter future for our neighbors in need.

2013-2014 Connecticut Food Bank Annual Report 3 Message from the Chair

Dear Friends,

After dedicating 30 years to feeding Connecticut’s hungry, Nancy L. Carrington, Connecticut Food Bank’s President & CEO, retired at the end of 2014. On behalf of Connecticut Food Bank’s Board of Directors, I congratulate Nancy on her remarkable career and outstanding work in meeting the needs of our most vulnerable citizens.

In 1984, Nancy joined Connecticut Food Bank as a food solicitor, working alongside its founder, Mark Patton. By 1989, she was named the organization’s Executive Director, and in 2010 its President & CEO. Under Nancy’s steadfast leadership, the organization enhanced its outreach and created new programs to better serve families who struggle with hunger. Over the last 25 years, Connecticut Food Bank grew from distributing approximately five million pounds of food to 350 community-based programs, to distributing more than 20 million pounds of food to nearly 700 food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters.

The Board is extremely grateful for Nancy’s vision, guidance and efforts to ensure that the Food Bank continues our good work, as we prepare to move into our new operations and distribution center in Wallingford later this year.

It has been a pleasure to work alongside Nancy, and I offer my personal thanks for her dedication and for making a significant difference in the lives of thousands of Connecticut’s citizens.

Regards,

James Augur Chair, Board of Directors

4 2013-2014 Connecticut Food Bank Annual Report 5 The Faces of Hunger in Connecticut

2014 HUNGER IN AMERICA STUDY Food or medicine? Food or housing? Purchasing less expensive unhealthy food, or more costly fruits and vegetables? These are the decisions that thousands in Connecticut are making, according to the Hunger in America 2014 report conducted by Connecticut Food Bank in partnership with Feeding America. The study reveals that the face of hunger is one we might recognize, as many in our local communities who seek food assistance have jobs, raise families, work toward education and struggle with health problems. Those that turn to our network of food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters are making difficult trade-offs to get enough food for their families. The report shows that many households served through Connecticut Food Bank’s network use the following coping strategies. 63% to 73% choose between paying for food or: • Utilities • Transportation • Medicine • Housing 73% purchase inexpensive, unhealthy food 54% receive help from friends or family 43% consume food from dented or damaged packages 41% eat food past its expiration date; 41% water down food or drinks 35% pawn or sell personal property

For more information about Hunger in America 2014 findings, visit www.ctfoodbank.org. The full national report is available on Feeding America’s website, www.feedingamerica.org.

6 MOBILE PANTRY STORIES Connecticut Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry gives fresh food to people in need, right in their neighborhood. “IT’S BEEN A BLESSING.” That’s how Cynthia describes the food assistance she and her family receive each month from Connecticut Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry. Cynthia recently had open-heart surgery and is unable to work. She said the Mobile Pantry helps her, her daughter and two grandchildren through some tough times. “I’ve always loved vegetables and sometimes I don’t have enough money to buy them,” she said. “When I come here, I always know I can get my fruits and vegetables.”

“THE MOBILE PANTRY IS A LIFELINE.” Ernest, a Vietnam War veteran, said the Mobile Pantry is a lifeline. Unable to hold down a job due to a disability from the effects of his service in the war, Ernest said that before he started attending Mobile Panty distributions, all he would have is a couple of cans of soup, a bag of spaghetti and some milk in the fridge. Ernest said he now has plenty of healthy food to eat, because the Mobile Pantry brings food to his community. “I’m able to get vegetables and potatoes, and today I received a variety of peppers and mushrooms. If it wasn’t for the Mobile Pantry, I would have less choices and not the variety of food to keep me healthy.” 2013-2014 Connecticut Food Bank Annual Report 7 How We Get Our Food

FOOD INDUSTRY PRODUCT DONORS Connecticut Food Bank is able to distribute more than 20 million pounds of food annually to nearly 700 food-assistance programs through the generosity of food industry partners. National manufacturers and processors, as well as local retailers are helping to make a difference for the more than 300,000 people we serve through our food-assistance network. Because eating fresh, nutritious food is often a challenge for many families, Connecticut Food Bank is distributing more organic, natural and healthy food items than ever before. The healthy food items donated by the food industry help remove barriers that prevent people from accessing good nutrition. Among the food items are low-fat yogurt, natural fruit juices, soy milk and gluten- free snacks.

LOCAL DONORS

FARMS Stop & Shop Waterbury - #618 Ragozzino Foods The Farmer’s Cow Averill Farm Ansonia - #635 Waterbury - #675 Rite Aid Distribution Center Thurston Foods, Inc. Benjamin Orchard Branford - #687 Waterbury - #679 Shearwater Coffee Roasters Topco Associates LLC Blue Hills Orchard Bridgeport - #670 Watertown - #657 SNACT Food Show Total Quality Logistics (TQL) Cecarelli Farm Bridgeport - #698 West Haven - #696 Snyders Lance Dist. Wakefern Christoforo’s Farm Cheshire - #695 Westport - #653 Something Sweet, Inc. Walter P. Rawl & Sons, Inc The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Clinton - #652 Willimantic - #674 Special Olympics Watson, Inc. Station’s Lockwood Farm Danbury - #644 Wilton - #658 State of CT DEMHS Wayne Farms, LLC Good Bug Gardens Danbury - #659 Winsted - #625 Stew Leonard’s/ G&L Distributors Willoughby’s Coffee & Tea Gresczyk Farm Darien - #2610 The Fresh Market Stop & Shop Assonet Xpect Discounts Hallock Orchard Darien - #626 Stop & Shop Co., Inc. Yofarm Corp. Happy Family Farm Dayville- #697 OTHERS Subway Headquarters Hayward Farm East Hampton - #2611 ABF Freight Systems Inc. Tea-rrific! Ice Cream Heritage Gardens East Haven - #692 American Frozen Foods Hickory Hill Farm East Torrington - #2604 Aunt Sassy’s Sauces Hindinger Farm Fairfield - #650 Aurora Products Hugh & Sylvia Winchell Fairfield - #673 B & E Juice Jones Family Farm Greenwich - #612 Big Dipper Ice Cream Lone Elm Farm Greenwich - #616 Factory PRODUCT DONATION BREAKDOWN Long & Scott Farms Hamden - #600 BIG Y Corporation Lyman Orchards Hamden - #661 BIG Y/Smart Chicken Maple Bank Farm LLC Litchfield - #601 Bozzuto’s Inc. Maple Lane Farms Madison - #624 Calabro Cheese Other Food Banks March Farm Meriden - #654 Cedro Bananas 1% Local Retailers, Wholesalers, Massaro Community Farm Meriden - #680 Chabaso Bakery Manufacturers, Processors Nonnewaug High School AEP Middletown - #623 City Line Food Distributors 15% Norton Brothers Fruit Farm Milford - #647 Coast To Coast Produce, LLC National Manufacturers, Common Ground Farm Riverbank Farm Milford - #663 Processors & Growers Ro-Jo Farms Monroe - #685 Connecticut Shellfish Co., Inc. 44% Sherwood Farm Naugatuck - #604 Durante’s Pasta, Inc. Silverman’s Farm New Fairfield - #2612 Gourmet Conveniences, Ltd. Stone Gardens Farm New Haven - #2633 Guida’s Dairy Waldingfield Farm New Haven - #648 Herr’s Distributors Plant A Row - Harvest Now New Milford - #683 Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Plant A Row - Milford Recreation North Canaan - #677 Hunt to Feed North Haven - #694 International Provision, Inc. State & Federal RETAIL Norwalk - #640 Iskream Programs Big Y - North Haven Norwalk - #662 Kids Against Hunger 23% Price Rite Old Saybrook - #688 Lecoq Cuisine Corp. Bridgeport Orange - #676 Lorina Inc. Bridgeport II Putnam - #727 M & R Frosted Foods Cromwell Ridgefield - #656 Manhattan Food Brands, LLC Danbury Seymour - #603 Meyers Supply Purchased Hamden Shelton - #629 Montano Cigarette & Candy Inc. Food Drives 1% Foods Torrington Southbury - #621 Napoli Meats 9% Special Willimantic Stamford - #637 Norpaco Gourmet Foods Grocery Store Purchase Fund ShopRite Stamford - #646 Ocean State Job Lot Salvage 4% Milford Stratford - #639 Ola! Foods, LLC 3% Shelton Torrington - #622 Onofrio’s Fruit & Produce Wallingford Trumbull - #620 Palmieri Food Products Waterbury Wallingford - #638 PJ’s Fruit and Produce 8 FEEDING AMERICA DONORS

RETAIL Naugatuck - #2284 Greg Orchards & Produce Inc. A&P Supermarket New Haven - #5439 The Honeybaked Ham Co. Riverside New Milford - #3546 Irving Farms Marketing Inc. Danbury North Windham - #2022 John Morrell & Co. Greenwich Norwalk - #3547 Kellogg Company New Canaan Putnam - #1980 Kraft Food Products BJ’s Wholesale Club Shelton - #2163 Kraft National Claim Center Brookfield-#214 Stratford - #2585 Malt-O-Meal Co. Derby-#318 Torrington - #2144 Moark LLC Fairfield-#31 Wallingford - #2371 Mondelez International North Haven-#93 Waterbury - #3548 Mondelez National Claim Center Stratford-#193 Whole Foods Nestle U.S.A. Torrington-#315 Greenwich Nestle Waters North America Wallingford-#173 Westport Newman’s Own, Inc. Waterbury-#37 Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. Willimantic-#316 OTHERS P & K Services LLC Sam’s Club #6442 Alsum Farms & Produce Inc. Panera Bread Co. LLC Target Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC Pepperidge Farm, Inc. Ansonia-#T2249 Barilla America, Inc. Pepsi Bottling Group - Stratford Bethel -#T1528 Bay Valley Foods Pepsico Chilled DSD Killingly - #T2432 Big Lots Perdue Farms, Inc. Meriden - #T1373 Bimbo Bakeries USA Quaker/Pepsico Beverages Milford - #T2045 (Greenwich) Second Harvest of South GA North Haven-#T1916 Bimbo Bakeries USA Sun Products Corporation Orange-#T1955 (Stamford) Szawlowski Potato Farms, Inc. Stamford-#T1544 BJ’s Wholesale Club Texas Food Bank Network Torrington-#2305 C & S Wholesale The Hershey Company Trumbull-#T1956 CA Association of Food Banks The Procter & Gamble Company Trumbull West-#T2361 Campbell Soup Co. Torrey Farms Inc. Waterbury-#T2156 Cargill Inc. Tropicana Products, Inc. Trader Joe’s Coca-Cola Bottling Company Tyson Foods, Inc. Darien #522 Coca-Cola North America Unilever Fairfield #523 Columbia Fresh Produce United Natural Foods, Inc. Orange #524 ConAgra Consolidated US Food Service Stamford #529 ConAgra Grocery Wayne E. Bailey Produce Co. Wesport #521 Products, Inc Western Harvest Walmart Flowers Baking Company White Wave Foods Branford - #2232 Fresno Community Food Bank Whole Foods Market Distribution Center Brooklyn - #5777 Frito Lay Cromwell - #2299 General Mills - Haverhill Danbury - #3543 General Mills - Yoplait USA Milford - #5294 General Mills, Inc.

FARM-TO-PANTRY Since the launch of its Farm-to-Pantry Program in 2011, Connecticut Food Bank has partnered with more than 40 farms to increase the availability of fresh, healthy produce to people in need. One of the ways our Farm-to-Pantry Program has grown is through a successful partnership with the Connecticut Farm Bureau. “Connecticut farmers have always been good neighbors,” said Henry Talmage, Connecticut Farm Bureau’s Executive Director of Farm Bureau Fight Hunger. “The Farm Bureau’s goal is to broaden the number of farmers who contribute extra produce and other food products to hunger-fighting partners, and to make it easy for farmers to help support these programs with their food donations.”

How Connecticut farms help: • Donating excess, nearly overripe, blemished, short-coded or misshapen produce. • Gleaning of fields and orchards, both mid-season and after commercial harvest. • Dedicating a row to feeding the hungry. Connecticut Food Bank’s goal is to continue to develop local food channels to feed the hungry, and to support local growers and producers.

2013-2014 Connecticut Food Bank Annual Report 9 COMMUNITY FOOD DONORS AND FOOD DRIVES Food drives are one of the most personal ways people get directly involved in the fight against hunger. Throughout the year, individuals, groups, schools and institutions collect much-needed food for our neighbors in need, while raising awareness about hunger in their communities. While only those food drives that raised 500 or more pounds are listed, we appreciate all who helped raise more than 195,000 pounds of food this year.

5,001 – 17,175 POUNDS 1,001 TO 2,500 POUNDS 500 – 1,000 POUNDS Bethany Boy Scouts & Cub Scouts Larry & Stephanie Botelle Ashcroft Inc. Clear Channel Radio/KC101 Connecticut Contacts, Inc. Big Boy Racing Congregtion B’Nai Israel Cub Scouts Pack 412 Christian Heritage School Star 99.9/WEZN FM Daxner Connecticut Diesels WPLR/Connoisseur Media Fidelity National Title Group Stan Crouch Fusco Management Co., LLC Elm City Market 2,501 – 5,000 POUNDS Heav’nly Donuts Eudora Woo Anonymous Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Fairfield Women’s Lacrosse Congregation Or Shalom People’s United Bank Taylor Gilman Durham School Services Quassy Amusement Park Nathan Hale School FSIS/USDA Sargent Manufacturing Co. New Beginnings Family Academy Gathering of the Vibes/Terrapin Shoreline Crossfit New England Synod ELCA Foundation Stevens Ford Prime AE Group, Inc. Governor’s Care & Share Sun Products Corp. Quinnipiac University Student Center J & J Inc. The Ridgefield Chorale Reitman Personnel Services, Inc. Sherman IGA TJ Maxx, District 1108 Springhill Suites by Marriott Last year, Connecticut Food Bank NBC Connecticut Trumbull High School STV Inc. Old Saybrook Police Department Veterans Hospital St. Vincent’s Medical Center Jeremy Rosa Julius H. Vince Subway World Headquarters provided food to more than 300,000 Unitarian Church of Westport Jeanette Wallace United Illuminating WATR William Uresky Wesco Distribution, Inc Victorinox Swiss Army people through a network of nearly Ron Wojnoski Walsh Construction Company Yale Student Financial Services Waterbury Hospital Weight Watchers 700 food-assistance programs. Wellmore Inc. Wright Movez Fitness Studio Xpect Discounts Yale Library System

VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVES Virtual Food Drives are an Internet-based solution that enables Connecticut Food Bank to acquire more of the food items that are most needed than are collected at traditional food drives. With just a click of a mouse, donors can “purchase” a virtual bag of groceries, or even a case of green beans, tuna, beef stew, or a turkey and all the fixin’s at Thanksgiving. Visit www.ctfoodbank.org/virtual-food-drive for more information on how to set up a Virtual Food Drive for your family, organization or company.

American Copy’s Giving Thanks Governor’s Care & Share 2013 Food Drive IFMA CT Food Drive 30-Minute Fitness ISM-CT 99.1 PLR Sam Tilery Food Drive JB’s Virtual Christmas Food Drive ADP Jeremy’s Virtual Food Drive Affinion Group Stamford Office Loaves & Fishes AVC Loving our Neighbor BIC Mariners Club of CT BNI River Delta Thanksgiving Our Head Start Virtual Food Drive Food Drive Paul Masi takes on Vermont CRN Helping Hands Rotary International Food Drive CT Fertility Food Drive Shoreline Dental Care Dr. Gold Stuff A Bus Fellowship Place Surgery Center of Fairfield County Friends of Wes Siegal’s Run for and Friends Connecticut Food Bank That House in Milford GE Capital Summer Food Drive Yale University Library Get Carter

10 Member Programs

Our greatest allies in the fight against hunger are (F) Served by Connecticut Food Bank’s Fairfield the nearly 700 community-based programs that are branch warehouse. on the frontline in the battle to provide nutritious (LF) Served by the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield food to thousands of families and individuals. They County, Stamford. include soup kitchens, shelters, residential programs, food pantries, and adult and child day centers in six (NL) Served by Connecticut Food Bank’s subsidiary, of Connecticut’s eight counties: Fairfield, Litchfield, Gemma E. Moran/United Way Labor Food Center, Middlesex, New Haven, New London and Windham. New London. Through this network, we distribute more than (W) Served by Connecticut Food Bank’s Waterbury 40 tons of food every business day. branch warehouse. All other programs are served by Connecticut Food Bank’s East Haven (EH) warehouse.

MEMBER PROGRAMS Bridgeport Spanish Seventh-day Golden Hill United Methodist Church Russell Temple Soup Kitchen COLCHESTER DERBY ANSONIA (W) Adventist Church Pantry St. Johns Family Center, Inc. St. Charles Church Pantry Colchester Youth and Social, Connecticut Food Bank’s Kids’ Birmingham Group Health Services Bridgeport Tabernacle Seventh-day Claytor’s Ministry Feed the People St. John’s Family Center, Inc. Pantry United Way BackPack Program ABI House Adventist Church Pantry & Soup Pantry St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Pantry Irving School Greater Valley Salvation Army Kitchen Community Solutions, Inc. St. Paul’s Missionary Baptist Pantry COS COB (LF) Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Pantry Brooklawn Seventh-day Adventist Daughters of Charity of Rescue St. Stephen’s Church Pantry Abilis, Inc. Residential Programs Pantry KCB Samela Food Pantry Church Pantry Mission Pantry Tabernacle of God St. Mary’s Church Calvary New Testament Pantry Dunbar FRC The Center for Family Justice CROMWELL Father McKenna St. Vincent de Paul BALTIC (NL) Calvary St. George’s Episcopal East End Community Council The Eleanor Apartments Adelbrook, Inc. Food Pantry Sisters of Charity Pantry Church Food Pantry Pantry Thomas Merton House Soup Kitchen Calvary Seventh-day Adventist Emmanuel Apostolic Church Pantry United Congregational Church, DANBURY (W) EAST HAVEN BETHEL (F) Church Pantry English Chapel Soup Kitchen Feel the Warmth Soup Kitchen Catholic Charities Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ Brotherhood in Action of Bethel, Career Resource Center Enterprise House Union House, Corp. for Justice Morning Glory Kitchen BackPack Program Inc. Pantry CASA, Inc. Shelter Faith Outreach Apostolic Church Management Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ DC Moore School St. Thomas Church Food Pantry Cesar A. Batalla School Family Pantry Universal Outreach BackPack Program Momauguin Elementary School Resource Center Pantry Families in Transition, YMCA Alpha Victory Outreach Church Men’s Home Broadview School Tuttle Elementary School BRANFORD Christian Revival Church Community Services Youth Continuum Inc., Laurel House Great Plain School Connecticut Food Bank Mobile BHCare Connecticut Food Bank’s GROW Feed My Sheep Hayestown Elementary School Pantry Harbor Health House Program First Christian House of Prayer BROOKFIELD King Street Intermediate School St. Clare Parish Options Social Center Bulls Head Hollow Head Start Pantry Friends of Brookfield Senior Center King Street Primary School Continuum of Care, Michael St. Branford Food Pantry Inner City Children’s Center First Step Recovery Network Pantry Morris Street Elementary School Residential Program Community Dining Room Trumbull Gardens Child Center Forgotten Heroes Park Avenue School East Haven Food Pantry Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ George E. Pipkin Fresh Start Program, Inc. Pantry BROOKLYN Pembroke Elementary Youth Continuum, Inc., Bradley BackPack Program Cesar Batalla Child Care Center Golden Hill United Methodist Perception Programs, Inc., Brooklyn South Street School House, Residential Program Francis Walsh Intermediate Lucille Johnson Child Care Center Good Sheppard Manna Kitchen Bridge Residential Program Stadley Rough School Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Connecticut Food Bank Mobile EAST NORWALK Connecticut Food Bank Mobile BackPack Program Church Pantry CANAAN (W) Pantry Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ Pantry Barnum School Homes for the Brave Fishes & Loaves Pantry New Hope Baptist Church BackPack Program New Life Apostolic Church Beardsley School Horizons Connecticut Food Bank’s Mobile Community Action Committee Marvin Elementary School Blackham School Iglesia Pentecostal El Olivar Pantry Pantry of Danbury, Inc. Pantry BRIDGEPORT (F) Bryant School Isaiah 61:1 Shelter and Rehab Station Place Apartments Daily Bread FAIRFIELD (F) Agape Soup Kitchen Cesar A. Batalla School Residences Danbury Salvation Army Pantry Operation Hope Pantry and Soup Alpha & Omega Christian Church Classical Studies Academy King’s Mobile Soup Kitchen CANTERBURY Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen (F) Kitchen Pantry Cross School Kitchen of Hope Canterbury Cares Pantry Family & Children’s Aid Residential Apostolic Ark Pentecostal Pantry, Edison School Lighthouse on the Hill Food Pantry Program GALES FERRY (NL) James Street Geraldine W. Johnson School Maple Street House CENTERBROOK Hillside Food Outreach Pantry Outreach for the Unreached Pantry Apostolic Ark Pentecostal Pantry, Hall School Mary Immaculate Day Care Connecticut Food Bank’s Interfaith AIDS Ministry of Greater Stratford Avenue Hallen School Miracle Faith World Outreach Kids’ BackPack Program Danbury Pantry GREENWICH (LF) APT Foundation Residential Jettie S. Tisdale School Pantry Essex Elementary MCCA-McDonough House Residential Neighbor to Neighbor Pantry Services (EH) John Winthrop School Norma F. Pfriem Pantry Rehabilitation Program Abilis, Inc. Barnum/Waltersville Family Luis Munoz Marin School North End Community Council CHESHIRE (W) Women’s Center of Greater Danbury, Elm-Greenwich Resource Center Madison School Pantry Cheshire Community Food Pantry Elizabeth House Shelter Assembly of God New Jerusalem Multicultural Magnet School Office of Veteran Affairs Pantry GROTON (NL) Pantry Paul Laurence Dunbar School Optimus Health Care, Inc. CHESTER DANIELSON Bent Crandall Bethel Memorial Deliverance Read School Park City Initiative Corp. Connecticut Food Bank’s ACCESS Agency, Inc. Child & Family Agency of SECT, Church Pantry Roosevelt School Pivot Ministries Rehabilitative Kids’ BackPack Program Community Services Pantry Early Childhood Development Bethel Shiloh Apostolic Church Six to Six Magnet School Residence Chester Elementary School Emergency Shelter Center Pantry Skane School Precious Promises Ministries Friends of Assisi Pantry FHM Services Shelter Bishop Jean Williams Pantry Summer Lighthouse Portuguese Seventh-day Adventist CLINTON Westcott Wilcox Elderly Housing Groton Social Services, Groton Black Rock Pantry Waltersville School Pantry Connecticut Food Bank’s Food Locker Blessed Sacrament RC Church Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Prospect House Shelter Kids’ BackPack Program DARIEN (LF) Mother’s Retreat Pantry Pantry Re-Entry Ministry Pantry & Abraham Pierson School Person to Person Pantry MTC/UWA Pantry Bridge House, Inc. Pantry Claytor’s Ministry Residential Program Lewin E. Joel Jr. School PILOTS Shelter Plus Bridgeport Rescue Mission Soup King’s Pantry Refocus Outreach Ministry Connecticut Food Bank’s Mobile DEEP RIVER Riverfront Children’s Center Kitchen, Pantry & Residential Park City Initiative Refuge Temple Pantry Pantry Connecticut Food Bank’s Bridgeport Services Liberation Community Suppers Resurrected Life ACI Pantry Town Annex Kids’ BackPack Program GUILFORD Programs East End Baptist Church Roosevelt FRC Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries Deep River Elementary Guilford Food Pantry

2013-2014 Connecticut Food Bank Annual Report 11 HAMDEN MONROE (F) Emergency Shelter Management New London Salvation Army First Haitian Baptist Church of SOUTH WINDHAM CADES, Inc. Pantry Monroe Congregational Church, Emmanuel Church Pantry Food Pantry Norwich, Inc. Pantry Alternative Services Inc. Community Partners in Action, Monroe Food Pantry Fair Haven Parents’ Ministry Mohican Pantry La Famille de L’Eglise de Dieu, Inc. S.A.G.E. Residential Program Pantry New London Senior Center Pantry & Soup Kitchen STAMFORD (LF) Connecticut Food Bank’s GROW MONTVILLE (NL) Fellowship Place, Inc. Meal New London Youth Organization Madonna Place Abilis, Inc/ Program Montville Union Baptist Church Program and Pantry Oasis of Restoration, Inc. Pantry Martin House Residential Program Fieldstone The Harris & Tucker Preschool Pantry FISH of Greater New Haven Office of Youth Affairs Michael Kerr’s Respite Turn of River Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Montville Senior/ Social Services - Free Forever, My Brother’s Keeper Opportunities Ind. Center (OIC) Norwich Area Clergy Pantry Glenbrook Pantry Pantry and Rehabilitation Meals Shelter & Pantry of New London Pantry & Soup Norwich Salvation Army Pantry Hoyt-Stamford Abdul-Majid Karim Hasan Glorified Deliverance Church Kitchen & Soup Kitchen Little Hill Islamic Center MOODUS Pantry SE Council on Alcoholism & Drug, Norwich Worship Center Pantry Summer-Stamford Faith, Healing & Deliverance East Haddam Food Bank Immanuel Baptist Church Soup SCADD Detox St. Vincent de Paul Place Soup Boys & Girls Club Ministries Pantry Kitchen & Pantry St. James Episcopal Church Kitchen & Pantry Catholic Charities Hamden Community Services Pantry MOOSUP IRIS: Integrated Refugee & Huntington Towers Pantry Reliance House, Inc. Haitian American Catholic Center Love Center Deliverance Ministry Community Kitchens NE CT, Immigrant Services Pantry Lord’s Pantry Penobscot Place Soup Kitchen Pantry Pantry All Hallows Church Jewish Family Services Food Soup Kitchen & Pantry Senior Neighborhood Support Ministry of Helps Foundation Pantry United Methodist Church Pantry Shiloh Development Corporation PILOTS Pantry Community Tabernacle of St. Ann’s Pantry & Soup Kitchen Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ Kollel Tifereth Z’Keinim Levi Childworks Preschool Waterford Country School, Deliverance Pantry BackPack Program Yitzchak Vchomas Noshim Sound Community Services, Inc. Norwich Group Home Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ KENT (W) Moosup Elementary School Pantry Oasis Center Soup Kitchen BackPack Program Kent Community Fund, Inc. Pantry Project PIN Macedonia Church of God Soup Women’s Center of Southeast OLD GREENWICH (LF) Hart Magnet School Kitchen & Pantry Connecticut Abilis, Inc. Julia A. Stark School LAKEVILLE (W) MYSTIC (NL) Mount Hope Recovery Center Children’s Program Crossridge K.T. Murphy Elementary School The Corner Food Pantry Noank Baptist Group Homes, Inc., Pantry Genesis House Park Avenue Northeast School High Street House New Flame Restoration Pantry CTE, Inc. Family Services Pantry LEBANON (NL) New Haven Church of Christ NEW MILFORD (W) OLD LYME (NL) Viewpoint Recovery Program Lebanon Social Services, Neighbors NAUGATUCK (W) Pantry Community Culinary School of Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries Lathon Wider/Education and Youth Helping Neighbors Pantry Ecumenical Food Pantry New Haven Salvation Army ARC NW CT Deliverance Center World & Pantry New Milford Social Services Pantry OLD SAYBROOK Ministries Pantry LEDYARD (NL) NEW CANAAN (LF) New Haven YMCA Youth Center New Milford United Methodist Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ Domus Foundation Group Homes New Life Church Pantry Human Services Council, St. Mark’s New Reach Inc Church Pantry BackPack Program Domus House Noank Baptist Group Homes, Inc., Pantry Martha’s Place Kathleen E. Goodwin Elementary Crossroads Grey Farm House Care Ways Shelter NIANTIC (NL) School Passages Town of Ledyard Social Service NEW HARTFORD (W) Life Haven Pleasant Valley Community, Care Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Exchange Club Parenting Skills Hands of Grace Parents’ Foundation for and Share Soup Kitchen Pantry Faith Tabernacle Pantry LITCHFIELD (W) Transitional Living Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries Old Saybrook Social Services Mark of Excellence Daycare NAFI, Inc., Touchstone Residential NEW HAVEN Project M.O.R.E. Residential Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries Program AIDS Project New Haven Pantry Project Green NOANK (NL) Greater Emmanuel Pantry MADISON & Caring Cuisine Walter Brooks House Noank Baptist Group Homes, Inc., PAWCATUCK (NL) HAC of New Jerusalem Church Madison Community Services Pantry Believe In Me Empowerment Corp. Recovery House Main Street House Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center Pantry Pantry Salvation and Deliverance Church Pantry & Kids’ BackPack Program Inspirica, Family Housing MERIDEN (W) Bethel AME Church Pantry St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church NORTH BRANFORD Stonington Arms Jewish Family Services Pantry Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ Beulah Heights Church Soup Pantry Community Dining Room Laurel House, Inc. BackPack Program Kitchen St. Luke’s Church Pantry PLAINFIELD Liberation Programs, Inc. Casimir Pulaski School Casa Otoñal Senior Meal Program St. Matthew’s U.F.W.B. Church NORTH GROSVENORDALE Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ Families in Recovery Roger Sherman School Cathedral of Higher Praise Pantry Pantry TEEG, Inc. Pantry BackPack Program Liberation House Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Catholic Charities, Centro San Jose, St. Paul Loaves & Fishes Pantry Community Kitchens NE CT, Plainfield Central School New Covenant House of Hospitality Pantry Inc. Pantry Second Star of Jacob Pantry United Methodist Church Plainfield Memorial School Soup Kitchen & Pantry Mt. Hebron Baptist Church Children’s Community Programs Teen Challenge Men’s Center Shepard Hill Elementary School New Neighborhoods, Inc. Friendship Club Pantry of CT, Inc. The Community Builders NORTH HAVEN Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Marshall Commons Iglesia Cristiana Palabra de Christian Center of Restoration Kensington Square Youth Continuum, Inc., Residential Pantry MLK Senior Support Vida-Libres Pantry Pantry There’s No Place Like Home Program Central Assembly of God Pilgrim Towers Pantry Meriden Salvation Army Pantry Christian Community Action Upon This Rock Ministries Pantry St. Benedict - Our Lady of Montserrat & Soup Kitchen Pantry and Stepping Stone Varick AME Zion Church Soup NORWALK (LF) PLEASANT VALLEY (W) Schilo Family Services Pantry Meriden Soup Kitchen, Inc. Residential Kitchen & Pantry Bible Church of Norwalk Soup Community Food Pantry Shelter for the Homeless New Gethsemane Pantry Christian Love Center Pantry Walk of Faith Church Pantry Kitchen & Pantry Pacific House New Life Church - The Grace Place Columbus House Shelter Youth Continuum, Inc. Residential Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ PUTNAM Berkeley New Opportunities, Inc. Community Action Agency of Programs BackPack Program Community Kitchens NE CT, Stamford Domestic Violence Operation Pantry New Haven Pantry Brookside Elementary United Methodist Church Program Shelter NOW, Inc. Community Soup Kitchen NEW LONDON (NL) Carver Community Center - Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ Stamford Salvation Army Pantry Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ Alliance for Living Soup Kitchen Summer Camp BackPack Program Tabernacle of Grace Pantry MIDDLETOWN (W) BackPack Program and Pantry Columbus Magnet School Putnam Elementary School Wilson Memorial Church Pantry All People Community Outreach Barnard Environmental School Essential for Life Fox Run Elementary School Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Women’s Mentoring Network (APCOM) Bishop Woods School Community Meals Jefferson Elementary School Pantry Pantry Amazing Grace Pantry Celentano Head Start Apostolic Cathedral of Hope Pantry Kendall Elementary School St. Mary’s YMCA Stamford Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ Christopher Columbus Academy Beulah Land Church of God Pantry Marvin Elementary School Daily Bread Pantry Yerwood Center Scholars After BackPack Program Clarence Rogers School Boys & Girls Club of SE CT Naramake Elementary School Project Northeast Pantry School Program Bielefield School Clemente Leadership Academy Catholic Charities Pantry Naramake Family Resource Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church CRT Head Start Fair Haven School Centro de la Communidad Day Care Center Preschool QUAKER HILL (NL) Pantry Farm Hill Elementary School Hill Central Music Academy Child & Family Agency of SE CT Side by Side Charter School Humane Society of CT Macdonough School King Robinson School Soup Kitchen and Day Care Silvermine Elementary School Waterford Country School, Inc., STRATFORD (F) Wilbert Snow School MicroSociety School B. P. Learned Mission Tracey Elementary School Residential Agape Food Pantry YMCA Phelps Ingersoll Center Katherine Brennan School NL Day Nursery- Smith Bent Wolfpit Elementary School Connecticut Food Bank’s GROW Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Maura/Sheriden School Connecticut College Mentoring George Washington Carver RIDGEFIELD Program Pantry Troup Magnet School Program Day Care Foundation, After School Program Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Holy Name of Jesus/Ella Jackson Cross Street AME Zion/SVDP Ross Woodward Classical Covenant Shelter Malta House Pantry & Shelter Pantry Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ The Connection, Inc. Eddy Center Wexler/Grant Community School Direction, Inc. New Life Church Pantry St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church BackPack Program Shiloh Baptist Church Pantry Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Drop-In Learning Center Norwalk Congregate Homes for Eli Whitney Elementary School Zion First Baptist Church Pantry Pantry First Church Fishes & Loaves the Elderly SEYMOUR (W) Franklin Elementary School Bella Vista Living Soup Kitchen Broad River Home Seymour/Oxford Food Pantry Nichols Elementary School MILFORD Brookside/Rockview FRESH Afterschool Norwalk Domestic Violence Second Hill Lane Elementary Beth-El Center Soup Kitchen, Community Baptist Church Jewish Federation Senior and Program SHARON (W) School Combined Parishes Action Door of Salvation Church Community Services Pantry Norwalk Salvation Army Pantry MCCA, Trinity Glen Residential Stratford Academy/Honeyspot Committee St. Francis Church Mount Olive SDA Church Norwalk Emergency Shelter Rehabilitation Program School Boys & Girls Club of Milford The Connection, Inc. Residential Mount Moriah Fire Baptized Open Door Shelter Pantry & Soup Stratford Academy/Johnson School Bridges Community Support Programs Holiness Church Pantry Kitchen SHELTON First Haitian Evangelical System, Inc. Continuum of Care Residential Girls and Boys Club Outreach Person to Person, Norwalk Inc. Area Congregations Together Friendship Baptist Church Pantry Cornerstone Christian Center, Programs New London Area Food Pantry Shelter for the Homeless Pantry & Spooner House Shelter Living Water Deliverance Ministry Storehouse Food Pantry Cornell Scott-Hill Health Corp. New London Community Meal Center St. Vincent de Paul Society Pantry (F) Pantry Kingdom Life, Joseph’s Storehouse Grant Street Partnership New London Housing Authority SOUTHBURY South End Community Center of Pantry (F) Village of Power Coleman Pantry NORWICH (NL) Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Stratford Pantry Milford Christian Center Pantry Dixwell/Newhallville Community Gordon Court Pantry Catholic Charities & Family Pantry Sterling House Pantry Milford Food Pantry & Soup Pantry Riozzi Court Pantry Services Pantry Southbury Senior Center Kitchen (F) Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen Thames River Apartments Pantry Dr. Martin Luther King Center St. Gabriel Church Pantry & Pantry Williams Park Pantry Pantry

12 TERRYVILLE (W) Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ WESTBROOK Plymouth Community Food Pantry BackPack Program Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ Carrington Elementary School BackPack Program TORRINGTON (W) Driggs Elementary School Daisy Ingraham Elementary Community Soup Kitchen Duggan Elementary Scohol School Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ Sprague Elementary School Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries BackPack Program Walsh Elementary School Forbes Elementary School Washington Elementary School WESTON (FF) Vogel Wetmore Elementary School Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Weston Food Pantry Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Pantry Pantry PAL Police Activity League WILLIMANTIC First Congregational Church CT Renaissance, Inc., East & West ACCESS Agency, Inc., Community FISH of Torrington Shelter & Evangelical Christian Church Pantry Services Pantry Pantry Family Services of Greater Catholic Charities & Family Friendly Hands Food Pantry Waterbury Services Pantry McCall Foundation, Inc., Carnes First Assembly of God Pantry Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Weeks Center Greater Waterbury Interfaith Pantry Northwestern CT YMCA Day Care Ministries Soup Kitchen & Pantry First Congregational Church & Pantry ICES, Inc. Residential Programs Covenant Soup Kitchen & Pantry Prime Time House Iglesia Cristiana Juan 3:16 Pantry Holy Family Home & Shelter The Salvation Army of NW Hills Mental Health Association of CT Perception Programs, Inc. Torrington Salvation Army Pantry Independence Center Residential Programs Residential Services TRUMBULL (F) New Opportunities, Inc., AHAP WILTON (LF) Christ Episcopal Church Tashua, Pantry Wilton Interfaith Pantry Trumbull Social Services Rivera Memorial Foundation After Connecticut Food Bank’s GROW School Program WINSTED (W) Program Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury Connecticut Food Bank Kid’s Cooperative Education and Shalom 7th Day Adventist Backpack Program Services St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Winsted Area Child Care Center Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ Waterbury, Inc. Pantry & Soup Connecticut Food Bank Mobile BackPack Program Kitchen Pantry Cooperative Education Services The Bible Church Pantry Northwestern Connecticut Nichols United Methodist Church The Rock of Waterbury Community College Mobile Soup Kitchen Waterbury Baptist Ministries Winsted Salvation Army, Winsted Pantry Area Interfaith Food Bank WALLINGFORD Waterbury Hospital ID Clinic Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Pantry WOLCOTT (W) Pantry Waterbury Salvation Army Shelter Wolcott Food Pantry Town Senior Centers & Pantry Good News Christian Center Wellmore, Inc. Shelters WOODBURY (W) Pantry Community Services Council of Master’s Manna, Inc. Pantry and WEST HAVEN Woodbury Pantry Soup Kitchen Christian Union Church Pantry Connecticut Food Bank Kids’ WATERBURY (W) BackPack Program Brass City Charter Schools Savin Rock Community School Catholic Charities, Waterbury Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Pantry Pantry Central Naugatuck Valley Help, Inc. Vertical Church (CNV) Residential Rehab Programs Faith Baptist Church Pantry Children’s Community School Gateway Food Pantry Church of God Pantry WHEAT Pantry Community Tabernacle Outreach Pantry

TYPES OF PROGRAMS SERVED

Connecticut Connecticut Food Bank’s Food Bank’s Mobile Pantries Kids’ BackPack 6% Programs 16% Food Pantries 45% Adult Day Programs 3%

Youth Day Programs 4%

Emergency Shelters 6%

Soup Kitchens 9% Residential Programs 11%

2013-2014 Connecticut Food Bank Annual Report 13 Outreach Programs

MOBILE PANTRY PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHY, FRESH FOOD Connecticut Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry plays a critical role in getting fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains and nonfat dairy into the diets of families who often cannot afford to purchase them. Each month, more than 5,000 households can depend on Connecticut Food Bank’s Mobile Pantry to arrive at the same time and place, often right in their own neighborhood. Last year, Mobile Pantry distributions totaled 1.6 million pounds of healthy food for families in need. One young mother of two told us, “The end of the month is really hard for us, so this helps us get through. It is very much appreciated.”

For a complete, up-to-date list of Mobile Pantry distribution sites, visit www.ctfoodbank.org/mobile-pantry-schedule.

The Mobile Pantry Program helps address transportation barriers that make it difficult for low-income individuals and families to access the adequate nutrition they need. This year, more than 1.6 million pounds of fresh, healthy food was distributed to people struggling with hunger right in their own neighborhoods.

14 KIDS’ BACKPACK PROGRAM Quite often these families do not qualify for food stamps (SNAP) and are having difficulty meeting their children’s GIVES CHILDREN ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS nutritional needs. These underemployed parents lost their FOOD OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL “real” jobs and can now only find low-paying work, with There are thousands of children across Connecticut who many lacking health benefits. dread Friday afternoons. The reason? They know that Support for the Kids’ BackPack Program enables us to once school is dismissed, there will be little to eat until provide hungry children with the proper nourishment Monday morning. that’s needed to grow, learn and thrive. Through its Kids’ BackPack Program, Connecticut Food Bank provides more than 3,000 children in more than Nonperishable items that are packed include: 22 public school districts with bags of nutritious food to take home over the weekend when they do not have access • Two shelf-stable milks to school meals. • Two entrees, such as beef stew and chicken with rice Connecticut Food Bank works with local public school • Two whole-grain cereal products systems, teachers and staff to identify students who are at risk of hunger. According to the 2014 Hunger in America • Two healthy snacks study, 28 percent of our client households have a child • Two 100% juice boxes under the age of 18. Many of these parents and caregivers are forced to make difficult choices such as paying for food or other expenses for their children.

2013-2014 Connecticut Food Bank Annual Report 15 GROW UP WITH GOOD NUTRITION INITIATIVE HELPS FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN Thanks to a grant of $250,000 a year for three years from Stop & Shop’s Our Family Foundation, Connecticut Food Bank is helping young families enrolled in early childhood, preschool and daycare programs gain access to healthy food and nutrition education on a regular basis. Launched in early 2014, the GROW Up with Good Nutrition Initiative features the GROW truck – a brightly colored “food pantry on wheels” that is loaded with healthy food items such as apples, pears, grapefruit, oranges, potatoes, onions, carrots, peanut butter, brown rice, tuna, ground beef, fish, eggs and low-fat milk. Families attend a brief nutrition education workshop before boarding the truck to “shop” for food. They also receive easy-to-prepare recipes for foods that they are unfamiliar with. The goal of the program is to provide fresh food to families with young children and increase the nutritional content of household meals. One mother whose family is on a tight grocery budget told us she often would purchase less expensive foods that her children were familiar with. After attending a workshop on the importance of eating whole grains, she decided to go home and prepare the brown rice she selected off the GROW truck. Now it’s the only rice her children will eat! Another mother called the GROW truck a godsend. She was able to fill her pantry with nutritious food and could make a nice, healthy, warm meal for her family. It is through valued partnerships with organizations like Stop & Shop that Connecticut Food Bank can fulfill its mission to provide nutritious food to people in need. “Money is tight and I can give my family good, healthy food more often. I cut and freeze the vegetables and they last until the truck comes again. It’s fun for the children and they love to go on the ‘grocery store truck’ to help me pick out the food. It has made them more aware of wanting to eat healthy.” 16 Volunteers KEY TO FULFILLING OUR MISSION

Volunteer hours at Connecticut Food Bank reached a staggering 20,000 in 2014, an all-time high, and a 12 percent increase over 2013. More than 4,300 individuals gave time generously to help Connecticut Food Bank meet the needs of thousands who are struggling with hunger. The boost in volunteers and hours is attributed to the increase in fresh produce that Connecticut Food Bank is distributing throughout six counties. Because produce has a shorter shelf life, extra hands are required to distribute it in a timely manner. The men, women, teens and children who dedicated their time to helping their neighbors in need assisted us at special events and food drives, sorted and bagged fresh produce, packed bags of nutritious food for our Kids’ BackPack Program and distributed healthy food from our GROW Truck and Mobile Pantry. Thank you to all who made 2014 such a historic year.

INDIVIDUALS Lauren Beccaria John Buynak Ulises Acuna & Family Brian & Ellen Bedford Deja Bynoe Stan & Lori Adamchek Darren Bedord Amanda Byrd Kiersten Aichinger Amy Lynn Beebe Carlton Byrd Nicholas Ailes Chelsea Beedle Haylay Cacace Favor Ajayi Richard W. & Lois M. Benfer Mary Cacace Bola O. Akanji Shannon Bennett Sabrina Cadet Gabriella & Marshall Alberino Omkar Betageri Patrick Calabrese Christian & Roberto Alfaro Seema Bhat Jacob Callahan Kasandra Almeyda Marinela Bicolli Cathy Campbell Ishika Alston David Bien Chris Campbell Tim Alston Marta Bien Darcy Campbell Mitchell Alves Patryk Bien Quentin Campbell Jean Amarante Paul Bisnette Spencer Campbell Patrick Ambrogio Ruth Bockley Lisa Candido Tyler Ambrose Cathy A. Boehm Karen Cardi Matt Anastasio John Bohan Stella Caron Theresa M. Anastasio Nancy Bollo Hope Carpenter Maria Anderson Olivia Bollo Michelle Carrano John & Joanne Andrew Adam Bonoff Edyth C. Carrington Kassia Araujo Brittany Bordonaro Dawn Carroll Juan Arenas Anna Borg Diana Cassidy Jennifer Arias Eric & Michelle Bostrup & Family Anna Ceccarelli Stuart Aronson John Braccio Beverly Cedarbaum Glenn Ash Irene Bradis Virginia Cellura Anthony R. Coss Edwina Cusick David DeNicola James & Bonnie Augur, Jr. Matthew Breland Evelyn Chariey David & Daniela Cossitt-Levy Alice & Rosa Da Cruz Lauren D’Eramo Gilbert Avery Pauline Brennan Elyse Charlton Devon Costello Erik & Scott D’Aguanno Emily Derbyshire Marilyn Ayak Sarah Briggs Eugene & Yuan-Jiun Chin & Family Lydia J. Costello Brian Damp Christian & Stephanie Despres Beth Baker Gary Broad Kathryn Chormanoz Terri Cowan Richard & Deborah Danen Amy Devine Denali Baker Eileen Broderick Erica Cianciosi Amy Coyle Josephine Dargento Susan Devol Richard Baker Mark Bromwich Tara Claflin Nicole Crimmins Amanda Dauphinais Nestor & Carmen Diaz Tabitha Baker Anijhai Brown Linda Clark Alec Crispino Phyllis Davender Alicia & David DiPietro Mary Ball Briana F. Brown Jonathan S. Claude Joseph Cristofano Toni Davis Joann Ditta Andrew & Jennifer Bangser Donald Brown Todd & Pamela Clifford Joan Cronan Elrena Dawson Amy Dixon & Family & Family Mike G. Brown Nicole Climmins David Crosby Anne Day & Family Gioja Dixon Irene Bardis Sandra Brown Melody & Tristan Colafati Laura Crosse Yamile De la rosa Kevin & Xana Dolan Jodie Baris Steven Brown Nicole Colasurdo Karen Crossman Jin Dechavanne Heimi Dominguez Russ Baris & Family Sue Brown Carrie Cole Winston Crumb Allan Defilippo Jim Donahue Janice & John Barlow Michael & Laura Brownstein Dov Cole Samantha H. Crystal Brenda DeJesus Sarah Donaldson Mary Barnes & Family Megan Collard Yatziri Cuevas Diana De La Rosa Andrew A. Donarumo Scott & Elizabeth Barr & Family Carly Brunjes Courtney Collins Meg M. Cummings Tammy DeLeo Heinie Doneirguez Max Barry Patricia Burdick Jill Collins Jennifer Cunliffe Virginia DeLima Anna Dong Dawn Bartlett Samantha Burgess Diana P. Congdon Kasey Cunniham Marie DelMonico Chris & Ann Donnells Dylan Batterson Taylor Burgess Susan Connor Matt Curry Anne L. Demchak Matt Donofrio William & Nancy Battey Claire Butler Stacy Cordero Nick Curry Tara Dempsey Michael A. D’Onofrio David Baumann Joseph Butwell & Family Flora Corsi

2013-2014 Connecticut Food Bank Annual Report 17 Maria Donoso Christy Goodman Eric Johnson Angela Leonzi Maria Melchor Michele Pacileo Tyler Dore Debbie Goodman Nicholas S. Johnson William & Anny Lesko Carole Melton Nina Pae Katherine Dorrel Michael Gotch Kalman Jonas Greg Levasseur David Menses Ellen Paffumi Frances Douglass Paul & Anne Goto Kalman Jonas Robert & Marcia Leverte Dwight Meyer Raj Pahuja Evanson & Ena Dover & Family Francesca Grandi Debbie Jones David & Janice Levy William & Barbara Mezzano Thomas Painter Katherine Dowd Nancy Grannis Vicki Jones Rhonda Levye & Family Tighe Painter Jack Downes Brithany Greaves Richard Jubenville Danielle Licursi Tom Migliano Mara Paisley Tom Downey Anna Green Nancy Judson Heewon Lim Carol Mihalcik William J. Pajeski Linda Drago Anne & Julia Green Amy Julian Joseph Liquori M. Carol Mihalik Melissa Palma Sheila Dravis Spencer Green Mark Kaduboski, Esq. Nicole Lisanti Paul & Diane Millas Steven Palma Brian Duffy Anita Grindle Andrew P. Kail Lisa Litrenta Catherine Miller Christina Pane Carolyn Duman Laurel Griso Tammy Kaliszewski Robert Loewrigkeit Devon Miller Margaret Parshenov Tyler Dunn Jillian Guglielmo Doreen Kaminsky Denise Logan Priscilla Miller Lisa Passidomo Tara & David Dymarczyk Fred Guida Anne Kantardjieff Michael Logan Stacie Miller Vanita Patel Emma Dzialo Jack Guman Jaimeen Kapadia Debbie Lombardo Marshall Millette Taylor Patterson Sandy Eckleberry Denise Guzman Renee Karabeinikoff Janice Longe Kaitlyn Mingione Dawn Paul Enes Elia Eva Haigh Nicole Karinchak Margaret Longo Matthew Miniucci Kendyl Pavlik Adria Ellis Karen & Lauren Hajus Elizabeth G. Karpf Leida Lopez Scott & Carol Mitchell Kim & Kylie Pearce Jim Emswiler Marianne Hall Brianna & Lynn Kaufmann Chris Louie Peg Molina Michael Pehota Kelton Engemann Patty Hall Karen Kavanaugh Emma Lovelace Kelsey Monaghan Susanne Pellegrino Patty & Emily Erikson Tristan Haller Shadaab Kazi Marian Lucibello Robert Mongillo David Perez Cristian Espinoza Leigha Hancock Ellen Keating-Cleary Joyce Ludwig Jack Moore Yolanda Perez Wendy Estavien Kathryn Bucher Hanlon Arthe Kelly Jorge Luquis Brian Moran Karen Perkinson Lucy Evans T. Hanlon Krista Kelly Heidi & Jake Lynch Kathy Moran Samantha Peters Roslyn M. Evans & Family David & Natalie Hannabury Sandra Kelly M. J. Lynch Sherry Morgillo Daniel P. Petr James Ezold Annika Hanson Rob & Pam Kesten & Family Rebecca & Robert Lyons Frances Morrisey Nicole Petrelli Mia Falcone Tameka Harmon Homaed Khan Curtis E. Macklin Barbara & Maia Moscova Patricia Phelan Patrick Falvey Sharon Harris & Family Danish Kidwai Nora & Doreena Maerean Ivanoba Mota Morgan Pierpont Kathryn A. Feeney Andrew Harvey Heather Kiesling Jack & Daniel Maffucci Cassidy Mrowka Elizabeth Pinto Alan & Betty Feldman Brendan Hawkins Catherine Kil Natalie Maidena Laurie J. Mucherino Vincent Pizzagalli Cynthia R. Feldman McKenna Hawkins Ainsley Kilgore Ryan Mairano Ellen Mullen Michelle Planto Justine Fellows & Family Linda Hawley Jennifer A. King Peter & Carol Maloney Michael J. Mullen Jerry & Jean Plyler Chazz Ferguson Kerry Hayes Shaylee King Stephanie Maltz Rosemary Muniz Olivia Plyler Joyce Ferrucci Ali Heery Lisa & Christian Kinne Cathy Mandel Tara Munnelly Jean Pogwizd Annamarie Festa Hans Heide Chris Kirven Julia & Olivia Mangan Rosa Munoz Abby Porzio Steve Filanowski Phil Hendricks Tanya Klein Joella Manna Ahuva & Moshe Munzer Spencer J. Poulin Michael Filion Tanaya Henry Tonya Klein Lorraine Mann-DiBella John & Miriam Murphy Melissa Powell Mike Finoia Lee Herdle & Family Martha Klimas Edward Marcantonio Joe Mustich Jonathan Prisco Vincent & Elizabeth Fiorillo Jacob Herman Rachel Klipper Suzanne & Courtney Marello Doreen & Brandon Musto Lynn Prowitt-Smith Rebecca Flynn Julie Heslin Renee Koff Nana Marfo Adam & Lynne Mydlo Joe Pucci Tiffani Forgette Bill & Anna Hickey Matt Kohler Liz Marino Kishman Nagreen Deb Pulaski Jim Forno Liza Hickey Mak Konstandinidis Noah Markels Jennifer Nagy Terry Purcell Deanna Foster Wesley Higgins Michelle Kopelson Bob & Bobbi Markowitz Maya Nahar Arlene Putterman Sharlene and Andrew Frederick Austin Hoag Theodore & Maria Koppy & Nancy Marks Kishman Nasreen Jerry & Miriam Putterman Dori Freer Michael Holm Family Scott Marks Amal Nassar Dalia Quinones Paula Gabral Shawn Hood Ela Krasowski Andrew & Susan W. Marlatt Kyle Naughton Joseph Raccio Leigh Gage Christian Hopkins Charlotte Kreitler Dayshalie Marrero Lourdes Negron Nicholas & Susan Radesca & Family Shelby And Tom Gallagher Rachel Horn Carly Kreshpan Samantha Marsh David Nelson George Ramirez Jessica E. Gambel Jonathan Horrocks Ben T. Kroop Gigi Martinez Sully Nepomuceno Tasha Ramos Mimi Gammill Beth Hotchkiss Fred W. Krug Jo Ann Massari Phuong Nguyen Lisa Rappoport Narasimha & Vidya Ganti & Sapphire Hou Jamie Kucher Amy Mastriano Anthony Nicoletti Jeff Rasey Family Susan Howard Kathy & Shannon Laccone Julia Maters Olivia Nolen Daniel Raucci Harry J. Garafalo Cheryl Hughes Norman & Celeste LaCroix David & Kathleen Maus Charlie Nugent Roberta Reese Celin Garcia Karen Hughes Samrat Lama Dayanna Mazo Mario Nunes Kristina Refsbeck Kevin Gargano David Hunt Joella LaManna Chris McAvoy Andrew Nunn & Family Emily Relval Robert & Heidi Gassel & Family Alexander Hutchinson Arkel Lamar Kayla McBride Kyle O’Brien Lauren Revay Geoffrey & Rachel Gaugler Cristina Iannaccone Michael Lametta Richard & Ellen McBride Edina Oestreicher William Rhone Lisa Gentner Dana Immerso Matthew A. Langone Barbara McCabe Terri O’Grady Greg & Cindy Riccio & Family Christy Giannattasio & Family Mary A. Inge Justine & Kuke LaSala Donna & Taylor McCarroll Marisa Olavarria Florie Ricciuti Dara Gibbs Bill Jacabacci Nicole Laskin & Family Sharleen & Andrew McGovern Robert Oliveira Alexander Rigione Andrew Gilkes John Jackson Christine C. Latham Kevin & Kathy McGrath Paula O’Mara Evan T. Riley Anthony Gilkes Liza Jaime Joremay & Mark Latino Kristen McKay Patti O’Meara Eric Ristaino Shantay Gilliam Jessie Jameson Sarah Lawrence Rebecca McLaren Maggie O’Neil Biancesca Rivera Kyle Gillich Cheryl S. Jansen Jordan Layne Kevin McLaughlin Patricia Orkney Fabian Rivera & Family Melanie Gionfriddo Biana Jean Kayla Lazaro Lamar McLean Joe Orsini Brendan Roberts Lauren Godbum Alva Jeffreys Jocelyn Le Wendy Mcleod Ann & Anthony O’Sullivan Terri Roberts Gene & Beth Gold Caroline Jenkins Christine Lee Abby Mcnamara Jeffrey & Deborah Owens Vilma Rodrigues-Silva Josh Gold Tameka Jeter Bill Leece Patty Meglio Katie Owens Andrea Rodriguez Marjorie Golden Eric C. Johnson Jessica Leigh Katie & Kelley Meier Jacqueline Pabon Maria C. Rodriguez 18 HOW TO VOLUNTEER: Connecticut Food Bank offers a variety of volunteer opportunities year-round. Visit www.ctfoodbank.org to see how you can help.

Connecticut Food Bank is able to complete its day-to-day operations, thanks to more than 4,000 volunteers annually.

Victoria Rodriguez Gabby Simone Samantha Troupe Sandy Zalonski Forman School Rainbow Girls, Branford Patricia Rosenthal Abbe L. Simons Robert F. Trudel Margaret Zawryt Gateway Community College RBS/Citizens Bank Judith C. Ross Sydney Sims Barbara Turcotte Diane Zibell Community Outreach Rumsey Hall Tressa Ross Carole Slusky Liz Turcotte Juliette Zuckerman Gateway Step Forward Program Sacred Heart University Alexandria Rossy Martha Lund Smalley Mark Uliasz Genworth Financial Scotts Ridge Middle School Christopher Rotermund William & Martha Smalley Jaime Ullinger VOLUNTEER GROUPS GFWC, Milford Club Sightlines Michele Rouse Johnnie Smith Maryanne Ullmann Aces Whitney High West Girl Scout Troop 60095, Orange Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Rick Roy Marissa Smith Adam Urspror AIC of Bridgeport Girl Scout Troop 33230, Fairfield Southern Connecticut State Barbara Royals Eric A. Solomine Christine & Matthew Vachon AIC of Milford High Road School, Wallingford University, Alpha Sigma Alpha Dianne Ruggiero Michael Sopchak Jase Valle Albertus Magnus Men’s & Higher One, Inc. Southern Connecticut State Celisa Ruiz Ana Souza Felicia Vanoras Women’s Volleyball Teams Hill Regional Career H.S. University, Communications Class Randy & Jordan Russell Deborah & Taylor Spadory Anjelica Vartuli Albertus Magnus Men’s Lacrosse Panther’s Angels Southern Connecticut State Tom Russell Eric Sporn Dominique Vartuli Alcoa Howmet - Branford HOBY Club, Farmington High School University, Community Service Guy Russo Cassie Sprague Felicia Varvaras Coatings HOBY Club, New Haven Office Linda Russo Harold A. Spratt Felicia Vawords Alpha Medical Group, LLC HOBY Club, Newtown High School Southern Connecticut State Shelley Russo Susan Stacey Nora Verespie Alternative Investment Group, Hopkins School University, Zeta Delta Epsilon Will Russo Michael Stach Lorin Veturis LLC Hyatt Regency Greenwich St. Joseph H.S. J.V. Cheerleaders Brian & Joe Rustic Phyllis Stackpole Sarah Viglione Arabic Court No.95, Daughters of IBM Corporation, Southbury Sunovian Pharmaceuticals Jonathan Ryant Matthew & Susan Stanczyk & Family David Vipond Isis P.L.C Clown Unit Independent Day School Target, Ansonia John H. & Aileen Saari Rebecca Stanton Sandra L. Vita Bank of America, Social Institute of Food Technology The Gunnery School Nick Salacar Andy Starbuck Pooja Vivek Responsibility Junior Women’s Club of Fairfield Turning Point Nancy Salem Jeff & Suzy Stark Chloe Voccola Beecher School, Room 16 Kent School U.S. Coast GuardCoast Guard Stephen Salinger Rebecca Stefanatos Kyra Voccola Bethany Ladies KNB Communications Sector Long Island Sound Courtney Salinsky Bart & Becky Steinfeld Chloe Voigt Bic Corporation Knights of Columbus, New Haven Unilever Narayano Salvatierro Gonzalez Nicole Stepan Rich Von Culin Biersdorf Inc. Knights of Columbus, Supreme Office United Health Care Financial Tori Samatulski Astrid Stephenson Janice Voss Bottomline Technologies Liberty Mutual Insurance Underwriting Debra Samela Joanne Sterk John & Pamela Waesche Boy Scout Troop 199, Fairfield Company United Way of Greater New Justin Sanchez Jethro Sterpka Andy & Ellen Wagner Boy Scout Troop 408, East Haven Marvelwood School Haven, Boost Dennis Sandacata Thomas & Kathleen Stone David & Susan Wakefield Boy Scout Troop 610, Hamden MBIA Foundation United Way Young Leaders Marion Sandell Alex Streisfeld Robin Walluck Branford Adult ERACE Class Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Society Shannon Sanders Katie Strong Catherine Walters BuildOn New Haven UnitedHealthcare Daniel V. Sanfilippo Alessia Struzinski Nicholas Walters Calling All Crows Morgan Stanley, Ridgefield University of Bridgeport, Christine Santiago Bollepalli Subbarao, M.D. Elizabeth Ward Carmody & Torrance Mt. Calvary Deliverance Tabernacle Community Service Office Yamillet Santiago Katelyn Sullivan Scott Ward & Elizabeth Fiorillo Children’s Center of Hamden National Association Negro University of New Haven Sara Santo Maggie Sullivan Elaine Warren Cisco Volunteers Business & Professional Club University of New Haven, Kathleen Santore & Family Rosemary Sulzbach Peter Washburne Citizens Bank of Connecticut New Haven Academy Delta Phi Epsilon Gina Santoro Katya Swarts Juliana Watts Civil Air Patrol Cadets, East New Haven Job Corp Intro to University of New Haven, Gary Sarcione Dan Sweigard Arri Weeks Haven Technology Marine Biology Club Diane Saslow Reed Szemplinski David & Yvonne Wegweiser Coca Cola Bottling Co. New Haven Job Corps Culinary University of New Haven, Randy & Barbara Savicky Hemant D. Tagare Bertrand & Martha Weisbart Congregation Beth El, Fairfield Arts Program Phi Sigma Sigma John & Patty Savinelli James & jessica Takami Reina Weiss Congregation B’nai Israel Mitzvah Notre Dame Alumni Club of University of New Haven, Spring Jack Scalesse Nhu Tang Donna Went Group New Haven Break Program Patricia Scalia Greg Tanner Alyssa Werner Congregation Simchat Yisrael, Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. University of New Haven, Ilana Scandariato Matthew Tanzer Jennifer Weston L.A.U.N.C.H. Program Opportunity House Women’s Volleyball Team Samantha Schannon Bita Taubes James Whetzel Connecticut Association of Legal Our Lady of Perpetual Hope Vantage Group, Inc. Janelle Schmader Kyle Taylor Devon White Recruitment Administrators Pathways Regional School VantagePoint HealthCare Janelle C. Schmouder Le Taylor Michelle Wilkinson Connecticut Community Bank People’s United Bank Advisors Alie Schreck Andrew Tenreiro Brett Williams Connecticut Returned Peace Pepperidge Farm Walgreens, Shelton Richard Schreck Marcia Tenreiro Jennie Williams Corps Volunteers PepsiCo Feeds America Webster Bank Accounting Marilyn Schupner Nicholas Tenreiro Julia Wilson Covidien, New Haven Perkin Elmer, Inc. Department Brittany Schwartz Caitlin Testut Laura Wilson Covidien, North Haven Priceline Webster Bank, Cheshire Danielle & Matt J. Schwartz Thomas Thierry Ronnie Wilson Cub Scout Pack 11, Kent Progressive Insurance Webster Corporate Procurement Marlene Beth Schwartz Deborah Thorpe Clark & Mary Winchell Diageo Logistics & Finance Project MORE Department Zach Schweitzer Michael Ticsay Michael Winship Departments Quinnipiac Community Action Wells Fargo Megan Scribner David & Nancy Tillson Dianne Witte Diageo, Norwalk Sales Team Project Western CT State University Dazircan Sellers Jordan Tingley Susan Wolfe Diageo, Selling Strategy and Quinnipiac University, Alpha Westover School Mark Sembiante Susan Titsworth Jay Wolkoff Support Analytics Delta Pi Wiggin & Dana Agnes Senga Jeremy, Betsy & Sam Titus David Wolvovsky Dunkin’ Donuts & Baskin- Quinnipiac University, APALSA Women Recreating Retirement Mary-Lou Serafini Ryan Toner Marlene Woodman Robbins Community Quinnipiac University, Chi Omega WTNH News Channel 8 Siri Setty Krista Torello Tyler A. Wrightington Foundation, Inc. Quinnipiac University, Kappa XL America, Inc. Valerie Shanoff Stacey P. Torello Mikayo Yamamoto Eli Lilly, USA Alpha Theta Yale Graduate Students Ilana Shapiro Kiara Torres Sarra Yandow Eli Whitney Technical H.S. Quinnipiac University, PA Club Carolyn Shaw Donna & Jarrett Toth Mimi Yang Evening Star Holiness Church Quinnipiac University, School of Kyle Shilling Marissa Trafecante Kayla Yaverski Fellowship Medicine Dominik Sidorczuk David Travisano Alex C. Yaworowski Fairfield University - Center Quinnipiac University, Carolyn Signorelli Bill Trelease Mary C. Young for Faith & Public Life Undergraduate PA Club Claudette K. Silberfein Mariell Trimachi Michael & Sharon Young FedEx Kinko Office Quota Club of New Haven Aubrey & David Simon James Trimble Andrey Yuzvik Five Star Products, Inc. R.C. Bigelow, Inc.

2013-2014 Connecticut Food Bank Annual Report 19 How We Raise Awareness

SEPTEMBER IS HUNGER ACTION MONTH Every September, anti-hunger advocates across Connecticut and around the country participate in Hunger Action Month to help raise awareness for 49 million Americans, including nearly half a million Connecticut residents, who struggle with hunger. This year’s events were supported by the Citizens Bank Foundation. Hundreds wore orange on September 4, National Wear Orange Day, to help bring attention to the problem of hunger. We received photos of individuals, sports teams, corporations, food pantries, college students, and even pets wearing orange. New Haven Mayor Toni Harp kicked off the month’s activities by volunteering at a New Haven Mobile Pantry distribution. New Haven’s Soldiers and Sailors Monument at East Rock Park and Waterbury’s City Hall, the town of Kent’s storefronts, and the Wolcott town gazebo commemorated the month by lighting up in orange. Thanks to Independent Outdoor and Barrett Outdoor for donating billboard space to help get the word out, and to WTNH News 8 for broadcasting live in front of Citizens Bank in New Haven with Tony’s Orangeside Donuts truck. The month ended on a strong note as individuals and groups joined us in a 12-hour Volunteer-a-Thon at our East Haven and Fairfield warehouses. We look forward to even more events, activities and participation in 2015! Thanks to all who took action. Visit www.facebook.com/ctfoodbank to view all the photos!

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20 2014 HUNGER ACTION HEROES 2014’S HUNGER ACTION HEROES ARE: Connecticut Food Bank honors its Hunger Action Heroes • Mone tte Ferguson, Action for Bridgeport Community every September, which is designated as Hunger Action Development, Advocacy Hero Month. The heroes are those who go above and beyond to support us in our mission to provide nutritious food to • Morgan Stanley, Corporate Hero people in need. • Lyman Orchards, Farm Hero Mark Tuchmann of Cheshire was presented with The Bill Liddell Award – the highest tribute paid by • United Natural Foods, Food Industry Hero Connecticut Food Bank to an individual, organization or • Club Corvette of Connecticut, Fundraising Hero corporation – in recognition of exemplary service, ongoing dedication and significant support of the Food Bank and • WTNH News 8, Media Hero its mission. Over the last 12 years, Mark has generously donated the equivalent of more than 410,000 Thanksgiving • Loaves & Fishes, New Haven, Member Program Hero meals for families who otherwise would go without. As • Tru mbull Academically Gifted Program, founder of BeavEx delivery and transportation services, School Hero Mark understands the challenges that Connecticut Food Bank is facing as it strives to increase its distribution to • Jos h Gold, Steve Salinger, Mike Sopchak and 34 million pounds of food within the next decade. The Tom Stone, Mobile Pantry “Ironmen”, Volunteer Heroes award was named after Bill Liddell, who supported the Food Bank by donating a total of 104 tons of fresh • U.S . Coast Guard, Sector Long Island Sound, produce, as well as time and funds. He spent six years on Uniformed Hero Connecticut Food Bank’s Board of Directors.

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Connecticut Food Bank’s 2014 WALK AGAINST HUNGER Walk Against Hunger was supported by: Connecticut Food Bank’s 2014 Walks Against Hunger in Bridgeport, New Haven, Waterbury and Norwich once again raised nearly $280,000 for hunger-relief efforts in Connecticut. The dollars raised enabled Connecticut Food Bank to transport, warehouse and distribute food at wholesale value for local community agencies, such as soup kitchens, shelters, food pantries, and adult and child day programs. Thanks to hundreds of individuals, businesses, schools, food pantries, and civic organizations, the 2014 Walk WIGGIN & DANA season surpassed our expectations. Through their support

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Sponsors of Connecticut Food Bank’s Walk Against Hunger include: Big Dipper Ice Cream General Mills Bozzuto’s Shoreline Chabaso Bakery Interventional Pain Center Classic Hits 98.7 TeaRiffic Ice Cream Food Should Taste Good Thurston Foods

22 NEW HAVEN’S TOP INDIVIDUALS: WATERBURY’S TOP INDIVIDUALS: 2015 WALKS AGAINST First Prize: Jacqueline Foreman First Prize: Debra-Sue Klingerman HUNGER Second Prize: Jennifer Cruet Second Prize: Karen Zarcone SAVE THE DATES! Third Prize: Maureen Gardner Third Prize: Jamie Saldana Visit www.ctfoodbank.org for NEW HAVEN’S TOP TEAMS: WATERBURY’S TOP TEAMS: registration information. First Prize: Community Baptist First Prize: Bread of Life Food Church Pantry 6th Annual Greater Bridgeport Walk Against Hunger Second Prize: Slightly Over Prime Second Prize: Webstars Sunday, April 26, 2015 Third Prize: Fellowship Place Third Prize: Groovy Peaceniks Seaside Park, Bridgeport Steppers Against Hunger 10th Annual Greater Waterbury BRIDGEPORT’S TOP INDIVIDUALS: EASTERN CONNECTICUT’S First Prize: William & Joan Snell Walk Against Hunger TOP INDIVIDUALS: Sunday, May 3, 2015 Second Prize: Courtney Bradley First Prize: Jeffrey Sharp Library Park, Waterbury Third Prize: Emma Bakshi Second Prize: Carol Sharp BRIDGEPORT’S TOP TEAMS: Third Prize: Lauren Voelker 39th Annual Greater New Haven Walk Against Hunger First Prize: Calvary Lighthouse EASTERN CONNECTICUT’S Sunday, May 17, 2015 of Love TOP TEAMS: College Woods Pavilion at East Rock Second Prize: Sheryl Summers First Prize: Norwich Worship Park, New Haven Memorial Walk for Hunger Center Third Prize: Episcopal Deanery Second Prize: The Fountain- 3rd Annual Eastern Connecticut of Greater Bridgeport Timmons Team Walk Against Hunger Third Prize: Stephanie’s Page Sunday, May 17, 2015 in Thyme Chelsea Parade, Norwich

THANKSGIVING FOR ALL Connecticut Food Bank’s annual “Thanksgiving for All” campaign helps make sure people in need of food assistance enjoy a holiday meal. Through the overwhelming support of individuals, families, civic groups, schools, religious organizations and companies, Connecticut Food Bank distributed 20,919 turkeys and more than 416,000 pounds of trimmings – enough to provide nearly 540,000 meals for families in Connecticut. The food and fund drives held in the weeks and days leading up to the holiday are crucial to the success of the campaign. Whether you donated online to our Thanksgiving for All virtual food drive, purchased a turkey or a bag of groceries and donated it at one of our warehouses, volunteered at our warehouse or attended one of the media partner food drives, we thank you. Connecticut Food Bank and its nearly 700 food-assistance programs rely on the support of the local community to make the holiday special for families who otherwise would go without a Thanksgiving meal.

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BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS DONORS We are very grateful for the generosity of businesses, organizations, schools, community groups, foundations and places of worship for their ongoing financial support and advocacy. Their continued support on behalf of those who struggle to put food on the table is making a difference in our neighborhoods and local communities.

$500,000 + Connecticut Distributors, Inc. UI Employee Giving Campaign WATR Koster Keunen, Inc. $500 - $999 ShopRite ConAgra Foods UIL Holdings Corporation William Burnett Charitable The Kreitler Foundation ADK Sigma Chapter The Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Unilever/Ahold Foundation Landmark Partners, Inc. Advanced Endodontics of $250,000 - $499,999 Family Foundation United Way of Greater New Haven Wise Alloys LLC Lauren E. Avezzie Charitable New Haven LLC Our Family Foundation by The David D’Addario Family WPLR/Connoisseur Media Foundation The Aiello Charitable Stop & Shop Foundation $1,000 - $2,499 Law Offices of Neil Crane Foundation, Inc. Dominion Foundation $2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous (2) The Leanne Freas Trout Foundation Albrayco Tech $100,000 - $249,999 Fairfield County Bank Anonymous AFSCME Local 2663 Lewis G. Schaeneman, Jr. Foundation Alpha Medical Group, LLC BeavEx Fairfield County’s Community Bender, Anderson & Barba, P.C. Alfred L. Morse & Annette S. Lions Club of Easton AT&T Central Region CSF Feeding America Foundation BL Companies Inc. Morse Foundation Lions Club of New Haven AT&T Employees Gateway CSF Parsons & Whittemore, Inc. Garden Homes Fund Blue State Coffee LLC Alloy Engineering MBI, Inc. AT&T United Way Employee United Way of Coastal Fairfield GE Capital Corporation BNY Mellon Powering Potential Ameriprise Financial McCance Foundation Trust Giving Campaign County GE Foundation Fund Ameriprise Financial Annual Middlesex Corporation Audiology Associates Wings For Things Foundation Genworth Foundation Bourdon Forge Company, Inc. Giving Campaign New Milford United Methodist Barrett Outdoor Communications Marion Moore Foundation, Inc. Cable Prep Ashcroft Incorporated Church Bearingstar Insurance, Inc. $50,000 - $99,999 MAZON: A Jewish Response Carl E. Kessler Family Foundation AT&T Employee Giving Campaign New York Community Trust Bethesda Lutheran Church Aidmatrix to Hunger The CATIC Foundation, Inc. The Benevity Community Impact Northwestern Connecticut Big Y Foods, Inc. The Atlas Foundation, Inc. NewAlliance Foundation, Inc. Chuan Bao Chinese School Fund Community College, NCCC Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman LLP Norma F. Pfriem Foundation Pacific Star Charitable Trust Church of the Assumption, Berkshire Taconic Community History Club Bridgewater Associates, LP Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Pepperidge Farm Westport Foundation OR&L Construction Corporation Canine College Stop & Shop Supermarket Company The Per & Astrid Heidenreich CKP Communications, LLC BHL Advisors, LLC Package Pavement CDM Smith Walmart Foundation Family Foundation The Community Baptist Church Bic Corporation Painting & Decorating Contractors Certified Residential Specialists Planet Fitness Community Health Charities, Brescome Barton, Inc. of America, New Haven Chapter Charles Samdperil Humanitarian $25,000 - $49,999 Stop & Shop, New York Metro New England Campbell Soup Foundation Parason Machine, Inc. Memorial Foundation America’s Charities Division ConAgra Foods Carrubba, Inc. Pat Munger Construction Church Women United Anchorage Capital Group Sun Hill Foundation Connecticut Container Corp. Center for Medicare Advocacy People’s United Bank Claire’s Corner Copia Bank of America Give a Meal Thrill Hill Productions, Inc. Crossbay Capital Partners The Chaney Family Foundation Pepsico Foundation Employee Cobblefield Fund, Inc. Bayer One A Day Nutrition Mission Wells Fargo The Curran Foundation The Cheescake Factory Giving Program Comcast Spotlight Citizens Bank Foundation The D’Agostino Family Foundation The Clorox Company Foundation Pfizer, Inc. Groton/New London Community Foundation of The Community Foundation for $5,000 - $9,999 Doty Family Foundation Employee Giving Campaign The Pinkert Family Fund Northwest Connecticut Greater New Haven Anonymous Food Bank for New York City Cly-Del Manufacturing Company Planet Aid Inc. Connecticut Classic Chevy Connecticut Health Foundation Aetna Employee Giving Campaign Fox Family Foundation Congregation Beth El, Fairfield Prestige Industrial Finishing Connecticut Multiple Listing Dunkin’ Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Affinion Group Give With Liberty Congregation Or Shalom Quota Club of New Haven Service Community Foundation AMSTAR Family Trust Greenfield Hill Congregational Connecticut Health & Educational Race Brook Country Club Connecticut State Grange, Inc. General Mills Foundation Ann T. D’Addario Family Church Facilities Authority Rotary Club of Bridgeport Connecticut Toyota Dealers Hopkins School Foundation Harpoon Brewery Connecticut Rockers Rotary Club of Trumbull Association MBIA Foundation Bedoukian Research Inc. Henkel Corporation Connecticut Toyota Dealers The Ruscito Family Foundation Construction & General Laborers Morgan Stanley Foundation Berchem, Moses & Devlin Ion Bank Foundation Association The Sandra and Arnold Chase Local Union 455 Newman’s Own Foundation Birinyi Associates Inc. Irwin Belk Educational Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Family Foundation Construction Services of Branford The Orchard Farm Foundation Bromer Kearney Charitable Foundation, Inc. Foundation, Inc. Sandweiss Tree Service, Inc. Connecticut Academy of Nutrition Panera Bread Foundation Foundation The Jane F. Curran Charitable The Crush Club Savings Institute Bank & Trust and Dietetics The Resource Foundation The Carl Marks Foundation, Inc. Trust The Danford Foundation Company Connecticut Town Clerks TD Charitable Foundation Carlson Family Foundation The Jewish Federation Foundation Darden Restaurants Community Schreiber Family Foundation Association, New Haven County The Tudor Foundation Clear Channel Radio/KC101 of Western CT Grants Program Sidney Stern Memorial Trust Critical Mix Incorporated Twenty-Seven Foundation Club Corvette of Connecticut Law Office of Eileen Caplan Diageo, Customer Market Team Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Daughters of the British Empire Unilever United States Foundation Connecticut Bar Association Seaman Dimeo Construction Company Mother of Mercy Daymon Foundation Webster Bank FEED USA + Target Liberty Bank Foundation Disney EARS to You Fund Inside Marketing Group, LLC Diageo North America Foundation The Werth Family Foundation GE United Way Campaign The Elegant Occasion Elara Food Service Disposables StanPak Company DRP Flexpak LLC General Mills The Malkin Fund LLC Stephen Watchorn Foundation, Inc. Durham School Services $15,000 - $24,999 Helen & William Mazer The Marbledale Pub/White Horse Eric P. Sheinberg Foundation Swisher International, Inc. East Shore Auto Body, LLC A-1 Toyota Foundation Tavern The Ethel & Abe Lapides Foundation The Angel Foundation Employees of H&T Waterbury Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Impactassets Marcum LLP Eyelet Design T.G.I. Friday’s Executive Cleaners of CT Jade Marketing Group LLC Morgan Stanley Annual Appeal Fairfield County Fish & Game Thomas Meloy Foundation Fairfield County Chapter of Bank of America Charitable The James J. McInerney and Gary NuKitchens, LLC Protective Tierney Family Foundation Approved Baseball Umpires, LLC Foundation R. Fafard Foundation Patmos Foundation, Inc. Fernandes Family Foundation Titan Energy New England, Inc. First Congregational Church, BJ’s Charitable Foundation Jeld Charitable Foundation Pitney Bowes Employee Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Town Fair Tire Foundation, Inc. Canton Center Charles A. Frueauff Foundation Jewish Communal Fund Involvement Fund First Assembly of God Tri-Lift First Congregational Church, Community Food Bank of Klein Family Foundation REAP Foundation, Inc. First Church of Christ, Trinity Episcopal Church, Cheshire New Jersey L6 Foundation Reproductive Medicine Associates Congregational, Bethany Newtown First Congregational Church, Connecticut Community Maurice Sendak Foundation, Inc. of CT The First Church of Christ, United Technologies, Public Affairs Derby Foundation Network For Good The Ridgefield Chorale New Haven Support Services FMPKG Healthcor Foundation Trust Nutmeg Combined Federal Samsara Foundation First Church of Christ, Woodbridge United Way of Central & France Ligne, Inc. IBM Employee Charitable Campaign #1064 Sasco Foundation First Presbyterian Church, Northeastern CT Gale Toyota Contribution Campaign Oristano Foundation Spinnaker Real Estate Partners New Haven The Valspar Foundation Gateway Community Services Fund Knights of Columbus P.C. Metals, Inc. LLC Foodtweeks, LLC The Virginia B. Rogers Charitable Girare Toyota BMW People’s United Community Pampered Chef St. Francis Episcopal Church Halle’s Hope, Inc. Fund Greenland Family Foundation Foundation Pfizer United Way Campaign Stier Family Fund Hayes Foundation Walter V. and Judith A. Smith Greer Manufacturing Company The Kresge Foundation R.C. Bigelow, Inc. Swedish Aid Society, Inc. The Hefferan Shotton Fund Charitable Fund The Gusti Brandt Foundation, Inc. WellPoint Foundation Round Hill Community Church Synagro Northeast LLC For Charity Watson, Inc. H &T Waterbury, Inc. Whole Foods Market, Milford Share Our Strength Travelers Employee Giving The Huisking Foundation, Inc. Wesson Energy, Inc. Hagani Foundation, Inc. Star 99.9/WEZN FM Campaign Immanuel Baptist Church Westport Woman’s Club Halley Resources, Inc. $10,000 - $14,999 Stephen L. Altshul Foundation Trumbull Academically Gifted Jewish Community Foundation William A. & Shirley P. Yolles Hancock’s Pharmacy & Surgical, Inc. Anonymous (3) Steven & Alexandra Cohen United Natural Foods, Inc. JPMorgan Chase Employee Giving Support Foundation Harty Press Almira Family Foundation Foundation The University Church in Yale Campaign The Wm. D. & E.M. Lane Foundation Horizon Sound, Inc. American Cruise Lines, Inc. The TJX Foundation, Inc. Virginia Crossley Charitable Lead King Low Heywood Thomas Yale University Press Innovative Information Solutions, Inc. Caldwell Group Charitable Trust Truist Employee Giving Unitrust School Integrated Print Solutions

Gifts reported in this publication were received between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 24 and include donations to Connecticut’s Food Bank’s Capital Campaign. The Janet & Monte Klein Family Mike’s Truck &Trailer Repair, Inc. Olympus The Richardson Family Charitable Taft Realty Associates LLC Wells Fargo Community Support Foundation Millward Brown, Inc. Omnicom Capital, Inc. Fund TOPCO Campaign Jewish Foundation of Greater Milone & McBroom Orange Congregational Church Rotary Club of Hamden Foundation Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Wheelers Auto Service Inc. New Haven The Mnuchin Foundation Palladin Precision Products Saatchi & Saatchi Trinity Episcopal Church Whitney Center JHD Corporation and Davis Law Office of Chris Nelson, LLC People’s United Bank SWS Builders, LLC Trumbull High School Yale Cognition Lab, Dept. of Auctions, Inc. New England Graphics & Metal Planet Fitness of Branford Seasonals Hidden Acres TVEyes, Inc. Psychology Kerala Association of Connecticut New Haven Chapter of Thrivent Planet Fitness of East Haven Shoreline Business League UBS Financial Services, Lelas/ Yale University Department of The Klein Family Foundation Financial for Lutherans Planet Fitness of Guilford Sightlines, LLC Madigan/Curtis Wealth Genetics L.H. Brenner Inc. New Haven Federation of Teachers PNC Institutional Investments Sikorsky Aircraft IT Department Management Group Land Surveying Services LLC New Haven Woman’s Club Price Chopper The Sontheimer Foundation UJA/Federation of Eastern Fairfield Lucile and Maurice Pollak Fund New Life Christian Fellowship Radalab, Inc. The St. Andrew’s Society of County Mark Daignault Builders, Inc. Nichols United Methodist Church Recommended Building Connecticut United Methodist Church of Memorial Day Classic Noah’s Ark Moving & Storage, Inc. Maintenance St. Nicholas Ladies Auxiliary Westport Merkaz Community High School The Noble Jonas Charitable Fund Revelation Church Subway Headquarters The Village Foundation Midsun Group Nutmeg Chapter, POCI Sun Products Corporation The Vranos Family Foundation

CORPORATE MATCHING GIFT CONTRIBUTORS Companies that match the donations of their employees wield a special kind of magic. They can turn five dollars into ten, and dinner for a family into a week’s worth of groceries. Thank you to all the employees and companies who participate in these generous matching gift programs in support of their community.

Anonymous (3) Chevron Humankind Goodrich Foundation Prudential Foundation A-1 Toyota Chubb Corp. Guilford Savings Bank Random House, Inc. Actex Publication, Inc. Citizens Financial Group Honeywell International Charity Reader’s Digest Foundation Aetna Foundation, Inc. Matching Gifts Matching Samuel H. Kress Foundation Alliance Bernstein Colony Hardware Hyperion Solutions Corporation Stanley Black & Decker Inc. AllianceData Community Foundation for Greater Illinois Tool Works Foundation Sun Life Assurance NOT SURE IF YOUR Allied World Assurance Company New Haven Interstate Restoration LLC Sun Products Corporation Altria Group, Inc. Connecticare, Inc. & Affiliates ITW Foundation Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP COMPANY WILL MATCH American Express Foundation Covidien Employee Matching JPMorgan Chase Foundation The Annie E. Casey Foundation American Institute for Foreign Gift Program Keybank Foundation The Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation YOUR GIFT? Study Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Landmark Partners, Inc. The Home Depot Foundation American International Group Diageo North America Foundation Macy’s/Bloomingdale’s The Kresge Foundation Ameriprise Financial Dominion Foundation MassMutual The PepsiCo Foundation, Inc. Do you need to access the forms Amgen Foundation Doty Family Foundation MasterCard Worldwide The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Dun & Bradstreet Corporation MBIA Foundation The VMware Foundation conveniently? Visit our website, of CT Foundation McKesson Foundation The Walt Disney Company Aon Foundation Ellington Management Group, LLC Merck Partnership for Giving Foundation www.ctfoodbank.org, click on the Arbella Insurance Group Energizer Matching Gifts Program Microsoft Torrington Savings Bank Charitable Foundation FactSet Research Systems Morgan Stanley Annual Appeal TOSA Foundation donate button and just follow the AT&T United Way Employee Giving FM Global Foundation Munich Re America, Inc. Toyota Dealer Match Program Campaign Gannett Foundation Network For Good Travelers link to employee matching gift Bank of America Charitable Gartner New Haven Chapter of Thrivent Truist Foundation, Inc. GE Foundation Financial UBS programs. Bic Corporation GE United Way Campaign Odyssey America Reinsurance Unilever United States Foundation BlackRock General Reinsurance Corporation Corporation United Technologies PAC BNY Mellon Community Partnership Genworth Foundation Oracle Corporation Valley Community Foundation Brady Corporation Give Back Foundation PartnerRe U.S. Verizon Foundation Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman LLP Give With Liberty Pfizer Matching Gift Center Viking Global Foundation, Inc. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Praxair Matching Grants for YourCause, LLC Business & Legal Reports, Inc. Golub Corporation Education

IN-KIND DONORS Connecticut Food Bank is grateful to have so many individuals, groups, companies and organizations who donate their unique expertise and services to our anti-hunger efforts. In-kind donations assist the food bank in its programs, operations and special events, as well as bring attention to the problem of hunger in our state.

Anything Delivery & Removal General Mills Sugar Bakery Anthony DiBenedetto, Hallock Great Event Decorations TeaRiffic Ice Cream Orchard The HoneyBaked Ham Co. The Farmer’s Cow Aurora Products Independent Outdoor Thermo King of Southern CT Barrett Outdoor Jordan Caterers Thurston Foods Big Dipper Ice Cream, Prospect KC 101 FM Turkish Cultural Center of Bozzuto’s, Inc. Mohegan Sun Arena Connecticut Chabaso Bakery New Haven Register TVEyes Christoforo’s Farm News 12 Connecticut Walmart Supercenter City of New Haven Pepe’s Pizza, Mohegan Sun Waterbury Police Department City of Waterbury RJ the DJ Waterbury Police Explorers Coca Cola Rudd Center for Food Policy and Waterbury Republican-American Connecticut Distributors, Inc. Obesity at Yale University WATR 1320 Contemporary Lights ShopRite Whole Foods Cyro Industries Sodexo, Danbury WPLR 99.1 FM Delta Marketing Star 99.9 FM WEZN FM WTNH News Channel 8 Durkin’s Incorporated Stop & Shop Yale University Department Edible Arrangements Subway of Athletics

2013-2014 Connecticut Food Bank Annual Report 25 INDIVIDUAL DONORS Connecticut Food Bank’s donors are our partners in the fight against hunger. Whatever the size of the contribution, every dollar donated can provide $5 worth of food at wholesale value to people in need. Because of their generosity, we are able to feed hundreds of thousands of men, women and children through our member soup kitchens, pantries and food-assistance programs.

$100,000+ Cliff & Patricia Betron Dudley & Stephanie Andrew Thomas & Adriane Costello Mareta Hamre & Mark Abbott Mr. & Mrs. Arthur W. Linden Anonymous (1) Jonathan & Susan Beyman Norman & Margery Andrews Richard A. Costello & Linda Olson Thomas Hardecker Maureen Linder David L. & Sara Evelyn Hunt Christine Bidetti Rick & Nancy Antle Irene Covey Mr. & Mrs. William R. Hartman Thomas Lindsay Jon & Cleo Sonneborn Francis & Barbara Boyle Jr. Appleby Charitable Lead Trust John F. Cronan Francis Hawkins Robert A. Lisak Mr. John Bozzi & Dr. Catharine Stuart Aronson & Kelley Taylor Joseph & Carmen Crosby Jr. Robert E. Haxton Cynthia A. LoCascio $50,000 - $99,999 Arnold John Aruny Mia Cueva Peter N. Herbert, M.D. Robert & Robin Lofquist William & Jean Graustein Faye Brownfield Mr. & Mrs. Peter Atwood Barbara A. Cunningham John & Elizabeth Hellmann Harold W. Low Robert J. Brunetti Barbara A. Aurell Jeanne F. Curtin Joseph P. Hendrick Andy Lozyniak $25,000 - $49,999 Rich & Betsy Buckley Lee & Cicily Backus Mary Cygan & Frank Bruey Margaret G. Heppelmann & Dorothy C. Lucas Anonymous (2) Steven E. Buller & Anne L. Walsh Bridget B. Baird Dana Czuczka Michael Wacek Mark & Cynthia Luedee Joseph Cassano & Ellen Hooker Sandra Canning Greg Baldwin & Meredith Gaurin Guy & Karen Daguanno Margaret Herold Ralph L. MacDonald Jr. Alan & Betty Feldman Drs. James & Carolyn Carroll Betty L. Ballinger Mary D’Amato Susan Herron Jonathan & Amy Macey Harriet G. Heineman Laurence & Charlene Cass Jr. Polly Barry Manish Das Anne Hicks Leo Mackewich Wesley & Betsy Malloy Higgins Domenic V. Cicchetti, Ph.D. Max Barry E. Michael Davies Dr. Roberta L. Hines & Patricia M. Mahoney & John P. Bart & Becky Steinfeld Michael W. Cleman & Marilyn Nancy J. Bassett Helen H. Davis Mr. Jerry T. Liebrand Sullivan H. Moss David & Kathleen Bavelas Richard Davis & Rita McCleary Manju Hingorani Lola Ann Majure $10,000 - $24,999 Dan Corbett & Jane Nelson Emily C. Bazelon & Paul E. Sabin Kimberly Davis, M.D. Diana Hoadley Ronald Manganiello Anonymous (3) David Cunn Cameron & Susan Bellamy George H. Davis, Ph.D. Rebecca S. Hoblin Dr. Marc & Mrs. Margaret Mann Mark & Deborah Blackman Jeffrey & Elizabeth Dillabough Robert C. Benn Denese A. Deeds & Joseph Hoffman & Elena Citkowitz David Manners-Weber Estate of Geraldine Brust Paul J. Donoghue, Ph.D. & Mary E. Paul G. Berglund David M. Gioiello Jr. Kevin T. Hoffman, Esq. Kwan Lan Mao John & June Caldwell Siegel, Ph.D. Sandra Betzig Arthur & Janice DeGaetano Anders Hornblad & Emily Melcher Edward Marsh Celine Finn Frank & Augusta Downey John Alan & Susan Bick Dr. Jack Degrado Glenn & Melinda Houck Edward Martenson Eric & Nancy Gany Roberta J. Egnaczyk Richard A. Bieder Anne L. Demchak Steve & Molli Hourihan Jill E. Martin Norman & Celeste LaCroix John Faragher & Michele Hoffnung Peter Binkley Margaret B. DeRose Jim Housholder Hunter & Camilla Marvel Miles H. & Dr. G. Elizabeth Lasater Evelyn R. Ferguson Christopher Bishop Amy Desrosier Catherine Hunihan Marjan Mashhadi Marta Jo Lawrence Jon & Dorothy Fox James & Priscilla Blake Lawrence & Ellen Dinkes Paul & Mariya Hurwitz Ernest & Michele Mattei Monica A. Matthews Andrew & Catherine Geggie Steven Bodnar Michael P. DiToro Dr. Peter & Mrs. Veronica Huvelle Robert & Mary Ann Matthews Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Steven & Diane Girvin Karen Boeckmann Freedman Faith A. Dohm Robert & Anne Ivanhoe Richard L. Matthies Richard & Stephanie Nathanson Eugene A. & Suzanne H. Gorab Francis & Jeanette Bogdan Robert Dombi Jeffrey Jakobsen Edward & Alice Mattison Beverly & Michael Neal Donald & Rosalie Gray Judith N. Bogin Sheila Donnelly Cheryl S. Jansen Barbara Mayer Estate of Alois C. Prihoda Eileen Ann Griffin Stewart & Joan Bohan Deborah Donnelly Charlotte A. Januska Stacie Mayer John & Lupi Robinson James Jones Terri Boissonneault Anne Dorsey William M. Jayne Jr. Elizabeth S. Mayo Lynn Z. Schriber Jennifer Kearney Karen Boisvert Michael Downes Paul & Joan Johansen Robert G. & Nancy Mazzoli Robert F. Trudel & Amy E. Zinser Joseph King Jr. & Amy C. Justice Sarthak Bothra Robert & Jeanette Duke Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Johnson Joseph McBride Bettye H. Turitto Stephen Larcen & Susan Graham Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Bottomley R. Kemerer Edwards Dwight C. Johnson Anne S. McCook Jeanette Wallace Prue B. LaRocca Mac & Adrienne Bradford Barbara Ehrlich Mary Ellen Johnson Karen E. McCormick Timothy Walsh Janice Luddy George C. Bradley, Jr., & L. Spencer Jeffrey Elliot Christina Johnson-Wolff Bernard & Cynthia McDonald Frank & Penny Maher Boyd Lucy R. Elliot Thomas & Cynthia Johnstone Mary McDowell & Kevin Longino $5,000 - $9,999 Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Malkin James & Mary Ann Braun Joseph & Barbara Ellis Stephen Jones Richard & Arline McGowan Anonymous (8) Kevin & Nancy McColgan Kevin Brennan Susan Ellison Barbara K. Jones James & Lynn Mead Claude & Jennifer Amadeo John & Catherine McHugh Renfrew & Cynthia Brighton Nancy E. Ellman Mr. & Mrs. Gregory P. Joseph James & Loretta Mele David Berkowitz Mark & Kristine Mooseker John Brothers Jim & Mary Ann Emswiler J. Michael Joyce III William & Patricia Meyers Roman & Elise Bninski Michael & Joanne Morton Hugh & Nancy Broughel Edward N. Epstein Mark Kaduboski, Esq. Robert & Michele Millham Richard & Marilyn Buel Deborah J. Neff John A. Brown Beverly Espinosa Leon Karvelis Lenore Milner Joy Ruth Cohen Michael J. Palmieri & Lee Anne Peter & Ann Bruchansky John E. Evers Robert Katz Dr. David F. Mintell Jim Daxner Duval Robert & Mary Bucciferro Jack & Harriet Fast Dolores Katzenberger Paul D. Mitchell Thea Duell & Peter Cook Mr. & Mrs. Ralph S. Parson Eva M. Bunnell Donald G. Fertman Jr. Elizabeth Kearney Beth Moffat Mark Hastings Frederick A. Parsons III William & Nani Burton Bruce & Mary Fichandler Hugh & Diane Kearney Doris M. Molinari Alexander & Pamela Hutchinson Frank Pepe Jr. Emma Burton James & Kathleen Filan, Jr. Eric A. Keener Chuck Molnar Dr. Eric & Mrs. Mary Hyson Nancy Babcock Perlin James & Barbara Buss Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Flaum Virginia Keeshan John & Lynne Morgan Jonathan & Claire Sue Ingersoll Barbara Prothero Bob & Jan Caligan Charles & Anne Forber Robert & Jane Keiter William F. & Mary Sue Morrill Bill Jacabacci Anne T. Reynolds Patrick Callaghan Robert & Andrea Forster Erik Keller William C. Morris Elizabeth A. Jacovino John Riley Brooks Campion John E. Fox Allene L. Kelly Elizabeth Morrow Erik & Bethany Johnson Pamela Ritter John & Sharyn Cannon Jon & Karin Fraade David & Julie Kelsey David & Doreen Morse Andrew P. Kail & Heidi Kurlander Ellen Ryerson & Leon Plantinga Allen Carder Clint Frazier Norma Kerlin Alan Mossberg Jr. Donald & Bim Kendall Norma J. Schlager Richard E. Carlson Lois Friedman Jennifer Keyes Nita Mulani Patrick & Nancy Kennedy Jeffrey & Kathryn Speed Peter C. Carriero Stuart Friedman Aman Khan Ines Murdock Edward Marcantonio Phillip M. Steinborn Nancy L. Carrington Mary Kay Frost Margaret Kilgore Christopher M. Murtaugh Holly McClellan Susan J. Stout James & Nancy Carroll William & Sharon Gallagher Voitek & Kawshi Klimczyk Raymand Mustafa Helen McCluskey Jesse R. Stuart Phillip Carrubba Harry J. Garafalo Debra Sue Klingerman Stephen Myers Brian J. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Brian Sullivan Gary L. Carter & Elizabeth York Robert W. Garthwait Sr. Robert & Nancy Knapp Alex Namzoff Deborah Morrow Dr. Pavur Sundaresan Russell Catalano Greg Garvey Avrom Kopelman Brendan Naughton Pamela J. Murphy & Richard June Thomas Nancy E. Chapman, Ph.D. Meredith Gershon & Howard Fetner Bruce & Donna Kosa Diane Nebinger D’Avino Mac & Pat Turner Michael Charlton Christopher & Carol Gette John & JoAnna Koster Mary D. Neumann Denis & Britta Nayden Mike Varco Victor Chaves & Emily Chen Robert Gilberti William Kosturko & Jane Robinson Alison Nichols Claire Newbold Christopher & Jill Vollmer Xiu Hong Chen Paige C. Gillies William Kraekel David Nyman Kate C. Paley Robert Wechsler & Emily Aber Joseph Chick Rolfe & Carol Gjellstad Richard F. Kral Sr. Daniel E. Offutt III Elizabeth Pfriem Arlene A. Whalen Archie C. Chu Dr. Jeffrey Glans & Ms. Louise Marian Kretsch Sara Ohly Susan C. Robinson Sarah A. Whittemore David Chung Perkins Joan M. Kunsch Lois Pacheco Rip & Joe Schiavone John & Samantha Woodruff Chris Clark Elaine Glass Sandra Kuzmich & Gregoire Jerold & Felicity Panas James Schreck Laura A. Young Chris & Patricia Clark Stephen Godino Sideleau Rocco Pannella Daniel Slattery Angela Zappia & Philip Batchelor John & Mary Ellen Cleary Joe & Cindy Goldberg Norma Lacasse Susan Paolini Lois Sontag Paul & Patricia Zecchi Alicia J. Clegg Rebecca Goldberg Ronald & Pamela Lake Kenneth & Doris Papp Paul A. & Valerie C. Street Sanford M. Cohen David & Joanne Goldblum Karen Lambert Gabriela Pareja David & Nancy Tillson $1,000 - $2,499 Cindy Cohen Tony Goldman & Jane Musky Philip & Patricia Laskawy William & Georgy Ann Peluchiwski Charles & Lynn Weiner Anonymous (75) Amanda Cohen & Claudia Cohen William Gorczyca Ronald & Linda Lastella Martha Peterson Wynne Abrams Bonita Cohen David & Rachel Gordon Dr. Linda LaTrenta Gary & Marilyn Pezzullo $2,500 - $4,999 David & Karen Alexander Howard Cohn David & Meryl Gordon Karen M. Lavin Scott Phillips Anonymous (9) Robert & Laura Allen Regina H. Coleman Sallie Gouverneur Matt & Wendy Lecher Stephen Piccolo Jr. Carl & Dorian Anderson Barbara C. Allman John & Frances Colla Lawrence & Carla Gregory Dorothy Alice LeCours Zachary W. Pitluk Emory & Susan Ayers Carolyn U. Altieri Susan Collin Dian Griesel, Ph.D. Urban & Patricia Leimkuhler Jr. Cory Plock Donald E. & Ruthann Aylor Richard Amione John & Kathleen Corbet Robert S. & Claudia L. Guynn William & Anny Lesko John & Paula Pritchard Sarbani Basu Robert & Nancy Anderson Dr. John Corino Nance Hahn Brian Lessard Scott Provost George & Mary Beitzel Heather M. Anderson Scott Cormier Gay Story Hamilton Christopher E. Lewis J. Allan Pryor

Gifts reported in this publication were received between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 26 and include donations to Connecticut’s Food Bank’s Capital Campaign. Joe Pucci & Dara Lieberson Douglas Wells Christina M. Bliven William Cutler Mary Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Geller A. K. Rodgers & Diane Ratcliffe Gary & Rosemarie Wendt Jeanne Bloom Ann Dahl Charlotte Elsberry Arthur & Ellen Gerstein James Redeker Michael & Anita Werdmann Morris & Maureen Bogan Sylvia Dahl Nancy J. Eltman Thomas Gerundo William Reese & Dorothy Hurt Andrew Wertheim Dr. Robert S. Boltax John & Elizabeth Dailinger Lorraine M. Emanuel John & Carol Ghent Matthew Reilly Morris & Irmgard Wessel Michael Bombara Christopher Dallar Joel & Arline Epstein Angelos & Margaret Giannakopoulos Kathleen C. Reilly David Whalen Mr. & Mrs. Carl M. Bonaldo Catherine M. Daly Bob Ericson Mary Gill Ann Reilly R. Channing Wheeler Brian Borgerson Robert & Margaret Danaher Richard & Sheila Fanelli Dianne Gilmore Kenneth Reynolds Philip Wheeler Paul Bowlin Stephen E. Darnell Seth Feeley Daniel Glickman Rebecca & Jessica Richards Teresa Whitney John & Lisabeth Boyce Jimmy Davila William M. & Blanche S. Feero Elisabeth A. Glynn Barbara M. Riley Michael E. Wilens & Carolyn Kenneth & Wendy Brachfeld Paul Davis Harvey & Susan Feinberg Mr. & Mrs. Albert Gobel Patricia Rinehart Longacre Mark Branca Raymond DeAngelis Mark & Elizabeth Feiner Barbara Godfrey John P. Rizzitelli Heidi Willard Marge Brandt Mary Ellen Dee Margery Feinzig Lucy Goins Eileen D. Rodman Barbara M. Wilson Christine Brandt Kenneth Deed Richard Field & Lesley K. Baier Rhonda M. Gold Richard Roman Estate of Patricia C. Winer J. Martin Brayboy Arne & Helen Dekeijzer John H. Field IV Marjorie Golden & Russell Baris Victor & Janice Romley Jonathan F. Winikur Irene Britt Angela DeLara Lori Fields David S. Golub & Kathryn Emmett William & Polly Rosen Carol A. Wolven Eileen Broderick Steven Della Rocca & Courtenay Jonathan M. Fine & Linda K. Dr. Caleb & Mrs. Flora Gonzalez Gerald Rosenberg & Cheryl Linda S. Wood James Brogan A. Hardy Bockenstedt Jeffrey & Carolyn Gonzalez Wiesenfeld Brian & Deborah Wood William D. Brohn Patricia Deluca Michael R. Finick Paul Gough Ralph & Mary Ellen Rousseau Charles & Mary Ann Wyand Amber Brookman Michael Del Vecchio Susan Finkelstein, M.D. George & Helen Goward Anne Rubin Jim Xhema, Xhema Remodeling, Inc. Kathryn Brooks Louise M. Dembry Mr. & Mrs. James Finnerty Paul A. Grace Gavin & Nancy Rush Ruth B. Yeazell Alison B. Brown David DeMeo Laurie Finta Robert Graef Kathleen Ryan Carl Yohans Jr. & Lois Wogrin Michael Brown & Juanita Propes Anthony & Elizabeth DePaolo Terese Fiore John Graham Michele D. Ryan Joel S. Zackin & Celeste Suggs Albert Brunelle Jr. Margaret Devane Mark W. Fisher Marc & Kristine Granetz Beverly Sackler Melissa Ziegler Patrick W. Bryan Marie Devins Anne Fitzgerald Swan Kenneth G. & Sandy Green Drs. Robert & Georgina Sackstein Theresa Zinck-Lederer James & Jane Bucher Oma DeWitt John Fitzpatrick Andrew Greenland Carolyn Salsgiver Kobsa Kevin & Joan Buckley Carol B. Dicks Dr. Edward J. Flynn Carolyn Greenspan Anne D. Sanger $500 - $999 Melva J. Bucksbaum & Raymond Felice Diercks Mitchell & Sherry Fogel James Greer Frank & Betty Lou Santino Sr. Anonymous (163) Learsy Alex Dimitrief Sean & Margaret Foley William Greim Paul Sarris Barbara Abraham Jeffery & Sara Buell Anthony Michael Dinzillo William Foley Gerald J. Griffin Lorna D. Savage Russell L. Abrahms Christopher L. Burdick & Noelle James H. Ditkoff Robert D. Foltz Griffin Family Fund Nicholas Savaria Donna Abramo Moore Gina K. Dodge Francine M. Foss Patricia Grigg Brad Schide Janet C. Adami Robert Burger David & Ellen Dodge Edna Foster Mike & Margarita Grignano Kathleen Schoonmaker Howard Adams Sylvia Burke Mr. Dennis Dollahite & Dr. Susanna Anthony & Martha Fouracre James & Barbara D. Grond Richard Schreck Moin Ahmed, D.D.S. Mrs. Walter Burke Hong Paul D. Fowler Roberta Grossman Dr. Kevin & Mrs. Donna Schuster Julian Aiken Dietrich & Anchi Burow Christopher & Ann Donnells Paul Francis Mrs. Harry C. Grumpelt Eric Schwartz & Debra Fram Gilbert Alexandre Martin & Elaine Buschmeyer Michael & Janet D’Onofrio Karen Francis Stephen Gruppo Kathryn Scully Kathy Almeida Scott Caffrey Francine Donohoe Linda S. Frankel Dr. Stephen H. Guss Peter & Carol Seldin Capt. & Mrs. Joseph Anderson Jr. Sally J. Cahill Alex & Kathleen Dorato Barbara Frankel Dimitri & Joanna Gutas Gail I. Selover Michael & Lori A. Anderson Susan Camera Robert Dorsey Margaret Frankston Elizabeth A. Gutman Sarah Serling Eleanor Anderson John Cameron Sean Doyle Kim L. Freeman Dr. Peter & Mrs. Noreen Haffner Anita M. Shaffer Coy & Jane Angelo Karen Camp Michele Dugan Jonathan M. Freiman Irene B. Hahn Sirely Shaldjian Joel Annalora Thomas & Regina Campfield Lisa Duperry James A. French Elizabeth F. Haigis Sandra Shaner Basil & Susan Anton Lynn Campo Richard E. Dye Eric & Wendy Frieden Roberta Halcott Robert & Lesley Sharpe Elaine Appellof, Ph.D. & Jerome Stephen Canarozzi Charles & Judy Eaton Julius & Virginia Friese Jr. Michael F. Halloran John & Debra Shaw Saunders Ruth Canelas Donald & Geraldyn Eckber Paul Fry & Brigitte M. Peucker Anne M. Hamilton Bruce & Nancy Shay Dr. & Mrs. Walter Ariker James W. Canfield Dr. Malcolm S. Edgar William Fujimoto Dr. Francis Hamilton Paula Shemitz Thomas H. Armistead Lucy Cantamessa Bill Edgerton Denise A. Funk Mark & Carmela Hansen Walter & Linda Shephard Louis & Sally Arovas Gary J. & Michele A. Caporizzo Cathleen Ehmer Eleanor Fusco Judy Hansen James & Susan Sidway Walter Ask Michael Cappello & Kerry Robinson Dr. Jan & Mrs. Mary Ann Ehrenwerth Elise Gabriele Mr. & Mrs. Burrus G. Harlow John F. & Stacey Slane The Astmann Family Christopher & Maureen Capristo Marc Eisenberg Joseph P. Ganim Anele R. Harrington Robert & Elizabeth Smoler Lynn Aubin Albert & Katherine Carbaugh Pamela K. Elkow Barbara Garside Tommy J. Harris Betty S. Smith Drs. Richard & Julia Auerbach Dr. Ronald & Mrs. Evelyn Careb Janice Elliott Catherine Gautot Ms. Eve Harrison & Dr. Marc Rosen James & Susan Smith Reinhard Augustin Matthew S. Carlone Judy Smith Lisa Axelson Angela Carlucci Grant & Jacqui Smith Craig Ayotte Mary Caron Manjula Soni Elizabeth M. Bacon Michael & Mary Carpenter Thomas & Janet Sorell Joan Bailey Sean Carroll Michelle Sorensen Norman Bailey Patricia Carroll & Richard Strahota JOIN OUR HARVEST CLUB Arthur D. Souza Antoinette H. Bain Patricia G. Carroll-French Noelle Sowers Lisa G. Bakanas Margaret Cartolano Bob Spangler Benjamin Baker Patricia Cavanagh What is the Harvest Club? The Harvest Club enables M. Roberta Spann Theresa Baker Wayne Chan Dr. Barry & Mrs. Claudia Spaulding Mark M. Balascak Larry Chatfield donors to sign up to give monthly, quarterly or annually. Garrett Stack & John Anderson Jane Baljevic Ann Christmann Sherri A. Steeneck Beverly S. Barnard David & Evelyn Church LaDonna L. Steiner George Barnes Jr. Marilyn Clements Why should I join? Many people want to support us on William D. Stempel Dede Bartlett Karen Clute, Esq. James B. Stepanek & Valerie Hansen Hugh A. Barton Laura Coakley a regular basis and like the convenience of having their Edward Stilwagen Donna Bass John Coates Shepard & Marlene Stone Christine Bastien John A. Cochran gift automatically charged to their credit card at regular Thomas & Kathleen Stone Neil & Monica Bauer Joel Cogen & Elizabeth Gilson Paul D. Storiale Chris & Abby Beale Dr. Paul Cohen intervals. There is less hassle and it is easy to track your Mr. & Mrs. Chris Stroup David R. & Carol Bean Barbara Cohen Rosemary Sulzbach Jonathan J. Beauchamp Gordon & Marjorie Cohen charitable giving. At the end of the year, you will receive Carolyn Surgent Stephen J. Beauchamp Molly Cole Herbert Swartz Mark & Patricia Beckwith James & Helen Coleman a receipt for tax purposes totaling your yearly donation. Hemant D. Tagare & Lisa R. Jonathan Bellobuono John Collins Berlinger Richard W. & Lois M. Benfer Raymond Condon Is it safe? Absolutely! You determine the amount of Robert Tassinari Debbie L. Benner Frances J. Consiglio Eleanor Teichner Louise Benson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Conway money and frequency to be charged to your credit card. Nancy Tersigni Paul Berg, Esq. Mrs. Eugenie Copp Mark Tice Eric & Ethel Berger Thomas J. Corradino There is no risk of losing a check in the mail. You can Paul J. Trifone James W. Berger Doris B. Coster Patricia Turner Nancy Berliner & Alan Plattus Josephine Costa Weller suspend your Harvest Club membership any time by Siamak Vahidi Alice J. Berrie Mr. & Mrs. Jean Cote Leo & Peggy Van Munching Laura A. Berry & Bernard M. Hulin Melinda Cotter simply contacting us. Christopher Vanbuiten Mark Beyerly David & Cynthia Coutu Albert Vanleuvan Melissa Beylouni Ronald & Mary Cozzolino Bill & Kristen Vietze Mark M. Bielstein Rev. Richard & Mrs. Joan Crews How do I sign up? Visit our Donate Now page at David & Susan Wakefield Jon D. Biller, Esq. David & Victoria Crompton Charles & Margaret Walden Sid Binder Susan Cugliari www.ctfoodbank.org and select a sustaining gift, or Dorothy Walker Dr. Bertrand Bisson David Culbert Stuart Warner Ian E. Bjorkman, Esq. Donald Curran call the Development office at(203) 469-5000. James D. & Jane Waugh Steven D. Black Eva Curtin Melissa Welch Frederick Blakeslee Sara Curtis

2013-2014 Connecticut Food Bank Annual Report 27 INDIVIDUAL DONORS CONTINUED Julie Kobus Bruce & Renee McIntyre Gideon Pell Stephanie Schnabel Ms. Melinda Tuhus & Dr. Robert Jack Harris-Surges B. Kenneth Koe Dennis & Susan McIntyre Robin S. Pellish Margaret M. Schneider Dubrow Pamela Hartigan Nancy Kops John C. McKegney Tracy Pennoyer & John Auchincloss Julie Schoenbacher Anthony F. Tumio Leo & Evelyn Harvey Silvia Kowolenko Dale McKenzie Susan Penry-Williams Mark H. & Cynthia R. Schoenfeld Steven & Michelle Turbak Gregory Hartwick Mr. & Mrs. David Kowolenko Beverly McKeone Stephen & Kim Penwell Steve Schott Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Turecek Rich Hayden & Karin Krochmal Howard & Janis Kozinn Linda McMahon Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Peri Susan J. Schulte & Kurt Schneider Michael J. Tvardzik Mary T. Healey Joseph P. Krajeski Michael & Jennifer McNiff Steven Peterec & Mary Angela Glenn Mark Schroeder Sara Tyler Scott Heekin-Canedy Jules Kranich Brian & Michelle McNulty Margaret Petersson Mark & Nancy Schultz Judith Udell Cheryl Heffernan Alexandra Krauss Jerry McSorley Frederick & Judith Pettini Judith C. Schurman Nora Vaivads Jack & Laurie Heflin Eileen Kravitz Richard Mead James E. Pettis Eunice Schwager Jeffrey & Janet Valentine Peter Hegedus Robert & Bonnie Kreitler Jean Mee, M.D. Quynh Pham & Brendan Goodhouse Patricia Schwartz William Van Syckle Ann Coleen Hellerman Dennis Krize Eduardo & Claudia Menezes Barbara Phelan Don & Alice Schwartz Mary Vanbrederode Patricia Helm & Richard Taylor Richard & Pamela J. Krombel Beverly Merenski Donna M. Phillips Maive F. Scully Johan & Ellen Varekamp Theodore & Susan Helms Dr. Robert S. Kruger Christine Merritt Mr. & Mrs. Francis Piantidosi Drs. John & Margretta Seashore Sila Velazquez Ingrid Hendrickson Liz Kuang Robert Meyer Anthony A. & Patricia Piazza Mr. & Mrs. Paul Sedlack Mark Victor C. Robert & Mary Henrikson Glen Kudlicki Dwight Meyer Francis Piccinini Raymond P. Seib Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Barry J. Vine Tara M. Herbert Elizabeth J. Kuen Joanne J. Meyerowitz Ronald Piccolo Leda Seibyl Usha Vishnupad Ronald Herren Matt Kummell John & Nancy Meyers Paul & Sandra Pimentel Tracy & Helen Selmon Michael & Judy Virr Nancy Hetmanski Steven & Cynthia La Porta Robert & Bonette Michalski Margaret Pisani Scott Semel Anna & Michael Vranos Edward Heyn Adam & Debra Lalonde Shirley Michel Thomas L. Piper III Stanislawa Serafin Phyllis Waddell Kenneth M. Hibbard Victor Lancelotta Michael & Christa Michl Dana Planeta Mary-Lou Serafini Robin Wakeman & Charles Salmans The Hibbard Family Elizabeth L. Langhorne Alexandra Mieczkowski Edward & Robin Plaut Jeffrey & Carol Sharp John & Diana Wakerley Douglas & Claudia Hoffman Dr. Jean Lasser M. Carol Mihalik Rod Pleasants Faith Shepard Donald & Valletta Wall Phillip Hoffman Laurie A. Laterza James & Susanne Milewski Nila Plocha Vivian Shih William Wallace Theresa Hofmeister Diane Latkowski Kenneth Miller Renee Poet Robert & Virginia Shiller Kathleen B. Wallace Thomas Hofstetter Dorothy Lauria Edward Miller Judith Pollack Wilbur & Jane Shugg Teri Walsh Theodore R. Holford Jean Lavecchia William H. & Irene K. Miller Dr. Stephen Polmar Mark Shulman Baxter & Patricia Walsh Margaret Holland Robert & Gale Lawrence Johanne Minkley Anne C. Popolizio Amy J. Siebert Roger Wehage Robert & Brenda Hollis Daniel & Linda Leary William G. Miossi Donna Gould Pordes Adam K. & Wendy T. Simon Alice Weil Jennifer Holloway Denis & Ann Leary Devjani Mishra David Porter Carlos A. Sin Judy Weinstock David & Lucille Hopcroft Mrs. George Leavens Naz K. Modirzadeh David & Gail Porteus Kathleen Sinclair-Smith Rachel Weintraub Thomas & Diane Horan Peter & Janet Lebovitz John Moody Martha Porteus Aaron Singer Ellen Weiss Richard C. Howell Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Lederer Kimberley Monahan Audrey Porzio, Esq. Richard Sise William & Anne Wernau Eric Hoxie Ursula Lee Amy Moorin Letitia M. Potter Steve & Meryl Sitver Jeffrey West, M.D. Marion R. Hubbard David & Elizabeth Leigh Jane Morosky Marilyn Powers Ole & Mary Sivertsen Sten & Jill Westgard Lawrence Hughes Andre Lerchi Richard & Joan Morrow Carole M. Presnick Mark & Cindy Slane Thomas Whitaker Glenn Hugo Mrs. Layne C. Lescault Molly H. Moseley Dr. Mary L. Prevey Timothy Slapnicka Robert E. Whitfield Joseph & Katherine Humphrey Pam Lester Eric Mosher & Susan Lourie Jane Preziosi Thomas & Nancy Smith Joan P. Wiencek Lucile Hutchinson Madeleine Leveille Dorothy Mosko Arnold & Gretchen Pritchard Daniel Smith Shirvinda & Namita Wijesekera Paul F. Huwiler Louise Sniederman Levin Geoffrey & Karen Moss Donna Pronto Angela Smoko Stephen & Nancy Wikel Christopher Ip & Winifred Mak Harry M. Levit Evelyn S. Moulton David & Evelyn Quigley Richard & Kerala Snyder Thomas & Maria Wilcox Roy Irwin Steven & Blandine Lewine Kenneth F. Mountcastle Jr. Carleton L. Quint Julian Sohon Ronald & Patricia Williams Andrea Isaacs Diane Lewis Jeffry & Pamela Mozier Stephen & Elaine Raccio Peter Soldat Christine Wilson Joan K. Jackson Anna Liamzon Joseph & Frances Mulligan Carolyn Raymond Carl G. & Shirley M. Sontheimer Clark & Mary Winchell Raymond & Barbara Jacobsen Meili Lin Rosemary Munkittrick John & Marie Redmond Silvana Sorbara Christine Winston Lee A. Jacobus Kelley Linhardt David F. Murdy Sharon Reed Julie Sorcek Stephen & Doni Sue Wisdom George & Karen Jahn Paul & Sandra Linton Gail B. Murphy Carol R. Reed Dr. Ernesto & Mrs. Mary Soriano Kevin & Helene Wise Doris Jamison Mr. & Mrs. John D. Lobrano Joseph Murray Rick Reichert Matt Spates Ilana Wistinetzki Joseph & Nijole Janik Christopher LoGiudice John & Jean Murray Betsey Reid Joseph Spears Mr. & Mrs. John Womer Anthony & Brenda Jannotta Gloria Lopez Jonathan Nacht Thomas & Ellen Reilly Michele Spence Lucy Wong John Nelson Jennings James & Robin S. Loughman Arthur Nagel Suzanne Reilly Virginia Spencer Henry & Joyce Wong Curt Jensch Andrew & Carol Lubin Jennifer Nash Richard & Paula Resch Nina Spiller Jennifer Woodbury Larry Johnson John Lucak & Ann Marie Ho Robert & Helen Natt Caroline W. Reul Susan Stackpole James Worde Richard & Lizabeth Johnson Marc Luce Dottie Neil Maria Rhee Dorothy Stahlschmidt Judeen Wrinn Mike & Ann Johnson Amy Luisi Robert A. & Deborah Neiman Lucy Ricciardi Doris Stansel Chris & Janice Yarson Barry & Judith Johnson Catherine Lynch Mr. & Mrs. Victor Nesi Wendy Richardson Zach Stanton David & Victoria Yolen & Marcia Johnson Richard W. Lynch, Esq. Minot & Alycyn Nettleton Philip A. Riordan Claire Staple Charlie Yolen Alex M. Johnston Matthew MacDonald Robert C. Neuman Susan Ritchie Thomas & Maura Stavovy Mark & Karen Young David & Sherry Jonas Alan MacDonald Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Nicholas Sharon Roberts George Stephens Jean Young Vicki Jones Edward & Eleanor Macdowell James & Sharon Nisch June E. Roberts Dennis Stern Barbara A. Young & James W. Fast Maria Joyce Katherine Maglieri Bernard Nizet Linda Robinson Lydia H. Stevens Peter & Judith Young Elizabeth Judd Michael Maksymiuk Mr. & Mrs. Alphonse R. Noe Dorothy Robinson Jane Stitelman Peter & Kirsten Zaffino Florette Juriga Michael Maloney Dorothy Nolan Stan & Betsy Robison Eric & Beth Stokes John & Patricia Zandy Jennifer R. Just Avery Manchester Arlene & Kate Norling Jeanne B. Robison William Stone Maria L. Zanfini Susan Kahan Lynn Manheim Glori Norwitt Ralph & Sharon Rodriguez Lynn A. Street & Donald B. Joseph & Jennifer Zarrilli Edward Kamens & Mary Ellen Wilbur Mann Jr. Mary Anne Nunn Jeffrey & Debby Rogart Margulies Frederick & Patricia Ziegler Miller Gail Mannion Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Oates Paul Rogers Seth Strickland Cliffor & Dvora Zierer Gail Kanter Mark Mannix Raymond & Robin Oberg George J. Romanik & Lauren Jonathan & Kathy Sturman Eugene & Colleen Zingaro Richard & Janet Kapitan Elizabeth F. March William & Jean O’Brien McGregor James & Jennie Surdo John Karr Susan Mardorf Kevin E. & Jeanine M. O’Brien Carlo F. & Henny Rosati John Lloyd & Catherine Suttle Arthur & Judy Katz Robert A. Maresca, Esq. Kimberley O’Brien Gerald & Elaine Rosenberg Herbert Swarz, M.D. Jonathan Katz Laura Margolin & James Johnson Kate O’Connor Suzanne A. Rosenberg Christopher J. Swift Robert Kaufman & Joann Chapel Anthony Mariani Stella O’Leary & Yasutsugu Ueda Deborah Ross Arlene Szczarba John J. Keefe Lois Markie Frank Oliveti Susan A. Rowe Mr. & Mrs. Ralph H. Tacey Betsy Kellem Karen Marques Terrence & Deborah Lane Olson Charles & Deborah Royce Toshiaki Taguchi Gordon Kemp Dr. Katherine Marschall Timothy O’Neil Dr. Ron & Mrs. Jean Rozett Joan Tanzillo Lois Kenkare John & Patricia Martin Philip & Suejin Orlins Denis J. Ruane Dr. William Taylor Barton Kenney Crozer Martin Harold Gray Osborn Marion Russell William & Margaret Taylor Richard Kenyon Jeff Martindale Dr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Deborah Owens Dr. Mark & Mrs. Kelly Ryan Kathryn Taylor Mary Ellen Keresey Mark & Amy Martinez Cynthia Pacini Kavita Saini Alan Thayer Paul Keroack Lynne L. Maser Louis & Catherine Paglia Ann Baker Salafia Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln Thompson Jr. Rebecca Kieran Drs. Patrick & Linda Mastroianni Anthony P. Palladin Patricia Salinger David J. Thormahlen Austin King Charles H. Matassa Marco & Ann Palmieri Eugene Salvatore Torin Thurston Phyllis Kingsbury Susan Mattano Gaier Palmisano Phillip G. Samponaro Mary Tigelaar William & Robin Kinstler-Fox Cynthia Matthew Christopher & Amy Panek Doug Sanderson William Tindill Thecla Kirby Joan Mayotte Lucia Pannella Dr. Anthony & Mrs. Catherine Lucille Tobin Jonathan Klayman Dr. & Mrs. Stuart McCalley Aldo & Sandra Papone Santopolo Michael K. Tobin Brigitte Kleime Terence P. McCarthy & David W. Parke, M.D. Ben Sauberman Breese Tomick Arthur & Nadine Klein Joanne F. Kennedy Peter Parker Mr. & Mrs. Richard Saymon Lawrence & Patricia Toole Alvin K. Klevorick & Susan E. Virginia McClinch Katie Parks Eileen Schaney Marisa Traddei Bender William & Susan McConnell David & Cathy Parsons Steven Schiffman Pamela Trailsmith Kristof & Sabine Kloeckner Christopher & Sarah McCormack Drs. James & Marianne Passarelli Andrew Schlesinger Susan A. Trischman Jeffry & Karen Klugman Rob McDonald Bonnie Patten & George Brencher Kenneth & Sallie Schmidt Carol Truitt Elizabeth Knope Eleanor McGrath Lalikhon Paul William & Antoinette Schmitt Mr. & Mrs. Cleanthes Tsorvas Achim Knust Paula McInerney Kirsten Peckerman John Schmuecker Erika Tsoukanelis

Gifts reported in this publication were received between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 28 and include donations to Connecticut’s Food Bank’s Capital Campaign. GENEROSITY COMES IN ALL SIZES Every donation to Connecticut Food Bank, no matter the size, helps us do more to feed our communities. While we have only listed donors of $500 or more, every donation is vital to our mission to provide nutritious food to people in need. For the thousands who have donated $1-$499 this year, we are humbly grateful for your generous donations and look forward to our continuing partnership in the fight against hunger.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

REVENUEREVENUE & OTHER & SUPPORTOTHER SUPPORT EXPENSESEXPENSES

Government GovernmentGrants* Grants* 2% 2% Program RevenueProgram RevenueNet Assets ReleasedNet Assets Released Fundraising FundraisingPublic EducationPublic Education 3% 3% from Restrictionfrom Restriction 3% 3%& Awareness*& Awareness* 3% 3% General & General & 2% 2% AdministrativeAdministrative 2% 2% ContributionsContributions & & Food Distribution*Food Distribution* Donated FoodDonated Food 93% 93% Other FundraisingOther Fundraising 74% 74% 18% 18%

Total: $39,512,290Total: $39,512,290 Total: $40,497,955Total: $40,497,955

*The Connecticut*The State Connecticut Department State of Department Social Services of Social Services *95% of total expenses*95% of total go directly expenses to programgo directly services. to program services. administers this administers grant program this grant for the program purchase for ofthe high-protein purchase of high-protein foods and the foodsdistribution and the of distribution government of commodities. government commodities. This informationThis is information based on our is auditedbased on financial our audited results financial for the results for the fiscal year endingfiscal June year 30, ending 2014. June Full financial30, 2014. reportFull financial is available report is available upon request orupon can request be found or atcan www.ctfoodbank.org. be found at www.ctfoodbank.org. ASSETS Current Assets $ 3,542,798 Assets Whose Use is Limited 8,390,000 Land, Building and Equipment, Net 4,031,583 Pledges Receivable – Long Term 821, 17 7 Total Assets $ 16,785,558

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Current Liabilities $ 1,606, 517 Net Assets: Unrestricted Gifts and grants reported in this publication were received between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2014. Every donation is Designated by the Governing Board 8,390,000 important to us. Due to space constraints, only donors of Undesignated 5,145,7 15 $500 or more are listed here. We thank these donors and everyone who made gifts of under $500 to Connecticut Temporarily Restricted 1,643,326 Food Bank during the last fiscal year. If your name or organization is incorrectly listed or omitted, please notify Total Net Assets 15,179,041 the Development Department at (203) 469-5000.

Connecticut Food Bank does not sell or trade our donors’ Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 16,785,558 personal information to any other entity.

2013-2014 Connecticut Food Bank Annual Report 29 Our Future

MEET OUR NEW PRESIDENT & CEO ROB LEVINE Connecticut Food Bank welcomed Rob Levine as its new President & CEO on January 1, 2015. As Regional Chief Executive Officer for the South Florida Region of the American Red Cross, Rob led field operations across the state’s southernmost 13 counties serving CONNECTICUT FOOD BANK’S FUTURE: 8 million people. While there, he created new initiatives to help FEEDING HUNGER, BUILDING HOPE underserved communities Later this year, Connecticut Food Bank will relocate to a new 84,000 square- through partnerships with key foot distribution center in Wallingford. This move will position us to grow community leaders and stakeholders. the amount of nutritious food we distribute across all our communities in Rob is no stranger to New the following ways: England, where he was raised and • Double the main warehouse square footage graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. • Increase much-needed cooler space six-fold He previously led Red Cross • Maximize food donations from the food industry and local grocers operations in Vermont and New Hampshire Valley. Rob and • Expand fresh food initiatives his wife Cindy lived in Connecticut • Develop new programs and services to reach those especially at risk, for a number of years when he including parents with young children, seniors and veterans served as an executive with the National Basketball Association. The increase in refrigerated space will allow us to significantly expand the availability of fresh produce to our consumers. This building will serve as Rob is passionate about an important foundation for the Connecticut Food Bank as we continue to Connecticut Food Bank’s mission to evolve to meet the needs of all who call upon us. For example, Connecticut provide nutritious food to people Food Bank is helping to lead the way to develop innovative programs and in need and is looking forward to partnerships among food distributors, healthcare providers, financial leading the organization through partners and insurance experts. By offering a broad range of social services a new period of growth and in one location, we are better able to help our neighbors in their hour of expanded service delivery. need.

30 HOLLY POTVIN Holly Potvin, founder and owner of Bear Hollow Quilt Company, contributed her talent in the fight against hunger by quilting the front cover of this year’s annual report. Holly has been passionate about quilting since 1980 and established Bear Hollow Quilt Company, located in Colchester, CT, in 2003. She now spends her days pursuing her passion – quilting and sharing her enthusiasm for quilting with others. The quilt will hang in Connecticut Food Bank to commemorate the communities and lives that Nancy Carrington and Connecticut Food Bank have impacted through their partnerships to alleviate hunger. Fred Caserta of Caserta Design Company designed the quilt, depicting a rising sun symbolizing how Connecticut Food Bank brings together rural, suburban and inner city communities through the distribution of healthy food to help those in need.

CONNECTICUT FOOD BANK SERVES SIX OF CONNECTICUT’S EIGHT COUNTIES.

Editor & Writer Mary Ingarra Graphic Design Windham CasertaDesign.com Litchfield Printer Harty Integrated Solutions Photographers Kerri Burgerhoff New London Audrey Campos Waterbury Middlesex Feeding America Warehouse Fred Caserta New Haven Kim Damien Fairfield Mary Ingarra New London Chris McBriarty Distribution Outlet East Haven Peter Schulze Main O ces & Warehouse

Fairfield Warehouse Stamford Distribution Outlet This piece is printed on Mohawk Via 100% PCW, which is made with 100% post-consumer recycled fiber. Mohawk Fine Papers purchases enough Green-e certified renewable energy certificates (RECs) to match 100% of the electricity used in our operations.

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