Rhode Island Community Food Bank C O M M U N I T Y, Q U a L I T Y, S U S T a I N a Bi L I T Y

Rhode Island Community Food Bank C o m m u n i t y, Q u a l i t y, S u s t a i n a bi l i t y

Annual R e p o r t 2 0 1 1 Board of Directors (as of 3/15/12)

President Dennis Roy Agency Advisory Council Joseph J. MarcAurele Chief Executive Officer (as of 3/15/12) Chairman, President & CEO East Bay Community Action Program The Washington Trust Company Captain Persi Sanclemente Michele Baker The Salvation Army - Pawtucket Corps Bridges, Inc. Group Home Food Center Vice President Jamestown Cheryl Senerchia Susan L. Santos Vice President, Compliance Assistant Executive Director Carol Brock The Washington Trust Company Girl Scouts of Rhode Island Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale Peace Dale Treasurer Lisa Stanton Patricia M. Cerilli General Manager Diana Burdett Partner Monitise Americas PICA Mullen Scorpio Cerilli Providence Jyothi Subramaniam Lorraine Burns Secretary William Walter St. Teresa of Avila Food Pantry Mary Flynn, Ph.D., RD, LDN President and CEO Providence Research Dietitian Innovative Solutions for Non-Profits, Inc. The Miriam Hospital David Carpenter Robert Weygand SVDP Emergency Food Center Reverend Jean Barry Vice President for Cranston Executive Director Administration and Finance WARM Shelter University of Rhode Island Hazel Casanova Connecting for Children & Families Woonsocket Gerry Fernandez Honorary Board Members President & Founder (as of 3/15/12) Joshua-Michael Corrente Multicultural Foodservice West Bay Community Action Program & Hospitality Alliance Guy Abelson Warwick Mark Freel Lorraine Burns George Gaffett Partner Wayne Charness PICA Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Frank D. DePetrillo Providence Michael A. Gamboli Kevin Farrell Diana Litterick Partner Alan Shawn Feinstein South Providence Neighborhood Ministries Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP Charles S. Fradin Providence Arnold M. Friedman Susan Gustaitis Bob MacDonald Executive Director Nathalie Gooding East Bay Community Action Program Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale Kathleen Gorman, Ph.D. East Providence Douglas Johnson, Ph.D. Yvette Kenner Bob McDonough Executive Director Donna Lee Food Bank Board of Directors South Providence Neighborhood Ministries Dotty Licht Gina & Bill Moretti Bob McDonough Michele B. Lederberg Cornerstone Food Pantry Executive Vice President & General Counsel Pauline Perkins-Moye Warwick Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island John Murphy Elizabeth O’Dea Honorable William Smith Lisa M. Madsen Honorary Member Director, Sustainability & Philanthropy Mary Sue Tavares Providence United Natural Foods, Inc. Richard Tremblay Mark Tribe Elizabeth Pasqualini John D. Muggeridge Jonnycake Center of Westerly Vice President, Public Affairs Nancy Verde Barr Westerly Fidelity Investments, Rhode Island Raymond Welsh Dr. John A. Yena Susan Santos Manny Murray Food Bank Board of Directors President and CEO West Warwick Senior Center

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f there is one constant in Rhode Island’s response to the painful recession of the last four years, it is the power Iof community. While other parts of our nation have begun to show signs of recovery, Rhode Island’s unemployment rate remains persistently high. Friends and neighbors who never before envisioned themselves on the receiving end of our help have had to humble themselves in order to take care of their families. In these challenging times, we nonetheless remain hopeful.

Rhode Islanders, famous for their independent thinking, have turned the power of community into a force for good.

The stories contained in this report bear witness to that spirit, but they reflect a small percentage of a much larger picture. Every day, caring people walk through our door with food or funds they raised because they wanted to make a difference. Parents and schools strive not only to teach about hunger, but to help younger generations become actively involved in helping others.

Time and again, we find that the very individuals who benefit from the Food Bank’s services are among the first to give back. At many food pantries and community meal sites, you will find former or current clients among the roster of volunteers. This comes as no surprise. Who would know better the extent of the need, and the importance of caring for our most vulnerable citizens, than those who have been on the receiving end of help?

As Community Kitchen graduate Jim Liguri said, “Asking for help is difficult, but when the time is right, you can give back. That will be your reward.”

Thank you for continuing to share your own special gift with the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, so that we can continue to care for the members of our community who are most in need. Through your individual contributions, you connect to a vibrant community of Rhode Islanders who refuse to let hard times get the better of us. We couldn’t do this without you.

Joseph J. MarcAurele Andrew Schiff President, Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer

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Clements’ Employees Multiply Their Giving

veryone wants their charitable dollars to make a difference. That’s just what Managers and staff at Bob McFarlane had in mind when he suggested a novel fundraising idea to his Clements’ Marketplace in fellow workers at Clements’ Marketplace in Portsmouth. Portsmouth made their contribution to the Food The idea was simple. Employees would be invited to donate a small amount Bank even more valuable Efrom each paycheck—as little as 25 cents—to a fund for the Rhode Island Community through leveraged buying. Food Bank. During the year, managers would keep their eye out for wholesale specials Bob MacFarlane (back on the Food Bank’s most-needed items. By purchasing these items at discounted prices, row, left) came up with the Clements’ team converted about $7,000 in employee donations into more than the idea. $12,000 worth of food. “The employees were really happy about being able to help their neighbors,” said Tracey Anthony, General Manager of the family-owned supermarket. “The majority of our 140 employees chose to participate.” A few customers chipped in to help out, too— one patron contributed $200 toward the cause. The end result was a contribution of 500 cases of healthy food to the Food Bank— something that would not have been possible without the combination of a good idea, supportive management and enthusiastic employees. “This contribution from the employees and management of Clements’ shows their innovation, team work and caring for everyone in the community,” says Andrew Schiff, CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.

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Rhode Island

Barrington Tap-In

Bristol Bristol Animal Shelter Bristol Good Neighbors East Bay Food Pantry

Burrillville St. Theresa’s Church SVDP Our Lady of Good Help Tannerhill, Inc.

Central Falls St. George Episcopal Pantry Central Falls Food Pantry at Progreso Latino

Local Heroes with a Green Thumb Charlestown Early spring turns out a special crop of volunteers. These folks like to get their hands RI Center Assisting those in Need dirty. If you’ve ever visited one of the community farms across Rhode Island, you’ll find them sowing seeds, tilling, weeding, watering and harvesting throughout the growing Coventry Coventry Community Food Services season. Last year, these hard-working farmers donated 49 tons of produce to the Rhode Community Solutions Greenville Island Community Food Bank and its member agencies. They are one of the reasons the Food Bank received Edible Rhody magazine’s 2011 Local Hero Award for Nonprofits. Cranston Last year, the Food Bank distributed 9.4 million pounds of food. Nearly 2 million pounds Comprehensive Community Action Program of that food was fresh produce, acquired through a variety of sources, including national CranstonArc growers (through Feeding America, the national network of food banks), local farming Edgewood Pawtuxet Food Closet: Transfiguration Church businesses and our community farms. Thanks to our farming community for keeping Fellowship Health Resources fresh food on the table. Haitian Baptist Church of Rhode Island Spurwink School II Women Ending Hunger SVDP Emergency Food Center What could bring together dozens of women business executives, full-time moms, politicians and volunteers several times a year for a breakfast meeting? A galvanizing Cumberland Lighthouse Community Outreach issue: hunger. Women Ending Hunger, a volunteer group of the Rhode Island Com- St. John’s Episcopal Church munity Food Bank, works to create long-term solutions to the problem of hunger. This diverse group of concerned women helps to staff fundraising events, develop aware- East Greenwich ness-raising campaigns and support the mission of the Food Bank through advocacy. East Greenwich Interfaith Food Cupboard They learn from professionals in the field about a range of issues, from the Farm Bill East Providence to the school lunch program, and become resident experts in their own communities. Bread of Life Food Pantry If you’re interested in joining Women Ending Hunger, please contact Mary Ellen East Bay Community Action Program Grosvenor at [email protected] or 401-942-6325, Ext. 271. Foster St. Paul the Apostle Church

Jamestown Bridges Group Home Food Center

Johnston Community Solutions Hopkins Hill St. Robert’s Food Closet St. Rocco’s St. Vincent de Paul Food Ministry Western RI SDA Food Pantries

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Russell Morin (left) of Russell Morin Fine Catering welcomed Community Kitchen graduate Jim Liguri onto his full-time staff in 2011. Overcoming Unemployment through the Community Kitchen

im Liguri watched a lot of things disappear when “This program gave me back everything I had lost—my self the company he’d been working for shut down in 2010. worth, my dignity. They taught me humility. They told me that He lost his job, his house, and most painful of all, his what was happening to me wasn’t my fault. I had to keep on dignity. Suddenly, at the age of 56, he had to start telling myself, it’s not only me. Just look around. It’s happen- fromJ scratch. For the first time in his life, he was forced ing to a lot of people.” to collect unemployment. Jim values the work environment at Russell Morin’s, where “I sent out resumes, and my resume was pretty impressive,” mutual respect and responsibility are essential to the business said Jim, who had spent the last 10 years as operations man- philosophy. He quickly moved from part-time assistant to ager with an electronics recycling company. “I’d go on the full-time catering chef. interview, and they’d look at me. They’re not allowed to say, “The life skills they teach at Community Kitchen are unbe- you’re too old, but I knew that’s what they were thinking.” lievably important,” says Russell Morin. “You have to treat people With options and resources running out, Jim moved in with well. You have to know how to interact with people. Dress is his sister while he continued to look for work. That’s when he important. You want to be professional at all times. From his came across a notice for the Food Bank’s Community Kitchen first day, Jim was industrious, pleasant and a good team worker. program, an intensive job training program offered free of He always put on a great appearance, and he was good with charge to low-income adults. Building on a passion for cook- customers. When the opportunity came for him to work full ing that developed earlier in his career when he had worked time, there was no doubt that he would get that spot.” in catering, he decided to strike out on a new path to become Jim has his own apartment again, and despite a busy a chef. The Community Kitchen program gave him more work schedule, he finds time to volunteer at the Community than he expected. Kitchen, sharing his life lessons with other students. “What I got was the greatest experience of my life,” said “I tell them, take that pride and put it in a box,” says Jim. Jim, who graduated from the Community Kitchen last May “Get rid of it. Asking for help is difficult, but when the time is and now works full-time with Russell Morin Fine Catering. right, you can give back. That will be your reward.”

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Cooking with a Purpose

atherine Amoriggi learned from the best. In the kitchens of her grandmothers and mother, she discovered how to put a little somethingC of herself into everything she cooks. Call it love, or just the desire to make others happy—whatever it is, this 14-year- old from East Greenwich has found the secret ingredient. In 2011, she put her talent to the test with an ambitious plan to raise funds for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. This aspiring chef and active food blogger decided to hold an elegant dinner party, where she would serve as chef and hostess. She would charge $25 per person and donate the proceeds to the Food Bank. She had only one problem: Where could she host a formal sit-down dinner party for several dozen guests? Supportive neighbors offered up their home, and Catherine was on her way. What she didn’t expect was the generosity of her guests, many of whom were so impressed by her gourmet cooking— and her generous spirit—that they gave over and above the requested donation. In a single evening, this Bay View Academy student with a culinary dream raised $3,050 for the Food Bank. Catherine now shares her culinary secrets on her own food blog, CookingwithCath.blogspot.com. Her parents, JoAnn and Lou, see Catherine’s love of cooking and instinct for kindness as a natural extension of the girl she’s always been. “We’ve always had family dinner,” says JoAnn. “Food has always been a huge part of our family. Even when she was a baby, she would stand up on a chair and bread Teen chef Catherine the chicken cutlets. She said it was her Amoriggi visited the Food cooking chair.” Bank with her parents, “Food ties everyone together,” says JoAnn and Louis Amoriggi, Catherine. “I think about the kids who don’t to deliver a check for the get to enjoy the family dinners that we have. $3,050 she raised at her I can’t imagine it. Food is the common thing gourmet event. everyone needs worldwide.”

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Talking Food with Middletown Mark Bittman Looking Upwards NCCMH Anita Jackson House If you want to attract a crowd, just make sure New York Times columnist and cook- Narragansett book author Mark Bittman is on your invi- Galilee Mission to Fishermen tation list—preferably, as the keynote St. Peter’s by the Sea speaker. On May 5, 2011, Mark treated a Newport full house at the Johnson & Wales Culinary Child & Family Food Center Arts Museum to a presentation that ex- Community Baptist Church plored the links between food, health and Martin Luther King, Jr. Center the environment. The evening featured Newport Residents Council several of his own recipes, produced by Salvation Army Newport Corps St. Joseph’s Church Pinelli’s Café at Night. The event raised more than $90,000 for the Food Bank. North Providence St. Alban’s Church Food Pantry Bill Harley: The Cure for the Winter Blues Tri-Town Community Action Agency Have you ever wondered what’s at the bottom of your child’s backpack? Two-time Pawtucket Grammy award-winning artist Bill Harley did some digging, and he put the answer into Blackstone Valley Community song. Children and adults alike laughed and clapped their way through two concerts in Action Program December 2011 featuring Harley’s humorous spin on growing up, going to school and Blackstone Valley Emergency Food Center family life. Harley was joined by award- Caritas, Inc. winning artist Keith Munslow and a Church of the Good Shepherd Covenant Congregational Church troupe of local musicians who come Darlington Congregational Church together once a year for this special First Baptist Church of Pawtucket show. Special thanks to Lincoln School Gateway Healthcare, Inc. for hosting the benefit concert. Harley’s Holy Family Parish dedication to feeding the hungry is Jeanne Jugan Residence reflected in the words of his song, Living Hope Assembly of God Pawtucket Soup Kitchen “Enough is a Feast”: Salvation Army Pawtucket Corps Enough is a feast, enough is a feast St. John the Baptist Food Pantry St. Leo the Great Pantry Take what you need, save some St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Food Pantry for the least Woodlawn Baptist Church Save some for the least who stand YMCA of Pawtucket at the door Enough is a feast, you don’t need Portsmouth any more Riverwood, Inc. Providence Amos House Flowers and Fine Food in February Assumption of the BVM Church The 2011 Taste of the Flower Show Preview Backpackers, Inc. Party provided a delightful interlude during a Camp Street Ministries long, cold winter. Hundreds of guests enjoyed Charles Street Learning Center Christian Power House delicacies from dozens of Rhode Island’s finest Church of God Casa de Benedicion culinary establishments while being the very Church of God Shalom first to take in the stunning exhibits of the Church of the Master Meal Site Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show Community Food Share First Unitarian before its official opening. Many thanks to Church our signature sponsor, Covidien, and our many Crossroads Rhode Island Ephese SDA Church culinary partners who made this elegant event Epiphany Soup Kitchen at St. Stephen’s memorable. Church

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It’s Not Complicated— People Need to Eat. or the last 14 years, Ted and Marilyn Colvin have maintained a simple monthly tradition, right around the time they pay the rest of their regular bills. They don’t think it’s very Funusual. In fact, they don’t even have a big explana- tion for why they do it. Twelve times a year, they just write out the check to the Food Bank because they want to help. “We think eating is a basic human right and everyone should be able to do it,” says Marilyn. “I like to eat. We all like to eat. It’s a pleasure. But it’s one thing if it gets to meal time and you say, ‘I’m hungry.’ It’s another thing if you say, ‘I’m hungry,’ and there’s nothing there.” Driving up to the Colvin’s modest home on a side street in Warwick, you’d never guess that a couple of kind-hearted philanthropists lived inside this lovingly decorated cape. “Neither one of us ever wanted for food,” says Ted, a former investment officer at what was then Hospital Trust National Bank. That’s where he met Marilyn, who worked as an executive secretary. “We’ve been very fortunate. But we do realize that there are people who just don’t have the things that we have. We can’t imagine what it’s like to go hungry. It must be very difficult.” Ted and Marilyn find it easy to give, but struggle to understand why some people can’t share a little of what they have with people in need. “We realize everybody can’t do what we do, but every dollar, every penny and every canned good helps,” says Marilyn. “I’m not saying you have to deny yourself through life. We all like nice things. We all want to splurge once in a while. But when it comes time for a collection for the Food Bank, I hope people will remember to give something. If everyone gave just one can, or a few dollars, that would be tremendous.”

For Ted and Marilyn Colvin, giving to the Food Bank is just a way of life.

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Family Service of Rhode Island Federal Hill House Gospel Tabernacle Outreach Iglesia El Refugio Interfaith Food Ministry Jammat Housing Food Center John Hope Settlement House MAP Behavioral Health Services, Inc. Maranatha Community Outreach McAuley House Mental Health Consumer Advocates of RI Mt. Hope Neighborhood Association Nickerson Community Center Operation Compassion Church of God Our Lady of the Rosary Pantry Phoenix House PICA Rhode Island’s First Lady Stephanie Chafee (left, back row) dropped off 19 bags Project Outreach of groceries during the Holiday Meal Drive Open House in December 2011. Joining Providence Assembly of God Church her are a crew of young visitors, along with the Food Bank’s Chief Philanthropy Providence Community Action Program Officer Lisa Roth Blackman (center) and Michele Lederberg, ExecutiveV ice President Providence Spanish SDA Church & General Counsel for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, whose organization Refocus, Inc. donated $10,000 that day. Salvation Army Providence Corps Silver Lake Community Center Summer and Holiday Meal Drives Help Keep Food South Providence Neighborhood Ministries St. Edward Food & Wellness Center on the Shelves St. Francis Chapel Two major Food Bank efforts, the Summer and Holiday Meal Drives, proved incredibly St. Peter & St. Andrew Food Pantry successful thanks to the community-wide effort to donate food and funds at particularly St. Teresa of Avila Food Pantry critical times. Together, the two drives generated more than a half million pounds of St. Thomas Church food. From individual families who showed up with bags of groceries, to 18-wheelers SVDP Holy Name of Jesus Food Pantry SVDP St. Anthony’s Church filled with donated food from companies like Ocean State Job Lot, the whole state came SVDP St. Charles Church together to ensure that Rhode Islanders would not go hungry in 2011. Thanks to every- SVDP St. Raymond’s Church one who participated in events, donated food or funds, or helped us spread the word Teen Challenge New England about the growing need for food assistance. The Louis and Goldie Chester Full Plate Kosher Pantry The Providence Center Neighbors in Need: Violet Hill Club Hillcrest Tenants Disaster Relief Association Senior High Rise Pantry Tropical Storm Irene may have fall- West End Community Center en short of hurricane status, but she Women & Infants Project Link packed a punch in Rhode Island and Youth Pride, Inc. Providence Housing Authority devastated parts of Vermont. Re- Senior High Rise Pantry sponding to our neighbors in need, the Rhode Island Community Food Richmond Bank sent Ed Cash, Director of Trans- New Hope Pantry portation, along with a Food Bank Scituate truck to help the Vermont Food Scituate Food Pantry Bank transport food to the most hard-hit areas. During the time he was there, nearly Trinity Episcopal Church 200 roads were closed and thousands of people had been displaced from their homes. Smithfield Washington Trust Spreads the Wealth of Peanut Butter New Life Worship Center St. Patrick’s Food Closet Washington Trust’s annual peanut butter drive got everybody thinking about the SVDP St. Philip Food Pantry importance of protein for kids and families in need. Through a variety of events, they collected thousands of pounds of peanut butter which was distributed by the Food South Kingstown Bank to food pantries around the state. Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale New Life Assembly

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In Desperate Times, Family Reaches Out for Help

udy Bennett spent a good part of her career assisting granddaughter, Maya, who accompanies her on visits. people with disabilities. As a director at Looking Upwards “When I was working, I spent a lot of time convincing in Middletown, she helped families navigate the web my clients that they should not be ashamed to use a food of social services they depended on for basic survival. pantry,” says Judy. “I had to give myself the same pep talk.” JNow, this Newport resident finds herself on the opposite Judy recognizes that some people find it hard to believe end of the table, struggling to make ends meet while she that Newport residents, living in the shadows of the man- copes with diabetes and fibromyalgia. Unable to work, she sions, might be on the edge of poverty. “You’ve got all nonetheless contributes to the family by caring for her grand- these people working in burger places and fancy little daughter while her daughter holds down a job. Judy’s husband stores, but they’re only earning minimum wage, and a lot is retired, so to save expenses, all four of them share the of them can only find seasonal work. It’s hard to find an Bennett’s home. Judy’s daughter receives no assistance apartment you can afford. I know my daughter might like from the baby’s father. a place of her own, but she knows it would be too difficult, “Things started getting pretty desperate,” recalls Judy. and it wouldn’t be good for the baby.” “Every penny was accounted for. We were robbing Peter to The family has had their ups and downs in the last pay Paul. The baby needed diapers. I had to make a choice couple of years, but it’s been a comfort knowing they could between medication and food. Before the baby was born, fill in the gaps with help from the food pantry. Recently, we kept the heat at 50. But we had to turn the heat up when her daughter found full-time employment, even though it the baby came. I needed to get some help because we were means working the night shift. Having her mother at home almost out of food. Everything was out of control.” to care for her child makes all the difference. That’s when Judy drew on her knowledge as a social “We don’t go to the pantry every month now, because worker and decided to visit a nearby food pantry, operated things are a little better,” says Judy. “But when I do go, every- by the Salvation Army in Newport. This member agency of one is very friendly. Sometimes I’ll see clients I used to help. the Food Bank welcomed Judy and her now two-year-old It’s a small community.”

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Scouts Do a Good Turn Warren The Boy Scouts were out in force this fall, blanketing neighborhoods across Rhode Island LIFE, Inc. SVDP at St. Mary of the Bay in their annual Scouting for Food drive. Thousands of Scouts from the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America, collected more than 280,000 pounds of non-perishable Warwick food from the communities in which they live. The Scouting for Food drive has been a Boys & Girls Clubs of Warwick tradition of the Narragansett Council Scouts for 24 years. “The annual drive reinforces Bridgemark, Inc. the Scout slogan ‘Do A Good Turn Daily,’” said Dave Anderson, Scout Executive of the Cornerstone Church Food Pantry Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America. “We are proud of the hard work and the Gateways to Change Kent Center huge number of Scouts that help make the drive a success year after year. It’s a true St. Rita’s Church Pantry testament to the lessons and values Scouting teaches our youth.” West Bay Residential Group Home Food Center Westbay Community Action Partnership

West Warwick Phenix Baptist Church Meal Site SVDP St. Anthony’s Soup Kitchen SVDP St. John & James Soup Kitchen SVDP West Bay Meal Site West Warwick Assistance Agency West Warwick Senior Center

Westerly Adult Day Center of Westerly Jonnycake Center of Westerly SVDP Immaculate Conception WARM Shelter Meal Site

Woonsocket All Saints Church Backpackers, Inc. Connecting for Children and Families, Inc. Family Resources Community Action Neighborworks Blackstone River Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs Church Learning About Nutrition Seven Hills Rhode Island While the Food Bank’s primary mission is to feed the hungry, it’s also focused on long- St. Agatha’s Church St. James Episcopal Church term solutions to hunger, like nutrition education to help people make the best choices St. Joseph’s Cupboard about the food they eat. Last year, we provided monthly nutrition packets to our after- SVDP Bryan’s Pantry school meal program, Kids Cafe, and to our BackPack Program, which provides take-home Woonsocket Head Start Food Center food for children at the end of the school

week. Students also received free copies of Massachusetts Chop Chop kids’ cooking magazine, thanks to a generous donation from the publisher. Fall River Volunteers conducted onsite cooking demon- Family Services of Fall River ADH II strations for the children at Kids Cafe and for SStar of Rhode Island families in high-need areas of Woonsocket Seekonk and Newport though the Food Bank’s mobile Seekonk Portuguese SDA Church Pantry Express program. Member agencies also participated in several “train the trainer” South Attleboro workshops on food safety, shopping smart South Attleboro Assembly of God and other elements of nutrition and cooking SVDP St. Theresa’s with fresh produce.

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Craftland’s pop-up Nothing store in Providence Much Ado About Nothing

he Food Bank’s award-winning “Nothing” Thank you! campaign caught the attention of a grow- The following retailers joined ing number of Rhode Islanders in 2011. the effort by stocking Nothing Designed by Providence-based marketing on their shelves: Tfirm, NAIL, and underwritten by the Citizens Bank Barrington Books Foundation, the campaign featured an empty can Blount Seafood of Nothing that symbolized what too many Rhode Bottles Fine Wines Islanders find to eat in their cupboards. Brigido’s Fresh Market Local retailers played a huge role in selling the Clements’ Marketplace cans of Nothing and raising awareness around the Craftland Dave’s Marketplace issue of hunger. Many thanks to Craftland in Provi- Eastside Marketplace dence for hosting an impressive pop-up store filled Frog and Toad with Nothing, and to the Salvation Army for loaning The Grateful Heart a mobile food truck, which allowed the Food Bank The Green Grocer to sell Nothing in downtown Providence this fall. Green Ink People could also buy a virtual can of Nothing The Jonnycake Center* online and place their name on a shelf next to their RISD Supply Store fellow Food Bank supporters. Sandy’s Liquors The next generation of citizens also embraced The Savory Grape the campaign, with students of every age getting Seven Stars Bakery Tom’s Market involved. La Salle Academy raised $5,000 in less Providence Mayor Angel Taveras Whole Foods Market than a month, and other schools followed suit dropped by the mobile Nothing store with their own Nothing campaigns. in Kennedy Plaza. * a member agency of the Food Bank

Doing Something About Nothing Your organization, school or faith group can help raise funds to feed Rhode Islanders any time of year. If you would like to coordinate an organization-wide Nothing campaign, we can supply empty Nothing cans and all the infomation you need to get started. Contact Cindy Elder at 401-942-6325 Ext. 213 or [email protected] for information, or visit www.rifoodbank.org/Nothing. � R I C o m m u n i ty food bank ri c o m m u n i ty food bank � 14 A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 1 01 � R I C o m m u n i ty food bank A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 1 1 15 i nd i v i d u al donors (7/1/10–6/30/11)

The Food Bank is grateful to all of our supporters for their generous contributions.

$50,000–$99,999.99 Robert and Gail Ornstein Anonymous (1) Mark and Donna Ross Teen cellist Sam Arun and Barbara Singh Kathleen and Daniel Sullivan Adamo raised $700 $10,000–$49,999.99 Andrew Tucker for the Food Bank Anonymous (5) John and Hope van Beuren performing at local Margaret M. Arpin Richard Saul Wurman and farmers’ markets. Robert and Mary Daly Gloria Nagy Kenneth and Judy Dionne Alan Shawn Feinstein $1,000–$4,999.99 Charles Fradin Anonymous (27) Larry and Jill Goldstein W. Jack Abbott Stanley and Merle Goldstein Julian Gary and Dianne Abuelo Michael and Danielle Haxton Lucien and Kristi Agniel Anna and Cyrus Highsmith Edward and Vickie Akelman Joshua J. Lee Ellen and Jeffrey Alexander Bob, Cheryl & Erin Mahoney Rhonda and John Alexander Eugene and Renae Martin Jeffery and Susan Allen Linda M. Mathewson and Lawrence Allocco Paul Helweg Wesley and Grace Alpert Margaret McGetrick Sandra C. Ansuini Kenneth and Jody Miller Paul and Mary Lou Arakelian Henry and Peggy Sharpe Stanley and Gale Aronson Bruce and Carol Waterson Ronald and Karen Aubin William and Nancy Zeitler Joanne Audette Frankie L. Brunelle Tom Corra and Dara Concagh Robert Bachman Kalman and Patricia Buchovecky Carl Cotoia $5,000–$9,999.99 David Z. Bailey Cyril and Anita Buckley Morton D. Cross Anonymous (3) Mary Anne and Michael Barry Stephen and Virginia Buss Tracey L. Cugno Claire and Jeffrey Black Marlene Beaulieu Nancy and Michael Callahan Maureen and Bud Cummings Cory and Angela Bousquet Daniel I. Becker E. Colby and Elaine Cameron William and Elizabeth Curtin Malcolm* and Liz Chace Rick and Beth Becker David Cann Joel and Eleanor Dain Theodore and Marilyn Colvin J. Stephen and Deborah Bentz Michael Caparco, Sr. Murray and Judith Danforth Kristin A. DeKuiper Linda M. Bergemann John and Janet Caramadre Richard and Deborah Danner Thomas and Lorraine Dimeo Nina Berry and Dieter Pohl Kenneth and Dena Carlone Thomas and Lisa Davies Jonathan and Ruth Fain Richard and Karen Black Robert Byrne and Kristopher and Kate Davignon Arnold and Florence Friedman Amanda Bligh Lorri Caruso Byrne Henry Day Edward and Kristine Greene Jeffrey Bob* Alan Casale Robert and Anne De Stefano Alexis B. Hafken Edwin and Margaret Boger Lucia Gill and Peter Case Elsa J. DeAngelis Almon and Suzanne Hall Charlotte Boney and John R. Casey Roger and Robin DesLauriers Lynn and Dezi Halmi Charles Lassitter Michael and Lisa Casey Renee DiBiase and Catherine Hess Rich and Claudia Hawkes Robert M. Brady Paul F. Caswell Stephanie Dilocker Marie J. Langlois & John Loerke Doris E. Briggs Catherine A. Cavallo Kathleen Doherty Peter and Deborah Lipman Jeffrey and Catherine Brody Helena E. Cavanagh James and Barbara Donovan Tanya and Scott Martin Carline and Erick Brown Nila N. Cedergren Jean Doyle Gordon and Julia McGovern Craig T. Brown Patricia and Peter Cerilli Robert and Judith Drew Joop and Ria Nagtegaal Gary Brownell Arthur and Doreen Chabot Andrew Dufresne Richard and Christine Charest Nancy R. Dunbar Robert E. Choiniere Peter and Patricia Duquette Peter Cieszko Sheila and Peter Durfee Salvatore and Letizia Ciletti Christopher and Melinda Dutra Mary L. Clark Patrick and Susan Dwyer Stephen and Kim Clark Salvatore and Mary Ann Eacuello Michele Cobb Thomas and Teresa Eagan Natalie R. Cocroft Jonathan Edwards Brent and Jodie Cogswell William and Mary Lee Ellis Kathryn and Thomas Colby James and Robin Engle Robert and Jean Cole Bette L. Erickson Debi Coleman Brad Evans Raymond Collins Barnet Fain Patricia F. Confort Rosalie Fain Brook Conley Beth and Brian Fallon Bill Conti Edward and Sandra Fallow David P. Cook Kathleen M. Farren Martha and R.F. Cooper Fred D. Felder Christopher A. Coppola James Fingleton and Jennifer Gass Joseph and Denise Cornwall Robert A. Flynn, Sr.

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Michelle Forcier David and Joanne Kunitz Christopher Natale Kenneth and Tamara Silver Christopher Fox Virginia L. Lacy Kevin and Joanne Naughton Paul Silver and Katherine Haspel Elaine and Ronald Fraraccio Linda and Claude Laliberte-Cote Timothy and Kelly Nevins Nancy and Joseph Singer Michael and Nancy Frazier Jeanne M. Langford Matthew J. Nicolella John and Elizabeth Slocum William Fuller Jill J. Langley Michael and Pamela Noble Beth E. Smith Moira and Paul Gallogly Marie C. Lapre Peter D. Nolan Percy and Alexis Smith Fran Gast and Roy Ross Michael and Mary Jeanne Latina Mary B. Nowicki Roberta and Arthur Smith Dawn and Aftab Gazder Daniel and Debra Laufer Edward C. Oakes Eric and Alexis Soloff Michael Geisser and Anna Lewis Robert and Patricia Laut Kathleen O’Connell Eric G. Sorensen Stephen and Denise Georgian Mike and Catherine Lebovitz Bonnie and Malachi O’Connor Joan and E. Paul Sorensen Jonathan and Rita Gewirz Michele and Tobias Lederberg James and Patricia O’Hara Christopher Sowa Anthony and Adele Giannetto Donna Lee and J. Timothy and Dorothy O’Reilly Ronda L. Spaulding Hank and Risa Gilpin Christopher DelSesto* Calvin E. Oyer Maura and Jeremy Spector John A. Glasson, Esq. Eugene and Brooke Lee Donald and Julie Palazini Joel and Wendy Spellun Monica E. Glennon Rene LeFleur Richard Palmer Lisa and Jim Stanton Eric and Sally Godfrey John R. Leo, Ph.D. Iwona Paolucci Neil Steinberg and Eugenia Shao Neil Gonsalves Joni A. Leone Clarissa M. Patterson Donald Steinbrecher and Lewis R. Gordon Patricia A. Leporacci-Marino Robert and Barbara Pease Rochelle Robbins David and Kristen Gower Steven Lepre Sheila Pellegrini Anne and Robert Stillings Pedro Gozalo and Karen Giebink Helen and Henry Lesieur Renee and William Pelletier Ronald Subourne and Reva and A. Gerson Greenburg Stephen and Bettina Letcher Carol A. Peterson Deborah Weiland J. Grenier and Roger Larson Richard and Charlene Lewis Diane M. Petrella Jyothi and Shivan Subramaniam Paul and Donna Gricus Mrs. Frank Licht Gary and Nancy Petterson Brian M. Sullivan Paul J. Grimaldi William and Doris Loehning William and Margaret Phelps James Supple Mary Ellen and John Grosvenor John and Judith Lombardi Patricia Philbin David Szerlag Rakesh and Mary Grover Lionel and Lynda Loranger Marita and Robert Pierce Anne and Michael Szostak Elaine C. Guertin Leslie and Bryan Lorber Emery and Lindsey Pineo Richard and Linda Tammaro Linda L. Haas Joan Lusk Nancy Pottish and Peter Travisono Mark and Jean Tansey Gloria and Bryce Hall Jean D. Madden, Jr. Rob and Karen Powers Janet Tanzi Richard and Lorilyn Hall John and Kris Maeda Paul and Mary Pyne Marilyn G. Thomas Robert B. Harriman Michael R. Magee Frances and Maurice Quinlan William R. Thornley Samuel and Audrey Havens Bhikhaji M. Maneckji Nancy and Charles S. Quinn, Jr. Daphne S. Thornton Donna M. Haugen Kristin and Brian Mann Thomas Ramaglia Steven and Deborah Thurston Richard Hellwig and Janet Crager Robert and Judy Mann Michael Rao Lynda Tisdell Mark Hilty and Maryanne Noris Joseph and Meredith MarcAurele John and Lucy Reardon James J. Tobin Walter J. Hines Anthony Marine, Jr. Peter and Judith Rector Gary and Donna Tracey Nancy and Douglas Hinman Humphrey and Faye Maris Jack and Julia Reed Bruce S. Trombley Carl and Kimberly Hirsch James E. Marsh Philip J. Reilly Donald W. Tufts Marcia L. Hoffer Karen and Warren Marsh Martha D. Rekrut Cary Twichell Paul Hoffman and Celia Schnacky Glen and Susan Martin Raymond and Angela Renaud Sidney L. Tynan Joseph and Norma Hogan Margaret A. Marty Mary Reynolds Mary Joan Vaccaro William and Joanne Hogan Elizabeth D. Matthews Russell and Carla Ricci Vilma Vaccaro R. Kevin and Deidre Horan Gretchen E. Maurer Craig and Sarah Beinecke Richardson Cecila Vanhof Robert A. Hourtal Eugene and Maureen McCabe Louise Richer Paul G. Varghese Sara B. House Barbara McCarthy Russell R. Ridge, Jr. George and Muriel Vetter Eleanor J. Hovey John and Kathleen McCarthy Marcia Riesman Girard and Christine Visconti Robert and Laura Howe Charles McCoy and Henry and Jan Rines William Walter and Kara Bennett Gregory and Virginia Hudson Lory Snady-McCoy Michelina Rizzo Linda and Mark Ward George and Anne Hume Mary B. McEnery Rosa M. Rocha Alan and Diane Wardyga Howard and Anne Huntoon Frank and Arlene McGonagle Damaris Rohsenow and John and Karen Warren Peter N. James Dennis and Jane McGuire Norm Dudziak Joseph H. Weaver Jeff and Teresa Jefferson Kathleen McKeough and Herman H. Rose Howard and Elaine Weiss Mark and Deborah Jennings David Nathanson Dietrich and Marilyn Rueschemeyer Lee and Lisa Wesner Gunnar Johnson Richard and Claudia McNally Maureen Ryall and Lou Bershad Christopher C. Whitney Keith and DeAnne Johnson Joseph E. Medeiros JoAnn Ryder Carol A. Wilbur Louis Joseph Allen Mello Barbara Sage Cynthia Wilcox Musa and Mervat Jouaneh Frank Metayer Albert* and Ilse Schaler Margaret A. Williams John and Marie Justo Edith K. Meyer Andrew and Susan Schiff Mary and David Williams Donald and Anita Kaufman Stacey and Eugene Mihaly Marc and Valoree Schrank Robert and Sandra Williams John V. Kean, Esq. Deirdre and Peter Millones Sol Schwartzman Richard and Christine Wilson Jean L. Keith Nancy A. Mirto Cheryl A. Senerchia Michael J. Winslow Patrick A. Kelly Debra and Charles Mitchell Mark and Donna Shammas Edward and Jean Winsor Frances A. Kieke Wayne D. Moore R. Kelly Sheridan and H. Joanne Wodziak Kernan and M. Christine King Patricia and Terry Moran Constance Howes Richard Wong and Linda and William Kingsbury Timothy and Rebecca More Mary E. Sherlock Barbara Schepps Wong Elizabeth C. Kingsley Nicholas and Andria Morenzi Frances Shippee Vincent and Karen Yakavonis Andrew M. Kohlenberg and Susan and David Morris Richard and Elizabeth Shorrock Francisroy and Cynthia Zbyr Mary Rebecca Minard Janet C. Morse Iris Shuey* Edmond Zeldin Lori Korsen Theresa Murphy Stephen and Claudia Silva Lynn and Stanley Zuba

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$200,000+ Haffenreffer Family Fund State of Rhode Island Emma C. Harris Foundation The Frank B. Hazard General $100,000–$199,999 Charity Fund The Angell Foundation The Forrest & Frances Lattner The Champlin Foundations Foundation Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. Marie Keese Lelash Foundation, Inc. Walmart Foundation June Rockwell Levy Foundation Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust $50,000–$99,999 MAZON: A Jewish Response Anonymous (1) to Hunger Bank of America MetLife Auto & Home Citizens Bank Foundation Ocean State Signal Company Feeding America The Pentair Foundation Janci Foundation Prince Charitable Trusts The Rhode Island Foundation Rallis Conover Family Fund van Beuren Charitable Foundation Seven Stars Bakery Sharpe Family Foundation $25,000–$49,999 Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc. Carter Family Charitable Trust Supervalu, Inc. The Collis Foundation Talbots Classics National Bank Combined Federal Campaign Textron Charitable Trust GTECH Birch Hill Investment Advisors CVS Charity Classic, Inc. Truist Hayward Industries, Inc. Blood Centers of America, Inc. MetLife Foundation TSO & Live Nation Music Group Hodges Badge Company, Inc. Blue State Coffee Nordson Corporation United Natural Foods, Inc. Irvin E. Houck Charitable Trust Brennan, Recupero, Cascione, Rodgers Family Foundation Illinois Tool Works Foundation Scungio, & McAllister, LLP Trinity Repertory Company, $5,000–$9,999 Industrial Burner Service Brown University, Faculty & A Christmas Carol Patrons Anonymous (1) Jewish Federation Foundation Graduate Student Club United Way of Rhode Island, Aidmatrix John W. Kennedy Co., Inc. Bryant University Payroll Deduction Amica Companies Foundation Johnson & Wales University Capco Steel Corporation United Way of Rhode Island, State Bazar Group Leon Lowenstein Foundation, Inc. Cavanagh Company Employee Charitable Appeal Billy Andrade–Brad Faxon Thomas H. Maren-Leon and CB Richard Ellis Wakefern Food Corporation Charities for Children Barbara Goldstein Fund Central Congregational Church McAdams Charitable Foundation Champion Technologies, Inc. McKesson Information The Cheesecake Factory Solutions, Inc. Church World Service, Inc. Meehan Foundation Conyngham Family Charitable Miriam Hospital Foundation Pfizer Foundation Cornerstone Group The Randleigh Foundation Trust Corvette Cruisers Donald Salmanson Foundation Council for Logistics Research Stop & Shop - Lincoln Cross Insulation, Inc. Swarovski North America Cumulus Media, Inc. Sylvester Electronics D.J. Cronin, Inc. United Health Care Dave’s Marketplace of New England, Inc. Dell SecureWorks, Inc. Verizon Dimeo Construction Company The Washington Trust Company DiSanto, Priest & Company Whole Foods Market Duffy & Sweeney, LTD Wild Colonial Corporation Dunkin’ Donuts E. A. McNulty Real Estate Group $1,000–$4,999 E. H. Ashley & Company Anonymous (4) East Commerce Solutions AAA Southern New England East Side Urgent Care ADAH Chapter #15– Eastside Marketplace Order of the Eastern Star Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP $10,000–$24,999 AT&T Adelphoi Lodge #33 A.F. & A. M. Electric Boat Employees’ Community Anonymous (2) Blue Cross & Blue Shield AmWINS Group Benefits Services Association Amgen Foundation of Rhode Island Andrade Cranston Donuts, Inc. Elmhurst Alumnae Association Amica Mutual Insurance CVS Caremark Anonymous Fund of The Greater Enivar Charitable Fund Company-Corporate Office Delta Dental of Rhode Island Cincinnati Foundation Episcopal Charities Fund of Rhode BankNewport Downtown 5K, Inc. Arbella Insurance Group Island BJ’s Charitable Foundation Feet First Charitable Foundation, Inc. Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island Covidien FM Global Arden Engineering Epoxy Mixing Equipment Dominion Resources Galaxy Nutritional Foods Atlantic Technology Group, LLC F/S Capitol Consulting, LLC The Elms Foundation Gershman Family Foundation Aurora Civic Association Falvey Linen Empire Loan Greater Providence Board Banfi Vintners Foundation Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston F. Paolino Homes, Inc. of Realtors Bar & Restaurant Service, Inc. Festivals of America, LLC Grainger, Inc. Gregg’s Restaurants & Pubs Barnes Group Foundation, Inc. Fidelity Investments

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t H E 1 9 8 2 B enefac t ors ’ soc i e t y

he 1982 Benefactors’ Society recognizes those who have included Tthe Rhode Island Community Food Bank in their estate plans.

Anonymous (27) Florence B. Garin* Ursula M. McElroy* Jeffrey Bob* Edwin H. Hastings* Mary Anne McQuaid* M. Margaret Boyle* Rev. Joseph P. Heaney* A. Edmund Miele* Walter L. “Salty” Brine * Mary L. Howe* Frances M. Miele* Alpin Chisholm Patricia G. Jennings Linda l. Moulton Catherine O’Reilly Collette Maurice P. Julien* Jean H. Scott* and Will Collette Lorinne T. Knight* Ida M. Segall* Marjorie W. Crook* Mary Ann Laurans* Kristy Snyder David R. Ebbitt* Raymond T. Laurans* William Walter Elizabeth W. Fiske* Helen L. Lyons*

Forman Family Charitable Trust Kent Washington Association Fraternal Order of Police of Realtors, Inc. Association Laird Norton Family Fund Friends of Thomas Sgouros, Jr. Lakewood Baptist Church Ira S. & Anna Galkin Charitable La Salle Academy Trust Lincoln Mall Gould Charitable Lead Unitrust Adelaide Dawson Lynch Graphic Solutions for Business, Inc. Memorial Trust Greenwich Bay Women’s Club Macy’s Harmony Lodge 5 IOOF Mai Tai Investments, Inc. Hart Design Group Morgan Stanley Helping Hand Associates Navigant Credit Union Historic Wharves Associates, Inc. Netopian Club of Providence Hobby Horse Enterprises, Inc. Emily Nicholson Charitable Partridge Snow & Hahn, LLP Mary and Michael Schwartz Fund Ingenix Care Tracker Lead Unitrust Paul Cuffee Elementary School Scituate Lions Club Inskip Auto Group Nortek, Inc. Peapod by Stop & Shop Sensata Technologies International Packaging North Family Trust Penzance Foundation Share Our Strength Corporation Northern Rhode Island Chamber People’s Credit Union Grant Sherburne Fund Investment Donuts of Commerce Phillips Memorial Baptist Church George L. Shinn & Clara S. Shinn The Jaffe Foundation Numark Industries Portsmouth Abbey School Foundation Jamestown Women’s Golf League Oaklawn Products, Inc. The Portsmouth Shop The Silver Tie Fund JCL Transportation Services, Inc. Ocean State Oil, Inc. Prospect Hill Foundation The Society of the Friendly JS Pallet Co., Inc. Open MRI of New England, Inc. Providence Retired Police Sons of St. Patrick Keller Williams Realty The Pampered Chef & Firefighters Association Sodexo Foundation, Inc. Provisions United, Ltd. Edwin S. Soforenko Foundation QML, Inc. St. Agnes Church R & F Enterprises, Inc. St. Michael’s Country Day School R & I Investment, Inc. The Staples Family Foundation Radiation Oncology Services of RI Frederick C. Tanner Memorial Fund Raytheon Company Taylor, Duane, Barton & Gilman, LLP Regan Residential Heating and Tenth Gate Center for Yoga and Air Conditioning Company Meditation Reynolds America, Inc. Textron, Inc. Rhode Island Credit Union Touro Fraternal Association Rhode Island Hospital Town Hall Lanes, Inc. Rhode Island Master Plumbers Twin River Association, Inc. Unilever Rhode Island Nursery and Uncle Jimmy Charity Striper Landscape Association Tournament RI Jewish Fraternal Association USI New England Robinson Green Beretta Webster Bank Corporation The White Family Foundation Rockland Trust Investment Winkler Group Management Group Winograd Shine Land & Finkle, P.C. Rotary Club of East Greenwich Otto H. York Foundation S.P. Marcovich & Co. Jonathan Marc Zimmering Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church Memorial Fund Sasco Foundation

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Al Forno Restaurant Johnson & Wales Culinary Artisan Events Cafe Arts Museum ATR/Treehouse La Laiterie at Farmstead E nd H u nger C hallenge F u nd Marty Ballou Steve Lewinstein Bank of America Lincoln School he End Hunger Challenge Fund was created by a group Steve Bigelow Luigi’s Gourmet Express of generous Food Bank donors to offer a pool of funds Bluefin Grille Ira and Suzanne Magaziner T Boston Marriott Quincy The Melting Pot for matching gift purposes. Through their generosity, these Broadway Bistro Mill’s Tavern supporters inspire others to give, maximizing contributions Capital Design, Inc. Mr. Peabody’s and increasing support to help end hunger. The Capital Grille Keith Munslow Castle Hill Inn & Resort Pamela M. Murray Chez Pascal Joop and Ria Nagtegaal Founders Jaffe Foundation/Jill and Bob Jaffe Chop Chop Magazine Narragansett Brewing Company Letitia and John Carter Marie J. Langlois and John Loerke Christie’s NBC 10 Charles S. Fradin in honor of Dorothy Licht Citizens Financial Group New Harvest Coffee Roasters Janet and Paul Fradin, Peter and Deborah Lipman Coastal Extreme Brewing New Rivers American Bistro Carol and Hrant Tatian John and Kris Maeda Company Newport Harbor Corporation Dan Rothenberg Bob, Cheryl and Erin Mahoney Community MusicWorks Newport Vineyards Claire and Gregory Wilcox Scott and Tanya Martin Copy Shop Patterson Park Partners, LLC Kathleen McKeough and David John Cote Bill Pinelli Contributors Nathanson d. Carlo Trattoria Pinelli’s Deli/Café at Night Anonymous Joop and Ria Nagtegaal Dave’s Marketplace The Portsmouth Shop Peter and Deborah Coop Karen and Rob Powers Department of Health - WIC PrintSource Kristin DeKuiper Herman Hillson Rose Dugan Custom Jewelers Providence Biltmore Hotel Ruth and Jonathan Fain Mark and Donna Ross F/S Capitol Consulting, LLC Providence Marriott Lynn and Dezi Halmi Kathleen and Daniel Sullivan, Jr. Ford Motor Company and Providence Performing Arts Center The Danielle and Michael Haxton Sidney L. Tynan Newman’s Own, Inc. Mary Jane Puerini Family Fund Lee and Lisa Wesner The Fortune Group Russell Morin Fine Catering Greenvale Vineyards Seven Stars Bakery Gregg’s Restaurants & Pubs Shades Richard Grosvenor, Sr. Swarovski North America Guy Abelson Catering & Events Trinity Repertory Company Bill Harley United Natural Foods, Inc. Hemenway’s Seafood & Oyster Bar Waterman Grille The Hotel Viking Whole Foods Market

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500,000+ Pounds 1,000–24,999 Pounds National Grid–ENERGY STAR individuals Kimberly S. Hirsch Ocean State Job Lot Agar Food Show New Vermont Creamery Judith S. Abbott Sandra Holloway P and K Services, LLC Agar Supply Company, Inc. Newman’s Own, Inc. Nancy M. Allen Eve Hubbell Aldi Stores Ocean State CPL Marita E. Antrop Therese R. Hughes 250,000–499,999 Pounds Asiago Pepsi Bottling Group Jane F. Arsenault Alice C. Hurst Stop & Shop Supermarkets Autocrat, Inc. Philabundance Ruth B. Balzano Michael J. Jendzejec Western Veg Produce, Inc. Belgravia Imports Pippin Orchard Diane Barense Gauntice M. Jones Betty, Inc. Pray Trucking, Inc. Ruth L. Batchelor Steve Kagan 100,000–249,999 Pounds Big Apple Farm Prime, Inc. Michele L. Beliveau Marianne L. Katzanek CVS Caremark Brown University Dining Providence College Janice C. Blanchette Paul Kavanagh National Letter Carriers Services R.K.S. Sales Ernest R. Boss Edna S. Kelly Food Drive Clements’ Marketplace Radlo Foods Mary W. Boston Howard L. Kouffman Scouting for Food Drive Confreda Greenhouse & Farm Roch’s Wholesale Retail Diane Bradley Catherine E. Krause Shaw’s Supermarkets Cooks Valley Farm Produce Thomas Bradley Frederick Kraut United Natural Foods, Inc. Daniele, Inc. Schartner Farm John F. Burgess Mary E. Kuhar Walmart Stores Dave’s Marketplace Simmering Soup Robin Burgess Sandra M. Lahey Young Family Farm East Farm Sodexo - Kent Hospital Alberta R. Caldarone Joyce E. Lake Ferolbink Farms South Stream Seafood Ronald A. Campellone Roland Landry Franklin Farm Szawlowski Potato Farms JoAnn Carbonetti Kathryn M. Langborg 50,000–99,999 Pounds Frito-Lay, Inc. Target Stores Roland V. Cherella Lance R. Langborg, Jr. Bimbo Bakeries USA Galaxy Nutritional Foods Tedeschi Food Shops Jeffrey M. Church, Sr. Austin H. Livesey Entenmann’s Garelick Farms Food Show George Cohen Lara London ConAgra General Mills Thomsen Food Service Linda M. Colella Joseph G. Louis DS Waters of America/ George Greer Top This Pizza Crust, Inc. Diane R. Conover Linda Macomber Crystal Spring Girl Scouts of RI Tribe Mediterranean Foods Matthew A. Conover William E. Maguire, Jr. Healds Valley Farms, LTD Greylawn Foods, Inc. Tyson Foods June S. Cook Mike Marandola Nabisco, Inc. Home & Hospice Care of RI URI Dining Services Philip S. Cooney Arthur O. Marcello, Jr. Nutrisystem® Horizon Beverage Company Voortman Cookies April E. Corcoran Judith V. Marshall Sam’s Club Warwick of RI Washington Trust PB Express Cindy S. Coston Raymond G. Mayette Trader Joes Hunger Commission Wayne Bailey Produce Joyce M. Curtin Emily McConaghy URI, College of the Environ- of SE MA Company Carol T. Dailey Patricia J. McDonough ment & Life Sciences Imondi Eggs WhiteWave Foods Company Hazel C. Dame Esther K. McElroy Jaswell Farm Whole Foods Market Susan M. Dame Joseph R. McIntyre 25,000–49,999 Pounds Joseph’s Pasta Joyce E. Decesare John H. Meagher, III Blount Fine Foods Kellogg Company Ralph G. DelSesto Hope B. Mellion Calise & Sons Bakery 500–999 Pounds KFC Stores Eleanor S. Dias Carolyn E. Mesagno Cumberland Farms Belmont Fruit Market Krazy Korner Bagel & Deli Donna E. DiRaimo Rachelle H. Modiano Del Monte Foods Company Carvel Kraft Foods Edith DiSandro Burton S. Mollohan Little Rhody Foods, Inc. Ledge Ends Farm M & M Produce Claudette G. Doiron Trudy Mollohan McLane Concord Mansfield Paper Company Magaziner Farm Patricia A. Dolloff Edwin Mucha Nestle USA Smithfield Packing McLane Carolina Logistics Tasty Baking Company Carl Dubois Elsie Mucha* Yell-O-Glow Corporation Anne E. Dunbar Francis M. Murphy, Jr. Bill Engley Janet Murphy Susan M. Evans Jeannette A. Myette Lillian G. Farland Jennifer S. Nicholson Francine C. Ferrante Judith Nievera Richelle Fitzgerald William Nievera Barbara M. Flanagan Diane E. Notarianni Marie E. Forcino Pete M. O’Connell Donald H. Fowler Mario D. Pantano William Gallagher Paula S. Parlato Norma Garnsey Gary N. Pepin Vera I. Gierke Joanne Perella Michael Goldberg Chris Perrett Paula Goldner Yolanda M. Perrucci Sue A. Gould Joyce S. Petrarca Mary Ann Goulette Jeanine Phaneuf Edward J. Green Normand G. Plante Marcella Green Jean Plunkett Rebecca B. Gunn Mary Jane Puerini Todd K. Gustafson, Sr. Beth L. Rabin Craig A. Harris Stephen C. Rhind Susan D. Harter Wayne E. Riendeau Elmer Headley Linda Rogers Gerard Heroux Robert Rogers Martha Hertzer Karl R. Rohrman Carl Hirsch Virginia R. Rosa

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Nancy Rousseau organizations Catholic HEART Workcamp Ernst & Young Next Step Recovery Edward Safire ADP Dealer Services/ Church of the Holy Family Resources, Inc. Housing Mary Lou Schoettler BZ Results Paraclete Fidelity Investments Nordstrom George L. Seavey AIPSO Citizens Bank First Comp Insurance North American Family Mary D. Sharp Ameriprise Financial Coastway Community FM Global Foundation Institute Ace Program George Simonin Services Bank Governor Francis Farm Ocean Tides High School Fred R. Smith Bank of America Collette Vacations Garden Club Opportunities Unlimited Stephen B. Sofro The Bank of New York Community College of RI GTECH Patch.com Ann M. Spence Mellon Private Wealth Compass Group IBM Corporation Prospect Congregational Frank St. Martin Management Covidien India Association Church Sharon St. Martin BankNewport Cranston ARC of Rhode Island Retail Solutions Thomas Stieve The Big East Conference CVS Caremark InsureMyTrip.Com Rhode Island Credit Union Pauline Strozier Blue Cross & Blue Shield Dassault Systemes Simulia James Maher Center The Rhode Island William Strozier of RI Corporation Johnson & Wales University Foundation Jerri Taylor Boy Scout Troop 1, Delta Dental of Rhode Koch Eye Associates Rocky Hill School Leonard B. Tessier Seekonk Island Kraft Foods Roger Williams University Alex D. Theriault Bradley School The Discovery Group, Inc./ Lifespan Salve Regina University David J. Thomas Brown University SAF Properties, Inc. Marsh USA Scandinavian Home, Inc. Jean L. Tierney Bryant University Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. Merrill Lynch Shaw’s Supermarkets Patricia Tomasso Burrillville High School East Greenwich United The Met School Spurwink RI John A. Turini, III Carousel Industries Methodist Church Navigant Credit Union St. Francis De Sales Rachel M. Uttley Stop & Shop Dolores Vallante United Healthcare Kathy A. Ventry of New England Daniel A. Villani United Natural Foods, Inc. Dottie Villani UPS Thomas G. Visceglie Walmart Margaret Ann Wardle The Washington Trust Emily A. Webber Company Janet A. Wennerstrom WEEI 103.7FM Providence Diane L. Wilcox Weight Watchers Mary B. Wilde The Wheeler School Sandra L. Williams Work Opportunities Bill A. Wilson Unlimited Max E. Wolff Youth Build Providence Adeline J. Wong Youth Pride, Inc. Charles J. Worthington Betsey Young

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2 0 1 1 O perations Unrestricted Restricted Plant Total ASSE T S C urrent assets : Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,172,099 $ 72,810 $ 119,557 $ 1,364,466 Pledges receivable, current 10,125 37,000 – 47,125 Accounts receivable, net 190,903 – – 190,903 Food inventory 503,492 638,954 – 1,142,446 Investments, short-term 1,152,345 – – 1,152,345 Prepaid expenses 108,719 – 5,528 114,247 Total current assets 3,137,683 748,764 125,085 4,011,532

Property and equipment, net – – 6,458,231 6,458,231 Pledges receivable, long-term 20,248 – – 20,248 Investments, long-term 2,336,365 – 1,585 2,337,950 Total assets $ 5,494,296 $ 748,764 $ 6,584,901 $ 12,827,961

L I AB I L i t i E S A N D N E T A S S E T S C urrent liabilities : Accounts payable $ 56,138 $ 7,750 $ 4,528 $ 68,416 Accrued expenses 240,324 88,717 – 329,041 Total current liabilities 296,462 96,467 4,528 397,457

N et assets : Unrestricted net assets: Undesignated 2,861,469 – 3,074 2,864,543 Board designated: Contingency reserve 2,336,365 – – 2,336,365 Invested in property & equipment – – 6,458,231 6,458,231 Total unrestricted net assets 5,197,834 – 6,461,305 11,659,139

Temporarily restricted net assets – 652,297 119,068 771,365 Total net assets 5,197,834 652,297 6,580,373 12,430,504 Total liabilities and net assets $ 5,494,296 $ 748,764 $ 6,584,901 $ 12,827,961

These statements are excerpted from our complete audited financial statements, prepared by Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd., available upon request.

22 A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 1 1 � R I C o m m u n i ty food bank ri c o m m u n i ty food bank � A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 1 1 23 Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets Year Ended June 30, 2011

2 0 1 1 O perations Unrestricted Restricted Plant Total C hanges i n u nres t r i c t ed ne t asse t s Public support and revenue: Annual campaign/memberships $ 4,095,551 – – $ 4,095,551 Shared maintenance 331,901 – – 331,901 Cooperative buying program 702,900 – – 702,900 Special events revenue, net of event 138,074 – – 138,074 expense of approximately $55,800 Government grants and contracts 166,753 – – 166,753 In-kind contributions 41,500 – – 41,500 Promotion Sales 17,912 – – 17,912 Return on investments 403,256 – – 403,256 Other 9,018 – 21,219 30,237 Gain on disposal of fixed asset – – 3,260 3,260 Total unrestricted support and revenue 5,906,865 – 24,479 5,931,344 Net assets released from restrictions: 9,793,865 – 123,118 9,916,983 Total unrestricted public support and revenue 15,700,730 – 147,597 15,848,327

Expenses: Program services: Food distribution and related services 13,226,314 – 258,678 13,484,992 Supporting services: Management and general 721,755 – 14,372 736,127 Development 993,206 – 14,371 1,007,577 Total supporting services 1,714,961 – 28,743 1,743,704 Total expenses 14,941,275 – 287,421 15,228,696

Changes in unrestricted net assets: 759,455 – (139,824) 619,631

C hanges i n t emporar i ly res t r i c t ed ne t asse t s Return on investments – – 2,630 2,630 Food contributions – 7,640,024 – 7,640,024 USDA food contributions – 239,536 – 239,536 Foundation grants – 898,546 111,150 1,009,696 Government grants and contracts – 527,810 – 527,810 Net assets released from restrictions – (9,793,865) (123,118) (9,916,983) Changes in temp. restricted net assets – (487,949) (9,338) (497,287)

Total changes in net assets 759,455 (487,949) (149,162) 122,344

Net assets at beginning of year 4,460,482 1,140,246 6,707,432 12,308,160

Transfers (22,103) – 22,103 –

Net assets at end of year $ 5,197,834 $ 652,297 $ 6,580,373 $ 12,430,504

22 A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 1 1 � R I C o m m u n i ty food bank ri c o m m u n i ty food bank � A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 1 1 23 O U R M i ss i on The Rhode Island Community Food Bank provides food to people in need and promotes long-term solutions to the problem of hunger.

O u r V i s i on The Food Bank is an innovative leader in solving the problem of hunger. In partnership with our Member Agencies, as well as government and community leaders, we work to ensure that no one in Rhode Island goes hungry. We envision a day when everyone in Rhode Island has access to nutritious food through an efficient and sustainable acquisition and distribution network. R W i t i G N :

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