2016 Annual Report
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Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Annual 22016016 Report Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Board of Directors 2016 - 2017 table of contents President: Larry Schillinger highlights from 2016 3-4 Schillinger Environmental Associates LLC fundraising events & appeals 5 food donors and drives 6 1st Vice President: Carey Alberg financial donors 7-8 John Deere Company time and talent donors 9-10 financials 11 2nd Vice President: Garry Polmateer member agencies 12-13 Red Argyle, LLC thank you 14 Secretary: Jim Santamarina BJ’s Wholesale Club Treasurer: Sarah Robinson Food Bank of the Hudson Valley Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte CPAs 2016 - 2017 Advisory Board Jill August Debra Pollard Howard Protter, Chair KeyBank Fenimore Asset Management Jacobowitz & Gubits Charlotte Carter Larry Raike Nick Citera John F. Rath, III Community Food Pantry - Coxsackie Walmart Cosimo’s Restaurant Lakeland Bank Management Group Mike DeSimone Joel Riley Pamela Resch Price Chopper Supermarkets Hannaford Supermarkets Elisa DiBrizzi Pamela’s Traveling Feast Cosimo’s Restaurant Heather Diddel Mike Rosen Management Group Paul Tesoro Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Food Industry Alliance of NYS Community Volunteer Michael Foglia John Evers Kyle Rueckert Ship Lantern Inn Steve Turk The Business Council of NYS CBRE Albany Rocking Horse Ranch Resort/ Michael L. Fox, Esq. Splash Down Beach Water Park Phil Giltner Marty Shields Mount Saint Mary College NYS Department of Agriculture Bouchey Financial Group William F. Vacca & Markets CJ Hartwell-Kelly Walden Savings Bank Sr. Betsy Van Deusen Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa Suzanne Gunther Catholic Charities of the Diocese Antonio J. Vinciguerra CleverShove Marketing of Albany Amy Hepworth TD Bank Hepworth Farms Tim Kensky Annette Vermilyea Bank of America Merrill Lynch Cascades Containerboard Barbara Malley Packaging Community Volunteer Mike Lofrumento Trustco Bank Charlie Walseman Cargill, Inc. Molly Nicol Albany Medical Center The mission of the Regional Food Bank is to alleviate hunger and prevent food waste. We work toward this mission by ensuring that all products available for donation reach the Food Bank and are distributed judiciously to our member agencies. Photo by SaratogaPhotographer.com Front cover photo credits: Top Left and Bottom Right: SaratogaPhotographer.com; Center: Vincent Giordano Photography Dear Friends, It was an amazing year at the Regional Food Bank and Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. In addition to our busy day-to-day work, we continued to expand our operations in a number of ways. Our biggest projects during the year were the expansion of the Regional Food Bank’s offi ce and distribution dock, and the addition of solar to both facilities. We look forward to the much needed extra room and opportunities our expanded building will provide us in 2017 and beyond, and thank the many donors who are making it possible. Once the solar project is complete, it will provide 60% of our energy, saving us more than $500,000 over the next 20 years and making us leaner and greener. Of course, the bottom line in all we do is the distribution of food and other necessities to our neighbors in need. Despite all the disruptions caused by the new construction, we provided more assistance than ever before – 36 million pounds, enough for 30 million meals. It took massive food donations, generous fi nancial supporters, hard-working volunteers, and a very dedicated staff to make that happen. Thousands of lives are better today because of the incredible gifts so many people made to the Food Bank in 2016. We thank you all! Sincerely, Mark Quandt Executive Director highlights from 2016 •distribution 36,256,769 pounds distributed to agencies in 23 counties • Equivalent to 30,213,974 meals • 15,119 agency orders placed and fulfi lled in 2016 1. Albany - 3,908,078 mass distributions 2. Clinton - 920,078 Provide large quantities of nutritious food 3. Columbia - 1,194,874 including produce, dairy products, and 4. Delaware - 375,459 5. Dutchess - 2,633,042 beverages to low-income people above and 6. Essex - 423,705 beyond what they receive from food pantries 7. Franklin - 1,502,617 8. Fulton - 800,419 9. Greene - 623,9889 • 29 Mass Distribution sites 100. Haamilton - 699,012 11. Montgomery - 369,731 • distributions totaling 12. Orange - 3,874,271 310 13. Otsego - 1,207,790 14. Putnam - 980,158 pounds 15. Rensselaer - 2,088,238 3,883,052 16. Rockland - 2,675,070 17. SSaratoga - 1,482,963 18. Schenectady - 2,937,254 19. Schoharie - 623,719 20. Sullivan - 1,000,651 21. Ulster - 3,963,482 22. Warren - 1,620,884 product deliveries 23. Washington - 981,284 Food orders are delivered to many agencies located at a distance from the Food Bank, helping them get more food and reduce transportation costs food bank of the hudson valley • 402 agencies served In 2016, we made 457 • 1,445 volunteers provided 10,504 hours of service in 2016 deliveries totaling 19,436,722 pounds. food• 1,649,939 sourcing pounds donated by New York Farm Bureau members • 8 new retail stores added to donation program, bringing the total to 157 stores from 13 retailers • 9,375,038 pounds of food collected from retail stores, nearly 1.3 million pounds more than in 2015 • 248,699 pounds came in from food drives, an increase of more than 23% over 2015 • Food Bank recognized by Feeding America as one of the top 25 food banks in the nation for growth in distribution over the past five years agency relations & education • 1,000 active programs, including food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters; 40 new in 2016 • In-person visits conducted with 724 member agencies to ensure compliance with Food Bank policies and help build capacity to address clients’ needs • 50 workshops provided to member agencies on topics like Food Safety, Nutrition, Fundraising, and Grant Writing • Approximately 50% of agencies trained to order online product distribution by category Juice - 4.3% Prepared Meals - 5.8% Fruits and Vegetables - 30.3% Household and Personal Hygiene - 2.5% Pasta, Grains, Bread, and Cereal - 12.4% Desserts and Snacks - 2.2% Dairy - 6.8% Meat & Seafood - 12.4% Non-meat Protein - 3.9% Beverages - 5.6% Condiments - 6.7% Other - 7.1% •fi 14,829 nancial individuals, donors corporations, foundations, and organizations made cash gifts to the Regional Food Bank • 10,195 cash gifts made to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley just• 190 nutrition say workshops yes to and recipefruits demonstrations and vegetables off ered to 1,810 clients at member agencies • 30,200 pounds of produce distributed to JSY participants and member agencies •children’s BackPack Program grewprograms by 66%, for a total of 190 programs serving over 5,000 students each week • Summer BackPack program served 41,483 meals to needy children • Summer Food Service Program served 23,000 breakfasts and lunches at 16 sites across 7 counties, extending the Program into new counties this year (This institution is an equal opportunity provider.) • Teen Weekend Meal Program (TWMP) piloted in two high schools, allowing students to select the food they take home each weekend based on their preferences and cooking facilities volunteers diff erent people •patroon 158,749 pounds ofland produce farm harvested 14,292 • 458 members joined the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program donated hours of • 23 acres in production 72,517 • Size of the High Tunnel doubled, extending the growing season service, the equivalent of • Record year for volunteers: 2,674 people gave 12,764 hours of time 35 full-time employees! 4 fundraising events & appeals regionalTimesunion.com/Table food bank Hopping events Mac -n- Cheese & appeals Bowl February 20, 2016 • Siena College, Loudonville Golf Classic June 9, 2016 • Western Turnpike Golf Course and Orchard Creek Golf Course, Guilderland Chefs & Vintners’ Harvest Dinner September 22, 2016 • The Glen Sanders Mansion, Scotia Annual Auction Gala November 4, 2016 • The Hall of Springs, Saratoga Springs food bank of the hudson valley Markertek events Open & appeals July 30, 2016 • The Lazy Swan Golf Club, Saugerties Farm to Fork Feast Photo by Dave Bigler, Saratoga Portrait Studio November 3, 2016 • Rocking Horse Ranch, Highland Walk to Fight Hunger October 8, 2016 • Walkway over the Hudson, Highland Yomcombined Kippur Hunger events Appeal & appeals October 11, 2016 • participating synagogues Check Out Hunger October - December 2016 • Price Chopper, ShopRite, and other participating supermarkets Hannaford Helps Fight Hunger November - December 2016 • Hannaford Supermarkets Holiday Hunger Appeal November 16 - December 24, 2016 • Crossgates Mall and other locations Gift Alternative Program Year-Round “Acommunity Place at the Table” events raisingMAAC &over Cheese Fest$1,000 Adirondack Fitness & Sports Expo Macy’s Bag Hunger Albany Church of Christ Art Show Mirkovic Teal Group’s “Shred It” Altamont Apple & Wine Festival NY Gives Day Bela Fleck Concert Panera’s “Take Home the Bread” Bruce Springsteen Concert Siena Basketball Building Owners & Managers Security Plumbing & Heating Association of Albany Shock Top/Anheuser Busch Event Cambridge Saddle Club Sodexo: Coff ee for a Cause Capital District Cruisers Car Shows Sodexo and UAlbany Dining’s Mindful Mile Central Hudson Gas & Electric and Fight Hunger 5K The Century House’s “Enjoy One Share One” Stop & Shop Charity Box Campaign Dragons Alive’s Dragon Boat Festival Tin Teepee Family Campground E & J Gallo Winery Campaign TJX Companies Register Campaign Empty Bowls Troy Turkey Trot Fleet Feet Sports’ 24-Hour Fight Valerie Lavigne Against Hunger Walmart Regional Meeting Hambletonian Marathon Wendgate Corp. Hannaford “Bags to Meals” Whole Foods Market Event Hudson Valley Gives Hudson Valley Magazine’s Burger & Beer Bash Liberty Mutual Bowling Tournament Photo by Joan Heffl er food donors & drives foodAcme Markets donors Acosta Sales & Marketing Adirondack Beverages Adventure in Food Advocare International ALDI ALKO All State Distributors Altamont Orchards Altobelli Family Farms Anderson Farm Barber Family Farm, Inc.