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www.HartfordBusiness.com • November 4, 2019 • GIVING GUIDE • Hartford Business Journal 25 ABOUT US Year established: 2016 Annual revenues: $362,041 (most recent fiscal year) Total number of employees: 1 FT & 8 PT (5.16 FTE) GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA(S) Healing Meals serves over 50 towns and cities in the Greater Hartford area. TOP FUNDING SOURCES Foundations and Grants: 37% Fundraisers & Events: 28% Private Donors: 25% Corporate Donors: 6% Other: 4% I magine a kitchen filled with 25 people, many were strangers when they first walked in. The youngest is 14, the oldest, 77. They come from all walks of life, each with their own stories to tell. But in this kitchen, they become singularly focused on creating healthy meals to help heal families in a health crisis. What is amazing is through this simple, selfless act, a community is created where all can feel empowered, feel as though they have purpose, feel loved. By bringing together youth and adult volunteers, cross-generational creativity and respect becomes ingrained in our culture. Our staff thrives as we see a positive impact in our clients, our youth and our adult volunteers, while we are focused on nourishing those in need. FUNDRAISING EVENTS/OPPORTUNITIES Healing Meals' largest fundraising event each year is the Eversource Hartford Marathon, where runners, walkers and volunteers come together to raise money so that our clients will continue to receive nutrient-rich meals made by our amazing youth chefs. In addition, we host Community Dinners throughout the year that bring individuals together in a meaningful way. Participants have the opportunity to taste our delicious food, learn how we nourish our clients with organic food and love while they connect with their community. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Get involved, become a part of the Healing Meals family! • Start a workplace giving campaign • Become a Corporate Sponsor • Corporate engagement / volunteer opportunities: http:// healingmealsproject.org/volunteer/ • Make a donation at: http:// healingmealsproject.org/support/ Please help us nourish families and youth in our community! VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES We are the only non-profit in Connecticut with the ability to experientially teach volunteers about healthy foods from 'start to finish.' Volunteers have the opportunity to harvest produce from the organic healing garden, prep food, cook, package and deliver healing meals; the experience is transformational for everyone involved. Youth over 14, adult community members and corporate teams are all encouraged to become involved! Treasurer Ryan Mazun CVS Health Secretary Karen Carew Emily Bailey OneDigital Health & Benefits John Carlson Cigna Kevin Masse Hoffman Media Katie Martin Food Share Founder & CEO Sarah Leathers Board Chair Deb Bibbins Cobblestones Vintage Healing Meals Community Project 158 Auerfarm Road, Bloomfield, CT 06002 | 860-264-5864 | healingmealsproject.org OUR MISSION: Healing Meals Community Project has a dual mission to provide healthy, organic meals to people in a health crisis and to empower youth volunteers with self-awareness, job readiness and leadership skills training, which fosters a sense of compassion for our community. BOARD OF DIRECTORS I would like to thank everyone at Healing Meals for the love and support I received through this challenging time. The delicious meals, the friendly delivery team, the thoughtful cards of well wishes, and all the hands that go into the mighty work that is done to serve others. You have given me nourishment to my body and spirit, THANK YOU! — Donna , Client, January 28, 2019 I realized I loved cooking and working with people to help others in the community. I feel like this has made me a better person. My experience at Healing Meals confirmed to me that I want to be PreMed. — Jacob Beaudin , Youth Volunteer (Back, left to right) Jan Ruh, Karyl Karlson, George Kearns, Alex Picoult, Therese Vonesh, Zoe Papas, Bhajan Deshpande, Pam Paydos, Sarah Leathers, Ellen Palmer, Donna Leibin. (Front, left to right) Sophia Sywenkyj, Hayden DiFatta, Tracy Arnold. (Left to right, starting in back) Jonathan Housum, Annette Lilly, Jacob Torres, Beau Bacon,Rebecca Sargent, Deirdre Earley, Maura Majeski, Robby Earley, Amory Dempsey, Chrissy Barnard, Andrew Webster. Front row left to right:Sarah Leathers, Ally Chadha, Hannah Granger, Catherine Yang, Tracy Arnold, Sydney DeBisschop.