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56 Worcester Business Journal • Giving Guide 2015 www.wbjournal.com Worcester County Food Bank Future Goals • Continue to understand and respond to the community need for food assistance and expand capacity to receive and distribute food accordingly. • Continue to operate a warehouse that is a safe, efficient, comfortable and attractive environment for staff, Partner Agency representatives and volunteers. • Uphold the high level of standards required to maintain our AIB certification, the highest standard in food safety. • Formalize and expand our role in advocacy towards the goal of creating systemic solutions for a hunger-free Worcester County. • Continue to invest and develop our staff, our most valuable asset, to leverage their skills and experience in support of the mission. Fundraising Events/Opportunities • September is Hunger Action Month, when Worcester County Food Bank joins Feeding America, the national network of food banks, to ask everyone in Worcester County and across America to take action to fight hunger in their community, all month long. Hunger Action Month is your opportunity to join a movement that has a real and lasting impact on our effort to feed more Americans than ever before. Whether by holding an awareness event in your community, advocating for systemic solutions, making donations, or volunteering at your local food pantry, you can find the way that's right for you to make a difference during Hunger Action Month. Together, we can solve hunger. • In its 23rd year, the Annual Feed Worcester County Food Drive, hosted by WSRS 96.1, is planned each year for early December. The drive raises food and funds. Stop by, donate food or money and meet WSRS morning hosts Greg and Suzanne and WCFB's staff and volunteers at Price Chopper on Pullman Street in Worcester. Corporate sponsorship opportunities with on-air opportunities available. Contact WCFB or WSRS for more information. Giving Opportunities • Worcester County Food Bank (WCFB) accepts donations of funds and food year-round. These valuable contributions nourish bodies and bring peace of mind to individuals and families across all 60 cities and towns in Worcester County. Your financial donation goes an especially long way towards creating a hunger-free Worcester County. For every $1 received, Worcester County Food Bank can distribute $5 worth of food. Donations accepted via mail, online and in-person. • WCFB welcomes food donations from food drives and the food industry within Worcester County year-round. Food drives are a wonderful way for people to support WCFB and provide food for individuals and families living in Worcester County. With a little planning and some helpful hints from WCFB, your food drive can be successful and rewarding. Tips are available on our website at foodbank.org • In partnership with the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, WCFB has established the Worcester County Fund to End Hunger, which awards grants to nonprofit organizations that share the vision of creating hunger- free communities and work towards that goal through innovative and sustainable solutions. For more information on how you can support the Fund or receive support from the fund, please contact us. On behalf of those we serve, thank you for your support! Board of Directors Joseph Radovanic Chair Jean McMurray, Executive Director MISSION STATEMENT Service area: Our network of 131 Partner Agencies – food pantries and community meal programs – serves people in need in all 60 cities and towns in Worcester County. To engage, educate and lead Worcester County in creating a hunger-free community Individual Contributions ............... 57% Corporate and Foundation Support ..... 22% Massachusetts and Federal Emergency Food Assistance Programs .................... 10% of funds recieved, 54% of food donated Top funding sources: Joseph Radovanic, Webster Five Cents Savings Bank, Chair Shehzad Rajwani, The Harbor Law Group, Treasurer Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham, Community Legal Aid, Clerk Tracy Barlok, College of the Holy Cross Kerry Castonguay, Chestnut Hill Wealth Management Christopher Davies, Bartholomew & Company Erik W. Dickson, MD, MHCM, FACEP, UMass Memorial Health Care Stephen Erickson, UBS Patrick Fox, Retired Judge Barbara Hines, RE/MAX Vision Matthew J. Labovites, City of Worcester, Department of Public Works & Parks Gary N. Lapidas, Healthcare Consultant Catherine M. Livingstone, Bryley Systems Robert Pulda, Dietz and Watson Matt Ward, inConcert Web Solutions Worcester County Food Bank 474 Boston Turnpike Shrewsbury, MA 01545 Phone: 508-842-3663 www.foodbank.org Full-time employees: 17 Annual revenues: $2,227,882 Year founded: 1982 Volunteer Opportunities • Volunteers are crucial to supporting the mission of Worcester County Food Bank (WCFB). Last year, WCFB volunteers assisted in distributing food that provided 4.8 million meals to people in need across Worcester County! WCFB volunteers help provide safe food to the community by sorting, inspecting and organizing donated food and grocery products. WCFB is located in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and requires that individuals looking to volunteer attend an orientation and sign up for a recurring two-hour once per week on the same day each week. • WCFB's warehouse is located in Shrewsbury, but there may be a volunteer opportunity right down the street from you. We encourage people looking to volunteer to check our website at www.foodbank.org/volunteer to learn about volunteer needs at our Partner Agencies and hunger- related community partner organizations across Worcester County.