Hartford Business Journal

G I V I N G G U I D E 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com December 15, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 25 ABOUT US Year established: 1982 Annual revenues: $31,599,880 (most recent fiscal year) Total number of employees: 55 GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA(S) Hartford and Tolland counties TOP FUNDING SOURCES Donated Food: 77% Individuals: 11% Foundations, corporations, other organizations: 5.8% Handling fees/Buying Club: 2.8% Other revenue: 1.6% We are 55 staff people, two facilities, 6,500 volunteers, 300 local partner programs, dozens of food industry donors, and thousands of supporters all sharing one vision: when our friends and neighbors fall on hard times, we are there to help them, with food, with a hand up, with hope for the future. Above all, we are a community organization. Solving hunger is everybody's business, and everyone is getting involved. Your local grocery store is donating food; your neighbors are gathering in Hunger Action Teams that find innovative local solutions to poverty and hunger; the food pantry at the church down the street from you is providing job training, money coaching, and a case manager for people in need; and businesses, from downtown corporations to your local hardware store, are donating funds to make it all work. Now it's your turn. FUNDRAISING EVENTS/OPPORTUNITIES A Turkey and Thirty (November) — Foodshare's Annual Turkey and Thirty campaign benefits tens of thousands of local, working-poor families in need. A donation of a turkey and $30 ensures a traditional holiday meal as well as additional support to make it through the challenging winter months. For more information visit www.ATurkeyand30.org. Foodshare Walk Against Hunger (First Sunday in May) — This annual event attracts thousands of supporters rallying against hunger in both Hartford and Tolland counties. The Walk is Connecticut's largest anti-hunger fundraising event, and in 2015, walkers raised $636,000 for the fight against hunger. In addition to individual walkers, businesses sponsor the event and host teams. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES Each year Foodshare has an annual appeal, as well as ongoing fundraising efforts all year. We also welcome in-kind gifts of all kinds, including goods and services. Foodshare has a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, meaning, among other things, that more than 94% of the food bank's resources directly support hunger-relief programs. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Here at Foodshare, we rely on a whole community of donors, regional leaders, staff, advocates, and volunteers. In 2014, more than 6,500 individuals gave an amount of time equivalent to 27 additional full time employees. Their hard work resulted in more than 12 million meals worth of food being distributed in the most cost-effective way possible! Whatever your interest or skill, we can put it to good use. Immediate Past Chair Leslie T. Soler The Hartford — Law Department Secretary Tiffany Hubbard McCarter & English, LLP Assistant Secretary Gina Collopy O'Connell The Phoenix Companies Treasurer John Hackendorn III Aetna Assistant Treasurer Thomas Buckingham The Phoenix Companies Chair-Elect Jeff Bartholomay Deloitte and Touche Desiree Bartholomew UnitedHealthcare Shari Cantor Town of West Hartford Don Cramer Stop & Shop Supermarkets Gerald Dwyer Robinson & Cole, LLP Marilda Gandara Community member Joseph Gianni Bank of America Elizabeth Henry CIGNA Ginny Kim Pratt and Whitney Elio Lagana Community Member Mercedese E. Large Community Member Richard Lotstein HPC Food Service Andrea Obston Andrea Obston Marketing Communications Rabbi David Small Emanuel Synagogue Stephanie Stone Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage David Urbanik Halloran & Sage LLP Patti Walsh UnitedHealthcare President & CEO James Arena- DeRosa Chair Mark La Fontaine Andros, Floyd, and Miller P.C. Foodshare 450 Woodland Ave., Bloomfield, CT 06002 | 860-286-9999 www.foodshare.org OUR MISSION: Foodshare provides food for today and hope for tomorrow for the 137,000 people in our area who cannot be sure where their next meal is coming from. In addition to distributing 12 million meals worth of food annually, we have proven programs that help people get back on their feet. BOARD OF DIRECTORS " " I work as a crossing guard in West Hartford, and a year ago I had colon cancer. My husband left me last year when I was half way through my recovery, and it has been a struggle every day since then. I have sworn that when I am back on my feet I am going to volunteer for the Foodshare program, but until then, I can only say thank you for everything your organization has done to help me and so many others. – Susan Hodge , West Hartford Mobile Foodshare brings fresh, nutritious food directly to our hungry neighbors in 71 communities across Greater Hartford.

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