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64 Worcester Business Journal • Giving Guide 2016 www.wbjournal.com Worcester County Food Bank Future Goals 1. Continue to understand and respond to the community need for emergency food and expand capacity to receive and distribute food accordingly. 2. Continue to operate a warehouse that is a safe, efficient, comfortable and attractive environment for staff, Partner Agency representatives, and volunteers. 3. Maintain the high level of standards required to keep our AIB certification, the highest standard in food safety. 4. Continue to expand our role in advocacy towards the goal of creating systemic solutions for a hunger-free Worcester County. 5. 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 Tour the Food Bank: Worcester County Food Bank offers monthly community tours. Learn about hunger in Worcester County, what WCFB is doing to help our neighbors struggling with hunger, and how our facility receives, processes and distributes over 6 million pounds annually. Tours take place on the 1st Thursday of the month at either 3:00 pm or 6:00 pm and last approximately an hour. For a full schedule or to register, please visit foodbank.org/get-involved/tours/ September is Hunger Action Month: 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 it's 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. Annual Feed Worcester County Food Drive, hosted by WSRS 96.1: In its 24th year, The Annual Feed Worcester County Food Drive 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 Fund Donations: 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. Food Donations: 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 The Fund to End Hunger at Greater Worcester Community Foundation: 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 Patrick Fox, Retired Judge Jean McMurray, Executive Director MISSION STATEMENT Service area: Our network of 128 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 ............... 56% Corporate and Foundation Support ..... 30% Massachusetts and Federal Emergency Food Assistance Programs ...................... 9% of funds received, 65% of food donated Top funding sources: Patrick Fox, Retired Judge, Chair Matthew J. Labovites, City of Worcester Department of Public Works & Parks, Vice 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, ELM Wealth Management of Raymond James Barbara Hines, RE/MAX Vision 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: 20 Annual revenues: $2,401,679 Year founded: 1982 Volunteer Opportunities Food Sorting: Volunteers are crucial to supporting the mission of Worcester County Food Bank. Last year, WCFB volunteers assisted in distributing food that provided 5.3 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 sign up for a recurring two-hour time slot once per week on the same day each week. Volunteering with our Partners: 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.

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