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G I V I N G G U I D E 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com November 22, 2016 • Hartford Business Journal 25 ABOUT US Year established: 1980 Annual revenues: N/A (most recent fiscal year) Total number of employees: 10 GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA(S) The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation serves communities throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The Harvard Pilgrim Foundation continues to invest in the Hartford Food System to support the operations of a mobile farmer's market in Hartford. This program is jointly run with the Hispanic Health Council and brings fresh fruits and vegetables year-round to individuals in need. In 2016, the Foundation expanded its efforts to help families and communities eat healthier by funding organizations focused on increasing food production and distribution that help get fresh, healthy food to low- and moderate-income families. Connecticut organizations that the Foundation provided nearly $185,000 in grants to included: Brass City Harvest in Waterbury, Connecticut Food Bank in Wallingford, Green Village Initiative in Bridgeport, and New Haven Farms/ New Haven Land Trust. Another stand-out initiative is the Foundation's mini-grant program. Established to commemorate those Harvard Pilgrim members who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, Harvard Pilgrim and the Foundation created a grants program that allows each employee to award a $500 grant, completely funded by the Foundation, to the local charity of his or her choice each year. In 2015, $616,000 was distributed through mini-grants to hundreds of nonprofit organizations throughout the region. GOALS • Improve health of communities where Harvard Pilgrim Health Care does business. • Continue to increase access to fresh foods for low- and middle- income families. • Expand opportunities for Harvard Pilgrim Health Care staff to give and serve in local communities. • Promote Health Equity and Inclusion. • Create heightened visibility for healthy eating, active living, and promote Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and the Foundation as a leader in community-based health prevention in the region. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Harvard Pilgrim employees improve the communities in which they live and work through Harvard Pilgrim's Employee Service and Giving initiative. This program enables employees to volunteer through company-sponsored days of service. In May of this year, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care employees joined members of Hands on Hartford for the 3nd annual Employee Service Day at three different locations across Hartford. Mayor Luke Bronin joined the more than 30 volunteers, helping to plant raised garden beds at Breakthrough II Magnet School, planting container gardens with senior residents of The Retreat, and participating in landscape and painting projects at My Sisters' Place. Over the years, Harvard Pilgrim employees — along with partners and members of the business community — have contributed to hundreds of volunteer efforts including improving local schools and camps; donating clothing and school supplies; supporting disaster relief efforts; and serving at community organizations such as soup kitchens and shelters. In 2015, 97% of Harvard Pilgrim employees participated in at least one form of service or giving. Josh Kraft Boys & Girls Club of Boston Elinor Goldberg Ruth Ellen Fitch, Esq. Patricia A. Walrath Marianne E. Felice, M.D. UMass Medical School Program Committee Chair Martin D. Cohen MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation Heidi Brooks The Schott Foundation for Public Education Lisa DeSisto MaineToday Media Tom Boucher Great NH Restaurants, Inc. Joseph F. O'Donnell, M.D. Dartmouth Medical School Chris Knopf Mintz + Hoke Treasurer Beth Creavin Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Clerk Suzanne Finn Harvard Pilgrim Health Care President Karen Voci Chair of the Foundation Board Eric Schultz Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation 185 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103 | 860-757-6935 Foundation: 93 Worcester Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 | 617-509-9411 www.hphc.org/foundation OUR MISSION: Created in 1980, the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation supports Harvard Pilgrim's mission to improve the quality and value of health care for the people and communities we serve throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Since its inception, the Foundation has provided more than $135 million in grants. " " A $40,000 grant from the Harvard Pilgrim Foundation's Healthy Food Fund has helped the Connecticut Food Bank source and distribute more than 314,000 pounds of donated, local produce to hungry people in Connecticut this year. The Healthy Food Fund grant supports a Farm-to-Pantry program that helps farmers harvest excess crops for a network of Food Bank programs including food pantries, soup kitchens, and residential and day programs for both children and the elderly. This support from Harvard Pilgrim Foundation is helping Connecticut residents have better access to fresh, nutritional produce and is supporting healthier outcomes for people in need. – Bernie Beaudreau , CEO, Connecticut Food Bank, Wallingford, CT Mayor Luke Bronin joined the more than 30 volunteers, helping to plant raised garden beds at Breakthrough II Magnet School. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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