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Board of Directors(as of 3/15/12)

PresidentJoseph J. MarcAureleChairman, President & CEOThe Washington Trust Company

Vice PresidentCheryl SenerchiaVice President, ComplianceThe Washington Trust Company

TreasurerPatricia M. CerilliPartnerMullen Scorpio Cerilli

SecretaryMary Flynn, Ph.D., RD, LDNResearch DietitianThe Miriam Hospital

Reverend Jean BarryExecutive DirectorWARM Shelter

Gerry FernandezPresident & FounderMulticultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance

Mark FreelPartnerEdwards Wildman Palmer LLP

Michael A. GamboliPartnerPartridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Susan GustaitisExecutive DirectorJonnycake Center of Peace Dale

Yvette KennerExecutive DirectorSouth Providence Neighborhood Ministries

Michele B. LederbergExecutive Vice President & General CounselBlue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island

Lisa M. MadsenDirector, Sustainability & PhilanthropyUnited Natural Foods, Inc.

John D. MuggeridgeVice President, Public AffairsFidelity Investments, Rhode Island

Manny MurrayPresident and CEOWest Warwick Senior Center

Dennis RoyChief Executive Officer East Bay Community Action Program

Captain Persi SanclementeThe Salvation Army - Pawtucket Corps

Susan L. SantosAssistant Executive DirectorGirl Scouts of Rhode Island

Lisa StantonGeneral ManagerMonitise Americas

Jyothi Subramaniam

William WalterPresident and CEOInnovative Solutions for Non-Profits, Inc.

Robert WeygandVice President for Administration and FinanceUniversity of Rhode Island

Honorary Board Members(as of 3/15/12)

Guy AbelsonLorraine BurnsWayne CharnessFrank D. DePetrilloKevin FarrellAlan Shawn FeinsteinCharles S. FradinArnold M. FriedmanNathalie GoodingKathleen Gorman, Ph.D.Douglas Johnson, Ph.D.Donna LeeDotty LichtBob McDonoughPauline Perkins-MoyeJohn MurphyHonorable William SmithMary Sue TavaresRichard TremblayMark TribeNancy Verde BarrRaymond WelshDr. John A. Yena

Agency Advisory Council(as of 3/15/12)

Michele BakerBridges, Inc. Group Home Food CenterJamestown

Carol BrockJonnycake Center of Peace DalePeace Dale

Diana BurdettPICAProvidence

Lorraine BurnsSt. Teresa of Avila Food PantryProvidence

David CarpenterSVDP Emergency Food CenterCranston

Hazel CasanovaConnecting for Children & FamiliesWoonsocket

Joshua-Michael CorrenteWest Bay Community Action ProgramWarwick

George GaffettPICAProvidence

Diana LitterickSouth Providence Neighborhood MinistriesProvidence

Bob MacDonaldEast Bay Community Action ProgramEast Providence

Bob McDonoughFood Bank Board of Directors

Gina & Bill MorettiCornerstone Food PantryWarwick

Elizabeth O’DeaHonorary MemberProvidence

Elizabeth PasqualiniJonnycake Center of WesterlyWesterly

Susan SantosFood Bank Board of Directors

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If there is one constant in Rhode Island’s response to the painful recession of the last four years, it is the power of community.

While other parts of our nation have begun to show signs of recovery, Rhode Island’s unemployment rate remains persistently high. Friends and neighbors who never before envisioned themselves on the receiving end of our help have had to humble themselves in order to take care of their families. In these challenging times, we nonetheless remain hopeful.

Rhode Islanders, famous for their independent thinking, have turned the power of community into a force for good.

The stories contained in this report bear witness to that spirit, but they reflect a small percentage of a much larger picture. Every day, caring people walk through our door with food or funds they raised because they wanted to make a difference. Parents and schools strive not only to teach about hunger, but to help younger generations become actively involved in helping others.

Time and again, we find that the very individuals who benefit from the Food Bank’s services are among the first to give back. At many food pantries and community meal sites, you will find former or current clients among the roster of volunteers. This comes as no surprise. Who would know better the extent of the need, and the importance of caring for our most vulnerable citizens, than those who have been on the receiving end of help?

As Community Kitchen graduate Jim Liguri said, “Asking for help is difficult, but when the time is right, you can give back. That will be your reward.”

Thank you for continuing to share your own special gift with the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, so that we can continue to care for the members of our community who are most in need. Through your individual contributions, you connect to a vibrant community of Rhode Islanders who refuse to let hard times get the better of us. We couldn’t do this without you.

Joseph J. MarcAurele Andrew SchiffPresident, Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer

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Everyone wants their charitable dollars to make a difference. That’s just what Bob McFarlane had in mind when he suggested a novel fundraising idea to his fellow workers at Clements’ Marketplace in Portsmouth. The idea was simple. Employees would be invited to donate a small amount

from each paycheck—as little as 25 cents—to a fund for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. During the year, managers would keep their eye out for wholesale specials on the Food Bank’s most-needed items. By purchasing these items at discounted prices, the Clements’ team converted about $7,000 in employee donations into more than $12,000 worth of food. “The employees were really happy about being able to help their neighbors,” said Tracey Anthony, General Manager of the family-owned supermarket. “The majority of our 140 employees chose to participate.” A few customers chipped in to help out, too— one patron contributed $200 toward the cause. The end result was a contribution of 500 cases of healthy food to the Food Bank— something that would not have been possible without the combination of a good idea, supportive management and enthusiastic employees. “This contribution from the employees and management of Clements’ shows their innovation, team work and caring for everyone in the community,” says Andrew Schiff, CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.

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Managers and staff at Clements’ Marketplace in Portsmouth made their contribution to the Food Bank even more valuable through leveraged buying. Bob MacFarlane (back row, left) came up with the idea.

Clements’ Employees Multiply Their Giving


Member Agency Partners

Rhode Island

BarringtonTap-In

BristolBristol Animal Shelter Bristol Good NeighborsEast Bay Food Pantry

BurrillvilleSt. Theresa’s ChurchSVDP Our Lady of Good HelpTannerhill, Inc.

Central FallsSt. George Episcopal PantryCentral Falls Food Pantry at Progreso Latino

CharlestownRI Center Assisting those in Need

CoventryCoventry Community Food ServicesCommunity Solutions Greenville

CranstonComprehensive Community Action ProgramCranstonArcEdgewood Pawtuxet Food Closet:

Transfiguration ChurchFellowship Health ResourcesHaitian Baptist Church of Rhode IslandSpurwink School IISVDP Emergency Food Center

CumberlandLighthouse Community Outreach St. John’s Episcopal Church

East GreenwichEast Greenwich Interfaith Food Cupboard

East ProvidenceBread of Life Food Pantry East Bay Community Action Program

FosterSt. Paul the Apostle Church

JamestownBridges Group Home Food Center

JohnstonCommunity Solutions Hopkins HillSt. Robert’s Food Closet St. Rocco’s St. Vincent de Paul Food MinistryWestern RI SDA Food Pantries

LincolnLime Rock Baptist Church

Local Heroes with a Green ThumbEarly spring turns out a special crop of volunteers. These folks like to get their hands dirty. If you’ve ever visited one of the community farms across Rhode Island, you’ll find them sowing seeds, tilling, weeding, watering and harvesting throughout the growing season. Last year, these hard-working farmers donated 49 tons of produce to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and its member agencies. They are one of the reasons the Food Bank received Edible Rhody magazine’s 2011 Local Hero Award for Nonprofits.Last year, the Food Bank distributed 9.4 million pounds of food. Nearly 2 million pounds of that food was fresh produce, acquired through a variety of sources, including national growers (through Feeding America, the national network of food banks), local farming businesses and our community farms. Thanks to our farming community for keeping fresh food on the table.

Women Ending HungerWhat could bring together dozens of women business executives, full-time moms, politicians and volunteers several times a year for a breakfast meeting? A galvanizing issue: hunger. Women Ending Hunger, a volunteer group of the Rhode Island Com- munity Food Bank, works to create long-term solutions to the problem of hunger. This diverse group of concerned women helps to staff fundraising events, develop aware-ness-raising campaigns and support the mission of the Food Bank through advocacy. They learn from professionals in the field about a range of issues, from the Farm Bill to the school lunch program, and become resident experts in their own communities. If you’re interested in joining Women Ending Hunger, please contact Mary Ellen Grosvenor at [email protected] or 401-942-6325, Ext. 271.

C O N T I N U E D O N P A G E 9(l-r) Nicole Henretty and Maria Kasparian participate in a Women Ending Hunger gathering.


Overcoming Unemployment through the Community Kitchen


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Russell Morin (left) of Russell Morin Fine Catering welcomed Community Kitchen graduate Jim Liguri onto his full-time staff in 2011.

Jim Liguri watched a lot of things disappear when the company he’d been working for shut down in 2010. He lost his job, his house, and most painful of all, his dignity. Suddenly, at the age of 56, he had to start

from scratch. For the first time in his life, he was forced to collect unemployment. “I sent out resumes, and my resume was pretty impressive,” said Jim, who had spent the last 10 years as operations man-ager with an electronics recycling company. “I’d go on the interview, and they’d look at me. They’re not allowed to say, you’re too old, but I knew that’s what they were thinking.” With options and resources running out, Jim moved in with his sister while he continued to look for work. That’s when he came across a notice for the Food Bank’s Community Kitchen program, an intensive job training program offered free of charge to low-income adults. Building on a passion for cook-ing that developed earlier in his career when he had worked in catering, he decided to strike out on a new path to become a chef. The Community Kitchen program gave him more than he expected. “What I got was the greatest experience of my life,” said Jim, who graduated from the Community Kitchen last May and now works full-time with Russell Morin Fine Catering.

“This program gave me back everything I had lost—my self worth, my dignity. They taught me humility. They told me that what was happening to me wasn’t my fault. I had to keep on telling myself, it’s not only me. Just look around. It’s happen-ing to a lot of people.” Jim values the work environment at Russell Morin’s, where mutual respect and responsibility are essential to the business philosophy. He quickly moved from part-time assistant to full-time catering chef. “The life skills they teach at Community Kitchen are unbe-lievably important,” says Russell Morin. “You have to treat people well. You have to know how to interact with people. Dress is important. You want to be professional at all times. From his first day, Jim was industrious, pleasant and a good team worker. He always put on a great appearance, and he was good with customers. When the opportunity came for him to work full time, there was no doubt that he would get that spot.” Jim has his own apartment again, and despite a busy work schedule, he finds time to volunteer at the Community Kitchen, sharing his life lessons with other students. “I tell them, take that pride and put it in a box,” says Jim. “Get rid of it. Asking for help is difficult, but when the time is right, you can give back. That will be your reward.”


Community Kitchen: A Pathway to JobsJob prospects look brighter for graduates of the Food Bank’s Community Kitchen program. In recent years, 90% of the graduates have found employment in the hospitality industry within one year or less. This full-time, 14-week culinary training program for low-income and low-skilled adults emphasizes basic cooking skills as well as various aspects of food service operations. In addition, students learn ServSafe procedures, First Aid and “life skills” such as interviewing, professional appearance, communication and punctuality. Students participate in unpaid internships to expand their skills and help prepare them for permanent employment.

Kids Cafe Produces Smiles!For many children who depend on the School Lunch Program for their mid-day meal, evening can be a time of hunger. We know that one in three people served by the Food Bank’s network of emergency food pantries is a child under the age of 18. Sadly, this

means that many children may not enjoy a real dinner when they get home from school. The Kids Cafe program provides more than 500 after-school meals daily at nine Boys & Girls Clubs and recreation centers in Providence and Newport. All of the Providence meals are prepared by the Food Bank’s Community Kitchen students. For many of these children, it may be the only meal they have before heading back to school the next day.

Striking Out HungerThe Pawtucket Red Sox gave their fans a thrilling 2011 season in which the team captured their first International League North Division title since 2003, but they didn’t stop there. Their performance resulted in a $75,000 gift to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank from the Citizens Bank Foundation as part of the Striking Out Hunger initia-tive, which Cox Communications supported with public service announcements throughout the season. How did they do it? The Citizens Bank Foundation donated $75 to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank each time a PawSox pitcher struck out an opposing player, up to a total of $75,000. The PawSox pitchers did their job, turning in 1,118 strike-outs to capture the highest possible contribution to help feed hungry Rhode Islanders. Go PawSox!

On-the-Job Training Sites for Community Kitchen

East ProvidenceSovereign Bank (Sodexo) Cafeteria

PawtucketHasbroLittle Sisters of the Poor

ProvidenceBluefin GrilleCapital GrilleEastside MarketplaceEPOCH on the BlackstoneGlobal Coffee PlusThe LocalsRhode Island HospitalRhode Island School of DesignSt. Elizabeth’s Nursing HomeTemple RestaurantTockwotten HomeWest Wing Café

WarrenTom’s Market

WarwickCrowne Plaza HotelDave’s MarketplaceWest Bay Manor

West GreenwichGTECH Corporation Cafeteria

Attleboro, Mass.Colonel Blackinton Inn

NewportBoys & Girls Clubs of Newport• Central Clubhouse• Park Holm Tonomy Hill

Providence Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence• Chad Brown• Fox Point• Hartford Park • Manton Heights• South Side• Wanskuck West End Community Center

Kids Cafe Sites


Catherine Amoriggi learned from the best. In the kitchens of her grandmothers and mother, she discovered how to put a little

something of herself into everything she cooks. Call it love, or just the desire to make others happy—whatever it is, this 14-year-old from East Greenwich has found the secret ingredient. In 2011, she put her talent to the test with an ambitious plan to raise funds for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. This aspiring chef and active food blogger decided to hold an elegant dinner party, where she would serve as chef and hostess. She would charge $25 per person and donate the proceeds to the Food Bank. She had only one problem: Where could she host a formal sit-down dinner party for several dozen guests? Supportive neigh-bors offered up their home, and Catherine was on her way. What she didn’t expect was the gen-erosity of her guests, many of whom were so impressed by her gourmet cooking—and her generous spirit—that they gave over and above the requested donation. In a single evening, this Bay View Academy student with a culinary dream raised $3,050 for the Food Bank. Catherine now shares her culinary secrets on her own food blog, CookingwithCath.blogspot.com. Her parents, JoAnn and Lou, see Catherine’s love of cooking and instinct for kindness as a natural extension of the girl she’s always been. “We’ve always had family dinner,” says JoAnn. “Food has always been a huge part of our family. Even when she was a baby, she would stand up on a chair and bread the chicken cutlets. She said it was her cooking chair.” “Food ties everyone together,” says Catherine. “I think about the kids who don’t get to enjoy the family dinners that we have. I can’t imagine it. Food is the common thing everyone needs worldwide.”


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teen chef Catherine Amoriggi visited the Food Bank with her parents, JoAnn and Louis Amoriggi, to deliver a check for the $3,050 she raised at her gourmet event.


MiddletownLooking UpwardsNCCMH Anita Jackson House

NarragansettGalilee Mission to FishermenSt. Peter’s by the Sea

NewportChild & Family Food CenterCommunity Baptist ChurchMartin Luther King, Jr. CenterNewport Residents CouncilSalvation Army Newport CorpsSt. Joseph’s Church

North ProvidenceSt. Alban’s Church Food PantryTri-Town Community Action Agency

PawtucketBlackstone Valley Community

Action ProgramBlackstone Valley Emergency Food CenterCaritas, Inc.Church of the Good ShepherdCovenant Congregational ChurchDarlington Congregational ChurchFirst Baptist Church of PawtucketGateway Healthcare, Inc.Holy Family ParishJeanne Jugan ResidenceLiving Hope Assembly of GodPawtucket Soup KitchenSalvation Army Pawtucket CorpsSt. John the Baptist Food PantrySt. Leo the Great PantrySt. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Food PantryWoodlawn Baptist ChurchYMCA of Pawtucket

PortsmouthRiverwood, Inc.

ProvidenceAmos HouseAssumption of the BVM ChurchBackpackers, Inc. Camp Street MinistriesCharles Street Learning CenterChristian Power HouseChurch of God Casa de BenedicionChurch of God ShalomChurch of the Master Meal SiteCommunity Food Share First Unitarian

ChurchCrossroads Rhode IslandEphese SDA ChurchEpiphany Soup Kitchen at St. Stephen’s

Church


Talking Food with Mark BittmanIf you want to attract a crowd, just make sure New York Times columnist and cook-book author Mark Bittman is on your invi-tation list—preferably, as the keynote speaker. On May 5, 2011, Mark treated a full house at the Johnson & Wales Culinary Arts Museum to a presentation that ex-plored the links between food, health and the environment. The evening featured several of his own recipes, produced by Pinelli’s Café at Night. The event raised more than $90,000 for the Food Bank.

Bill Harley: The Cure for the Winter BluesHave you ever wondered what’s at the bottom of your child’s backpack? Two-time Grammy award-winning artist Bill Harley did some digging, and he put the answer into song. Children and adults alike laughed and clapped their way through two concerts in December 2011 featuring Harley’s humorous spin on growing up, going to school and family life. Harley was joined by award-winning artist Keith Munslow and a troupe of local musicians who come together once a year for this special show. Special thanks to Lincoln School for hosting the benefit concert. Harley’s dedication to feeding the hungry is reflected in the words of his song, “Enough is a Feast”:

Enough is a feast, enough is a feastTake what you need, save some

for the leastSave some for the least who stand

at the doorEnough is a feast, you don’t need

any more

Flowers and Fine Food in February The 2011 Taste of the Flower Show Preview Party provided a delightful interlude during a long, cold winter. Hundreds of guests enjoyed delicacies from dozens of Rhode Island’s finest culinary establishments while being the very first to take in the stunning exhibits of the Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show before its official opening. Many thanks to our signature sponsor, Covidien, and our many culinary partners who made this elegant event memorable.

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It’s Not Complicated— People Need to Eat.

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For the last 14 years, Ted and Marilyn Colvin have maintained a simple monthly tradition, right around the time they pay the rest of their regular bills. They don’t think it’s very

unusual. In fact, they don’t even have a big explana-tion for why they do it. Twelve times a year, they just write out the check to the Food Bank because they want to help. “We think eating is a basic human right and ev-eryone should be able to do it,” says Marilyn. “I like to eat. We all like to eat. It’s a pleasure. But it’s one thing if it gets to meal time and you say, ‘I’m hungry.’ It’s another thing if you say, ‘I’m hungry,’ and there’s nothing there.” Driving up to the Colvin’s modest home on a side street in Warwick, you’d never guess that a couple of kind-hearted philanthropists lived inside this lovingly decorated cape. “Neither one of us ever wanted for food,” says Ted, a former investment officer at what was then Hospital Trust National Bank. That’s where he met Marilyn, who worked as an executive secretary. “We’ve been very fortunate. But we do realize that there are people who just don’t have the things that we have. We can’t imagine what it’s like to go hungry. It must be very difficult.” Ted and Marilyn find it easy to give, but struggle to understand why some people can’t share a little of what they have with people in need. “We realize everybody can’t do what we do, but every dollar, every penny and every canned good helps,” says Marilyn. “I’m not saying you have to deny yourself through life. We all like nice things. We all want to splurge once in a while. But when it comes time for a collection for the Food Bank, I hope people will remember to give something. If every-one gave just one can, or a few dollars, that would be tremendous.”

For ted and Marilyn Colvin, giving to the Food Bank is just a way of life.


Family Service of Rhode IslandFederal Hill HouseGospel Tabernacle OutreachIglesia El Refugio Interfaith Food MinistryJammat Housing Food CenterJohn Hope Settlement HouseMAP Behavioral Health Services, Inc.Maranatha Community OutreachMcAuley HouseMental Health Consumer Advocates of RIMt. Hope Neighborhood AssociationNickerson Community CenterOperation Compassion Church of GodOur Lady of the Rosary PantryPhoenix HousePICAProject Outreach Providence Assembly of God ChurchProvidence Community Action ProgramProvidence Spanish SDA ChurchRefocus, Inc.Salvation Army Providence CorpsSilver Lake Community CenterSouth Providence Neighborhood MinistriesSt. Edward Food & Wellness CenterSt. Francis ChapelSt. Peter & St. Andrew Food PantrySt. Teresa of Avila Food PantrySt. Thomas Church SVDP Holy Name of Jesus Food PantrySVDP St. Anthony’s ChurchSVDP St. Charles ChurchSVDP St. Raymond’s ChurchTeen Challenge New EnglandThe Louis and Goldie Chester

Full Plate Kosher PantryThe Providence CenterViolet Hill Club Hillcrest Tenants

Association Senior High Rise PantryWest End Community CenterWomen & Infants Project LinkYouth Pride, Inc. Providence Housing Authority

Senior High Rise Pantry

RichmondNew Hope Pantry

ScituateScituate Food Pantry Trinity Episcopal Church

SmithfieldNew Life Worship CenterSt. Patrick’s Food ClosetSVDP St. Philip Food Pantry

South KingstownJonnycake Center of Peace DaleNew Life Assembly


Summer and Holiday Meal Drives Help Keep Food on the ShelvesTwo major Food Bank efforts, the Summer and Holiday Meal Drives, proved incredibly successful thanks to the community-wide effort to donate food and funds at particularly critical times. Together, the two drives generated more than a half million pounds of food. From individual families who showed up with bags of groceries, to 18-wheelers filled with donated food from companies like Ocean State Job Lot, the whole state came together to ensure that Rhode Islanders would not go hungry in 2011. Thanks to every-one who participated in events, donated food or funds, or helped us spread the word about the growing need for food assistance.

Neighbors in Need: Disaster ReliefTropical Storm Irene may have fall-en short of hurricane status, but she packed a punch in Rhode Island and devastated parts of Vermont. Re-sponding to our neighbors in need, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank sent Ed Cash, Director of Trans-portation, along with a Food Bank truck to help the Vermont Food Bank transport food to the most hard-hit areas. During the time he was there, nearly 200 roads were closed and thousands of people had been displaced from their homes.

Washington Trust Spreads the Wealth of Peanut ButterWashington Trust’s annual peanut butter drive got everybody thinking about the importance of protein for kids and families in need. Through a variety of events, they collected thousands of pounds of peanut butter which was distributed by the Food Bank to food pantries around the state.

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Rhode island’s First Lady Stephanie Chafee (left, back row) dropped off 19 bags of groceries during the Holiday Meal Drive Open House in December 2011. Joining her are a crew of young visitors, along with the Food Bank’s Chief Philanthropy Officer Lisa Roth Blackman (center) and Michele Lederberg, Executive vice President & General Counsel for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode island, whose organization donated $10,000 that day.

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In Desperate Times, Family Reaches Out for Help

Judy Bennett spent a good part of her career assisting people with disabilities. As a director at Looking Upwards in Middletown, she helped families navigate the web of social services they depended on for basic survival.

Now, this Newport resident finds herself on the opposite end of the table, struggling to make ends meet while she copes with diabetes and fibromyalgia. Unable to work, she nonetheless contributes to the family by caring for her grand-daughter while her daughter holds down a job. Judy’s husband is retired, so to save expenses, all four of them share the Bennett’s home. Judy’s daughter receives no assistance from the baby’s father. “Things started getting pretty desperate,” recalls Judy. “Every penny was accounted for. We were robbing Peter to pay Paul. The baby needed diapers. I had to make a choice between medication and food. Before the baby was born, we kept the heat at 50. But we had to turn the heat up when the baby came. I needed to get some help because we were almost out of food. Everything was out of control.” That’s when Judy drew on her knowledge as a social worker and decided to visit a nearby food pantry, operated by the Salvation Army in Newport. This member agency of the Food Bank welcomed Judy and her now two-year-old

granddaughter, Maya, who accompanies her on visits. “When I was working, I spent a lot of time convincing my clients that they should not be ashamed to use a food pantry,” says Judy. “I had to give myself the same pep talk.” Judy recognizes that some people find it hard to believe that Newport residents, living in the shadows of the man-sions, might be on the edge of poverty. “You’ve got all these people working in burger places and fancy little stores, but they’re only earning minimum wage, and a lot of them can only find seasonal work. It’s hard to find an apartment you can afford. I know my daughter might like a place of her own, but she knows it would be too difficult, and it wouldn’t be good for the baby.” The family has had their ups and downs in the last couple of years, but it’s been a comfort knowing they could fill in the gaps with help from the food pantry. Recently, her daughter found full-time employment, even though it means working the night shift. Having her mother at home to care for her child makes all the difference. “We don’t go to the pantry every month now, because things are a little better,” says Judy. “But when I do go, every-one is very friendly. Sometimes I’ll see clients I used to help. It’s a small community.”


Learning About NutritionWhile the Food Bank’s primary mission is to feed the hungry, it’s also focused on long-term solutions to hunger, like nutrition education to help people make the best choices about the food they eat. Last year, we provided monthly nutrition packets to our after-school meal program, Kids Cafe, and to our BackPack Program, which provides take-home food for children at the end of the school week. Students also received free copies of Chop Chop kids’ cooking magazine, thanks to a generous donation from the publisher. Volunteers conducted onsite cooking demon-strations for the children at Kids Cafe and for families in high-need areas of Woonsocket and Newport though the Food Bank’s mobile Pantry Express program. Member agencies also participated in several “train the trainer” workshops on food safety, shopping smart and other elements of nutrition and cooking with fresh produce.


WarrenLIFE, Inc.SVDP at St. Mary of the Bay

WarwickBoys & Girls Clubs of WarwickBridgemark, Inc.Cornerstone Church Food PantryGateways to ChangeKent Center St. Rita’s Church PantryWest Bay Residential Group Home

Food CenterWestbay Community Action

Partnership

West WarwickPhenix Baptist Church Meal SiteSVDP St. Anthony’s Soup KitchenSVDP St. John & James Soup KitchenSVDP West Bay Meal SiteWest Warwick Assistance AgencyWest Warwick Senior Center

WesterlyAdult Day Center of WesterlyJonnycake Center of WesterlySVDP Immaculate ConceptionWARM Shelter Meal Site

WoonsocketAll Saints ChurchBackpackers, Inc. Connecting for Children and Families, Inc.Family Resources Community ActionNeighborworks Blackstone RiverOur Lady, Queen of Martyrs ChurchSeven Hills Rhode Island St. Agatha’s ChurchSt. James Episcopal ChurchSt. Joseph’s CupboardSVDP Bryan’s PantryWoonsocket Head Start Food Center

Massachusetts

Fall River Family Services of Fall River ADH IISStar of Rhode Island

SeekonkSeekonk Portuguese SDA Church

South AttleboroSouth Attleboro Assembly of GodSVDP St. Theresa’s

Scouts Do a Good TurnThe Boy Scouts were out in force this fall, blanketing neighborhoods across Rhode Island in their annual Scouting for Food drive. Thousands of Scouts from the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America, collected more than 280,000 pounds of non-perishable food from the communities in which they live. The Scouting for Food drive has been a tradition of the Narragansett Council Scouts for 24 years. “The annual drive reinforces the Scout slogan ‘Do A Good Turn Daily,’” said Dave Anderson, Scout Executive of the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America. “We are proud of the hard work and the huge number of Scouts that help make the drive a success year after year. It’s a true testament to the lessons and values Scouting teaches our youth.”

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The Food Bank’s award-winning “Nothing” campaign caught the attention of a grow-ing number of Rhode Islanders in 2011. Designed by Providence-based marketing

firm, NAIL, and underwritten by the Citizens Bank Foundation, the campaign featured an empty can of Nothing that symbolized what too many Rhode Islanders find to eat in their cupboards. Local retailers played a huge role in selling the cans of Nothing and raising awareness around the issue of hunger. Many thanks to Craftland in Provi-dence for hosting an impressive pop-up store filled with Nothing, and to the Salvation Army for loaning a mobile food truck, which allowed the Food Bank to sell Nothing in downtown Providence this fall. People could also buy a virtual can of Nothing online and place their name on a shelf next to their fellow Food Bank supporters. The next generation of citizens also embraced the campaign, with students of every age getting involved. La Salle Academy raised $5,000 in less than a month, and other schools followed suit with their own Nothing campaigns.


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Craftland’s pop-up Nothing store in Providence

Providence Mayor Angel taveras dropped by the mobile Nothing store in Kennedy Plaza.

Thank you!the following retailers joined the effort by stocking Nothing on their shelves:

Barrington Books Blount Seafood Bottles Fine Wines Brigido’s Fresh Market Clements’ Marketplace Craftland Dave’s Marketplace Eastside Marketplace Frog and Toad The Grateful Heart The Green Grocer Green Ink The Jonnycake Center* RISD Supply Store Sandy’s Liquors The Savory Grape Seven Stars Bakery Tom’s Market Whole Foods Market

* a member agency of the Food Bank

Doing Something About NothingYour organization, school or faith group can help raise funds to feed Rhode Islanders any time of year. If you would like to coordinate an organization-wide Nothing campaign, we can supply empty Nothing cans and all the infomation you need to get started. Contact Cindy Elder at 401-942-6325 Ext. 213 or [email protected] for information, or visit www.rifoodbank.org/Nothing.


$50,000–$99,999.99 Anonymous (1)

$10,000–$49,999.99Anonymous (5)Margaret M. ArpinRobert and Mary DalyKenneth and Judy DionneAlan Shawn FeinsteinCharles FradinLarry and Jill GoldsteinStanley and Merle GoldsteinMichael and Danielle HaxtonAnna and Cyrus HighsmithJoshua J. LeeBob, Cheryl & Erin MahoneyEugene and Renae MartinLinda M. Mathewson and

Paul HelwegMargaret McGetrickKenneth and Jody MillerHenry and Peggy SharpeBruce and Carol WatersonWilliam and Nancy Zeitler

$5,000–$9,999.99Anonymous (3)Claire and Jeffrey BlackCory and Angela BousquetMalcolm* and Liz ChaceTheodore and Marilyn ColvinKristin A. DeKuiperThomas and Lorraine DimeoJonathan and Ruth FainArnold and Florence FriedmanEdward and Kristine GreeneAlexis B. HafkenAlmon and Suzanne HallLynn and Dezi HalmiRich and Claudia HawkesMarie J. Langlois & John LoerkePeter and Deborah LipmanTanya and Scott MartinGordon and Julia McGovernJoop and Ria Nagtegaal

Frankie L. BrunelleKalman and Patricia BuchoveckyCyril and Anita BuckleyStephen and Virginia BussNancy and Michael CallahanE. Colby and Elaine CameronDavid CannMichael Caparco, Sr.John and Janet CaramadreKenneth and Dena CarloneRobert Byrne and

Lorri Caruso ByrneAlan CasaleLucia Gill and Peter CaseJohn R. CaseyMichael and Lisa CaseyPaul F. CaswellCatherine A. CavalloHelena E. CavanaghNila N. CedergrenPatricia and Peter CerilliArthur and Doreen ChabotRichard and Christine CharestRobert E. ChoinierePeter CieszkoSalvatore and Letizia CilettiMary L. ClarkStephen and Kim ClarkMichele CobbNatalie R. CocroftBrent and Jodie CogswellKathryn and Thomas ColbyRobert and Jean ColeDebi ColemanRaymond CollinsPatricia F. ConfortBrook ConleyBill ContiDavid P. CookMartha and R.F. CooperChristopher A. CoppolaJoseph and Denise Cornwall

Robert and Gail OrnsteinMark and Donna RossArun and Barbara Singh Kathleen and Daniel SullivanAndrew TuckerJohn and Hope van BeurenRichard Saul Wurman and

Gloria Nagy

$1,000–$4,999.99Anonymous (27)W. Jack AbbottJulian Gary and Dianne AbueloLucien and Kristi AgnielEdward and Vickie AkelmanEllen and Jeffrey AlexanderRhonda and John AlexanderJeffery and Susan AllenLawrence AlloccoWesley and Grace AlpertSandra C. AnsuiniPaul and Mary Lou ArakelianStanley and Gale AronsonRonald and Karen AubinJoanne AudetteRobert BachmanDavid Z. BaileyMary Anne and Michael BarryMarlene BeaulieuDaniel I. BeckerRick and Beth BeckerJ. Stephen and Deborah BentzLinda M. BergemannNina Berry and Dieter PohlRichard and Karen BlackAmanda BlighJeffrey Bob*Edwin and Margaret BogerCharlotte Boney and

Charles LassitterRobert M. BradyDoris E. BriggsJeffrey and Catherine BrodyCarline and Erick BrownCraig T. BrownGary Brownell

Tom Corra and Dara ConcaghCarl CotoiaMorton D. CrossTracey L. CugnoMaureen and Bud CummingsWilliam and Elizabeth CurtinJoel and Eleanor DainMurray and Judith DanforthRichard and Deborah DannerThomas and Lisa DaviesKristopher and Kate DavignonHenry DayRobert and Anne De StefanoElsa J. DeAngelisRoger and Robin DesLauriersRenee DiBiase and Catherine HessStephanie DilockerKathleen DohertyJames and Barbara DonovanJean DoyleRobert and Judith DrewAndrew DufresneNancy R. DunbarPeter and Patricia DuquetteSheila and Peter DurfeeChristopher and Melinda DutraPatrick and Susan DwyerSalvatore and Mary Ann EacuelloThomas and Teresa EaganJonathan EdwardsWilliam and Mary Lee EllisJames and Robin EngleBette L. EricksonBrad EvansBarnet FainRosalie FainBeth and Brian FallonEdward and Sandra FallowKathleen M. FarrenFred D. FelderJames Fingleton and Jennifer GassRobert A. Flynn, Sr.

* Deceased

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the Food Bank is grateful to all of our supporters for their generous contributions.

Teen cellist Sam Adamo raised $700 for the Food Bank performing at local farmers’ markets.


Michelle ForcierChristopher FoxElaine and Ronald FraraccioMichael and Nancy FrazierWilliam FullerMoira and Paul GalloglyFran Gast and Roy RossDawn and Aftab GazderMichael Geisser and Anna LewisStephen and Denise GeorgianJonathan and Rita GewirzAnthony and Adele GiannettoHank and Risa GilpinJohn A. Glasson, Esq.Monica E. GlennonEric and Sally GodfreyNeil GonsalvesLewis R. GordonDavid and Kristen GowerPedro Gozalo and Karen GiebinkReva and A. Gerson GreenburgJ. Grenier and Roger LarsonPaul and Donna GricusPaul J. GrimaldiMary Ellen and John GrosvenorRakesh and Mary GroverElaine C. GuertinLinda L. HaasGloria and Bryce HallRichard and Lorilyn HallRobert B. HarrimanSamuel and Audrey HavensDonna M. HaugenRichard Hellwig and Janet CragerMark Hilty and Maryanne NorisWalter J. HinesNancy and Douglas HinmanCarl and Kimberly HirschMarcia L. HofferPaul Hoffman and Celia SchnackyJoseph and Norma HoganWilliam and Joanne HoganR. Kevin and Deidre HoranRobert A. HourtalSara B. HouseEleanor J. HoveyRobert and Laura HoweGregory and Virginia HudsonGeorge and Anne HumeHoward and Anne HuntoonPeter N. JamesJeff and Teresa JeffersonMark and Deborah JenningsGunnar JohnsonKeith and DeAnne JohnsonLouis JosephMusa and Mervat JouanehJohn and Marie JustoDonald and Anita KaufmanJohn V. Kean, Esq.Jean L. KeithPatrick A. KellyFrances A. KiekeKernan and M. Christine KingLinda and William KingsburyElizabeth C. KingsleyAndrew M. Kohlenberg and

Mary Rebecca MinardLori Korsen

* Deceased

Christopher NataleKevin and Joanne NaughtonTimothy and Kelly NevinsMatthew J. NicolellaMichael and Pamela NoblePeter D. NolanMary B. NowickiEdward C. OakesKathleen O’ConnellBonnie and Malachi O’ConnorJames and Patricia O’HaraJ. Timothy and Dorothy O’ReillyCalvin E. OyerDonald and Julie PalaziniRichard PalmerIwona PaolucciClarissa M. PattersonRobert and Barbara PeaseSheila PellegriniRenee and William PelletierCarol A. PetersonDiane M. PetrellaGary and Nancy PettersonWilliam and Margaret PhelpsPatricia PhilbinMarita and Robert PierceEmery and Lindsey PineoNancy Pottish and Peter TravisonoRob and Karen PowersPaul and Mary PyneFrances and Maurice QuinlanNancy and Charles S. Quinn, Jr.Thomas RamagliaMichael RaoJohn and Lucy ReardonPeter and Judith RectorJack and Julia ReedPhilip J. ReillyMartha D. RekrutRaymond and Angela RenaudMary ReynoldsRussell and Carla RicciCraig and Sarah Beinecke RichardsonLouise RicherRussell R. Ridge, Jr. Marcia RiesmanHenry and Jan RinesMichelina RizzoRosa M. RochaDamaris Rohsenow and

Norm DudziakHerman H. RoseDietrich and Marilyn RueschemeyerMaureen Ryall and Lou BershadJoAnn RyderBarbara SageAlbert* and Ilse SchalerAndrew and Susan SchiffMarc and Valoree SchrankSol SchwartzmanCheryl A. SenerchiaMark and Donna ShammasR. Kelly Sheridan and

Constance HowesMary E. SherlockFrances ShippeeRichard and Elizabeth ShorrockIris Shuey*Stephen and Claudia Silva

Kenneth and Tamara SilverPaul Silver and Katherine HaspelNancy and Joseph SingerJohn and Elizabeth SlocumBeth E. SmithPercy and Alexis SmithRoberta and Arthur SmithEric and Alexis SoloffEric G. SorensenJoan and E. Paul SorensenChristopher SowaRonda L. SpauldingMaura and Jeremy SpectorJoel and Wendy SpellunLisa and Jim StantonNeil Steinberg and Eugenia ShaoDonald Steinbrecher and

Rochelle RobbinsAnne and Robert StillingsRonald Subourne and

Deborah WeilandJyothi and Shivan SubramaniamBrian M. SullivanJames SuppleDavid SzerlagAnne and Michael SzostakRichard and Linda TammaroMark and Jean TanseyJanet TanziMarilyn G. ThomasWilliam R. ThornleyDaphne S. ThorntonSteven and Deborah ThurstonLynda TisdellJames J. TobinGary and Donna TraceyBruce S. TrombleyDonald W. TuftsCary TwichellSidney L. TynanMary Joan VaccaroVilma VaccaroCecila VanhofPaul G. VargheseGeorge and Muriel VetterGirard and Christine ViscontiWilliam Walter and Kara BennettLinda and Mark WardAlan and Diane WardygaJohn and Karen WarrenJoseph H. WeaverHoward and Elaine WeissLee and Lisa WesnerChristopher C. WhitneyCarol A. WilburCynthia WilcoxMargaret A. WilliamsMary and David WilliamsRobert and Sandra WilliamsRichard and Christine WilsonMichael J. WinslowEdward and Jean WinsorH. Joanne WodziakRichard Wong and

Barbara Schepps WongVincent and Karen YakavonisFrancisroy and Cynthia ZbyrEdmond ZeldinLynn and Stanley Zuba

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David and Joanne KunitzVirginia L. LacyLinda and Claude Laliberte-CoteJeanne M. LangfordJill J. LangleyMarie C. LapreMichael and Mary Jeanne LatinaDaniel and Debra LauferRobert and Patricia LautMike and Catherine LebovitzMichele and Tobias LederbergDonna Lee and

Christopher DelSesto*Eugene and Brooke LeeRene LeFleurJohn R. Leo, Ph.D.Joni A. LeonePatricia A. Leporacci-MarinoSteven LepreHelen and Henry LesieurStephen and Bettina LetcherRichard and Charlene LewisMrs. Frank LichtWilliam and Doris LoehningJohn and Judith LombardiLionel and Lynda LorangerLeslie and Bryan LorberJoan LuskJean D. Madden, Jr.John and Kris MaedaMichael R. MageeBhikhaji M. ManeckjiKristin and Brian MannRobert and Judy MannJoseph and Meredith MarcAureleAnthony Marine, Jr.Humphrey and Faye MarisJames E. MarshKaren and Warren MarshGlen and Susan MartinMargaret A. MartyElizabeth D. MatthewsGretchen E. MaurerEugene and Maureen McCabeBarbara McCarthyJohn and Kathleen McCarthyCharles McCoy and

Lory Snady-McCoyMary B. McEneryFrank and Arlene McGonagleDennis and Jane McGuireKathleen McKeough and

David NathansonRichard and Claudia McNallyJoseph E. MedeirosAllen MelloFrank MetayerEdith K. MeyerStacey and Eugene MihalyDeirdre and Peter MillonesNancy A. MirtoDebra and Charles MitchellWayne D. MoorePatricia and Terry MoranTimothy and Rebecca MoreNicholas and Andria MorenziSusan and David MorrisJanet C. MorseTheresa Murphy


$200,000+State of Rhode Island

$100,000–$199,999The Angell FoundationThe Champlin FoundationsStop & Shop Companies, Inc.Walmart Foundation

$50,000–$99,999 Anonymous (1)Bank of AmericaCitizens Bank FoundationFeeding AmericaJanci FoundationThe Rhode Island Foundationvan Beuren Charitable Foundation

$25,000–$49,999Carter Family Charitable TrustThe Collis FoundationCombined Federal CampaignCVS Charity Classic, Inc.MetLife FoundationNordson CorporationRodgers Family FoundationTrinity Repertory Company,

A Christmas Carol PatronsUnited Way of Rhode Island,

Payroll DeductionUnited Way of Rhode Island, State

Employee Charitable AppealWakefern Food Corporation

GTECHHayward Industries, Inc.Hodges Badge Company, Inc.Irvin E. Houck Charitable TrustIllinois Tool Works FoundationIndustrial Burner ServiceJewish Federation FoundationJohn W. Kennedy Co., Inc.Johnson & Wales UniversityLeon Lowenstein Foundation, Inc.Thomas H. Maren-Leon and

Barbara Goldstein FundMcAdams Charitable FoundationMcKesson Information

Solutions, Inc.Meehan FoundationMiriam HospitalPfizer FoundationThe Randleigh Foundation TrustDonald Salmanson FoundationStop & Shop - LincolnSwarovski North AmericaSylvester ElectronicsUnited Health Care

of New England, Inc.VerizonThe Washington Trust CompanyWhole Foods MarketWild Colonial Corporation

$1,000–$4,999Anonymous (4)AAA Southern New EnglandADAH Chapter #15–

Order of the Eastern StarAdelphoi Lodge #33 A.F. & A. M.AmWINS Group BenefitsAndrade Cranston Donuts, Inc.Anonymous Fund of The Greater

Cincinnati FoundationArbella Insurance Group

Charitable Foundation, Inc.Arden EngineeringAtlantic Technology Group, LLCAurora Civic AssociationBanfi Vintners FoundationBar & Restaurant Service, Inc.Barnes Group Foundation, Inc.

Birch Hill Investment AdvisorsBlood Centers of America, Inc.Blue State CoffeeBrennan, Recupero, Cascione,

Scungio, & McAllister, LLPBrown University, Faculty &

Graduate Student ClubBryant UniversityCapco Steel CorporationCavanagh CompanyCB Richard EllisCentral Congregational ChurchChampion Technologies, Inc.The Cheesecake FactoryChurch World Service, Inc.Conyngham Family Charitable

FoundationCornerstone GroupCorvette CruisersCouncil for Logistics ResearchCross Insulation, Inc.Cumulus Media, Inc.D.J. Cronin, Inc.Dave’s MarketplaceDell SecureWorks, Inc.Dimeo Construction CompanyDiSanto, Priest & CompanyDuffy & Sweeney, LTDDunkin’ DonutsE. A. McNulty Real Estate GroupE. H. Ashley & CompanyEast Commerce SolutionsEast Side Urgent CareEastside MarketplaceEdwards Wildman Palmer LLPElectric Boat Employees’ Community

Services AssociationElmhurst Alumnae AssociationEnivar Charitable FundEpiscopal Charities Fund of Rhode

IslandEpiscopal Diocese of Rhode IslandEpoxy Mixing EquipmentF/S Capitol Consulting, LLCFalvey LinenFederal Home Loan Bank of BostonFestivals of America, LLCFidelity Investments

O R G A N i z At i O N S & F O u N D At i O N S (7/1/10–6/30/11)

$10,000–$24,999Anonymous (2)Amgen FoundationAmica Mutual Insurance

Company-Corporate OfficeBankNewportBJ’s Charitable FoundationCovidienDominion Resources The Elms FoundationEmpire LoanF. Paolino Homes, Inc.Grainger, Inc.

Haffenreffer Family FundEmma C. Harris FoundationThe Frank B. Hazard General

Charity FundThe Forrest & Frances Lattner

FoundationMarie Keese Lelash Foundation, Inc.June Rockwell Levy FoundationIda Ballou Littlefield Memorial TrustMAZON: A Jewish Response

to HungerMetLife Auto & HomeOcean State Signal CompanyThe Pentair FoundationPrince Charitable TrustsRallis Conover Family FundSeven Stars BakerySharpe Family FoundationShaw’s Supermarkets, Inc.Supervalu, Inc.Talbots Classics National BankTextron Charitable TrustTruistTSO & Live Nation Music GroupUnited Natural Foods, Inc.

$5,000–$9,999Anonymous (1)AidmatrixAmica Companies FoundationBazar GroupBilly Andrade–Brad Faxon

Charities for Children

AT&TBlue Cross & Blue Shield

of Rhode IslandCVS CaremarkDelta Dental of Rhode IslandDowntown 5K, Inc.Feet FirstFM Global Galaxy Nutritional FoodsGershman Family FoundationGreater Providence Board

of RealtorsGregg’s Restaurants & Pubs


Partridge Snow & Hahn, LLPPaul Cuffee Elementary SchoolPeapod by Stop & ShopPenzance FoundationPeople’s Credit UnionPhillips Memorial Baptist ChurchPortsmouth Abbey SchoolThe Portsmouth ShopProspect Hill FoundationProvidence Retired Police

& Firefighters AssociationProvisions United, Ltd.QML, Inc.R & F Enterprises, Inc.R & I Investment, Inc.Radiation Oncology Services of RIRaytheon CompanyRegan Residential Heating and

Air Conditioning CompanyReynolds America, Inc.Rhode Island Credit UnionRhode Island HospitalRhode Island Master Plumbers

Association, Inc.Rhode Island Nursery and

Landscape AssociationRI Jewish Fraternal AssociationRobinson Green Beretta

CorporationRockland Trust Investment

Management GroupRotary Club of East GreenwichS.P. Marcovich & Co.Saint Mary’s Episcopal ChurchSasco Foundation

Mary and Michael Schwartz FundScituate Lions ClubSensata TechnologiesShare Our StrengthGrant Sherburne FundGeorge L. Shinn & Clara S. Shinn

FoundationThe Silver Tie FundThe Society of the Friendly

Sons of St. PatrickSodexo Foundation, Inc.Edwin S. Soforenko FoundationSt. Agnes ChurchSt. Michael’s Country Day SchoolThe Staples Family FoundationFrederick C. Tanner Memorial FundTaylor, Duane, Barton & Gilman, LLPTenth Gate Center for Yoga and

MeditationTextron, Inc.Touro Fraternal AssociationTown Hall Lanes, Inc.Twin RiverUnileverUncle Jimmy Charity Striper

TournamentUSI New EnglandWebster BankThe White Family FoundationWinkler GroupWinograd Shine Land & Finkle, P.C.Otto H. York FoundationJonathan Marc Zimmering

Memorial Fund

O R G A N i z At i O N S & F O u N D At i O N S (7/1/10–6/30/11)

the 1982 Benefactors’ Society recognizes those who have included the Rhode Island Community Food Bank in their estate plans.

Florence B. Garin*Edwin H. Hastings*Rev. Joseph P. Heaney*Mary L. Howe*Patricia G. JenningsMaurice P. Julien*Lorinne T. Knight*Mary Ann Laurans*Raymond T. Laurans*Helen L. Lyons*

Anonymous (27)Jeffrey Bob*M. Margaret Boyle*Walter L. “Salty” Brine *Alpin ChisholmCatherine O’Reilly Collette and Will ColletteMarjorie W. Crook*David R. Ebbitt*Elizabeth W. Fiske*

t H E 1 9 8 2 B E N E F A C t O R S ’ S O C i E t Y

Ursula M. McElroy*Mary Anne McQuaid*A. Edmund Miele*Frances M. Miele*Linda l. MoultonJean H. Scott*Ida M. Segall*Kristy SnyderWilliam Walter

Forman Family Charitable TrustFraternal Order of Police

AssociationFriends of Thomas Sgouros, Jr.Ira S. & Anna Galkin Charitable

TrustGould Charitable Lead UnitrustGraphic Solutions for Business, Inc.Greenwich Bay Women’s ClubHarmony Lodge 5 IOOFHart Design GroupHelping Hand AssociatesHistoric Wharves Associates, Inc.Hobby Horse Enterprises, Inc.Ingenix Care TrackerInskip Auto GroupInternational Packaging

CorporationInvestment DonutsThe Jaffe FoundationJamestown Women’s Golf LeagueJCL Transportation Services, Inc.JS Pallet Co., Inc.Keller Williams Realty

Kent Washington Association of Realtors, Inc.

Laird Norton Family FundLakewood Baptist ChurchLa Salle AcademyLincoln MallAdelaide Dawson Lynch

Memorial TrustMacy’s Mai Tai Investments, Inc.Morgan StanleyNavigant Credit UnionNetopian Club of ProvidenceEmily Nicholson Charitable

Lead UnitrustNortek, Inc.North Family TrustNorthern Rhode Island Chamber

of CommerceNumark IndustriesOaklawn Products, Inc.Ocean State Oil, Inc.Open MRI of New England, Inc.The Pampered Chef

* Deceased


Al Forno RestaurantArtisan Events CafeATR/TreehouseMarty BallouBank of AmericaSteve BigelowBluefin GrilleBoston Marriott QuincyBroadway BistroCapital Design, Inc.The Capital GrilleCastle Hill Inn & ResortChez PascalChop Chop MagazineChristie’sCitizens Financial GroupCoastal Extreme Brewing

CompanyCommunity MusicWorksCopy ShopJohn Coted. Carlo TrattoriaDave’s MarketplaceDepartment of Health - WICDugan Custom JewelersF/S Capitol Consulting, LLCFord Motor Company and

Newman’s Own, Inc.The Fortune GroupGreenvale VineyardsGregg’s Restaurants & PubsRichard Grosvenor, Sr.Guy Abelson Catering & EventsBill HarleyHemenway’s Seafood & Oyster BarThe Hotel Viking

Johnson & Wales Culinary Arts Museum

La Laiterie at FarmsteadSteve LewinsteinLincoln SchoolLuigi’s Gourmet ExpressIra and Suzanne MagazinerThe Melting PotMill’s TavernMr. Peabody’sKeith MunslowPamela M. MurrayJoop and Ria NagtegaalNarragansett Brewing CompanyNBC 10New Harvest Coffee RoastersNew Rivers American BistroNewport Harbor CorporationNewport VineyardsPatterson Park Partners, LLCBill PinelliPinelli’s Deli/Café at NightThe Portsmouth ShopPrintSourceProvidence Biltmore HotelProvidence MarriottProvidence Performing Arts CenterMary Jane PueriniRussell Morin Fine CateringSeven Stars BakeryShadesSwarovski North AmericaTrinity Repertory CompanyUnited Natural Foods, Inc.Waterman GrilleWhole Foods Market

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the End Hunger Challenge Fund was created by a group of generous Food Bank donors to offer a pool of funds

for matching gift purposes. Through their generosity, these supporters inspire others to give, maximizing contributions and increasing support to help end hunger.

Jaffe Foundation/Jill and Bob JaffeMarie J. Langlois and John LoerkeDorothy LichtPeter and Deborah LipmanJohn and Kris MaedaBob, Cheryl and Erin MahoneyScott and Tanya MartinKathleen McKeough and David

NathansonJoop and Ria NagtegaalKaren and Rob PowersHerman Hillson RoseMark and Donna RossKathleen and Daniel Sullivan, Jr.Sidney L. TynanLee and Lisa Wesner

FoundersLetitia and John CarterCharles S. Fradin in honor of

Janet and Paul Fradin, Carol and Hrant TatianDan RothenbergClaire and Gregory Wilcox

ContributorsAnonymousPeter and Deborah CoopKristin DeKuiperRuth and Jonathan FainLynn and Dezi HalmiThe Danielle and Michael Haxton

Family Fund

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INDIvIDuALSJudith S. Abbott Nancy M. Allen Marita E. Antrop Jane F. Arsenault Ruth B. Balzano Diane Barense Ruth L. Batchelor Michele L. Beliveau Janice C. Blanchette Ernest R. Boss Mary W. Boston Diane Bradley Thomas Bradley John F. Burgess Robin Burgess Alberta R. Caldarone Ronald A. Campellone JoAnn Carbonetti Roland V. Cherella Jeffrey M. Church, Sr. George Cohen Linda M. Colella Diane R. Conover Matthew A. Conover June S. Cook Philip S. Cooney April E. Corcoran Cindy S. Coston Joyce M. Curtin Carol T. Dailey Hazel C. Dame Susan M. Dame Joyce E. Decesare Ralph G. DelSesto Eleanor S. Dias Donna E. DiRaimo Edith DiSandro Claudette G. Doiron Patricia A. Dolloff Carl Dubois Anne E. Dunbar Bill Engley Susan M. Evans Lillian G. Farland Francine C. Ferrante Richelle Fitzgerald Barbara M. Flanagan Marie E. Forcino Donald H. Fowler William Gallagher Norma Garnsey Vera I. Gierke Michael Goldberg Paula Goldner Sue A. Gould Mary Ann Goulette Edward J. Green Marcella Green Rebecca B. Gunn Todd K. Gustafson, Sr. Craig A. Harris Susan D. Harter Elmer Headley Gerard Heroux Martha Hertzer Carl Hirsch

1,000–24,999 PoundsAgar Food ShowAgar Supply Company, Inc.Aldi StoresAsiagoAutocrat, Inc.Belgravia ImportsBetty, Inc.Big Apple FarmBrown University Dining

ServicesClements’ MarketplaceConfreda Greenhouse & FarmCooks Valley FarmDaniele, Inc.Dave’s MarketplaceEast FarmFerolbink FarmsFranklin FarmFrito-Lay, Inc.Galaxy Nutritional FoodsGarelick FarmsGeneral MillsGeorge GreerGirl Scouts of RIGreylawn Foods, Inc.Home & Hospice Care of RIHorizon Beverage Company

of RIHunger Commission

of SE MAImondi EggsJaswell FarmJoseph’s PastaKellogg CompanyKFC Stores Krazy Korner Bagel & DeliKraft FoodsM & M ProduceMagaziner FarmMcLane Carolina Logistics

500,000+ PoundsOcean State Job LotP and K Services, LLC

250,000–499,999 PoundsStop & Shop SupermarketsWestern Veg Produce, Inc.

100,000–249,999 PoundsCVS CaremarkNational Letter Carriers

Food DriveScouting for Food DriveShaw’s SupermarketsUnited Natural Foods, Inc.Walmart Stores Young Family Farm

50,000–99,999 PoundsBimbo Bakeries USA

Entenmann’sConAgraDS Waters of America/

Crystal SpringHealds Valley Farms, LTDNabisco, Inc.Nutrisystem®Sam’s Club WarwickTrader Joes URI, College of the Environ-

ment & Life Sciences

25,000–49,999 PoundsBlount Fine FoodsCalise & Sons BakeryCumberland FarmsDel Monte Foods CompanyLittle Rhody Foods, Inc.McLane ConcordNestle USAYell-O-Glow Corporation

F O O D D O N O R S (7/1/10–6/30/11)


Kimberly S. Hirsch Sandra Holloway Eve Hubbell Therese R. Hughes Alice C. Hurst Michael J. Jendzejec Gauntice M. Jones Steve Kagan Marianne L. Katzanek Paul Kavanagh Edna S. Kelly Howard L. Kouffman Catherine E. Krause Frederick Kraut Mary E. Kuhar Sandra M. Lahey Joyce E. Lake Roland Landry Kathryn M. Langborg Lance R. Langborg, Jr. Austin H. Livesey Lara London Joseph G. Louis Linda Macomber William E. Maguire, Jr. Mike Marandola Arthur O. Marcello, Jr. Judith V. Marshall Raymond G. Mayette Emily McConaghy Patricia J. McDonough Esther K. McElroy Joseph R. McIntyre John H. Meagher, III Hope B. Mellion Carolyn E. Mesagno Rachelle H. Modiano Burton S. Mollohan Trudy Mollohan Edwin Mucha Elsie Mucha* Francis M. Murphy, Jr. Janet Murphy Jeannette A. Myette Jennifer S. Nicholson Judith Nievera William Nievera Diane E. Notarianni Pete M. O’Connell Mario D. Pantano Paula S. Parlato Gary N. Pepin Joanne Perella Chris Perrett Yolanda M. Perrucci Joyce S. Petrarca Jeanine Phaneuf Normand G. Plante Jean Plunkett Mary Jane Puerini Beth L. Rabin Stephen C. Rhind Wayne E. Riendeau Linda Rogers Robert Rogers Karl R. Rohrman Virginia R. Rosa

* DECEASED

National Grid–ENERGY STARNew Vermont CreameryNewman’s Own, Inc.Ocean State CPLPepsi Bottling GroupPhilabundancePippin OrchardPray Trucking, Inc.Prime, Inc.Providence CollegeR.K.S. SalesRadlo FoodsRoch’s Wholesale Retail

ProduceSchartner FarmSimmering SoupSodexo - Kent HospitalSouth Stream SeafoodSzawlowski Potato FarmsTarget Stores Tedeschi Food Shops

Food ShowThomsen Food ServiceTop This Pizza Crust, Inc.Tribe Mediterranean FoodsTyson FoodsURI Dining ServicesVoortman CookiesWashington Trust PB ExpressWayne Bailey Produce

CompanyWhiteWave Foods CompanyWhole Foods Market

500–999 PoundsBelmont Fruit MarketCarvelLedge Ends FarmMansfield Paper CompanySmithfield PackingTasty Baking Company

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Nancy Rousseau Edward Safire Mary Lou Schoettler George L. Seavey Mary D. Sharp George Simonin Fred R. Smith Stephen B. Sofro Ann M. Spence Frank St. Martin Sharon St. Martin Thomas Stieve Pauline Strozier William Strozier Jerri Taylor Leonard B. Tessier Alex D. Theriault David J. Thomas Jean L. Tierney Patricia Tomasso John A. Turini, III Rachel M. Uttley Dolores Vallante Kathy A. Ventry Daniel A. Villani Dottie Villani Thomas G. Visceglie Margaret Ann Wardle Emily A. Webber Janet A. Wennerstrom Diane L. Wilcox Mary B. Wilde Sandra L. Williams Bill A. Wilson Max E. Wolff Adeline J. Wong Charles J. Worthington Betsey Young

ORGANIzATIONS ADP Dealer Services/

BZ Results AIPSO Ameriprise Financial

Services Bank of America The Bank of New York

Mellon Private Wealth Management

BankNewport The Big East Conference Blue Cross & Blue Shield

of RI Boy Scout Troop 1,

Seekonk Bradley School Brown University Bryant University Burrillville High School Carousel Industries

Catholic HEART Workcamp Church of the Holy

Paraclete Citizens Bank Coastway Community

Bank Collette Vacations Community College of RI Compass Group Covidien Cranston ARC CVS Caremark Dassault Systemes Simulia

Corporation Delta Dental of Rhode

Island The Discovery Group, Inc./

SAF Properties, Inc. Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. East Greenwich United

Methodist Church

(7/1/10–6/30/11)

Ernst & Young Family Resources, Inc. Fidelity Investments First Comp Insurance FM Global Foundation Governor Francis Farm

Garden Club GTECH IBM Corporation India Association of Rhode Island InsureMyTrip.Com James Maher Center Johnson & Wales University Koch Eye Associates Kraft Foods Lifespan Marsh USA Merrill Lynch The Met School Navigant Credit Union

Next Step Recovery Housing

Nordstrom North American Family

Institute Ace Program Ocean Tides High School Opportunities Unlimited Patch.com Prospect Congregational

Church Retail Solutions Rhode Island Credit Union The Rhode Island

Foundation Rocky Hill School Roger Williams University Salve Regina University Scandinavian Home, Inc. Shaw’s Supermarkets Spurwink RI St. Francis De Sales Stop & Shop United Healthcare

of New England United Natural Foods, Inc. UPS Walmart The Washington Trust

Company WEEI 103.7FM Providence Weight Watchers The Wheeler School Work Opportunities

Unlimited Youth Build Providence Youth Pride, Inc.


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O P E R AT I O N S

Plant TotalUnrestricted Restricted

A S S E t S

C U R R E N T A S S E T S :

Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,172,099 $ 72,810 $ 119,557 $ 1,364,466

Pledges receivable, current 10,125 37,000 – 47,125

Accounts receivable, net 190,903 – – 190,903

Food inventory 503,492 638,954 – 1,142,446

Investments, short-term 1,152,345 – – 1,152,345

Prepaid expenses 108,719 – 5,528 114,247

Total current assets 3,137,683 748,764 125,085 4,011,532

Property and equipment, net – – 6,458,231 6,458,231

Pledges receivable, long-term 20,248 – – 20,248

Investments, long-term 2,336,365 – 1,585 2,337,950

Total assets $ 5,494,296 $ 748,764 $ 6,584,901 $ 12,827,961

L i A B i L i t i E S A N D N E t A S S E t S

C U R R E N T L I A B I L I T I E S :

Accounts payable $ 56,138 $ 7,750 $ 4,528 $ 68,416

Accrued expenses 240,324 88,717 – 329,041

Total current liabilities 296,462 96,467 4,528 397,457

N E T A S S E T S :

Unrestricted net assets:

Undesignated 2,861,469 – 3,074 2,864,543

Board designated:

Contingency reserve 2,336,365 – – 2,336,365

Invested in property & equipment – – 6,458,231 6,458,231

Total unrestricted net assets 5,197,834 – 6,461,305 11,659,139

Temporarily restricted net assets – 652,297 119,068 771,365

Total net assets 5,197,834 652,297 6,580,373 12,430,504

Total liabilities and net assets $ 5,494,296 $ 748,764 $ 6,584,901 $ 12,827,961

Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association

Statement of Financial PositionJune 30, 2011

These statements are excerpted from our complete audited financial statements, prepared by Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd., available upon request.


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Plant TotalUnrestricted Restricted

C H A N G E S i N u N R E S t R i C t E D N E t A S S E t S Public support and revenue: Annual campaign/memberships $ 4,095,551 – – $ 4,095,551 Shared maintenance 331,901 – – 331,901 Cooperative buying program 702,900 – – 702,900 Special events revenue, net of event expense of approximately $55,800

138,074 – – 138,074

Government grants and contracts 166,753 – – 166,753 In-kind contributions 41,500 – – 41,500 Promotion Sales 17,912 – – 17,912 Return on investments 403,256 – – 403,256 Other 9,018 – 21,219 30,237 Gain on disposal of fixed asset – – 3,260 3,260 Total unrestricted support and revenue 5,906,865 – 24,479 5,931,344 Net assets released from restrictions: 9,793,865 – 123,118 9,916,983 Total unrestricted public support and revenue 15,700,730 – 147,597 15,848,327

Expenses: Program services: Food distribution and related services 13,226,314 – 258,678 13,484,992 Supporting services: Management and general 721,755 – 14,372 736,127 Development 993,206 – 14,371 1,007,577 Total supporting services 1,714,961 – 28,743 1,743,704 Total expenses 14,941,275 – 287,421 15,228,696

CHANGES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS: 759,455 – (139,824) 619,631

C H A N G E S i N t E M P O R A R i LY R E S t R i C t E D N E t A S S E t S

Return on investments – – 2,630 2,630

Food contributions – 7,640,024 – 7,640,024 USDA food contributions – 239,536 – 239,536 Foundation grants – 898,546 111,150 1,009,696 Government grants and contracts – 527,810 – 527,810 Net assets released from restrictions – (9,793,865) (123,118) (9,916,983) Changes in temp. restricted net assets – (487,949) (9,338) (497,287)

TOTAL CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 759,455 (487,949) (149,162) 122,344

NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 4,460,482 1,140,246 6,707,432 12,308,160

TRANSFERS (22,103) – 22,103 –

NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR $ 5,197,834 $ 652,297 $ 6,580,373 $ 12,430,504

Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association

Statement of Activities and Changes in Net AssetsYear Ended June 30, 2011

O u R M i S S i O NThe Rhode Island Community Food Bank provides food to people in need and

promotes long-term solutions to the problem of hunger.

O u R v i S i O NThe Food Bank is an innovative leader in solving the problem of hunger. In partnership with

our Member Agencies, as well as government and community leaders, we work to ensure that no one in Rhode Island goes hungry. We envision a day when everyone in Rhode Island has access

to nutritious food through an efficient and sustainable acquisition and distribution network.

200 Niantic Avenue Providence, RI 02907 • (401) 942-MEAL (6325)

www.rifoodbank.org

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