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2012 Annual Report - Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York
2012 Annual Report - Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York
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30 years at a glance<br />
1982 Regional Food Bank opens in a commercial storage warehouse in downtown Albany<br />
1983 Staff increases from 1 to 3; distribution reaches 400,000 in first full year of operation<br />
1984 Three VISTA Volunteers join staff; Food Bank begins administering NYS Supplemental Nutrition Assistance<br />
Program; first truck purchased; Golf Tournament begins<br />
1985 Annual food distribution reaches one million pounds; Holiday Hunger Appeal and Yom Kippur Hunger Appeal begin<br />
1986 Food Bank awarded $400,000 grant from New York State for new warehouse<br />
1987 Service area expands to 23 counties; staff person hired to expand services in lower Hudson Valley<br />
1988 Food Bank purchases land for new warehouse and begins construction; buys first refrigerated truck<br />
1989 Food Bank moves into newly constructed warehouse; becomes certified member of Second Harvest, the<br />
national food bank network; begins distributing USDA Commodities<br />
1990 Food Bank of the Hudson Valley branch established; Purchased Food Program initiated; Food Industry Auction<br />
launched; computerization implemented<br />
1991 Repack Program begins; food donations increase 70%; fundraising exceeds $100,000 for first time<br />
1992 Moveable Feast and Extra Helpings Programs begin; Check Out Hunger campaign launched<br />
1993 Food Bank moves into larger, 42,000 square foot warehouse, still its current location<br />
1994 Food Bank of the Hudson Valley moves to new warehouse; Public Warehousing Program provides new source<br />
of revenue<br />
1995 Distribution exceeds 10 million pounds a year; Produce for the People program begins; Chefs & Vintners’<br />
Harvest Dinner debuts<br />
1996 Adopt a Program created; Food Bank of the Hudson Valley receives donated warehouse<br />
1997 Food Bank participates in national Hunger Study for first time<br />
1998 Food distribution surpasses 100 million pounds since Food Bank was formed; Food Bank of the Hudson Valley<br />
begins Annual Dinner<br />
1999 Food Bank of the Hudson Valley moves into newly renovated donated warehouse<br />
2000 Food distribution increases by 2.5 million pounds; Food Bank of the Hudson Valley begins Capital Campaign<br />
2001 Food Bank begins construction to renovate and expand warehouse<br />
2002 Capital Campaign launched to fund capital improvements<br />
2003 Construction completed and Food Bank expands into new space<br />
2004 Capital Campaign successfully completed; vehicles, equipment, and technology upgraded; Kids Cafe program<br />
begins<br />
2005 Food Bank of the Hudson Valley completes Capital Campaign; Food Bank provides food and funds to assist<br />
victims of Hurricane Katrina<br />
2006 Food Bank begins operating Patroon Land Farm<br />
2007 BackPack Program launched<br />
2008 Food Bank becomes sponsor of Summer Food Service Program; begins Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)<br />
program to raise funds for Farm<br />
2009 Food Bank named Nonprofit of the Year; distribution exceeds 20 million pounds a year<br />
2010 Mac -n- Cheese Bowl begins; barn built at Farm<br />
2011 Distribution exceeds 25 million pounds; Food Bank assists victims of Hurricane Irene flooding; greenhouse built<br />
at Farm<br />
2012 Food Bank celebrates 30th Anniversary; distribution reaches 27.7 million pounds; Food Bank of the<br />
Hudson Valley responds to Superstorm Sandy; number of volunteers exceeds 10,000; BackPack<br />
Program expands to over 30 schools<br />
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