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