Annual Report - Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Annual Report - Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Annual Report - Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
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The Green Harvest Program,<br />
an initiative to collect<br />
and distribute more fresh<br />
produce, was launched in<br />
1991, the first in a long<br />
series of produce-friendly<br />
programs including Gleaning,<br />
Farm Stands, Plant A Row,<br />
<strong>Food</strong> Farm, and the latest<br />
two, Produce to People and<br />
<strong>Community</strong> Harvest. 2011<br />
produce distribution reached<br />
3,094,222 pounds.<br />
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The first <strong>Pittsburgh</strong> Blues<br />
Festival opened in July of<br />
1995 with Koko Taylor,<br />
Walter Wolfman Washington,<br />
and Bill Wharton. Total raised<br />
over 17 years: $1.4 million.<br />
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The first Empty Bowls Dinner<br />
was held in 1996. Over 16<br />
years Empty Bowls has raised<br />
more than $428,500 for the<br />
<strong>Food</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> and Just Harvest.<br />
The <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> has received<br />
seven “Hunger’s Hope”<br />
Awards from Feeding<br />
America for model programs:<br />
Agency Capacity (1997,<br />
2006), Technology (PDA<br />
direct tracking system for<br />
Three Rivers Table drivers,<br />
2006), <strong>Community</strong> Relations<br />
(2006), Agency Research<br />
(CHOP, 2006), Local<br />
Coalition Building (Paper<br />
Plate Campaign, 2006), and<br />
Marketing (The Campaign<br />
to End Hunger, 2009).<br />
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The <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> was<br />
Feeding America’s <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Bank</strong><br />
of the Year in 2001.<br />
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The <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> interactive<br />
online “Get Help” map<br />
was developed by the IT<br />
department and launched<br />
in 2008.<br />
The Choosing Healthy<br />
Options Program (CHOP),<br />
a nutritional ranking system,<br />
received the Agency Research<br />
Hunger’s Hope Award<br />
in 2006, and has been<br />
embraced by dozens of food<br />
banks across the network.<br />
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Volunteers are an essential<br />
part of the <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> family.<br />
In 1982 1,500 hours were<br />
donated by volunteers. In<br />
2011 it was 40,000 hours.<br />
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The <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> is the<br />
recipient of 2 Congressional<br />
“Victory Against Hunger”<br />
Awards.<br />
The <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> is committed<br />
to capacity building<br />
throughout the network,<br />
and has helped provide<br />
hundreds of refrigerators,<br />
freezers, computers, shelving<br />
and other equipment for<br />
our member agencies.<br />
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The <strong>Community</strong> Table<br />
Program was formally<br />
launched in 2010. Agencies<br />
are matched with restaurants<br />
and food services that provide<br />
meals on a scheduled basis,<br />
improving on the Three<br />
Rivers Table concept by<br />
allowing both donors and<br />
onsite feeding agencies<br />
to plan ahead.
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