e Gift of Gardening e Power of Collaboration Summer Hunger
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e Gift of Gardening e Power of Collaboration Summer Hunger
Summer 2011 Together We Can Profiles in Courage The Gift of Gardening The Power of Collaboration Summer Hunger Contents Profiles in Courage Bill Bolling, ACFB Executive Director Summer 2011 Letter from the Director 2 Agency of the Quarter 4 Volunteers of the Quarter 5 Hunger Walk/Run 2011 6 The Gift of Gardening 7 Together We Can 8 What’s Cooking at the Food Bank? 10 Upcoming Events 12 Thank You for Joining the Fight 13 Summer Hunger 16 EDITORS Angie Clawson Amy Hudson CONTRIBUTORS Bill Bolling, Angie Clawson, Fred Conrad, Cedric Davis, Michael DeCoursey, Sarah Fonder-Kristy, Kimberly Hays de Muga, Daphne Hill, Amy Hudson, Barbara Overton, Janice Reece, Carol Richburg, Sarah Robertson, Suzanne Roush, Holly Royston, Samantha Schreiber, Orazie Slayton, Judy Stamps, Naretha Timberlake, and Jon West COVER PHOTO Amy Hudson INSIDE PHOTOS Louie Favorite, Amy Hudson, Marcus Kraus, Samantha Schreiber and Allison Young. Photo on Page 7 courtesy of Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Photo on Page 16 courtesy of Feeding America. DESIGN Fain & Tripp, Inc. 2 I recently attended a community forum featuring a nationally known speaker and nonprofit leader. The speaker talked about the challenges and opportunities nonprofits face today. After the presentation, there was a panel representing different sectors and points of view. Each person gave their response according to their background and knowledge of the subject and what they had heard. What became abundantly clear is that for practically every issue and challenge discussed, there was also a public policy issue in play. From the Food Bank’s perspective, this becomes especially relevant as we consider cuts to our state budget resulting in new taxes for nonprofit and religious organizations – or as we begin the long process of writing a new Farm Bill, which funds a wide array of nutrition programs like food stamps, school breakfast and lunch, summer feeding programs for children and provisions for the elderly. It was asked, somewhat rhetorically, “Why do our political leaders seem to always lead us to political dead ends instead of collaborative solutions? Where is the hope? Why do we all feel so stuck, incapable of finding a compromise and solutions to the problems of the day?” And to no one’s surprise, the answer from one of the panelists was – “These are really hard issues, and our political leaders want to keep their jobs.” It’s hard - that’s it? We avoid hard decisions for job security? My goodness, hard is not having enough money to take care of one’s family or not having access to health care when a child is sick. It’s really hard to tell your family that there’s not enough to eat today. But having to lead in these uncertain times at any level, especially leading in the public sector, is very difficult. There is little margin for error and an unrealistic expectation that things can be fixed quickly. In fact, it may never have been so hard to deliver the news about what we are facing as a society as it is today. Facing the challenges ahead of us will require tremendous sacrifice and investment by everyone, but we still seem to be holding out for simple answers with few sacrifices - or at least sacrifices by anyone but ourselves. The existence of hunger is clearly related to a number of policy issues, and we are faced with some very difficult decisions. Distribution to Food Bank partner agencies has risen by nearly 70% over the past three years - a number we could never have imagined only a few years ago. When education budgets get cut, or when the cost of health care, housing, food, and energy go up, it means greater costs for everyone, and more people to feed and crisis situations to respond to. Our share of work automatically increases not only in the short term, but for years to come. There are conversations we need to have about our collective future; and it’s becoming abundantly clear that these policy decisions are deeply connected. We are left with some serious questions about where we should look for leadership today: Do our political leaders lead by following the polls, or by following their consciences? Do business leaders lead by pursuing short term growth, or investing in a sustainable future? Do nonprofit leaders lead by telling the community what they want to hear, or what we know has to be done? Do the media lead by entertaining us and making us afraid, or by doing the in-depth work of investigative journalism? Where are the profiles in courage in our lives today? In our feature article, we learn about the courage, ingenuity, and passion of the people we work with at the neighborhood and county levels. Conversations with community volunteers and staff during our recently conducted Agency Study gave us some great examples of courageous leadership. It seems that courage is often hidden in plain sight. It expresses itself in acts of kindness, often to strangers. And those acts of kindness often come from those with the least to give. It could be summed up in that simple truth found in every religious tradition – “to do unto others as we would like them to do unto us.” It’s a simple idea that can be transformative. Encouraged by the stories, suggestions, and expressions of caring we heard and observed during our community conversations, we came away informed about planning our own future at the Food Bank. We will stay focused on those who are stepping up to the challenge; they are the leaders of the future. We will support those efforts that lead to collaboration and partnerships; they allow our collective strength to multiply. Knowing that nutrition and health are even more critical to those without access to quality health care; we will make fresh, healthy products more regularly available. With energy costs continuing to rise, we will steadily increase our food deliveries, saving hundreds of agencies time and money. We will collaborate, support, and give voice to those communities who invite us to partner with them. With the dramatic need for the Food Bank to grow in size and sophistication, and with costs rising, we will increasingly rely on the community to challenge, guide, and support us. As our society tries to solve its most vexing problems, it is becoming abundantly clear that our solutions won’t come through one political party or another; they’ll come through human beings who care enough to step up when others are down, who answer the call of a greater power, who refuse to blame others. Courage, leadership, and faith are clearly on display by those who take up this work. The times require a willingness to take risks and to sometimes fail, succeed, and then fail again. As we search for courage to continue the journey, we can look back at our forefathers for wisdom, but we must look forward to our young people to realize our future. Those of us who are, or have been, in leadership positions must take the time to model what we’ve learned, mentor those who are ready, and stand up for what we know is right. Things are hard for everyone now because our future is no longer as secure as we thought. With uncertainty often comes fear and resistance to change. But here’s a point to ponder. If we look back in history, we know that uncertain times offer up opportunities for people of every age and circumstance to step up and lead. If we know anything from the past, we know that we can be inspired to constructive action by those who refuse to give up or give in to the naysayers. Rarely do we find courage alone, but more often in the context of family, community and programs that work. Our future is built on a strong foundation, and I have every reason to believe that we will find our way again. Board of Directors 2010/2011 OFFICERS Chair Don Heroman Vice Chair David Leeds Secretary David Eidson Treasurer Arlene Glaser Advisory Board Chair Mary Moore 2010/2011 BOARD MEMBERS Steven J. de Groot Ed Fisher AJ Johnson Mike Kane Richard LeBer Jackie Parker Joseph Sisto Jorg Viader Jerry Wilkinson Hilary Wilson GENERAL COUNSEL David Long-Daniels EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Bill Bolling Our Mission Our mission is to fight hunger by engaging, educating and empowering our community. Who We Serve The Atlanta Community Food Bank supports more than 700 local nonprofit organizations with hunger-relief programs. Food pantries, community kitchens, childcare centers, night shelters and senior centers are among the agencies that receive product from the Food Bank and provide food and other critical resources for low-income Georgians who suffer from hunger and food insecurity. The Food Bank also operates several community projects to aid our agencies in community building, technical assistance and advocacy efforts. To learn more or get involved in the fight against hunger, please visit ACFB.org 3 Agency of the Quarter Faith In Serving Humanity (F.I.S.H.) Visit Walton County and you’ll see that kindness and compassion come as second nature to those who live there. In 1992, a group of pastors with the Walton County Ministerial Association saw the need for a collaborative way that Walton County citizens could help their neighbors, and started the charity Faith In Serving Humanity (F.I.S.H.). Today there are 54 churches of all denominations working in unity to serve their brothers and sisters in need through the agency. With a mostly volunteer staff, F.I.S.H. offers an array of services that bring relief and hope to the people in the community. With help from the Atlanta Community Food Bank and local donations, F.I.S.H. is able to host a food pantry that provides emergency food to those who come off the street seeking help. F.I.S.H. also supplies food through its F.I.S.H. 4 Kids Program, which focuses on feeding impoverished children. During the summer months, F.I.S.H. volunteers deliver lunches to the doors of children who normally receive their only nutritious meal of the day during their school’s lunch hour. F.I.S.H. was made aware of this need by the school’s teachers and counselors, and wasted no time responding. The program has been in operation for six years and has shown great success from the start. In the summer of 2010, the F.I.S.H. 4 Kids program was able to deliver 2,100 lunches daily over an 11 week period! Knowing how important it is for children to be given a chance to succeed, the schools and the F.I.S.H. 4 Kids program teamed up to create a seamCindy Little. “Our community is fully less way to offer assistance throughout supportive of our charity, and because the year. In addition to the summer of that, people know we are reliable lunches, F.I.S.H. 4 Kids provides and here for them.” Little has been the teachers with food children can take director of F.I.S.H. for 10 years and conhome in their backpacks, as well as the siders its clients her brothers and sisters. opportunity to request athletic gear or F.I.S.H. is currently in the process of band equipment for children showing expanding onto a property a few miles high interest in sports or music. from its original location. The new In addition to helping feed its com18,000-square-foot building will become munity, F.I.S.H. offers financial aid for mortgages, rent, utility bills, and transportation costs. Bus tickets and gas vouchers are available for F.I.S.H. clients who need to attend medical appointments or job interviews. The agency also Volunteers Hank and Maria Bartosz, Thomas Straub, and Jim Williams gathered together has a free mediin March to prepare Easter baskets for F.I.S.H client families. cal clinic on site to provide fast and convenient medical care. home to the agency’s thrift store, mediF.I.S.H. clients can also find clothcal center, soup kitchen, and F.I.S.H. 4 ing, furniture, and emergency shelter Kids program. at its location. The services available The dedicated efforts of F.I.S.H. help at F.I.S.H. seem endless -- all made pave the way for Walton County’s possible with support from churches future, and with the agency’s helping and organizations such as the Walton hand, it will certainly be a nurturing and County Healthcare Foundation, Felker encouraging ride. “You give a man a fish Foundation, and Walton Electric Trust. and you feed him for the day, but if you “This organization is very fortunate teach the man to fish, you feed him for for not having any fear of shutting life,” said Little. “That is the motto we down,” said F.I.S.H. Executive Director live by.” To learn more about Atlanta Community Food Bank partner agencies, visit ACFB.org. 4 Volunteers of the Quarter The Buis Family Volunteering is definitely about giving back to the community. But sometimes it can also be a great way for a family to grab some quality time together! The Buis family epitomizes this idea. Kevin Buis and his family first volunteered sorting and packing food boxes in the Product Rescue Center here at the Food Bank a few years ago. As first time volunteers, they were required to participate in a training session so they would know how to determine which foods could be kept and which needed to be thrown out. The training also included a video which provided information about some of the Food Bank’s other projects. As Kevin heard about the Community Gardens project, an idea popped into his head. You see, Kevin’s company tests commercial seeds, and they were throwing away thousands of seeds regularly. He immediately thought about how he could help others by donating old sample seeds –waste product to them that normally ended up in the trash. Kevin contacted Fred Conrad, the Food Bank’s Community Gardens project manager, and offered to donate his company’s sample vegetable seeds for use in the gardens. Fred was grateful for the offer and accepted immediately. Now Kevin just needed to figure out how he was going to sort and package all of those seeds! He knew his family was the kind to donate their time, so he decided to ask for their help. Thus began a regular family gathering for the Buis family. For the past four years, Kevin, his wife Fran and their two children, 11 year old Mark and 10 year old Emily, pick one day every couple of months to come together with Kevin’s extended family to sort and package the vegetable seeds, preparing them for delivery to the Community Gardens project. “We use this day as a time to get together with lots of family,” said Fran. “Kevin’s brothers and sister, father and step mother all come to the lab and help us separate the seeds. Whoever can make it will come. Then we usually have a family dinner at our house.” This is a great example of a family who is not only teaching their children the importance of helping their community but also the importance of spending quality time with their family in a fun way. The Buis family donates a pickup truck load of vegetable seeds two or three times a year, and those seeds help provide fresh produce to many people who might not otherwise have the money to purchase it for their families. We salute the Buis family for their support and the creative way they give back to the community. That’s not a refrigerator the Buis family is standing next to, but rather a “germinator.” The temperature controlled machine, also known as a daylight box, simulates the natural habitat for seeds in the field. It lights up and rises in temperature during the day, then grows dark and lowers in temperature at night. (l-r): Mark, Kevin and Emily Buis. For more information about the various volunteer opportunities at the Food Bank visit ACFB.org and click the “Volunteer” button. 5 Hunger Walk/Run 2011 March 13, 2011 marked an incredible day for Atlanta. An estimated 13,000 people arrived at Turner Field on this beautiful spring day in an effort to ensure everyone in our community has enough food for a healthy, active life. A BIG THANK YOU from the Atlanta Community Food Bank and HWR 2011 benefiting partners Episcopal Charities Foundation, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Lutheran Services of Georgia, Presbytery of Greater Atlanta and St. Vincent de Paul Society. If you walked, ran, volunteered, sponsored or donated, YOU have done something tangible to put food on the tables of people in need. Thanks to you, we have raised over $450,000 for hunger relief! Thank you, Hunger Walk/Run 2011 sponsors! 6 Looking for a creative way to give back to your community without impacting your bank account? We have just the thing. Gardening! Growing your own fruits and vegetables not only helps supplement your food supply; it can also be a great way to help those in need. Fresh produce is not as readily available as nonperishable food, so our partner agencies have less of it to offer their clients. Knowing that fresh fruits and vegetables are an important part of a nutritious diet, the Food Bank has always looked for ways to get more of it in the hands of those who can’t afford to buy it. One big step towards this goal was the creation of our Community Gardens project in 1995. The Community Gardens project brings volunteers and neighbors in low income communities together, empowering residents to grow their own fruits and vegetables. The project also encourages produce donations through the annual Plant a Row for the Hungry campaign. In addition, the Food Bank manages the WIC Tapestry Garden, helping mothers with young children ages five and Atlanta Botanical Garden’s “Edible Garden” The Gift of Gardening under as part of the WIC (Women with Infants and Children) federal nutrition program. The Tapestry Garden’s current location in historic Ormewood Park was donated to the Food Bank by the Tapestry Land Association, a neighborhood group which bought the land 40 years ago. The group couldn’t use the entire tract of land and wanted to put it to use for something that would benefit others beyond their community. So they collectively decided to ask the Food Bank if we would be interested in using the land. The answer was a resounding “yes”! The vegetables grown in the Tapestry Garden are given to WIC recipients at special Farmers Markets in Marietta and Douglasville. To receive the produce, the women simply turn in a special WIC market voucher. Another group finding a unique way to help is the Atlanta Botanical Garden (ABG). In May of 2010, ABG opened its Edible Garden. During the planning process, ABG staff members were looking for a site for the garden. When it was determined a new parking facility would be built, ABG Horticulture Director Mildred Fockele suggested the existing 1-acre sunny parking lot, and it turned out to be the perfect spot. The produce grown in the Edible Garden is used for classes and demonstrations, but when there’s extra, it’s donated to the Food Bank. “Donating the excess produce to the Atlanta Community Food Bank just seemed like a natural fit to us,” said Tracy McClendon, director of education at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. “We know the Food Bank has the relationships and know-how to quickly get fresh produce to people who need it.” Want to get in on the action? Participate in the Plant a Row for the Hungry campaign! “Backyard” gardeners, community gardeners and farmers can help by planting an extra row or simply donating excess produce. For a list of organizations accepting donations throughout the growing season, visit www. ACFB.org/projects/community_garden. 7 Together We C Few periods of change have been as dramatic for the Food Bank, our partner agencies, and the hungry people they serve, as the prolonged economic downturn of the last three years. During this time, Georgia unemployment rose more than five percent pushing an estimated 240,000 new people out of work. Today, the unemployment rate remains above 10% with almost 500,000 Georgians now jobless. Individuals who are not working or families that have lost a portion of their income, are at much greater risk of hunger. Not surprisingly, more and more of them have been seeking food assistance from our partner agencies. In fact, distribution of food to our partners is up almost 70% over the last three years. Traditionally, families and individuals would come to food pantries or community kitchens in moments of calamity looking for emergency food assistance to help them through a period of unusual need – they were in a crisis, but most would come out of it and land back on their feet. The Great Recession has considerably changed the landscape. Not only has the number of hungry people increased, but they consistently need more assistance for longer periods of time. Agencies have had to shift into high gear, constantly putting out as many fires as possible, but rarely being able to extinguish the flames. As it became clear the heightened need would not be going away anytime soon, we at the Food Bank began asking ourselves some serious questions about how our partner agencies could continue to respond to the demands. How were they handling the growing number of people showing up at their doors? What barriers to meeting their needs were they struggling to overcome? What could we do to help empower them to overcome some of those barriers? In order to answer these questions, we launched a project called the Agency Study. A primary aspect of the study was a series of focus groups where we talked face to face with 350 individuals representing 225 of our 700 partner agencies about the challenges to serving their communities. They spoke up 8 – in great detail and with passion – about the difficulties this time of economic distress has delivered. Ernesta Ingram, executive director of the Southwest Emergency Ecumenical Assistance Center described the effect of hunger on the West End community as “a regularly recurring natural disaster than no one talks about.” Rising need has placed a greater strain on already limited resources. Many others echoed her concerns: Do we decrease the amount of food given to clients? Do we reduce the number of hours we’re open for services? Do we completely eliminate programs? Thirty miles to the north along I-85, we met up with Linda Mann who directs the food pantry at Cross Pointe Church in Duluth. She’s seen first hand the significant shifts in the types of clients who come in for food – unemployed and employed. “The working class is now hungry,” said Mann. “Some can still pay their bills, but they need help making ends meet.” As so many families are seeking help for the first time in their lives, they are often unsure of where to turn. They are grateful when they find a place that not only provides food but also a large dose of compassion. For Cross Pointe volunteer counselor Nery SchlenkerEspinoza, compassion and caring are key ingredients to serving in this new season of need. “It’s about more than food,” said Schlenker-Espinoza. “Food is the way we are getting to their soul, their spirit. We have a group of women who all ride in one van every month. They’re so excited for this time together, they’re singing when they arrive! They come happy and they leave happy.” She thrives on her twice weekly shifts at the pantry and her clients are visibly moved by their time with her. “Sometimes it’s just finding somebody else who really cares and is willing to help them with a smile,” she said. Elmer Villatoro, a 16 year old Meadowcreek High School student, came to Cross Pointe with his mom over a year ago seeking food assistance. He started volunteering at the pantry that same day and hasn’t stopped. “I usually come every week. I translate, pack boxes, and take food to people’s cars,” said “ re e Can The Power of Collaboration Cross Pointe Church volunteers Nery Schlenker-Espinoza and Guadalupe Marquez take a moment in between clients to read a birthday card given to Schlenker-Espinoza by pantry director Linda Mann. Cross Pointe Church volunteer Elmer Villatoro checks in with volunteer Mona Huffman to see if his translation skills are needed for the next pantry client. “Sometimes we just need to be reminded that we’re not alone.” Villatoro as he rolled out a cart of groceries. “It’s fun. I like helping out.” Again and again, our agencies were telling us that the increased needs have heightened their desire to help, regardless of the obstacles. One refrain that also ran across the partner agency network was a growing awareness of the power of collaboration to positively impact hunger relief efforts on the neighborhood, community and county level. “We’re too busy to work together” has changed into “We’re too busy not to work together.” Bennie Boyd, director of Social Ministry at Greenforest Community Baptist Church in South Decatur, said it this way, “Sometimes we just need to be reminded that we’re not alone.” A sentiment echoed 100 miles to the northwest in Floyd County by Rome Action Ministry’s Dawn Hayes, “You need to be able to vent, to cheer, to be told that it might actually get better.” Andrea Watson, director of Helping Hands of Paulding County, talks about collaboration like this, “Hunger is a community problem that needs a community solution - it’s the community that matters.” For our partner agencies that community-level solution could manifest itself in a number of ways, such as resource sharing between local agencies and coordination of services to provide a network of continuous support for local families. Fueled in large part by the passion and dedication we encountered in our partner agencies, we emerged from these conversations with a renewed energy and purpose to work together to increase our collective effectiveness. So much so, that the information learned in the Agency Study served as one of the primary sources guiding the direction of ACFB’s new strategic plan. Working with our partner agencies, we want to start thinking about what it looks like to position entire communities to be food secure. - Bennie Boyd, Director of Social Ministry, Greenforest Community Baptist Church 9 What’s Cooking at the Food Bank? Monthly Supper Club Makes Giving Back Easy Gather with friends and family for an excellent meal while supporting the Food Bank. Each month, a different restaurant hosts Supper Club and donates 20% of the evening’s proceeds to benefit Atlanta’s Table, the Food Bank’s prepared food rescue project. What a great way to try out the best restaurants in town while supporting hunger relief! Thanks to last quarter’s host restaurants: Sufi’s in February, Antico Pizza Napoletana in March and Noche in April, as well as our monthly sponsors CBS Atlanta, Ethic, Inc., Jezebel Magazine, and 92.9 davefm. Share Our Strength’s annual Taste of the Nation event raised $756,000 for child hunger at the Georgia Aquarium on April 14th. Many thanks to all the participating chefs, restaurants and supporters! (l-r): 11 Alive’s Fred Kalil and Atlanta & Co.’s Christine Pullara, and Chef Nan Niyomkul of Nan Thai Fine Dining and Tamarind Seed. Our sincere appreciation to those who organized or participated in these events and promotions benefiting ACFB February 1 – April 30, 2011: 4 Square Day ABS Fine Art & Apparel 2011 Fashion Show Can you say “Girls’ Night Out”? This group of friends enjoyed a wonderful meal together at Noche in Vinings for our April Supper Club. Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra “Orchestra’s Feeding America” Brad Paisley Concert Fundraiser and Food Drive “Cocktails and Cans” at Lenox Square Grill with Jezebel Magazine “Hockey for Huggies” Atlanta Thrashers Diaper Drive and Fundraiser GAMPI’s “The Gathering” George Winston Concert Fundraiser and Food Drive “Give & Get” at The Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic Hall, Booth, Smith and Slover Annual Pig Roast Parent Palooza Publix “Food for Sharing” Share our Strength’s “Taste of the Nation” Sign up to receive the Supper Club e-invitation each month so you don’t miss out! ACFB.org/events/supper_club 10 STOMP Out Hunger Widespread Panic’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Concert & Food Drive What’s Cooking at the Food Bank? Sharpen Your Cooking Skills at a Simple Abundance Cooking Class It was an incredible day at the 24th annual Atlanta’s Table Full Course Classic in April! For the second year, our golfers enjoyed the course at nationally ranked Ansley at Settindown Creek Roswell, as well as delicious food and a fabulous live auction at the closing ceremony. We would like to thank our sponsors and friends in the business community for their tremendous support of the Classic. We look forward to seeing you all again next year! Representing the Medlytix Full Course Classic Foursome (l-r): Heath Allen, Jack Griffin, Tony Martin & Peter Webster Sponsors Title Sponsor Silver Sponsors JPMorgan Chase Bank Georgia Power Recall North America Design Sponsor Adrenaline, Inc. Hole-in-One Sponsors Classic Cadillac Big Hitters ALSCO Benchmark Trophy Center GES Exposition Services Hilton Atlanta Pittypat’s Porch Terrapin Beer The ICEBOX – Cool Stuff Tobacco World Learn the finer points of gourmet cooking with Atlanta’s best chefs and support the Food Bank at the same time! Simple Abundance Cooking Class participants enjoy demonstrations, tastings and a chance to win fabulous door prizes. Each exciting course is held at one of three Cook’s Warehouse locations, and is made possible by the generous support of many sponsors. 100% of class proceeds benefit Atlanta’s Table, the Food Bank’s prepared food rescue project. We are extremely grateful to the talented chefs who donate their time and to The Cook’s Warehouse for donating the class space. Chef Shaun Doty of Farm Burger took on our first ever gluten-free cooking class and proved there are plenty of wheat free delectables to be created and enjoyed. Last Quarter’s Simple Abundance Chefs: Chef Archna Becker of Bhojanic Chef Shaun Doty of YEAH! BURGER Chef Ford Fry of JCT Kitchen Chef Piero Premoli of Pricci Chef Steven Satterfield of Miller Union Chef Christian Speigal of Wahoo Chef Shane Touhy of Dogwood Chef Joe Truex of Watershed Monthly Simple Abundance Sponsors: Sponsors & Door Prize Providers • Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles • Bella Cucina Artful Foods • Cabot Cheese • The Cook’s Warehouse • Crawford Mikus Design • Gordo Printing • National Distributors • Sherlock’s Wine Merchant Don’t miss our exciting line-up of upcoming classes! See our calendar of events on page 12 for the current class schedule, or visit ACFB.org/events/simple_abundance for full details and recipes from our chefs. 11 Upcoming Events Visit ACFB.org regularly for full details and up-to-date info on the many events benefiting the Atlanta Community Food Bank. EVENT NOTES MAY 5 MAY 10 MAY 14 MAY 16 MAY 21 MAY 23 JUN 6 JUN 13 JUN 14 JUL TBD JUL TBD 12 Doctors Against Hunger 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. May 2011 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Third Annual Twain’s Springfest 1:00 p.m. to Midnight 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Twain’s Billiards & Taps 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Simple Abundance Cooking Class 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. 29 30 31 W T F S 1 2 3 4 Annual scramble golf tournament Cobbleston Golf Course - Acworth Supper Club 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. Dine out and support ACFB. Host restaurant will donate 20% of your tab. Local Three All-day music festival with indoor and outdoor stages and Twain’s famous brews Chef Linton Hopkins of Restaurant Eugene The Cook’s Warehouse – Brookhaven CBS Shredder Event 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Get your important papers shredded, donate food and participate in raffle for terrific prizes Coolray Field – Home of the Gwinnett Braves June 2011 S M T Simple Abundance Cooking Class 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Chef Piero Premoli of Pricci The Cook’s Warehouse – Brookhaven Simple Abundance Cooking Class 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Chef Chip Ulbrich of South City Kitchen The Cook’s Warehouse – Midtown/Ansley Mall 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 W T F S 1 2 Simple Abundance Cooking Class 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Chef Patric Bell of West Egg Cafe The Cook’s Warehouse – Midtown/Ansley Mall Supper Club 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. July 2011 S M T Dine out and support ACFB. Host restaurant will donate 20% of your tab. no. 246 Supper Club 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. Dine out and support ACFB. Host restaurant will donate 20% of your tab. Location and date TBD Simple Abundance Cooking Class 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Learn from one of Atlanta’s top chefs while 100% benefits ACFB. Location and date TBD 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Thank You for Joining the Fight GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS (January 1 – March 31, 2011) We are grateful for every donation. Due to space limitations, we are only able to recognize contributors giving $250 or more. $1,000 AND ABOVE Mr. Alvan Arnall Ms. Sheila Best Ms. Jane E. Campbell Ms. Louisa Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Covington Ms. Holly Deckebach Ms. Jane Dillon Mr. Jerrold Dubner and Ms. Kathleen Gaboardi Ms. Jill J. Dyken Ms. Valissa Eggleston Mr. John S. Ewing Dr. Samuel Franklin Ms. Sharon A. Gay Ms. Arlene Glaser Mr. Daniel P. Griffin Rev. A.K. Haynes, Jr. Ms. Rachel D. Hillhouse Mr. Craig Inman Ms. Debra S. Johnson Mr. Joshua A. Kelsey Mr. and Mrs. John Kirksey Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Knepper Ms. Deborah S. Krickovich Mr. and Mrs. Lohr Mr. and Mrs. Ralph MacDonald Ms. Lisa Mason Dr. and Mrs. James Maxey Mr. Michael McMenamin Ms. Christine G. Montgomery Mr. Randall A. Parrish Mr. Eric J. Puckett David and Patti Richards Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith Mr. Roger Stroud Mr. Lawrence R. Tucker Mr. and Mrs. William Vance Mr. and Mrs. Balaji Venkataraman Ms. Margaret E. Watkins Mr. Thomas M. Willingham II Mrs. Charisse C. Wilson Mr. Dennis J. Wondra $750 - $999 Eshwar and Aarati Bandlamudi Mr. C.S. Burgess Ms. Athena Costarides Jerry and Butch Damson Mr. Robert A. Dattilo Mr. Stephen G. Franks Mr. Mark Gannon Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Glenn Mr. Jeff Hammill Mr. and Mrs. J. Emmett Herndon Mr. William M. Holmberg, Jr. Mrs. Margaret F. Karelitz Mr. Jason C. Parker Mr. David Sprunk Ms. Patricia Stowers Ms. Alison A. Trimble Loren and Shauna Ulrich Mr. C. Dirk Williams Mr. and Mrs. Ted Williams $500 - $749 Mr. Thomas Beatty Mr. Paul Benamy Ms. Kathleen Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Francis Blake Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Boley, Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth Boyle Kotz Mr. Kevin M. Campbell Mr. Jerome Carter Mr. and Mrs. William Cates Mr. Neil Christman Mr. Richard Cirillo II Ms. Kelly Cobb Ms. Santresa A. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Peter De Kok Dr. Erl Dordal Ms. Cathie Dowis and Mr. C.J. Clark Ms. Gayle G. Ely Ms. Gail H. Evans Mr. Michael W. Giles Cynthia and Brian Hannafey Ms. Joanne Harwood Mr. Tom Herrick Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Hyatt Ms. Christine Introna Mr. and Mrs. Harold Itkin Mr. and Mrs. David Johnson Mr. Alex Katz Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Katz Mr. Thomas Kearns Mrs. Robbie King Mr. John Krewson Mr. Paul Krissman Mr. Jonathan Kruse Ms. Donna S. Kukarola Mr. John Leake Ms. W.M. Lee Mr. Steven Little Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Loria Ms. Janice Love and Mr. Peter C. Sederberg Ms. Ellen B. Macht Mr. George S. Mahon, Jr. Joan and Jim Martin Ms. Robin Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Michael Morra Kristi and Thomas Nissalke Donald and Helen O’Shea Kevin and Pamela Peterson Ms. Judith Reece Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Roddy Ms. Catharine Sanders Jeffrey and Yvonne Sarson Rosalind and Robert Sasser Mr. Robert Schweiker Mr. Michael Shealy Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stoakes Mr. Tom T. Strayhorn Mr. J. Grady Strom, Jr. Ms. Avril Sutin Mr. Michael Tobin Dr. Dean Tucker Ms. Marilyn Webb Dr. Martin L. Weil Mr. Galen Williams $250 – $499 Ms. Kimberly Abbage Ms. Maureen Adams Mrs. Paige P. Ahmed Ms. Laura M. Alterman Mr. Robert Altman Mr. Bryan Ammons Mrs. Jennifer M. Baker Dr. David L. Bartlett Mr. Rocky Beeland Mr. Dean Bellmoff Mr. Ira Bernstein Mr. Ralph B. Bilbrey Mrs. Angela Blakey Mr. Timothy Bridges Ms. Donna Brooks Mr. Benjamin H. Butler Mr. David Butts Mr. Warren Scott Butzen Mrs. Dale Cadrecha Ms. Joan Cain Ms. Jane Carriere Dr. John B. Carver Mr. Roosevelt Childress Mr. Alan R. Click Mr. Richard Colby Charles and Karen Coleman Mr. Peter D. Conlon Ann and Thomas Cooper Mrs. Daryl R. Dally Ms. Joyce Davis Mr. Adam Dieterich Mr. Robert Ditty Ms. Sandra A. Dockett Mr. and Mrs. John Douglas Andrew and Karen Drexler Ms. Traci Drummond Ms. Francine D. Dykes Mr. Harrison Ebert and Ms. Teresa Marsh Mr. Samuel C. Edwards and Ms. Lisa J. Naas Mr. Michael Elliott Ms. Catherine C. Fike Mr. Michael G. Flynn Mr. Steve Franklin Mr. James F. Frazier, Jr. Mrs. Mary Freeman Ms. Marsha Fuller Ms. Charlotte Furrey Mr. Gregory Gibson Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert Mr. David K. Gillespie Mr. Troy A. Hagger Ms. Anne Hammond Mr. James M. Harte Mrs. Julia H. Harvey Ms. Amy E. Hauser Mr. Christopher M. Haynes Mr. Takeshi Hirano Mr. Donald R. Houze Mr. Stewart A. Hurlburt Ms. Cheryl Jarvis Ms. Stephanie A. Jaworski Ms. Gay T. Jolley Mr. Christopher W. Jones Ms. Wendy Karhu Ms. Vicki K. Karnes Ms. Reba B. Keller Mr. John P. Kelly Ms. Wendy Jones King Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Kingma Mr. and Mrs. S. Brad Kitchens Lt. Col. and Mrs. Charlie Kornegay Mrs. Kathryn D. Kuck Mr. William L. Lafferty Carol and William Lapidus Ms. Anna Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lawson Daniel and Helen Leach Mr. David M. Leach Yean Lee Dr. Vincent Lopez Dr. Vijay Madisetti Ms. Mary P. Mathis Mr. Scott D. Mauldin Mr. James McBean Mr. David K. McCarthy Mr. Lawrence W. McIntosh Ameriprise Financial Employee Gift Matching Amont Foundation AT&T United Way Employee Giving Campaign Atlanta Risk Insurance Management Society Atlanta Woman’s Club AutoTrader.com Babush, Neiman, Lornman & Johnson, LLP Bank of America United Way Campaign Barks Family Foundation Bell Family Foundation Benchmarc 360, Inc Billingsley Post and Graphics Bubba Brands Calvert Social Investment Foundation Carlton Fields Carlyle Fraser Employees Benefit Fund Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta CB Richard Ellis Center for Economic Progress Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Cisco Systems Foundation Citizens of Georgia Power City of Atlanta Employees’ Friendship Club, Inc. Cobb EMC Council for Quality Growth - Council Cares Fund DeKalb County Human Development Department Dorothy and Charlie Yates Family Fund Dunwoody United Methodist Church Ellen Macht Family Foundation Fund Employees of Cisco Systems, Inc. Eternal Jewels, LLC Exhibits South Fallon Benefits Group, Inc. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Feeding America Food Research & Action Center Frank Family Foundation, Inc. Friedman Supporting Foundation Gail H. Evans Family Foundation Philanthropic Fund GE Foundation George T. Baker Foundation, Inc. George M. Brown Trust Fund Georgia Department of Human Resources Ginter Family Fund Give With Liberty (Liberty Mutual Employee Giving) Giving101 Global Impact Gordo’s Print Service Hewlett Packard Company Hewlett-Packard - Employee Giving Program HP Company Foundation IBM Employee Services Center ING Employee Giving Campaign IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Intuit Financial Freedom Foundation IRS Jan and John Douglas Family Fund Joe E. Johnston Foundation Johns Creek Neurosurgery, PC Kay Family Foundation Kraft Foods Foundation Krewson Vickrey, PC Lucy and Bill Vance Fund HONOR AND MEMORIAL GIFTS Macy’s Corporate Office (January 1 – March 31, 2011) Marketing Resources, Inc. MARTA Employees Charity Club IN HONOR OF: Mary Brown Fund of Atlanta, GA Mary Daniel by Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Van Der Grinten Members Give Miwako Hirano and James Stoker by Mr. Takeshi Michael R. Bloomberg Gift Fund Hirano Mizuho USA Foundation Mrs. Jimmie Jones by Mrs. Jimmie L. Jones Morningside Presbyterian Church Ailey Penningroth by Stephen Penningroth MOSAIC Group (Architects and Remodelers) The Honorable Kaseem Reed by Mr. and Mrs. Steven Network For Good Labovitz Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. Jennifer Reese by Ferrari Color Marketing Ut North Decatur Presbyterian Church Amy Robinson and Linda Coarsey by Ms. Cecilia North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Mitchell Church Mark Roy by Mr. Jerrold Dubner and Ms. Kathleen Northside Drive Baptist Church Gaboardi Oakhurst Baptist Church Eric Silver by Ms. Julie Salomon Organization Change Alliance Mrs. Lenda Spears by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Martin Pitney Bowes - Corporate Matching Contribution US Troops by Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Allen Program Elliott Williams by Kay Goodman PPC Foundation Reicon Investment Advisors, LLC IN HONOR OF THE BIRTHDAY OF: Republic Bank Anne Rule by Ms. Mary J. Mitchell Rich Foundation Richards Family Charitable Fund of Schwab IN HONOR OF THE RECOVERY OF: Charitable Fund David Siegul by Mr. and Mrs. Steven Labovitz Ridgeworth Funds SDG Construction IN MEMORY OF: Second Ponce De Leon Baptist Church Bernice Armstrong by Craig C. Armstrong Southeastern Horticultural Society Ralph Campbell by Mr. and Mrs. Steven Labovitz Sprint Foundation Peter B. Clay by Mrs. Peter Clay St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church Rev. Edward Hanson by: St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church Barbara Dick Stephen G. Franks Family Fund Carolyn Spillman Stromquist & Co., Inc. David Hepburn by Renee Hepburn SunTrust One Pledge Plan Ona Malisauskiene by Jurgita Juzukonyte The 2492 Fund Arthur Scott by Steve and Bonnie Kish The Austin Family Foundation John Staradumsky, Jr. by John J. Staradumsky III The Beta Company The Clear Family Foundation THANK YOU: The Club of Hearts, Inc. Dr. James Kelley by Ms. Rhonda Finkel The Erroll & Elaine Davis Charitable Gift Foundation The Graves Foundation The Home Depot Matching Gift Foundation GIFTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS/ The Klein Family Foundation WORKPLACE GIVING The N.O. Prevatt Charitable Fund The Patty Hertz Reid Foundaion, Inc (January 1 – March 31, 2011) The Ray M. and Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation The Schwab Charitable Fund Alexander Family Fund The Sullivan Center Ms. Sharron A. Miles Mr. Lamar W. Miller C.R. and Helen Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Moniz Ms. Jennifer Montellanico Mr. and Mrs. Brent Morgan Mr. Ken Morgan Rev. Richard B. Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Richard Muth Mr. Daryl Nenstiel Alan and Dianne Olansky Nancy and Robert Ortner Ms. Connie B. Owens Ms. Patricia Owens Mrs. Monika Penny Sharon and Harry Pettigrew Mr. Tony Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Michael Plonowski Mr. and Mrs. James Powers Mr. John R. Ragland Frances Ray Mr. Frederick Rentzsch Ms. Kim Reussow William and Kim Rissler Ms. Darla Ritzka Ms. Susan L. Rowe Ms. Janet Ryan Ms. Martha Sapp Ms. Kathleen B. Saul Mr. Larry Scheinpflug Ms. Anne Segraves Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shepherd Ms. Barbara M. Smith Dr. Joseph E. Sniezek Ms. Chandra Stephens Ms. Patricia Stevens Mr. Roger Stix Wayne and Karen Tevis Mr. Matthew D. Thomas Dr. and Mrs. John Trotter Mr. Troy Venis Barbara and Hugh Vergara Mrs. Susan Jane Ward Mr. James E. Warner, Jr. Mr. Julius Wenger Mr. Edward Werthman Dr. A. Eugene Westmoreland, Jr. Mrs. Joan N. Whitcomb James and Cheryl White Jarrette White Connie L. Whitehead Mr. Sean Wilkins Ms. Alicia Williams Mr. and Mrs. Charles Willoughby Mr. Bruce B. Wilson Mr. Andrew Witcher Ms. Linda Wood Dr. and Mrs. William Woods Ms. Jean P. Wooster Mr. Glenn Zittrauer Join the fight against hunger. Visit ACFB.org to learn more. 13 Thank You for Joining the Fight The Winston-Salem Foundation The Wool Family Foundation Tolleson Family Foundation TOSA Foundation United Way of Central & Northeastern Connecticut United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta Unity North Atlanta Church US FoodService Veolia Water North America Operating Services, LLC Visa Matching Gift Program Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wellpoint Associate Giving Campaign Wellpoint Foundation Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Wiggle Bug Foundation Mavelyn Bland Marcia Blane Leslie Blount Kate Rose Bobseine Jenny Boccardi Sheila Bodford Michelle Bogovich Telena Bolding Miche Boles Haqiqa Bolling Bomberger Family Edward Boone Anne Born Jonathan Bouy Constance Bowen James Bradbury Bradley Family Sundiata Bradshaw COMPANY MATCHES FOR Sharon Brantley Courtney Bratcher INDIVIDUAL GIVING: Kyle Breen AON Foundation Bank of America Matching Gifts Program Brittany Brewer Stephanie Britton Cisco Systems Foundation Surina Brookings Equifax, Inc. Greg Brooks GE Foundation Goodrich Corporation Partners In Giving Aaron Brown Chivon Brown Plan Frances Brown Google Matching Gift Program Joan Brown Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Margaret Brown IBM Corporation Rosalind Brown Kraft Employee Involvement Programs Brown Family Macy’s Foundation Danielle Bryant McKesson HBOC Foundation, Inc. Jordan Bryant Morgan Stanley Matching Gifts Program Marina Bryant Motorola Foundation Mutual of America Matching Gift Program Marteen Bryant Tayla Bryce The ACE INA Foundation Laul Buddha The Home Depot Matching Gift Brian Burdett Foundation Eric Burkard The Progressive Insurance Foundation Carolyn Burkes Verizon Foundation Cierra Burkes Danae Butler INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY Debbie Butler Latoya Butler VOLUNTEERS Armetrice Cabine (January 1 – March 31, 2011) Kevondria Cager Douglas Cain David Abes Alicia Caldwell Jamila Abston Crystal Callaway Richard Adams Erin Cannaday Teresa Adams Tanya Canup Aramide Adefemiwa Capozzoli Family Agan Family Kitrina Caputo Leah Aiken Baron Carleton Fatima Akbar Aileen Carolan Marissa Albury Delores Carr Katy Alderman Allen Carroll Kary Allen Debbie Carter Mindy Allen Anita Carwile Valerie Allen Christopher Castillo James Allison Omar Castillo Nu Allison Denise Chacon Yves Amani Logan Chambers Zanthy Marie-Christiane Amani Rosa Chamblee Marcia Ameyedoe Angie Chamlee Phil Amon Brian Chan Greg Amoroso Meichi Chan Ramione Anderson Erica Chang Geraldine Andrews Jason Chang Matthew Andrews Meng-Chi Chang Dwayne Anglin Charap Family Elizabeth Arnett Chastain Family Sailaja Arni F. Joel Chasteen Jessica Artis Peter Chau Ashley Family Alan Chern Felicia Atkinson Mark Chien Shakar Atlan Pamela Childress Carol Aubin Roosevelt Childress Nadia Aziz Carolyn Chinchilla Cole Bagley Yu-Jen Chou Richard Bailey David Chu Bailey Family Kathleen Ciaramello Jenettha Baines Gail Clarida Sharnjit Bains Christian Clark Suzanne Baker Clark Family Tamiko Baker Christopher Clarke Baker Family David Clifton Chris Baldasari Jackie Colclough Kathryn Baldwin Bobbi Cole Bernice Banks Charlotte Coleman Brandon Barker Kimberly Coleman Walter Barnwell Nina Coleman Patti Barrett Regina Coley Elisa Baskin Paige Collier Dorothy Bassett Pragati Colvin Elzidah Bassue Edward Copelin Battle Family Earlvon Corbin-Reid Elizabeth Bell Desirea Covington Jacquie Bell Shondria Covington Andrea Benford Elfrida Crawford Benn Family Graylin Crawford Bob Bennett Joe Crawford Kathleen Bertrand Kristin Crawford Alejandro Besosa Harvey Cross Tikki Bester Sue Cross Mikki Betker Christian Crouse Fonda Bigbee Joshua Curfman Veda Bills Linda Curry Graham Verdina Bingham Sarah Cutright Sheila Bissonnette Tina Dabiedath Erica Blake Yadhap Dahal Helen Blanchette 14 Jeffery Dale Tylar Danclar Jenna Darling Bobbie Darsey Gulam Dasthagir Dana Daughtry Clint Davis Donna Davis Jeff Davis Joyce Davis Kathy Davis Kim Davis Lola Davis Ronald Davis Darcell Davis-Williams Rawson Daws Maria Dayley Steven De Groot Delma De La Fuente Patricia Dean Amy DeFer Cynthia Delgadillo Huifang Deng Kathryn Denson Jewel Denson Deprey Family Randi Destafano Michael Devault Abdoulaye Diene Chris DiLorenzo Dirk Dixon Donna Dobmeier Betsy Dodson Dominiak Family Paul Donnelly Patricia Dougherty Judy Douglas Sabrina Douglas Susan DoVan Gwen Downs Nancy Draheim Kirk Drucker Quamain Ducheine Brent Ducote Dannette Dunkley Evan Dunn Kendra Eberhart Jessica Echols Jeanette Eckles Kalia Edmonds Edmonds Family W. 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Marit Fulgham Lisa Fuller Althea Fulton Anna Fulton Susan Gachoki Dawn Gagne Bernard Gardner Vynette Garrett Kevin Geathers Maybel George Ken Geraghty Paula Gibbons Mary Evelyn Gibert Arlene Glaser Sarah Goetz Dave Gojdics Goldberg Family Carl Golden Tiffany Goldwire Elysia Gonzalez Barbara Goodrum Leonard Goodwin Susan Goslin Tina Graf Ronald Granger Gwen Grant Laurel Grant Alicia Graves Doreen Grayson Clarice Green Janae Green Johan Green Malika Green Green Family Lynda Grier Griffin Family Kathryn Griffith Michelle Griffith Rhanatah Griffith Wanda Guice Jeffery Gunter Cynthia Guri Chris Guthrie Samuel Gyasi Dana Haberling Brittany Hadley Harriet Hagele David Hahn Betty Hale Beverly Hall Jayla Hall-Meyers Audrey Hallyburton Douglas Halpern Halsema Family Beth Hanlon Sherri Hardy Paul Hargaden Annette Harlow Jean Harris Nathaniel Harris Harris Family Teresa Harrison Harrison Family Sharon Haskins Cynthia Hatcher Wanda Hatcher Hawkins Family Randal Haynes Leah Heald Olivia Henderson Tamikia Henderson Anne-Renee Heningburg Shalondra Henry Yvonne Henry Kissimee Herring Hernandez Family Don Heroman Jennifer Hewett Marteal Higginbotham Lesley High Kristina Hilb La-Tarvia Hilbert-Shanks Russell Hippe Hirsch Family Megan Hogan Kim Hollar Holly Hollingsworth Thomas Holloway Winston Holmes Lorna Hoovestol Paige Hopson Kelly Hornbuckle Diana Horoian Gina Horton Megan Houck Quen Howard Kimberly Howell Robbie Howell Ching Hsia Hsia Family Tsecheng Hsu Hubbard Family Huff Family Eric Hunter Rhonda Husbands Miranda Hutcheson Susan Hutto John Hutton Marshall Hyatt Dahlia Hylton Brandon Ifill Heather Infantry Courtney Jackson Jacqueline Jackson Levern Jackson Lolita Jackson Melissa Jackson Princeton Jackson Spencer Jackson Jackson Family Lillie Jackson-Carter Leiana Jagolino Jahn Family Himani Jain Nadine James Marlene Janos Sydney Jarrett Sharlyne Jefferson Clarence Jeffries Lacee Jessup Clyde John Alexander Johnson Connie Johnson Jerrod Johnson Keena Johnson Kenya Johnson Lamour Johnson Mark Johnson Martha Johnson Patrice Johnson Sandra Johnson Taylor Johnson Trelidia Johnson Bobby Jones Connesha Jones Connie Jones Elanna Jones Kelly Jones Monica Jones Nicole Jones Rebecca Jones Valerie Jones Beverly Jordan Pamela Jordan Chitabala Kabulo Matthew Kaiser Andy Kalliat John Kaminer Mike Kane Chris Kapsimalis David Kasriel Adedoyin Kassim Farrakh Kazmi Christine Keller Samuel Kelly Audrie Kelton Venus Kendall Jackie Kennedy Brenda Kent Shabrina Kerry Jim Ketzler Khan Family Carol Kiersky Beverly Kilpatrick-Jordan Delessia Kincade Marcia King Nigel King Serena King Stacy King Colin Kirkman Beatrice Knight Raschelle Knight Kevin Kordewick Meghan Kotowski Abby Kovan Melissa Krinsky Kukler Family Elaine Kwan Robert Lafayette Ima LaMar-Harris Corey Lanier Kianna Lanier Laster Family Antoine Lattimore Delores Lattimore Ernestine Lattimore Jansen Lawrence Linh Le Richard LeBer LeCates Family Jesse Lecy David Lee Ju-Ping Lee Lee Family David Leeds Lewis Family Lilly Legesse Peggy Leonard Kent Leslie Melanie Levy Marlo Lewis Wendy Li Lin Family Al Lindseth Sunchin Litherland Ed Litwin George Lockhart, Jr. K. Logan Katina Logan Troy Lopes Shane Lord Melva Louis Lowring Family Nancy Lu Peggy Ludaway Sibongile Lynch Tamara Lyons Futie Mae Neela Majmundar Aimee Malik Sylvia Mallarino Sarita Manigat Elizabeth Mann Michael Manning Margolin Family Jon Marigliano Lillian Marks Lauren Marlow Maureen Marsolan Bode Martin Ersilyn Martin Saundra Martin Tony Martin Martin Family Reco Mathews Rifca Mathurin James Mattingly Diane Parkman Mauldin Family Shantee Parks Annette Maxey Hayward Parrish Amethyst Maxwell Letycia Pastrana Emily Maxwell Chandni Patel Nikki Maxwell Paritra Patel Theresa Maxwell Seema Patel William Mays Sunny Patel Fred Mbena Sweta Patel Margaret McCall Vrajesh Patel Gloria McClendon Patel Family Chanda McClure Neal Patton Sandra McCoy Payne Family Nancy McCreary Debbie Payton Katherine McDonald Deisy Perez Keyawonda McDonald Clemmie Perry Patricia McDonald-Lundy Peskin Family Catherine McElroy Ida Pettie Ellie McGinley Kevin Pettway Arlonda McGruder Angelina Phillips Evette McGruder Carolynne Phillips Kristie McKee Ray Piper Erica McLean Amanda Plumb Lillie McLester Irenie Poitras Georgette McLester-Wilson Cynthia Pollard Tri Medlock Alicia Porche-Turpeau Stacy Medvetz Powell Family King Meetre Pozzo Family Mena Family Shuana Pruitt Sekyere Mensah Maiqi Qian Mercer Family Lora Quinn Deborah Merritt Ravi Radhakrishanan Martha Messina Quentin Rainwater Eric Mickley Paula Ramirez Shalla Miguez Chase Randall Alivia Miller Kathleen Randall BreYanna Miller Susan Rawlins Marlon Miller Andre Re Ray Miller Katie Read Ombre Mims Eduardo Recalde Julia Mitchell Andrew Rediger Ulysses Mitchell Carrie Reed Annie Mobley David Reed Moghaddan Family Katherine Reed Cheryl Molebash Hattie Reeves Hannah Molette Allison Richardson Jeanisha Monds Laura Reinhold Anna Moore Nick Reising Michelle Moore Susan Reu Moore Family Rhea Family Tosha Moorer Brenda Rhodes Chris Moorman Darcy Rice Brian Mora Robert Richardson Eileen More Keisha Rivers Lula Banks More Mark Rivkin Joseph Moro Roberts Family Joycelyn Morris Michelle Robinson Kimberly Morris Nakita Robinson Michelle Morris Andrew Roca Sabrena Morris Javi Roman Tod Morrow Ritadele Rone Mottram Family Angelica Rosario Veronica Mount Carolyn Rosemond Mshinda Family Dee Rothman Musha Muchirahondo Carrie Rowe Jennyfer Munoz William Rowe Alton Myers Melisha Rucker Carol Myers Todd Rushing Sara Nakutis Sammons Family Brenda Narcisse John Sample Scott Nathan & Friend Sharon Samuel Jane Nealey Lee Sanders Cynthia Nelms Debbie Sanford Delisa Nelson Javier Santana Kella Nelson Sarvis Family June Neumark Scott Sarver Michelle Newman Satkunananthan Family Sunni Newton Saunders-Klaskala Family Jason Nguyen Sheila Schulte Vivian Nguyen Karen Schwaid Stacy Nieman Rebecca Schwartz Bethanie Nikoue Schwartz Family Melva Noel Bernice Scott Roshawnna Novellus Chris Scott Rita Novitt Scott Family Dora Nunez Sederberg Family Heather Nutter Patience Sellers Obinna Obiechefu El Serrant Margaret O’Brien Ellen Server Jeff Ogar Sue Shabazz O’Gorman Family Robyn Shallen Kevin O’Leary Constance Sharpe Barb O’Marra Diane Shea Larry O’Neal Caroline Sheahen Jennifer Ong Lori Shearer Kathleen Oprea Shantel Shelmon Regina Ordonez Thom Shelton Handsome Osakue Bennie Sherwood Ann Osborne Flora Shevlin Olamide Osunro Campbell Shore Muyleng Oung Bukola Shorunke Will Overton Frank Siano Deetra Owten Kathy Siemon Pak Family Coby Sillers Armand Palla Charles Simmons Capucine Pansy Elizabeth Simmons Rajas Pargaonkar Phyllis Simmons Girishkumar Parikh Samira Simone Bob Parker Nakia Sims Dwight Parker Sandie Sims Jackie Parker Sisto Family Lisa Parker Teresa Sistrunk Join the fight against hunger. Visit ACFB.org to learn more. Thank You for Joining the Fight Cynthia Sloan Paul Slobig Carolyn Sloop Amber Smith Brianna Smith Butch Smith Chad Smith Cindy Smith Courtney Smith Latonya Smith Lauren Smith Margaret Smith Nadia Smith Naomi Smith Patrice Smith Pat Smith Wakenia Smith Yvonne Smith Smith Family Antonio Soca Frank Spalletti Michelle Spangler Spitz Family Stephen Spitzer Ann Stanek Susan Steelman Steen Family Sterling Family Angela Stevens Stewart Family Kimberly Stillwachs Ayannes Stodghill Terry Stofko Charles Stokely Stone Family Storne Family Street Family Sulkoske Family Lindsay Sullivan Surdykowski Family Lyle Sutay Brandon Sutton Verna Sutton Tim Swoger Taboloff Family Anna Tam Niporn Tam Adrienne Tanker E. 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Innovation Interactive Academe of the Oaks ACTS- Actively Changing Tomorrow Through Service Agape Fellowship Church Agnes Scott College Ally Financial Services Alston & Bird Astral Health and Beauty AT&T Atlanta Academy Atlanta Chinese Christian Church Atlanta Girls’ School Atlanta Legal Recruitment Association Atlanta Speech School Atlanta Volunteer Meetup Group AutoTrader.com Bank of America Bank of America - Health & Human Services Focus Group Berean Seventh Day Academy Berean Seventh Day Adventist Church Boy Scouts - Pack 494 Boy Scouts - Troop 370 Brown’s Bridge Community Church Campbell Street Church of Christ CareerBuilder.com Carver High School of Health Science and Research Cathedral of St. Philip Cbeyond CDC Chapel Hill Blue Ribbon Institute The Children’s School Chocolate Social Cisco Clark Atlanta University Cliftondale Elementary School - Jr. Beta Club Compass Group - Morrison Management Specialists Concierge Society of Atlanta Congregation Etz Chaim Cox Communications Dell, Inc. Delta Airllines - Finance MBA DLA Piper US LLP Donate Love Foundation, Inc. DOOR Atlanta Druid Hills Child Development Center DSW Dunwoody United Methodist Church East Carolina University - Alternative Spring Break Emory Healthcare Emory University - Volunteer Emory Enon Baptist Church - SOUL Episcopal Charities Epstein School Essential 2 Life Events and Adventures Exervio Experian- Scorex Fannie Mae Fifth Group Restaurants LLC Fort Hays State University Forward 100 GA Institute of Technology - Alpha Phi Omega GA Institute of Technology - Circle K GA Institute of Technology - Theta Chi GA Institute of Technology - Women’s Group GA Institute of Technology - Zeta Tau Alpha Georgia Community Support and Solutions Georgia Cyber Academy Georgia Gems Georgia Organics Georgia State University - Alliance for Women in Media Georgia State University - Beta Alpha Psi Georgia State University - Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Georgia State University - Office of Civic Engagement Georgia State University - PMAP Community Network Georgia State University- Public Health Georgia Wireless Association, Inc. 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Keene State College - Alternative Spring Break Kennedy Middle School Kennesaw State University Kingfisher Academy Kipp Ways Kiwanis Club - Galleria/NW Atlanta Kiwanis Club - Northside Lagrange College - Community Service Department Lockheed Martin Corporation Lovett School Lutheran Services of Georgia Macy’s - Partners in Time Marcus & Millichap, Inc. Marriott Atlanta Buckhead Hotel and Conference Center Martin Luther King Middle School Outward Bound Mary and Martha’s Place McKesson Millward Brown Morehouse College Mt. Moriah Lodge Muslim Student Association National Charity League NCR Corporation Nebraska Methodist College Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 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Sky’s the Limit Travel Club Smith & Howard PC Smith Sensations Step Team St. Pius High School St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church Middle School St. Thomas More Catholic School St. Vincent De Paul State of Georgia - Administrative Office of the Courts Suntrust Banks, Inc. SunTrust Plaza Sutton Middle Shool Texas Christian University Atlanta Alumni Association Teach for America The Nature Conservancy The Temple Think Interactive Triple Threat Girls Basketball Turner Broadcasting System Tzu Chi Unboundary, Inc. University of Conneticut University of Georgia - Alternative Spring Break University of Maryland University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - A.P.P.L.E.S University of Phoenix UPS Warren Technical Center Wells Fargo Wells Fargo - Capital Finance Woodstock High School - Basketball Team FOOD AND PRODUCT DONORS (January 1 – March 31, 2011) Aberdeen Woods Conference Center Affairs To Remember Atlanta Foods International Avalon Catering Bahama Breeze Barilla America, Inc. Baskin-Robbins Big Lots Boca Grande Foods Burris Logistics Cargill Carolina Logistics Carver’s Country Kitchen Chef Advantage at Trinity School Chick-fil-A Chipotle Mexican Grill Church’s Chicken Cimino Brothers Produce Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Cobb Galleria Centre Community Q BBQ ConAgra Foods Core-Mark Costco Cox Enterprises, Inc. Creative Storage System Crystal Farms Darden Restaurants, Inc. Del Monte Emory University FFE Transportation Services, Inc. Food Lion For All Occasions Fresh Frozen Foods LLC Fresh Point Frito-Lay Gate Gourmet Join the fight against hunger. Visit ACFB.org to learn more. Geiss, Destin & Dunn, Inc. General Mills Georgia Hunters for the Hungry Georgia Pacific H.J. Heinz Company Harvest Food Products Co., Inc. Healds Valley Farms, Ltd. Highland Provision Hormel Foods Corporation Hyatt Hotels Corporation J.M. Smuckers Co. Jennie-O Foods John Morrell & Company Johnsonville Sausage, LLC Kellogg Company Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)/Yum Brands, Inc. Kikkoman Corporation Lanter Delivery Systems, Inc. Levy Restaurants Loews Hotel Atlanta Longhorn Steakhouse LowCountry Barbecue Marriott International, Inc. Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church Mulberry Street Pizza Nature’s Garden Delivered, Inc. Nestlé Olive Garden Omaha Steaks International, Inc. Omni Hotel at CNN Center Panera Bread Partners Coffee Piece of Cake Pillsbury Pizza Hut Procter & Gamble Proof of the Pudding Publix Super Markets, Inc. Quaker Quick Trip Kitchen Racetrac Red Lobster Rightsize Health & Nutrition S.C. Johnson Sam’s Club Smithfield Foods Sodexo St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church Stevi B’s Pizza Sunsweet Growers, Inc. Sysco Food Services of Atlanta Taco Bell/Yum Brands, Inc. Target Ted’s Montana Grill Tetley USA, Inc. The Cheesecake Factory The Clorox Company The Coca-Cola Company The H.T. Hackney Co. The Honey Baked Ham Co. The Kroger Co. The Lovett School The Palm Atlanta – Westin, Buckhead Tom Lange Company, Inc. Tree of Life, Inc. Tropical Foods Tropicana Products, Inc. Tyson Foods, Inc. U.S. Foodservice, Inc. Unilever United Natural Foods, Inc. Ventura Foods, LLC Wal-Mart Waverly Westin Hotels & Resorts Whole Foods Market KIDS IN NEED DONORS (January 1 – March 31, 2011) Addye Curtin Daphine Curtin Girl Scout Troup 10511 Norcom Office Max S.P. Richards Staples 15 Nonprofit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID 732 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd., NW Atlanta, GA 30318-6628 (404) 892-FEED ACFB.org Atlanta, GA Permit No. 3763 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Summer Hunger Did you know that more than half a million Georgia children live in poverty? According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey report released in 2010, that’s more than 22%. The threat of hunger is always looming over these kids, but it’s especially daunting during the summer when school breaks. While many kids are thrilled to hear that final school bell, those who rely on free and reduced breakfast and lunch during the school year might be more likely to wonder about their next meal. Your donation to ACFB.org can help us stock more high nutrition items for our partner agencies serving families and children.