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Food For Free
The Party Under the Harvest Moon will be
Friday, October 25 at MIT’s Morss Hall.
Join us for great food, live music, and a chance
to support our Produce Rescue program.
Annual Report 2012
PROGRAMS
Produce Rescue and Distribution
Each morning, our drivers visit grocery stores and other food vendors to
collect donations of fresh foods that might otherwise go to waste. Several
days a week, their route includes the wholesalers of the New England
Produce Center in Chelsea. In addition to fresh produce, we collect fresh
and frozen meats, prepared foods, baked goods, and dairy products.
This salvaged food is transported immediately to the food programs
we serve, usually going home with a family or being served at a meal
program within 24 hours of collection.
May through November, we work with ten farmers’ markets, rescuing
food from more than 40 farms and retailers. We also work closely with
Boston Area Gleaners, distributing much of the produce that they glean
from local farms.
We supplement this “rescued” food with fruit and vegetables purchased
wholesale. Much of the funding for our food purchases comes from the
City of Cambridge City Food Fund.
This program provided 998,000 pounds of food to 84 emergency food
programs in 2012.
The Transportation Partnership
2013
DATES TO REMEMBER
Wednesdays, May through October
VOLUNTEER SHIFTS AT FIELD OF GREENS
Shifts are 8:30 a.m.-12 noon, in Lincoln. Sign up at
foodforfree.org/volunteer
June 1
CAMBRIDGE RIVER FESTIVAL
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June 8
DANCE FOR WORLD COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
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June 13
TASTE OF CAMBRIDGE
Food For Free is one of this year’s Taste of Cambridge beneficiaries
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July 16
FLATBREAD CO. FUNDRAISING DINNER
Join Food For Free at Flatbread Co. in Davis Square for yummy food,
bowling (if you want), and a chance to support Food For Free’s
Farmers’ Market food rescue efforts.
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Through this program, Food For Free picks up food orders from the Greater
Boston Food Bank and delivers them to 12 food programs that do not
have their own transportation. The Transportation Partnership delivered
766,000 pounds of food in 2012.
July 19
Home Delivery
TICKETS GO ON SALE FOR THE PARTY UNDER THE HARVEST MOON
Home Delivery serves low-income Cambridge seniors and people with
disabilities, bringing packages of food right to their doorsteps each
month. Home Delivery served 60 clients in 2012 and will expand to 85
clients by the end of 2013.
Field of Greens
Hosted by Lindentree Farm, Field of Greens uses organic methods and
volunteer labor to grow vegetables for distribution to pantries, meal
programs, and shelters. In 2012, Field of Greens staff and volunteers
harvested over 3,000 pounds of organically grown vegetables.
ARTBEAT
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August 30
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September 23
MUSIC FOR FOOD CONCERT
A benefit for Food For Free at New England Conservatory
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October 25
PARTY UNDER THE HARVEST MOON AT MIT’S MORSS HALL
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November 23
New Staff in 2012
Sasha Purpura rejoices in the
diversity of her role as Executive
Director as an opportunity to flex all of
her muscles (literally and figuratively)
while leading the organization.
This year’s expansion of Home
Delivery is made possible both by our
partnership with Boston Organics,
and by the work of Max Wall, our
Home Delivery Coordinator.
Whether she is planning the annual
budget, weeding at Field of Greens,
engaging in strategic planning, or
loading boxes of produce into the trucks, Sasha brings
her strong presence, her skill for visioning, and her knack
for forging connections. Sasha’s diverse background
includes 15 years as a software engineer and product
manager, followed by co-founding Plato’s Harvest organic
farm with her husband in 2006 and completing an MBA in
Sustainability in 2011. Her commitment to improving access
to fresh, healthy foods has guided her work with local foodoriented businesses and organizations like Sprout Lenders,
Dig It Local, and Fair Food Network, and now, her work with
Food For Free.
Having first joined Food For Free as
a volunteer, Max is now deploying
his easygoing friendliness and thoroughness to perform
outreach to potential clients, organize data, and manage
inventory. Max completed a year of self-directed study in
fermented foodways as a Thomas J. Watson Foundation
Fellow during which he traveled and studied in France, UK,
Ireland, Belgium, Ghana, India, and Thailand; learned to cook
Thai food; and presented a paper at Oxford University on
sausages that people rot in their attics. He holds a BA from
Hamilton College, and will begin his MS in Agriculture, Food,
and the Environment at Tufts University’s Friedman School
in the fall, after which he hopes to work internationally on
agriculture and nutrition policy.
When Veronica Barron first joined
the Food For Free team last year to help
with the Party Under The Harvest Moon,
it was supposed to be temporary, but
she liked it so much around here that
we couldn’t shake her.
Miriam Stason takes on the role of
Field of Greens Farm Manager
In her new role as Events and
Administrative Coordinator, Veronica wields her
writing and design skills, her penchant for data wrangling,
and her love of brainstorming in service of Food For Free’s
administration, events, and outreach activities. Veronica’s
professional background is split between marketing and
theater, and she finds that both serve her equally well for
her outreach and events work. Veronica earned her BFA at
Boston University, but crossed the river after graduation to
become a proud Cantabrigian. From there it was a slippery
slope to becoming a CSA subscriber, farmers’ market
shopper, and aspiring gardener.
for 2013, having joined us as Assistant
Farm Manager in 2012.
Miriam has over ten years of
experience growing food on many
different patches of earth, starting
while in high school at The Mountain School in Vermont,
and followed by farms in Spain and Costa Rica. She then
spent eight years in various roles, including Director of
Agriculture, at The Food Project in Lincoln, MA, and served
in 2012 as Gleaning Coordinator for our close partners, the
Boston Area Gleaners. Miriam currently also works with
Dancing Tomato Farm growing salad greens and heirloom
tomatoes varieties for restaurant and home use.
RENDEZVOUS IN CENTRAL SQUARE BENEFIT LUNCHEON
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December 9
MUSIC FOR FOOD CONCERT
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Food For Free Annual Report 2012
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Board of Directors
Peggy Kutcher
From the Executive Director
President
Robert Snyder
Vice President
Dana Philbrook
Treasurer
Joanna Vanden
Clerk
Erik Brown
Anne Cushman
Maggie McNally
John Musser
Staff
Sasha Purpura
Executive Director
Michelle Holcomb
Development Director
Dennis McCarthy
Operations Manager
Produce Rescue
Dann Friedman
Driver
Christian Oviedo
Driver
Adam Collins
Drivers’ Assistant
Julio Francisco
Drivers’ Assistant
Home Delivery
Simon Walsh
Home Delivery Driver
Max Wall
Program Administrator
Field of Greens
Miriam Stason
Farm Manager
Jordan McCarron
Assistant Farm Manager
Administration
Dear friends and supporters,
First, I would like to introduce myself to those of you who
don’t yet know me. My name is Sasha Purpura and I’m the new
Executive Director of Food For Free. I joined in July of 2012
following the retirement of David Leslie, a man who deserves
tremendous gratitude for the contributions he made to this
organization over his 8-year tenure here.
As I approach the end of my first year, I am still learning and
still continually amazed at the level of support and participation we receive from the
community around us. Food For Free only exists because you want it to. And you show us
that in so many ways—not only through the generous financial contributions we receive and
the events held, in our honor, by neighboring local businesses and friends, but also from the
hundreds of hours people contribute each year to volunteering on our farm, our trucks, in
our office, and at the Party Under the Harvest Moon.
Food For Free is truly a shared community effort and it is only through the hard work and
support of this community that we were able to move over one and three quarters of a
million pounds of food in the year 2012. Almost six hundred thousand pounds of that was
food that, without the commitment of our many food donors, would have gone to compost
or landfill. 100,000 pounds of that food came from farmers throughout Massachusetts who,
like us, are dedicated to getting fresh, healthy food to those in need.
So before I continue, I want to share my heartfelt thanks to all of you for all that you have
helped us accomplish. I am honored to be a part of this 32-year old organization that is a
testament to what can be accomplished with the support of a community.
I follow in the very large footsteps of David Leslie, and the many directors that preceded
him. They have all left their individual footprints and have helped make Food For Free what
it is today. In 2012, I joined an organization that is well respected in the community,
financially stable, operationally efficient, and successfully delivering on its mission. In fact,
we find ourselves well positioned to begin to look at what’s next. Food For Free has recently
kicked-off a strategic planning process. As a part of that, we are speaking with stakeholders
throughout our community—funders, individual contributors, business partners, staff, food
donors, board members, farmers, emergency food programs and more. We are assessing
what we do well, where we might improve and how we might have a larger impact on
addressing food waste while getting fresh healthy food to those in need.
We will be thoughtful in our assessment and planning and will continue to support all of our
current food recipient agencies and home delivery clients. Our hope is that in the coming year
we’ll be able to share some new plans, and new ideas as to how, with your support, we can
further our reach and, together, continue to bridge the gap between waste and want.
Veronica Barron
Office and Events
Coordinator
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Regarding our finances…
As you’ll see from our finances, we had a record breaking year,
recognizing over $115,000 more in income than expense
(not counting depreciation). I have to admit that this is not an
unpleasant way to begin my tenure at Food For Free. However,
this boon is thanks to our incredible supporters.
In March of last year, we received an exceptionally generous
contribution of $50,000 from Robert Friede, the father of one of
our dedicated, long-term volunteers. In November, the estate of
the late Marie Kirchberger left us a bequest of $75,000 as a result
of the sale of her art collection. We owe a debt of gratitude to
both Robert and Marie, as their contributions will have significant
impact on the amount of fresh food we can rescue and distribute.
These incredible gifts speak to the importance of our work, and
the commitment of the community that helps make it happen.
It is, in part, because of our significant surplus, that we are able
to step back at this point and consider how we might further
our efforts through a thoughtful strategic planning process. For
all that we are grateful for such a positive year, we do not want
this to leave the impression that we don’t still need your support.
Although Food For Free moves close to two million pounds of
food a year to over 80 emergency food programs serving more
than 25,000 individuals, this represents only a small fraction of
the need that exists in our communities. With your continued
support, we make a commitment to continue our work and at the
same time, create new and effective ways to further our impact.
2012 Income
Contracts & grants
Donations
Fundraising
Investment & other income
Realized and
unrealized gains & losses
In-kind donations
Total Income
Food For Free Annual Report 2012
1,177.13
600.00
538,906 .04
2012 Expenses
Salaries
237,412.95
Fringe
70,986.60
Transportation
20,793.55
Food purchases
17,392.14
Bank & credit processing fees
3,834.55
Payroll fees
1,768.30
Miscellaneous
16,174.74
Outside services
17,247.50
Printing and postage
13,737.19
Rent
1,800.00
Depreciation
29,619.00
Office
3,386.29
Telephone & Communications
1,984.73
Insurance
16,314.69
Dues
245.00
Repairs
1,630.88
Total Expenses
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158,081.31
232,320.70
146,186.99
539.91
454,328.11
2012 Recipient Agencies
Regular Delivery Sites
Pantries
Boston Medical Center: Elders Living at Home Program
Boston Medical Center: Preventive Food Pantry
Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee Food Pantry
Cambridge Senior Center Food Pantry
Cambridgeport Baptist Church Food Pantry
East End House Food Pantry
Elizabeth Peabody House Food Pantry
Grant Manor Apartments Food Pantry
Haven from Hunger Food Pantry & Meal Program
LBJ Apartments Food Pantry
Margaret Fuller House Food Pantry
Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church: Epic Food Pantry
Pentecostal Tabernacle Food Pantry
Project Soup: Home Delivery Program
Rosie’s Place Groceries
St James’ Episcopal Church: Helping Hand Food Pantry
St Luke’s-San Lucas Food Pantry
St. Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal Church Food Pantry
Transition House Food Pantry
Western Avenue Baptist Church Food Pantry
Zinberg Clinic Pantry I (Cambridge Hospital)
Zinberg Clinic Pantry II (Somerville Hospital)
Meal Programs
Campus Kitchens Project at UMASS Boston
First Parish Church Tuesday Meals
Food Not Bombs
Harvard Square Meals
Hearty Meals for All
Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church: Meal Program
MIT Feed the Hungry Project
Pilgrim Church: Loaves and Fishes
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church: Common Cares
Union Baptist: Project Uplift
Shelters, SROs, & Special Needs Residences
CASPAR: Albany Street Shelter
CASPAR: Highland Residence
CASPAR: New Day
CASPAR: Summit Residence
CASPAR: Womanplace
Catholic Charities: St. Patrick’s Shelter
Commonwealth Land Trust: 523 Massachusetts Avenue
Commonwealth Land Trust: Bowdoin Manor
Community Resources for Justice: Somerville Transition Shelter
First Church Shelter
Heading Home: Cambridge Shelter
Hildebrand Family Self-Help Center
Pine Street Inn
Ruah, Breath of Life
YMCA Central Square
Wellmet Project, Inc.: Leonard Avenue Residence
Wellmet Project, Inc.: William Street Residence
Youth Programs
Area 4 Youth Center
Cambridge Cares about AIDS: Youth On Fire
Cambridge Community Center: Camp Cowemoki and Afterschool Program
Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee Daycare
Centro Presente: Pintamos Nuestro Mundo Youth Program
Community Art Center
Elizabeth Peabody House: Healthy After School Club
Fletcher Maynard Afterschool Program
Frisoli Youth Center
Gately Youth Center
King Afterschool Program
King Preschool
King Open School Extended Day Program
Morse Afterschool Program
Morse Preschool
Peabody Afterschool Program
Peabody Preschool
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School
West Cambridge Youth Center
Willis D. Moore Youth Center
YouthBuild Just-a-Start
Drop-in Centers & Other Programs
Cambridge Cares about AIDS: Needle Exchange Program
Cambridge Cares about AIDS: Peer Support Program
On the Rise
Resources for Human Development: Outside the Lines
The Ruby Rogers Advocacy and Drop-In Center
The Women’s Center
Seasonal Delivery Sites
Youth Program: Breakthrough-Cambridge (June-August)
Shelter: Harvard Square Homeless Shelter (November-April)
Youth Program: Phillips Brooks House Association,
Refugee Youth Summer Enrichment Program (June-August)
Occasional Delivery Sites
Pantry: Salvation Army
Meal: Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services Meals on Wheels
Drop-in/Other: Child Care Resource Center
Heading Home: Up and Out
Transportation Partnership Delivery Sites
Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee Food Pantry
Cambridge Senior Center Food Pantry
Cambridgeport Baptist Church Food Pantry
East End House Food Pantry
Immaculate Conception Parish Food Pantry
Loaves and Fishes Meal Program
Margaret Fuller House Food Pantry
Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church Epic Food Pantry
Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church Meal Program
St James Episcopal Church Helping Hand Food Pantry
St Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church Food Pantry
Zinberg Clinic Food Pantry
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2012 Food Donors
Farms & Farmers
Market Vendors
Atlas Farm
Battle Road Farm
Big Sky Bakery
Blue Heron Organic Farm
Breadsong Corner Bakery
Brox Farm
Clear Flour Bread
Danish Pastry House
Dick’s Market Garden
Drumlin Farm
Enterprise Farm
The Farm School
Farmer Al
Fertile Crescent
The Food Project
Full Bloom Market Garden
Gaining Ground
Gore Place
Grateful Farm
Hamilton Orchards
Hansen’s Farm
Heaven’s Harvest CSA
Hi-Rise Bread Company
Hmong Farms at Flats Mentor Farm
Hutchins Farm
Iggy’s Bread
Keown Orchard
Kimball Fruit Farm
Land’s Sake Farm
Lanni Orchards
Lindentree Farm
Nicewicz Family Farm
Parker Farm
Plato’s Harvest Organic Farm
Red Fire Farm CSA
Siena Farm
Signal Rock Farm
Silverbrook Farm
Smolak Farm
Stone Soup CSA
The Farm School
Verrill Farm
Waltham Fields Community Farm
Weir River Farm
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Wholesalers
Boston Tomato & Packaging
Gregg Dziama, Inc.
J. Bonafede Co.
J. Maheras Co.
Peter Condakes
Yell-O-Glow Bananas
Retailers
Boston Organics
CostCo - Waltham
Great Harvest Bakery
Harvest Co-Op Market - Cambridge
Shaws - Sidney Street
Trader Joes
- Alewife
- Memorial Drive
Whole Foods
- Prospect Street
- River Street
- Alewife
When Pigs Fly Bakery
Wine and Cheese Cask
Other Sources
Boston Area Gleaners
The Greater Boston Food Bank
National Association of Letter Carriers
Party Under the
Harvest Moon
Committee
Julia Auger
Anne Cushman
Sandra Fairbank
Shannon Garber
Christine Hannon
Michelle Holcomb
Peggy Kutcher
Maggie McNally
Patrick Mertens
Sasha Purpura
Michael Walz
Special Guests
Doug Berman
Ray Magliozzi
John “Bugsy” Lawler
Robin Young
David Leslie
Musicians
One Thin Dime
Volunteer Teams
Cambridge Savings Bank
Boston Cares
Boston Volunteers
Future Chefs
Generous Contributors
and Incredibly Helpful
People
Advanced Lighting and
Production Services
JamSpot
MIT
Peterson’s Party Rental
Something Savory’s
Jodi Auerbach
Tables of Content Catering
Pam Wickham
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Harvest Sponsors
Harvard
University
Massachusetts
Institute of
Technology
Communications Sponsors
Neighborhood Sponsors
1369 Coffee House
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Boston Organics
Cambridge Trust Company
Classic Graphx
Four Burgers
Microsoft New England
Research and Development Center
Prellwitz/Chilinski Associates
Supporting Sponsor
Mount Auburn Hospital
Food and Beverage Donors
Andala Coffee House
Anonymous Wine Donor
Area Four
Baraka Café
Cambridge Brewing Company
Cambridge Wine & Spirits
Central Bottle
Chez Henri
Diesel Café/Bloc 11 Café
Emma’s Pizza
Flatbread Company
Flour Bakery & Café
Fresh Pond Market
EVOO
Henrietta’s Table
Middle East
Nubar
Olé Mexican Grill
Pacific Street Café
Q’s Nuts
Redbones
Rendezvous in Central Square
Royal East
Russell House Tavern
Stone Hearth Pizza
Tables of Content
Universtiy Wine
UpStairs on the Square
Veggie Galaxy
Auction Donors
42° North Restaurant, Accardi Foods, Marilee Allen and Robert Schiffman , America’s Test Kitchen, Aroma Tavern & Grill, Artist & Craftsman,
Nina Barwell, Leah Bloom Communications, Blue Man Group, Boston Organics, Boston Sports Club, Cambridge Bicycle, Cambridge Common
Restaurant, CC Design, Celebrity Series of Boston, Central Square Theater, Christina’s Spice & Specialty Foods, Christopher’s Restaurant and Bar,
City Girl Cafe, Cortiva Boston, CVS, Dellaria Salon, Didriks, Kamela Dolinova, Edible Arrangements, Exhale Spa, Ann Feeley, FEI Theatres,
Fleming’s Steakhouse, Formaggio Kitchen, Gellar’s Snackbar, Good News Garage, Grafton Group, Christine and Dick Hannon, Hotel Marlowe,
Hotel Veritas, Huntington Theatre Co., Improv Asylum, Irving House, Joie de Vivre, Journeyman, Terry Kwan, Lance Glass Studio, Landry’s Bicycles,
Clare Walker Leslie, Life Alive, Lobster Pound, Marriott Boston Cambridge, Alex Krutsky, Mertens, Patrick and Connie Karpinski, Jonny Miller, Morrison’s
Home and Garden Showplace, New England Revolution, Nomad, Nubar , P.F. Chang’s Cambridge, Christine Palamidessi, Picante Mexican Grille,
Picco Restaurant, Pill Hardware, Pinkberry, Plimoth Plantation, Sasha and David Purpura, Rialto, Safar Coiffure, Carolyn Salvi, Sculler’s Jazz Club,
Sound Bites, Lucia St. Clair Robson, Ashara Stansfield, Tags Hardware, Tavern on the Square, Ten Thousand Villages, The Asgard Irish Pub &
Restaurant, The Charles Hotel, The Fireplace, The Freedom Trail Foundation, The Friendly Toast, Three Sons Auto Body, Toscanini’s, Trephin Salon,
Union Bar & Grille, Verrill Farm, Walz, Michael, West Side Lounge, Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery, and Wheelock Family Theatre.
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Business Donors
1369 Coffeehouse, AAA Southern New England, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Amgen, Boston Organics, Cambridge Brewing Co., Cambridge Naturals,
Cambridge Savings Bank, Cambridge Trust Company, Citizens Bank, Community Builder’s Cooperative, Didriks, Diesel Cafe, East Cambridge Savings
Bank, Feinstein Foundation, First Parish Church, Flatbread Somerville, Four Burgers, Friends Meeting Cambridge, Harvard University Employees
Credit Union, Harvest Co-Op Market- Cambridge, Hillel Foundation of Cambridge, Hong Kong Restaurant, Irving House, Key for Hope Foundation,
Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Association, MIT Federal Credit Union, Mount Auburn Hospital, Picante Mexican Grille, Prellwitz/Chilinski Associates,
Rendezvous in Central Square, Sant’s Natural Vegetarian Foods, Three Sons Auto Body, W.T. Phelan, and Wellesley Congregational Church.
Event Partners
Cambridge Brewing Co.,Didriks, Flatbread Somerville, Rendezvous in Central Square, and Whole Foods – Alewife.
Employee Giving & Matching Gift Programs
Amgen, Google, Harvard University, IBM, Liberty Mutual, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, MIT, and Oracle Corporation.
Corporate, Foundation and Government Grants
Americo J. Francisco Charity Fund of the Cambridge Community Foundation, Bank of America Foundation, Bushrod H. Campbell & Adah F. Hall Charity Fund,
Cambridge Action Fund, Cambridge Community Foundation, Citizens Bank Foundation, City of Cambridge Community Development Block Grants Program,
Clipper Ship Foundation, Draper Laboratory, Frederick E. Weber Charities Corp., Gravestar, Liberty Mutual Foundation, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical
Research, Project Bread, and Share Our Strength.
Family Foundations and Donor-Advised Funds
The Charles and Sara Goldberg Charitable Trust, The Meelia Family Foundation, The Morton & Dinah Danseyar Family Foundation, The Perls Foundation,
The Philip S. Harper Foundation, The Robert Strange Family Fund of the Boston Foundation, The Sims Maes Foundation, and The Sommer Family Foundation.
Volunteers - Individuals
Jodi Auerbach, Sebastian Banker, Sam Cadena, Christopher Chamberland, Chris Chambers, Louis D’Angio, Sepideh Emami, Fariba Riazi Esfahani,
Laura Goodrich Ezor, Jessica Forton, Michael Galasso, Shannon Garber, Dan Gore, Linda Haas, Brian Hannon, Patrick Hannon, Heather Herbst,
Kevin Huang, Ian Hunter, Alyson Intihar, Katie Jenks, Anne Johnson, Courtland Kelly, Leigh Kenney, Andrea Kippolito, Leslie Kogan, Katie Jenks,
Monica Leitner-Lasema, Alec Macaulay, Kelly Malony, Trish Mara, Steve Martin, Caroline McGlynn, Sergio (Link) Muldonato, Janet Murray,
Judy Nathans, Pat O’Brien, Miguel Perez, Blake Roberts Melinda Rossi, Stephen Salan, Dean Santamaria-Capetanelis, Chris Scott, Janine Sirignano,
Joe Stein, Laura Stillwell, Barbara Taggart, Tilly Taylor, Cory Ventres-Pake, Linda Viens, Sarah Villard,
Pam Vlahakis, Max Wall, Jack Wicker, Pam Wickham, Marie Wickham, Aria Wuertz, and Qin Qin Yu.
Volunteers - Groups
Clean-Up Day Team from the Boston University Class of 2015 College of Arts and Sciences;
event teams from Boston Cares, Boston Volunteers, Cambridge Savings Bank, and Future Chefs.
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Individual Donors
We are deeply grateful to all who support our work, and apologize for the errors in our 2012 Annual Report.
Gerald Abelow, David Abrams, James Ackerman, Robin Adams, Jaime Alberts, Robert Alberty, Isabella Allen, Robert Allen and Shirley
Hui, Carol Lynn Alpert, Jane and John Altanucci, Beth Altman and Steve Perlmutter, David Altshuler, Tina M. Alu, Mary Anderson, Elaine
Angelone, Judith Aronson, Maria Ascher, Roy Auger, Ann Austin, Jenny Azzara and Jake Murray, Becci Backman and Steve Cotton, Carter
and Peggy Bacon, Jean and H.C. Bailly, Sharon Bak, Annabeth Ballard, Susan Banker, Joel and Betsy Bard, Betty and Arthur Bardige, Ed
Barker, Caroline Barnes, Joyce and Paul Barringer, David Barry, Elizabeth Bartholet, Margaret Barusch and Gregory Price, Nina Barwell,
Miguel Basanez and Tatiana Beltran, Sallie Bass, Timothy Bass and Stephanie Tournas, Gale Batchelder, Patsy Baudoin, Barbara Bauman,
Paul Bay and Gretta Anderson, Patricia and Herbert Becher, Bruce Beck, Jamie and John Bemis, Marilyn Bentov, Christopher Bentzel, Pam
and Alan Berger, Andrew Bergman, Carlotte and Samuel Berk, Clark and Susana Bernard, Aron Bernstein and Susan Goldhor, Jane
Bernstein, Robert Binstock and Maria Maciak, Catherine Bird and Jonathan Delgado, Laura Bjorklund, Linda Black, Suzanna Black, Laura
Blacklow and Peter Fougere, Carlee Blamphin, Marty Blatt and Betty Munson, Peter and Sallye Bleiberg, Ruth and James D. Block, Jacob
and Nancy Bloom, Leah Bloom, Gerald and Karin Blum, Lawrence Blum, Ulrike Boehmer, Walter Boggio, Kenyon C. Bolton, Michael and
Darleen Bonislawski, Amy Bonner, Carolynne Borwn, Damon Bosetti, Christopher Boucher, Athanasios and Carol Boulukos, George and
Prilla Brackett, John Bradley, Elaine Brath, Anne Brescia and Brian Connell, Keith Brion, Steven and Linda Brion-Meisels, Lisbeth Britz,
Katherine Brobeck, Erik Brown, Janice Brown, Peggy Brown and Tom Boggs, William Brownsberger, Leslie Brunetta and Peter Loftus,
Barbara Bryant, Nicholas Buckley, Rachel Burckardt, Joseph Burgio, Katharine Fox Burnett, Virginia Burns and Norma Veridan, James
Butler, Ruth Butler, Kate Byrne and Bill Cavellini, Jonathan Cabrera, Sophie Cahen, Cathy Cahill, Daniel Calano and Kate Thompson, Jill
Callahan, Robert Campbell, James Campen and Phyllis Ewen, Elizabeth Caney, Leon and Jayne Cantor, Miriam Cantor, Esme Caramello,
Robert Carey, Barbara and Kenneth Carlson, Benjamin Carlson and Arusha Hollister, Neal Carney and Lynn Evans, Ira Carp, Jean Carr, John
and Helaine Carroll, Carol Cerf, Jeffrey Chapdelaine, Jonathan Chapman, Frances Charles, Liselotte Charney, Ariane Cherbuliez and Steven
Orzack, Nancy Chodorow, Susan Chused, Jane Clark, Leigh Clark, Spencer Clark, Devereux Clarke, Elizabeth Clement and Frederick David
Prendergast, Diane Cline, C.C. Coate, John and Ann Cobb, Carolyn Cohen and Alan Dershowitz, David and Cohen, Frieda and Joseph
Cohen, Martha Cohen, Deborah Colburn, Edie Coletti, Ann Collette, Suzanne Comtois, Tara Condon, Elizabeth Conley, Clarence and
Frances Cooper, Geneva Cooper, Nina Coslov and Howie Rice, Russell Cox, Peter Crames, Susan and Ned Culver, Jon and Lenore
Cummings, Jeff Cunningham, Lauren Curry and Robert O'Shea, Anne Cushman, David Cutler, Constance and Henry Cutter, Belden and
Pamela Daniels, Jessica Daniels and Paul Blackborow, Susan and Robert Darnton, Margery Davies and Arthur MacEwan, Ray Davies and
Susan Griffith, Susan Davies and Richard Talkov, Donna Davis, Henrietta Davis and Richard Bock, N. Yama Davis and Talya Davis, Susan
and William J. DeAngelis, Lois DeGregorio, Elaine DeRosa and Bonnie Johnston, Charlotte and Stephen Diamond, Estelle Disch, Linda
Dittmar, Astrid and Doug Dodds, Kamela Dolinova, Susan Donnelly, Anonymous Donor, Virginia Donovan, Elsa Dorfman and Harvey
Silverglate, Judith Dortz, Susan and Philip Dowds, Richard Downey, Walter and Kathleen Ducharme, Marcia Duvall, Paula Ebbitt, Jennifer
Eckert, Stefan and Ruth Economou, Ellie Egan, Henry Ehrlich, Mary Eich and Randy Albelda, Stephen Eisenberg, Toni Elka, Katherine Ellin
and Gilead Tadmor, Brenda and Monroe Engel, Ellen Epstein and Ian Brownell, Myra Hope and Molly Eskridge, Lisa Eustis, Alice Evans,
David Evans, Jonathan Ewing, Daisy Familia, Richard Fanning, Jody Fanto, Amy Farber, Jean Farrington, Ann Feeley, Helen Fein, Harriet
Feinberg, Harriet Fell, Diana Felton, Pauline Feng, Barbara Field and Michael Reich, William Fielder, Lois and Kenneth Fischbeck, Steven
Fischer, Susan Fleischmann, J. Malcolm and Ariadne Forbes, Laurie Forcier and Mark Paskowsky, Jean Fordyce, Jessica and Kenneth
Forton, Karen Fortoul and Kate Goodale, Asa and Susan Foster, Tom Fowler, Marian (Meri) Fox, Deborah Frank, Kate Frank, Robert and
Velma Frank, Richard Freierman and Lynn Gervens, Susan Freireich, Veronica French, David Freudberg, Susan Frey, Robert Friede, Mary
and Matthew Friedman, Sarah Froio, Chantal Fujiwara and Pirooz Vakili, Pamela Fuller, Michael Galasso, Deborah Galef, Stephen Gallant,
Nancy Gallucio, Paula Garbarino, Shannon Garber, Amanda Gaughan, Lisa and Jeff Gaulin, Stephanie Gayle, Linde Gee, B.J. Geiger, Arthur
Gilman, Michael Gilmore, Susan Glassman, Barbara Glickler, David Golber, Martha Gold, Richard Goldberg and Nancy Seymour, Stephanie
Goldberg, Adam Goldstein, Gary Goldstein and Diane Levin, Kaitlin Goldstein, Richard and Kimberly Goldstein, Mitchell Goldstein, Toby
Goldstein, Dorothy and Donald Gonson, Stephen and Teri Goodwin, Mary Ann Gore, Nelson Gore, Muriel Gould, William Gramby and
Carloyn Roosevelt, Paul Gregoire, Kathe Gregory, Garth and Lindsay Greimann, Richard Griffin and Susan Keane, Mimi Grosser, David
Grucza, Richard Grudzinski and Julie Bowden, Leonard Grunenberg and Shoshana Pakciarz, Benjamin Gunther, Laura Gurevich, Mary
Haas, Edythe Haber, Charles and MaryAnn Hales, Alice Hall, Barbara Halporn, John Hamilton, Martha Hamilton, Laury Hammel, Roy and
Sylvia Hammer, Jean Hammond and Michael Krasner, John and Nancy Hammond, Suzanne and Easley Hamner, Edward and Margaret
Handy, Sharon Hanen, Blair and Mary Hankins, Christine and Dick Hannon, Fay and Dave Hannon, Charlotte Harrison, Richard and
Angelica Harter, Liz Hartford and Alexandria Diskin, Sasha Hartman, Alan Harwood and Margot Welch, Sibyl Harwood, Sally Haslanger,
Ronald Hasseltine, Jonathan Hecht and Lora Sabin, Christine Heenan, Amanda Hegarty, Glenn Heinmiller, Paul Heintz, Ulrike Henderson,
Clarence Henry, Andrew Herbst, David Herder, Jill Herold and Jim McSherry, Peter Herrup, Julia Herskowitz, Frederick Hill, John Hixson
and Janet Hobbs, Janice Hoffman, Marc Hoffman and Jane Stolzman, Michelle Holcomb, Scott Holliday, Olive Holmes, John and Hilary
Hopkins, Jackie Horne, Jean and Benjamin Horne, Gail Horowitz and Susan Brand, Arch Horst and Kate Kirby, Elaine Hsieh and James
Keller, Arthur Hughes, Robert and Nancy Hurlbut, Robert and Faith Hyde, Caren Irr, Harry Irwin and Pam Haltom, Rose Mary Irwin, Marika
Jamacochian, Stephen Janiak, Andrew Janjigian, Martha Jenkins, Shirley Jobe, Donna Johnston, Caroline Jones and Peter Galison, Andrea
Kadomiya, Louis Kampf, Edwin and Carol Ann Kania, Stephen Kasabula, Renee Kasinsky, George L. Keleher, Herbert and Rose Kelman,
Peter Kelsey and Ginger Ryan, Jennifer Kennedy and Justin Mills, Leigh Kenney and John Gouzoules, Lori Kenschaft and Randy Smith,
George and Mary Louise Kent, Robert Kent, Alice and David Kidder, Karen Kindle, Jean Kindleberger, Sheila M. and William King, Jeff
Klaus, Karen Klein, Leah Klein, Lawrence Kolodney and Heather Nelson, Diana Korzenik, Katharine and Richard Kosinski, Claire
Kozower, Gisela Krause, Kathryn and Ed Kravitz, Lawrence Kron, Catherine Krupnick, Arleen Kulin, Peggy Kutcher, Terry Kwan, Mary
Laclair, Sandra Lagrega, Bill and Lisa Lahey, Steven Landau and Claudia Majetich, Carole Landisman, Jonathan Landman and Joan
Balaban, Brian Larson, Abraham Lateiner, David Laubenthal, Muriel Laubier, Lynn Lazar, Kathy and Chris Leahy, Alan Lebowitz and Nan
Levinson, Diane Leclair, Deborah Lee, Jae Ik Lee, Sandra Lee, Vanessa Lefevre, Judith Leff, Janet Lefko, Tom Lehrer, Manuel and M.
Charlene Leitao, Mary M. Leno, Monica and Alejandro Leon, Ellen Leopold, Anna Leslie, David Leslie and Clare Walker Leslie, Eric Leslie
and Jenny Chiang, Stuart and Sally Lesser, Alice Leung, Ellen Levine, William Levine and Lesley Sager Levine, Persis and David Levy,
Rick Levy, Richard and Mary Jane Lewontin, Laurel Lhowe, Irmhild Liang, Sharon Lim-Hing, Pamela and Edward Lingel, Lynda Linton,
Arthur Lipkin and Robert Ellsworth, Nancy Lippincott, Joyce Liu, Rob and Gwyn Loud, Karen Lowe, Sharon Lowe, Penelope Lueders, Mrs.
Charles Lyman, George Mabry, Robert Mack, Scott MacLachlan and Alison Malcolm, Richard and Wanda MacNair, Monique and Ray
Magliozzi, Leora Mallach, Kelly Malony, Robert Mancell and Rebecca Schrader, Cynthia Manson, Karen Marans, Steve Marcus, Edward
and Joan Mark, Eric Marshall, Jean Ann Martin, Kristen and William Martin, Marissa Martin, Thomas and Jane Martin, Cheryl Martins, Jean
and Edward Mason, Laura Mateo, Lynn Matthews, Pamela Matz and Norman Rubin, Joseph Mayer, Nancy McArdle, Mary McCann, Carole
McCullough, Timothy McDermott, Lisa McDonnell, Hilary McGhee, Priscilla McMillan, Laura McMurray, Dennis McNally and Susana
Millman, Maggie McNally and Alex Krutsky, Althea and Robert Meade, Benjamin and Mary Lou Mehrling, Heli and Michael Meltsner,
Daniel Meltzer and Ellen Semonoff, Tomas and Abigail Menard, Terri Mendoza, Elizabeth Merrill and Benjamin Mardell, Patrick Mertens
and Connie Karpinski, Stacia and Michael Mesleh, Peter Meyersohn and Annette Needle, Jim and Chris Miara, Maria and Lincoln Miara,
Michael Michalski, Kadimah and Mark Michelson, Charlotte Milan, Ingrid Miller, James and Deborah Miller, Jonny Miller, Lindsay Miller
and Peter Ambler, Michelle and Eric Miller, Stephen Minicucci, Jessica Minnaert, Martha Minow and Joe Singer, Carol Monica, James
Moore, Ellen Moot, Harold Moren and Sally Beecher, Terri and Edward Morgan, Patricia Moriarty, Doreen Morris, Errol Morris and Julia
Sheehan, Alice Morrish, Steve Morse, Katherine Moss and George Keleher, Erin Moulton, Karen Mueller, Susan Mulski and Michael
Meyerovitz, Elaine Murphy, James Murphy, Janet and Jeff Murray, Debbie Musnikow, John Musser, Rachel Nardin, Kimberly Nash, Judith
Nathans, Cindy and Peter Nebolsine, Matthew Nobbs, Barbara Norfleet, Charles and Diane Norris, Judy Norris, Elaine O'Connell, Shane
O'Donohoe, Philip O'Neil, Elena Obukova, Suzanne Ogden, Douglas and Jill Ogino, Katie Olaskiewicz, Morgan Ong, Irwin Oppenhein and
Bernice Buresh, Kenneth Osgood, Martha and David Osler, Ashley Owens, Jennifer Page, Christine Palamidessi and Mathew Bagednow,
Christian Paolino, Arthur Pardee, Patricia Parker, Wayne and Kim Patenaude, Lucy Patton, Christine Paulino, Laura Pawle, Jeffrey Pearlin,
Theodore Peck, Joanne Peckarsky, Angela Pendleton and Frank Mazer, Katherine Perls and Lennart Braberg, Evelyn Persoff, Amanda
Peters, Penny and Jim Peters, Barbara Petery, Jeffrey and Patricia Petrucelly, Mary and Gary Pforzheimer, Dana and Linda Philbrook, Joan
Pic, Joan Pickett, James Pinney, Robert Pisano, Jonathan and Andrea Plate, Kira Poplowski, Charles Popper, Christopher Porter, Rosemary
Porter, Steven and Megan Postal, Meyer Potashman, Bradford Power, Praveen Prasanna, Suzanne and John Pratt, Adele Pressman, Judith
Price, Christopher Pullman, Sasha and David Purpura, Cindy Quense and Tim Hughes, Dana Quinn, Joseph Quinn, Carol Rainwater, Kyle
Ramey, Janet Reckam, Fred Reece, John Reinhardt, Hank Reisen, Jerald and Sara Reisman, Randa Reitman, Nicole Reitz, Suzanne Renna,
Joanna Revelas and Rick Montgomery, Laura Rice and Lee Haack, Jane and Robert Richards, Margaret Richardson, Paul Richardson, Robin
Richman and Bruce Auerbach, Jennifer Riley and Karl Klapper, James Robbins, Blake Roberts, Laura Roberts and Edward Belove,
Catherine Robertson, Abby Rockefeller and Lee Halprin, Mitchell and Carol Rose, Mindy Roseman, Judith Rosen and Charles Dresner,
Lawrence Rosenberg, Alice Rothchild and Daniel Klein, Amy Rothstein, Laurie Rothstein and Mark Simmons, Larry Rowland, Susan and
Geoffrey Rowley, Beth Rubenstein, Melissa Rubinsky, Deirdre Rubio, Mary Russell, Connie Saems, Scott Sahl and Ellen Turetsky-Sahl,
Carolyn Salvi, Valerie Salwen, Virginia Sammett, David Sandberg and Dina Mardell, Annie Santulan, Nunzi Sapuppo, Maria Sauzier, David
Scales, Dennis Scannell and Jane Kamensky, Jay Scheide, F.M. and Barbara Scherer, Robert Schiffman and Marilee Allen, James Schmidt
and Pam Vlahakis, Anita and Daniel Schoen, Melvin Schorin, Whitney and Andrew Schutzbank, Barbara Schwartz and Brad Bennett,
Caterina Schweidenback, Jeffrey Schwotzer, Regina Scotti, David Sears and Janet Stein, Dana Seehale, Marina Seevak, Amit Segal, Samuel
Seidel, Michael Seiden, Jayashree and Pralay Senchaudhuri, Carol Sepkosi, Mary Ann Serra, Nancy Sevich, Brian Shannon, Steven Shapin,
Eileen Shapiro and Reuben Eaves, Ryan and Rebecca Shawgo, David Sherman, Ronnie Sherwood and Robyn Ferrero, Anne Shuhler, Gail
Shulman, Susan and Stanley Shuman, Anne Shumway, Judith Siemen, Sheila Sinclair, Joyce Singer, Margie Sipe, Janine Sirignano, Stephen
Skuce, Saul Slapikoff, Randolph Slaughter, William Small, Pamela Smalley, Ed and Anne Smith, Frank and Alice Smith, Jeanne Smith,
Kimberly Smith and Adam Kahn, Rhonda Smith, Lydia Snover, Cynthia Snow and Irving A. Kurki, Betty Snyder and Sarah Smith, Robert
and Kristina Snyder, Maxwell and Joanne Solet, Stuart and Judith Solomon, Elizabeth Sommers and Loocie Brown, Keith Soucy and Mona
Vachon, Dee Spears and Peter Kardon, Lucia St. Clair Robson, Matthew and Betsey St. Onge, Brenda Stanfield, Ashara Stansfield, Joel
Stanton, Martha Stearns, Barbara and Tobias Stein, Robert S. Steinberg, Sherry Steiner, Victoria Steinitz and Elliot G. Mishler, Mark Stern
and Lynn Barker, Rosann and Randall Stern, Brooke Stevens and Thomas McCorkle, Kim Stocking, Martha Stone, Rena Strand, Lucy and
Daniel Stroock, Eleanor Sugarman, Nadine and John H. Suhrbier, Jennifer Sulkow, David E. and Catherine Sullivan, Judy Summersby,
James Sutton, Kara Swanson, Bruce Sylvester, Ann Szczepanski, Barbara Taggart, Carole and R. Gordon Talley, Martha Taub, Beth Taylor
and Tim Barclay, Christopher and Alexis Teixeira, Hennessey Terry, Joshua Thomas, Kevin Tierney and Kimberly Knickle-Tierney, Ted and
Mary Tierney, Timothy J. Toomey, Remy Trahant, Shane Treadway, Thomas Treat, Doreen Tremblay, Louis Tucker and Carolyn WoollenTucker, Ivy Turner, Susan Turner, Lawrence Tuttle and Patricia Martin, Claire Umanzio, E. Kelly Umstott, Maria Valenzuela, Minka
vanBeuzekom, Joanna Vanden, Marsha Vannicelli, James and Jennifer Vath, Tabitha Vevers, Francois Vigier, Magdalene Voelmle, Alice
Wadden, Stephen Walch and Linda Williams, Richard Wallace, Elizabeth Walsh, Marcia Walsh and Eric Block, Michael Walz, Anne
Warner, Lyle Warner, Rebecca Warner and Steven Asher, Robert Weber, Susan Weir, Richard Weissbourd and E. Avery Rimer, Michael
Wessels and Patricia Maher, Marjorie Westerman, Kim Westheimer, Susan and Peter White, Barbara and John Wicker, Lucie Wicker, Pam
Wickham, Timothy Wickham, Josh Wiesner, Leslie Wilcox, Walter and Gail Willett, Andrea Williams, Brandon Williams, Jane Williams,
Lelah Willoughby, Meredith Willoughby and Derek Pizzuto, Loren Wilson, Jeanne Winner, Julia and Rex Withers, Alice and Robert Wolf,
E.B. Wolk, Doreena Wong and Jennifer Pizer, Lisa and Wing Wong, Amy Woods, Travis Woolcott, Henry and Sheli Wortis, Susan Woskie,
Timothy Wright, Christina Wu, Amy Wyeth, Evelyn Wyman, Patricia Xavier and Jude Gage-O'Brien, Milton Yanofsky, David Zarowin and
Elizabeth Stahl, Alan Zaslavsky and Noel Jette, Geraldine Zetzel, Lise Zieg, Corwin and Lily Zigler, Alec and Elizabeth Zimmer, Janet
Zimmern, Dorothy Zinberg, Margaret Zirker and Scott Warmkessel, and Gerald Zuriff.
Maria and Lincoln Miara, Kadimah and Mark Michelson, Ingrid Miller, Jonny Miller, Michelle and Eric Miller, Jessica Minnaert, Carol Monica, Ellen Moot,
Terri and Edward Morgan, Doreen Morris, Alice Morrish, Katherine Moss and George Keleher, Karen Mueller, Elaine Murphy, Janet and Jeff Murray,
John Musser, Kimberly Nash, Cindy and Peter Nebolsine, Barbara Norfleet, Judy Norris, Shane O’Donohoe, Elena Obukova, Douglas and Jill Ogino,
Morgan Ong, Kenneth Osgood, Ashley Owens, Christine Palamidessi and Mathew Bagednow, Arthur Pardee, Wayne and Kim Patenaude, Christine
Paulino, Jeffrey Pearlin, Joanne Peckarsky, Katherine Perls and Lennart Braberg, Amanda Peters, Barbara Petery, Mary and Gary Pforzheimer, Joan
Pic, James Pinney, Jonathan and Andrea Plate, Charles Popper, Rosemary Porter, Meyer Potashman, Praveen Prasanna, Adele Pressman, Christopher
Pullman, Cindy Quense and Tim Hughes, Joseph Quinn, Kyle Ramey, Fred Reece, Hank Reisen, Randa Reitman, Suzanne Renna, Laura Rice and
Lee Haack, Margaret Richardson, Robin Richman and Bruce Auerbach, James Robbins, Laura Roberts and Edward Belove, Abby Rockefeller and
Lee Halprin, Mindy Roseman, Lawrence Rosenberg, Amy Rothstein, Larry Rowland, Beth Rubenstein, Deirdre Rubio, Connie Saems, Carolyn Salvi,
Virginia Sammett, Annie Santulan, Maria Sauzier, Dennis Scannell and Jane Kamensky, F.M. and Barbara Scherer, James Schmidt and Pam Vlahakis,
Melvin Schorin, Barbara Schwartz and Brad Bennett, Jeffrey Schwotzer, David Sears and Janet Stein, Marina Seevak, Samuel Seidel, Jayashree and
Pralay Senchaudhuri, Mary Ann Serra, Brian Shannon, Eileen Shapiro and Reuben Eaves, David Sherman, Anne Shuhler, Susan and Stanley Shuman,
Judith Siemen, Joyce Singer, Janine Sirignano, Saul Slapikoff, William Small, Ed and Anne Smith, Jeanne Smith, Rhonda Smith, Cynthia Snow and
Irving Kurki, Robert and Kristina Snyder, Stuart and Judith Solomon, Keith Soucy and Mona Vachon, Lucia St. Clair Robson, Brenda Stanfield, Joel
Stanton, Barbara and Tobias Stein, Sherry Steiner, Mark Stern and Lynn Barker, Brooke Stevens and Thomas McCorkle, Martha Stone, Lucy and Daniel
Stroock, Nadine and John Suhrbier, David and Catherine Sullivan, James Sutton, Bruce Sylvester, Barbara Taggart, Martha Taub, Christopher and
Alexis Teixeira, Joshua Thomas, Ted and Mary Tierney, Remy Trahant, Thomas Treat, Louis Tucker and Carolyn Woollen-Tucker, Susan Turner, Claire
Umanzio, Maria Valenzuela, Joanna Vanden, James and Jennifer Vath, Francois Vigier, Alice Wadden, Richard Wallace, Marcia Walsh and Eric Block,
Anne Warner, Rebecca Warner and Steven Asher, Susan Weir, Michael Wessels and Patricia Maher, Kim Westheimer, Barbara and John Wicker, Pam
Wickham, Josh Wiesner, Walter and Gail Willett, Brandon Williams, Lelah Willoughby, Loren Wilson, Julia and Rex Withers, E.B. Wolk, Lisa and Wing
Wong, Travis Woolcott, Susan Woskie, Christina Wu, Evelyn Wyman, Milton Yanofsky, Alan Zaslavsky and Noel Jette, Lise Zieg, Alec and Elizabeth
Zimmer, Dorothy Zinberg, and Gerald Zuriff.
Please let us know if we have inadvertently left your name off this list, if you would prefer to be listed differently, or if you would prefer not to be listed. We apologize for any errors.
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Food For Free Annual Report 2012
PROGRAMS
Produce Rescue and Distribution
Each morning, our drivers visit grocery stores and other food vendors to
collect donations of fresh foods that might otherwise go to waste. Several
days a week, their route includes the wholesalers of the New England
Produce Center in Chelsea. In addition to fresh produce, we collect fresh
and frozen meats, prepared foods, baked goods, and dairy products.
This salvaged food is transported immediately to the food programs
we serve, usually going home with a family or being served at a meal
program within 24 hours of collection.
May through November, we work with ten farmers’ markets, rescuing
food from more than 40 farms and retailers. We also work closely with
Boston Area Gleaners, distributing much of the produce that they glean
from local farms.
We supplement this “rescued” food with fruit and vegetables purchased
wholesale. Much of the funding for our food purchases comes from the
City of Cambridge City Food Fund.
This program provided 998,000 pounds of food to 84 emergency food
programs in 2012.
The Transportation Partnership
2013
DATES TO REMEMBER
Wednesdays, May through October
VOLUNTEER SHIFTS AT FIELD OF GREENS
Shifts are 8:30 a.m.-12 noon, in Lincoln. Sign up at
foodforfree.org/volunteer
June 1
CAMBRIDGE RIVER FESTIVAL
cambridgeriverfest.com
June 8
DANCE FOR WORLD COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
danceforworldcommunity.org
June 13
TASTE OF CAMBRIDGE
Food For Free is one of this year’s Taste of Cambridge beneficiaries
tasteofcambridge.com
July 16
FLATBREAD CO. FUNDRAISING DINNER
Join Food For Free at Flatbread Co. in Davis Square for yummy food,
bowling (if you want), and a chance to support Food For Free’s
Farmers’ Market food rescue efforts.
flatbreadcompany.com
Through this program, Food For Free picks up food orders from the Greater
Boston Food Bank and delivers them to 12 food programs that do not
have their own transportation. The Transportation Partnership delivered
766,000 pounds of food in 2012.
July 19
Home Delivery
TICKETS GO ON SALE FOR THE PARTY UNDER THE HARVEST MOON
Home Delivery serves low-income Cambridge seniors and people with
disabilities, bringing packages of food right to their doorsteps each
month. Home Delivery served 60 clients in 2012 and will expand to 85
clients by the end of 2013.
Field of Greens
Hosted by Lindentree Farm, Field of Greens uses organic methods and
volunteer labor to grow vegetables for distribution to pantries, meal
programs, and shelters. In 2012, Field of Greens staff and volunteers
harvested over 3,000 pounds of organically grown vegetables.
ARTBEAT
somervilleartscouncil.org/artbeat/2013
August 30
foodforfree.org/events
September 23
MUSIC FOR FOOD CONCERT
A benefit for Food For Free at New England Conservatory
musicforfoodboston.org
October 25
PARTY UNDER THE HARVEST MOON AT MIT’S MORSS HALL
foodforfree.org/events
November 23
New Staff in 2012
Sasha Purpura rejoices in the
diversity of her role as Executive
Director as an opportunity to flex all of
her muscles (literally and figuratively)
while leading the organization.
This year’s expansion of Home
Delivery is made possible both by our
partnership with Boston Organics,
and by the work of Max Wall, our
Home Delivery Coordinator.
Whether she is planning the annual
budget, weeding at Field of Greens,
engaging in strategic planning, or
loading boxes of produce into the trucks, Sasha brings
her strong presence, her skill for visioning, and her knack
for forging connections. Sasha’s diverse background
includes 15 years as a software engineer and product
manager, followed by co-founding Plato’s Harvest organic
farm with her husband in 2006 and completing an MBA in
Sustainability in 2011. Her commitment to improving access
to fresh, healthy foods has guided her work with local foodoriented businesses and organizations like Sprout Lenders,
Dig It Local, and Fair Food Network, and now, her work with
Food For Free.
Having first joined Food For Free as
a volunteer, Max is now deploying
his easygoing friendliness and thoroughness to perform
outreach to potential clients, organize data, and manage
inventory. Max completed a year of self-directed study in
fermented foodways as a Thomas J. Watson Foundation
Fellow during which he traveled and studied in France, UK,
Ireland, Belgium, Ghana, India, and Thailand; learned to cook
Thai food; and presented a paper at Oxford University on
sausages that people rot in their attics. He holds a BA from
Hamilton College, and will begin his MS in Agriculture, Food,
and the Environment at Tufts University’s Friedman School
in the fall, after which he hopes to work internationally on
agriculture and nutrition policy.
When Veronica Barron first joined
the Food For Free team last year to help
with the Party Under The Harvest Moon,
it was supposed to be temporary, but
she liked it so much around here that
we couldn’t shake her.
Miriam Stason takes on the role of
Field of Greens Farm Manager
In her new role as Events and
Administrative Coordinator, Veronica wields her
writing and design skills, her penchant for data wrangling,
and her love of brainstorming in service of Food For Free’s
administration, events, and outreach activities. Veronica’s
professional background is split between marketing and
theater, and she finds that both serve her equally well for
her outreach and events work. Veronica earned her BFA at
Boston University, but crossed the river after graduation to
become a proud Cantabrigian. From there it was a slippery
slope to becoming a CSA subscriber, farmers’ market
shopper, and aspiring gardener.
for 2013, having joined us as Assistant
Farm Manager in 2012.
Miriam has over ten years of
experience growing food on many
different patches of earth, starting
while in high school at The Mountain School in Vermont,
and followed by farms in Spain and Costa Rica. She then
spent eight years in various roles, including Director of
Agriculture, at The Food Project in Lincoln, MA, and served
in 2012 as Gleaning Coordinator for our close partners, the
Boston Area Gleaners. Miriam currently also works with
Dancing Tomato Farm growing salad greens and heirloom
tomatoes varieties for restaurant and home use.
RENDEZVOUS IN CENTRAL SQUARE BENEFIT LUNCHEON
rendezvouscentralsquare.com
December 9
MUSIC FOR FOOD CONCERT
musicforfoodboston.org
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The Party Under the Harvest Moon will be
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Join us for great food, live music, and a chance
to support our Produce Rescue program.
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