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Food Bank in the News – Jan 2015

Posted on Jan 15, 2015 in Internal Newsroom

PR Week, 1/31/2015 – How Star Power Helped Feed New Yorkers Over the Holidays. International Business Times, 1/21/2015 – Is The Economy Getting Better? What Obama’s State Of The Union Left Out.  Quotes Food Bank VP for Research & Public Affairs Triada Stampas. SI Live, 1/20/2015 – Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.: A day of service at Project Hospitality’s food pantry.  Another Food Bank event. DNAInfo, 1/19/2015 – Volunteers Sort Almost 20K Lbs of Food for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  Coverage of our Warehouse event. NY Daily News, 1/19/2015 – Do-gooders take to the Bronx for MLK day giveaway.  Coverage of our Warehouse event. News 12 Bronx, 1/17/2015 – Food Bank of NY hosts first food pantry at BX school.  MLK Weekend of Service event at the Walton Educational Campus. NYC on the Cheap, 1/15/2015 – Where to get free tax prep help in NYC.  Highlights Food Bank’s free Tax Preparation program. PRWeb, 1/15/2015 – Lean Enterprise Institute’s 2015 Lean Transformation Summit Will Deliver Inspiration as Well as Practical Information.  Food Bank CEO Margarette Purvis will co-keynote this event March 4-5....

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Industry Updates & Competitors in the News

Posted on Jan 7, 2015 in Internal Newsroom

USDA blog, 4/3/2015 – Farmers Help Fight Food Waste by Donating Wholesome Food.  City Harvest mention.  Includes tips for farmers to claim tax benefits on donations. Breitbart, 4/1/2015 – Administration Awards $31.5 Million To Encourage Food Stamp Recipients To Eat More Fruits, Veggies.  Program will test incentives to use SNAP for fresh produce. Al Jazeera, 1/6/2015 – Food stamp benefit cut may force a million people into ‘serious hardship’.  The CPBB study mentioned yesterday is continuing to get wider coverage, including this well-researched...

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Food Bank Partners & Ambassadors in the News

Posted on Jan 7, 2015 in Internal Newsroom

NY Times, 3/31/2015 – Small Plates Grow Up.  Features an interview with Food Bank Culinary Council member and Can Do honoree Tom Colicchio. Yahoo! Food, 3/30/2015 – April Bloomfield on Vegetables, ‘Cagney & Lacey,’ and Fresh Starts.  Culinary Council member profiled at Cherry Bombe Magazine’s annual conference. AM NY, 3/25/2015 – New food vendors at Smorgasburg – opening April 4!  Food Bank Culinary Council member Eric Demby talks about this season’s lineup. Blue Shirts United, 2/19/2015 – The Mask – Hank in the Kitchen With Mario Batali.  NHL star Henrik Lundqvist finds out how Food Bank Culinary Council Chair Mario Batali got into cooking and became a world-renowned chef. Forbes, 2/18/2015 – South Beach Wine And Food Festival Beginnings.  Food Bank Culinary Council member Lee Brian Schrager talks festivals. JamesBeard.org, 2/17/2015 – Join Us at the Kids Food Festival Next Weekend!  Food Bank partner Bank of America lends their Bryant Park space to this event. ABC New York, 1/15/2015 – Disney VoluntEARS lend a hand at Bronx food bank for New Yorkers in need.  Disney packed boxes at Food Bank’s warehouse and presented us a check for $15K.  With video. Time Out NY, 1/15/2015 – Vote for NYC’s best grilled cheese at next week’s Big Cheesy.  This tasting party...

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Food Bank in the News – January 2015

Posted on Jan 5, 2015 in Internal Newsroom

WPIX, 1/29/2015 – Got leftovers? Donate your food stockpiled for the blizzard that wasn’t to NYC pantries. Metro NY, 1/28/2015 – Salvaging Snowmaggedon’s bounty.  Huffington Post, 1/28/2015 – How to Help People in Need Affected by Blizzard of 2015. International Business Times, 1/21/2015 – Is The Economy Getting Better? What Obama’s State Of The Union Left Out. Reuters, 1/21/2015 – Rachael Ray, Sunny Anderson and Extended Stay America Hotels Team Up To Fight Hunger.  International Business Times, 1/21/2015 – Is The Economy Getting Better? What Obama’s State Of The Union Left Out.  SI Live, 1/20/2015 – Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.: A day of service at Project Hospitality’s food pantry.  DNAInfo, 1/19/2015 – Volunteers Sort Almost 20K Lbs of Food for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. NY Daily News, 1/19/2015 – Do-gooders take to the Bronx for MLK day giveaway. News 12 Bronx, 1/17/2015 – Food Bank of NY hosts first food pantry at BX school. ABC NY, 1/15/2015 – Disney VoluntEARS lend a hand at Bronx food bank for New Yorkers in need. NYC on the Cheap, 1/15/2015 – Where to get free tax prep help in NYC. Time Out NY, 1/15/2015 – Vote for NYC’s best grilled cheese at next week’s Big Cheesy. PRWeb, 1/15/2015 – Lean...

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Food Bank in the News – Dec 2014

Posted on Dec 9, 2014 in Internal Newsroom

12/31/2014 – America’s hunger crisis is getting worse.  Food Bank CEO Margarette Purvis authors this op-ed. 12/30/2014 – Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town at Food Bank for Smithfield “Lend a Ham” Campaign.  Access Hollywood. The country music star visits our warehouse for a donation to Food Bank. 12/30/2014 – Detroit Proud Playlist: Week of 12/29 – Special Mike Posner Edition!  CW Detroit. Artist Mike Posner curates a playlist and mentions Food Bank. 12/30/2014 – Masbia Kosher Soup Kitchen Struggles Due to Federal Cuts. JPUpdates. Food Bank statistic referenced. 12/29/2014 – How to Donate Stock to a Charity. Kiplinger. Food Bank Chief Development Officer Alyssa Herman is quoted about donating stock to charity. 12/29/2014 – How to Donate Stock to a Charity. NASDAQ. Alyssa Herman is also quoted about donating stock to charity. 12/24/2014 – Rising Trend: Donating Stock to Charity.  CNN Money.  Food Bank Treasurer Arthur Stainman and Chief Development Officer Alyssa Herman are interviewed on the benefits, both to donors and charities, of giving stock. 12/22/2014 – From Hip-Hop to Hunger: Media mogul 50 Cent uses his business savvy to fight hunger at home and around the world.  CNN.  50 Cent, Karolina Kurkova, Savannah Guthrie, Marc Forgione, Lauren Bush Lauren, Andy Grammer, Rocco Dispirito, Gabriele Corcos, Ellie Krieger, and Andy Grammer volunteered...

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