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Food Bank in the News, April 2015

Posted on Apr 8, 2015 in Internal Newsroom

CNN Money, 4/24/2015 – Citi Supports ‘Teach Children To Save’ Campaign To Help Educate And Prepare Kids For Positive Financial Futures. Mentions Food Bank financial empowerment in schools initiative. AM NY, 4/23/2015 – Chatting Cooking with Anne Burrell.  Mentions her longtime support of Food Bank. Country Music Tattle Tale, 4/23/2015 – Little Big Town are Helping Fight Hunger at the Can Do Awards Dinner. Billboard, 4/22/2015 – Jon Bon Jovi, Little Big Town, 50 Cent Join Screen Stars to Raise Money, Awareness for Food Bank. New York Trend, 4/22/2015 – Lenny Kravitz Joins Hunger Relief Campaign. Page Six, 4/22/2015 – Sandra Lee Gets Emotional at Food Bank’s Can Do Awards. Hollywood Reporter, 4/22/2015 – Michael J. Fox, Mario Batali, Jon Bon Jovi, Raise Money, Awareness for Food Bank at New York Gala. Food Network, 4/22/2015 – Food Network Chefs Raise Hunger Awareness with Food Bank For New York City at Annual Can Do Awards. PR Newswire, 4/22/2015 – Food Bank For New York City Raises Over Two Million Dollars For Hunger Relief At Star-Studded Can Do Awards Gala April 21. NYC.gov, 4/21/2015 – Mayor de Blasio and Human Resources Administration Commissioner Steven Banks Announce FoodHelp.nyc to Connect New Yorkers to Snap Benefits. Shape, 4/21/2015 – What Gwyneth Paltrow’s Food...

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Food Bank in the News – March 2015

Posted on Mar 4, 2015 in Internal Newsroom

News 12 Brooklyn, 3/29/2015 – ‘Time Out for Hunger’ aids Food Bank for NYC.  Coverage of yesterday’s restaurant benefit event. CBS New York, 3/29/2015 – New Yorkers Can Help Fight Hunger By Dining Out Sunday.  More TOFH coverage, with restaurant list. City and State, 3/26/2015 – Above and Beyond 2015 Class.  Food Bank CEO Margarette Purvis is among the honorees this year. The Daily Meal, 3/26/2015 – Eat Out For Hunger This Sunday: Help Feed Needy New Yorkers. Time Out for Hunger coverage quoting Food Bank’s Silvia Davi. Jewish Voice NY, 3/25/2015 – Food Bank for NYC to Distribute Passover Emergency Packages.  Coverage of today’s press conference. CNN Money, 3/24/2015 – Free Ways to File Your Taxes.  Mentions our free preparation services. SI Live, 3/24/2015 – Staten Island Hunger Task Force to host legislative breakfast.  Food Bank’s upcoming event is covered, mentioning our community mobilization manager Nick Buess. Huffington Post, 3/15/2015 – Women in Business: Gloria Pitagorsky, Managing Director/Executive Producer, Heard City.  Q&A with Food Bank board member. AXS, 3/14/2015 – Little Big Town head to the Can Do Awards Dinner.  Country music media covers Food Bank’s gala. Al Jazeera, 3/13/2015 – Republicans float changes to food stamp funding.  Quotes Margarette Purvis. Accounting Today, 3/13/2015 – NYC Looks to...

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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 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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Industry Updates & Competitors in the News – Dec 2014

Posted on Dec 9, 2014 in Internal Newsroom

5/12/15 – Smart Social Programs. The New York Times. Op-ed on how investments in education, income, nutrition and more for working families have shown long-term benefits for children. 12/30/2014 – At a Manhattan Soup Kitchen, Food on the Table and Chops on the Piano. The New York Times. Food Bank member Church of the Holy Apostles’ soup kitchen is featured in a piece about meeting the need in NYC with dignity. 12/11/2014 – What’s In The Budget? Food Stamp Funding Restored, Pell Grants Cut In 2015 Federal Spending Plan.  International Business Times.  Congressional moves, outcome yet unknown, to restore some funding to SNAP. 12/9/2014 – New York farmers donate record amount of food to regional food banks.  WNYPapers.com.  Industry piece detailing food donations this year from NY Farm Bureau members to Feeding America NYS food banks. 12/9/2014 – Venison As Benison: Food Banks Score From Deer Overpopulation.  NPR.  Deer overpopulation + hunting = venison donations to food banks around the northeast. 12/9/2014 – Gillibrand visits Food Bank to pack some hunger relief.  Star Gazette.  Upstate NY’s Food Bank of the Souther Tier hosts Senator, talks SNAP & school lunch. 12/9/2014 – Engineering a Better Food Bank.  LiveScience.com.  Industry developments:  Engineers help Feeding America-affiliated food banks in NC model supply, demand, and capacity....

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