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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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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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Food Bank Partners & Ambassadors in the News – Dec 2014

Posted on Dec 9, 2014 in Internal Newsroom

12/24/2014 – Little Big Town and the Big Apple.  The Better Show.  Country star Kimberly Schlapman on her recent visit to Food Bank to donate 30,000 pounds of protein. 12/20/2014 – Jets Win With Holiday Cheer At Harlem Food Bank. Harlem World.  Jets cook and donate $100k. 12/16/2014 –  Jets Help People in Need with Donation to Food Bank For New York City.  WABC.  Jets cook and donate $100k. 12/10/2014 – Great Holiday Gifts Give Back.  MadeMan.com.  Item #6: TreatHouse desserts benefitting Food Bank. 12/5/2014 – PIMCO to Hold Its Annual “Share the Harvest” Charity Event.  BusinessWeek.  Good press continues with this follow-on piece to previous event benefitting Food Bank. 12/4/2014 – Ho Ho, Let’s Go: Holiday Arts.  The Villager.  Holiday activities, including Flatiron BID’s fundraising efforts benefitting Food Bank. 12/2/2014 – Help Greenlight Bookstore with their gift wrapping, get a 20% discount.  Brokelyn.com.  Holiday cause marketing/volunteering to benefit Food Bank. 12/2/2014 – A Day In The Life Of Scott Wiener, NYC’s Professional Pizza Expert.  Gothamist.  Foodie news profiling Slice Out Hunger founder & mentioning Food Bank....

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