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Non-Profit of the Year!

The Business Review is honoring the Regional Food Bank with the 2009 Non-Profit of the Year Achievement Award!

If you would like to celebrate this honor with the Food Bank, join us on Thursday, November 5 at the Hilton Garden Inn/Rensselaer Banquet & Conference Facility, 235 Hoosick Street, Troy, NY 12180. Tickets are $95/person.

Please contact Elizabeth Snyder-Claudio at (518) 786-3691, x295 if your company is interested in placing a congratulatory ad in the publication highlighting our award.

For more information or to purchase a ticket online, check out The Business Review’s website.

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Harvest Homestyle Raises $25,000 For The Food Bank!

Casa Visco Harvest Homestyle all natural sauce raised $25,000 for the Regional Food Bank!  Harvest Homestyle was available from August 20 through September 30 at Price Chopper, Hannaford, and Capital Region specialty grocers. All proceeds from the sale of this sauce was donated to the Regional Food Bank.

Photo by Joan Heffler

Visit the Casa Visco website

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Mac & Cheese Bowl

1st Annual Timesunion.com Table Hopping Mac & Cheese Bowl
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Italian American Community Center
11am-2:30pm

Help the Regional Food Bank find the best “restaurant-made” and “home-made” Mac & Cheese!

Restaurant Competition
The First Annual Timesunion.com Table Hopping Mac & Cheese Bowl will feature 16 tasting stations by local restaurants.  Guests at the event will have the opportunity to sample the Mac & Cheese and vote for their favorite!

Home-Made Competition
Steve Barnes of the Times Union will accept recipes from individual home chefs prior to the event, and a panel of judges will narrow down the submissions down to 10.  The best “home-made” recipe will be selected at the event by panel of local of celebrity judges!  To submit your recipe, please send your submission to   by January 31.

For a list of participants, sponsorship information and event info, please click here.

Tickets can be purchased in advance at all local Price Chopper stores!

Mac & Cheese Bowl Brochure

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Haiti Earthquake Disaster Efforts

As international relief groups respond to the earthquake aftermath in Haiti, Feeding America is closely monitoring the situation and preparing for any potential involvement that member food banks may need to undertake. Though Feeding America is a domestic hunger organization, situations so close to our shores inevitably affect our work—everything from serving refugees to sharing wisdom with our peer international nonprofit organizations.

What Feeding America is Doing
Since the earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, Feeding America disaster response staff members have been engaged in numerous conversations with food bank personnel, donors, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA).  These organizations are each conducting daily information-sharing calls on behalf of the Department of State (including the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance and the US Agency for International Development), which is the lead entity for response to Haiti.

Next Steps
Feeding America will continue to participate in FEMA’s daily coordination calls and swiftly notify food banks in the network when any actionable information is provided. If food banks are called upon to help, Feeding America will seek immediate guidance from FEMA and the Department of State to ensure the response is coordinated and as effective as possible.

How You Can Help
Please visit NVOAD, Red Cross or Center for International Disaster Information.  These web sites provide guidance on active organizations that are seeking support from the public.

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Food Bank Expands It’s Backpack Program

The Regional Food Bank’s backpack program has expanded to include four schools in Albany.

Peanut butter, bread, cereal, tuna and pasta are pantry staples filling up backpacks to keep kids from going hungry. These basic items are a critical lifeline for children at-risk for hunger.

The program is made possible through the CDPHP annual holiday appeal, which also kicked off Tuesday.

Click here to see the Capital News 9 Video

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