The announcement comes at a time when the Regional Food Bank reports that the demand for services has increased by nearly 30 percent over a three-year period and shows no signs of slowing as the holiday season approaches.
As a result of the donation provided by the Citizens Bank Foundation, the Regional Food Bank has been able to add deliveries and serve residents in Cobleskill/Oneonta (Schoharie and Otsego Counties), Glens Falls (Warren County), Haverstraw (Rockland County), Highland (Ulster County), and Middletown (Orange County).
Through Citizens Bank’s support, the Regional Food Bank has also been able to purchase turkeys and other holiday food supplies through access to wholesale pricing that enables it to generate $10 worth of food for every dollar spent.
“Food is a necessity at all times and takes on additional meaning during the holidays,” said James P. Gaspo, President, Citizens Bank New York. “Holidays are times to celebrate the past and present as well as give hope for the future. Citizens Bank is honored to assist the Regional Food Bank in helping more people embrace the holiday season, especially in communities that were recently outside its reach.”
“It is no secret that these are historically challenging times,” said Mark Quandt, executive director of the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. “Through the generosity of corporate citizens and community neighbors like Citizens Bank, we have been able to extend programming that originated during the summer to formerly underserved areas. Because our footprint covers such a widespread area, corporate support is critical to enable us to meet the mandates with which we are charged.”
The $20,000 grant to the Regional Food Bank is part of an overall investment of $100,000 from the Citizens Bank Foundation to food banks across New York in 2011.
The announcement was made at the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York in Latham, NY. The Regional Food Bank distributes to 1,000 charitable agencies feeding the hungry in 23 counties of northeastern New York. The food provided by the food bank helps to feed more than 40,000 people each week. In 2010, the organization distributed 24.9 million pounds of food to the hungry.
About the Citizens Bank Foundation
Citizens Bank Foundation is a subsidiary of the Citizens Charitable Foundation, which is a charitable contributions vehicle of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., RBS Citizens, N.A. and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania. The foundation’s support is focused on human services, affordable housing, and economic development. CFG’s website is citizensbank.com.
Friday, 11 November 2011 10:36
Citizens Bank $20,000 grant enables Regional Food Bank to channel resources to previously underserved areas
Written by Angela McFarland
Citizens Bank Senior Vice President Ken Colloton (left) and Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Executive Director Mark Quandt (right) describe new food distribution points made possible by a $20,000 grant awarded to the Regional Food Bank by the Citizens Bank Foundation. The donation from the Citizens Bank Foundation enabled the Regional Food Bank to channel resources to five previously untapped communities serving residents in Schoharie, Otsego, Warren, Rockland, Ulster and Orange counties. The grant will also support the Regional Food Bank’s purchase of holiday turkeys. The Citizens Bank Foundation has made an overall investment of $100,000 in food banks in New York in 2011.
ALBANY, N.Y. – Citizens Bank today announced the results of a $20,000 grant from the Citizens Bank Foundation to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. The donation, which was awarded for summer hunger relief programs, has enabled the food bank to open and maintain distribution channels to outlying regions and communities previously underserved by hunger relief agencies.
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Angela McFarland
Angela McFarland - The Publisher, has lived in Ballston Spa for 12 years with husband Mark, a self-employed contractor, their 10-year old son Eric, and is an active, proud just-like-a-mom to Mark Jr., Tanner, Ian and Hunter McFarland ages 21, 18, 16 and 11 years old respectively. They are a busy family with Capital District roots, extended family in the area and are members of the Ballston Spa Presbyterian Church.
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