Ocean State Job Lot celebrated its Grand Opening on Saturdayfor their new store on Rt. 9 W in Poughkeepsie. City officials and local citizens turned out to help make it a festive occassion. Food Bank Director Jan Whitman was there to accept a tracktor trailer of food donated by Job Lot as part of the…
The Holiday season has once again come and gone, and in the spirit of giving Chris & Kevin Schneider, owners of Mother Earth’s Storehouse, have shown their generosity and commitment to alleviating hunger in the Hudson Valley. The brothers recently presented a check for $85,000 to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. Through Mother…
Jam the Van Food Drive wrapped up on Sunday November 24th and weighed in at over 12,000 pounds of food and nearly $7,000.00 to help feed our hungry neighbors this Holiday season! Donations of Non-Perishable Food Items & Cash for the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley were collected by Mark Bolger and all of our friends at Mix…
The 16th Annual Friendly Auto Group Stuff The Bus and all the great folks at LITE 92-1, ROCK 93-3, 96-1 KISSFM, WRWD, 1450 WKIP can celebrate another incredible weekend of collecting thousands of pounds of non-perishable food. Thanks to them and all their listeners this food will help stock the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley, which…
The Hambletonian Marathon has made a $15,000 donation to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley in keeping with its commitment to support the efforts of the Food Bank to provide the food pantries in the area with supplies to keep their pantries open. The Inaugural running of the Hambletonian Marathon & Good Time Trotters…
The Hudson Valley Food Frenzy is a six county food drive that engages businesses and organizations of similar size and/or mission in a friendly coalition to collect food and money for the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. Organized by the Pattern for Progress Regional Fellows Program to fight hunger in the Hudson Valley. The…
The BackPack Program is designed to meet the needs of hungry children at times when other resources are not available, especially on weekends. The program provides backpacks filled with food that is child-friendly, shelf-stable, and easily-consumed. Bags are packed each week by school staff and discreetly distributed to participating children every Friday afternoon. Find out…
The Annual Dinner is a special event for the Food Bank and this year it was made even more special as we honored Steve & Shelly Truk. The Turks own and operate the award-winning, Rocking Horse Ranch Resort in Highland as well as America’s Biggest Little Water park, SplashDown Beach in Fishkill. Together they have…
The Food Bank of the Hudson Valley’s Walk to Fight Hunger took place Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the Walkway over the Hudson in Highland, NY. It was a prctically perfect Autumn day to be out enjoying the Fall colors and helping raise funds for a very worthwhile cause. Thanks to all who came out…
“A Place at the Table” invites Hudson Valley restaurants to join the fight against hunger by donating 10% of their sales for one day during a week in September, to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. Diners are encouraged to eat at participating restaurants committed to the event. Click here to see a list…