Thirty Years Later, CAFB Still In Demand - Capital Area Food Bank

WHAT WE DO 

Food distribution is central to 

the Capital Area Food Bank’s 

mission, but addressing hunger 

and its root causes is an equally 

important part of our services. 

Through numerous nutrition 

education initiatives aimed at 

youth and adults; farm and 

gardening projects; public policy; 

and developmental tools for 

partner agencies, the food bank 

works at the grassroots level to 

promote sustainability. 

In our service area, 50 

percent of adults are actually 

skipping meals because they 

cannot afford food. 

Summer 2010 

Commemorating 30 Years of Service to the National Capital Region 

Thirty Years Later, CAFB Still 

In Demand 

Record Numbers of Residents in Need 

The building sitting below the Taylor 

Street Bridge is markedly different 

than the original warehouse 

that leaked and only had a staff of eight. 

Founded in 1980 on Martin Luther King, 

Jr.’s birthday in response to a weak 

economy and cuts in the Food Stamp 

Program, Lynn Brantley and others 

established the Capital Area Food Bank 

in cooperation with the United Planning 

Organization. 

Capital Region. Through this partnership, 

agencies are able to utilize dollars 

normally spent on food to strengthen 

other programs, such as job-training, 

medical services, day care and housing. 

Two decades later, the profound impact 

of the food bank on partner agencies 

can be found in letters of gratitude written 

for the CAFB’s 30th Anniversary. 

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THIRTY YEARS LATER, 

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Thirty years later, the Capital Area 

Food Bank has evolved into one of 

the most progressive food banks in 

the country with a comprehensive 

approach toward ending hunger. 

While the services have expanded, 

the vision of Brantley and mission 

of the food bank have remained 

unchanged: to feed the hungry with 

dignity, prevent food waste and save 

nonprofit partner agencies countless 

dollars while they serve those most 

in need. 

In the early years, the food bank 

distributed 600,000 pounds of food 

to 90 feeding programs and operated 

out of one facility. Today, that 

number has increased to 25 million 

pounds of food being distributed by 

more than 700 partner agencies; and an 

additional facility in Lorton, VA, as well 

as an overall staff of more than 70. 

The largest supplier of food to people 

suffering from hunger in the Washington 

metropolitan area, the food bank also 

provides those served with access to 

the education and resources they need 

in order to cease their dependence on 

emergency food resources. 

The food bank’s relationship with 

partner agencies, such as SHABACH 

Ministries, Martha’s Table and Bread for 

the City, among others is critical in nourishing 

the more than 641,000 residents 

struggling with hunger in the National 

This year, the CAFB and its partner 

agencies experienced a 25 percent 

increase over 2006 in demand for food 

assistance. 

Their words are excerpted below. 

“The Capital Area Food Bank has 

helped Martha’s Table offer free and 

low-cost non-perishable items, USDA 

commodity food and fresh foods. This 

year, the demand for emergency groceries 

increased almost three fold and the 

Capital Area Food Bank enabled us to 

meet this demand and continue to offer 

much-needed services. Some of these 

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- Nearly 1 in 2 children under 18 in the District of Columbia is at risk of hunger -

President’s Message 

Dear Friends, 

Two thousand ten marks the Capital Area Food Bank’s 30th 

anniversary. In our thirty years of service, we have seen the 

ebb and flow of the economy, changes in government policies, 

the erosion of jobs, the loss of homes and many other tsunami 

like forces that are overwhelming millions of Americans and 

hundreds of thousands of people right here in the Washington 

area. The impact, however, has never been as significant as 

these last two years. 

When the food bank opened its doors in 1980 on Dr. Martin 

Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, his words guided us then just as they 

do today. Dr. King’s words speak to an interdependent and 

interconnected world. “We are caught in an inescapable network 

of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever 

affects one directly affects all indirectly. We must come to see that human progress 

never rolls in on wheels of inevitability. We must use time creatively and forever realize 

that the time is always ripe to do right.” 

His words continue to call us to do right. 

There has never been a time in our existence when the work of the food bank and our 

700 nonprofit partners has been so important. While food stamps and TEFAP have 

been increased, the welfare system today has been overhauled and provides very 

little safety net for people and families to depend upon. For those people who are 

working, many are working two and three jobs and still are unable to make ends meet. 

The food bank works to help keep food on the table for all those caught in this earthquake 

of change. Access to food seems small in comparison to the enormity of issues 

confronting us, yet as anyone who knows what skipping a meal feels like, knows 

the impact of an empty stomach on one’s ability to perform. When children, families 

and individuals lack adequate, nutritious food on a daily, monthly and yearly basis 

then their health, well being and most importantly hope are all eroded. 

I want to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone of you for offering hope 

and enabling us in our past thirty years to put over a half a BILLION pounds of food – 

nearly one-third of those pounds are fresh produce – on the tables of our neighbors 

and friends. 

This past year YOU have helped us feed over 480,000 people here in the metropolitan 

Washington area. Please know how deeply appreciative I am to all that have 

supported the food bank throughout the years: 

To the Food Industry who donates food and plays an essential role in our 

ability to serve; to our dedicated board, staff and volunteers who work 

tirelessly to accomplish amazing service; to the late Abe Pollin, Bill 

Marriott and Don Graham who headed our capital campaign, allowing 

us to raise $36 million dollars for a new food distribution center that will 

more than double our food distribution; and to the City (DHCD) and Mayor 

Fenty for their financial support in our efforts to build our warehouse and 

remain in Washington, D.C. 

So heeding Dr. King’s word, we here at the food bank recognize the overwhelming 

suffering that people in our community face today and dedicate our energies to 

increase our food distribution to 30 million pounds – an increase of 5 million pounds 

over last year. We commit to that 30 million knowing that we face enormous challenges 

and are working with limited resources, limited space and an ever changing 

food industry. Nevertheless, we commit to find new avenues and new paradigms. 

Our mandate is as old as time, “When you saw me hungry you fed me.” We will continue 

to ensure that all may eat and that all may come to the table to be healthy, to be 

strong, to be grateful and to be a part of this grand family called the United States of 

America. 

Lynn Brantley 

President & CEO 

CAPITAL AREA 

FOOD BANK 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

2010 – 2011 

Greg TenEyck, Chairman 

Safeway Inc., Eastern Division 

Barry F. Scher, Vice Chairman 

Policy Solutions 

Linda Keene Solomon, Secretary 

Deloitte Consulting LLP 

Daniel A. Nadeau, Treasurer 

Marriott Wardman Park 

Lynn Brantley 

President and CEO 

Kim Brown 

Giant Food, Inc. 

The Honorable Ulysses Currie 

Maryland Senate 

Joseph Dempsey 

Sovereign Military Order of Malta 

Federal Association 

Dennis Gaffney 

RTKL Associates, Inc. 

Hannah Hawkins 

Children of Mine, Inc. 

John Jaeger 

YRCI 

Pete Jones 

Wachovia Bank, N.A. 

Sheri L. H. Link 

Community Advisory Board 

Dan Marett 

Harris Teeter 

Marion Mattingly 

Mattingly & Associates 

Lionel W. Neptune 

Baker’s Promise 

Peter Schnall 

Capital One 

Carl L. Vacketta 

DLA Piper 

Mike Walter 

Walter Media 

Dave Willey 

Community Advocate 

Johnny A. Yataco 

Washington Hispanic 

Eric E. Eisenberg, General 

Counsel 

DLA Piper 

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donations have also enabled Martha’s 

Table to implement changes in its 

food program, including increasing 

the number of hot meals served to 

clients and replacing pre-packaged 

desserts with fresh fruit. We also 

began a brand new program this 

past summer, working with Clagett 

Farm, which allows us to distribute 

fresh vegetables weekly to clients and 

supplement meals in our Educational 

Programs for Children.” 

- Martha Katz, Martha’s Table, Inc., 

“The relationship that was formed 

over 10 years ago between the Capital 

Area Food Bank and SHABACH! 

Emergency Resource and Empowerment 

Center is like pure gold for 

us. The current economic downturn 

has placed an ever greater demand 

for relief services on SHABACH! In 

fact, we have experienced over a 200 

percent growth in our clientele. With 

so many demands on our resources, 

staff and funding many times we have 

depended solely on the CAFB for assistance. 

From your loading docks to 

administration, the CAFB offers a ray 

of sunlight in a world that is starving 

for help and resources. The Capital 

Area Food Bank understands that 

in order for organizations like us to 

maintain a quality of excellence in the 

delivery of resources to our community, 

we must use different approaches 

to combat the common enemy – 

hunger. The food bank has exposed 

us to a tremendous amount of information 

from educators, activists, planners, 

consultants, analysts; and with 

the wealth of knowledge these specialists 

impart to us, we leave with a 

better understanding, encouragement 

and new zeal of empowerment in 

how to better serve the underserved. 

SHABACH! salutes you for being that 

dynamic force in our community that 

inspires us to do better and help build 

a better community.” 

- Gwen Pope, SHABACH! 

Thirty years ago, the doors of the 

food bank opened to meet emergency 

needs. It was intended to be a temporary 

measure. Unfortunately, the 

need has grown tremendously since 

then and the Capital Area Food Bank 

will soon expand into a larger facility. 

We would be happy to close our 

doors and go away; for our agencies 

to not need us and turn our future 

facility into a job training center or an 

The food bank offers numerous nutrition 

education programs for adults and children 

that focus on healthy cooking and 

affordable meal planning. 

arts center. However, at this moment 

that is not a reality. Our partner 

agencies are on the front line working 

tirelessly everyday to feed those 

struggling with hunger. And until we 

permanently close our doors and all 

may eat, we will continue to empower 

our partner agencies to feed the 

stomachs, the souls and the minds of 

our neighbors in need. 

2010 Myrtle Wreath Award Presented 

to CAFB President 

he Greater Washington Area 

TChapter of Hadassah recently 

awarded Capital Area Food Bank 

President and CEO, Lynn 

Brantley, with the 2010 Myrtle 

Wreath Award for her outstanding 

contribution of providing 

food to those in need and role 

in expanding partner agencies’ 

programs. 

is published three times a year 

by the Marketing/PR Department 

of the Capital Area Food 

Bank. 

Shamia K. Holloway, Editor 

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to: 

The award is given annually to 

distinguished individuals who 

have made significant humanitarian 

contributions in the fields of 

public service, the arts, music, 

medicine and journalism. 

Past recipients of this award 

include the Honorable Justice 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sarah and 

James Brady, Father John Adams 

of S.O.M.E. and Ann Chapman 

from Helping Hands Shelter. 

CAFB President and CEO Lynn Brantley 

(pictured left) accepts award from 

Chapter President Tema Sternberg (center) 

and Chapter Health Vice President Emily 

Green-Blicher. 

Hadassah, the Women’s 

Zionist Organization of America, 

is a volunteer organization 

whose members aim to strengthen 

their partnerships with Israel, 

ensure Jewish continuity and realize 

their potential as a dynamic 

force in American society 

Capital Area Food Bank 

Marketing/PR Department 

645 Taylor Street, NE 

Washington, DC 20017 

ph: (202) 526–5344 

Fax: (202) 526–1253 

pr@capitalareafoodbank.org 

CapitalAreaFoodBank.org 

A Member of Feeding America - 

The Nation’s Food Bank Network 

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EVENT 

HIGHLIGHTS & 

SPECIAL THANKS 

TD Bank, through the TD Charitable 

Foundation, granted the food 

bank with $30,000 towards our direct 

outreach programs in Prince George’s 

and Montgomery counties in Maryland. 

The goal of TD Bank’s charitable 

giving arm is to help non-profits in sustaining 

vibrant and thriving communities 

where they work, live and do business. 

Capital One presented the food bank 

with a $2,500 donation to help with the 

purchase of food. We are grateful for 

this generous gift. 

Project Performance Corporation 

in McLean, VA held a companywide 

food drive benefiting the CAFB. 

PPC’s annual food drive resulted in a 

donation of 8,084 pounds of food and 

$6,010. Way to go PPC! 

The Philip L. Graham Fund, a long 

time supporter of the food bank, provided 

a $150,000 grant fund dedicated 

to an account on which CAFB partner 

agencies unable to pay their standard 

shared maintenance can withdraw for 

the food they need to supply their programs 

in the community. This grant will 

help many of our 700 nonprofit partners 

who find themselves visiting the food 

bank more frequently as demand for 

their services increases. 

The Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation 

granted the food bank $50,000 

to increase distribution of nutritious 

food, including fresh produce, to agencies 

and their clients. As more families 

struggle to get enough food, this grant is 

very timely and welcome. 

The state of Virginia provided $1 million 

to the Federation of Virginia 

Food Banks for food purchase that 

will benefit all seven food banks in the 

Commonwealth, including the food 

bank’s Virginia facility. Food banks 

will receive eight truckloads of needed 

product from July through September 

2010. 

Delcor Technology Solutions 

hosted its 8th Annual food drive and collected 

more than 27,000 pounds of food 

for the CAFB. Over 34 organizations 

participated to help the food bank meet 

increased demands. 

CAFB Marks 30th Anniversary 

while facing ‘Most challenging 

year in its History’ 

Against the backdrop of unprecedented 

numbers of individuals and 

families seeking food assistance, the 

Capital Area Food Bank marked its 30th 

Anniversary on January 14th and 15th 

with a special anniversary dinner and a 

policy forum. 

“CAFB at 30: History, Hunger and Hope” 

was the theme for the commemoration, 

which included an anniversary dinner 

with remarks from Washington Post 

Company CEO Don Graham; and a 

policy forum “Ideas and Inspirations for 

the Future” moderated by NPR’s Allison 

Keyes that featured a wide range of 

views about food banks, their mission 

and how to tackle systematic hunger in 

the Washington metro region. 

With a keynote by Feeding America 

President and CEO Vicki Escarra, the 

panelists included: John Cook, Ph.D., 

Boston Medical Center, Boston 

University School of Medicine; 

George Jones, executive director, Bread 

for the City; Janet Poppendieck, Ph.D., 

Luther Place Memorial Church, D.C.; 

Jim Weill, president, Food Research and 

Action Center; and Mark Winne, author 

and former food system executive 

director. 

“CAFB at 30: History, Hunger andHope” 

was made possible by the generous 

support of ConAgra Foods, The Washington 

Post, ALON and White Oak 

Technologies, Inc. 

remembering abe pollin 

he Capital Area Food Bank lost a 

Tlong-time friend and supporter this past 

November with the passing of Abe Pollin, 

owner and chairman of the Washington 

Wizards and Washington Sports & Entertainment. 

His family continued Pollin’s 

legacy this past May and honored working 

families, Verizon Center employees and 

more than a dozen civic and public service 

organizations, including the food bank, 

with a free concert featuring the legendary 

Stevie Wonder. 

Pollin was a builder of sports franchises, 

communities, dreams and he was an 

ardent supporter of the food bank. In the 

summer of 2002, the DC Free Summer 

Meals Program was not reaching all the 

children in the Washington metro region; 

however, through Pollin’s resources, the 

CAFB was able to fill the gap and provide 

over 68,000 meals to children in need. 

And in 2006, Pollin along with Don Graham 

and Bill Marriott, became co-chair of 

the food bank’s Capital Campaign – helping 

us raise $36 million. More recently, he 

pledged over $333,000 to help CAFB partner 

agencies provide one million meals in 

response to increased demand. Pollin understood 

the transformative power of food, 

Panelists John Cook (center) and George Jones 

(far right) discuss the current state of hunger 

with moderator Allison Keyes at the 

food bank’s policy forum. 

Abe Pollin, with wife Irene, was a champion of 

the food bank and the issue of hunger. 

which we need to not only survive but 

to thrive as healthy, productive citizens. 

He understood that food was a gift that 

needed to be shared – that it is a basic human 

need. His life and deeds will forever 

live in this city and the world. And as we 

reflect upon a life well-lived, we know that 

we speak for not only ourselves, but the 

tens of thousands of Wizards and Capitals 

fans and area residents, when we thank 

Abe Pollin and his family for all they have 

done for the nation’s capital. 

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Blue Jeans Ball - March 28, 2010 

Guests at the 7th Annual Blue Jeans Ball 

strutted their denim style and helped 

commemorate the food bank’s 30th Anniversary 

at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Generously 

sponsored by Wachovia, patrons sampled 

cuisine from the region’s top chefs, including chef 

co-chairs Michel Richard and Peter Smith; and 

indulged in the 30th Anniversary Parade of Cakes 

designed by notable pastry chefs. 

Recognized as one of the area’s top charitable 

events, the Blue Jeans Ball also featured live 

entertainment, as well as live and silent auctions. 

(Above) Jennifer Donelan, news reporter for ABC 7/WJLA-TV, 

served as the evening’s mistress of ceremony. 

(Above Right) Rated by the Washingtonian Magazine as the “Best 

Spanish Restaurant” in America, Taberna Del Alabardero delighted 

with their marinated sardines and roasted peppers salad with cauliflower 

emulsion. 

(Above) Guests peruse the silent auction, which included stays from 

various Marriott properties throughout the U.S. (Above Right) A chef 

prepares kobe beef sliders. (Below) Live Auctioneer B.J. Jennings; 

Inspired by the food bank’s most wanted items, Pastry Chef Burton 

Farnsworth’s of CakeFX won the 30th Anniversary Parade of Cakes 

challenge; samples of delicious fare; guests balance multiple plates of 

food. 

(Top) Patrons enjoy food from over 30 

restaurants that donated their finest dishes; 

the POSH Band provided the evening’s live 

entertainment. 

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TIL NO ONE IS HUNGRY: 

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE 

Watch Us In Action! 

Interested in knowing more about 

the work of the Capital Area Food 

Bank, then come on a tour... 

• Learn more about hunger in 

the Washington, D.C. 

Metropolitan Area 

• See how we move 25 million 

pounds of food 

• Hear about our many 

programs and how they 

support our core mission of 

providing access to food 

To schedule a tour contact: 

morrisc@capitalareafoodbank.org 

dancym@capitalareafoodbank.org 

or call 202.526.5344. 

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Michael S. Beriss and 

Jean Carlson 

Haise and Kevin 

Borgmann 

Anne and David Broder 

Mark Colley and Deborah 

Harsch 

Ms. Joanne Conway 

Ethan J. Friedman 

Leslie H. Goldberg 

Belva and John Hayden 

Mrs. Bernice S. House 

David Vander Els and 

Mary Kassouf 

ALON, Inc. 

Altria Client Services 

American Contract Bridge 

League 

American Express 

Beers & Cutler PLLC 

Blue Earth Foundation 

Burness Communica 

tions, Inc. 

Capital One 

The Cheesecake Factory 

Clark Construction Group, 

LLC 

ConAgra Foods 

Democratic Senatorial 

Campaign Committee 

FedEx Services 

Feeding America 

Food Lion, LLC 

Gaghan Mechanical, Inc. 

Giant Family Foundation 

The Herb Block 

Foundation 

iDirect Technologies 

JBG Rosenfeld Retail 

Johnson & Johnson 

Services, Inc. 

Kaiser Permanente of the 

Mid-Atlantic States 

Katten Muchin Roseman 

LLP 

Lafayette Federal Credit 

Union 

Lockheed Martin 

Corporation 

Marriott International, Inc. 

Mars Foundation 

Marshall B. Coyne 

Foundation, Inc. 

Morgan Stanley 

Foundation 

Nordstrom 

The Philip L. Graham Fund 

Rent-A-Center 

RSM McGladrey, Inc. 

Share Our Strength 

So Others Might Eat 

Sodexo Foundation, Inc. 

SunTrust Bank 

The Schoenbaum Family 

Foundation 

Venable Foundation, Inc. 

Wachovia Foundation 

Wal-Mart Foundation 

White Oak 

Technologies, Inc. 

Global Business Plants 

Seeds Of Change 

Science Applications International 

Corporation, with headquarters in 

McLean, Va., is a FORTUNE 500® 

scientific, engineering, and technology 

applications company that does business 

on a global scale. But that certainly 

hasn’t stopped the members of one of 

its business units from making a positive 

impact on the local community. 

This SAIC business unit has 

launched an initiative giving employees 

the opportunity to volunteer 

regularly with the food bank and 

another nonprofit organization, the 

Wounded Warrior Project®. SAIC’s 

efforts are already adding up. During the 

first volunteering session, members of 

SAIC’s team sorted and packed enough 

food for nearly 12,000 meals (10,000 

pounds of canned vegetables and 1,800 

pounds of snack items), as well as 1,500 

pounds of hygiene products. 

On a return trip, this time to the food 

bank’s Lorton, VA warehouse, the 

volunteer crew restocked shelves that 

were hit hard by the February snowstorm, 

sorting 3,400 pounds of much– 

needed food. 

Besides performing hands-on volunteer 

work, the employees of this business 

unit opted to cancel their annual holiday 

gala in December in favor of making a 

$50,000 donation to both the food bank 

and the Wounded Warrior Project®. 

Their gift to the food bank – an 

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Whole Foods 

William J. and Dorothy K. 

O’Neill Foundation 

William S. Abell 


Wizards Care 

The World Bank 

Zenith Community Arts 

Foundation 

Anonymous 

Benjamin and Sue Boley 

Phillip and Valerie Brown 

Mr. Robert M. Brown 

Joseph and Sandra Corish 

Mr. Gary Crockett 

Mr. Peter M. Currie 

Morris and Nancy Deutsch 

Ms. Louie Dweck 

Ms. Marlene Kay Fischer 

David and Lorna 

Gladstone 

Mr. Joshua Goldberg 

Ms. Susan Green 

Pamela Harmon and 

Timothy J. Muris 

Ms. Jessie M. Harris 

Jeffrey and Margaret 

Human 

Ms. Deborah Kassilke 

Mr. Mark Katz 

The Honorable Gladys 

Kessler 

Michael Lainoff and 

Kathryn Kincaid 

John P. Hynes, Jr., a business unit general manager for 

SAIC (left) and employee Debbie St. Clair (right) present a 

check for $50,000 to Hilary Salmon, CAFB Campaign and 

Major Gifts Manager. SAIC supported the CAFB in lieu of 

its annual holiday party. 

investment in the health and well-being 

of our most vulnerable neighbors – will 

go towards the ’Til No One Is Hungry 

capital campaign, which will enable the 

food bank to build a larger distribution facility 

and expand its service to the area. 

SAIC, along with the hundreds of other 

businesses and corporations in this region 

that encourage community engagement, 

is helping to make a big difference 

in the lives of those at risk of hunger in 

the Washington metropolitan area. 

The food bank is looking forward to seeing 

its relationship with SAIC grow even 

stronger as this global business leader 

plants the seeds of change in its own 

backyard. 

- Hilary Salmon, Campaign and Major Gifts 

Manager 

President’s Council Donors (July 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009) 

Bountiful Harvest Giving Circle 

Founding Members 

Our thanks to these donors who have pledged 

the following level of support for the 

next five years 

Gift Of Respect 

$5000 

Nancy and 

Morris Deutsch 

$2500 

Sally and Dennis 

Gaffney 

Linda Keene 

Solomon 

$1000 

Lynn Brantley 

Chevy Chase 

Contractors 

Sarah Courtney 

Risa and Michael 

Freedman 

Robin Frosh 

Regina and Robert Gramss 

Gordon Howard 

Margaret and 

Jeffrey Human 

Pat and Ian Lanoff 

Odonna Matthews 

Simpson and Charles 

Simpson 

Maureen 

Jais-Mick and 

Daniel Mick 

Chris McGoff 

Angela Moody 

Daniel A. Nadeau 

Donna Rosen 

Mark Ruge 

Olga and Barry Scher 

Marla and Peter 

Schnall 

Carol Scott 

Joyce Wasserstein and 

Theodore Segal 

Jean Simons and Steve 

Solow 

Lani Sinclair 

Susan F. Skinner 

Tracey and Richard 

Stockton 

Charles Tyrpak 

Carl L. Vacketta 

Sherrill B. Wells 

President’s 

Council 

Chairman’s 

Circle $10,000+ 

President’s 

Council Trustee 

$5,000-$9,999 

Diane and Brock Landry 

Mr. Gerard R. Lear 

Robert and Patricia 

Liberatore 

Theodore and Linnea 

Lynch 

Kevin McAnaney and 

Catherine McCabe 

Mr. Woody Peterson 

Sana and Stuart Pratt 

Ms. Edith Ramirez 

David and Kristen Romero 

Mr. J. Stapleton Roy 

Ronald A. Stern and Elisse 

Walter 

Eugene Tillman and 

Bonnie E. Thomson 

Mr. David M. Wilburn 

Harry Woehrle and Carol 

Horning-Woehrle 

The Aaron & Cecile Gold 

man Family Foundation 

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer 

& Feld LLP 

Alvin and Fanny B. Thal 

heimer Foundation 

American Psychological 

Association 

Andrews Kurth LLP 

Arlington Community 

Foundation 

BAND Foundation 

Beaverdale Foundation, 

Lowry Hill 

Bloomberg LP 

The Builder’s Ball 

Cisco Systems Foundation 

The Cohen Group, LLC 

Corina Higginson Trust 

Crowell & Moring LLP 

Diane and Norman 

Bernstein Foundation 

Elizabeth Roberts Boyle 

Fund 

Esther Simon Charitable 

Trust 

Gap Foundation 

GE Foundation 

Herson-Stirman Family 


The Hirsch Family 

Foundation 

Inner Spark Foundation 

Jean Axelrod Memorial 

Foundation 

K&L Gates LLP 

The Kellogg Collection, 

Inc. 

Kovler Fund of the Comm. 

Foundation for National 

Cap. Region 

The Lee and Juliet Folger 

Fund 

MCA Construction, Inc. 

The McGuinn Family 

Foundation 

The Miller-Wehrle Family 

Foundation 

The Nielson Company 

Olsson Frank Weeda 

Terman Bode Matz PC 

Otto-Whalley Family 

Foundation 

Project Performance 

Corporation 

Safeway Inc. 

Sulica Fund 

Tires Plus 

Triple Canopy 

United Way of the National 

Capital Area 

The Washington Post 

Company 

William & Karin Banks 

Foundation 

President’s Council 

Benefactor 

$2,500-$4,999 

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David L. Allred and Mary 

L. Fultz 

Mr. and Mrs. David Astrove 

Andrew E. Barrer Ph. D. 

Mr. James Beers 

Mrs. Margaret R. Bennett 

Michael Beresik and 

Beth Brummel 

Mr. and Mrs. William 

Bletzinger 

Ms. Irene Bode 

Mr. and Mrs. George H. 

Bohlinger III 

Ms. Lynda J. Brantley 

Mr. Stephen R. Bruce 

Ms. Nancy Bushwick- 

Malloy 

Mr. Richard Calder Jr. 

Ms. Mary G. Clark 

Lawrence and Kimberly 

Cook 

Adrian and Charles Cowan 

Ellen and Christopher 

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John and Karen Ferguson 

Ms. Maria Finarelli 

Mr. Thomas Flaherty 

Charles A. Fleischman and 

Carol Evans 

Mr. Peter Fox-Penner 

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip 

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Kerry R. Geist 

Ms. Sherry W. Gilbert 

Mr. Richard T. Gillam 

Peter and Denise 

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Mr. Stephen Glick 

Kevin Goddard and Mary 

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Ms. Julie Gomena 

Dr. Ted Gournelos 

Ms. Patricia A. Hansen 

Mr. Kevin Hegg 

Joseph R. Higdon and 

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Theodore and Judith 

Howard 

Ms. Kathryn R. Hu 

Monica and Robert Huber 

Mr. Stephen Hull 

Richard J. Hwang M. D. 

Mr. Ernest Isenstadt 

Ms. Rebecca Iverson- 

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Kaili and Praveen 

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Charles J. Kane and 

Susan Brodilly 

Ms. Kathleen Keller 

Mr. Barry L. Kostinsky 

Sheldon Krantz and 

Laurie O. Robinson 

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Maxwell 

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Waite III 

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Affairs 

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Management Co. , Inc. 

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Wheels 

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Fund 

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Kaplan Family 

Foundation 

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MAZON: A Jewish 

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145th “A-100” Class of US 

Department of State 

Abramson Family 


Alliance for Telecommuni 

cations Industry Solutions 

American Bakers 

Association 

The Arnold & Jeanne 

Bernstein Fund 

Association of Government 

Accountants 

Bank of America 

Foundation 

Beaty Family Fund 

B-Line Express Inc. 

Bridgewater Associates, 


Burgess & Niple, Inc. 

The Butler Marketing 

Group, Inc. 

Capital Associates 

Capital One Services, Inc. 

Carefirst Bluecross 

Blueshield 

CCI Printing and Graphic 

Solutions 

Christ Church Parish, 

Georgetown 

Christian Community 

Presbyterian Church 

The Church of the 

Covenant Presbyterian 

Congressional Hunger 

Center 

The Convention Store, Inc. 

Corporate Office 

Properties, LP 

CWA Health & Fitness 

Center 

Dell Direct Giving 

Campaign 

Dogfish Head Alehouse 

DTech Labs, Inc. 

Dwight A. Mosley 

Memorial Fund 

The Eliot Family Fund 

Fabrangen Tzedakah 

Collective 

Fannie Mae Foundation 

Financial Systems 

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Ford & Harrison LLP 

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George Preston Marshall 

Foundation 

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Heart Sing 

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Howard and Geraldine 

Polinger Family 

Foundation 

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Immanuel Presbyterian 

Church 

Jane Emily Clymer 

Memorial Fund 

Jewish Communal Fund 

John W. & Clara C. 

Higgins Foundation 

Kirkegaard & Perry 

Laboratories, Inc. 

KSJ & Associates, Inc. 

Lambda Chi Alpha 

Fraternity 

Levin Chartible Fund 

Loving Care Pediatrics 

Macy’s Foundation 

McEnearney Associates, 


Miller & Chevalier, 

Chartered 

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Associates 

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Corporate Directors 

National Capitol Chapter 

ITPA 

Posner-Wallace 

Foundation 

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Reed Smith LLP 

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Barker Foundation 

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St. Paul’s Rock Creek 

Episcopal Parish 

Steptoe & Johnson LLP 

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& Fox PLLC 

The SunDial 

Foundation Inc. 

Temple Micah 

Terrapin Systems LLC 

Thompson Hine LLP 

Tiff Advisory Services, Inc. 

Tiger Team Consulting, 

LLC 

The Townsend Group, Inc. 

United Food & 

Commercial Workers 

Union, Local 400 

UnitedHealthCare 


Vienna Presbyterian 

Church 

Washington Hebrew 

Congregation 

Weight Watchers 

International, Inc. 

Western Presbyterian 

Church 

Womble Carlyle Sandridge 

& Rice 

Wraase Family Foundation 

We would like to 

thank the following 

for President’s Council 

support during 

the period of July 1, 

2009-December 31, 

2009 through employee 

giving, matching 

gifts and other 

fundraising programs 

and efforts. 

National Education 

Association 

Am Yisrael Holy Day 

Services 

Aidmatrix Foundation 

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer 

& Feld LLP 

American Petroleum 

Institute 

Thank you to these 

and all of our donors. 

Every one of you 

makes a difference! 

American University, 

Washington College 

of Law 

Arent Fox LLP 

Arnold & Porter LLP 

Baker Botts LLP 

Bethesda-Chevy Chase 

High School 

Bingham McCutchen LLP 

Catholic University, 

Columbus School of Law 

Community Foundation 

for the National Capital 

Region 

Community Health 

Charities 

Crowell & Moring LLP 

Dickstein Shapiro LLP 

DLA Piper 

Feeding America 

Foley & Lardner LLP 

Ford & Harrison LLP 

Geico Philanthropic 

Foundation 

Gibson Dunn and Crutcher 

LLP 

GMMB 

Golden Girls, LLC 

GoldStar Events, Inc. 

Gonzaga College High 

School 

Gonzaga College High 

School 

Grant Thorton 

IBM 

Independent Project 

Analysis, Inc. 

International Monetary 

Fund 

K&L Gates LLP 

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP 

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP 

King & Spalding LLP 

KSJ & Associates, Inc. 

Lambda Chi Alpha 

Fraternity 

Law Offices of Stewart and 

Stewart 

Lee Hecht Harrison 

Linowes and Blocher, LLP 

Miller & Chevalier, 

Chartered 

Montgomery College - 

Rockville Campus 

Network For Good 

Noblis 

Patton Boggs LLP 

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw 

Pittman LLP 

Reed Smith LLP 

The Ritz-Carlton 

RMS McGladrey, Inc. 

Safeway Inc. 

Safford Lincoln Mercury 

Sher & Blackwell LLP 

Sildey Austin LLP 

Solano Spine & Sport 

Food Drive 

Sprint Foundation 

Squire Sanders and 

Dempsey LLP 

SRA International 

St. Mark Orthodox Church 

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein 

& Fox PLLC 

Sullivan & Worcester LLP 

The Summit Fund of 

Washington 

Terrapin Systems LLC 

Thompson Hine LLP 

United Way of the National 

Capital Area 

Venable LLP 

Whole Foods 

Winston & Strawn LLP 

Woman’s Bar Association 

The World Bank 

WSP Environment & 

Energy, LLC 

YRCI - Jeans for Beans 

Zenith Community Arts 

Foundation 

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CAFB Programs Help Partner Agencies 

Respond to Rise in Hunger 

The St. Camillus food pantry utilizes the 

Client Choice Model, which allows clients 

to select the food they want and adds 

a level of dignity to the food distribution 

process. 

Last year, the Capital 

Area Food Bank and 

Feeding America conducted 

the study Hunger In 

America 2010, a report on 

emergency food distribution 

in the United States. 

By the end of April 2009, 

79 volunteers conducted 

421 client interviews and 

collected 385 surveys from 

partner agencies revealing 

a painful picture of people 

laboring under tenuous 

circumstances. 

The results of the study 

revealed a 25 percent 

increase in the number of 

clients served by the food 

bank and told the story of 

lives irrevocably changed by 

the pain of hunger; and 

the heroic efforts of our nonprofit partner agencies who attempt 

to address that pain daily. 

The food bank coordinates several programs that directly impact 

its partner agency’s food distribution programs including the 

Mobile Pantry Program, USDA Commodities, Senior Brown Bag 

Program, Hunger Lifeline and the Agency Achievement Academy. 

In Washington, D.C., Allen Chapel Outreach is one such agency 

serving the community with a CAFB model program. Twice each 

month, they operate as one of 41 mobile pantries coordinated by 

the food bank, serving over 500 households each month. Clients 

arrive as early as 6:30 AM to secure a place in line; and volunteers 

work tirelessly in the heat and the cold to ensure people are 

served quickly. McKinley Crudup, director of Allen Chapel’s food 

distribution, notes the importance of the mobile food pantries. “I 

know what it means to be hungry and if I can help, I want to do all 

I can.” 

St. Camillus Church is another nonprofit partner agency operating 

two emergency food pantries located in Montgomery County 

– serving 200 families monthly. Joan Conway is the director of 

services at both pantries and has seen firsthand the heightened 

demand for services. “It took us two years between 2006-2008 

to serve 1,000 families; this past year we have served 1,000 families 

in the months of November through March, 2009.” 

The St. Camillus food pantry has touched the lives of many 

including a former landscaper unable to work because of medical 

issues. His wife’s $500 monthly income went towards his medical 

expenses, leaving the family unable to pay rent. The family 

eventually found relief at the St. Camillus food pantry. 

Right here at the food bank, the Hunger Lifeline refers people in 

crisis to emergency food pantries like the two aforementioned 

agencies. Last year, calls to Hunger Lifeline increased 71%, 

having referred 2494 individuals to area food pantries. “I receive 

many phone calls from first time callers, who thought they would 

never be in a situation where they would be in need of food. 

These clients have often been on the other side of this service 

where previously they were volunteering or even donating funds 

to help those who were in difficult times,” says Andrea McCarthy, 

Hunger Lifeline coordinator. 

While the demand for food assistance continues to mount, the 

Capital Area Food Bank’s various programs and services ensure 

that partner agencies, such as Allen Chapel and St. Camillus, 

can continue to sufficiently meet clients’ needs. 

- Marian Barton Peele, Director, Agency Relations 

Deloitte Study Helps Food Bank Target Areas in Need 

new study completed by Deloitte LLP for the Capital Area 

A Food Bank identified where the highest concentration of 

hunger is and access to affordable food is low in the Washington 

metropolitan region. In certain areas of Prince William, 

Fairfax and Prince George’s counties, for example, there are 

a low number of agencies for the food bank to partner with to 

distribute food. 

Just to have information on targeted areas certainly enhances 

our work and makes it easier,” says Lynn Brantley, president 

and CEO of the Capital Area Food Bank. 

The results of the study were revealed June 11th during Deloitte’s 

Impact Day, an annual service day where Deloitte’s 3,500 

personnel volunteer at 65 projects to help D.C. area nonprofits. 

The pro bono study, which would have cost the food bank 

thousands of dollars to conduct, will help the CAFB determine 

efficient ways to increase food distribution to areas in need. 

The food bank currently distributes 25 million pounds of food 

to families and individuals in need, but wants to increase that 

amount to 30 million pounds this coming year. 

The study also highlighted the effects of migration of food 

distribution. As more people move to rural areas, the food 

bank is challenged with putting the right distribution channels 

in place to address needs in those locations. 

“As we look at what is continuing to happen with D.C., 

especially in Wards 7 and 8, people are beginning to move out 

to Prince George’s County,” says Linda Solomon, principal at 

Deloitte Consulting and CAFB board member. “You are going 

to see more and more people living in areas that may be in 

need.” 

Deloitte has been a valued community partner of the food 

bank – serving on the board of directors, participating in key 

food bank initiatives and volunteering in our warehouse. 

Consulting firm Deloitte will help the CAFB efficiently distribute food to areas 

where need is high and access to affordable food is low. 

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Childhood Hunger Pangs Eased with 

Expansion of Kids Cafe Programs 

Childhood hunger has been a longstanding concern in our community. While many 

children benefit from eating breakfast and lunch at school, they are still vulnerable 

when school is out – on the weekends, on extended school holidays and during the summer. 

In an effort to ensure that children had access to meals when school was not in session, the Capital Area 

Food Bank started the Kids Cafe® program in 1998, opening two sites in The district. Kids Cafe is a national 

program of Feeding America for feeding children afterschool. The CAFB also began the Weekend 

Bag program (another Feeding America model, known nationally as the BackPack Program) in 2001, which 

provides bags of food for children to take home for weekend use. 

The Food for Kids department has been through some changes and adjustments over the years, as the 

needs of the children have unfortunately grown. Through our 60 community sites, Kids Cafe currently 

serves and average of 1800 children each day. The Weekend Bag program currently serves 1000 children 

each week, through 24 community sites. 

First two Kids 

Cafe sites 

started in D.C. 

Added first Kids 

Cafe sites in MD 

and VA; and started 

the Weekend 

Bag Program 

Began utilizing 

USDA’s Child & 

Adult Food Care 

Program, which 

allowed more 

children to be 

served 

Developed 

annual trainings 

to increase sites’ 

capacity 

(currently the 

bi-annual Community 

Forums 

Steadily serving 

an average of 50 

Kids Cafe sites 

and 20+ 

Weekend Bag 

sites 

Started monthly 

newsletters to 

share information 

with site leaders 

Serving 60 Kids 

Cafe sites and 

a new record 

average of 1800 

children a day 

(2500 maximum) 

1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 

In addition to weekly food deliveries, we also have: 

• Made Kids Cafe sites “green” by purchasing reusable 

serving items 

• Established bi-weekly orders with two food vendors, increasing our food 

and produce variety 

• Hosted First Lady Michelle Obama to pack Weekend Bags at the CAFB; 

and also packed Weekend Bags at the White House 

• Opened 10 new Kids Cafe sites in Washington, D.C. 

As we commemorate the past, we also look forward to new initiatives: 

• Developing sustainable sources of fresh, local produce for Kids Cafe sites 

• Creating and implementing methods to evaluate effectiveness of Food for 

Kids programs at ending childhood hunger and obesity in the Washington 

metropolitan area 

• Continuing to work with the Nutrition Education department to measure and 

improve the nutritional quality of all foods distributed through Food for Kids 

programs 

• Devoting more time to advocacy and outreach around local issues of childhood 

hunger and obesity 

We remain dedicated to alleviating the immediate effects of childhood hunger by offering healthy 

options and by supporting our partner sites to build their capacity to serve these children. We 

also continue our longstanding commitment to improving the quality of our partnerships and of the 

services we provide to our sites. 

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Farm to School at the Food Bank 

What business does the Capital 

Area Food Bank have improving 

the quality of school meals 

in Washington, D.C.? Actually, 

quite a bit! It’s certainly an exciting 

time for school meal reform here 

in the nation’s capital and the food 

bank is on the front lines. Due to 

the food bank’s and other community 

efforts, the DC City Council 

unanimously passed the Healthy 

Schools Act, which raises school 

nutrition standards and creates 

farm to school incentives. 

The CAFB distributes food, but it also 

provides education and skill-building 

opportunities that build community capacity 

to address the issues of hunger 

and poverty. With the addition of the DC Farm to School 

Network, the food bank aims to connect DC schools with 

healthy, locally-grown foods to serve in their cafeteria 

meals. 

The DC Farm to School Network aims to get 

local produce in school cafeterias; and offer 

nutrition education opportunities to students 

including taste tests, cooking demonstrations 

and farm visits. 

environment through school gardens, 

farm field trips, chef demos 

and other activities. 

Washington, D.C. has the highest 

child poverty rate and one of the 

highest childhood obesity rates in 

the nation. Approximately three out 

of four students qualify for free or 

reduced-price meals, subsequently 

many low-income students receive 

a majority of their meals at school. 

The food bank sees school feeding 

programs as opportunities to leverage 

federal funds and nourish youth 

in the District on a large scale - 

many of whom are at risk of hunger. 

We see school meal reform efforts 

as a down payment on the future of kids who will grow 

to inherit this city. Learn more about what we’re doing to 

make farm to school programs happen in the District at 

www.dcfarmtoschool.org. 

Farm to school programs connect local farmers with local 

schools with the objective of serving healthier, local 

foods in school cafeterias. They also include hands-on 

education about food, health, nutrition and the 

- Andrea Northrup, D.C. Farm to School Network Coordinator 

Upcoming CAFB Events 

Check Out Hunger 

with Giant 

August 1 - 

September 10, 2010 

Visit any Giant store and 

simply donate $1, $3 or 

$5 at the cashier upon 

check-out. Your donation 

will help nourish our 

neighbors in need. 

All donations will benefit 

the CAFB. 

Skip Lunch 

Feed A Bunch 


Give a day’s 

lunch money and 

help end hunger. 

Donations accepted 

through 

September 30th. 

Visit 


for more information 

Northern Virginia 

Hunger Summit 


This one-day 

seminar will feature the 

Bridges Out of 

Poverty workshop, 

designed for social 

service providers and 

community members 

working with 

individuals living in 

poverty. 

More details to follow! 

Empty Bowls 

October 13, 2010 

Help End 

Hunger One 

Bowl at a Time. 

DLA Piper 

500 8th Street, NW 


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EVENT SNAPSHOTS 

First Lady’s Let’s Read, Let’s Move 

Smithfield Foods and Harris Teeter 

First Lady Michelle Obama kicked off her “Let’s Read, Let’s Move” 

Campaign, which focuses on summer reading and exercise, with a 

service event benefiting the CAFB’s Kids Cafe and Weekend Bag 

Program. Over a dozen Members of Congress and their families 

packed 3,000 bags for kids to enjoy during the summer. Bag 

items included mini digital cameras, jump ropes, Frisbees, books, 

toothbrushes and much more. 

Legal Food Frenzy 

Smithfield Foods, spokesperson Paula Deen and Harris Teeter 

joined the Washington Nationals and first ladies to deliver more than 

100,000 pounds of protein to the food bank, as part of Smithfield’s 

Helping Hungry Homes initiative. Nationals players Alberto Gonzalez, 

Willie Harris, Wil Nieves and their wives also volunteered at the 

food bank to pack bags for the food bank’s Weekend Bag program. 

Check Out Hunger 

Virginia’s legal community joined together to raise more than 1.7 

million pounds of food for Virginia’s hungry during the month of April; 

305,085 pounds went to the food bank’s Northern Virginia facility. 

Pictured from left: Lynn Brantley, president and CEO, CAFB; Virginia 

Robinson, Northern Virginia co-chair VA Legal Food Frenzy; Attorney 

General Ken Cuccinelli; and Christel Hair, chief development officer, 

CAFB. 

Food Bank Donations 

Kim Brown, CAFB board member and VP Public Affairs and 

Community Relations, Giant Food, Inc. (left) presents CAFB president 

with a $183,414 donation from the Giant sponsored Check Out Hunger 

Campaign, in which customers donate food and funds for those in need. 

RTIS Computer Donation 

Harris Teeter Northern Region Director and CAFB Board Member 

Dan Marett (center) donated the proceeds from Harris Teeter’s golf 

tournament, $25,213, to the food bank. CAFB President Lynn 

Brantley (left); CAFB Chief Development Officer Christel Hair (right). 

The Capital Area Food Bank was the recent recipient of 10 complete 

computer workstations and two switches, courtesy of Reed Technology 

and Information Services, Inc. of Virginia. In addition to the 

generous donation, RTIS staff frequently volunteer in the food bank’s 

Northeast warehouse packing and sorting food. 

Stay updated on CAFB special events by visiting our website at CapitalAreaFoodBank.org 

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Ways to 

Reduce 

Hunger 

1. Donate funds or 

host a fundraiser 

2. Host a food drive 

3. Volunteer at our 

warehouse 

4. Advocate on 

behalf of the 

hungry 

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Twitter 

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