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Thank You!

The Greater Boston Food Bank could not feed 83,000 people each week without critical help from supporters like these:

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Supporter Stories

Hannaford Supermarkets

Hannaford's Fund a Feast boxes.

Leaders at Hannaford Supermarkets last fall saw the need for food assistance grow as the economy worsened across the five Northeastern states where their 167 stores are located.

They decided Hannaford would do more for hunger relief this winter by making outright donations to food banks in the region, and by offering customers more opportunities to be part of the solution by buying food at their local Hannaford stores directly for people in those communities.

The resulting Hannaford Helps Fight Hunger campaign featured a variety of promotions that more than doubled what had been raised in previous years, bringing in more than $1 million across the five states. The Greater Boston Food Bank received a $20,000 gift, nearly $5,700 in gift cards for its member hunger-relief agencies, more than 1,100 boxes of cereal, and 1,100 cans of soup.

In addition, Maine-based Hannaford donated 2,000 Fund a Feast boxes containing nutritious items that food pantries need the most, such as tuna, pasta, canned vegetables, and soup. The boxes are easily stored because of their shape, and are given out by food pantries to their clients. "Our message to our customers this holiday season was clear, " said Hannaford spokesperson Michael Norton. "When you shop at Hannaford, you not only get a great value yourself, but you can help your community, too."

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Highland Street Foundation

When the trustees of The Highland Street Foundation met in late November, the dramatic increase in demand at food banks was the prime topic of discussion. To the trustees, the situation required immediate and full-throttled attention in the form of a $150,000 donation to The Greater Boston Food Bank and outreach to other family foundations in Massachusetts to do the same.

This outreach opened the door to new relationships and financial donations from a broader network of organizations in just a few days. Together, The Highland Street Foundation, the Eos Foundation, the Fireman Foundation, and an anonymous foundation made $1.1 million in grants to non-profits helping struggling families in the Commonwealth. It took nothing more than a knowledge of the need to inspire this extraordinary generosity. The Highland Street Foundation proved again how much a few people and strong determination can do.

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Cheryl and Dick Talbot

Dick and Cheryl Talbot challenge others to fight hunger by supporting The Greater Boston Food Bank.

They don't think it's special, they just think it's right.

From the time Cheryl and Dick Talbot became involved with The Greater Boston Food Bank 10 years ago, they've been determined to make a difference in every way they can.

They've spent time — volunteering through John Hancock and with a group of their friends every week. They've contributed financially. And, in their retirement, they're helping again, in Haverhill with The Food Bank's Brown Bag program.

"Think of what would happen if The Food Bank resources weren't there," Cheryl says when asked why they continue their commitment. "We're trying to challenge ourselves more. I enjoy helping out and I've seen directly how the money I give really works through an organization I respect in all ways."

Now, as economic realities hit retirees and working people even harder, Cheryl and Dick have offered a challenge to their friends.

"For every $1 donated, The Food Bank can distribute $4 of food,"Cheryl said. "So I tell my friends to take their grocery bills and send 1/4 of that money each month to The Food Bank, and you'll be giving people the same amount of food you're eating that month. That's remarkable. That's what we all have to do."

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Scott Dolgov

Scott Dolgov, 13, of Natick, collected money for The Greater Boston Food Bank as part of his Bar Mitzvah project. When he came in to donate the money, he got to meet Governor Deval Patrick and Food Bank President and CEO Catherine D'Amato.

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