• 
• 
  •  History
  •  Board of Directors
  •  Executive Team
  •  Financials
  •  Career Opportunities
    •  Current Openings
    •  Benefits
    •  How to Apply
  •  Supporters
  •  FAQ
  •  Contact Us
    •  Request Information
    •  Student Assistance Request
    •  Directions
• 
  •  Hunger Study
• 
• 
  •  Kids Cafe
  •  Brown Bag
  •  BackPack
  •  Perishables
• 
  •  Food Safety
    •  Recalls
    •  Resources
    •  Food Safety Workshops
  •  Nutrition Information
    •  Resources
    •  Workshops
  •  ClicknCook
• 
  •  Becoming a Member Agency
  •  Agency FAQ
  •  Resources
    •  Food Bank Resources
    •  Outside Resources
  •  Useful Forms
  •  MSR Login
  •  Online Ordering
• 
  •  Events
    •  Banquet
    •  Kitchen Cabinet
    •  Marathon Team
    •  Partner Appreciation Lunch
    •  Red Sox Wives
    •  WAAF's Rock for Change
    •  Super Hunger Month
    •  Sponsor an Event
  •  Press Room
  •  Newsletter
  •  Recent Coverage

Partner Appreciation Lunch

The Greater Boston Food Bank's Partner Appreciation Luncheon is an annual event to acknowledge and thank our many supporters for their commitment to the fight to end hunger. It brings together food donors, financial contributors, volunteers, member agencies, board members, staff members, and other supporters to reflect on what we have collectively accomplished and what we hope to achieve in the future.

2008 Award Recipients

Food Donor Of The Year:
Garelick Farms

Second Helping Donor Of The Year:
Milk Street Cafe

Leadership Award:
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Volunteer Of The Year:
Peter Russo

Partner Agency Of The Year:
Falmouth Service Center

Nally Award:
Coyle and Cassidy High School Food Pantry

Founder's Award:
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company

(Back to top of page)

2007 Award Recipients

Food Donor Of The Year:
John Cerasuolo Company, Inc.

Second Helping Donor Of The Year:
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge

Leadership Award:
Four Seasons Hotel Boston

Volunteer Of The Year:
LABBB Collaborative Program

Partner Agency Of The Year:
East End House Emergency Food Program

Nally Award:
Scott Mason of Halifax, Massachusetts

Founder's Award:
Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc. 

(Back to top of page)

2006 Award Recipients

Founder's Award:
The Honorable Senator Edward M. Kennedy

Nally Award:
The Hubert Kindergarten Center, Hudson, Mass.

Anthony Spinazzola Foundation Awards:
Braintree Holiday/Friends Food Pantry, Braintree, Mass.
Bread of Life Meals Program, Malden, Mass.
Bristol Lodge Men's and Women's Shelter, Waltham, Mass.
Charles Street AME Food Pantry, Roxbury, Mass.
Chelsea Community Kitchen Soup Kitchen, Chelsea, Mass.
Church of God of Prophecy/Roxbury Food Pantry, Roxbury, Mass.
Church of Our Savior Meal Program, Somerset, Mass.
Citizens for Citizens Food Pantry, New Bedford, Mass.
Cor Unum Meal Center, Lawrence, Mass.
ERSCC Quincy Crisis Center Food Pantry, Quincy, Mass.
Father Bill's Place Soup Kitchen, Quincy, Mass.
First Congregational Church Pantry, Revere, Mass.
Food For The World, Lawrence, Mass.
Grace and Hope Mission Food Pantry, Roxbury, Mass.
Haven From Hunger Food Pantry, Peabody, Mass.
Iglesia Christiene Torrente de Cedron Food Pantry, Lynn, Mass.
New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans Soup Kitchen, Boston, Mass.
Open Pantry of Greater Lowell, Lowell, Mass.
Refuge and Relief Mission Food Pantry, Dorchester, Mass.
Sacred Heart Tree of Life Food Pantry, Lynn, Mass.
St. Francis House Soup Kitchen, Boston
St. Mary of the Angels Food Pantry, Dorchester, Mass.
St. Paul's AME Food Pantry, Cambridge, Mass.
The Open Door Meals Program, Gloucester, Mass.
Twelfth Baptist Church Food Pantry, Roxbury, Mass.

(Back to top of page)

2005 Award Recipients

Food Donor Of The Year: General Mills—Yoplait

Second Helping Donor Of The Year: Land's Sake Farm, Weston, Mass.

Leadership Award: John Hancock Financial Services

Volunteer Of The Year: MLK Lincoln-Sudbury High School

Partner Agency Of The Year: Church of God/Roxbury

(Back to top of page)

2004 Award Recipients

Food Donor Of The Year: Trader Joe's East, Inc.

Second Helping Donor Of The Year: Captain Marden's Seafoods

Leadership Award: State Street Corporation

Volunteer Of The Year: Hostelling International, Boston, Mass.

Partner Agency Of The Year: St. Joseph's Food Pantry of Salem, Mass.

Founder's Award: Cirelli Foods, Middleborough, Mass.

(Back to top of page)

2003 Award Recipients

Warehouse Donor: George Weston Bakeries

Second Helping Donor: Milk Street Café

Individual Donor: Michael & Deborah Dionne

Corporate Donor: Kraft Foods

Event Donor: WAAF Hill-Man Morning Show

Volunteer Individual: Dorothy Punch

Volunteer Group: Boston Cares

Member Agency: Little House Food Pantry, Dorchester, Mass.

Founder's Award: City of Boston

(Back to top of page)

2002 Award Recipients

Food Donors: Garelick Farms, Sodexho

Financial Donors: Fleet National Bank, Trustee of the Perpetual Trust for Charitable Giving,
FleetBoston Financial Foundation, Jeanne and Bill Steig

In-Kind Services Donor: Toth Brand Imaging

Volunteers: Gillette Retirees, Linda Wheeler

Member Feeding Program: Bread of Life, Malden, Mass.

Outstanding Achievement: Dan and Betsy Nally

(Back to top of page)