Issue: Fall 2024
Dear Friends,
Hunger continues to be a big problem in Massachusetts—and big problems call for big solutions. This summer, we proudly completed Project COLD—the single-largest investment in our facility since 2009. This expansion allows us to distribute more nutritious, perishable food to our partner agencies across Eastern Massachusetts—like Acord Food Pantry, a 2024 GBFB Community Investment Grant recipient serving the North Shore.
This fall, I’m particularly inspired by the power of the individual in the pursuit to end hunger. Take Jairalis Mercado, a volunteer and client of the Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School’s Mobile Market, or Joe DeSantis, a generous donor who walked the 572-mile Camino De Santiago—and raised over $100,000 in support of GBFB’s fundraising effort to Fill the Fridge. Their efforts help ensure that more fresh food reaches our neighbors in need.
Partners like Wildgrain—a bake-from-frozen delivery service—are also critical to GBFB’s work. Through Wildgrain’s ongoing cause marketing campaign, they’re helping provide healthy food to the 1 in 3 food-insecure individuals in Massachusetts.
September is Hunger Action Month™, and we hope you’ll join us by donating, volunteering or learning about hunger in your community. Or, consider contributing, like Joe, to our efforts to Fill the Fridge, and help us fill our expanded cold storage facilities with nutritious food.
From all of us at GBFB, thank you for helping us end hunger here.
Gratefully,
When times get tough, Roxbury resident Jairalis Mercado turns to GBFB’s resources to ensure that her children are getting the nutritious foods they need to thrive.
GBFB recently launched Project COLD (Creating Optimal Logistics for Distribution), an initiative aimed at rightsizing GBFB’s warehouse to support its response to the historic need in Eastern MA.
For Joe DeSantis, the 572-mile Camino De Santiago pilgrimage was more than just a challenge—it was an opportunity to give back to an important cause.
Acord is one of nearly 600 agency partners supported by GBFB’s Community Investment Grant Program, helping them better serve their communities.
Since 2020, Wildgrain has proudly partnered with GBFB to help provide nutritious foods to our most vulnerable neighbors.
September is Hunger Action Month! In addition to volunteering and advocating for food assistance, you can help Fill the Fridge at GBFB.
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