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EVENTS AND APPEALS

Upcoming Events and Appeals

Sponsorship Opportunities

UPCOMING EVENTS AND APPEALS

Holiday Hunger Appeal

Gift Alternative

Have a Heart for Hunger

26th Annual Golf Classic

Chefs and Vintners' Harvest Dinner

Yom Kippur Hunger Appeal

Fall Harvest Ride

Check Out Hunger

Annual Auction

Holiday Hunger Appeal
November 19 thru December 24, 2008

The Holiday Hunger Appeal is the Food Bank's largest and most public fundraising event. This appeal runs from mid-November to Christmas Eve. A Holiday Hunger Appeal display is set up at Crossgates Mall where volunteers ask shoppers to make a donation to the Food Bank and hang ornaments on the holiday tree.

Many businesses and organizations serve as Matching Day Sponsors, matching collections in the mall on designated days and providing all or some of the day's volunteers. Other groups take up collections or participate in special activities (such as the Ornament Pin-Up Program) to raise funds and donate the proceeds to the Appeal. A special Holiday Hunger Appeal mailing also produces contributions.

I want more information about sponsorship opportunities.

For more information about the Holiday Hunger Appeal, please contact:
Caitlyn Iachetta
518-786-3691 x232
caitlyni@regionalfoodbank.net

HaveaHeart Logo

Have a Heart for Hunger
February 2009

Throughout the month of February the Regional Food Bank and Hannaford Supermarkets team up for "Have a Heart for Hunger". Hannaford shoppers are encouraged to add a donation of $5.00 or $2.00 to their grocery bill at the checkout, with all proceeds benefiting the Food Bank.

To make a donation, visit any Hannaford Supermarket February 3 - March 1.

For more information about "Have a Heart for Hunger," please contact:

Caitlyn Iachetta
518-786-3691 x232
caitlyni@regionalfoodbank.net

Gift Alternative

The Regional Food Bank's Gift Alternative program offers people an opportunity to feed their hungry neighbors by making a donation to the Food Bank in honor of family, friends, and business associates. For a donation of $5.00 or more per gift, the Food Bank will provide a card acknowledging that a financial gift to food the hungry has been made in the name of the recipient. The Food Bank offers three different types of cards: a memorial card, an "In Honor of" card for birthdays, anniversaries, etc., and five specially designed holiday cards. The holiday cards contain the following message:

"In recognition of your generous spirit and in keeping with the true meaning of the holiday season, a financial gift to feed the hungry has been donated to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York."

For more information about Gift Alternative, please contact:

Linda Laurien
518-786-3691 x238
lindal@regionalfoodbank.net

26th Annual Golf Classic
June 2009

The Regional Food Bank Golf Classic has grown to be one of the Capital Region's largest and most successful golf outings. Each year more than 200 golfers pack their clubs and hit the greens at the Western Turnpike Golf Course in Guilderland for a day of golf, food, silent and live auctions, contests and prizes, and lots of fun.

I want more information about sponsorship opportunities.

For more information about the Golf Classic, please contact:

Elizabeth Snyder
518-786-3691 x295

elizabeths@regionalfoodbank.net

Chefs & Vintners' Harvest Dinner
September 2009

Each September, over 350 guests flock to the Glen Sanders Mansion to experience the Regional Food Bank's Chefs & Vintners' Harvest Dinner. This "must attend" event opens with a fabulous cocktail hour featuring wine tasting and food demonstration tables followed by an elaborate six-course dinner prepared by the area's finest chefs. The chefs create a gourmet meal comprised of fresh, New York State grown and produced ingredients, with each course expertly paired with a New York State wine.

I want more information about sponsorship opportunities.

For more information about the Chefs & Vintners' Harvest Dinner, please contact:

Elizabeth Snyder
518-786-3691 x295
elizabeths@regionalfoodbank.net

Yom Kippur Hunger Appeal
October 2009

The Food Bank partners with the Jewish community to fight hunger through the Yom Kippur Hunger Appeal. During this appeal, members of the Jewish community generously donate the cost of meals not eaten during the High Holy Day of Yom Kippur as a way to share with their hungry neighbors.

For more information about the Yom Kippur Hunger Appeal, please contact:

Elizabeth Snyder
518-786-3691 x295
elizabeths@regionalfoodbank.net

Annual Fall Harvest Ride
October 2009

The Regional Food Bank is proud to introduce an all new fall event: The First Annual Fall Harvest Ride and Car Show to benefit the Regional Food Bank of NENY. This charity run includes a 75 mile bike ride through Albany and Schoharie counties, a BBQ and pig roast, GREAT raffle and auction prizes, live music by Contagious, and a stunt bike show by Section 518 stunt riders from Albany. Sponsors include Albany's PYX-106 radio and O's Eatery from Chatham NY.

Click here for the event flyer and here for the informational brochure (including a pre-registration form you can print, fill in and mail to the Food Bank).

For more information about the Fall Harvest Ride or to pre-register, please contact:

Bethany Stiles
518-786-3691 x231
bethanys@regionalfoodbank.net

Check Out Hunger
October 2009

During the month of October, the Food Bank invites shoppers to "Check Out Hunger" by visiting the following supermarkets and adding $1.00, $3.00, or $5.00 donations to their grocery bills: Price Chopper, ShopRite, PriceRite, and A&P.

To make a donation, visit any of the stores listed above during the month of October.

For more information about "Check Out Hunger," please contact:

Caitlyn Iachetta
518-786-3691 x232
caitlyni@regionalfoodbank.net

Annual Auction - An Evening of Friends, Food and Fun
November 2009

The Food Bank benefits tremendously from its annual Auction ~ An Evening of Friends, Food and Fun thanks to partnerships with many long-standing sponsors. Approximately 400 guests turn out each year to begin the evening with a cocktail reception and silent auction featuring more than 120 items and packages, followed by dinner, an exciting live auction, and drawings for spectacular raffle prizes. The Auction provides participants with the opportunity to shop for the holidays and enjoy great food and friends.

I want more information about sponsorship opportunities.

For more information about the Auction, please contact:
Joanne Dwyer
518-786-3691 x223
joanned@regionalfoodbank.net

  
 
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