cat_notes: -> NOTE to CAT Vol's by LTel 10/27/12: Although there is no update on the site for Hurricane Sandy, 100% of the time with storms/disasters/power outages food banks get involved...ergo the support item added.

name: Foobank of the Virginia Peninsula -> Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula
website: -> http://hrfoodbank.org/

notes: The director of this foodbank is the local Virginia Peninsula Regional VOAD President. See CAT Facility record at: http://citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6227 ---------------------------- FROM THE SITE: Our most requested items include: Meats, Fish, and Protein - canned tuna, ham or chicken, beef stew, chili, peanut butter, canned or dried beans Fruits and Vegetables - 100% fruit juice, canned fruits and vegetables, instant potatoes, fruit preserves Complete Meals - pasta and sauce, boxed meals, hearty vegetable soups Grains - cereal, rice No glass containers, perishable items, or home-canned foods, please! -> The director of this foodbank is the local Virginia Peninsula Regional VOAD President. See CAT Facility record at: http://citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6227 ---------------------------- FROM THE SITE: Our most requested items include: Meats, Fish, and Protein - canned tuna, ham or chicken, beef stew, chili, peanut butter, canned or dried beans Fruits and Vegetables - 100% fruit juice, canned fruits and vegetables, instant potatoes, fruit preserves Complete Meals - pasta and sauce, boxed meals, hearty vegetable soups Grains - cereal, rice No glass containers, perishable items, or home-canned foods, please! ------------------------------- MEMBER AGENCIES: http://www.nnfoodbank.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=102&Itemid=108

notes: The director of this foodbank is the local Virginia Peninsula Regional VOAD President. See CAT Facility record at: http://citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6227 -> The director of this foodbank is the local Virginia Peninsula Regional VOAD President. See CAT Facility record at: http://citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6227 ---------------------------- FROM THE SITE: Our most requested items include: Meats, Fish, and Protein - canned tuna, ham or chicken, beef stew, chili, peanut butter, canned or dried beans Fruits and Vegetables - 100% fruit juice, canned fruits and vegetables, instant potatoes, fruit preserves Complete Meals - pasta and sauce, boxed meals, hearty vegetable soups Grains - cereal, rice No glass containers, perishable items, or home-canned foods, please!

parish: -> Warwick
region: -> Piedmont

notes: The director of this foodbank is the local VOAD President. See CAT Facility record at: http://citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6227 -> The director of this foodbank is the local Virginia Peninsula Regional VOAD President. See CAT Facility record at: http://citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6227
other_contacts changed.
mission: The mission of The Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula is to distribute food effectively through collaborative efforts that minimize hunger, promote nutrition and self-reliance through education. Goals 1. Ensure future capability to acquire, store and distribute food for those in need within our community. 2. Secure sufficient funding to sustain operations. 3. Recruit, develop and maintain the most qualified and committed people as personnel and board members. 4. Collaborate with agencies and other organizations to provide food for those in need. 5. Educate the community about the problem of hunger, basic nutrition, safe food handling and self-reliance. History Since its inception in 1986, the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula has distributed a total of 92,417,674 pounds of food to benefit the needy and hungry of the Virginia Peninsula. This equates to $146,019,925 worth of food at a wholesale value of $1.58 per pound this year, as determined annually by the Feeding America National Network of Food Banks. During the 2008 - 2009 fiscal year, the Foodbank distributed 8,504,402 pounds of food throughout its nine-jurisdiction service area on the Virginia Peninsula. This service area encompasses the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and Williamsburg and the counties of Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Surry and York. -> The mission of The Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula is to distribute food effectively through collaborative efforts that minimize hunger, promote nutrition and self-reliance through education. Goals 1. Ensure future capability to acquire, store and distribute food for those in need within our community. 2. Secure sufficient funding to sustain operations. 3. Recruit, develop and maintain the most qualified and committed people as personnel and board members. 4. Collaborate with agencies and other organizations to provide food for those in need. 5. Educate the community about the problem of hunger, basic nutrition, safe food handling and self-reliance. History Since its inception in 1986, the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula has distributed a total of 92,417,674 pounds of food to benefit the needy and hungry of the Virginia Peninsula. This equates to $146,019,925 worth of food at a wholesale value of $1.58 per pound this year, as determined annually by the Feeding America National Network of Food Banks. During the 2008 - 2009 fiscal year, the Foodbank distributed 8,504,402 pounds of food throughout its nine-jurisdiction service area on the Virginia Peninsula. This service area encompasses the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and Williamsburg and the counties of Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Surry and York.

notes: The director of this foodbank is the local VOAD Director. See CAT Facility record at: -> The director of this foodbank is the local VOAD President. See CAT Facility record at: http://citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/6227
other_contacts changed.
mission: The mission of The Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula is to distribute food effectively through collaborative efforts that minimize hunger, promote nutrition and self-reliance through education. Goals 1. Ensure future capability to acquire, store and distribute food for those in need within our community. 2. Secure sufficient funding to sustain operations. 3. Recruit, develop and maintain the most qualified and committed people as personnel and board members. 4. Collaborate with agencies and other organizations to provide food for those in need. 5. Educate the community about the problem of hunger, basic nutrition, safe food handling and self-reliance. History Since its inception in 1986, the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula has distributed a total of 92,417,674 pounds of food to benefit the needy and hungry of the Virginia Peninsula. This equates to $146,019,925 worth of food at a wholesale value of $1.58 per pound this year, as determined annually by the Feeding America National Network of Food Banks. During the 2008 - 2009 fiscal year, the Foodbank distributed 8,504,402 pounds of food throughout its nine-jurisdiction service area on the Virginia Peninsula. This service area encompasses the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and Williamsburg and the counties of Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Surry and York. -> The mission of The Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula is to distribute food effectively through collaborative efforts that minimize hunger, promote nutrition and self-reliance through education. Goals 1. Ensure future capability to acquire, store and distribute food for those in need within our community. 2. Secure sufficient funding to sustain operations. 3. Recruit, develop and maintain the most qualified and committed people as personnel and board members. 4. Collaborate with agencies and other organizations to provide food for those in need. 5. Educate the community about the problem of hunger, basic nutrition, safe food handling and self-reliance. History Since its inception in 1986, the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula has distributed a total of 92,417,674 pounds of food to benefit the needy and hungry of the Virginia Peninsula. This equates to $146,019,925 worth of food at a wholesale value of $1.58 per pound this year, as determined annually by the Feeding America National Network of Food Banks. During the 2008 - 2009 fiscal year, the Foodbank distributed 8,504,402 pounds of food throughout its nine-jurisdiction service area on the Virginia Peninsula. This service area encompasses the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and Williamsburg and the counties of Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Surry and York.