BDCC Announces Long Term Lease with Vermont Foodbank

For Immediate Release

October 30,2008

For More Information, Contact:
Jeffrey Lewis, Executive Director, BDCC
802-257-7731 or 802-579-3877

BDCC (Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation) announces that today they signed a lease with Vermont Foodbank for 20,000 square feet in the Business Park building, known locally as the Book Press. Ed Fox, Interim Co-CEO of the Vermont Foodbank, and Jeffrey Lewis, Executive Director of BDCC, signed for their respective organizations.

 

The lease which takes effect on November 1, 2008 will enable the Vermont Foodbank to better serve Southern Vermont.  The new facility will allow for a more centralized distribution point for Windsor, Windham, and Bennington Counties, allowing for greater access to Foodbank resources by Southern Vermont food shelves, meal sites, senior centers, after-school programs, etc.  This undertaking is part of the Foodbank’s strategic plan for expanding services in an effective and efficient way.   

 

The 20,000 square foot space will be utilized for food storage, sorting, and delivery. Over the next year, the Vermont Foodbank will retrofit the space, adding offices, freezer and cooler capacity, racking, sorting rooms, parking, and access for the public.

 

The Foodbank will have four to six staff in the new facility. They have already hired a director of the Southern Branch, Maurice Casey, an experienced manager in food distribution with experience at Foodshare Connecticut and area grocery chains.

 

BDCC is the regional development corporation for Windham County, Vermont. They own and operate the Cotton Mill facility and the Business Park to attract and support business.

  

For further information call: Jeffrey Lewis, Executive Director, 802-257-7731 or 802-579-3877

 About the Vermont Foodbank

The Vermont Foodbank is the state’s largest hunger-relief organization, serving communities in all 14 counties of Vermont through a network of 270 food pantries, soup kitchen, shelters, senior centers and after-school programs. Last year, the Vermont Foodbank distributed nearly 6.5 million pounds of food to the more than 66,000 needy Vermonters who request charitable food assistance.  The Vermont Foodbank is a nationally recognized as one of the most effective and efficient nonprofits and food banks in the nation.  For facts and figures on hunger and poverty, to sign-up to receive our newsletter, to find a food shelf in your community, and to learn about the Federal Nutrition Programs, visit us on the web at www.vtfoodbank.org