16 04, 2015

Volunteer Appreciation Week Profile: Charity Pratt

2017-11-08T16:16:19-05:00April 16th, 2015|Volunteers & Volunteer Opportunities|

Charity Pratt has been volunteering for the Vermont Foodbank once a week for the last five years. She has volunteered over 360 hours with us! Her dedication to helping us fight hunger is incredible. It’s great to know that we can rely on her every week to be here making a difference in people’s lives. [...]

25 02, 2015

CKA benefits from Vermont Smoke and Cure Donations

2017-11-08T16:16:23-05:00February 25th, 2015|Donors & Donations, Food Shelves & Meal Sites, Vermont Foodbank Programs|

Photo courtesy of Angelique McAlpine This is a post from Dave Moyer, Community Kitchen Academy Chef Instructor. Community Kitchen Academy (CKA) prepares underemployed and unemployed Vermonters for careers in the food service industry, while rescuing produce, meat and other foods that would otherwise be wasted from grocery stores, restaurants, local farms and food [...]

14 01, 2015

Graduating Community Kitchen Academy class produces record amount of food

2017-11-08T16:16:27-05:00January 14th, 2015|Events, Vermont Foodbank Programs|

On Thursday, December 11th, the Burlington Community Kitchen Academy graduated 10 students from the 13 week culinary training program. Brian Roper, District Executive Chef at Sodexo gave the keynote speech. Brent Farrell delivered the graduating student speech. And Chef Instructor James Consentino also spoke. Here we’ve include a transcript of the speeches: Brian Roper, District [...]

2 01, 2015

WATCH CKA Burlington Graduation and KeyBank Donation

2017-11-08T16:16:28-05:00January 2nd, 2015|Donors & Donations, Events, Vermont Foodbank Programs|

ABC 22 News covered a recent Community Kitchen Academy (CKA) Burlington graduation, as well as a generous donation from KeyBank. CKA prepares underemployed and unemployed Vermonters for a career in the food service industry. In addition to the training, CKA performs another important function: rescuing produce, meat and other foods that would otherwise be wasted [...]

18 07, 2014

Vermont Foodbank CEO John Sayles on City Room

2017-11-08T16:16:38-05:00July 18th, 2014|About Hunger, Donors & Donations, Food Shelves & Meal Sites, Posts from CEO John Sayles, Vermont Foodbank Programs|

Vermont Foodbank CEO John Sayles joined Steve Pappas, managing editor at the Times Argus, on City Room.  John discussed where our food comes from, how it gets distributed and how we're funded (it takes individuals like you).  John also discussed the differences between the Foodbank and local food shelves, a distinction that's important, but often [...]

15 07, 2014

Congrats to Barre Community Kitchen Academy Grads!

2017-11-08T16:16:38-05:00July 15th, 2014|Vermont Foodbank Programs|

Community Kitchen Academy graduated its third Barre class on Friday, June 20th.  ABC 22 covered the graduation, as well as the cohort's success in providing meals to Vermonters in need: Community Kitchen Academy (CKA) prepares underemployed and unemployed Vermonters for a career in the food service industry and lifelong learning through an intensive program of [...]

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