This is a post from Judy Stermer, the Vermont Foodbank's Director of Communications and Public Affairs. During the day, she's helping us inform the public about hunger in Vermont and the charitable food system. On evenings and weekends, though, she's on the roads and trails, by bike or running shoe. So we asked her to [...]
On August 8th, 800+ cyclist will converge on the Windsor, VT Harpoon Brewery for three scenic bike rides and a great after-party, all to benefit the Vermont Foodbank! The Harpoon Point to Point presented by National Life Group is the largest fundraiser for the Vermont Foodbank. Since 2002, we’ve raised $906,250! Our goal this year [...]
National Volunteer Appreciation Week is April 12-18. We'd like to take this opportunity - on the blog, with social media, in person and at our facilities - to thank the volunteers that help us serve our neighbors in need. To kick off the week on the blog, we thought there would be no better way [...]
The Vermont Foodbank relies on the support of thousands of volunteers each year to gather and share quality food to ensure that no one in Vermont goes hungry. In fact, the number of hours our volunteers dedicated last year to helping advance the Foodbank’s mission amounted to more than seven full-time positions. As the [...]
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 [...]
Linda Markin was too short to make money as an apple picker and it was warmer doing the payroll indoors anyway. Thus began her accounting/finance career in Vermont in the late 1970s. Linda went on to work for Concept2 for more than two decades and currently serves as the CFO of the Vermont Community Loan [...]
