Food Bank of Central New York

A successful Saturday in the books! 🥳 Food Bankers and their families came out last weekend for a staff and board Open House event featuring tours of our expanded facility, delicious eats from Salt City Smokehouse & Skippy's Ice Cream, and plenty of fun! "It has been incredible to be part of the process, to see our vision come into focus with the end goal of helping more of our neighbors experiencing hunger," says Executive Director, Karen Belcher, on the Food Bank's expansion. Learn more about how - and why - we're growing at fbcny.org/expansion. Stay tuned for more info about our community Open House coming soon!

Recent storms have caused significant damage throughout our 11-county service area of Central & Northern New York and the Mohawk Valley. The Food Bank remains committed to supporting our neighbors in need during this challenging time. We are better together. If you or someone you know is in need of assistance, please use our Food Finder tool at fbcny.org/findfood and follow our social media for updates as we continue to assess the conditions across our service area.

Are you a compassionate communicator? Join our team! The Food Bank is #hiring for two outreach coordinator roles as well as an administrative assistant to help us charge forward on our mission to end hunger across Central New York, the North Country, and the Mohawk Valley. Visit fbcny.org/careers to explore openings!

Yesterday's tourney was par-fection! 142 golfers took to the green at Camillus Hills Golf Club for our annual Golf Open, presented by Bailey Financial Group. We're grateful for all who participated and for our incredible sponsors who helped make our event possible:⁠ Presenting sponsor: Bailey Financial Group⁠ Golf item sponsors: 95X & Broccoli Associates, Inc.⁠ 9-hole sponsors: Kinney Drugs Foundation & PeopleSystems⁠ 19th hole sponsor: Mutual of America Financial Group Foursome photo sponsor: NBT Bank Dinner sponsors: Morse Manufacturing Co., Inc. & Wegmans Food Markets Putting contest sponsor: Thompson & Johnson Equipment Co., Inc. Closest to the pin sponsor: VIP Structures Cart & beverage sponsor: National Grid Hole sponsor: Mooney Marketing Group The full event album is available on our Facebook! ⁠ For more ways to support the Food Bank in the community, visit fbcny.org/events.

We'll be there! The Food Bank is excited to attend another year at the Syracuse Nationals: The Largest #CarShow in the Northeast! 🚗 Join us at our booth Friday, July 19, through Sunday, July 21, to pick up a limited edition 2024 car show banner (pictured). 🤩 For event info and tickets, visit fbcny.org/events.

Happy Fourth of July from all of us here at Food Bank of Central New York! Please note, we are closed today, reopening tomorrow, July 5, at 8:00am. If you or someone you know is in need of emergency food assistance, please visit our Food Finder tool at fbcny.org/findfood or call 211.

Check it out! 🤩 Our friends at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown stopped by Monday evening to pack 3️⃣6️⃣6️⃣7️⃣ meals for neighbors attending distributions in Tully and Central Square this week! We are SO excited to be a part of their 100- Year Celebration this August where proceeds from Saturday the 17th's Birthday Bash will benefit several local nonprofits including Food Bank of Central New York's mission to end hunger. 🎆 For the full weekend lineup of #centennial events, and to purchase tickets, visit fbcny.org/events!

Our Chief Community Impact Officer, Amalia Swan, joined us on this weeks' #TuesdayTalks for a last look into the Feeding America network from a member's perspective! 🍏💛 From advocacy to programming, operations, and beyond, the resources and information at our disposal are invaluable to serving our communities experiencing food insecurity. 🙌

We're so grateful to Board Member, Renee Duffy and Board President, Sal Campanino for their dedication to the Food Bank throughout the years! While today marks their formal departure from our organization, we consider them lifelong connections and, even better, friends. 🥰 "Sal's leadership helped to craft and champion a strategic plan that brought stakeholders together at its core. He stood by our organization as we expanded our facility to continue the critical work we do every day for families, seniors, and children," says Executive Director, Karen Belcher. "Renee has been an advocate of the Food Bank for years, helping to raise awareness and critical funds for our work. She was an instrumental partner in the Food Bank's rebrand. I can't thank these two enough for their vision and support!" Both Sal and Renee have been incredibly hands-on with our organization, and we're so thankful for the impact they've had. 💛🍏

Grab those sunglasses, we've got FIVE #HungerHeroes shining bright for their work-iversaries this month! 😎 Whether they're celebrating one year with us or 3️⃣4️⃣, these folks use their incredible talents (and hearts) to serve neighbors experiencing hunger each and every day!