The Food Bank of the Southern Tier announces a grant was received from Corning Incorporated Foundation, in the amount of $500,000, naming the Food Bank’s warehouse. This donation was made in support of the Food Bank’s capital campaign, Strengthening the Root of Local Hunger Relief.
“Corning Incorporated Foundation is pleased to be a long-time supporter of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier,” said Karen Martin, president, Corning Incorporated Foundation. “We view the Food Bank as a key partner in improving the quality of life for people living in or near Corning operations,” added Martin.
A recent metric provided by Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, indicates that adequately serving the hungry people in our service area would require the distribution of 16.8 million pounds of food annually. With our previous facility, and warehouse limitations, we were stretching to distribute 6.8 million. The Food Bank of the Southern Tier’s warehouse in the new 65,000 square foot facility at 388 Upper Oakwood Avenue in Elmira, where the Food Bank relocated early in 2011, will enable the Food Bank to acquire and distribute ten million more pounds of food to the hungry people in our region.
The acquisition and renovations to the building, which formerly housed the Seneca Beverage Corporation, were funded by the Food Bank’s current $5.75 million capital campaign, Strengthening the Root of Local Hunger Relief. The new facility, which is four times larger than the former building in Big Flats, can accommodate the Food Bank’s plans to expand its food distribution, volunteer support, and hunger education programs.
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier announces a grant was received from Corning Incorporated Foundation, in the amount of $500,000, naming the Food Bank’s warehouse. This donation was made in support of the Food Bank’s capital campaign, Strengthening the Root of Local Hunger Relief.
“Corning Incorporated Foundation is pleased to be a long-time supporter of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier,” said Karen Martin, president, Corning Incorporated Foundation. “We view the Food Bank as a key partner in improving the quality of life for people living in or near Corning operations,” added Martin.
A recent metric provided by Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, indicates that adequately serving the hungry people in our service area would require the distribution of 16.8 million pounds of food annually. With our previous facility, and warehouse limitations, we were stretching to distribute 6.8 million. The Food Bank of the Southern Tier’s warehouse in the new 65,000 square foot facility at 388 Upper Oakwood Avenue in Elmira, where the Food Bank relocated early in 2011, will enable the Food Bank to acquire and distribute ten million more pounds of food to the hungry people in our region.
The acquisition and renovations to the building, which formerly housed the Seneca Beverage Corporation, were funded by the Food Bank’s current $5.75 million capital campaign, Strengthening the Root of Local Hunger Relief. The new facility, which is four times larger than the former building in Big Flats, can accommodate the Food Bank’s plans to expand its food distribution, volunteer support, and hunger education programs.
