News from 2008
12/19/08 Food Banks Gain As Holiday Revels Are Trimmed – The Washington Post
Amid the economic doom and gloom – the layoffs, the furloughs, the perpetual search for efficiencies – a handful of cutbacks around town have signified something different: hope.
12/8/08 Manly Men Pit Facial Hair in Food Bank Fundraiser – PG County Gazette
This is a contest for men – burly, manly men, the type who like their steaks rare, their dogs big and their hands callused.
12/2/08 The 3-Minute Interview with Mike Gillespie – The Washington Examiner
Mike Gillespie, the food resources director for the Capital Area Food Bank, has been with the nonprofit for nine years.
11/20/08 Economy and Food Prices Mean Fewer Pantry Donors – The Washington Post
Sharp increases in food prices and the unstable economy are creating shortages at food pantries throughout the region as they struggle to keep up with demand.
10/31/08 Capital Area Food Bank Groundbreaking Ceremony – Washington Hispanic
10/29/08 New Warehouse to Double Capacity – The Washington Post
With the faltering economy driving up demand at food pantries and soup kitchens across the Washington region, the Capital Area Food Bank broke ground yesterday on a state-of-the-art warehouse that will double its food storage capacity.
10/29/08 Capital Area Food Bank Breaks Ground on New Facility – The Washington Business Journal
The Capital Area Food Bank broke ground Tuesday on its new food distribution warehouse. The 125,000-square-foot facility on 8 acres at 4900 Puerto Rico Avenue, NE includes a renovation of 25,000 square feet of office and training space.
10/28/08 D.C. Food Bank Plans for Growth Amid Rising Hunger – The Washington Post
The Capital Area Food Bank broke ground today on a state-of-the-art warehouse that will double its food storage capacity, as leaders of pantries and soup kitchens across the Washington region say the struggling economy is forcing more area residents to the brink of hunger.
10/20/08 Breaking Ground, Building Hope … One Piece at a Time – Press Release
The Capital Area Food Bank is breaking ground on a new facility that will help build a sustainable response to hunger for years to come.
9/17/08 Reuben Gist; An Advocate For the District’s Hungry – The Washington Post
Reuben Long Gist, 57, the director of advocacy and community outreach for the Capital Area Food Bank, died Sept. 9 at his home in Silver Spring after a heart attack.
9/16/08 Treasured Capital Area Food Bank Employee Passes – Press Release
The Capital Area Food Bank is deeply saddened by the recent loss of our cherished colleague and friend, Reuben L. Gist, who passed on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Gist, the director of Advocacy and Community Outreach, was employed at the Capital Area Food Bank since 1999.
8/3/08 Shoppers’ Generosity Essential to Feeding Area Hungry – Editorial, The Baltimore Examiner
In regards to the July 25 and 27 editorials that were written about Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-25) I would like to provide some clarity regarding his relationship with the Capital Area Food Bank.
7/28/08 Capital Area Food Bank Sees Fewer Contributions During Summer – Press Release
As many residents in the nation’s capital plan vacations and seek refuge from the sweltering heat, more than 633,000 people are scrambling to find their next meal. Increases in the cost of food and medicine and record high gas prices have forced many local families into an economic crisis; driving them to seek food assistance from the Capital Area Food Bank and its 700 partner agencies.
5/6/08 The 3-Minute Interview with Lynn Brantley – The Examiner, Washington
Twenty-five years ago, Lynn Brantley was among the founders of the Capital Area Food Bank, which has now raised $29 million of the $36 million it wants for a new warehouse. She is currently the food bank’s president and chief executive officer, overseeing distribution of 20 million pounds of food throughout the region.
4/30/08 Hunger’s Growing Pangs Strengthen Will of Area Food Bank – Washington Informer
It is an alarming reality. A family of four living with a household income of $50,000 to $80,000 a year may still go hungry in the D.C. area.
4/30/08 Capital Area Food Bank to Double Size of Warehouse – Washington Business Journal
Doubling the size of the Capital Area Food Bank means doubling the amount of food that reaches the 633,000 – 200,000 of whom are children – in the area who are at risk of suffering from hunger.
4/30/08 New Facility For Area Food Bank Is Planned – The Washington Post
The Capital Area Food Bank will begin construction this summer on an expansive facility in Northeast Washington after some of the region’s leading philanthropists announced yesterday that they have raised $28.7 million for the project.
4/2/08 On This Night, Wearing Denim Can Make Thousands More Comfortable – Press Release
A unique, exciting charitable gala, the Blue Jeans Ball strives to raise awareness and dollars in the struggle to end hunger in a fun way; and this year it will be even more extraordinary.
1/26/08 Increase in Individual Gifts to Offset Business Donation Drop – The Washington Post
Washingtonians came out in droves to donate food and money to the Capital Area Food Bank last month as it faced critical shortages caused by a decline in contributions and increase in demand.
