April 8, 2010
Each year, Feeding America honors network members, hunger-relief partners and individuals for their distinguished contributions toward Feeding America’s mission to end hunger in America. The 2010 Hunger's Hope Awards were presented during Feeding America's Network Summit in Lost Pines, Texas, April 7-9.
Congratulations to Feeding America's 2010 Hunger's Hope Award winners:
Member of the Year
Northern Illinois Food Bank
Executive Director of the Year
Linda Nageotte, Food Lifeline
John van Hengel Fellow
Jan K. Pruitt
Food Sourcing Program of the Year
Food Advisory Council
Tarrant Area Food Bank
Fundraising Program of the Year
Summer Cereal Drive
Arkansas Foodbank Network, Inc.
Agency Capacity Program of the Year
Expansion Pilot Project
Westmoreland County Food Bank, Inc.
Marketing Campaign of the Year
Hunger Action Month: “Give A Little, Feed A Lot”
East Texas Food Bank
Technology Program of the Year
Social Networking
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida
Child Hunger Program of the Year
Summer Food Service Program
San Antonio Food Bank
Group Volunteer Service Award
Nationwide Insurance, Mid-Ohio Foodbank
Individual Volunteer Service Award
Janet Schalk, Second Harvest Heartland
Separate from our Hunger's Hope Award Ceremony, Feeding America also honored Walmart and Sam's Club with 2010 Donor of the Year.
About Feeding America
Feeding America provides low-income individuals and families with the fuel to survive and even thrive. As the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity, our network members supply food to more than 37 million Americans each year, including 14 million children and 3 million seniors. Serving the entire United States, more than 200 member food banks support 61,000 agencies that address hunger in all of its forms. For more information on how you can fight hunger in your community and across the country, visit http://www.feedingamerica.org. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/FeedingAmerica or follow our news on Twitter at twitter.com/FeedingAmerica.