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YCP presented with ‘FEED Hero Award’ at
4th Annual FEED-Raiser


Wendy A. Stein, YCP Board Chair and Lauren Bush Lauren, Co-Founder of FEED Foundation
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Photo:  Wendy A. Stein, YCP Board Chair and Lauren Bush Lauren, Co-Founder of FEED Foundation


On December 14th, Yorkville Common Pantry was awarded $10,000 at the 4th Annual FEED-Raiser and Market event at Urban Zen in New York City.   Lauren Bush Lauren, Co-Founder of FEED Foundation, presented YCP with FEED's 1st ever 'FEED Hero Award' to YCP Board Chair, Wendy A. Stein.   "Yorkville Common Pantry is a stand-out example of the FEED Foundation's mission to fight hunger worldwide.  We are proud to be honoring YCP's more than 30 years of outstanding work for New Yorkers in need," said Lauren Bush Lauren.  FEED employees came to volunteer at YCP for the first time in our new innovative Choice Pantry, providing clients with individualized grocery packages by using web-enabled tablets on-site to allow participants to choose the items they need the most.  YCP is honored to be acknowledged by FEED Foundation's mission to support programs and organizations that effectively work to fight hunger and eliminate malnutrition throughout the world.  So a special THANK YOU to FEED Foundation for this wonderful recognition of our work in New York City!




YCP is excited to announce our
2012 Spring Benefit!

Save the Date

EARLY COMMITMENT SPECIAL -- Commit by January 13th and our Green Grocer tickets are $500!

Contact Lindyn Soviero for more information at 917-720-9708.



YCP’s 30th Anniversary Benefit Raises $300,000
2011 Gala
(From left: Award Recipients Doreen Morales and Jeffrey Zurofsky, YCP Board Member Antonia Abraham
and YCP Executive Director, Stephen Grimaldi)


YCP’s 30th Anniversary Benefit set a fundraising record raising $300,000 from generous donors which will support our food distribution programs and related services.  Over 250 guests enjoyed a culinary experience at the newly opened riverpark:  A Tom Colicchio Restaurant. Rosanna Scotto, Co-host of Good Day New York on Fox 5 was the Master of Ceremonies.  The evening featured a silent auction, raffle prizes and a live-auction conducted by special guest Canedy Knowles of the improvisational group Chicago City Limits.

YCP honorees included Doreen and Larry Morales and Park Avenue United Methodist Church, recipients of the Helene Abraham Volunteer Community Service Award.  This award was presented by Helene Abraham’s granddaughter and YCP Board Member, Antonia Abraham. Jeffrey Zurofsky, noted restaurateur and co-founder of wichcraft and riverpark, received YCP’s Community Partner Award.

YCP Kids go on a Field Trip!

The Sylvia Center

Maria and a group of NICF children and their parents went on a field trip to The Sylvia Center located within Katchkie Farms in Columbia County, New York.  The Sylvia Center is an educational nonprofit that introduces children to the pleasures and benefits of healthful food through farm visits and cooking workshops.  The students spent a whole day learning about fruits and vegetables and how they are cared for, harvested and prepared to eventually eat! The children had such a wonderful time!

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