RECENT WINNERS
Cheryl Boerger – Plates for People and the Planet
platesforpeople.com | Mt. Shasta, CA
Founded and maintained by Cheryl Boerger, Plates for People and the Planet is a free community service offering washable dishes, cups, glasses, flatware and linens for up to 400. Cheryl’s husband works part-time for the the local newspaper in Mt. Shasta, and she often joins him at various community events and happenings that he’s covering more →
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Monte Belmonte – Monte’s March
https://foodbankwma.org/events/montes-march9/ | Turners Falls, MA
Since 2010, Monte Belmonte, a radio host with 93.9 WRSI in Massachusetts, has been leading an annual march against hunger in Western Massachusetts. This year, on November 19th and 20th, Monte, Congressman Jim McGovern, and a number of their supporters will push a shopping cart 43-miles, while on the air, from Springfield to Greenfield to raise awareness and funds for food insecurity in the Massachusetts region. Supporters are encouraged to donate money to benefit The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. Last year, the event raised more than $258,000.
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Ali Casparian – Bounty & Soul
bountyandsoul.org | Black Mountain, NC
Ali Casparian is the Founder of Bounty & Soul and the energy behind the vision. Bounty & Soul is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a health and wellness movement in underserved communities in Buncombe and McDowell Counties in North Carolina. Their fresh, free food markets provide healthy, fresh produce and whole grains along with nutrition education and health and wellness resources for children, families, individuals, and seniors who struggle with food insecurity and poor health.
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