Pictured are Natasha Thompson, president and CEO of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and Michael Armiak, community affairs consultant for Millennium Pipeline Company.
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier announces that a generous gift of $10,000 was received from Millennium Pipeline Company, L.L.C. These funds will be used to support the Food Bank’s hunger relief programs, including the BackPack Program™ and Mobile Food Pantry. Millennium Pipeline helps meet the energy needs of consumers in the Northeast.
“Millennium is proud to support the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and play a role in helping feed families throughout the region,” said Joseph Shields, president of Millennium.
He continued, “As a New York based company, we believe very strongly in being an active, engaged partner in the communities we serve. There is no greater cause, especially at this time of year, than providing food for those in need. We commend the Food Bank for the excellent work they do to make a difference in people’s lives today, and everyday.”
The company has given generously to the Food Bank for many years, with this year’s donation being the largest yet. Their combined gifts have enabled the Food Bank to provide nearly 50,000 meals to Southern Tier residents in need.
Established in 1981 and headquartered in Elmira, N.Y., the Food Bank of the Southern Tier distributes food and other grocery products to people in need through a network of more than 150 partner agencies including food pantries, meal kitchens, shelters and other hunger relief organizations in Broome, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga and Tompkins Counties. The Food Bank also administers several direct service food distribution programs including the BackPack Program™ and Mobile Food Pantry.
The Food Bank is a member of Feeding America and a regional agency of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester. The Food Bank helps fulfill Catholic Charities’ commitment to create a just and compassionate society rooted in the dignity of all people by working together to build and sustain hunger-free communities throughout the Southern Tier.
