Many businesses contribute generously to the Food Bank’s work. In this Nourishing Hope edition, we highlight two great corporate supporters – Aden Brook and MVP Arena Community Partnership
Aden Brook is a newer friend to the Regional Food Bank and the impact they have made will last a lifetime. Aden Brook will be our new neighbor when our Orange County Distribution Center opens later this year and owned the land where we are building. Our expansion in the Hudson Valley region and this facility would not be possible without the support of Aden Brook and owner Nick Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick made a transformational gift of $645,000 to ensure the Food Bank was able to purchase the plot of land for our new facility. Once used as farmland, it was his wish that the land continue to serve its purpose by providing essential food resources to those in need for years to come. We are profoundly grateful for the partnership of Aden Brook and Nick Fitzpatrick and their team’s dedication to the Regional Food Bank’s mission.
The MVP Arena Community Partnership is a partnership between two long-time supporters of the Food Bank’s mission: MVP Health Care and Albany County. This new partnership was formed to improve the health and wellbeing of the community and has committed $375,000 to the Regional Food Bank to help close the meal gap in Albany County. This funding will be allocated over three years, with $125,000 annually dedicated to bolstering three key programs – $65,000 per year to sponsor our Senior Food Delivery Program in Albany County; $35,000 annually to expand our Retail Store Donation Program, enabling us to rescue and distribute surplus food from local grocers to our network of agency partners; and $25,000 per year to support operations at our Patroon Land Farm, where approximately 100,000 pounds of fresh produce is harvested and delivered to our partner agencies. We are so grateful to be a part of the MVP Arena Community Partnership. We thank Albany County Executive McCoy and MVP CEO Chris Del Vecchio, CFO Karla Austen, and their teams. They understand by working together we can nourish our neighbors.