Thank you for making the March 2012 event our best ever!
Special thanks to the new and returning guests, chefs, volunteers and sponsors who supported the most effective local anti-hunger organizations and Share Our Strength's national efforts to end childhood hunger in America.
On Tuesday, November 22, 2011 New Haven School Food's Chef and Taste of the Nation volunteer Cheryl Barbara competed on Food Network's Chopped and ultimately won the competition! Congratulations Cheryl!
 | The 2011 "Taste of the Nation, New Haven" was held Wednesday June 8 at Yale Commons. Thank you for supporting our efforts to end childhood hunger. |
Updated Connecticut Hunger statistics
The recently released statistics on hunger in Connecticut bring to light the increasing importance of our mission to End Childhood Hunger in America. Show us your strength by purchasing a ticket or making a donation today, and together we'll show America's children our strong, unwavering commitment to end childhood hunger.
Hunger in our State Capital (Hartford)
18.1% of households with children have experienced food hardship between 2008-2009. -- FRAC (Food Research and Action Center), January 2010
Hunger in Connecticut
On average 105,806 (13%) children under 18 years of age are food insecure. -- Feeding America Report, May 2009
Hunger in New Haven:
24.2% of people live below the poverty line. (The national average household income of a family living below the poverty line is less than $21,834 per year.) -- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS, 2007
Taste of the Nation
Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation® is the nation's premier culinary benefit dedicated to making sure no kid grows up hungry. Each spring and summer, the nation's hottest chefs and mixologists donate their time, talent and passion at nearly 40 events across the United States and Canada, with one goal in mind: to raise the critical funds needed to end childhood hunger.
Share Our Strength
Share Our Strength®, a national nonprofit, is ending childhood hunger in America by connecting children with the nutritious food they need to lead healthy, active lives. Through its No Kid Hungry Campaign™, --a national effort to end childhood hunger in America by 2015--Share Our Strength ensures children in need are enrolled in effective federal nutrition programs, invests in community organizations fighting hunger, teaches families how to cook healthy meals on a budget, and builds public-private partnerships to end hunger, both nationally and at the state level. Working closely with the culinary industry and relying on the strength of its volunteers, Share Our Strength hosts innovative culinary fundraising events and develops pioneering cause marketing campaigns that support No Kid Hungry.
If your restaurant would like to take part in the Taste of the Nation, New Haven event, contact us.
Current members of the 2012 Planning Committee.
Timothy Cipriano - Co-Chair
Share Our Strength and being a Chef go hand in hand. This is my third year as Co-Chair of Taste of the Nation New Haven and I couldn't imagine donating my time for anything more important. My passion is feeding children and offering them access to delicious healthy meals with a local flavor. As Executive Director of Food Services for New Haven Public Schools I see firsthand children who are affected by hunger related issues. While the current economy may make you think twice of participating; this is the economy when our children need us the most. Won't you consider sharing your strength with us and joining me at this year's Taste of the Nation New Haven?
Pierrette Silverman - Co-Chair
As a former Board member of the Connecticut Food Bank, I was interested in becoming further engaged in supporting its mission. I love food, a good party and enjoy coordinating events. Aside from this event raising much needed funds for SOS and our local food pantries, I am so taken by the outpouring of support and sense of community that is created by Taste of the Nation. It certainly would not be possible without the amazing restaurants and chefs that create beautiful treats, all the in kind contributions from various entities and of course our volunteers. I look forward to a successful event and to eliminating hunger.
Bob Sullivan - Co-Chair
When I first heard the story of the the 3rd grade student who was wrapping up half of his school lunch so that he could bring the rest home to his younger sibling... who was not going to have dinner that night...I knew I had to be part of Share Our Strength. What an amazing organization! As Director of Operations for Yale Catering I have a real passion for both amazing food and great customer service. Not only is the Taste of the Nation event a wonderful culinary experience, more importantly, it is an opportunity for people to contribute to the most important element in our community; our children. No child should ever go without a meal; think about how great you will feel when you help to put an end to childhood hunger...
2011 Committee Members
Adam Greenberg
Adrianne Del Sol
Albert Agbayani
Albert May
Alex Meier-Tomkins
Christina Andrioti
Danielle Kravet
Dawn Crayco
Doug Hausladen
Rafi Taherian
Robert Sullivan
Samantha Trupin
Shawn Goulet
Want to share your strength by joining our committee? Email your contact information to TasteNewHaven@gmail.com for more information.
Find out how you can make a difference.
Taste of the Nation is always looking for sponsors, restaurant participation, donations of auction items, or volunteers for the planning committee. Please contact us for more information.
Thank you for participating in Taste of the Nation New Haven 2012
“Homegrown Connecticut” is this year’s theme for the area’s premier culinary benefit dedicated to ending childhood hunger in America. Join Connecticut’s hottest chefs, restaurants, and mixologists for Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
5pm-VIP / 6pm-General Admission until 9pm
Yale Commons located in Woolsey Hall
500 College Street, New Haven, CT 06511 (Google Map & Directions)
Please note: No one under the age of 21, including children in strollers accompanied by their parents, will not be admitted to Taste of the Nation. Please bring valid government-issued photo identification such as a driver’s license or passport for proof of age.
More than 40 of the finest chefs and restaurants plus more than 15 beer, wine, and soft drink sponsors will participate in the gastronomic event.
In addition to fabulous food and drinks, the event will feature a silent auction of extraordinary prizes and the “Wall of Wine,” a raffle where everyone goes home a winner!
VIP-room live entertainment by The Rickie Louise Miller and Tony Dioguardi Duo.
Special Guests:
| Chef Duff Goldman, “Ace of Cakes” from Charm City Cakes. | |
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| Teresa LaBarabera & Chris Velardi of New Haven’s WTNH News 8 will be our emcees for the night. | |
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Location & Parking
Woolsey Hall is located at the corner of Grove and College Streets.
2012 Taste of the Nation New Haven Photos:
New Haven Register - June 9, 2011
Taste of the Nation New Haven: A Hot Night. Read here.
When Taste of the Nation New Haven's organizers set out to plan the hottest event of the year, they probably didn't bank on a heat wave, with temperatures north of 95 degrees. But lack of air conditioning be damned, Woolsey Hall in Yale Commons was the place to be for food lovers Wednesday night.
The Elm City event was one of nearly 40 nationwide food and wine galas held to benefit Share Our Strength, an organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger. As with each of the events, 100 percent of theNew Haven festival's ticket sales benefit the charity.
Wednesday's occasion brought together 40 of southernConnecticut's best chefs, serving gourmet bites and refreshing cocktails. The lightest dishes proved most popular - ceviche, sashimi, cold salads and soups, raw bar offerings. Variations on gazpacho showed up at quite a few tables. Barcelona Wine Bar took their recipe a step further by pairing it with a shot of booth-neighbor's Karma Tequila (a surprisingly good combination.)
The event welcomedNew Haven restaurant newcomers like Oaxaca Kitchen (serving miniature tacos, ceviche and thirst-quenching Mexican mojitos with sugarcane swizzle sticks), RedNew Haven (ridiculously decadent melty Brie gougeres) and Cask Republic, who kept the Southern Tier IPA and Allagash White drafts cold all night, paired with house-cured smoked salmon and mini beef sliders. Chef Mike Fox ofHamden's MiKro Beer Bar whipped up Indian curry-spiced chicken wings confit, maple-bacon chocolate chip cookies and miniature hazelnut-smoked porter milkshakes.
Savory desserts also helped introduce New Haven gourmands to Box 63, a casual American bar and grill set to open on Elm Street next week. The chefs presented a display of unusual doughnuts: one variety topped with a chipotle glaze and crumbled bacon; the other, creme brulee. They also dished up small cups of their "adult mac and cheese," campanelle pasta with lobster, roasted red pepper, green onion and cheddar cream sauce. Plan B Burger Bar, set to open its first location outside of Hartford County (Milford) in July, served cheeseburger sliders and mini chili dogs.
Many booths took advantage of the flourishing local strawberry season. The sweet berries starred in a whipped cream cupcake topping at Claire's Corner Copia and a strawberry parfait crafted by the Union League Cafe. Representatives from natural drink-mixer company RIPE muddled the fruit into a perfect strawberry margarita.
Meats were highlighted at other tables, with pork belly grabbing the spotlight at Bespoke, the Dressing Room and New Haven Lawn Club Catering. Tiny tamales at Geronimo held smoked beef brisket, and 116 Crown served house corned beef with beet sauerkraft. In addition to an enormous bed of iced shrimp cocktail, Olde School Saloon and Bistro also presented porchetta with broccoli rabe. Heirloom at the Study topped rye rounds with house-made liverwurst and red cabbage.
Fine-food enthusiasts gravitated to the fluke sashimi made with luxurious foie gras puree at Copper Beech Inn, and the creamy-salty-sweet study in flavor that was Bella Bella Gourmet's miniature foie gras macarons. Caseus's gorgeous cheese display featured Comte Marcel Petit, Colston-Bassett Stilton and orange-hued Pradera, a Dutch cow's milk cheese. Owner Jason Sobocinski shared the news that his Cooking Channel show, "The Big Cheese," has been picked up for more episodes.
Gourmet cupcake towers from Frosted Couture of Southington and East Haven's Sugar Bakery held up nicely, despite the heat threatening to melt carefully-piped icing. Frozen treats from Gelato Giuliana and Farmer's Cow were in high demand, as were the various white and sparkling wines meticulously iced by beverage reps.
Special guest chefs Jacques Pepin and Duff Goldman (of the Food Network's "Ace of Cakes") mingled with partygoers and posed for pictures. At the end of the evening, co-chairs Timothy Cipriano and Pierrette Silverman presented Goldman with a Yale hockey jersey, to his delight.
Local grant recipients of the annual New Haven event's proceeds include Christian Community Action,Connecticut Food Bank, End Hunger Connecticut! and Connecticut No Kid Hungry Campaign.
New Haven Register - May 31, 2011
STEPHEN FRIES: Nibble the night away at Taste of the Nation in Yale's Woolsey Hall (video). View & Read here.
What event will showcase samplings from 40 restaurants, many from the top echelon of Connecticut's culinary scene, as well as wine and spirits? And where can you meet the legendary chef and author Jacques Pepin of Madison and Food Network personality Duff Goldman of "Ace of Cakes"?
Taste of the Nation New Haven is the place to be June 8 in Woolsey Hall, 500 College St., New Haven. General Admission $85 (6-9 p.m.); General admission-PLUS $125 (6-9 p.m.) includes the all new Confections Row, where fine pastries and desserts can be savored; VIP admission $150 (5-9 p.m.), guests enjoy early entrance, exclusive access to an elite lounge, special VIP-room only wines, champagnes, top-shelf beverages and fabulous tastings from celebrated chefs, plus admission to Confections Row.
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with Goldman about the benefit to help end childhood hunger. "Share Our Strength is an incredible organization. These events give people a chance to have a great time while supporting a great cause. I am honored to be with the legendary Jacques Pepin at the event," he said. Don't be shy if you'd like to take a photo with Duff, and he'll also be happy to talk about his new show on the Food Network.
Did you know Duff was a graffiti artist growing up? "I wouldn't be the person I am today, if I didn't do that kind of art." When asked, "what is the most important tool one should have for baking," he responded, "a good sense of patience." What an interesting response, I thought, but then again, look how intriguing the "Ace of Cakes" creations are.
Chef and co-owner Francesco d'Amuri of L'Orcio, 806 State St., New Haven, will be one of the chefs at Taste of the Nation with a sampling of Pesto Ravioli With Fresh Tomato, a dish that will soon be on his menu. I learned from this visit what the name of the restaurant means. L'Orcio, is a terra-cotta urn used for storing olive oil. D'Amuri has worked in restaurants in many cities in Italy, including Rome, Florence and Rimini. If you haven't been to L'Orcio, now is the time to enjoy dinner on the patio, covered and surrounded with beautiful greenery. Come meet Chef d'Amuri at Taste of the Nation and sample this delicious dish (RAVIOLI DI PESTO AL POMODORO FRESCO).
Contact Stephen Fries, professor and coordinator of the Hospitality Management Programs at Gateway Community College, at gw-stephen.fries@gwcc.commnet.edu or Dept. FC, Gateway Community College, 60 Sargent Drive, New Haven 06511. Include your full name, address and phone number. Due to volume, I might not be able to publish every request. For more, go to www.stephenfries.com.
Madison Patch - June, 2011
Madison's Jacques Pépin One Of Featured Chefs At Taste Of Nation New Haven. Read here.
Share Our Strength's Event June 8 Will Help Bring Fight Childhood Hunger In The United States.
By Gary Jeanfaivre
Delectable culinary creations and celebrity chef appearances are just two of the draws to the 2011 Taste of the Nation New Haven. But the main reason to attend Share Our Strength's event on June 8 is to help bring about an end to childhood hunger in the United States.
One hundred percent of ticket proceeds support more than 100 of the nation's most effective and strategic anti-hunger organizations, according to Taste of the Nation New Haven website.
Among the honored guests will be legendary chef Jacques Pépin and chef Duff Goldman of "Ace of Cakes" from Charm City Cakes.
The event begins at 5 p.m. for VIP guests and 6 for general admission. It runs through 9 p.m. at Yale Commons located in Woolsey Hall, 500 College St., New Haven, CT.
WTNH- April 23, 2009
Share Our Strength's Emily Huebner speaks with WTNH's Chris Velardi from the Taste of the Nation - New Haven. [Watch the news report here.](http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/news_wtnh_newhaven_tasteofthenation_200904232130)
Taste this, America
by Jake Conway, *Yale Daily News*
Published: April 24, 2009
Even when our economy is malnourished, there are those who want to make sure everyone is fully fed. Last night at Taste of the Nation New Haven, nearly 400 people gathered at the Omni Hotel for a huge culinary gala to raise money to end childhood hunger. Read the story.
Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation New Haven is proud to, once again, welcome Matt Scott and Chris Velardi from NewsChannel 8 as our official emcees for the evening. Matt and Chris have been with us for a number of years and are great at keeping the party going ! Join us!!
Sharing Their Strength
by Sandi Kahn Shelton, New Haven Register
Published: April 6, 2009
When it comes to childhood hunger, Timothy Cipriano has a ringside seat. As the executive director of food services for New Haven Public Schools, and the guy known as "the local food dude," he sees kids who have to rely on the breakfast and lunches that schools serve because they may not get another meal at home. Read the story.
One in 10 Americans receiving Food Stamps
(Reuters) _ A record 32.2 million Americans were receiving food stamps in January 2009. The January figure marks the third time in five months that enrollment set a record. Read the story.
Taste of the Nation, New Haven Serves up Fantastic Offerings to Put an End to Childhood Hunger
by Timothy Cipriano
Over the past several years, Americans have gradually taken a much greater interest in what we feed our children and where this food comes from. As childhood obesity has developed into a national epidemic and concerns about tainted and unsafe food have created fear among American consumers, Connecticut residents can take solace in the fact that Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation in New Haven is doing something to address these issues.
This is my first year involved with this event and my reason is that the money raised goes towards ending childhood hunger in Connecticut. As a "Lunch Lady", my passion is feeding children and offering them access to delicious healthy meals with a local flavor. It seemed like a no brainer.
Since 2004, Share Our Strength has raised over $245 million and provided support for more than 1,000 nonprofits working to end hunger. Its grants have helped hundreds of organizations reach millions in meaningful ways: served 40.2 million meals to kids; established 926 new afterschool and summer feeding sites; taught 200,000 kids about healthy foods and food choices; grew 2.5 million pounds of produce in community gardens; referred nearly 2 million people to food and nutrition assistance programs.
In 2009, more than 12 million children in America will be hungry. That's one in six who are at risk of hunger, and who have limited or uncertain access to the nutritious foods they need to develop to their full potential. Look around you and count to six - that really brings it home!
Despite its devastating and highly visible consequences, childhood hunger is invisible. You can't see it just by looking, and you can't measure it in pounds, but it is among us: it affects black, white, Asian and Hispanic, short and tall, thin and chubby. School districts nationwide are experiencing a rapid increase in the number of families applying and qualifying for free and reduced meals. This year in New Haven we have seen a 10% increase in students qualifying for free and reduced priced meals. New Haven offers free breakfast and lunch, regardless of family income, to all its K-8 schools and large high schools.
In my role as the Executive Director for Food Services for New Haven Public Schools, and as a parent, I have seen first-hand the positive impact providing higher quality, locally grown food can have on our young people. In New Haven, as in other large urban areas, the food we serve in the schools may be the only food these children consume on a daily basis. It is disheartening to think that with all the fame and glamour attributed to chefs and the food industry in this country, that the children in our communities must continue to desperately seek it to keep nourished.
While there are many food and wine "tasting" events throughout the year, Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation is the only one of its kind where 100% of the ticket sale proceeds go directly to the fight to end childhood hunger, making an immediate impact right here in Connecticut. It brings together the finest chefs and restaurants, top corporations and individuals who take pride in seeing a situation and act to resolve it! This year, our goal is to raise a minimum of $50,000. Please plan to join Chef Jacques Pepin, me and all of the fantastic restaurants that will be participating on April 23rd to make this our best year ever. We realize that the current economy may make you think twice of attending, but this is the economy when our children need us the most. Poverty is complex - feeding a child is not.
Timothy Cipriano is Executive Director for Food Services for New Haven Public Schools and known as "Local Food Dude". For additional information or to purchase tickets, visit www.strength.org or contact Kathy O'Boyle, Event Chair, 203.430.6453.
Culinary Community Comes Together for Twentieth Annual Taste of the Nation
Event includes appearance and book signing by renowned celebrity chef and author, Jacques Pepin.
New Haven, CT, February 26, 2009 -Taste of the Nation, presented by American Express, returns to New Haven on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale, 155 Temple Street, from 5:30-8pm in a concerted effort to end childhood hunger and make a difference in the greater New Haven community.
For the first time in its history, Taste of the Nation New Haven has partnered with the New Haven Public Schools Food Service and Yale University Dining. "As childhood obesity has developed into a national epidemic and concerns about tainted and unsafe food have created fear among American consumers, Connecticut residents can take solace in the fact that Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation in New Haven is doing something to address these issues," says Timothy Cipriano, event co-chair and Executive Director of New Haven Public Schools Food Service, known as the "Local Food Dude".
In addition to offering great food for every appetite and preference, as well as the opportunity to pick up some real bargains at the silent auction, the event will feature an appearance and book signing by celebrity chef and author, Jacques Pepin. VIP ticketholders will also find that they are in for a special treat, due to the generous contribution of Sally Scott Interior Design. A luxe area, with reserved seating, private bartender and more are on the designer's drawing table. VIP tickets are $125 per person and also include a private Champagne Reception with Chef Pepin.
In 2009, more than 12 million children in America will be hungry. That's one in six who are at risk of hunger, and who have limited or uncertain access to the nutritious foods they need to develop to their full potential. Each spring, the nation's hottest chefs and mixologists donate their time, considerable talent and finest creations at more than 55 Taste of the Nation events across the United States and Canada. Local beneficiaries include CitySeed, Connecticut Food Bank, Christian Community Action and advocacy group, End Hunger Connecticut.
"This event not only touches those that attend, but more importantly those who are in need and regularly take advantage of the support services provides by our beneficiaries," commented Kathy O'Boyle, the event chair, "Taste of the Nation New Haven produces a ripple effect."
General Admission tickets are $75 per person, and $125 VIP with reserved seating. For more information or to purchase tickets online, visit www.strength.org/newhaven.
Taste of the Nation is presented nationally by American Express, with national support from SYSCO Corporation, Food Network, Brown-Forman Corporation, S. Pellegrino Sparkling Natural Mineral Water, and the National Pork Board. Since its inception 20 years ago, Taste of the Nation has raised more than $70 million. Funds raised in 2087 overr155 organizations in the United States, Canada and abroad. Beneficiaries in greater New Haven include Christian Community Action, the Connecticut Food Bank and advocacy group, End Hunger Connecticut. 100% of ticket sales stay in greater New Haven to help ensure no kid in America grows up hungry.
Hunger and Obesity Co-Exist, In New Haven and Elsewhere
by Kelly D. Brownell & Jennifer H. McTiernan
This editorial appeared in the New Haven Register on Feb 24, 2008.
On April 25 a group dedicated to ending hunger called Share Our Strength held a fundraising event for the Connecticut Food Bank and Christian Community Action at the Omni Hotel called Taste of the Nation, with noted chef Jacques Pepin as the Honorary Chef.
The two of us are honorary co-chairs of this event, which at first glance seems odd - one deals with the world's obesity problem and the other focuses on increasing access to local, healthy food as one way to prevent hunger right here in the New Haven area. But the startling fact is that obesity and hunger co-exist, within the same city, state, nation, and world, and even within a given family. How can this be and what might be done?
The world now produces more food than it needs enough even to feed a world population with expanding waistlines (every country in the world is showing increasing rates of obesity) and still there is a surplus. Yet hunger is a major problem; 10% of Americans live in "food insecure" homes (limited or uncertain access to needed food).
Where is the disconnect?
Hunger is not a problem of insufficient food, but rather one of distribution, which itself is complicated by complex political and economic issues. We can use New Haven as an example. People in many of the city's poor neighborhoods have access only to small food stores with a limited range of healthy foods and where, item for item, things cost more than in suburban supermarkets. One predictor of a family's diet quality is proximity to a full service supermarket. It is why the opening of the Shaw's supermarket on Whalley Avenue, made possible in part by progressive action of the city government, was so welcome, but this one store can only serve a small area of the city. It is also why neighborhood farmers' markets have been so successful in New Haven, because they too bring healthy food into neighborhoods where it is easier to find potato chips than a fresh apple.
Another sad fact is that healthy food costs more than unhealthy food, making fast food, packaged and processed snack foods, and beverages such as soft drinks a fact of life for the poor. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that typical price per quart is nearly $1 for orange juice, 75 cents for milk, and 32 cents for soft drinks. The same poverty that creates hunger drives people to high-calorie, nutrient poor foods, making obesity a likely outcome.
There may not always be a world abundance of food, so the situation is likely to grow worse. Vast amounts of fossil fuels are used to manufacture the fertilizers, pesticides, weed killers, hormones, and antibiotics that permit the mass production of food, not to mention its transportation. Modern agriculture subtracts more energy from the environment than it gives back in food and hence is not sustainable. With the world's population increasing so rapidly, there are very real worries about running out of food (and the water needed to grow it).
Another worry is how climate change will shift where food can be grown, which itself may affect the balance of world power. Vast amounts of wheat now grown in the U.S. may disappear -- experts project that in the next half century the American climate will warm to the point where nearly all wheat production must migrate north to Canada. The food environment is fascinating, complex, and insecure. For many families, the uncertainty of having enough healthy food is not abstract or off in the future but is part of the everyday struggle to survive. Hungry children cannot learn well in school, are vulnerable to serious health issues, and cannot have the energy thrive. It is why we co-chair this event and work together to bring healthy food to those in need. To attend the event or to contribute, go to http://www.TasteofTheNation.org/NewHaven
Kelly D. Brownell is Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University and in 2006 was named by Time Magazine as one of the World's 100 Most Influential People.
Jennifer McTiernan is Co-Founder and Executive Director of CitySeed and was named as the Register's Person of the Year in 2006.
To ensure the greatest impact in the fight to end childhood hunger in America, Share Our Strength invests funds raised from the Taste of the Nation event to support the most effective local anti-hunger organizations.
2011 Recipients Include:
 | Christian Community Action Christian Community Action (CCA) is a not-for-profit ecumenical social service organization that expresses faithful witness through providing emergency food, housing and support to those who are poor in New Haven, encouraging their efforts to attain self-sufficiency and working to change systems that perpetuate poverty and injustice. CCA seeks to encourage these families and individuals in their efforts to attain economic self sufficiency and financial independence and to work with them to change systems that perpetuate unemployment / underemployment, homelessness, hunger, poverty and injustice and to promote community building and social change. (www.ccahelping.org) |
 | Connecticut Food Bank Connecticut Food Bank, a private and nonprofit organization which was founded in 1982, works to alleviate hunger by supplying food and resources to 650 food-assistance programs in six of Connecticut's eight counties: Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, and Windham. Connecticut Food Bank distributes food to programs, such as soup kitchens, shelters, food pantries, and adult and child day care centers. Connecticut Food Bank works with corporations, community organizations, and individuals to solicit, transport, warehouse and distribute donated food. By soliciting the food industry for products that will not sell -- items that are wholesome but might have some cosmetic flaw -- Connecticut Food Bank reduces waste and feeds people. (www.ctfoodbank.org) |
 | End Hunger Connecticut! End Hunger Connecticut! is a statewide anti-hunger and food security organization. By focusing on advocacy, outreach, education and research, EHC! serves as a comprehensive anti-hunger resource for policymakers, community organizations, and low-income families. The work of EHC! is vital to the visibility and coordination of various federal food assistance programs that are meant to lower the prevalence of food insecurity and hunger. The goal of EHC! is to improve the levels of food security and nutrition among Connecticut families while creating and supporting policies that move families toward self-sufficiency. (www.EndHungerCT.org) |
 | Connecticut No Kid Hungry Campaign Share Our Strength and End Hunger Connecticut! have partnered to end childhood hunger in Connecticut. At the core of the Connecticut No Kid Hungry Campaign are three goals:
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Please support the following generous organizations who are committed to helping end hunger in America.
Sous Chef
Maitre D'
Whole Foods
Lindley Food Service
Server
Asian Food Solutions
Farmers Cow Dairy
Anthony Dioguardi D.M.D
2012 Sipping Sponsors
Please support the following generous beverage companies who are committed to helping end hunger in America.
Top Shelf
Vineyard Manager
Slocum & Sons
Eder Brothers
Huneeus Vintners
Dalla Terra
Mionetto USA
Plan B Burger Bar
Ripe Cocktail Mixers
Henriot
Cline Cellars
Jonathan Edwards Winery
2012 In-Kind Sponsors
Please support the following generous companies who have dontated their services, time, and products and are committed to helping end hunger in America.
The Study Hotel at Yale
Yale Printing & Publishing Services
Universal Hotel Liquidators
Chopin Vodka Westford Hill Distillers
CT Beer Trail
Thomas Hooker Brewery
Madison Wine Exchange
