The Food Bank’s future, larger and greener Food Distribution Center and Headquarters
For those of you who missed the “memo,” The Food Bank reached its Feed-Lead-Strengthen Capital Campaign goal at the end of 2022! Construction is on track of our future, larger and greener food distribution center and headquarters in Chicopee. The building is buttoned up for the winter, all the concrete floors have been poured and the interior walls are going up. If all goes according to plan, we’ll move there in September!
Andrew Morehouse, Executive Director, sums up what we all feel at The Food Bank: “We’re in awe of the overwhelming support we received for our future home in Chicopee from so many individuals, businesses, and foundations across all four counties of Western Massachusetts and beyond as well as significant investments from state and federal governments. No small part of this achievement was the exceptional hard work of the committed volunteer members of our three county capital campaign teams. We thank them all!”
Charles D’Amour, Honorary Chair
Hampden County Team
Ruth Griffiths, Chair
Victor Woolridge, Honorary Chair
Mary Adler
Dave Cotter
Dianne Doherty
Sam Edwards
Sam Hanmer
Bill Harbison
Kate & Peter Pappas
Diane Troderman
Hampshire County Team
Suzanne Beck, Chair
Chia Collins & Michael Cohen, Honorary Chairs
Andrea & Bob Bacon
Kate Glynn
Rus Peotter
Franklin County Team
Honorary Chair: Betty Barker*
Andrea Leibson, Chair
Ann Barker
Ben Clark
Jason Heffner
Deb Klein
Dylan Korpita
Ted Pennock
*Betty passed away early in the campaign. We honor her here for her steadfast commitment to The Food Bank and Western Massachusetts.
| Capital Campaign Teams | Pledges Raised |
| Franklin (FK) | $98,950 |
| Hampden (HM) | $646,980 |
| Hampshire (HP) | $849,250 |
| Total | $1,595,180 |
Our new home will be located in the City of Chicopee in the most strategic location available to meet the needs of all the rural, suburban, and urban communities of Western Massachusetts for decades to come.
For more information on the planning that went into the new building, as well as a sneak peek at its progress, see the following article posted by our builder C.E Floyd.
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Preconstruction Case Study
Media Coverage
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Food Bank of Western Massachusetts groundbreaking in Chicopee
Thanks to the following corporations and foundations for their support!
