On a sunny afternoon, Michael Suozzi, 78, stands in line for food assistance at the Food Bank’s senior food distribution in the San Diego neighborhood of Hillcrest.

“I live in low-income senior housing in Mission Hills off Washington Street, and I needed food. My church pastor at the United Church of Christ told me about this Food Bank distribution for seniors, and this is my first time receiving help,” explains Suozzi.

Suozzi is an Army Veteran who served during the Vietnam War era. “I was in the infantry for most of my time in the Army, and I finished up doing administrative duties. I was injured and lost sight in my left eye. Without medical care through the V.A. I don’t know what I’d do,” says Suozzi.

After leaving the Army, Suozzi went to college and got a B.A. from St. Johns College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He then went on to become a history professor in New York before moving to San Diego over 20 years ago.

Suozzi, whose wife passed away, worked as an adjunct professor in several San Diego community colleges before retiring. He taught history at City College and at the San Diego Community College campus in Logan Heights as well as social studies and comparative religion at local private colleges. “I loved teaching and found helping my students learn was hugely rewarding,” he beams.

“The issue is that I was never tenured. So I didn’t have a permanent position at one of the colleges which meant that I didn’t get a pension or benefits. So now I live in a HUD-

Meet Michael – Army Veteran, Retired College Professor and San Diego Food Bank Client

SPRING 2015

IN THIS ISSUE

Come to the Fifth Annual AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival Benefiting the Food Bank, Sept. 26 & 27

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FOOD FOR THOUGHTJACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK NEWSLETTER

“The cost of food has gone up. I shop around for sales, but I cannot afford the high prices on my Social

Security… I survive doing odd jobs for people. I only eat two meals a day

– breakfast and dinner.”

CorporationsSUSTAINERS Sempra Energy

PLATINUMFirst 5 San DiegoKaiser PermanenteLas Patronas

GOLDChevronGoodwin Brown Gross & Lovelace Lamb & BarnoskyRichard & Richard Construction CompanyStater Bros. Charities

SILVERPCL Construction ServicesSDG&ESharp Health PlanUSAA Federal Savings BankWedbush

BRONZEBBVA CompassECG Management ConsultantsHouse of Blues San DiegoInsurance Brokers & Agents of San DiegoJake’s Del MarMission Federal Credit UnionNational Pen CompanyNetwork for GoodNorthrop Grumman CorporationSan Diego Unified Port DistrictThe San Diego ChargersWhole Foods Market

SUPPORTERSAdept Process ServicesAmerican General Annuity

Special ThanksThe Food Bank would like to thank the following corporations and foundations for their generous contributions. This list reflects donations received December 2014 to March 2015.

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The Food Bank’s fifth annual San Diego Blues Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26 and Sunday, Sept. 27 from noon to 8 p.m. daily at the Embarcadero Marina Park North on the downtown San Diego waterfront, next to Seaport Village.

The family-friendly event will feature 18 national and local blues acts on two stages both days. Mississippi harmonica player James Cotton will headline Saturday’s lineup while the legendary Booker T. Jones will headline Sunday’s.

Other performers at this year’s festival will include Texas pianist Marcia Ball, New Orleans guitarist John Mooney, Chicago’s Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials, harmonica player Kim Wilson, and guitarist Anson Funderburgh.

The event will feature specialist food vendors, local craft beer and wine, along with arts and crafts booths. Advance tickets for the event are now on sale for $20 for one day and $30 for two days. Daily VIP tickets are also available for $125. Children 12 and under are free of charge. All proceeds from the event will help the Food Bank fight hunger in San Diego County.

Bring your family and friends for a fun-filled weekend of music by the scenic San Diego downtown waterfront, and help the Food Bank give hunger the blues.

The Food Bank is encouraging all event-goers to bring two cans of food. For more information and to purchase tickets online visit www.sdbluesfest.com

We all want to make a difference and leave the world a better place.

You can leave a legacy gift by including the Food Bank in your estate plan.

Leaving a legacy gift in your will is an incredibly meaningful way to help us preserve our mission to serve families in need in our community.

When you name the Food Bank as a beneficiary, include us in your will or trust, or make another form of planned or deferred gift, you are creating a legacy that will help thousands for generations to come.

We can help you plan your legacy gift and assure that your intentions are fulfilled. Please contact Kaye de Lancey, Director of Development at 858-863-5129.

Leave a Legacy Gift and Feed San Diegans in Need

Come to the Fifth Annual AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival Benefiting the Food Bank, Sept. 26 & 27

Your Gift Can Help the Food BankThe Food Bank relies on the generous contributions of our donors to support our mission. For information on ways you can donate, visit our website:

Join the Food Bank’s Monthly Meals Club

www.sandiegofoodbank .org

AT&T United Way/Employee Giving CampaignBelly Up TavernFreelance SportfishingGive With Liberty CampaignLigandMcLain Real EstateR. J. LaurenSan Diego Aces Golf ClubSchwab Fund for Charitable GivingSofterwareXerox CorporationYard House Round it Up AmericaYourcause

FoundationsSUSTAINERS Price Philanthropies FoundationThe Hervey Family Non-Endowment FundThe Melvin Garb Foundation

PLATINUMWalmart Foundation

GOLDQualcomm Charitable FoundationRegal FoundationRivkin Family FoundationS.L. Gimbel FoundationThe David B. Gold FoundationUnion Bank FoundationViejas Tribal Government

SILVERFieldstone FoundationBeyster Family Foundation Fund IVThe Benevity Community Impact FundThe Country FriendsThe Gilbert J. Martin Foundation

Please Support the School’s Out, Hunger’s Not Summer Food Drive

The Heller Foundation of San DiegoTurk Family Foundation BRONZEDavis Love III FoundationDouglas & Marianne Dickerson FoundationEllen G. & Edward G. Wong Family FoundationKaiser Health Plan FoundationThe Hill Charitable FoundationThe Pappas Family Foundation

SUPPORTERSAirman Memorial Chapel, Marine Corps Air StationChrist Episcopal Church Thrift Shops Communities Foundation of TexasDodds Family Charitable FoundationJohn and Paula Worster Charitable FundGap FoundationNaval Station Religious Offerings FundReligious Offering Fund Comfleact SaseboSan Diego Chapters of APASundt FoundationTakahashi Family FundTarbell Family FoundationThe Alpert Family FoundationThe Community Foundation of the Central -Savannah River AreaThe Peter V. Landin Charitable FundUnited Way Silicon ValleyWD-40 Company Foundation

You can fight hunger every day of the year through our Monthly Meals Club. It costs so little to fill a hungry tummy. A monthly gift of $10 will guarantee a hungry individual at least one healthy meal every day, every month, for the entire year. And a monthly gift of $30 will provide three meals a day, every month, for the entire year. To join the Monthly Meals Club, please contact Kaye de Lancey at 858-863-5129.

subsidized housing, and I receive about $250 per month from Social Security. HUD takes a percentage of that for rent and utilities. I survive on what’s left over and by doing odd jobs for people. I only eat two meals a day – breakfast and dinner,” explains Suozzi.

Every month, more than 8,400 seniors living near the poverty level receive a 30-pound box of food from the Food Bank. Each box contains UHT milk, powdered milk, a 1-pound block of cheese, canned meats, canned vegetables, canned fruits, peanut butter, rice, pasta, fruit juice and cereal.

As Suozzi receives his food box from Food Bank staff member, Cesar Galvan, he turns and says, “I’m thankful to those who make this program possible. Food prices keep rising and it’s so tough for seniors to get by. This monthly food box will help so much.”

Many fixed-income seniors rely on food from the Food Bank to prevent them from going hungry. If you would like to help, the Food Bank needs volunteers to pack our senior food boxes every week, and we rely on monetary donations to keep programs like these going.

TO VOLUNTEER VISIT www.SanDiegoFoodBank.org/Volunteer.

TO MAKE A MONETARY DONATION VISIT www.SanDiegoFoodBank.org/Give

We Need Your Help This Summer The San Diego Food Bank is on the threshold of what we food banks across the country call the “summer squeeze.”

The “summer squeeze” is what happens when the San Diego Food Bank’s donations drop over the summer months, but demand for food assistance rises dramatically.

This is because every summer over 230,000 low-income San Diego County school children, who normally receive free breakfast and lunch at school, go hungry because school is closed for vacation.

This places a major strain on low-income and jobless parents who are forced to turn to the Food Bank for help.

In the past, the Food Bank has struggled to meet this demand since food drive donations plummet over the summer months, but Vons and Albertsons will once again host a summer food drive for the Food Bank to help us feed children in need.

When you visit any San Diego County Vons and Albertsons supermarket this summer,we ask that you think of the Food Bank and purchase a pre-filled $5 bag containingour “most needed” food items. After you purchase the bag along with the rest of your groceries, simply place the bag in our famous red food drive barrels at the front of the store.

In addition to donating at Vons and Albertsons, there are many other ways you can help the Food Bank feed children living in poverty this summer:

• Host a food drive at your business, civic group or religious organization.

• Donate money securely via the Food Bank’s website. Every $1 donated provides 5 meals to hungry San Diegans.

• Volunteer at the Food Bank’s warehouse by registering online at: sandiegofoodbank.org/volunteer

• Host a Virtual Food Drive online via the Food Bank’s website at:sandiegofoodbank.org/virtual

As we approach the summer holidays I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to thefoundations, businesses and caring individuals who make our important work possible.

Your support puts food on the table for struggling families, and your donation will prevent a child in our community from going to bed hungry. Thank you for your support and dedication to people in need in our community!

James A. Floros, President & CEO

continued from page 1

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE — JOIN!

Want to make a difference in the lives of thoseserved by the Food Bank? Join the Food Bank’snewly created Leadership Council and help support the Food Bank’s mission. The Leadership Council offers opportunities formembers to support the many campaigns, projects and events that are vital to our hunger-relief efforts. The Council meets throughout the year and operates through several working committees. For more information and to sign up visit:www.SanDiegoFoodBank.org/Leadership

Please Help Us Feed Children In Poverty This Summer

Meet MichaelJacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank9850 Distribution AvenueSan Diego, CA 92121858-527-1419www.sandiegofoodbank.org

Board of DirectorsLarry Cleary – ChairmanVice President, Sales, Indyme Solutions, Inc.

Steve Bernstein – Vice ChairmanBusiness Banking President, Wells Fargo Bank

Sheldon Derezin – TreasurerConsultant (Former CFO) WAXIE Sanitary Supply

Daniel J. Devine – SecretarySenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

Harvey C. Berger, Pope, Berger & Williams, LLP

David Bejarano, Chief of Police, City of Chula Vista

Bob Bolinger, Senior Vice President & Market Manager, CBS Radio

Denise Durkin, Research & Development Manager,Jenny Craig, Inc.

Aimee Faucett, Exec. Vice President, Int’l & Domestic Public Policy & Member Services,San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce

Erica Fessia, Independent Consultant

James A. Floros, President & CEO, Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank

Annie M. Goshert, Sr. Customer Marketing Manager, Coca-Cola

Steve Hoffman, Consultant, Energy Industry

Carlos Illingworth, Director of Public Affairs andGovernment Relations, Vons, a Safeway Company

Vince Kasperick, Founder and President, AimLoan.com

Richard “Dick” Kelley, President & General Manager, NBC San Diego

Ed McGuire, Executive VP of Football Administration/ Player Finance, San Diego Chargers

Steve Rowles, Partner, Morrison & Foerster

Anthony Schwarz, Sr. VP Engineering, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Clarence Shelmon, (Ret.) Coach, San Diego Chargers & USC

Advisory Board

Stephen P. Cushman Eugene “Mitch” MitchellBruce HollingsworthStephen M. Brigandi Kathy Davis Doug DawsonBill GeppertAhmed HaqueKimberley LaytonDavid LloydTim NeyHonorable William C. Pate Jennifer L. PerkinsEd PlantJohn Vingas

Food Bank employee, Cesar Galvan, hands a 30-pound senior food box and 1-pound block of cheese to low-income

senior, Michael Suozzi, 78, at the Food Bank’s monthly Senior Food Program distribution site in Hillcrest.

During summer vacation, children who live in poverty stop receiving free meals at school and face hunger at home.

Often their parents work in low-wage jobs or they are unemployed, and over the summer months these families are forced to turn to the Food Bank to help feed their children.

At the same time, donations to the Food Bank drop dramatically when need from the community is greatest.

Throughout the month of June, Sycuan, SDG&E, KFMB and the Union Tribune are supporting the School’s Out, Hunger’s Not Summer Food Drive.

Visit your local Vons and Albertsons supermarkets and purchase a pre-filled $5 bag containing of our most-needed food items, and place the bag in the Food Bank’s red barrels at the front of the store. Or donate a can of food from our list of most needed food drive items.

Thank you for helping us feed hungry children this summer!

Food Bank CEO Visits Washington D.C.In March, Food Bank CEO Jim Floros attended the annual National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference in Washington D. C., hosted by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC).

Floros’ visit included legislative meetings with the San Diego Congressional delegation to discuss anti-hunger legislation and federal funding for USDA commodity programs administered by the Food Bank.

During Floros’ visit to Washington D.C., he met with Rep. Susan Davis, Rep. Duncan Hunter, Rep. Scott Peters, and Rep. Juan Vargas. Floros also met with policy officials from the offices of Rep. Darrell Issa and Senator Dianne Feinstein.

The Food Bank’s annual report for 2013-2014 is hot off the press!

Our annual report provides the Food Bank’s financials, distribution data, highlights our key programs and initiatives, and provides a look at our vision for the future.

Last year, the Food Bank distributed over 22 million pounds of food and fed over 370,000 people every month in San Diego County. And we have implemented innovative new initiatives and completed major renovations to our facility to make the San Diego Food Bank a national model.

Read the report online at: www.SanDiegoFoodBank.org/about/annualreport

The Food Bank’s 2014 Annual Report is available on our website!

2•0•1•4ikkjANNUAL REPORT

Please Support the School’s Out, Hunger’s Not Summer Food Drive

Thank you to our supermarket sponsors

Thank you to our summer food drive media sponsors

Thank you to our summer food drive sponsors

subsidized housing, and I receive about $250 per month from Social Security. HUD takes a percentage of that for rent and utilities. I survive on what’s left over and by doing odd jobs for people. I only eat two meals a day – breakfast and dinner,” explains Suozzi.

Every month, more than 8,400 seniors living near the poverty level receive a 30-pound box of food from the Food Bank. Each box contains UHT milk, powdered milk, a 1-pound block of cheese, canned meats, canned vegetables, canned fruits, peanut butter, rice, pasta, fruit juice and cereal.

As Suozzi receives his food box from Food Bank staff member, Cesar Galvan, he turns and says, “I’m thankful to those who make this program possible. Food prices keep rising and it’s so tough for seniors to get by. This monthly food box will help so much.”

Many fixed-income seniors rely on food from the Food Bank to prevent them from going hungry. If you would like to help, the Food Bank needs volunteers to pack our senior food boxes every week, and we rely on monetary donations to keep programs like these going.

TO VOLUNTEER VISIT www.SanDiegoFoodBank.org/Volunteer

TO MAKE A MONETARY DONATION VISIT www.SanDiegoFoodBank.org/Give

We Need Your Help This Summer The San Diego Food Bank is on the threshold of what we food banks across the country call the “summer squeeze.”

The “summer squeeze” is what happens when the San Diego Food Bank’s donations drop over the summer months, but demand for food assistance rises dramatically.

This is because every summer over 230,000 low-income San Diego County school children, who normally receive free breakfast and lunch at school, go hungry because school is closed for vacation.

This places a major strain on low-income and jobless parents who are forced to turn to the Food Bank for help.

In the past, the Food Bank has struggled to meet this demand since food drive donations plummet over the summer months, but Vons and Albertsons will once again host a summer food drive for the Food Bank to help us feed children in need.

When you visit any San Diego County Vons and Albertsons supermarket this summer,we ask that you think of the Food Bank and purchase a pre-filled $5 bag containingour “most needed” food items. After you purchase the bag along with the rest of your groceries, simply place the bag in our famous red food drive barrels at the front of the store.

In addition to donating at Vons and Albertsons, there are many other ways you can help the Food Bank feed children living in poverty this summer:

• Host a food drive at your business, civic group or religious organization.

• Donate money securely via the Food Bank’s website. Every $1 donated provides 5 meals to hungry San Diegans.

• Volunteer at the Food Bank’s warehouse by registering online at: sandiegofoodbank.org/volunteer

• Host a Virtual Food Drive online via the Food Bank’s website at:sandiegofoodbank.org/virtual

As we approach the summer holidays I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to thefoundations, businesses and caring individuals who make our important work possible.

Your support puts food on the table for struggling families, and your donation will prevent a child in our community from going to bed hungry. Thank you for your support and dedication to people in need in our community!

James A. Floros, President & CEO

continued from page 1

2 3 4

MAKE A DIFFERENCE — JOIN!

Want to make a difference in the lives of thoseserved by the Food Bank? Join the Food Bank’snewly created Leadership Council and help support the Food Bank’s mission. The Leadership Council offers opportunities formembers to support the many campaigns, projects and events that are vital to our hunger-relief efforts. The Council meets throughout the year and operates through several working committees. For more information and to sign up visit:www.SanDiegoFoodBank.org/Leadership

Please Help Us Feed Children In Poverty This Summer

Meet MichaelJacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank9850 Distribution AvenueSan Diego, CA 92121858-527-1419www.sandiegofoodbank.org

Board of DirectorsLarry Cleary – ChairmanVice President, Sales, Indyme Solutions, Inc.

Steve Bernstein – Vice ChairmanBusiness Banking President, Wells Fargo Bank

Sheldon Derezin – TreasurerConsultant (Former CFO) WAXIE Sanitary Supply

Daniel J. Devine – SecretarySenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

Harvey C. Berger, Pope, Berger & Williams, LLP

David Bejarano, Chief of Police, City of Chula Vista

Bob Bolinger, Senior Vice President & Market Manager, CBS Radio

Denise Durkin, Research & Development Manager,Jenny Craig, Inc.

Aimee Faucett, Exec. Vice President, Int’l & Domestic Public Policy & Member Services,San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce

Erica Fessia, Independent Consultant

James A. Floros, President & CEO, Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank

Annie M. Goshert, Sr. Customer Marketing Manager, Coca-Cola

Steve Hoffman, Consultant, Energy Industry

Carlos Illingworth, Director of Public Affairs andGovernment Relations, Vons, a Safeway Company

Vince Kasperick, Founder and President, AimLoan.com

Richard “Dick” Kelley, President & General Manager, NBC San Diego

Ed McGuire, Executive VP of Football Administration/ Player Finance, San Diego Chargers

Steve Rowles, Partner, Morrison & Foerster

Anthony Schwarz, Sr. VP Engineering, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Clarence Shelmon, (Ret.) Coach, San Diego Chargers & USC

Advisory Board

Stephen P. Cushman Eugene “Mitch” MitchellBruce HollingsworthStephen M. Brigandi Kathy Davis Doug DawsonBill GeppertAhmed HaqueKimberley LaytonDavid LloydTim NeyHonorable William C. Pate Jennifer L. PerkinsEd PlantJohn Vingas

Food Bank employee, Cesar Galvan, hands a 30-pound senior food box and 1-pound block of cheese to low-income

senior, Michael Suozzi, 78, at the Food Bank’s monthly Senior Food Program distribution site in Hillcrest.

During summer vacation, children who live in poverty stop receiving free meals at school and face hunger at home.

Often their parents work in low-wage jobs or they are unemployed, and over the summer months these families are forced to turn to the Food Bank to help feed their children.

At the same time, donations to the Food Bank drop dramatically when need from the community is greatest.

Throughout the month of June, Sycuan, SDG&E, KFMB and the Union Tribune are supporting the School’s Out, Hunger’s Not Summer Food Drive.

Visit your local Vons and Albertsons supermarkets and purchase a pre-filled $5 bag containing of our “most needed” food items, and place the bag in the Food Bank’s red barrels at the front of the store. Or donate a can of food from our list of “most needed” food drive items.

Thank you for helping us feed hungry children this summer!

Food Bank CEO Visits Washington D.C.In March, Food Bank CEO Jim Floros attended the annual National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference in Washington D. C., hosted by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC).

Floros’ visit included legislative meetings with the San Diego Congressional delegation to discuss anti-hunger legislation and federal funding for USDA commodity programs administered by the Food Bank.

During Floros’ visit to Washington D.C., he met with Rep. Susan Davis, Rep. Duncan Hunter, Rep. Scott Peters, and Rep. Juan Vargas. Floros also met with policy officials from the offices of Rep. Darrell Issa and Senator Dianne Feinstein.

The Food Bank’s annual report for 2013-2014 is hot off the press!

Our annual report provides the Food Bank’s financials, distribution data, highlights our key programs and initiatives, and provides a look at our vision for the future.

Last year, the Food Bank distributed over 22 million pounds of food and fed over 370,000 people every month in San Diego County. And we have implemented innovative new initiatives and completed major renovations to our facility to make the San Diego Food Bank a national model.

Read the report online at: www.SanDiegoFoodBank.org/about/annualreport

The Food Bank’s 2014 Annual Report is available on our website!

2•0•1•4ikkjANNUAL REPORT

Please Support the School’s Out, Hunger’s Not Summer Food Drive

Thank you to our supermarket sponsors

Thank you to our summer food drive media sponsors

Thank you to our summer food drive sponsor

subsidized housing, and I receive about $250 per month from Social Security. HUD takes a percentage of that for rent and utilities. I survive on what’s left over and by doing odd jobs for people. I only eat two meals a day – breakfast and dinner,” explains Suozzi.

Every month, more than 8,400 seniors living near the poverty level receive a 30-pound box of food from the Food Bank. Each box contains UHT milk, powdered milk, a 1-pound block of cheese, canned meats, canned vegetables, canned fruits, peanut butter, rice, pasta, fruit juice and cereal.

As Suozzi receives his food box from Food Bank staff member, Cesar Galvan, he turns and says, “I’m thankful to those who make this program possible. Food prices keep rising and it’s so tough for seniors to get by. This monthly food box will help so much.”

Many fixed-income seniors rely on food from the Food Bank to prevent them from going hungry. If you would like to help, the Food Bank needs volunteers to pack our senior food boxes every week, and we rely on monetary donations to keep programs like these going.

TO VOLUNTEER VISIT www.SanDiegoFoodBank.org/Volunteer

TO MAKE A MONETARY DONATION VISIT www.SanDiegoFoodBank.org/Give

We Need Your Help This Summer The San Diego Food Bank is on the threshold of what we food banks across the country call the “summer squeeze.”

The “summer squeeze” is what happens when the San Diego Food Bank’s donations drop over the summer months, but demand for food assistance rises dramatically.

This is because every summer over 230,000 low-income San Diego County school children, who normally receive free breakfast and lunch at school, go hungry because school is closed for vacation.

This places a major strain on low-income and jobless parents who are forced to turn to the Food Bank for help.

In the past, the Food Bank has struggled to meet this demand since food drive donations plummet over the summer months, but Vons and Albertsons will once again host a summer food drive for the Food Bank to help us feed children in need.

When you visit any San Diego County Vons and Albertsons supermarket this summer,we ask that you think of the Food Bank and purchase a pre-filled $5 bag containingour “most needed” food items. After you purchase the bag along with the rest of your groceries, simply place the bag in our famous red food drive barrels at the front of the store.

In addition to donating at Vons and Albertsons, there are many other ways you can help the Food Bank feed children living in poverty this summer:

• Host a food drive at your business, civic group or religious organization.

• Donate money securely via the Food Bank’s website. Every $1 donated provides 5 meals to hungry San Diegans.

• Volunteer at the Food Bank’s warehouse by registering online at: sandiegofoodbank.org/volunteer

• Host a Virtual Food Drive online via the Food Bank’s website at:sandiegofoodbank.org/virtual

As we approach the summer holidays I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to thefoundations, businesses and caring individuals who make our important work possible.

Your support puts food on the table for struggling families, and your donation will prevent a child in our community from going to bed hungry. Thank you for your support and dedication to people in need in our community!

James A. Floros, President & CEO

continued from page 1

2 3 4

MAKE A DIFFERENCE — JOIN!

Want to make a difference in the lives of thoseserved by the Food Bank? Join the Food Bank’snewly created Leadership Council and help support the Food Bank’s mission. The Leadership Council offers opportunities formembers to support the many campaigns, projects and events that are vital to our hunger-relief efforts. The Council meets throughout the year and operates through several working committees. For more information and to sign up visit:www.SanDiegoFoodBank.org/Leadership

Please Help Us Feed Children In Poverty This Summer

Meet MichaelJacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank9850 Distribution AvenueSan Diego, CA 92121858-527-1419www.sandiegofoodbank.org

Board of DirectorsLarry Cleary – ChairmanVice President, Sales, Indyme Solutions, Inc.

Steve Bernstein – Vice ChairmanBusiness Banking President, Wells Fargo Bank

Sheldon Derezin – TreasurerConsultant (Former CFO) WAXIE Sanitary Supply

Daniel J. Devine – SecretarySenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

Harvey C. Berger, Pope, Berger & Williams, LLP

David Bejarano, Chief of Police, City of Chula Vista

Bob Bolinger, Senior Vice President & Market Manager, CBS Radio

Denise Durkin, Research & Development Manager,Jenny Craig, Inc.

Aimee Faucett, Exec. Vice President, Int’l & Domestic Public Policy & Member Services,San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce

Erica Fessia, Independent Consultant

James A. Floros, President & CEO, Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank

Annie M. Goshert, Sr. Customer Marketing Manager, Coca-Cola

Steve Hoffman, Consultant, Energy Industry

Carlos Illingworth, Director of Public Affairs andGovernment Relations, Vons, a Safeway Company

Vince Kasperick, Founder and President, AimLoan.com

Richard “Dick” Kelley, President & General Manager, NBC San Diego

Ed McGuire, Executive VP of Football Administration/ Player Finance, San Diego Chargers

Steve Rowles, Partner, Morrison & Foerster

Anthony Schwarz, Sr. VP Engineering, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Clarence Shelmon, (Ret.) Coach, San Diego Chargers & USC

Advisory Board

Stephen P. Cushman Eugene “Mitch” MitchellBruce HollingsworthStephen M. Brigandi Kathy Davis Doug DawsonBill GeppertAhmed HaqueKimberley LaytonDavid LloydTim NeyHonorable William C. Pate Jennifer L. PerkinsEd PlantJohn Vingas

Food Bank employee, Cesar Galvan, hands a 30-pound senior food box and 1-pound block of cheese to low-income

senior, Michael Suozzi, 78, at the Food Bank’s monthly Senior Food Program distribution site in Hillcrest.

During summer vacation, children who live in poverty stop receiving free meals at school and face hunger at home.

Often their parents work in low-wage jobs or they are unemployed, and over the summer months these families are forced to turn to the Food Bank to help feed their children.

At the same time, donations to the Food Bank drop dramatically when need from the community is greatest.

Throughout the month of June, SDG&E, KFMB and the Union Tribune are supporting the School’s Out, Hunger’s Not Summer Food Drive.

Visit your local Vons and Albertsons supermarkets and purchase a pre-filled $5 bag containing our “most needed” food items, and place the bag in the Food Bank’s red barrels at the front of the store. Or donate a can of food from our list of “most needed” food drive items.

Thank you for helping us feed hungry children this summer!

Food Bank CEO Visits Washington D.C.In March, Food Bank CEO Jim Floros attended the annual National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference in Washington D. C., hosted by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC).

Floros’ visit included legislative meetings with the San Diego Congressional delegation to discuss anti-hunger legislation and federal funding for USDA commodity programs administered by the Food Bank.

During Floros’ visit to Washington D.C., he met with Rep. Susan Davis, Rep. Duncan Hunter, Rep. Scott Peters, and Rep. Juan Vargas. Floros also met with policy officials from the offices of Rep. Darrell Issa and Senator Dianne Feinstein.

The Food Bank’s annual report for 2013-2014 is hot off the press!

Our annual report provides the Food Bank’s financials, distribution data, highlights our key programs and initiatives, and provides a look at our vision for the future.

Last year, the Food Bank distributed over 22 million pounds of food and fed over 370,000 people every month in San Diego County. And we have implemented innovative new initiatives and completed major renovations to our facility to make the San Diego Food Bank a national model.

Read the report online at: www.SanDiegoFoodBank.org/about/annualreport

The Food Bank’s 2014 Annual Report is available on our website!

2•0•1•4ikkjANNUAL REPORT

Please Support the School’s Out, Hunger’s Not Summer Food Drive

Thank you to our supermarket sponsors

Thank you to our summer food drive media sponsors

Thank you to our summer food drive sponsor

On a sunny afternoon, Michael Suozzi, 78, stands in line for food assistance at the Food Bank’s senior food distribution in the San Diego neighborhood of Hillcrest.

“I live in low-income senior housing in Mission Hills off Washington Street, and I needed food. My church pastor at the United Church of Christ told me about this Food Bank distribution for seniors, and this is my first time receiving help,” explains Suozzi.

Suozzi is an Army Veteran who served during the Vietnam War era. “I was in the infantry for most of my time in the Army, and I finished up doing administrative duties. I was injured and lost sight in my left eye. Without medical care through the V.A. I don’t know what I’d do,” says Suozzi.

After leaving the Army, Suozzi went to college and got a B.A. from St. Johns College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He then went on to become a history professor in New York before moving to San Diego over 20 years ago.

Suozzi, whose wife passed away, worked as an adjunct professor in several San Diego community colleges before retiring. He taught history at City College and at the San Diego Community College campus in Logan Heights as well as social studies and comparative religion at local private colleges. “I loved teaching and found helping my students learn was hugely rewarding,” he beams.

“The issue is that I was never tenured. So I didn’t have a permanent position at one of the colleges which meant that I didn’t get a pension or benefits. So now I live in a HUD-

Meet Michael – Army Veteran, Retired College Professor and San Diego Food Bank Client

SPRING 2015

IN THIS ISSUE

Come to the Fifth Annual AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival Benefiting the Food Bank, Sept. 26 & 27

www.sandiegofoodbank.org

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FOOD FOR THOUGHTJACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK NEWSLETTER

“The cost of food has gone up. I shop around for sales, but I cannot afford the high prices on my Social

Security… I survive doing odd jobs for people. I only eat two meals a day

– breakfast and dinner.”

CorporationsSUSTAINERS Sempra Energy

PLATINUMFirst 5 San DiegoKaiser PermanenteLas Patronas

GOLDChevronGoodwin Brown Gross & Lovelace Lamb & BarnoskyRichard & Richard Construction CompanyStater Bros. Charities

SILVERPCL Construction ServicesSDG&ESharp Health PlanUSAA Federal Savings BankWedbush

BRONZEBBVA CompassECG Management ConsultantsHouse of Blues San DiegoInsurance Brokers & Agents of San DiegoJake’s Del MarMission Federal Credit UnionNational Pen CompanyNetwork for GoodNorthrop Grumman CorporationSan Diego Unified Port DistrictThe San Diego ChargersWhole Foods Market

SUPPORTERSAdept Process ServicesAmerican General Annuity

Special ThanksThe Food Bank would like to thank the following corporations and foundations for their generous contributions. This list reflects donations received December 2014 to March 2015.

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The Food Bank’s fifth annual San Diego Blues Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26 and Sunday, Sept. 27 from noon to 8 p.m. daily at the Embarcadero Marina Park North on the downtown San Diego waterfront, next to Seaport Village.

The family-friendly event will feature 18 national and local blues acts on two stages both days. Mississippi harmonica player James Cotton will headline Saturday’s lineup while the legendary Booker T. Jones will headline Sunday’s.

Other performers at this year’s festival will include Texas pianist Marcia Ball, New Orleans guitarist John Mooney, Chicago’s Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials, harmonica player Kim Wilson, and guitarist Anson Funderburgh.

The event will feature specialist food vendors, local craft beer and wine, along with arts and crafts booths. Advance tickets for the event are now on sale for $20 for one day and $30 for two days. Daily VIP tickets are also available for $125. Children 12 and under are free of charge. All proceeds from the event will help the Food Bank fight hunger in San Diego County.

Bring your family and friends for a fun-filled weekend of music by the scenic San Diego downtown waterfront, and help the Food Bank give hunger the blues.

The Food Bank is encouraging all event-goers to bring two cans of food. For more information and to purchase tickets online visit www.sdbluesfest.com

We all want to make a difference and leave the world a better place.

You can leave a legacy gift by including the Food Bank in your estate plan.

Leaving a legacy gift in your will is an incredibly meaningful way to help us preserve our mission to serve families in need in our community.

When you name the Food Bank as a beneficiary, include us in your will or trust, or make another form of planned or deferred gift, you are creating a legacy that will help thousands for generations to come.

We can help you plan your legacy gift and assure that your intentions are fulfilled. Please contact Kaye de Lancey, Director of Development at 858-863-5129.

Leave a Legacy Gift and Feed San Diegans in Need

Come to the Fifth Annual AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival Benefiting the Food Bank, Sept. 26 & 27

Your Gift Can Help the Food BankThe Food Bank relies on the generous contributions of our donors to support our mission. For information on ways you can donate, visit our website:

Join the Food Bank’s Monthly Meals Club

www.sandiegofoodbank .org

AT&T United Way/Employee Giving CampaignBelly Up TavernFreelance SportfishingGive With Liberty CampaignLigandMcLain Real EstateR. J. LaurenSan Diego Aces Golf ClubSchwab Fund for Charitable GivingSofterwareXerox CorporationYard House Round it Up AmericaYourcause

FoundationsSUSTAINERS Price Philanthropies FoundationThe Hervey Family Non-Endowment FundThe Melvin Garb Foundation

PLATINUMWalmart Foundation

GOLDQualcomm Charitable FoundationRegal FoundationRivkin Family FoundationS.L. Gimbel FoundationThe David B. Gold FoundationUnion Bank FoundationViejas Tribal Government

SILVERFieldstone FoundationBeyster Family Foundation Fund IVThe Benevity Community Impact FundThe Country FriendsThe Gilbert J. Martin Foundation

Please Support the School’s Out, Hunger’s Not Summer Food Drive

The Heller Foundation of San DiegoTurk Family Foundation BRONZEDavis Love III FoundationDouglas & Marianne Dickerson FoundationEllen G. & Edward G. Wong Family FoundationKaiser Health Plan FoundationThe Hill Charitable FoundationThe Pappas Family Foundation

SUPPORTERSAirman Memorial Chapel, Marine Corps Air StationChrist Episcopal Church Thrift Shops Communities Foundation of TexasDodds Family Charitable FoundationJohn and Paula Worster Charitable FundGap FoundationNaval Station Religious Offerings FundReligious Offering Fund Comfleact SaseboSan Diego Chapters of APASundt FoundationTakahashi Family FundTarbell Family FoundationThe Alpert Family FoundationThe Community Foundation of the Central -Savannah River AreaThe Peter V. Landin Charitable FundUnited Way Silicon ValleyWD-40 Company Foundation

You can fight hunger every day of the year through our Monthly Meals Club. It costs so little to fill a hungry tummy. A monthly gift of $10 will guarantee a hungry individual at least one healthy meal every day, every month, for the entire year. And a monthly gift of $30 will provide three meals a day, every month, for the entire year. To join the Monthly Meals Club, please contact Kaye de Lancey at 858-863-5129.

On a sunny afternoon, Michael Suozzi, 78, stands in line for food assistance at the Food Bank’s senior food distribution in the San Diego neighborhood of Hillcrest.

“I live in low-income senior housing in Mission Hills off Washington Street, and I needed food. My church pastor at the United Church of Christ told me about this Food Bank distribution for seniors, and this is my first time receiving help,” explains Suozzi.

Suozzi is an Army Veteran who served during the Vietnam War era. “I was in the infantry for most of my time in the Army, and I finished up doing administrative duties. I was injured and lost sight in my left eye. Without medical care through the V.A. I don’t know what I’d do,” says Suozzi.

After leaving the Army, Suozzi went to college and got a B.A. from St. Johns College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He then went on to become a history professor in New York before moving to San Diego over 20 years ago.

Suozzi, whose wife passed away, worked as an adjunct professor in several San Diego community colleges before retiring. He taught history at City College and at the San Diego Community College campus in Logan Heights as well as social studies and comparative religion at local private colleges. “I loved teaching and found helping my students learn was hugely rewarding,” he beams.

“The issue is that I was never tenured. So I didn’t have a permanent position at one of the colleges which meant that I didn’t get a pension or benefits. So now I live in a HUD-

Meet Michael – Army Veteran, Retired College Professor and San Diego Food Bank Client

SPRING 2015

IN THIS ISSUE

Come to the Fifth Annual AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival Benefiting the Food Bank, Sept. 26 & 27

www.sandiegofoodbank.org

continued on page 3

65

FOOD FOR THOUGHTJACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK NEWSLETTER

“The cost of food has gone up. I shop around for sales, but I cannot afford the high prices on my Social

Security… I survive doing odd jobs for people. I only eat two meals a day

– breakfast and dinner.”

CorporationsSUSTAINERS Sempra Energy

PLATINUMFirst 5 San DiegoKaiser PermanenteLas Patronas

GOLDChevronGoodwin Brown Gross & Lovelace Lamb & BarnoskyRichard & Richard Construction CompanyStater Bros. Charities

SILVERPCL Construction ServicesSDG&ESharp Health PlanUSAA Federal Savings BankWedbush

BRONZEBBVA CompassECG Management ConsultantsHouse of Blues San DiegoInsurance Brokers & Agents of San DiegoJake’s Del MarMission Federal Credit UnionNational Pen CompanyNetwork for GoodNorthrop Grumman CorporationSan Diego Unified Port DistrictThe San Diego ChargersWhole Foods Market

SUPPORTERSAdept Process ServicesAmerican General Annuity

Special ThanksThe Food Bank would like to thank the following corporations and foundations for their generous contributions. This list reflects donations received December 2014 to March 2015.

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The Food Bank’s fifth annual San Diego Blues Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26 and Sunday, Sept. 27 from noon to 8 p.m. daily at the Embarcadero Marina Park North on the downtown San Diego waterfront, next to Seaport Village.

The family-friendly event will feature 18 national and local blues acts on two stages both days. Mississippi harmonica player James Cotton will headline Saturday’s lineup while the legendary Booker T. Jones will headline Sunday’s.

Other performers at this year’s festival will include Texas pianist Marcia Ball, New Orleans guitarist John Mooney, Chicago’s Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials, harmonica player Kim Wilson, and guitarist Anson Funderburgh.

The event will feature specialist food vendors, local craft beer and wine, along with arts and crafts booths. Advance tickets for the event are now on sale for $20 for one day and $30 for two days. Daily VIP tickets are also available for $125. Children 12 and under are free of charge. All proceeds from the event will help the Food Bank fight hunger in San Diego County.

Bring your family and friends for a fun-filled weekend of music by the scenic San Diego downtown waterfront, and help the Food Bank give hunger the blues.

The Food Bank is encouraging all event-goers to bring two cans of food. For more information and to purchase tickets online visit www.sdbluesfest.com

We all want to make a difference and leave the world a better place.

You can leave a legacy gift by including the Food Bank in your estate plan.

Leaving a legacy gift in your will is an incredibly meaningful way to help us preserve our mission to serve families in need in our community.

When you name the Food Bank as a beneficiary, include us in your will or trust, or make another form of planned or deferred gift, you are creating a legacy that will help thousands for generations to come.

We can help you plan your legacy gift and assure that your intentions are fulfilled. Please contact Kaye de Lancey, Director of Development at 858-863-5129.

Leave a Legacy Gift and Feed San Diegans in Need

Come to the Fifth Annual AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival Benefiting the Food Bank, Sept. 26 & 27

Your Gift Can Help the Food BankThe Food Bank relies on the generous contributions of our donors to support our mission. For information on ways you can donate, visit our website:

Join the Food Bank’s Monthly Meals Club

www.sandiegofoodbank .org

AT&T United Way/Employee Giving CampaignBelly Up TavernFreelance SportfishingGive With Liberty CampaignLigandMcLain Real EstateR. J. LaurenSan Diego Aces Golf ClubSchwab Fund for Charitable GivingSofterwareXerox CorporationYard House Round it Up AmericaYourcause

FoundationsSUSTAINERS Price Philanthropies FoundationThe Hervey Family Non-Endowment FundThe Melvin Garb Foundation

PLATINUMWalmart Foundation

GOLDQualcomm Charitable FoundationRegal FoundationRivkin Family FoundationS.L. Gimbel FoundationThe David B. Gold FoundationUnion Bank FoundationViejas Tribal Government

SILVERFieldstone FoundationBeyster Family Foundation Fund IVThe Benevity Community Impact FundThe Country FriendsThe Gilbert J. Martin Foundation

Please Support the School’s Out, Hunger’s Not Summer Food Drive

The Heller Foundation of San DiegoTurk Family Foundation BRONZEDavis Love III FoundationDouglas & Marianne Dickerson FoundationEllen G. & Edward G. Wong Family FoundationKaiser Health Plan FoundationThe Hill Charitable FoundationThe Pappas Family Foundation

SUPPORTERSAirman Memorial Chapel, Marine Corps Air StationChrist Episcopal Church Thrift Shops Communities Foundation of TexasDodds Family Charitable FoundationJohn and Paula Worster Charitable FundGap FoundationNaval Station Religious Offerings FundReligious Offering Fund Comfleact SaseboSan Diego Chapters of APASundt FoundationTakahashi Family FundTarbell Family FoundationThe Alpert Family FoundationThe Community Foundation of the Central -Savannah River AreaThe Peter V. Landin Charitable FundUnited Way Silicon ValleyWD-40 Company Foundation

You can fight hunger every day of the year through our Monthly Meals Club. It costs so little to fill a hungry tummy. A monthly gift of $10 will guarantee a hungry individual at least one healthy meal every day, every month, for the entire year. And a monthly gift of $30 will provide three meals a day, every month, for the entire year. To join the Monthly Meals Club, please contact Kaye de Lancey at 858-863-5129.