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FEEDING HUNGER FEEDING HOPE

2023–2024 ANNUAL REPORT

Merced County Food Bank Mission

Our mission is To improve the health and well-being of Merced & Mariposa County residents affected by hunger; through the acquisition, storage, and distribu- tion of nutritious food. To provide and advocate for, increased access to, and consumption of, nutritious fruits, vegetables, nuts and other foods. To integrate, facilitate and advocate for pro- grams and services that address hunger’s under- lying and related issues. We focus our efforts on the immediate distribu- tion of food while simultaneously working on long-term strategies to address the root causes of food insecurity. Together with our partner agencies, volunteers, and supporters, we work to end hunger by pro- viding food directly, improving access to food, and promoting nutrition.

Mcfb serves as a lifeline for our communities. As the agency that acquires, stores, and distributes food, we play a critical role in maintaining and improving the health of our community’s low income, and food insecure populations. Food makes it possible for kids to learn more in school, for adults to perform better at work, and for seniors to stay healthy and active. Food allows people to lead fuller more productive lives. With the community behind us, we can ensure that everyone in Merced & Mariposa Counties can receive the nutritious food they need to thrive.

Together with our partner agencies, volunteers, and supporters, we work to end hunger by providing food directly, improving access to food, and promoting nutrition.

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2023–2024 ANNUAL REPORT Contents

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18 Partnerships 20 MCFB Photos 22 Donors 26 Our Platinum Supporters ($25,000+) 27 Our Gold Supporters ($10,000+) 27 Our Silver Supporters ($5,000+) 28 Our Bronze Supporters ($2,500+) 28 Our Emerald Supporters ($1,200+) 29 Our Emerald Supporters ($1,200+) 29 Our Amber Supporters ($600+) 30 Thank You! 31 Board of Directors

Merced County Food Bank Mission

Letter from Bill Gibbs

How the Food Bank Works

2023 By the Numbers

Partner Capacity Development

10 Highlighted Programs 11 Promoting Nutrition 12 Volunteers 14 Community Food Drives & Fundraisers 16 Collaboration 17 Providing Food Directly

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Letter from Bill Gibbs on behalf of the Merced County Food Bank

I t’s been a very productive and challenging couple of years from July 1, 2022 to June 2024. Productive in that we have increased our service capacity and distribution by 17%, completed over $1,600,000 in capacity development efforts for our pantry partners (see page 8), worked with our funding partners to increase food distribu- tion in our more remote areas, partnered with the Central Valley Food Bank and other Food Banks from Stockton to Bakersfield to test a pilot program that focuses on supporting local food purchases from small farmers. We also partnered with the Central California Alliance for Health, the Food for Health Equity Lab at Stanford Medical, and Castle Family Health Centers to provide a year-long pilot project of medically tailored foods for people experienc- ing an A1C over 10, and then quantify the results of the program. In addition, we worked with the City of Merced to approve our request to develop a demonstration garden on our property so we can teach people to grow nutritious food in small or inhospitable areas. The challenges we face are the same ones every- one is facing in the community —the impact of inflation on our funds. We see it in a few differ- ent ways. For instance, we receive some funds from the usda each year to provide food at monthly commodity distributions sites through- out Merced and Mariposa Counties. Our funding level has been reduced slightly, while the cost of items has increased significantly. The St. Louis Fed says, food inflation has only risen 9% over the last two years, but our experience is mean- ingfully different than that. For example, in October 2022 we purchased three truckloads of 15oz canned corn at .66 cents each. Today, that same product is nearly a dollar for the

same sized can —or, 30% higher 18 months later. Consequently, the funds we receive only buy 70% of what they used to in 2022. Concurrent with that challenge, is the fact that everyone is being pinched by inflation, so more people are becoming food insecure and turning to mcfb and our partner agencies for help. As a result, we are now seeing demand for our services approach- ing covid levels; 30 –45% higher than normal. Our food donating partners are also being pres- sured by inflation. So much so that many of them have used innovative ways to reduce food waste —they created an app that lets people know when to stop by the store to pick up food that’s close to its expiration date —and it’s at least 50% off its normal price. That’s great news for consumers and the retailers, but it has unin- tended consequences for the food bank —less donated products. This means, we need to spend more money to purchase food than we have before. Given the current negative fiscal situation of the federal budget and state budget; and its likely impact on local funding, we anticipate a contin- ued decline of revenue from public sources for a sustained period of time. As a result, we are fo- cusing our efforts on fundraising at the individ- ual, business, corporate and foundation levels. If you have the capacity to help via food donations, time, or money, we welcome and encourage your support. Bill Gibbs All the best, Bill Gibbs, Executive Director

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How the Food Bank Works

T he process of acquiring, storing and distrib- uting food to our hungry neighbors requires a dynamic infrastructure and sophisticated management. The Merced County Food Bank, a member of the Feeding America Network, secures dona- tions from food and grocery manufacturers, re- tailers, shippers, packers, growers, and from government agencies, individuals and other organizations. Donated food is stored at mcfb’ s 30,000 square foot warehouse that has over 7,000 square feet of refrigerated and frozen storage. Food is inven- toried, inspected, and categorized. Mcfb then distributes donated food and grocery products to over 100 food bank partner agencies. Partner agencies, in turn, distribute food and grocery items through their food pantries and meal programs that serve families, children, seniors and others at risk of hunger. Last year, mcfb distributed over 4,700,000 pounds of food.

In addition to distributing food to partner agen- cies, mcfb also directly serves the public through our Senior Brown Bag Program, usda distribu- tion sites and through other Food Assistance Programs. Mcfb also supports programs that improve food safety and security among the people we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation that ad- dresses hunger and its underlying issues.

Merced County Food Bank Warehouse

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2023 By the Numbers

495,000 individual distributions were provided by the Food Bank.

329,000 meals served each month

4,741,000 pounds of food were delivered throughout Merced & Mariposa Counties

2,000,000+ pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables were distributed.

$1,627,496 capacity development

97,812 Senior Brown Bags were delivered to seniors

funds provided to partner agencies

13,512 hours of work done by volunteers

100 non-profit partners relied on us to supply food for their food programs

79,000+ children received healthy nutritious food

7,700+ seniors received supplemental food bags

$1 = 2 meals

3,172 volunteers who contributed their time to fight hunger

Together, we changed many lives!

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Partner Capacity Development

M cfb continues to actively assist our partner agencies throughout this these difficult economic times; by providing capacity develop resources to our partner agencies. In 2022, mcfb conducted a needs assessment of our partner agencies and mcfb , to see what resources we

needed in order to increase storage and distri- bution capacity throughout the community. We then secured funding to address those needs. Between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2024 mcfb has provided $1,627,495.58 of capacity develop- ment resources to our partner agencies.

Partner Capacity Development Efforts by MCFB

• Construction of Dry & Perishable Storage Facilities for Pantries • Wracking Systems for Pantries • Solar PVC systems for Pantries • 24 ft. Refrigerated Trucks With Lift Gate • Refrigerated Vans With Lift Gate • Toyota Electric Forklifts • Toyota Electric Power Jacks • Various Equipment: Carts; Manual Pallet Jacks; Containers

• (53) 17.7 Cubic Foot Stainless Steel Refrigerators • (24) 21.3 Cubic Foot Stainless Steel Freezers • (23) 54in Double Door Commercial Refrigerators • (17) 52in Wide Double Door Commercial Freezers • (37) Portable Generators: Gas; Propane; Flex fuel; Solar

$1,627,495.58

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Highlighted Programs

Senior Brown Bag Program The Senior Brown Bag Program provides sup- plemental nutritious groceries twice a month to over 3,850 seniors at 16 distribution sites in Merced and Mariposa Counties. There is no cost to the individuals served and eligibility is determined by using the federal income guidelines for poverty. The Senior Brown Bag program is designed to help those whose main source of income is Social Security, and who normally have to choose between nutri- tious foods and crucial medications.

or below 130% of the federal poverty guidelines which is equal to $1,286 a month or less. Without the Senior Brown Bag Program, many seniors in Merced and Mariposa counties would be extremely isolated and at increased risk for malnourishment and illness. Senior Brown Bag Program participants are also provided with opportunities to volunteer at their food pickup site, which offers them social con- nections and a sense of belonging and purpose as they contribute to the Food Bank. Every month, more than 200 volunteers gather at the various Senior Brown Bag sites to sort, bag, and distribute food to their peers. Many participants have built new friendships and a sense of com- munity by volunteering. Unfortunately, countless seniors are forced to make difficult but unavoidable choices such as whether to purchase their medications, pay for their housing, and/or pay their utilities. Buying food, especially nutritious food, is often last on their list. Emergency Food Assistance Program The Emergency Food Assistance Program (also known as usda Commodities) is a federal program that provides monthly food packag- es to individuals and families who meet income guidelines set by the federal government. The Food Bank administers the program and distributes usda- provided food to nearly 38,000 individuals at more than 24 distribu- tion sites every month throughout Merced and Mariposa Counties.

Next to children, seniors are the most vulner- able group at risk of hunger. Senior food inse- curity has risen as a result of the inflationary factors. The number of seniors at risk of hunger in 2023 was 42% higher than in 2019. Pre-seniors between the ages of 55 and 64, are particularly vulnerable as they are not yet of retirement age and thus ineligible for safety net programs like Medicare and Social Security Currently, in Merced and Mariposa Counties there are over 27,500 seniors whose income is at

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Promoting Nutrition

Fresh Produce Supports Health Good nutrition is at the heart of our programs. Our Farm Fresh initiative is based on an under- standing of the crucial role fruits and vegetables play in promoting health and reducing diet-relat- ed illnesses in our community. Last year, we offered our pantry participants 49 unique types of fruits and vegetables. We distrib- uted over 2,000,000 pounds of fresh produce. During 2024, our goal is to increase that to 3,000,000 pounds of fresh produce distributed through the Senior Brown Bag, usda commodi- ties, Green Bag and Pantry programs.

We distributed more produce than ever before—over 2,000,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. We provided participants between 6-10 types of fruit and vegetables each week. “I’m trying to move to a healthier diet, but I can’t afford to purchase fresh vegetables or fruits. The produce I get through the Food Bank helps me and my family live a healthier life.” Maria, pantry participant, Atwater

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Volunteers

F rom school children to retired seniors and everyone in between, the community came together this past year to volunteer at our ware- houses in record numbers. The Food Bank relies heavily on our volunteer supporters help to sort, glean, and pack food for those at risk of hunger. Every volunteer is critical to the Food Bank’s ability to distribute such a high volume of perish- able and non-perishable foods. Last year volunteers provided 13,512 hours of service —the equivalent of 6.5 full-time staff, in- creasing our staff capacity by 63%.

Terry Ruscoe, Brandon Ruscoe, Jared Ruscoe and staff members of their company Better Homes & Gardens Everything Real Estate, deliver hundreds of boxes of food to Merced senior residents who may not otherwise have enough food during these difficult times. “We are very fortunate that our community has supported us to the extent that we are now, in turn, able to support our community.” Terry Ruscoe

The Ruscoes packing up for Senior Bag delivery

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Erik Ekizian and the volunteer group from the Rotary North/South Allstar Football Game.

Patelco volunteer team and their donation to the Merced County Food Bank.

Livingston High School Key Club volunteers sorting and boxing up food for delivery.

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Community Food Drives & Fundraisers

Food & Fundraiser Drives It’s hard to miss our food drive barrels, often full of cereal, tuna, and other high quality items thanks to our generous community. Food and fund drives are one of the most direct ways the community can partner with the Food Bank. We are so thankful for all the families, col- leagues, schools, and faith-based groups that hove rallied around the cause of collecting food and raising funds. Every year. key supporters and campaigns gener- ate significant support for the Food Bank.

Getting ready for the Save Mart Food drive

Here are some of our partners from 2023 • Sharing the Harvest wifh Grateful Hearts Party • Central California Alliance for Health • Pick-n-Pull

• Foster Farms Food Drive • Image Masters Food Drive • American Automobile Association Food Drive

• Merced Co. Assoc. of Realtors • US Postal Service Food Drive

• Village Landing Food Drive • Village Terrace Food Drive

• County Fair Food Drive • Dollar Tree Food Drive • Curves Merced Food Drive • PG&E Food Drive • Merced Facility Associates Food Drive • Family Dollar Food Drive • Save Mart Food Drive • Dollar General Food Drive • Springfield Financial Food Drive • Holt of California Food Drive

• Northwood Village Food Drive • Supreme Lending Food Drive • Merced County Office of Education Food Drive • UC Merced Food Drive

• Gracey Elementary Food Drive • Travis Credit Union Food Drive • Harmony Elementory Food Drive

• Divine Model Food Drive • Merced Fuel & Food Drive

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A huge thank you to our friends at Atwater Rotary Club for coming by and surprising us with such an act of kindness. They have been long- time supporters of the Senior Brown Bag, and we extend our gratitude for such generosity.

Generous with their time, money and committ- ment to improving our community, Rob and Andrea Baptie of The Hate Dust Project have been long-time supporters of the Merced County Food Bank.

“Working with the Food Bank’s Senior Brown Bag Program firsthand, only deepened my commitment to ending hunger. Good, healthy food should be available to all of us, and the Food Bank works to make that a reality.”

Erik Ekizian Rotarian & Sharing the Harvest with Grateful Hearts Party Chairman

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Collaboration

2023 was a year of collaboration between mcfb and other organi- zations who all share the desire to fight hunger. We began the year working closely with the Area Agency on Aging ( aaa ) to help increase access to, and availability of nutritious food for seniors. M cfb and aaa work closely to help ensure our seniors are provided the food and nutrition re- sources they need to live healthfully. We also partnered with the Central California Alliance for Health, the Food for Health Equity Lab at Stanford Medical, and Castle Family Health Centers to provide a year-long pilot study on the provision of medically tailored foods for people experiencing an A1C over 10. The intent was to evaluate if healthy foods (when consumed on a regular basis) positively impacts the partici- pant’s health in quantifiable ways – lower A1C. M cfb also partnered with Merced County Department of Human Services Agency to in- crease Cal Fresh outreach and education in low-income communities. mcfb and Public Health previously partnered to develop the first Gleaning Program at mcfb ; entitled Picking for Purpose. We are also working on a new project with Public Health’s assistance – the demonstra- tion garden at mcfb , which will be used to show people how to grow food in limited spaces, and teach other non-profits how to create their own gardens in their communities. During 2023 mcfb increased our engagement with the California Association of Food Banks ( cafb ). mcfb participated in the Rural and Remote Food Bank working committee, sat on the public policy, and audit committees, and

actively supported cafb through legislative ad- vocacy efforts. Lastly, we partnered with the Central Valley Food Bank and other Food Banks from Stockton to Bakersfield to test a pilot program that focuses on supporting local food purchases from local small farmers. Effectively brining local fresh produce into the food bank network. Collaborative Project Picking For Purpose promotes the highest use of wholesome unmarketable food and reduces hunger and waste by using tech- nology, social media and strategic invest- ment to help bridge the hurdles that result in food waste.

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Providing Food Directly

Pantry Network Our pantry network is the cornerstone of the Food Bank’s programs. It brings food directly into neighborhoods that need it most and pro- vides weekly distributions of free food to low income families and individuals. Our goal is to make food easily accessible, culturally appropri- ate, and available in a dignified manner. That’s why our pantries are located in easily accessible locations like schools, churches, and communi- ty-based organizations. Each week participants access fresh produce, protein, and other staples. A typical pantry might offer carrots, potatoes, strawberries, oranges, and lettuce, along with chicken, pasta, and bread. As a result, we’re ad- dressing the problem of hunger on a grassroots level, involving the greater community in the effort to ensure that no one has to worry about their next meal. 70% of our food goes out to 83 community sites that distribute usda , Senior Brown Bag, and Drought Relief Boxes. 30% of our food goes out to 53 pantries that serve 6,000 families each month.

Last year, we added four more pantries to our network. 6,000 families received fresh groceries each month at our pantries. We distribute food through 71 pantries, throughout Merced & Mariposa Counties.

Packing up for pantry

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Partnerships

Our donors, corporate and business partners sustain and grow our food distribution programs through generous donations of funds, food, and volunteer time that serve thousands of families, seniors, and individuals each week.

• A.V. Thomas Packing • 510 Bistro • A.A.H. Massage • AARP • Adobe • Advanced Physical Therapy • Americold

• Campbell Soup Supply LLC • Cargill Meat Solutions • Carlos Vieira Foundation Carlos • C Lourenco Dairy Carrows • Central Calif. Alliance forHealth • Central Valley Community Bank • Chad Ranch • Christina’s Boutiques • Citadel Enterprises, Inc. • Cloud Rest Security Trust • Community Foundation of Merced County Congregation • Etz Chaim core Business Interiors • Costco • CropMobster • Curves Merced • Del Monte • Dickinson Frozen Foods • Dignity Health Medical Group • Merced • Dignity Memorial • Dimare Fresh • Dole Packaged Foods • Dollar General • Dollar Tree Atwater Bellevue • Dollar Tree Atwater Commerce • Dollar Tree Los Banos • Dollar Tree Merced • Doreva Produce Company, Inc. • Dr. Clifton Lauritzen • Dr. Mani Nallasivan • Dr. Thanh Nguyen • Driscoll’s • Ekizian Family Chiropractic Center

• Family Dollar • Feed America • Fitness Addiction • Five Ten Bistro • Florencio’s Mexican Restaurant • Food 4 Less - Atwater • Food 4 Less - Merced Foodlink • FoodMaxx • FoodMaxx - Merced • Foster Farms • Fresno Community Food Bank • Frito Lay • Gary Lorenzo Farming • Garcia Farms • Gateway Kidney & Hypertension • Golden “C” Natural Foods • Golden Valley Produce • Grocery Depot • Grocery Outlet • H.J. Heinz company • Harvest Time • Hershey • Highland Wholesale • Hilmar Cheese • Hoffman Electronic Systems • Hollister Food Bank • Holy Royal Arch Mason • Hong Kong • Gonnella Realty • Gourmet Foods • Grimmway Farms

• AmeriPride Services • Ameriprise Financial • Anabell • AT&T • Azhderian & Co • Bali Learning Center

• Basin Gold Cooperative • Bear Creek Properties • Bell Carter Packing • Bella Luna • Ben Silva Farms • Benevity Community Impact Fund • Berliner Cohen LLP. • Bible Christian Nineveh Outreach • Big Lots • Big Tree Organics • Blue Devil Youth Football • Blue Diamond

• BNSF Foundation • Bowles Farming • Branding Iron • Brent Redmond • Burroughs Family Farm • C & F Foods Inc. • C Plan Wash. St.

• Hoogendam Dairy • Horizon’s Unlimited • Hunter Farms • IBEW, AFL-CIO • Image Masters

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• El Portal Imaging • Englehart Foods

• Initiative Foods • International City Mortgage J. • Marchini Farms • J.P Zopolos & Associates • Jack’s Bean Company, LLC • Jasper Wyman & Sons • Jenmax Foods • Joe on the Go Café • Johnson Plumbing • Joseph Farms Cheese • Kashiwase • Karyn Johnson • King’s Asian Cuisine • Label Technology • Laird Manufacturing • Larrisa Sherman • Leap/Carpenter/Kemps • Lettieri Brisbane CA • Lockheed Martin • Ludford’s Inc. • Mariana’s Mexican grill • McLane Company, Inc. • Merced County Office of Education • Merced Co. Assoc. of Realtors • Merced College Foundation • Merced County Community Action Agency • Merced County Fair • Merced County Farm Bureau • Merced County Mosquito Abatement Dist. • Merced County Sheriff’s Posse • Merced Heart Associates • Merced Floral • Merced Rescue Mission • Merced Rotary Club All Star Football Game • Merced Rotary Club Foundation • Merced Rotary • Merced Sunrise Rotary • Merced School Employees Federal Credit Union • Merced Sun-Star • Merced Unified School District • Merced Yosemite Realty

• Mi Pueblo • Micheal Foods • Mily’s Ice Cream • Mininger Farms • Modern Air Mechanical • Morgan Woolfe • Morning Star • Musco’s • My Job Depends on Ag • Nations Lending • Needmore Farms • North Merced Rotary • Nutra Blend, LLC • Pacific Gas & Electric Co. • Patelco Credit Union • Pazin &Myers Inc. • Peraino’s Jewelers • Perceptor Epsilon Zets • Playhouse Merced • Piccolo Ranch • Pick-n-Pull • Pinocchio’s Restaurant • Pocket 8’s • Quality Well Drillers • Rabobank • Rancho Piccolo • Razzari Auto Center • Realty Executives • Rotary International • Rotary Los Banos

• Sierra Pacific • Spaletta Law PC

• St. Nicholas Episcopal Church • Stewart Family Foundation • Snowmerchant, Inc • Sunlight Giving • SWAG • Target - Atwater • Target - Los Banos • Target - Merced • Teichert Foundation • Thai Star • Tinetti Realty Group • Toni’s Courtyard Cafe • TransCounty Title Company • Tyson Foods • United Methodist Church of Atwater • United States Prison Atwater • United Way – Merced County • UBS Financial • UPS Store #2452 • Vista Ranch & Cellars • Vista Verde Dairy • Walmart - Atwater • Walmart - Los Banos • Walmart - Merced • Walmart State Giving Program • WEBCOR Builders • Wells Fargo Foundation • West America Bank • West Coast Roofing Systems, Inc. • Winton CSEA • Yosemite Chapter, ICC • Yosemite Church • Yosemite Farm Credit • Yosemite Physical Therapy, Inc. • Yosemite Wholesale

• Rotary Winton • Rotary Atwater • Salon DiCapelli • Salvadori Realty

• San Filippo & Sons inc • Save Mart Foundation • Save Mart - Atwater • Save Mart Los Banos • Save Mart - Merced • Second Harvest Food Bank Manteca

• Seivert & Associates • Shannon Pump Co. • Shergill Logister Inc • Sheharis Transport

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MCFB Volunteers sorting canned goods

Foklift on the move in the warehouse

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Pick-n-Pull

PG&E Donation 2023

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Donors

• Roland Abalos • Jennifer Abrams • Laurel Adami • Jason Adams • Samuel Adkins • Holly Alcorn • Diana Alexander • William Alexander • Natalie Alfaro-Perez • Andrew Alkema • Mary T. Allison • Sandra Alvarez • Miguel Ambriz • Diane Amussen • Susan Amussen • Swan D. Amussen • Andreas Anderson • Arron A. Andreozzi • Robert G. Appley Jr. • Stacie Arancibia • Winfield C. Armstrong • Thomas J. Arnold • Daniel Arredondo • Joseph Attwell • Bahadar Atwal • Bella Ayala • Ruben Baesler • Luis Baez • Adam Bailey • William & Zora Bain • Joe Baird • Brian & Lisa Baker • Stefanie Baker • Suzi Balestra • Louis Bank • Amani Allen • Mart Allison • Jose O. Arroyho • Michael Arroyo • Mina Atalig • David Bankson • Sylvia Bankson • Rob & Andrea Baptie • Mary Jo Barker • Thomas & Sarah Barnell • Morgan E. Barnes

• Richard W. Barnes • Cheryl Barnett • John & Marjorie Barnhart • John Batista • Keith Bayha • Jayson Beaster-Jones • Irenee Beattie • Ralph Beaver • Timothy Beech • Gregory Bell • Daniel Beller • Cody Bennett • Debbie Bennet • Linda Berg • Caddie Bergren • Caroline M. Bergren • Simon Berman • Leigh Bernacchi • Sherry Bernatz • Gloria Berumen • Erick Bieber • Kory Billings • Monica & James Bittis • William & Dorothy Bizzini • Cindi Blair • Jessica Blair • Norman Boggs • Stephen Boschetti • Kenra & Don Braginer • Jeremy & Tammy Brass • Belinda Braunstein • Colby Brewer • Ken Briggs • Katie Brokaw • Lauren Brooks • Joseph & Amy Brown • Patrick Brown • Brian & Linda Buchholz • Elana Buie • Robin Bundi • James & Susan Buttrey • James Cabral • Brenda Calbert • Steven Calise

• Angelica Callahan • Kevin Cann • Santiago D. Cantu • Elizabeth Capehart • April Cardaropoli • Evelyn Cardona • Emma Caringello • Jon Carlson • Cynthia Carnes • Mike Carrell • Beverly J. Cesario • Nkao Nou Cha • Santosh Chandrasekhar • Steven S. Chapman • Matthew M. Charles • Changyu Chen • Ellen Child • Kraisorn Chongcharoenpornsuk • Kirby A. Chow • Ngai Chow • J. Alexander Churchman • Josefina Cisneros • Ryan F Clark • Tracey Clark • Kevin Clarot • Carla & Donald Cleary • James Cline • Gabriel Co • Shelley Conner • Brandon Connor • Diane Booth Conway • Bill & Amy Cook • Ashlie Copeland • Alexandria & Rubin Coronado • Susan & Dan Coston • Michael Coughlin • Jessica Cromar • Ana P Cruz • Edward Cudney • Elizabeth Cunningham • Jill Cunningham • Vance d’Escoto • Zachary Alan Daggs • Richard Dale

• Kathleen Dart • Lisa Dash • Carol Davidson • Carol Davis • Ronda Davis • Art & Renae De Jager • Juan De La O • Cara Decristofaro • Eloy D Delarosa • Mario Delgado • David L. Delie Jr. • Elaine Denny • Robert D Devillier Jr • Irene Devins • Aaron Devrick • Albertus Deysel • Jesse S Diaz • Linda Diaz • Michael T DiBenedetto • Christopher M Dickey • Amy M. Dieu • Jessica Dimple • Brittney L Dingeldine • Kyle Dodson • Robin Dooley • Fatima D. Dovales • Susie Downey • Anthony Doyle • Brendan Drapeau • Monique Drew • Anna Duane • Juan Duaz • David Dunham • Eric Dunham • Robert Dunn • Timothy & Sandra Durham • Ryan Dziadosz • Yvonne E Eagle • Aleina Early • Christopher Early • Melissa Eisner • Erik & Wendy Ekizian • Patricia Elka • Anna Elola • Amonarch Engberg

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• Maurina Erickson • Kristi Essex • Ronald & Kristin Ewing • Steve & Yolie Fabela • Jim Facek • Susan Fagalde • Marlin Farias • Rochelle Farris • Samuel Fava • Richard & Stephanie Ferreria • Anne Field • Debbie & Phil Fierro • Roxanne Finx • Fred Flores • Kim & Albert Flores • Gina Folk • Randal Fontes • Nick Fordice • Brian K. Fornoles • Cynthia Fosnaugh • Tamara S. Foss • Johnathan Foster • Bruce & Erika Fowler • Leslie Frazier • Dr. Angela French • Jerome W French • Xochitl French • Candace Friesen • Silvia Fuller • Dawn Fuller-Ball • Jeffrey & Sandra Gabe • Michael & Lori Gallo

• Shannon Gleeson • Jill Glow • Jillian Glow • Dustin N. Golat • Aryeh Goldenson • Sidra Goldman-Mellor • Zernan Golez • Steven Gomes • Temoc Gonzalez • Von Goodin • Martha Goodwin • Varsha Gopalaskrishnan • Peggy Gordon • Itzel Villa Granados • Steven Grandon

• Lena Her • Mark A Herfurth • Eric Hernandez • Oscar Hernandez • David Hetland • Den Hewitt • Dennis D. Hewitt II • Daniel Hicks • Justin & Cristina Hicks • Brant Hillman • Craig & Susan Hillman • Trevor Hirst • Arian Hormozi • Greg Hostetler • Patricia Houbein • Daniel Howard • Mary Howard • Sandy Hubbard-King • Will Hunter • Col. Terry & Connie Hypes • Joseph T. Hypes • Dr. Dan Ikemiyashiro • Jack Ho • Vinh Ho • Sueja Ingle • Toni Ireland • Jennifer Isakow • Christine Isborn • Keith Isozaki • Issac Jackson • Roddy & Kate Jackson • Marty Jakosa • Mary Jenison • Kelly A Jenkins • Carolyn Jennings • Dede Johnson • Melissa Johnson • Stacey Jorgenson • Shirley Kahlert • Silakumar Kalimuthu • James Kanabay • Charlie Kano • Ada Kanu • Glen H. Kanzer • Richard Kaplinski

• Dustin Karper • Layla Kasha • Dino Kawamura

• Gary Kearney • Kevin Kelley • William Kelly • Richard & Norma Garcia Kennedy • Karen King • Sandy King • John Kirihara • Jacquelyn Kivley • Jessica Kizer • Steve Klinkerman • Timothy Kolb • Katheryn J. Kovacic • Scott Kraft • Eric Kratzberg • Mary Kravec • Elissa Kretsch • Kathleen Kubo • Cara Marie Kyle • Marc Labata • Naida Lacevic • Nanette M Lacey • Dr. Vik Lakireddy • Chris Landroche • Christopher Lang • Pantelis Langis • David Larson • Dr. Clifton Lauritzen • Tom Lawler • Pope & Jane Lawrence

• Deborah Gray • Rowena Gray • Gerry Green • Whitney Gregge • Charles Gregory • Stephen Griffin • Greg Griffith • Mary Guidone • Thomas B. Guio • Natalie Guzman • Liza Hall

• Christopher Halstead • Heike & David Hambley • Susan Hammon • Betty Hansen • TM Hansen • Katherine Harnack • Richard Harriman • Sandra Hay • Randy Hayer • Michelle Hayes-Koenig • Alma J. Hays • Zhixun He • Chad L. Healy • Terry & Nancy Heffelfinger • Carin Heidelbach • Athena Henri • John Harrison • Donald Harvill • Chad Hawkins

• Eva Garcia • Luz Garcia • Rocio Garcia • Juan L. Garcia Jr. • Kimberly Garner • Robert W Garnica • Glynis Gawn • Sheri Gaylord • Michael C Gaytan • Akram Gholami • Bill Gibbs • Keith Gilbreath • Lanie Gladwin

• Herman Lay • Tom Leach • Brenda Lee • Deborah Leis

• Sandra Leon-Alfaro • Robert Lesmerises • Ray Lewis • The Lewis Family • Karl Libsch • Karl D. Libsch • Michelle N. Lim • Erin Lin • Barbara Lindenberg 23 mcfb 2023–2024 annual report

Donors

• Phyllis Lineberry • Randy Lintz • Martin Lipinski • Lesly Lopez • Ricky Lopez • Sunshine Lopez • Gary & Dana Lorenzo • Robert Loudon • Andrea Louis • Dean Louis • Stephen Loupee • Paul H. Love • Lucas R. Lowden • Miguel Loya • Johanna & Richard Luerra • Steven Luna • Elisa Luongo • Kathleen Mackey • Paul Madruga • Jose Magana • Kyle W. Magee • Dwight Mahabir • Jared Marchbanks • Amie Marchini • Carlos Marques • Bradley Marreno • William Martens • Brian Martin • Laura Martin • Diego Martinez • Ron Martinson • Chris E. Mascarenhas • Christopher Mascarenhas • Barbara Matheson • Robert Matsuo • Timothy H. May • Erika McAfee • Cem McAvoy • Thomas P McCreery • Robert McCune • Steven J. McDonald • Matthew McDowell • Yvonne McGaffey • Nelly & Russ McGarry

• David McIltrot • Robert McLaughlin • Stephanie McLeod • Dough McMaster • Ami A. Mehta • Dave Melin • David Melin • Daniel J. Mello • Daryl Mello • Tracy Mello • Ralph Mendershausen • Erik Menke • Lynne Meredith • Kara Middlebrooks • Brittany Miller • Bryce Miller • Bridget Mitchell • Jennifer K Mockus • Monika & Michael Modest • Mitchell A. Moening • Jessica Mohatt • Salvatore Monardo • Pamela Moody • Anne L. Mooneyham • Ahjia Moore • Amy L. Moreno • Raymond Moreno • Irene & Stan Morimoto • Karolyn Mosher • Kassey Mosher • Edward Muench • Aruna Munnangi • Ish Munoz • Ismael Munoz • Jose Munoz • Leonardo Munoz • Erika Murillo • Denise Murphy • Terri Murray • Mityah Myrick • Barbara Nagaoka • Dr. Mani Nallasivan • Gary Nansel • Collen Naughton • Jeff Nawrocki

• Lorraine Nelson • Michael G. Nelson • Keir Neuman • Amelia Newsam • Amy Berkman Newsam • Jennfier Nicholas • Jennifer B. Nicholson • Alicia Niemetz • Christine Nilsson • Christopher O’Brien • Kathleen O’Farrell • Kenneth Offner • Olabanji Oladokun • Lindsey Oliveira • David Olson • Jody O’Neal • Zachary L Ortez • Kyle Osborn • Stanley Oshaben • Diana Owens • Peter Padilla • Goerge Palagonia • James Palko • Scott Palmer • Ronald Pangestu • John Pantau • George Park • Don & Doris Parker • Gerald Parker • Alexandria Parle • Cathleen Passadori • Janaki Patel • Keval Patel • David A Pavelsky • Leisle Paz • Vicky L. Pebsworth • Wesley Pellerin • Aaron & Debra Pena • Debra Peña • Daphne M. Penn • Matthew Perez • Yesenia Vasquez Perez • Giorgio Peroldo • Paul Peterson • Gina Petonito • Vicky Phengsavanh

• Lori Phillips • Marie Pickney • Manuela Picq

• Quinton Piekkola • Rachael Piekkola • Jennifer Pinasco • Sreedhar Poluchalla • Vernon Porter • Greg Prieto • Samuel G. Prieto • Heidi Prows • Anthony Puccio • Jan Rader • Shalena Ralh • Chistopher Ramirez • Dr. Susana Ramirez • Greg Ramirez • Seferina Ramirez • Susana Ramirez • Francisco Ramos • Harold L. Ramsey • Chad Ranch • Gaspare Randazzo • Jessie Randolph • Camille Raveret • Rahel Ray • Billie & Tim Razzari • Chris Reader • Mikihael Rebant • Bobbie Redd-Hallman • Christopher Reddin • Myisha L Reed • Laurel Rehkopf • James Reid • Mariano Reyes • Mario Reyes • Rachel Richard • Robert Richie • Kenneth Riedel • Jeffrey M Riggs • Lillian Rios • Jill Robbins • Emily Roberts • Martha L. Roberts • Willard T. Roberts II • Donna Robertson

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• James T. Robinson • Brian Robles • Marcus Rodriguez • Donna Rogers • Natilie N Rojas • Lisseth Rojas-Flores • Eduardo Romero • Kent Rounds • Atul Roy • Danny Royer • Michael Ruelas • James A. Runchel • Brandon Ruscoe • Terry Ruscoe • Dale Russell • Michelle Rye • Candace Sabers • Nai Saetern • Jenni Samuelson • Dionicio Sanchez • David & Flora Sandhaus • Maggie Sandoval • Melissa Sands • Amardeep Sanghera • Blair Isamu Sato • Lisa Sato • M.W Saunders • Jolene Schadler • Sara Schneider • David Schulte Jr. • Jake W Scott • Matthew Serrato • Keith Seto • Barbara Severns • Ardene Shaeffer • Celeste Sharp • Derrick Shearer • David Shelton • Sam Sheu • Barbara L Shoemaker • Emily Shuping • Ben Silva • Wyatt Silva

• Jasneil Singh • Sukhpal Singh • Shawn & Dina Slate • Kathryn Schroeder Smith • Patricia Smith • Silvia Smith • Sylvia Smith • Tony Smith • Davin Soehnen • James Sofranek • Tina Sogoccio • Shane Soriano • Meetz Lim Sosmena • Kathryn Soto • Rul D. Soto • Camilo Soto Jr. • Karen Spinardi • David Steed • Joe Stefani • Ashley Steffey • Dylan Stembridge • Cody Stephens • James & Shari Stetson • Sandra Stocking • Randy Stolp • Josh Stroud • David Strubbe • Cindy Sue • Bob Sullivan • Sara Sultani • Zohra Taiby • Emily Tanzillo • David Tatum • Bill & Ginger Taylor • Diane Taylor • Johanna Te • Marlin Tejedafarias • Koy Thao • Bill Thompson • Sumana Thondapu • Pat Ticer • Patricia Ticer • Yee Tieng • John S. Tilley • Pam Toconis

• Mayya Tokman • John Tompkins • Jessica Torres • Susan Torres • Julie Tripp • Joseph Trotochaud • Jessica Trounstine • Jeff Truax • Jennifer A. Turner • Keith E. Turner • Abraham Tuttle • Elizabeth Tyler • Julio & Rhonda Urrutia • Samuel Vadder • Nella Van Dyket • Zach Van Houten • Mitchell Vanagten • Steven Vann • Carolyn & Russell Vara • Maria Vasquez • Ann Vercoutere • Heidi Verna • Cindy Vierra • Josette Villasenor • Regina Vittore • Marsha Vomastic • Joseph Voorhees • Roger W. Vorse • Yolanda Votta • Stephen & Sharon Wainwright • Brian Wait • Derek D. Wakefield • Ann E. Walsh • Susan Walsh • Nicholas Waltrip • Teresa Ward • Les Warkentin • Tessa D. Watson • Ruth Wax • Blayne Weaver • Randy Weaver • Casey Weidemann • Camille Vo • Chasity Vo • Tim Vogel

• Betty Welker • Bob Wells • Maisha West • Marsha L. West • Phillip R. Wiesner • Anna Cox Williams • Kathleen Wilson • Kathy Wilson • Raymond Wilson • Shane Wilson • Dave Winemeister • James F. Wirth • William & Lorraine Withers • Charles D. Wolf • Van Wong • Roger Wood • Matthew Woodrow • Katie Woods • John Wooten • Kenneth Working • Brittany Wright • Greg Wright • Martha C. Wright • Juliann Xavier • Jing Xu • Curtis Yancy • Donglei Yang • Steven Yarborough • Heather Ybarra • Katie Young • Katie R. Young • Holly Zacharias • Joshua Zechman • Jie Zhou • Matthew Zopfi • James & Suzanne Zopolos

• Bernie Silveira • Jeneta Silveira • Tracy Silveira

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Our Platinum Supporters ($25,000+)

UNITED WAY OF MERCED COUNTY

26 mcfb 2023–2024 annual report

Our Gold Supporters ($10,000+)

MERCED COUNTY DISTRICT #2

Our Silver Supporters ($5,000+)

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Our Bronze Supporters ($2,500+)

Atwater Rotary Club

Rotary Club of Merced

Our Emerald Supporters ($1,200+)

ATWATER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

28 mcfb 2023–2024 annual report

Our Emerald Supporters ($1,200+)

Stratford Evans Merced Funeral Home

Our Amber Supporters ($600+)

Merced Heart Associates

Stewart Family Foundation

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Thank You!

Merced County Food Bank Staff Members

Thank you to all of our partners, donors, supporters and volunteers. Your support makes it possible for the Merced County Food Bank to continue to serve our food insecure community members throughout Merced and Mariposa counties.

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Board of Directors

Board Chairperson Bill Thompson Owner Riverdance Farms & Four Seasons Ag Consulting Vice Chairperson Richard Harriman Law Office of Richard Harriman Treasurer Anthony Gonzalez VP, Sr. Commercial Relationship Manager Wells Fargo Commercial Banking Secretary Steven Vann Realtor Robert Matsuo Owner, 510 Bistro Robert McCune Apostolic Tabernacle Tracy Mello Regional Senior Manager Stockton/Yosemite Region, PG&E Casey Steed Electrical Contractor, Media Communication Kayle Chambers Division President, McLane Company Inc. Jennifer Isakow Owner, Laird Manufacturing

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SERVING MERCED & MARIPOSA COUNTIES

2000 WEST OLIVE AVE | MERCED | CALIFORNIA | 95348 209-726-3663 | MMCFB.ORG

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