The Food Project Annual Report 2013/2014

Annual Report 2013-2014

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the food project

Message from the Chair d e a r f r i e n d s o f t h e f o o d p r o j e c t,

We ask a lot of the young people in our programs, in part because we have learned that is where change begins. The issues that our youth engage in, such as food justice, diversity, and anti-oppression, require them to reflect deeply on their own actions and what they can do to affect change in their communities and the world. These moments of reflection are catalysts for powerful changes in our youth over the course of their time with The Food Project. I hope you’ve had the opportunity to learn about these changes by speaking with some of our youth and watching them in action.

As an organization, The Food Project also engages in internal reflection. We have spent the past year reflecting on our work during the previous 23 years and examining how we can continue to create change for many years to come. We have critically examined the work we’ve done, are doing, and hope to do in the future. One of the early outcomes of this self-reflection was the analysis of our youth program learning objectives and youth program name changes.

Reflection on, and examination of, our work is not an easy process, nor does it produce immediate results. But it is vital to ensuring that the work we do is effective and impactful to everyone we interact with—including our youth, CSA members, volunteers, community members, and community partners—for many years to come.

I am pleased to say that in the past year we nearly doubled our farmland by leasing 34 acres in Wenham and began a Food Planning Process in the Dudley neighborhood working with community partners. Both of these initiatives will expand the influence of our work in both the Greater Boston and North Shore regions, and enable us to reach more people who want fresh, healthy, and affordable food. And the Dudley Food Planning Process will allow us to engage our youth and programs in new ways more focused than ever on a neighborhood where we seek to bring about change. In sum, we continue to grow and strengthen our communities even as we reexamine where we have been, who we are, and where we hope to go.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, the staff, and our youth, I thank you for your support of this special community of people, land, and food that encom-passes The Food Project. And I hope we can count on your support in the coming years as we continue to affect positive change on our farms, in our commu-nities, and with young people.

Dylan Sanders, Chair, Board of Trustees

C. Dylan Sanders, ChairAviva Luz Argote, Vice ChairJoseph Francis Stein, Jr., TreasurerJanet E. Selcer, ClerkMark A. BarnettNora CareyRosemary Infante CostelloElizabeth Dada*Gaurav Dangol*Annalisa Di PalmaHannah Sharpless GraffPreble JaquesNatasha LambLinda McQuillanW. Andrew MimsTommy O’Connor*Kalise Osula*Karleen PorcenaKim ReidCharles RiemenschneiderLenore Gessner TravisPeter B. Von Mertens*Youth Board Members

current board of trustees, 2014-2015

Administrative Office 10 Lewis Street Lincoln, ma 01773 t 781 259 8621

Program Offices 555 Dudley Street Boston, ma 02125 t 617 442 1322120 Munroe Street Lynn, ma 01901 t 781 346 6726

t h e fo o d p ro j e c t . o r g

On the cover: Nneka I., Lynn, playing a team-building game on the North Shore.

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larry o. { 18 • lynn }Larry has transformed tremendously since he first started working at The Food Project. When he applied to join our youth crew in 2012, he wanted to try something different. He was “tired of doing the same old thing every summer.” Little did Larry know the impact The Food Project would have on him.

“Working on a farm is hard work alright! But at the end of the day I learned to love this place and everything it has to offer me,” Larry said.That first summer working with The Food Project, he realized the experience went beyond his expectations. He formed relationships with people he never expected to meet, and gained tons of knowledge working on the farm.

Larry said his crew had some diffi-culties at first. Even though they had their differences, it didn’t stop them from doing all the work they needed to accomplish. Eventually, through the daily workshops that are a core part of The Food Project’s youth curriculum, Larry and his fellow crew members realized they needed to be more inclusive of everyone in the group.

Larry has taken this lesson to heart, and is enthusiastic to share what he learned with new youth now that he’s an assistant crew leader. “The Food Project is not just a job; it’s a home. The values I’ve learned here I’ll take with me. I’m very appreciative of how much The Food Project helped me grow as a person, and all the unforget-table people I’ve met.”

“The Food Project is not just a job; it’s a home. The values I’ve learned

here I’ll take with me. I’m very appreciative of how much The Food

Project helped me grow as a person, and all the unforgettable people I’ve met.”

– Larry O.

Wenham Land

page 2

161 low-income

households that receive a

weekly subsidized farm share

Youth Programs

page 5 70 total acres

farmed

DudleyFood

page 8

Larry O.

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2 · the food project

In April we signed the lease for 34 acres of farmland in Wenham, Massachusetts, nearly doubling our acreage. After a competitive process, The Town of Wenham awarded The Food Project this long-term lease based on our track record of land stewardship and sustainable agriculture. This summer, we began the process of restoring the health of the soil by planting a cover crop of buckwheat, which was very popular with bees, soil microorganisms, and neighbors alike! Rye and vetch were planted in the fall to continue to build the soil through the spring.

In our tenth year on the North Shore, the addition of this new farm fundamen-tally changes the scale of our farming operations. This land sets the stage for expanding our youth programs on the North Shore to hire more young people, provide increased employ-ment opportunities, and, of course, grow thousands of pounds more food that is distributed to those in need. This

land is in need of intensive rehabilita-tion before being productively farmed, and we seek to restore the health of this farm through proven methods for increasing organic soil matter.

Once fully restored, the addition of the Wenham Farm to The Food Project’s land will greatly increase the impact we have on the communities we serve. For young people in need of employment, we will have the capacity to accom-modate more positions working on our farms in our transformative youth programs. For those who struggle with food insecurity, we will grow and distribute tens of thousands of pounds of fresh, healthy food beyond what we are already growing. And for the land itself, we will restore its health in order for it to provide a healthy, nutritious environment for many crops to come. Our integrated approach ensures that our youth serve those in need, and gain something valuable in the process.

Wenham Landdoub li ng our impact

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Wenham Land

debbie j. { 17 • jamaica plain }

pounds of produce harvested

274K

doub li ng our impact

When I was much younger, maybe six, and living near Bowdoin Street in North Dorchester, my family got a raised-bed garden from The Food Project. A large group of teenagers—huge and fright-ening—was in my backyard, setting up a garden bed with a trellis for the peas. They were all wearing green and white shirts, and they seemed like they knew what they were doing. They were efficient at their job, and the large, intimidating teenagers finished quickly and

left. We carefully planned out the square feet of our new garden, and grew vegetables. That raised-bed made an impact on my life. In my childhood, simply having access to growing things, being able to see how food is made, made a difference. I think seeing vegetables grow probably made me more eager to eat them!

And those teenagers, as distant as they seemed from my small self, gave me ideas about how I, in turn, could

help my community. I would be reminded about The Food Project by visiting the farmers markets, or riding the bus past the Dudley office with its purple and green painting. When I was fifteen, I applied to work at The Food Project. I was put on a wait list. When I was sixteen, I applied again. That summer helped me grow, both in personal independence, and in understanding of my interdependence with the world around me.

And now I wear my green and white Food Project shirt and talk to people about the important work that we do. Because the work we do is making a difference and it’s important for people to see, understand, and spread that message. g

urban growing sites

suburban farm sites

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh with Debbie J. and Gaurav D.

Claribel M. working on Ingalls School Farm in Lynn.


Beverly Grower Ben Zoba working with youth on Wenham land.

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If you’ve had the chance to talk with Beverly Grower Ben Zoba, you already know what a unique perspective he brings to his work at The Food Project. A conver-sation with Ben will have you thinking about how the world connects in ways you never considered before. Not surprisingly, it’s these conversations that Ben says make him feel most connected with The Food Project.

“The Food Project has shown me that people cooper-ating can do good even in a financial system that’s not encouraging that,” said Ben. “You see how taking care of the soil requires a lot of human love.” During his time at The Food Project, Ben has learned a lot about working with biological forces and the relationship between societal and economic forces.

Ben enjoys exploring these topics further in conver-sations he has on the farm with volunteers who help with Serve & Grow, our volunteer program. He loves sharing his thoughts on how nature is benevolent and giving. In Ben’s own words, “We’re tangibly connected when our hands are in the soil or holding food.” And he readily admits to “nerding out” during workshops with youth when he sees the sense of wonder bubbling up in them.

Ben’s desire is to help people see that the universe is friendly and things like to grow—even weeds! He knows he’s making an impact when the soil he’s caring for is teeming with microbes. Ben’s unique perspec-tives come from the deeply rooted belief that each individual has intrinsic value and that people are a means in and of themselves—a belief The Food Project shares. As Ben said, “This is what guides the work at The Food Project and what makes life fun. I look forward to seeing how The Food Project evolves over time. The best is yet to come.” g

Every Tuesday evening, Jeff comes to the Lincoln Farm

to pick up the produce donations for the Acton Food

Pantry. He’s been doing this for 18 years and can’t

imagine quitting. “I enjoy getting out there,” he said.

“It’s amazing how much produce we get week after

week for the whole season.”

Jeff recently became a Lincoln CSA member as well,

and said that enjoying The Food Project’s produce with

his family at dinner completes the circle—a circle that

begins with talking to our farmers on the farm and

helping to make food donations to a local hunger relief

organization possible.

“Every week, the pickup is like seeing old friends. At the

end of the season, we say goodbye and look forward to

it starting up again next year.”

ben zoba { beverly & wenham grower }

“If people don’t want to see the farms

disappear, they’ve got to start supporting

local farmers.”

– Jeff D’Agostine, Volunteer, Foxborough

9,849

volunteer hours

working on our farms

404

households that have

a CSA farm share

Ben with Conor H. and Nneka I. on the Wenham Farm.

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22,779 youth hours spent growing produce

Youth Programs

120 youth emp loyed by our programs

}

Trice H. and Eric R., both Root Crew members on the North Shore.

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The past year has been a time of deep reflection, strengthening, and change for our youth programs, which are the heart of our work. We identified learning objectives for all youth program participants, which has allowed us to create a true arc of learning across our three-tiered youth programs. With the opportunity to inspect our youth programs in a microscopic way, our staff updated workshops, fieldwork, and activities, all in support of these well-defined objectives.

Our three programs now build off of each other with each one supporting the other two. The Food Project’s youth development programs begin with the immersive summer Seed Crew, in which a diverse cadre of 78 young people work together to grow healthy food on our sustainable farms, and are introduced to concepts of social justice, food systems, diversity and anti-oppression, and

leadership skills. The food they grow is distributed in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares, at affordable farmers markets, and donated to hunger relief organizations, where our youth prepare and serve the food.

Thirty young people go on to deepen their knowledge and experience surrounding food justice, community engagement, and peer leadership in the academic year as part of Dirt Crew. They staff farmers markets, and build backyard raised-bed gardens for low-in-come families. Our programs culminate with the year-round Root Crew, where 25 young people engage with community members through teaching, sharing, and empowering local residents to grow their own food, and sharing methods and strategies for contributing to a healthy and just food system.

Deepening Youth Experiences

“Volunteering at The Food Project

is like meditating, a chance to

center myself. Something about

it feels very right.”

– Eli Dan, Volunteer, Newtonville

youth hours spent in workshops

learning about food and social justice and

the environment

11,105

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Eli started volunteering at our Lincoln Farm in the

spring and has found satisfaction and inspiration

at The Food Project. “There’s something about moving

through the steps on the farm that is so satisfying—

this work has a beginning, a middle, and an end,”

she said. “It’s immeasurably satisfying to see the

results of the labor.”

Eli continues to be inspired by our farm staff’s

dedication to the food justice movement and has even

started to push the envelope of sustainable practices

in her own vegetable garden. This winter, she plans

on planting a cover crop to rejuvenate the soil!

In addition to creating learning objectives and updating our curriculum, we

also changed the names of our programs after months of deliberation with

youth and current staff. The new names are a departure from a seasonal

approach to an intentional description of our work—in essence, one program

with three expressions—all starting with Seed Crew in the summer.

Seed Crew (formerly known as Summer Youth Program or SYP)

The DNA of change: explosive potential, strength in diversity; the starting point of growth. Seed Crew is a seven-week summer opportunity for youth to grow produce on urban and suburban farms while developing civic engagement and teamwork skills in a diverse setting.

Dirt Crew (formerly known as DIRT, DIRT Crew, the Academic Year Program)

The context of change: deepening, rich, living material; the medium of growth. Dirt Crew takes place during the school year with youth who have completed Seed Crew and provides meaningful opportunities to develop leadership in sustainable agriculture practices, local food systems, diversity/anti-oppression work, and civic engagement.

Root Crew (formerly known as Interns or the Intern Program)

The action of change: reaching out, investment in place; the anchor of growth. Root Crew is yearlong and provides youth who have completed Seed or Dirt Crew with increasingly responsible roles in our urban and suburban farms and markets, and opportunities to lead community dialogue around food system change and social justice.

Deepening Youth Experiences

Through her experience at The Food Project, Julia developed a passion for food justice. She had the opportunity to share her knowledge and passion with others at the Rooted in Community conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

As the youth representative for The Food Project, Julia presented a workshop at the conference, and participated in a rally in support of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Julia describes the experience in her own words below.

“This experience was life changing for me. The conference was based around food justice and issues with our food system globally. This opportunity to work with other programs from across the country and brainstorm global ideas is something everyone should be able to have a chance to experience.

I knew that there were a lot of other organizations that worked in food justice similar to The Food Project, but seeing them first-hand and talking to the youth and adults in the programs was really motivating to me as a person and as a member of the Food Project. It felt like having so many like-minded voices coming together could really make a change. It showed me that the work The Food Project does locally could grow into a movement when groups join in thought and ideas. This gave me insight into how things can be changed globally, if we all stand together.

I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to explore a broader view on food justice from a wide range of people and see what it looks like for a group of motivated youth and adults to come together to share their ideas and knowledge.”

Julia plans to continue her work in food justice and agriculture beyond The Food Project by studying both in college and says The Food Project played a big role in her decision. g

julia f. { 17 • hamilton }

pounds of produce

donated to hunger

relief organizations

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8 community partners growing in the Dudley Greenhouse

Ricky C. in Dudley Greenhouse

21,421 dollars in SNAP, WIC, and other

nutrition benefit sales

at our farmers markets

Renaldo M. and Natalie L.

Youth serve meals at the Boston Living Center.

Kalise O. and Nick C. at the West Cottage Farm.

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Dudley Food Planning Process

Launched in 2011, the Dudley Real Food Hub collaborative has brought together staff and youth from The Food Project, the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, and Alternatives for Community & Environment to promote Dudley residents’ access to fresh, healthy food. All three organizations have deep roots in the neighborhood and a long history of productive collaboration.

In its first few years, the Dudley Real Food Hub (DRFH) focused primarily on collaborative programming and events, including raised-bed garden building with youth and education through the Dudley Greenhouse. It sought to share resources and leverage relationships to strengthen each organization’s efforts.

Through this work, the DRFH recog-nized a powerful opportunity to move from these activities to a larger effort to engage Dudley residents in envisioning and planning for a strong, resilient food system that serves the neighborhood. The planning process is the first of its kind in the city of Boston. In the effort’s early stages this summer, a steering committee of neighborhood residents convened to guide the process, and

youth from The Food Project and DSNI began surveying neighborhood residents about how the local food system works for them.

From the surveys came significant insights: price motivates Dudley residents’ buying decisions most strongly, while organic options and convenience tied for a close second. Fast food dominates respondents’ non-grocery food purchases, though only three percent of residents want more fast food available in the neighborhood. Fresh produce consistently tops the list of what respondents wished there were more of locally. Each survey sparked a lively conversation, empha-sizing how deeply this neighborhood cares about food.

The outcomes of this process will both inform the strategy of the three DRFH organizations going forward and offer a framework around which to marshal the larger coalition of residents and organizations working to improve the local food system. We invite you to continue to follow its progress in the coming year!

Ricky first learned about The Food Project from his older brother Luis, and couldn’t wait to apply when he was fourteen. Once in the youth program, the Dudley Farmers Market made a significant impact on him. At the market, Ricky saw how excited people were to see vegetables grown in their neighborhood for sale at prices they could afford. He also formed deep bonds with market visitors as they talked about their personal lives. “It feels like a family even though we met at a farm stand,” said Ricky.

Ricky’s proud of the fact that youth from The Food Project prove that it’s possible for young people to be passionate about these issues, no matter their demographics.

And Ricky has big plans once he finishes at The Food Project. He’s preparing to go to college and get a degree in automotive engineering. He admits that may seem strange after his time here. But he insists The Food Project has helped him get to this point in his life.

“It’s my last year as a youth. I will definitely be back—whether as a volunteer, leader, or supporting The Food Project financially once I have a career. And I’m definitely sending my children back!” g

ricky c. { 17 • roxbury }

stre ngthe ni ng community voices

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Emily first connected with The Food Project when

her family joined the Lincoln CSA, in its very first

year! But it wasn’t until March that she began

volunteering in the Dudley Greenhouse. “I loved

it,” she said. “It has brought me into a meaningful

community where I feel useful.”

For Emily, there is something magical about the

Dudley Greenhouse. She remembers a young girl

who came into the Greenhouse with her mother and

helped plant seeds. “To see her be so excited and

watch her mother be so excited about what this little

girl was being exposed and introduced to—I just

thought, ‘this is what it’s all about.’”

“It’s important to connect anyone with the land, nature, and growing if they don’t

have access to it. Bringing different

communities together to grow things,

I believe in it enormously.”

– Emily Haslett, Volunteer, Lincoln

It’s clear that Sayed has a love for land and people. So much so, that he’s doing everything he can to share that love with his community in Roxbury and Dorchester.

When he first moved to the United States, Sayed saw that while food was readily available at the local supermarket, the nutritional value and the taste left much to be desired. He decided to teach his children and other community members about the importance of growing and eating organic food.

“You have to educate people on the difference between food in stores and organic food,” Sayed said. “But if we can give them organic food for free, they can see the difference in what they buy from the stores and what they get from us.”

How does Sayed get people to try organic food? He grows it in the Dudley Greenhouse as part of Nubia Seed & Yield. Sayed first learned about The Food Project when he attended a retreat in 2009. When the Dudley Greenhouse opened, he applied for a raised-bed and knew that he would use that bed to grow food for his community.

In addition to the raised-bed gardens, Sayed also uses the greenhouse to grow seedlings to transport to other gardens in the neighborhood. This past year, Nubia Seed & Yield grew more than 5,000 seedlings! Those seedlings in turn were planted, harvested, and distributed to many food pantries in the neighborhood, including Boston Medical Center and Muslim Community Support Services. If Nubia Seed & Yield were not able to grow seedlings with The Food Project, they would not exist. “The Food Project right now is every-thing for us,” Sayed admits.

In addition to contributing to his community, Sayed also gives back to The Food Project. He is a member of the Greenhouse Advisory Committee, which allocates raised-bed gardens to gardeners every year and guides the work of the greenhouse within the community. Sayed knows how important that is. In the beginning, Sayed relied on Danielle Andrews, Dudley Farm Manager, to teach him farming methods that work in New England. Now Sayed helps in the greenhouse when Danielle is unavailable, to pass that information on to new gardeners. g

sayed mohamed-nour

{ organic farmer, community activist, visionary }

new raised-bed

gardens built for

low-income families

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statement of activity July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014

revenue Donations 2,118,150 Food Sales 412,056 Investments 89,001 Programs & Training Material 34,767 Raffles 10,705 total revenue $2,664,679

expenses Youth Development Programs 1,242,541 Urban Farming & Community Agriculture 544,525 Volunteer & Outreach Programs 393,636 Suburban Farming 406,087 Food Access 322,965 total expenses $2,909,754

donations by source Individuals & Family Foundations 1,440,341 Private Foundations 360,086 Corporations 190,634 Donations from Other Organizations 84,726 Government Grants 42,363 total donations $2,118,150

Data is represented on an accrual basis. Indirect costs are allocated to program areas based on the size of each program.

Youth Development ProgramsUrban Farming & Community AgricultureVolunteer & Outreach ProgramsSuburban FarmingFood Access

expenses by category

43%

19%

14%

14%

10%

Year in Review Our 2013-2014 year was The Food Project’s twenty-third. In addition to continuing our core programs focused on youth, food, and commu-nity, we also began a critical assessment of these programs and their impact. When The Food Project started in 1991, we were one of a handful of leaders in what has since become a significant movement toward changing our food system. We continue to examine the outcomes of our work and determine how best to dedicate our energy and resources. Thank you for joining and supporting us in this important work! We look forward to sharing the results with you for years to come.

Individuals & Family FoundationsPrivate FoundationsCorporationsDonations from Other OrganizationsGovernment Grants

donations by source

68%

17%

9%4%

2%

revenue by source

80%

Donations & RafflesFood SalesInvestmentPrograms & Training 16%

3% 1%

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We gratefully acknowledge each and every donor who supported us during the 2013-2014 year. Your gift is a catalyst for positive social change, and for this, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

100,000+AnonymousEos FoundationHigh Meadows Foundation

50,000-99,999The Ogden Codman TrustThe Osprey FoundationPace Center

25,000-49,999The Baupost GroupDoe Family FoundationRobert FriedeKlarman Family FoundationMerck Family FundWilliam E. & Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust

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Oren Campbell McCleary Charitable TrustTherese and Kurt MeldenMiddlesex Savings Charitable Foundation, Inc.Laura J. Niles FoundationNyce Family FoundationProject BreadA.C. Ratshesky FoundationSue RothenbergTowards Sustainability FoundationRegina Trainer HigbieHerbert Wagner and Charlotte Cramer Wagner

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John and Jill PreotleSharpe Family Foundation / Sarah Angell SharpeGeorge and Lenore Travis+Peter Von Mertens and Dea Angiolillo+Anne WelchWholesome Wave Foundation

2,500-4 ,999Anonymous (4)Aviva Argote and Rob Riman+Dick Balzer and Patti BellingerBeacon Hill Garden ClubBob and Ann BuxbaumCarl and Dawn BuxbaumCambridge Trust CompanyCell Signaling TechnologyJared and Ann ChaseLaura ConwayCooley LLPDanversbank Charitable FoundationJohn and Mary FowlerGregory and Janet FraserThe Fuller Foundation, Inc.Fyfe DesignGrande Lakes OrlandoCurt Greer and Pamela KohlbergHenry and Lee HarrisonHighland Street FoundationHorizon Foundation, Inc.The Howell Family Charitable FoundationPreble Jaques and Jessica Shattuck+Brian Kinney and Nancy KeatingMargaret Leipsitz and Matthew Yarmolinsky^Linde Family FoundationAgnes M. Lindsay TrustDavid Litwack and Mary Anne LambertJohn MacNair Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Co-TrusteePlato Malozemoff FoundationThe New England Biolabs FoundationThe Henry A. Pevear TrustNeil and Anna RasmussenPolly and Brock Reeve^

Kim Reid and Paul Brown+Charles Rose and Susi SanchezThe Scheerer Family FoundationPeter and Cindy SchliemannJanet Selcer and Joel Schwartz+^David Spina and Stephanie SpinaJoe Stein and Mandy Patrick+Matthew J. & Gilda F. Strazzula FoundationSweetgreenTaza ChocolateT.R. Miller Co., Inc.Whole Kids FoundationFrederic Wittmann and Christine Kondoleon

1,000-2,499Anonymous (8)Jerry Abarbanel and Naomi DeutscherKamesh and Geeta Aiyer^Ronald AnsinArchimedes Founders Fund of The Boston FoundationJudith AronsteinBAE Employee Community Fund, Inc.Sylvia and Aaron BaggishGeorge BardCharles BarzunDon and Denise BienfangJim and Carolyn BirminghamMelanie BlowerJackie Borck and Brett CutlerBoston Financial Investment Management, LPBoston Trust & InvestmentRobert and Louise BowditchJess Brooks and Russell NeufeldJames Cabot and Carole GanzCambridge Savings BankDaniela CarusiRichard and Judy CarusoSteve and Maureen CheheylElizabeth CoeCohen/Lucas Fund at the Boston Foundation^Warren Covert and Mary FenoglioHelen & Miner Crary Fund of the Foundation for MetroWest

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Donor Supportyour support makes our work possible

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Ms. Sarah Langer*Carolyn Lattin and Venkat Venkatraman^Bernie Lebow and Barbara Guilfoile^John LeClaire and Ruth Hodges^Travis and Katie LeePersis Barron Levy and David LevyLiberty MutualPeter and Renate LoefflerGordon MacFarland and Liz BuchananMichael and Stacy MachLaura MaltbyJaime and Harry ManionMartha Ann MazzoneMichael McGrail and Suzanne RaabRichard and Jan McQuaidMr. and Mrs. John J. McQuillanLinda Merwin and Schuyler LanceTrevor Miller and Kim WilliamsMuddy Pond Trust Fund of The Boston FoundationGeorge and Carolann NajarianNorth Shore Garden ClubJonathan and Sally NusholtzDaniel Ollendorf and Carolyn ConteNed and Debra PelgerKatherine M. PerlsGretchen Pfuetze^Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. PhippenAmelie RatliffPaul Reville and Julie JoyalCharles and Judith Riemenschneider+Nina Righter and Glenn ShambroomPaola RossoniAnn RothenbergRussell’s Garden CenterDylan and Bea Sanders+Lucia Santini FieldFrank Scherkenbach and Kimberly McGovernRoberta and Bill SchnoorS.E.A. Fund of the Essex County Community FoundationBarry and Jan SharplessRichard and Jennifer SiegelMark and Kristin Smith-GaryJohn SpoonerStarbucks FoundationState Street BankCampbell and Grace StewardDavid and Emily Strong*Mary Sullivan and Eric Brandt^Rick Teller and Kathleen RogersStephen Tise*^David and Tara Tresner-KirschTrinitarian Congregational ChurchUnitarian Universalist Church of Greater LynnAnne Louise Van NostrandRoslyn Watson and Andre CitroenThe Frederick E. Weber Charities CorporationPatrick and Nina WilsonGail Wine and Lance RamshawSerita Winthrop

500-999Anonymous (3)Airvana CorporateWill Allen

Associated Charities of GloucesterCatherine BaislyMark and Katherine Barnett+Thomas Barritt*Rebecca BermontCharlyn Bethell and Guy Urban^Jill Block and Wade RubinsteinJoshua and Amy BogerGeorge and Aimee Bower^Walter BrassertJulie Breskin and Jeff GrossAlfred and Catherine BrowneLawrence and Kim BuellSusan Okie BushJohn and Jane ButlerCambridge Rotary Education Fund, Inc.Ben and Shelly ChigierAdam ChojnackiJeffrey and Susan ClarkAmy Cleaveland-Hudson and Tom HudsonJeff Clements and Nancy HeseltonCharles and Gloria CloughMichelle Coleman and Pam WatermanAndrea ConditCRA InternationalPeter CreightonSarah CreightonSean and Susan DaleyLisa and Barb DamonKimberly DaviesBetsy A. DavisMs. Frances D. DavisSarah de Ferranti and Per DuttonJames Dillon and Martha WiskeSusan and Paul DonahueElizabeth DonaldsonCheryl Donohue and Michael SlaterStephen Durant and Laura Evans DurantJonathan Dutch and Emily GreensteinMary ElstonNick and Barbara EltonBen Esty and Raquel LederEVOOFairmont Copley PlazaJulie Farago°Stephen FerryTed Finch and Jeanne McDermott^First Parish in CambridgeThe Four Lanes TrustLawrence and Nicole GageGeneral Mills FoundationDavid GessnerDeborah GevaltHarold GiguereJane GraySusan HalbyGordon and Linda HallJean HardistyHarpoon BreweryJeffrey Heidt and Myra GreenHenrietta’s TableJutta HicksJohn and Cornelia HumeJohnson Ohana Charitable FoundationEdwin and Carol Ann KaniaLarry Kolodney and Heather NelsonTed Kulik and Kristin EngdahlLouis and Rajani LaRocca*

Judith Leemann and Bridget LeeTony and Katharine LenessTom LitleKaren LuceHilary Lucier*Marcos Luna and Neenah Estrella-LunaChris Lundblad*Donna MacAuleyChristine MacchiVernon MarchalThe Market RestaurantJeffrey and Lucy Masters^Gary and Holly MikulaKyra and Coco MontaguMortgage Network, Inc.Navigant Consulting, Inc.Newton Country Day School of the Sacred HeartMrs. Suzanne R. NewtonBrian and Bernadette OrrRandall Ottman and Colleen SolanPARK CambridgeThe Park SchoolDavid R. PeelerMr. and Mrs. William LaC. PhippenReynaldo and Dorothy PlessThe Print HousePuritan & Co.Marc and Erica RechtRoberts-Belove FundRoot CapitalMark and Etta RosenBernard RosmanRoberta Rubin and Don Abrams^Susan and Beau RyanÂlec and Lee SargentJeffrey and Sheara SeigalStephen SennaSensitech Inc.Derrick ShallcrossGary and Caryl ShawMichael and Jennifer SheaNancy Slater and Alan SlaterRandall Smith and Lori KenschaftSherley SmithPeter and Faye SpeertGayle and Charles SpurrSun Life Assurance Company

Tavolo RestaurantRonald and Moira Ten-Hove^Tony DiDio SolutionsTown of LincolnTsoi/Kobus & AssociatesReed and Peggy Ueda*Ûnitarian Universalist Urban MinistryVanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramVermillion ProductionsThe Village BankCampbell Watts and John Bunker^David Weinstein and Lauren OckeneSuzanne WeinsteinWestwood High SchoolWheelworksMr. Tom WillitsNathan Wilson and Megan Damon GaddCarter and Lissa WinstanleyKathy Wrean and Jay ChandlerMichael Zucca

250-499Anonymous (5)Deborah Aliff and Ron CameronEric and Nancy AlmquistMargaret AshforthAnthony and Corinna BeckwithGeorge and Roberta BerryAsaf BittonMs. April BodmanJoan BoegelFrank and Mardi BowlesJohn BowmanPeggy BoyerCrista Bozogan*John and Irene BriedisTina Buchs and David Kalman^Fred and Barbara BungerJon BuonaccorsiChristopher and Maria BursawColleen BurtSandy ButzelAnne Calabresi and Robert OldshueJane and Edgar CaldwellJohn Caldwell and Julia Miner

Cambridge Montessori SchoolMrs. Louis CarrCentury BankTom Chalmers and Joan MeyerÊd Chazen and Barbara GrossTom and Rachel ClaflinMargaret ClowesMarlies ComjeanJavier CrespoJack Cummings and Joan LautenschlegerWilliam and Mary CummingsGeorge Daley and Amy EdmondsonEmily Dexter and Armond Cohen^Doherty’s GarageJay and Ginny DonahueBarbara DrelickAnne and Bob Eccles*Carol March Emerson CrossLisa Eschenbach and Will SmithStanley and Barbara EskinDr. Anne R. FabinyFay FarberFarmstead & LaLaiterieWilliam and Denise FinardScott Friedman and Amy BraddockGeorgiana GagnonSteven Galante and Leanne CowleyGreg Gale and Maria Rader^Josh and Nicole GannPaul and Betty GardescuCharles and Susan GessnerJane GilmanMr. Will GilsonRimma GluzmanGoldman SachsGoogle Matching Gifts ProgramGoogleCindy and J.D. HaleJames and Colleen HankinsHarvard Pilgrim Health Care FoundationBrad Horn*Nathan Hribar*Elizabeth and Edward JacobsLori Johnston and Nancy RosenzweigJones & Bartlett Learning

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Sharon Kabelitz and Jock HoffmanDavid and Althea KaemmerDaniel KaminDan Kaplan and Karen RomanowskiJames and Cherry KarlsonMary KellyKen and Karen KrowneRobert and Karen KustelPaul and Susan LapointeJen LarsonSusan LaskinJill LenhardtMarilyn and Robert LundJoan MacIsaacAxel Magnuson and Sylvia Vriesendorp*Patricia Maher and Michael WesselsMr. Richard A. MarksTerry and David MartlandHolt MasseyCarolyn McCane-ChinPhyllis Menken and Toby YarmolinskyPaul and Lesley MillhouserMary and Luke Miratrix*Anthony Mirenda and Tracey CornoggJennifer Mocarski*Ms. Edith MurnaneMyriad Restaurant GroupSeta Nersessian and Greg JundanianNew England StitchcraftBenjamin NewmanDavid and Melissa NortonJoan O’HalloranRichard and Connie OhlstenPark Restaurant and BarJoanne C. Peckarsky*Perkins Talking Book LibraryJudy PerkinsIrving & Leila Perlmutter Fund of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc.^Yvette PhilipChris and Meredith PowellAlbert and Lois RandRansom Richardson and Sarah Shamel

Glenn Rosen and Ann Dannenberg RosenMark and Cindy RossMrs. Elizabeth RyanMark and Linda Sagor^Tedd SaundersSheldon and Ellen SchwartzJason and Katherine ShambergerJeff ShermanShore Country Day SchoolShirin Sioshansi°Jim Sloman and Nora DevlinJosh Solar*Todd and Arlene SpezzaferroDiane and William StansburyMichael and Jill StanskyEsty StowellTheodore Sussman and Lisa Freed^Hope and Adam SuttinLaraine SwettBeth Taylor and Tim BarclayTelepan RestaurantHarriet and Rob ToddMs. Michelle TrucksisRobert and Naomi TuchmannTheodora Q. UhrowczikSusan Delellis Valpey and John Valpey^David and Shannon VanderhooftScott and Mary Jo Veling^Verizon FoundationMartha VicinusKenneth and Nancy VonaGill and Kathie Watt^Wayside TranscorpWhole Foods - SymphonyDon Wiest and Carrie FletcherFred and Susan WinthropWolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.Daniel Zedek and Marilynn Johnson

100-249Anonymous (3)Lori Abrams BerryPeggy AcottRobert Addelson^Beatriz AdrianzenAKA Bistro

Peter and Marylee AldrichCharles and Kathleen AmesJenny AmoryMatia Angelou and David OsmondTom and Paula AnzerMaki AokiRichard Arzillo and Paula DevereauxJohn AugeriMary BabcockBack DeckBrad BarberSibylle J. BarlowCharles Barnaby and Cynthia BirrRobert and Shirley BarnesPeggy BarrettCharles and Nancy BarryDebra BarryMimi and Thomas Batchelder-BrownTom and Sue BatesMs. Allison F. BauerBeacon Hill Friends HouseJohn and Molly BeardDiana Beaudoin and Jacques CohenReinier and Nancy BeeuwkesRon Beland and Nina LevLauren Bell*Cynthia BencalBrad Bennett and Barbara SchwartzCharles and Marjorie BennettGene Benson and Marlene AldermanLisa Berland and Larry Teitelbaum^Clark and Susana BernardDonna BertolottiDoris BirminghamPeter and Sallye BleibergTimothy and Rebecca BlodgettSaul Bloom and Celia HinrichsSteve Bloomfield and Melissa AppersonGerald and Karin BlumAnselm BlumerDonald Bolinger and Susan NormanAnthony BonacciChris Bosso

Boston Public Health CommissionJay and Kathy BothwickAmanda Bowen and Clyde SuttonLaura BoydKatharine Bradbury and Phil MossDaniel and Jill BradfordMolly Brandt°Peter and Diane BraunEdward BrennanMichael Bresnahan and Maria Lopez-BresnahanKen and Jodi BringPeter and Beatrice BrittonGene BrockingtonBing BroderickPeter and Anne BrookeJoan Brooks and Jim GarrelsSusan BrownCaroline Buddenhagen°Paul and Patricia Buddenhagen^Esther Bullitt and Lee MakowskiMary BuntinMr. and Mrs. Paul BuonopaneMichael and Lenore BurkeSusan BurkeFred Burnham and Mary SterlingDennis and Kim BurnsPatricia Caldwell and Richard ConnollyCamp Isabella Freedman, Inc.Mary CampbellFrancis CarloAlicia CarlsonMrs. Rosemary Carvelli-DeweesEllen CassedyKelly CasteelCausecast FoundationCenter for Student Missions BostonDaniel Cherneff and Priscilla Cobb^Andrew Christian and Divya ChandraRonald and Mimsie CieciuchAndrew Clark and Jennifer HolleranYarrow Cleaves*John and Ann CobbLisa CoenFrancis Colaco and Marie dePelet-ColacoKen and Ginny ColburnAndrew and Holly ColeRichard and Dorothy ColeDonald and Susan CollinsFerdinand and Susanna Colloredo-MansfeldJames and Alison ConnollyPeter Conrad and Libby BradshawJudy CookJohn CooneyCoppaRosemary and Thomas Costello+Susannah CowdenCatherine and Robert CraigCraigie on MainMichael CrociGrace Curley*^Jim and Meredith CutlerRobert and Carol DavisTracy DavisDeCordova Sculpture Park and MuseumAlice DembnerJohn and Susan DeSantisVilas and Vikas Dhar

John DiMiceli and Josephine CorroEstelle DischAlan DittrichBrian Dixon*Bridget DobrowskiPaul DohertyLori DoughertyDuckworth’s BistrotSally Anne EdwardsEgleston Farmers MarketMary EliotHoward and Lorna ElkusEmpire RestaurantEndicott CollegeOlivia English and Tracy GallagherAbby Erdmann and Luc AalmansAlison ErominIra and Sue EvansBarbara Faha and George VlasukAndrew Falender and Jackie Lenth^Ms. Maureen FallonPeter and Sally FarrowMr. Harry W. Fatkin, Jr.Mike FelsenFenway High SchoolHeidi Fieldston and Howard OstroffFirst Parish Church in LexingtonDylan FitzDavid and Phyllis FitzpatrickJoyce M. FlahertyRobert FooteDavid ForsythFramingham Friends MeetingDr. Deborah FrankChurchill and Janet FranklinJohn and Deborah FrenchSarah Fresco and Maxim RothenbergMary FullerKarina Funk and Kurt HansonBill and Lauren GabovitchToni and Joespeh GalAndrew GallagherChris and Sarah GantPaul and Laura GarberGarden At The CellarAdrienne A. GattoAnne and Ross GelbspanGeorgia Tech Alumni GroupMichael Gerstein and Katherine MierzwaKeith Gilbert and Stacy OsurPaul Gilbert and Patricia Romeo-GilbertBeverly Gillette and John Keller*Fred and Connie GloreLisa and Marc GoodheartNeil and Margot GoodwinJudy and Robert GoreAmanda Gorner and Bridget TannianHoward Grant and Suzanne ReissWilliam Greally and Elaine Ng^John GregorianBrad GregoryGillian and Richard GregoryOlga Grimes*Mary Ellen GrossmanTina A. GrotzerGlen Gurner and Maureen O’Donoghue^Kristin Gustafson^Linnea Hagberg and Loren French^Harold and Susan Hallstein

Jenny S., Johnny C., Sasha M.

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Belle Linda Halpern & Mitchell A. Rosenberg Family Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc.John and Nancy HammondMr. William M. Haney IIIBernie and Anne HarrisPaul and Mary HarrisRichard and Angelica HarterRobert and Mary HartmanGeorge and Daphne HatsopoulosYusef Hayes and Maria RamosAnne and Michael HayesÂlan Hein and Katherine PageLarry and Jane HerlacherDouglas and Roberta HermanRoy and Helen HeroldGeorge and Julie HibbenMichael and Monica HigginsCharles and Elizabeth HillDavid and Karen HinchenLarry and Sarah HoldenJames and Meredith HollisMark and Margie HopkinsHelen Horigan and Judith LennettMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Horning IIIEric and Mary Hosman^Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. HouckEric Hove and Ellen HatchStephanie and Christopher HuangKenton and Christel IdeIHS ConsultingSusan IndresanoSharon InfanteRuth IsaacsIsland Creek Oyster BarJamie Jaffee and Richard DanaEmily JohnsonStuart and Catherine JohnstoneVirginia and Rick JonesHugh Joseph and Melanie Brunt^Charles Kaman and Maureen MalinRobert Kamen and Trudi VeldmanRobert and Patricia KaneNeal and Victoria KassAdele Kaufman and Barry CohenBarry Kaye and Kathryn BonfiglioStephen and Carolyn KellyMichael and Dona KempSusan KennedyEllen KennellyEd and Priscilla KernLoren Kessel and Alison GibbsMarie KeutmannKathleen KevilleRakesh and Stephanie KhuranaDr. Vasudevan KidambiJudith KiddJohn and Joan KimballMatthew KleinJohn and Polly KnowlesMs. Laura KollettHedda KopfFlorence KoplowPeter and Calie Koso^Mary KostmanDavid Koven and Diane GordonNigel Kraus and Kay SeligsonJonathan and Janet KravetzRobert KuhnMatt and Ansley KynesLa Morra

Alexis Ladd and Mark LuthringshauserMaria Latimore and Bobby Foster^Bob and Meryl Leahey^Wayne LebeauxKristina LeclaireTom and Barbara LeggatPaige Leighayn ComstockLysa LelandDutch Leonard and Kathy AngellMark Levinson^Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel S. LevyRosemie LeyreLincoln-Sudbury High SchoolLaurie Lingham and Mario CardenasÊlliot and Lenore LobelHarold and Leslie LockhartRob and Gwyneth LoudAna LouroCarl Lowenberg and Emily WheelwrightBessie and Andrea LymanDiana Lyman and Tom WilmotMichael Lyman and Jean KlinglerTheodore Lyszczarz and Barbara EwenRichard and Wanda MacnairJohn and Madge MacNeilJean MaestreSusan MaguireWendy MainardiJohn and Susan MalanowskiRussell Mandelik and Kathleen CorbettKen Manning and Kailia Star^Jim and Shirley MartenKelsey MassisJonathan and Kari Mattes-Ritz°Sara Mattes and Jerome Ritz^June MatthewsLouisa MattsonBeth Maynard and Mark DirksenKathleen McCleery and Robert MartinezGeorge and Jacquelyn McClellandLaura McConaghyDavid and Jennifer McGonigleKatherine McGrawSean and Kimberly McGuiganIdelle MelamedRoger Merino and Kathy CampanellaMichael and Sharon MetzgerBrad and Melissa MeyerEugene and Melissa MeyerAlan and Lee MichelsonÂndrew MilaneseRobyn and Thomas MilburyThomas and Stacy MillerLisa MillwoodElisabeth MimsMarc and Barbara MitchellWarren Moberly and Lai Hing ChanRichard Mollica and Karen CarlsonRobert and Susan MontgomeryMr. David MoonFez and Jeanne MorseBrooks and Patricia MostueCarolyn MugarGale MunsonMr. Bartholomew MurphyLindsey MusenMarshall and Elizabeth NeilsonNew Balance Athletic Shoes, Inc.Ann Nichols

Vera NordalFrank and Kris NormandinÂnne Nugent and Tony RogersMs. Judith O’BrienLaura and Patrick O’GaraDavid Oakes and Sheila BoteinMike and Lisa OuradnikLana and Lenny OwensÂrthur and Cynthia PageHarry PaineMichael PalmerAnne PearsonPeter and Susan PeaseStephen PenroseRobert and Rachel PerlmutterSam and Silvia Petuchowski^Joel and Martha PierceOdessa PiperRichard PiperDale PitmanPatrick Planeta and Meredith BasqueBrian and Laura PlunkettRachel Pohl and Robert McIntosh^Rachel PolinerSemyon and Christina PolyakBruce PosnerMr. Andrew F. Powell, Sr.Carolyn PowellPublic Responsibility in Medicine and ResearchAlexander and Julie PughDavid and Yvette PutnamGeorge and Kathy PutnamRichard and Judith QuanrudMichele RappCasey and Megan RecuperoBenjamin Reeve and Katharine SterlingRobert ReilingerJoel and Debby ReismanGreg ReppucciGayle RichMrs. Louise C. RiemerIngrid Rink-Brown and William BrownMac RitcheyPatricia RitterGary and Chris RobinsonÂnna Romer and Bruce Jacobson^Jeff RomingerLaura Roper^Michael and Naomi RosenfeldAl and Selina RossiterAlice RothchildRussell House TavernLisa Russell*William RyanWalter and Marjorie SalmonSigrid SandersMark Sandrof and Patience Ferris SandrofJennifer SangerRob SaperMs. Margaret H. SatterfieldPhilip and Lucy SaundersAllen SchillerJames and Diana SchlosserLaurel SchneiderRichard and Nancy SchrockGus and Susan SchumacherDr. Sally S. SeaverSecond Congregational Church of BoxfordMara SeeleyEllen SemonoffKen and Jennifer Sghia-Hughes^

Nancy ShackfordEva ShahBrian ShannonArthur Sharp and Anne SterlingDouglas and Anne SharpeTed and Linda SharpeGreg and Carol Sharrigan*Henry and Kathryn ShawNancy Shippen^Howard Shrobe and Anne McHughCynthia K. & Jeremiah E. Silbert FundJane Singer and Robert HenriquesVidya Sivan*Michael SlaterElizabeth SlavkovskyGayle Smalley and Judy CurbyLaura Smith-GaryDiana and Colin SmithMarilyn Ray SmithTrina SmithHill and Lisa SnellingsJonathan Snow*Nancy SnowSnowball FundGraham and Amy SnyderSomerville High School - Green ClubNancy SouletteGeorge and Claire SpeenSpindrift SodaJim Spink and Joanna PooleHoward Spivak and Janet SchwartzSpoke Wine BarGeorge and Lee SpragueAnne St. Goar and Shippen PageDebra StarkBill and Susan StasonJustin SteilPhilip StevensonSteve and Hollye StiglerJames and Miriam StoddardMadelyn StoutDavid and Janet StrimaitisMr. John F. SullivanNancy Sullivan and Steve KentGloria SussmanAmy SweeneySandra Sweetnam and David Smith*^Joshua and Abigail SykesMrs. Paulett L. TaggartGary and Susan TaylorVictoria TaylorSarah TenneyTom and Christine TetraultMatthew and Dawn Thibeault^Tickets for Charity, LLCJulie Tishler and Ed LevyDavid Tobias and Elizabeth MicheelsPaul and Maggie TobinToro RestaurantJohn Toulmin and Anne Jones^TradeMary Trahan and Ahmed AbdelalNicholas TreadwellDavid and Natalie Truesdell*David UhrenholdtNorma UhrowczikUpstairs on the SquareEmma UwodukundaKate Van ZeleRamani Varanasi and Vinayak AntarkarJoy Viertel

Barbara and Ted VincentStephen and Alla VincentDede Vittori and Jeffrey BakerDonna Vorhees and James ShineMrs. Alice WangEric and Sarah WardHenry Warren and Cornelia BrownPeter and Fan WatkinsonLinda WattsPeter and Linda WebbMs. Janet WeberMr. Bernard E. WeichselTheodore WeiglDavid and Miriam WeilNancy WeinsteinSusan WeirJane Wells and Thomas Sadtler^Barbara WetheringtonKatharine WhiteSusan White and Lindsay WhiteGeorge and Barbara WhitesidesWilliam WhitneyJeffrey Wieand and Janet SilverClaire WilcoxCynthia WilliamsJim and Elizabeth WilliamsonPeter and Gail WintersteinerJennifer Wolcott and Bernard Cabrera^Russ Wolf and Marty GilpatrickHoward and Candice WolkMarisa Wolsky and Benjamin GuntherJulie WoodBernhardt and Mary Jane WuenschAllan Wyatt and Nina MarloweJoan K. WyonRachel YarmolinskyCharles and Margaret ZieringLarry and Nancy Zuelke

In Honor OfBrigitte AnguelovskiWilhelmina Batchelder-BrownLibby BermanAndrew BernardBrett BidstrupLarson BidstrupPeter BidstrupMolly BrandtPayton BrandyberryWilliam J. Bursaw, Jr.Kat CallardChen FamilyNan CookMolly and Allen CookeCracknell/First FamilyGretchen and Andy CurtisCheryl DamarKai DauraDavenport FamilyMaryanne DechayneDennis and Phyllis DowdRobert DuncanLaura Evans DurantThe Durkin FamilySarah and Phil EricksonMarjie Findlay and Geoff FreemanClaudia ForresterSamir GhoshGilman FamilyEli GurvitchGlenn GuttermanHeather Pitman HammelDr. and Mrs. Michael Hodges

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2nd Congregational Church of BrocktonAirvana CorporateAllies Youth GroupAmerican International GroupArabs For AltruismAutotegrityBeacon Hill FriendsBingham McCutchen LLPBiogen Blue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsBoston Bar AssociationBoston Bar Association’s Environmental Law Public Service CommitteeBoston Benefit PartnersBoston CaresBoston Financial Investment ManagementThe Boston FoundationBoston Green AcademyBoston Latin Academy Classics ClubBoston UniversityBoston University Alternative Spring BreakBoston University First-Year Student Outreach ProjectBoston University Omega Phi AlphaBrigham and Women’s Hospital Young Professionals Brookwood SchoolBUILD in Business to LearnBuilding ImpactBunker Hill Community CollegeCambridge Montessori SchoolCambridge Science FestivalCenter for Global Health and Development, Boston UniversityChapel Hill Chauncy Hall SchoolClearway SchoolCohen Hillel AcademyCommunity CatalystCommunity Day Public Charter SchoolCrossroads for KidsDartmouth Club of Greater BostonDudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Food Team Eastern BankEcoLogicElectric InsuranceEndicott CollegeEnvironmental Resources ManagementEssex County Garden ClubExcel AcademyExcel High SchoolExcel-Chelsea Community Service DayFairmont Copley Plaza HotelFedExFenway SchoolFirst Parish in CambridgeFirst Parish in LexingtonFirst Unitarian Society in NewtonGay for Good

GE AviationGeneral MillsGoldman SacksGordon CollegeGordon College, Advocates for a Sustainable FutureGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters/KeurigGreenSense H.O.W. House Haverford College Alumni AssociationHealthy Chelsea Youth MovementHenry Masters MemorialHigh Meadows FellowshipHigh School Stabilization Program for Newton Public SchoolsIHS ConsultingIndustrial EconomicsInterfaith Appalachia Jewish Organizing Institute & Network (JOIN for Justice)Jones & Bartlett LearningLandmark High SchoolLiberty MutualLincoln-Sudbury High SchoolLynch/van Otterloo Y Teen Community Service CrewMarblehead Middle SchoolMassachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesMassachusetts Promise FellowsMatch Charter Public High SchoolMcGladreyMetroLacrosse Middlesex SchoolMortgage Network, Inc.National GridNavigantNet ImpactNew Apostolic Church YouthNew BalanceNew England BiolabsNewton High SchoolNICE/VerizonNorth Shore Teen InitiativeNortheastern Circle KNortheastern Professional StudiesNortheastern Social Enterprise InstituteNortheastern UniversityNortheastern University, Good Vibes Club Pepperdine AlumniPhilips AcademyPRIM&RProject MercyProject55Pure StrategiesRaytheonRoot CapitalRoxbury Tenants of HarvardSapient Social Good of ReadingSomerville High School Green ClubSquashBusters

StarbucksStarbucks Methuen-the LoopStarbucks SalemState Street CorporationStep by Step Supportive ServicesSuffolk UniversitySun Life FinancialSyracuse University in Boston Alumni ClubTaiwanese American ProfessionalsThe Mountain SchoolThe Park SchooltheMOVETsoi Kobus AssociatesTufts Food JusticeTufts Freidman SchoolTufts Freshman Orientation CommUnity ServiceTufts Health PlanUnitarian Universalist Church of Greater LynnUnited Parish of BrooklineUrban AchieversUrban Farming InstituteUrban League of Eastern Massachusetts Young Professionals NetworkVietnamese Alliance Church of BostonVmwareWaring SchoolWellesley CollegeWellesley College Unitarian UniversalistWellington Management CompanyWhole Foods Kids Day of ServiceWinchester High SchoolWinchester Unitarian SocietyWomen in ActionYouth Food Movement ChelseaYouthBuild

Serve & Grow

We are most appreciative of all the organizations that brought groups of volun-teers to work on our farms during the year. Their work in the fields, which included planting, weeding, harvesting, and preparing food for distribution, contributed immensely to the productivity of the farms. Their involvement makes our work envi-ronment more joyful and keeps us tied closely to the community.

Gifts in Kind

Donations of services, materials, food, and beverages helped support special projects and general operations throughout the year. We are extremely grateful to all the individuals and establishmensts who made these generous contri-butions, which helped us to grow and expand our work.

Jerry Abarbanel and Naomi DeutscherAKA BistroBack DeckAnne CalhounCirque du SoleilCity Feed & SupplyCoppaCraigie on MainMr. Peter DavisDuckworth’s BistrotEmpire RestaurantEVOOFarmstead & LaLaiterieFyfe DesignGreg Gale and Maria RaderGarden At The CellarMr. Will GilsonGrande Lakes OrlandoHarpoon BreweryHenrietta’s TableAllison HoughtonIsland Creek Oyster BarMs. Vernell JordanSteven and Linda KannerLa MorraNathan LyczakThe Market RestaurantJustin McGuirlMyriad Restaurant GroupNew England AquariumNew England StitchcraftPARK CambridgeThe Print HousePuritan & Co.Russell House TavernRussell’s Garden CenterNancy ShackfordSilvertone Bar & GrillSpindrift SodaSpoke Wine BarStrega WaterfrontT.R. Miller Co., Inc.Tavolo RestaurantTelepan RestaurantTony DiDio SolutionsToro RestaurantTradeUpstairs on the SquareWayside TranscorpWheelworksWhole Foods - Symphony

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. JonesSharon KabelitzHomi KapadiaFrances KeutmannNoah KopfDr. C.J. Lamb FamilyJohn A. Lamb FamilyLamb/Sammaratanno FamilyDiane Lamb-WanuchaTabor LawsKatherine LeaheyAnna MacEwanJackson Manz-SiekElena MartinezEnorah MartinezMartinez FamilyMacarthur and Lissa McBurney and FamilyFiona McQuadeWilliam and Linda McQuillanJulie Johnson McVeighMichele MugnosRobb NolanSteve Ogden and FamilyTori OknerBowie PadgettBritain PadgettChris PadgettLindsay PadgettSylvia K. PerryChris and Meredith PowellBecky Pierce and Mike ProkoschAnna Josiah Pugh BrownRader-Gale FamilyPolly ReeveJoe RinaldoHannah SadtlerKate SchlegelJanet SelcerJason and Kate ShambergerHannah Sharpless GraffJenna ShermanHal SilvermanSimkovitz FamilySparisci FamilySara Freed SussmanCharlie TheobaldChristina TinglofGeorge and Lenore TravisAnne and Rob UmbergerMichael VelingAriel WaldmanHannah YarmolinskyMegan and Russell ZahniserMichael ZahniserChloe ZelkhaGeorge Zuckerman

In Memory OfNat AndersonGeorge Richmond BlackwoodJohn Kevin BradleyRobert CareyAnnie ChinFrank ColantoniChristine DavisDr. Stjepan KuharTed KyriosHenry Loring MastersAnna RobinsonPeter Uhrowczik

individuals who

attended a youth-led

workshop on food justice

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Sara Mattes and Jerome RitzAlan and Lee MichelsonJoanne MillerPeter Monius and Melissa RobbinsMs. Eileen MooreAndrea NagelJim and Sue NicholsFrank and Kris NormandinCharity OliverCheryl Opperman and Maure AronsonLana and Lenny OwensNicole PellatonPatricia PepperAnne Perkins and Richard HighIrving & Leila Perlmutter Fund of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc.Sam and Silvia PetuchowskiGretchen PfuetzeRachel Pohl and Robert McIntoshWendy Powell and Don RoberRebecca PughRobin Ratcliff and Michael StaubPolly and Brock ReeveGary and Chris RobinsonAnna Romer and Bruce JacobsonLaura RoperRoberta Rubin and Don AbramsGary and Sandra RuggieroSusan and Beau RyanMark and Linda SagorSara SalomonJeffrey and Whitney SchumerSteven Seidel and Adria SteinbergJanet Selcer and Joel SchwartzKen and Jennifer Sghia-HughesDarlene SheehanNancy ShippenPiran and Mitra SioshansiBrit Smith and Shawn MaurerMary Sullivan and Eric BrandtJoseph Sulmar and Shoolah EscottTheodore Sussman and Lisa FreedSandra Sweetnam and David SmithRonald and Moira Ten-Hove

Sustainers

Sustaining donors are an important group of loyal supporters who make regular monthly or quarterly donations. These donors offer us a reliable source of support to grow and advance our programs, while reducing the amount of staff time going to fundraising efforts. We are extremely thankful to our sustaining donors for their ongoing and generous support.

AnonymousThomas BarrittLauren BellMs. Anna BitonCrista BozoganYarrow CleavesGrace CurleyBrian DixonAnne and Bob EcclesBeverly Gillette and John KellerNoemi GiszpencOlga GrimesMary HesterBrad HornNathan HribarSusan Koffman and Tom CooperGordan KuharMs. Sarah LangerLouis and Rajani LaRoccaHilary LucierChris LundbladAxel Magnuson and Sylvia VriesendorpMary and Luke MiratrixJennifer MocarskiJoanne C. PeckarskyLisa RussellGreg and Carol SharriganVidya SivanJonathan SnowJosh SolarDavid and Emily StrongDenis and Dorothy SullivanSandra Sweetnam and David SmithStephen TiseDavid and Natalie TruesdellReed and Peggy Ueda

Parents

We gratefully acknowledge the support from parents of our youth. Their support is an investment in and endorsement of the transformative power of our youth programs.

Anonymous (3)Robert AddelsonKamesh and Geeta AiyerGideon Ansell and Mary RutkowskiAndrew Anway

Lisa Berland and Larry TeitelbaumCharlyn Bethell and Guy UrbanMs. Margaret BleichmanGeorge and Aimee BowerPatricia Brennan and Charles CollinsBarry BrodskyTina Buchs and David KalmanPaul and Patricia BuddenhagenPatrick Byrne and Joan Denapli-ByrneSara Bysshe and Charles CooperTom Chalmers and Joan MeyerDaniel Cherneff and Priscilla CobbDanny ChinAudrey CohenCohen/Lucas Fund at the Boston FoundationBob and Janet CramerBill and Ellen CrossGrace CurleyDeepak Dangol and Krishna MaharjanMike and Maureen DevlinEmily Dexter and Armond CohenFred Dow and Shirley MarkMitch Dynan and Faith MichaelsMark and Janet EdwardsAndrew Falender and Jackie LenthChristopher and Lisa FibbeTed Finch and Jeanne McDermottDaniel and Elizabeth FlanaganTheresa FolanGreg Gale and Maria RaderPerrin and Rita GardentJulia Gittleman and Tom MendelsohnWilliam Greally and Elaine NgTim Greiner and Amy BallinStephen and Ellen GrodyBarbara Gubb and Robert BoucherGlen Gurner and Maureen O’DonoghueKristin GustafsonLinnea Hagberg and Loren FrenchAnne and Michael HayesKimberly HighfieldEric and Mary HosmanHugh Joseph and Melanie BruntMartha Karchere and Luis PradoClyde Kessel and Francoise BourdonTamsin Knox and Kent YucelJeffrey Kopf and Stephanie CogenPeter and Calie KosoEric and Katie KrathwohlJames and Michele LatimerMaria Latimore and Bobby FosterCarolyn Lattin and Venkat VenkatramanDiana LaVancherBob and Meryl LeaheyBernie Lebow and Barbara GuilfoileJohn LeClaire and Ruth HodgesMargaret LeeDavid Leifer and Marla EngelMargaret Leipsitz and Matthew YarmolinskyMark LevinsonLaurie Lingham and Mario CardenasNathan LyczakKen Manning and Kailia StarJeffrey and Lucy Masters

Jeffrey Testa and Jocelyn Almy-TestaMatthew and Dawn ThibeaultStephen TiseStephen Tobin and Nancy HartleJohn Toulmin and Anne JonesChau TranReed and Peggy UedaLinda Ugelow and Endre JobbagySusan Delellis Valpey and John ValpeyScott and Mary Jo VelingGill and Kathie WattCampbell Watts and John BunkerJane Wells and Thomas SadtlerPatrick and Lynne WeygintPatricia Wild and David MyersJennifer Wolcott and Bernard CabreraKun Xu and Shuyun Zheng

Alumni

Alumni support is especially meaningful to the work we do. We are extremely grateful to those alumni who continue to support The Food Project and our current youth.

Molly BrandtCaroline BuddenhagenKeely CurlissCaitlin CusackMs. Abigail CyrEvelyn D. Eng-NolJulie FaragoMr. Loughton FrenchPeter JacobyJonathan and Kari Mattes-RitzAnna McColganBayo OwolewaLeah PennimanShirin Sioshansi

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John Wang

We have attempted to be as accurate as possible in listing our donors. While we do not have space in this publication to print

the names of every single contributor, we remain

forever grateful for every gift of every size to The Food

Project. Please accept our sincere apologies if there

are any errors or omissions and let us know so that we

can correct our records.

Jackson M., Jeasebelle S., and Debbie J. at the Opening Day Rally.

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The Food Project spans the Greater Boston and North Shore regions, with eight farms and green-houses, which total more than 70 acres. Our youth programs bring together young people from urban, suburban, and rural environments. These youth form a diverse group of leaders, working together to create a just, sustainable food system—a food system that makes fresh, healthy food accessible to households of all income-levels. See where our youth come from, and the distance they travel to be change makers in their communities and beyond.

Going the DistanceTowns Youth Come From

Office Locations

Farms and Greenhouses

gloucester to lynn 6:30 a.m. wake up, get ready for a day of workGet a ride to the Gloucester commuter rail station to catch the 7:08 train7:47 arrival at Lynn StationWalk 1.2 miles to the Ingalls School Farm

phoebe h. { 17 • gloucester }

roxbury to lincoln 6 a.m. wake up 7 a.m. walk to the Longwood Medical stop on the Green Line (in 20 minutes, arrive at North Station)8:12 a.m. train to Lincoln8:50 arrival in LincolnTake The Food Project bus from Lincoln train station to Baker Bridge Farm.

jonathan p. { 16 • roxbury }

acton to dorchester6 a.m. wake up, pack lunch and binder 6:30 a.m. carpool with other youth to Porter Square7:40 a.m. Red Line to JFK 8:15 a.m. 41 bus from JFK to Dudley Street @ East CottageWalk the block to the West Cottage Farm

margaret k. { 15 • acton }

lincoln

lynn

dorchester

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The Food Project Annual Report 2013/2014

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