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FOR RELEASE: JAN. 21, 2018
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact: Sarah Sanchez, Executive Director
Direct: (775) 782-3711
Email: [email protected]
Carson Valley Community Food Closet reaches capital campaign goal
GARDNERVILLE, NEVADA -- The Carson Valley Community Food Closet’s Bringing More to the Table campaign raised $1.4 million, reaching its original fundraising goals. Board Chairman Don McRoberts announced the news on Dec. 19 to the Board of Directors at a meeting celebrating the campaign’s success.
More than 120 donors participated in the campaign, including supporters from outside Douglas County. Lead gifts included support from Cristek Interconnects, Pacific Radomes and a $200,000 matching grant from the Fairweather Foundation. These generous community gifts, along with an outpouring of support from individuals and businesses, helped the Food Closet surpass its initial Phase I goal of $400,000 to lay the foundation for the site. A substantial contribution of $787,000 to complete the project then came from the William N. Pennington Foundation. The Pennington Foundation was formed by the late William N. Pennington, a gaming industry pioneer and philanthropist, and provides grants to Northern Nevada based organizations in the areas of education, community services, health care and medical research.
Donations over and above the $1.4 million goal are still being accepted to provide for interior equipment and provisions that will be needed when the building becomes operational.
“This is an investment in our community that will have a significant impact,” McRoberts said. “No family should worry about where their next meal is going to come from. This project goes a long way toward alleviating that issue in Douglas County.”
“It’s an honor to support this great cause,” said John Burke, CEO of Pacific Radomes, Inc. “The Food Closet works hard to meet a growing demand in our community. This new facility will allow the Food Closet to help even more families. They need our assistance and our company is happy to step in and lend a helping hand.”
The Food Closet is working with a local firm, Three Castles Engineering, on plans and design for the new building. Site preparation is slated to begin in early spring 2018 with construction following a few months later.
The Food Closet helps over 1,000 Douglas County residents with grocery assistance every month, an overwhelming demand for the small operations center of the Food Closet.
“Our current facility is only 2,100 square feet and met our needs 20 years ago,” Food Closet managing director Sarah Sanchez said “This new facility of 10,000 square feet will meet the needs we have today and allow us to focus on programming that will help to address more of the root causes of food insecurity in our area.”
The new construction will be adjacent to the Food Closet’s current facility at 1255 Waterloo Lane in Gardnerville.
“The immediate benefits of this new building will be obvious,” Sanchez said. “In short, it will better equip us to accomplish our mission: to help more Douglas County residents move themselves out of food insecurity, making them stronger citizens in the process. Less obvious but perhaps just as important, it has demonstrated our community coming together to help those most in need. Neighbors helping neighbors.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact: Sarah Sanchez, Executive Director
Direct: (775) 782-3711
Email: [email protected]
Carson Valley Community Food Closet reaches capital campaign goal
GARDNERVILLE, NEVADA -- The Carson Valley Community Food Closet’s Bringing More to the Table campaign raised $1.4 million, reaching its original fundraising goals. Board Chairman Don McRoberts announced the news on Dec. 19 to the Board of Directors at a meeting celebrating the campaign’s success.
More than 120 donors participated in the campaign, including supporters from outside Douglas County. Lead gifts included support from Cristek Interconnects, Pacific Radomes and a $200,000 matching grant from the Fairweather Foundation. These generous community gifts, along with an outpouring of support from individuals and businesses, helped the Food Closet surpass its initial Phase I goal of $400,000 to lay the foundation for the site. A substantial contribution of $787,000 to complete the project then came from the William N. Pennington Foundation. The Pennington Foundation was formed by the late William N. Pennington, a gaming industry pioneer and philanthropist, and provides grants to Northern Nevada based organizations in the areas of education, community services, health care and medical research.
Donations over and above the $1.4 million goal are still being accepted to provide for interior equipment and provisions that will be needed when the building becomes operational.
“This is an investment in our community that will have a significant impact,” McRoberts said. “No family should worry about where their next meal is going to come from. This project goes a long way toward alleviating that issue in Douglas County.”
“It’s an honor to support this great cause,” said John Burke, CEO of Pacific Radomes, Inc. “The Food Closet works hard to meet a growing demand in our community. This new facility will allow the Food Closet to help even more families. They need our assistance and our company is happy to step in and lend a helping hand.”
The Food Closet is working with a local firm, Three Castles Engineering, on plans and design for the new building. Site preparation is slated to begin in early spring 2018 with construction following a few months later.
The Food Closet helps over 1,000 Douglas County residents with grocery assistance every month, an overwhelming demand for the small operations center of the Food Closet.
“Our current facility is only 2,100 square feet and met our needs 20 years ago,” Food Closet managing director Sarah Sanchez said “This new facility of 10,000 square feet will meet the needs we have today and allow us to focus on programming that will help to address more of the root causes of food insecurity in our area.”
The new construction will be adjacent to the Food Closet’s current facility at 1255 Waterloo Lane in Gardnerville.
“The immediate benefits of this new building will be obvious,” Sanchez said. “In short, it will better equip us to accomplish our mission: to help more Douglas County residents move themselves out of food insecurity, making them stronger citizens in the process. Less obvious but perhaps just as important, it has demonstrated our community coming together to help those most in need. Neighbors helping neighbors.”
Make a donation using Razoo or mail a check to:
Carson Valley Community Food Closet
PO Box 2911
Gardnerville, NV 89410
Carson Valley Community Food Closet
PO Box 2911
Gardnerville, NV 89410