October 6, 2008
Philabundance Announces New Board Members
PHILADELPHIA – Oct. 6, 2008 – Philabundance, the Delaware Valley’s largest hunger relief organization, names Mark Bender of Yardley, Pa. and Vice President, Bermultinational Limited; Sylvia Bronner of Ardmore, Pa. and Senior VP for Public Affairs, Citizens Bank; Alan E. Casnoff of Philadelphia and President of DLV, Inc., and partner at P & A Associates; Jesus Hernandez of Voorhees, N.J. and General Manager, Goya Foods, Inc.; Michelle Hong of Philadelphia and Vice President, Brown Brothers Harriman; and Michael W. Keba of Warminster, Pa. and Director of Operations and Merchandising, Giant Food Stores as the newest members on its board of directors.
“Philabundance is fortunate to have Mark Bender, Sylvia Bonner, Alan E. Casnoff, Jesus Hernandez, Michelle Hong and Michael W. Keba as its newest members of its board,” says Aaron Krauss, Partner at Cozen O’Connor and Philabundance’s chairman of the board of directors. “Together, these individuals bring years of business experience, not to mention the many years that each person has devoted to philanthropic and community outreach. This combination will be an enormous asset to Philabundance to help us continue to grow and serve the needs of those affected by hunger in the Delaware Valley.”
In addition to these changes, Philabundance has named Pam Lawler, Philabundance founder, as Secretary of the board and bids farewell to outgoing board member Mimi Choksi. Board members Blaine Bringhurst, and Congressman Joe Sestak will transition to new positions as trustees.
A nonprofit organization, Philabundance was founded in 1984 to help fight hunger in the Delaware Valley while reducing food waste. On Jan. 1, 2005, Philabundance combined forces with the Greater Philadelphia Food Bank to provide a “Full Plate of Services” of frozen, shelf stable and perishable foods. Last year, Philabundance provided approximately 22 million pounds of high quality, nutritious food through its 600 member agencies throughout the region.
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