Theresa Snow, Vermont Foodbank employee, wins e-chievement Award
For Immediate Release
July 25, 2008
For more information:
Judy Stermer
Vermont Foodbank
802-477-7108
jstermer@secondharvest.org
Theresa Snow, Vermont Foodbank employee, wins e-chievement Award
Barre, VT—The Vermont Foodbank is proud to announce that Theresa Snow, Program Director of Agricultural Resources, has been awarded the etown e-chievement award for her work with Salvation Farms, a gleaning project started in the Lamoille Valley.
Etown is a national syndicated radio show, whose mission is to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation. One of the show's most popular segments is the e-chievement award. Listeners from around the country send in tales of remarkable individuals who are working hard to make a positive difference in their communities and beyond.
Theresa co-founded Salvation Farms with colleague Jen O’Donnell in 2004 to rescue produce from Vermont fields to share with low-income people within the region. In its first three years, Salvation Farms gleaned 88,000 pounds of produce for hungry Vermonters. Now a program of the Vermont Foodbank, Theresa is working to replicate the Salvation Farms model around the state.
The etown show that acknowledges Theresa and Salvation Farms will air on the Point Radio Network and will be available online http://www.etown.org/listen.members.audio.php
About etown
Founded in 1991, etown is a nationally-syndicated radio show heard 52 weeks a year on over 240 public, community and commercial stations across North America, via satellite broadcast, and via podcast. etown is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 corporation whose mission is to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience, through music and conversation, to create a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world. Every etown show is taped in front of a live audience, and features performances from many of today’s top musical artists as well as thought-provoking interviews and the presentation of the e-chievement award recognizing everyday people who have made a difference in their community or beyond. Founders Nick Forster, of the legendary bluegrass band Hot Rize fame, and his wife, singer/actress Helen Forster host the show.
etown is also a community builder. By featuring diverse music and interviews, etown creates a constantly expanding "community on the air." Through the inspiring e-chievement awards, listeners all over the country are reminded that individual efforts really do make a difference.
For more information, visit www.etown.org
About the e-chievement award
One of the show's most popular segments is the e-chievement award. Listeners from around the country send in nominations of remarkable individuals who are working hard to make a positive difference in their communities and beyond. From massive river clean-ups to programs that help the homeless, from neighborhood activists to national and international social and environmental organizations, we take pride in celebrating the success stories of ordinary citizens accomplishing extraordinary things.
Since 1991, etown has presented hundreds of e-chievement awards with documented, positive results for our winners. Our winners have experienced greater funding for their nonprofit efforts, additional contributions of resources, increased volunteer time, in-kind services, and more.
To learn more about the e-chievement award, including how to make a nomination, visit www.etown.org.
About the Vermont Foodbank
The Vermont Foodbank is the state’s largest hunger-relief organization, serving communities through a network of 270 food pantries, soup kitchen, shelters, senior centers and after-school programs. Last year, the Vermont Foodbank distributed nearly 6.5 million pounds of food to the more than 66,000 needy Vermonters who request charitable food assistance. For facts and figures on hunger and poverty, to sign-up to receive our newsletter, to find a food shelf in your community, and to learn about the Federal Nutrition Programs, visit us on the web at www.vtfoodbank.org
