Pictured left to right at the Vermont Foodbank in Barre are volunteers Doug Kievit-Kylar and Steve Kappel, foodbank Chief Executive Officer John Sayles, volunteer Tim Wheelock, volunteer Renee Kievit-Kylar, and Dunkin’ Franchisee Damartin Quadros. Quadros presented the foodbank with a ceremonial grant check for $10,000 from the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation. Credit: Dunkin’. Courtesy photo.
Vermont Business Magazine The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation recently awarded a $10,000 grant to the Vermont Foodbank. The foodbank was one of 10 hunger-relief organizations around the country to receive a special grant on Giving Tuesday.
Local Dunkin’ Franchisee Damartin Quadros visited the foodbank to present a ceremonial grant check to Vermont Foodbank CEO John Sayles and several volunteers. On Giving Tuesday the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation awarded $100,000 in grants as part of a partnership with national hunger-relief organization Feeding America.
The foundation also committed to match up to $1 million in donations to Feeding America from Nov. 28-30. Since 2015, the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation has granted nearly $10 million to more than 1,200 hunger-relief organizations. The Vermont Foodbank is the state’s largest hunger-relief organization, providing about 12 million pounds of food annually to people throughout Vermont through a network of more than 300 community partners.
About the Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Foundation
The Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Foundation, the charitable foundation supported by Dunkin' and the generosity of its franchisees, guests, vendor partners and employees, provides the simple joys of childhood to kids battling hunger or illness. The Foundation partners with food banks, children's hospitals and nonprofit organizations to fund joyful environments and joyful experiences for kids when they need it most. Since 2006, the Joy in Childhood Foundation has granted more than $40 million to hundreds of national and local charities across the country. For more information, please visit www.joyinchildhoodfoundation.org.
12.6.2022. BARRE, Vermont – Vermont Foodbank