Your monthly look into what's happening at the NH Food Bank.

October 2024

NHFB Important Dates to Remember!

Sunday, October 6th:

Turkey Request Deadline

Thursday, October 10th:

Agency Appreciation Luncheon

Monday, October 14th:

**NHFB CLOSED** for Columbus Day

Thursday, October 17th:

NH Food Bank 40th Anniversary Event

Friday, October 18th:

**NHFB CLOSED** for a Staff Event

New Delivery schedule in effect as of Tuesday, October 1^st!

Please click the box to check your delivery location.

Delivery Schedule

Click the box below to fill our your Quarter 3 report.

Due By October 31st

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NH Food Bank 40th Anniversary!

The New Hampshire Food Bank opened its doors on World Food Day in 1984. In that first year we distributed 250,000 pounds of food out of a 600 square foot garage space to nourish the hungry of NH.

Over the last 40 years, the Food Bank has continued to expand and in August of 2010, the Food Bank moved into our current home, a 60,000 square foot facility on East Industrial Park Drive in Manchester.

The New Hampshire Food Bank is the only Food Bank in New Hampshire making us a vital part of your agency’s ability to fight hunger. Each year we distribute tens of millions of pounds of food to all corners of the Granite state, filling your shelves to feed the great residents in your community. Thank you for helping us fight hunger in our State these last 40 years.

NHFB & Partner Agency Network Call

Please join us for our next NHFB & Partner Agency Network call on Thursday, October 24th at 1pm. We will take this time to recap our agency appreciation lunch, discuss thanksgiving updates, and learn more about The Nutrition Pantry Program. Please keep a look out for the zoom link in your email later this week. If you are unable to attended live don’t worry, this session will be recorded. It can be found on our website under Agency Portal, Agency Forms and Resources along with our previous network calls.

Agency Appreciation

It’s your time to relax, have fun and let us show you how much we appreciate you! On October 10th your Agency Relations Team looks forward to celebrating you with. We will have a guest speaker, games, prizes, a delicious lunch, and yummy treats. We can’t wait to see all of you!

Agency Relations

Your coordinator is your go to for anything you need

Donor Spotlight: Belletetes

Recently, Belletetes, Inc. rolled up to our warehouse with a convoy of their trucks delivering the results of their second annual, month-long food drive held at all of their NH locations! Their locations include Jaffrey, Peterborough, Nashua, Pembroke, Sunapee, Andover, Ashland, Moultonborough and Winchendon, MA.

Thanks to the generosity of their staff, clients, local businesses and more they were able to deliver the equivalent of 40,952 pounds of food for our neighbors experiencing hunger throughout the state. What a great way to take action and make a difference during #HungerActionMonth! We are grateful to Belletetes, Inc. and all those who contributed to this drive for their continued support.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving request forms have been sent out via email. Request forms must be submitted by October 6th. Turkey allocations will be sent out via email mid-October. If you have not yet submitted your request, click here.

For 2024, the number of turkeys that will be available will be significantly less than what was available last year. We will still have turkeys and gift cards available. We want everyone to know that we will not be able to provide you with the same amount you may have received in past years.

We will not be offering any side items on Agency Express unless they are donated, and those items will only be available when ordering online while inventory allows. The same is true for additional produce, it will need to be ordered with normal weekly orders through Agency Express.

Indoor Shopping Training Video

To be able to access the NHFB's indoor shopping floor, everyone must have proper training and complete the signed agreement. We are now offering this training by viewing a recorded video and then signing the corresponding agreement. For anyone at your program that would like to acquire this training and access the shopping floor, the training video can now be found on the NH Food Bank's Agency Portal within the Agency Training section. Here is the direct link to view the video. Once the video has been viewed, the viewer needs to complete the Indoor Shopping Agreement that is posted below the video. That form then needs to returned to the program's NHFB Agency Coordinator to be completed and added to your account. If you have any questions, please contact your Agency Relations Coordinator directly.

Upcoming Classes

To enroll in any upcoming session, please contact your Agency Relations Coordinator. A zoom link will be sent out prior to the class for those who signed up to attend.

New Shopper Orientation

(2 Hour online training)

Please contact your NHFB Coordinator directly for options.

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Food Safety Training

(2 Hour online training)

SAFE Food Handling For Food Pantries:

Monday, December 9th @1:00pm

SAFE Food Handling For Soup Kitchens & Prepared Meals:

Wednesday, November 6th @9:30am

All sessions are held online via Zoom.

If you need to acquire food safety training (non-meal sites) but unable to attend a live zoom session, a similar training can be done online at workhub.com/features/training/food-safety or Alison.com/course/food-safety-and-hygiene. Both courses are free, but Alison.com charges to print a certificate. So instead just send us a screenshot of the certificate or a screenshot of your “Learner Record” with the date of completion found in your Account Settings. Please be sure to provide your NHFB Coordinator with proof of completion for either course.

All programs are required to have at least one person at their facility that is Safe Food Handling certified (or a similar certification) at all times. Programs that serve meals are required to have at least 1 person that has ServSafe Food Handlers certification. By June 1st 2025, this requirement will be for ServSafe Manager. All certification is good for 3-5 years depending on the exam.