Teamwork

This morning was one of those times when, as President of this organization, there were three different places that I could have been, all of which were important to Foodshare.

But we had it covered:

I attended and took part in the Governance and Nominating Committee of Foodshare's Board of Directors.  The charge for this committee names me as its secretary and advisor and also says it is the most important committee in the organization for both roles of ensuring good governance and recruiting talented new Board members.

At the same time, Senator Chris Murphy was having a breakfast event in Bloomfield and we were anxious to talk to him about the Commodity Supplemental Food Program which serves low-income seniors.  Connecticut does not have this program yet, even though we have an approved plan for how we would distribute the food.  Unfortunately, Congress has not allocated the money!  Foodshare's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Christine O'Rourke, attended this event and did get a chance to talk with a member of the Senator's Washington staff about the program and the leadership we need from him and the rest of our Connecticut delegation to bring this nutritious food to seniors in the state.

And, also at the same time was the Hunger Action Team Symposium in West Hartford, for which nearly 80 people representing fourteen different Hunger Action Teams had registered!  Foodshare Vice President and Chief Development Officer Alicia Flynn represented the organization at this event and from all accounts it was an exciting and energetic morning with lots of ideas and information exchanged.  Look for more on that event in an upcoming blog entry.