'Strengthening our community': Second Harvest launches $10M capital campaign

Daniel Petronio, Board Chair of Second Harvest of the Big Bend, and Monique Ellsworth, Second Harvest CEO, are pleased to announce the appointment of Jeremy and Tracey Cohen as the Co-Chairs of the Nourishing Opportunity and Growth capital campaign.

Surrounded by a strong team of volunteers, staff and donors, the Cohens will lead this two-year, $10 million capital campaign, which will expand the current facility, provide additional programs and services across the 16-county Second Harvest footprint and establish operational and maintenance endowments for future sustainability.

The Cohens have lived in Tallahassee since 2004 and currently own and operate Target Print & Mail. Jeremy and Tracey have made an incredible impact on the community, volunteering their time at various organizations, including Second Harvest, serving on nine different nonprofit boards, and supporting a broad range of causes personally and through their business, which was named the 2022 Philanthropic Business of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

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When asked about their vision as Co-Chairs of the Nourishing Opportunity and Growth capital campaign, the Cohens shared that their goal is to “raise $10 million over the next two years, which will allow Second Harvest to expand its current facility and increase capacity and enhance efficiency. Ultimately, the funds raised will have a deep and meaningful impact on strengthening our communities, provide additional resources to the most vulnerable populations, and significantly close the hunger gap.”

Second Harvest of the Big Bend, located in Tallahassee, is a member of the Feeding America network and serves a 16-county area in the Florida panhandle. Second Harvest is a nonprofit food bank that collects and distributes food to hunger-relief charities, specialized programs and mobile food distributions.

In 2021, SHBB distributed more than 13.8 million pounds of food from a 41,000-square-foot facility and is one of only three Feeding America food banks in Florida designated for disaster/crisis response.

To learn more about how you can join the fight to end hunger, visit fightinghunger.org.

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