COMMUNITY HARVEST PROJECT

ANNUAL REPORTThe Impact of One Million More2019

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Dear Friends of Community Harvest Project, Our community made it possible for us to donate more than onemillion pounds of fresh produce to local hunger relief over thelast five years. Fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables were madeavailable to 83,538 of our neighbors who don’t have enoughnutrient-rich food to put on their tables. This food is critical asthe cost of an average meal has risen to $3.55 in Massachusetts– the most expensive in the country and 18% higher than thenational average – and this was before the economic shutdowncaused by COVID-19. In 2019 alone, 7,563 volunteers came together to grow 417,644servings of produce. As we reflect on the past year, we arelooking forward to the impact of the next million pounds that wegrow and donate to those experiencing food insecurity. 2020 is already looking much different for us. We will havesignificantly fewer volunteers due to social distancing causing usto change our farming methods. Increased need from our partnerdistribution agencies as they provide critical food and services tothose hit hardest by COVID-19 keeps us focused on what ismost important: growing produce for hunger relief. While weadjust and adapt, we cannot thank you enough for pastvolunteering, donating, and spreading the word about ourmission. We are here for the community, and because of thecommunity. As the need for fresh produce for hunger reliefcontinues, your support ensures we will be here to meet it. Sincerely, Wayne McAuliffe David GuarinoInterim Executive Director Board President

StaffTori BuerschaperAlicia CianciolaAmanda CarrierSusan ConantMaryHope GardnerDave JohnsonWayne McAuliffe

Board of Directors David Guarino

President

Evan SoderstromVice President

Robert PaulsenTreasurer

Ken Crater Clerk

Robb Ahlquist Past President

Kristin BafaroMarybeth Campbell

Laura CoughlinDavid Nicholson

Scott RossiterDavid Small

David White

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The Impact of One Million More

Our Mission:Community Harvest Project (CHP) is a 501(c)3 non-profitorganization operating in Grafton and Harvard, MA. Our mission isto provide fresh fruits and vegetables to those experiencinghunger through volunteer farming. Thousands of volunteers of allages and abilities visit our farms each year to ensure our neighborshave the healthy food they need to thrive.

Why We FarmFood insecurity is a widespread but often invisible issue inour state. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access toenough food for an active, healthy life. For over 1 in 9people, purchasing food becomes an uncertain choice.

When limited funds are necessary for expenses such as rent,heat, transportation, and medication, the quality of the foodthat is available declines. There is an alarming cycle of foodinsecurity and chronic disease that begins when an individual orfamily cannot afford enough nutritious food.

Healthy Food is a Privilege

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The Impact of One Million More - Farming

We farm a variety of fruits and vegetables so that we canharvest and donate crops continuously during our growingseason, provide a wide range of nutrients, and donateproduce that is culturally relevant to a variety ofpopulations.

We believe in the power of the community to enact change.This is why our farms are open to everyone to volunteer, soall of our hands do the work of lifting up our neighbors.

Everyone is a Farmer at CHP

22 Varieties ofVegetables

12 Varietiesof Apples

VegetablesBeansBroccoliCabbageCeleryCollardsCucumbersEggplantKaleLeeks LettuceOkraPeppersRadishesSweet PotatoesSummer SquashTomatoesWinter Squash

FruitApplesPeachesBlueberries

What We Grow

Fruit

SquashVarieties

Cabbage

Tomatoes

Pepper Varieties

Leafy Greens

Other

Root VegetablesEggplant

417,644Servings of Vegetables

2019 PartnersCommunity Servings Family Health CenterGrafton Food PantryVirginia Thurston Healing GardenHector Reyes HouseLoaves & FishesSouth High Community SchoolSt. John's Soup KitchenVisitation HouseYOU IncJeremiah's InnCare Services Project Fountain of LifePernet Family Health ServicesCatholic Charities North CountyWorcester County Food Bank

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Our main focus has always beenvolunteer farming for hunger relief, andwe rely on trusted distribution partnersto ensure our produce gets on to thetables of those who need it most.

The Impact of One Million More - Partners

"Our clients are struggling with a varietyof issues including health and dietarychallenges. Having produce of this quality,which they would never be able topurchase on their own, is amazing." - Patty Stern, Loaves & Fishes ExecutiveDirector

“I can’t express how truly grateful I amfor the fresh produce I receive at Loaves& Fishes. My family and I aren’t able topurchase produce because it’s soexpensive. It’s truly helped my healthissues.” - Loaves & Fishes Client

Partner Highlight: Loaves & FishesLoaves & Fishes has been a valued distribution partnersince 2015, and has also hosted CHP staff for multiplevolunteer visits. This close relationship allows CHPstaff to best serve Loaves & Fishes clients with ourproduce.

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35Team

Leaders

7,563Volunteers

"I look forward to meetingmy assigned team eachweek! From school kids tocorporate groups, we ventureout into the fields knowingwe are getting our hands,clothes and shoes dirty as wedo our small share to easesomeone's anxiety over foodinsecurity." - 2019 Team Leader

Interested in volunteering yourself or bringing a group?Visit community-harvest.org/volunteer.

The Impact of One Million More - Volunteers

Team Leaders make everything we do possible. This group of 35specially trained volunteers lead hundreds of volunteer groups inour volunteer farming tasks including seeding, transplanting,weeding, harvesting, washing, sorting, and boxing produce.

34%Youth

Volunteers

54%Adult

Volunteers

12%Drop-In

Volunteers

21,871Volunteer

Hours

Leading the Fight Against Hunger

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The Impact of One Million More - Volunteers & Education

A farm is naturally a place for discovery, and our educationprograms increase those moments of learning and wonder thatoccur here. 1,764 students participated in special field trips, cookingclasses, and classroom visits to learn more about nutrition, cooking,growing food, and hunger relief.

Our Sustainable Farming Interns gain hands-onexperience and wonderful insight into thenonprofit world, and learn how we engagevolunteers to farm for hunger relief all whilebeing outdoors!

“My favorite part of the internship wasbeing outside in a gorgeous orchard,but also knowing that the work I wasdoing would help so many people.”-2019 Sustainable Orchard Intern

7Interns

10Tuesday Crew

Members

This year we started the “Tuesday Crew” a new group ofspecialized volunteers that tackled projects at our Graftonfarm and Harvard orchard. On their namesake day this groupwent beyond basic farming to accomplish big projects,including care and maintenance of our blueberries, pruningapple trees, pond remediation, and property maintenance, aswell as installation of irrigation, signage, and fencinginfrastructure.

“The Tuesday Crew tackled projects andtasks requiring an elevated degree ofattention to detail, equipment operation,self-organization, and ownership. Theirimpact on our operation is evident andtangible across the Grafton farm.” - Dave Johnson, Farm Manager

A Natural Classroom

A Sustainable Summer

Tuesdays on the Farm

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"Carolyn's Garden" Sunflower Festival

The Impact of One Million More - Events & Campaigns

Plantapalooza

Adopt-A-Row / Adopt-A-Tree

Our annual plant sale brought over 1,000 gardenersto our farm to stock up on fruits, vegetables, herbs,annuals, and perennials. Plant purchasers not onlysupported local hunger relief, but promote growinghealthy foods and healthy eating through their owngardens.

Each spring we invite community members to adopt fullrows of crops at our farm and trees at our orchard.Their adoption provides the funds to seed, water, andfertilize crops so we can grow the best possible producefor hunger relief.

Our second annual Sunflower Festival featured asunflower maze, plus rows of zinnias and amaranth tobuild beautiful bouquets. Attendees brought picnics orvisited the food truck, picked flowers, and the kids didcrafts. After the event our vibrant flower fieldsremained open to the public for pick-your-ownflowers.

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The Impact of One Million More - Events & Campaigns

Harvest Home Festival and 5KOur biggest fundraiser of the year, Harvest HomeFestival and 5K featured an autumnal trail run, kidscrafts, hayrides, a petting zoo, live music, pumpkintrebuchets, a beer garden, and great food! New thisyear we added a Scarecrow Contest, which was won byHomefield Credit Union’s entry “Mr. Moneybags.”

Giving TuesdayOn Giving Tuesday 52 donors pooled their funds to raise the remaining$7,000 for a new gator ($5,000 came from the Greater WorcesterCommunity Foundation). This essential piece of equipment will make itpossible for our staff to transport tools, plants, supplies, and people acrossour 15 acres in support of our volunteer farming effort. Special thanks toTeam Leader Larry Iannetti for offering a $1,000 matching gift to inspireother donors.

One Million More Campaign Our year-end appeal reached its goal of $50,000with the help of a generous matching gift from Dr.Steve and Lindsay Tosi. Over the last five years CHPhas donated more than a million pounds of freshproduce to hunger relief. This campaign kicked offour drive to donate our next million pounds, and wassupported by over 200 community members.

“As a doctor, I know how critical fresh fruits andvegetables can be to a patient's health.Community Harvest Project's mission to providefresh fruits and vegetables to our neighborsexperiencing hunger fulfills a vital need in ourcommunity. For that reason, Lindsay and I aredelighted to support this much-needed project.”- Dr. Steve Tosi

Any farming operation requires support year-round,and we have our Monthly Givers to thank forproviding consistent donations to provide localhunger relief all months of the year.

Monthly Givers

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The Impact of One Million More - Donors

$20,000 - $50,000Access TCA Bridging Peace Fund of Tides Foundation Fred Harris Daniels FoundationStoddard Charitable Trust Yesod Foundation$10,000 - $19,999The CarMax FoundationDELL TechnologiesDoe Family FoundationGeorge F. and Sybil H. Fuller FoundationGlaxoSmithKlineHoche-Scofield FoundationStephen and Lindsay Tosi$3,000 - $9,999Robb and Madeleine AhlquistCaroline and Eric AlperBemis AssociatesTed BordenClif Bar Family FoundationThe Fletcher FoundationGrafton Land TrustGreater Worcester Community FoundationKirby Foundation FundMathWorksPeople's United BankReliant FoundationScott and Lois RossiterUnumMichael Urban and Andrea Bettacchi UrbanWaters CorporationWinning Home IncThe 200 Foundation

$1,000 - $2,999Abbvie Bioresearch CenterMary and Craig AhlquistAmica Companies FoundationSteven and Teresa AndersonAvidia BankJoseph Bafaro

Sylvia and Nelson Ball The Benevity Community Impact Fund Bose Corporation Eileen and Richard Clark Laura and James Coughlin Ken Crater and Margaret Ferraro Jack and Kaitlyn Denson Anne Duvall Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation Eastland Partners Eversource Fallon Health Fidelity Bank Frederick E. Weber Charities Coporation Edward and Maura Feller Alan and Sondra Greenwald Brittany and Michael Grenon David and Rosalie Grenon Grimes and CompanyDavid and Kelly GuarinoMartha Heller and Anthony VaverLarry IannettiIntel

Thank You to Our Donors

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Caroline and Eric AlperDonna and Alan Blanchard

Richard BoulangerElliott Calamari

Andrew and Kerrie ClarkeStephen Chanis

Susan ChaseJoseph Ellsworth

Lora FickettRichard Geoffroy

Jane JacksonSamuel James

Anna KundmannDarlene LaBaire

Bill LoehfelmJeremy Martin

Bradford and Sarah McRaeJames Sicard

Kenneth StevensPeach Warren

Michael and Hilary Wynne

Monthly Givers

The Impact of One Million More - DonorsJ.F. Cove Insurance AgencyLampin CorporationLeominster Credit UnionLeah and Michael McDonoughMillbury Federal Credit UnionN Weldon Charitable FoundationDavid and Susan NicholsonNypro- A Jabil CompanyBob PaulsenMarsha PlattPolar BeveragesElizabeth RosenJochen SalfeldSchwartz Chartiable FoundationEmily Shugarman and EthanRobbinsDavid and Frances SmallThe Swanick FamilyTargetTechSoup MicrosoftUnited Way of Massachusetts Bayand Merrimack ValleyWalmart NorthboroughWalmart HudsonSigmund WaraszkiewiczWebester Five FoundationWestborough Civic ClubDavid and Shirley WhiteJohn WornhamRobert and Brenda YatesKaren Yeowell and Mark O'ConnellAdam and Tara Young

$500- $999Richard Ahlquist, Jr and Linda AhlquistRandy Allmon and Sandy LapradeAtchue OpticiansKristin and Joseph BafaroJeffrey Bailey and Ann MoormannAidan, Andy and Allan BrookesEllen BrownAndrew and Kerrie ClarkeClifford & Rano AssociatesCornerstone BankCathleen Corning and Eve WittenbergSteve and Debbie CraterDiscover Cleaning CorporationMimi and Peter DorwardSandra and Russell DotyKaren Eisenhauer and Rachel GersteinKathleen EppingerMichael Erdil and Elizabeth GlackinMichael and Valerie EvansJustin and Laine FletcherWarner and Mary Fletcher

Teresa GartiGaudette InsuranceSuzanne and Michael Gillman Goddard Scholars Academy Kimberly Golinski Halstead Insurance Agency Amy and Brent Howard Margaret Hurley J.J Bafaro Inc Christine Judycki-Crepeault and PeterCrepeault Alexander Keeler Koopman Lumber Company LeClaire-Vacca Memorial Trail Race David and Diane Libbey Lincoln Investment Brian and Anne Mazar Theresa Mazzio Wayne McAuliffe and David Nowell Milford Federal Savings & Loan Association Brian Mongillo Mac Murray David and Christine Nichols Gordon and Kathy Nichols Joy Nicholson David and Christine O'Neill George and Debora Picard Price Chopper Mark and Katherine Puccio Pyne Sand and Stone Co. Inc Mark Radosta and Alexis Henry P Raymond and Marguerite Baril Sarkis Family Savers Bank Scott SchaferScheier Katin & Epstein PCJames SicardSlideways IncDave and Ralucca SnookEvan and Brianne SoderstromBrian SutherlandMark TupperUnitarian Univeralist Society of Grafton andUptonWAGSPeach WarrenShirley and Peter WilliamsWindow Logic

$250 - $499Paul BelangerBristol Meyers SquibbJames and Paula BuonomoKaren and Robert CatalanottiCollette MotorsJoyce DanielsonDan DelVecchioKaren DurandPatricia EppingerKristine Finell

First Congregational Church of ShrewsburyCaroline GaudetGrafton Historical SocietyH&M BayKate Flanagan-Helmes andDaniel HelmesRachael HahnHarvard Schools Trust IncDanika HaueisenScott Hawkins and RossHarpestadIan and Maureen JohnsonStephen and Louise KristoVoon Seng LaiSteven Lance

Jill Lebow Liberty Mutual Leticia Lobo Bill Loehfelm Brenda and Phillip MarshallCathleen McElligottAmy McLeanJoseph and Judy MeichelbeckMillbury Savings BankLesley NewtonWilliam and Mary NicholsonJulie and John O'ReillyBrook Padgett and JoanneIssa-PadgettJennifer PaluzziJessie and Jonathan Panek

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The Impact of One Million More - DonorsElyssa and Randall Pellish Dana Wilson and Charles Pratt Henry and Susan Rauch Re-Elect McGovern Committee Dennis and Kelly Rice John and Susan Roche Timothee and Jennifer Rodrique Joel Samuel Suresh Sonamuthu St. Mary's Parish St. Mary's Parrish Grafton Kenneth Stevens Harold Stuart James and Joan Sundstrom Cay and Dom Tammaro Templemen Tree Service, Inc Town of Shrewsbury Student Activity Acct United Way of Central Massachusetts Amanda Weis Maria Whalen Donna and Ted Williams Michael and Hilary Wynne Tina Woolston $100 - $249Alastair CapertonDonald Allison and Alison SnyderClifford and Mary Ellen AndersonReginald and Jean AndersonSteven Backhaus and Jay DeeAli BalsterJacqueline and Daniel BaranKatharine BarnardJeff BelangerDonna and Alton BlanchardMichele BrennanSue BrownScott and Kim BrowneMichelle BodziakDaniel BorkowskiRichard and Carol BoulangerMaureen BoushMarie BoydKatherine and Stephen BurriMichelle BusharisElliott CalamariJanet and James CamyreHolly CampbellCatholic CharitiesColeen and Scott ClarkValerie ClementDavid and Betty ColemanMargaret CollinsLiz Colognesi and Robert WinchellMichael and Lisa CozzolinoChristopher and Molly CutlerDavid Damiano and Barbara TabakThomas and Rachel DavidMark and Nancy DeitemeyerRobert and Anne DeysherAngela DietteColleen DowdGeorge Dresser and Margaret McCandlessElaine Dunn-Angus and Jonas AngusKat Edwards and John O'SullivanCharlie and Chris EppingerEscape Games WorcesterAndrew and Robin Feldman

Lora Fickett James and Laurel Finger Kathryn Flynn James and Michelle Fraser Friends of the Grafton Public Library William and Raisa Gaines Dawn and Richard Geoffory Ann Golub-Victor and Phil Victor Google Barbara Gow Paul Grady Kenneth and Pamela Grew Kenneth and Leslie Guertin Matthew and Leah Hagen Anne Hagerty-Smith and Daniel Smith Elizabeth Hale Jeanne Hartfield Ross Hayashi Kim Hickey Linda Hoffman and Blase Provitola Hopedale Unitarian Parish Horizon's for Homeless children Peg and John Hubbard William and Kay Hurley IBM Ideal Resins Inc Jane Jackson Karen Johnson Robert JohnsonRobert Kamen and Trudi VeldmanNora KeilDarlene and Daniel KuzmakRonald LaFlashMelissa LaMotteWilliam LaPointeKathryn LavinNel LazourDavid and Anne Marie LeggeWalter and Leslie LeslieGail LeonardDavid Schwarz and Anne LindsayLindsay Taylor SpaCordelia LyonKay MalloyMancuso Insurance Agency, IncWilliam and Janet ManganoJoyce MarantoJudith Martin and Robert BiggertJeremy Martin and Natalya AtlasevichBrenda McHugh and David DeGrandThomas MieleMark Mikitarian and Marc SevignyElaine MooreJohn and Maria MurdockMichael and Laura NewsteinRichard O'DayKathy and Jim O'DonnellPatricia OkamotoMary Rose Paradis and Max HessTerri PhalenTimothy and Veronique PitneyGail and Robert PlanteGail PolerEldon and Susan PondRoger and Jennifer PowellDaniel PowersQualcomm Matching Grant Program

Micheal Rose Joann Rosolia Steven RothAmber SarkarThomas SchermerhornMichele SchillingerDiana ScottAnnie ScuzzarellaRichard ShugarmanStuart SklarJames and Susan SpencerMarisa and Robert SteeleDavid Stevens and Marjorie AlbrightJim SundstromMartin TempleTower Hill Botanic GardensLenore and John TraceyMargaret Trombley and Jeremy KeithLinda and Geoffrey UnderwoodWachusett MountainJane and Edmund WalshKathleen WaltonWestborough Women's ClubOlaug and David WheatKathleen WhitneyScott WilfertGeorge and Rita WitmanMargaret WykesKathy and Christopher YardValerie and Edward Zablocki

Special thanks to The White Companies

Charitable Trust

Yvonne Racine Richard and Julie Randall Peter and Sheila Rawson Jill Reynolds Robert Half International

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The Impact of One Million More - Donors

Donations in Honor or Memory

In Honor of Carolyn AmbroseCaroline AlperGreg AmbroseCliff and Maryellen AndersonJennifer AndersonMr. and Mrs. Edward Barclay Jr.Griffin BradleyMichele BrennanMichelle BusharisLisa DaleyAnne DuvallAllison EddinsKat EdwardsShelly EicherCH EppingerKathleen EppingerPatricia EppingerKristine FinellMax GarrettAnne GentryAntoinette GiovinazzoPaul and Debra GiovinazzoThomas and Michele GordonGrafton Land TrustRyan HallJeanne HartfieldKim HickeyMary HoldenTimothy HoulihanPeg and John HubbardKathryn LavinNel LazourLeticia LoboDavid LongMaura LucierCordelia LyonVirginia MaioneVirginia Manzella and James RobinsonJoyce MarantoWayne McAuliffe and David NowellAmy McLeanKathy and Jim O'DonnellDebbie PapaJanis PashTerri PhalenMr. and Mrs. Daniel PowersMark and Victoria PuglieseAnnmarie QuinlivanJill ReynoldsDonald and Margaret RobinsonMicheal RoseScott and Lois RossiterLeslie SchafferJared SchwartzElizabeth SeidlerDavid and Gayle ShelbySusan Smith

Dave and Ralucca SnookSouthern High SchoolKathleen and Michael ThompsonSandra TulloMark TupperKathleen WaltonPeach WarrenDavid WhiteJohn Wornham

One in a Million - Carolyn Wedholm AmbroseSometimes you are just lucky enough to meet someone that isone in a million, and Carolyn Ambrose was just that person.With her unwavering spirit, enthusiasm, bright smile, a skip inher step and an occasional celebratory jig - we were lucky tocall her a colleague and friend. Her energy had no limit, herjoy in walking up the sidewalk to the barn every dayregardless of the challenges that she was experiencing waspalpable. It was the little things at work that challenged herand made her belly laugh while she would climb the biggestmountains and find ways around the largest obstacles withouteven blinking. When she talked about our mission withvolunteers and donors she got them to believe in our work toensure that others would have the benefit of fresh fruits andvegetables on their tables. When she walked in the fields orthe orchard she always said this is where she was supposedto be and smiled widely. She was loved by many and if youwere lucky enough to know her you likely had a great friendand a story of your own to share. These are just a few of themany reasons that we will always remember CarolynAmbrose, a life force like no other and surely one in a million.

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The Impact of One Million More - Donors

Donations in Honor or Memory

In Honor of Michael BebkoAlex Rodov

In Honor of Ken Crater and Margaret FerraroSteve and Debbie CraterPeter Davidow and Polly StruthersMargaret HurleyMaria and John MurdockTara LimaDavid and Shirley WhiteBruce and Gail ThomasLenore and John TraceyThomas Schermerhorn

In Memory of Esmeralda CarvalhoScott Schafer

In Honor of Ronald and Rosalyn DennisJoy Nicholson

In Honor Of Juliana DixonRichard and Christine Byrnes

In Honor of Cormac MurrayLeah and Michael McDonough

In Honor of Nick NicholsonJeremiah and Louisa Jones

In Honor of Charlie PapazianLeah and Michael McDonough

In Memory of Alexandra ValorasStacey Albuquerque

In Honor of Peach WarrenJonathan Ladino

Photographs provided by Ken Crater,Norm Eggert and Joyce Maranato

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The Impact of One Million More - Financial Statement

2019 Income Statment

INCOMEContributions & Grants EventsOther Income TOTAL INCOMEEXPENSEFarm and Program ExpenseGeneral & AdministrativeFundraising & OutreachTOTAL EXPENSEOperating Surplus Depreciation NET DEFICIT

$503,679$83,508$78,451$665,638 $490,117$88,525$83,264$661,906$3,732$91,051-$87,319

"I appreciate you guysso much because fortwo years of my lifemy parents had to relyon food pantries togive me, my brother,and themselves propernutrition. Withoutthat, I wouldn’t be ashealthy as I am today.What you guys do issave people, so I, andmany others, wantyou to be recognized."

- Kevin, studentvolunteer

37 Wheeler RdNorth Grafton, MA 01536

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