New Board appointments for the Canadian Association of Food Banks

  -- A new Board and Executive was elected by the membership of the Canadian Association of Food Banks (CAFB) at the Annual General Meeting held in Toronto on June 15, 2007.

Toronto, 3 July 2007

"The coming year is an important one for the Canadian Association of Food Banks and its members as the Board is setting a new strategic direction with clearly defined short and long term objectives. Our vision is to be the national voice of Hunger and Food Security', says Ed Borkowski the new Chair of the CAFB.

The 2007-2008 board consists of the following:

Executive
Chair: Ed Borkowski, Public Relations Director , Technology Solutions Group, Hewlett-Packard Co.
Vice-Chair: Diana MacKay, Associate Director, Education & Learning, The Conference Board of Canada
Treasurer: Brian Meagher, Senior Vice-President, Sales & Marketing, Purolator Courier Ltd.
Secretary: Riki Turofsky, President, Alumni Association, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto and Opera Singer

Members
Dianne Bascombe, Former President & C.E.O, Family Services Canada
Michael Bay , Barrister, Consultant and Educator
Robin Garrett, President & C.E.O, Ontario Tourism & Marketing Partnership Corporation
Wayne Hellquist, C.E.O, Regina & District Food Bank Inc.
Ray Leach, President, APS Alternative Processing Systems Inc.
Michel Lebel, Chairman & President, EBITD Financial Advisory Corporation
Ron L'Esperance, President, CFN Consultants (Atlantic) Inc.
Aaron Margolis, Assistant V.P. Product Management & Marketing, Investors Group Financial Services
Suzanne McLeod-Chartrand, Team Leader, Métis Child, Family and Community Services
Dianne Swinemar, Executive Director, FEED NOVA SCOTIA
Frances Harley Urtasun, MD, Professor Emeritus (Pediatric Nephrology), University of Alberta
Cathy Webster, Vice-President, Human Resources, Kraft Canada Inc.

Founded in 1985, the Canadian Association of Food Banks (CAFB) is an umbrella organization representing a national network of regional and community food banks, including provincial associations and food distribution centres. CAFB is the voice of food banks in Canada, with members and their respective agencies serving approximately 90 % of people accessing emergency food programs nation-wide. In the month of March 2006, over 753,000 different people accessed food banks, 41 % are children. In 2006, the CAFB moved over 8.5 million pounds of food industry donations to its members through the National Food Sharing System, with a dollar value equivalent of $17 million. In addition to food received from the CAFB, community-run food banks rely primarily on volunteers to collect and distribute an estimated 150 million pounds of food per year. CAFB conducts research, engages in public education and advocates for public policy change to eliminate the causes of hunger and food insecurity in Canada.

While CAFB provides food daily for people in need, its ultimate goal is a hunger-free Canada.

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For more information please contact: Micky Fraterman, Manager, Communications, Canadian Association of Food Banks 416.203.9241 X28 micky@cafb-acba.ca