Catherine D'Amato, President & CEO of The Greater Boston Food Bank, Receives Paul Tsongas Award for Exemplary Community Service.Business/News Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2002 The Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. Federal Executive Board presented the 2002 Senator Paul E. Tsongas Award for Exemplary Community Service to Catherine D'Amato, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of The Greater Boston Food Bank. The awards ceremony is being held today at the JFK Library in Boston, MA. Since 1995, The Greater Boston Food Bank has operated under the leadership of Catherine D'Amato, a seasoned food banker and impassioned advocate for the hungry. D'Amato has a solid background in non-profit management as well as experience serving on the board of America's Second Harvest America's Second Harvest is a United States based nonprofit organization. It consists of a nation-wide network of more than 200 food banks and food-rescue organizations that serve virtually every county in the United States as well as Puerto Rico. , the national network for domestic food distribution. During her tenure at The Food Bank, D'Amato has demonstrated a consistent commitment not only to increasing the amount of food made available to the hungry, but also to insuring that the food they receive is nutritious nutritious /nu·tri·tious/ (noo-trish´us) affording nourishment. nu·tri·tious adj. Providing nourishment; nourishing. nutritious affording nourishment. and of the highest quality. "Catherine's on-going commitment to fighting hunger is unprecedented. The State of Massachusetts is lucky to have someone with Catherine's dedication at the helm of one of the country's largest food banks," commented Diane LeBlanc, chairperson chairperson Chairman The head of an academic department. See 'Chair.', Cf Chief. of the Greater Boston Federal Executive Board. "Catherine continues to raise the bar, maintaining a high-energy level and enthusiasm that radiates throughout the organization while staying true to The Greater Boston Food Bank's overall mission." The Greater Boston Federal Executive Board established the Paul Tsongas Paul Efthemios Tsongas (IPA pronunciation: ['sɑŋgəs]) (February 14, 1941 – January 18, 1997) was a Presidential candidate, a United States Senator and Representative, and local politician from Massachusetts Award for Exemplary Community Service in 1997 to honor the accomplishments of one of Massachusetts' greatest heroes. Presented during Public Service Recognition Week, this award is presented to an individual in recognition of extraordinary public service to a local community. Previous award recipients have included Boston Police Commissioner Paul Evans Paul Evans is the name of:
During the awards ceremony three "special" awards will be presented. In addition to the Senator Paul Tsongas Award for Exemplary Community Service, the Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill Award for Exemplary Public Service will be presented to Mr. Eli Segal and the first annual Congressman John Joseph Moakley Award for Exemplary Public Service will be presented to Dorothy Reichard of Congressman Barney Frank's staff. About the Federal Executive Board The Federal Executive Boards (FEB's) were established in 1961 by a Presidential Directive Noun 1. Presidential Directive - a directive issued by the President of the United States; usually addressed to all heads of departments and agencies directive - a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives" to improve coordination among Federal activities and programs outside Washington. The need for effective coordination among the field activities of Federal departments and agencies was then, and is still, very clear. Approximately 84 percent of all Federal employees work outside the national capital area. Decisions affecting the expenditure of billions of dollars are made in the field. Federal programs have their impact largely through the actions of field representatives of the departments and agencies. In addition, Federal officials outside Washington are the principal contact of the Federal Government with the citizens of this country. About The Greater Boston Food Bank The Greater Boston Food Bank is a non-profit clearinghouse for donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. food, which is distributed to a network of 750 food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters Homeless shelters are temporary residences for homeless people. Usually located in urban neighborhoods, they are similar to emergency shelters. The primary difference is that homeless shelters are usually open to anyone, without regard to the reason for need. , daycare centers for children at risk, and other charitable feeding agencies throughout nine counties in eastern Massachusetts. The Greater Boston Food Bank is one of New England's largest hunger relief organizations, annually distributing 18 million pounds of food, which is the equivalent of almost 14 million meals. For more information, visit www.gbfb.org or call 617-427-5200. |
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