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12023Impact Report

2Thank you for reading our 2023 Impact Report. Summer in Maine is amazing! We enjoy long days, lush grass, gardens, birds, farmers’ markets, outdoor concerts, and beach days. Here, we are fortunate to experience all four seasons, but sometimes, like this year, spring seamlessly slides into summer without warning. While this might be fine for most of us, it poses a challenge for those who depend on defined seasonal changes. Changing weather patterns affect us in Maine and globally. Food producers, both here and around the world, must adapt to these shifts in climate. Climate change impacts crops—from corn to oranges—and these changes ultimately affect consumers. And that is a problem. At Wayside, we rescue edible food donated by farmers, groceries, businesses, Individuals, and various food purveyors. In our warehouse, the food is sorted and distributed to partners in southern Maine. What cannot be used is taken by a team of pig farmers we collaborate with, and the rest is either composted or picked up by Agri-Cycle, a local business that transforms our waste (including packaging) into “renewable energy and healthy soil.” Although this service comes at a significant financial cost, we prioritize it because by keeping food out of landfills, we reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. Increased atmospheric CO2 traps heat in the Earth’s atmosphere, causing rising temperatures and extreme weather patterns. Gone are the days of simply throwing garbage into a dumpster; today, moldy bread, rotting produce, and packaging waste become valuable, earth-friendly byproducts. Everything we do is thanks to your support and commitment to creating a better, kinder, more generous, and sustainable community. We appreciate you and wish you the brightest of summers. - Mary Zwolinski, Executive DirectorI Didn’t Go To Church Today By Ogden Nash I didn’t go to church today, I trust the Lord to understand. The surf was swirling blue and white, The children swirling on the sand. He knows, He knows how brief my stay, How brief this spell of summer weather, He knows when I am said and done We’ll have plenty of time together.Summer Night By Kobayashi Issa Summer night-- even the stars are whispering to each other.

3Wayside Food ProgramsP.O. Box 1278 Portland, ME 04104Location: 135 Walton Street, Portland, ME Phone: (207) 775-4939 Email: info@waysidemaine.org Website: www.waysidemaine.org Social Media: @waysidefoodprogramsWayside Food Programs Board of Directors John S. Leeming, President Robert J. Ayotte, Treasurer David HamiltonMark Ayers Marina ChakmakchiJennifer Frederick Emily Kain Michelle LaFondDena Libner Laurie Mitchell Ryan Ranger John Romano Karen Schilling Whenever I see Wayside in action, I am amazed at the sense of shared community surrounding the work. I see the Wayside staff, our volunteers, our partners, and the people we serve sharing a common bond around food and togetherness. Wayside addresses the vital issue of food insecurity while also strengthening our communities. It’s a mission to be proud of.”Share : to enjoy with others - John Leeming, President, Wayside Food Programs

4 Food Rescue[Our] partnership with Wayside means that we are able to provide fresh fruit & vegetables to families so that children can go home to a healthy dinner. Because Wayside is able to help us feed kids & families, we are able to help them learn better. We are able to be a more encompassing safety net for the families of Riverton Park because of our partnership with Wayside.”- Bridget McAlonan Education Specialist Portland Housing Authority, Riverton Park Study Center 1,000,000 +lbs of food waste kept out of landfills70food donorsshared food with100 partner agencies

5Mobile Food PantriesShared enough groceries to make 12,000+ meals5We view Wayside as an anchor organization & its success & consistency has enabled Avesta to roll out other important programs to help drive positive change in our neighborhoods. Piggybacking along-side the Mobile Food Pantries & Community Meals we have successfully implemented cooking classes, vaccine clinics, English learning classes, public health demonstrations, city planning discussions & many other important initiatives. Wayside’s programs have helped create a sense of community, giving residents & neighbors a place to volunteer, create social networks & gain confidence. On top of fighting food insecurity, Wayside Food Programs provides a catalyst for positive change in our communities.”- Nick Kjeldgaard, Resident Services Manager, Avesta Housing

6Strengthen: to make stronger shared groceries and kids snacks with 20+programs supporting youth“We are so extremely grateful for our partnership with Wayside! Our students rely on the snack program, coming into the Study Center ravenous after school and with our partnership, they can enjoy healthy snacks all thanks to Wayside! The students LOVE fruits and vegetables, and we are so happy that there is always an abundance at Wayside for them!”-Amanda Eaton, Education Specialist, Portland Housing Authority, Kennedy Park Study Center6

7shared groceries with2,000seniors each month through the Commodity Supplemental Food ProgramLoneliness is a big concern in the elderly population, but Wayside has pulled residents out of their apartments. They look forward to a meal & visiting with their neighbors… & the connections have helped to create a stronger community in the building…Wayside gave our community the opportunity to recognize, they have more in common than differences.”- Amy Bisson, Resident Service Coordinator, C&C Realty Management, Motherhouse 7

8Savor : the taste or smell of something“Getting snacks & healthy foods from Wayside for the Make it Happen program at King Middle school is a very important part of our programming. Providing tasty snacks for students makes them want to return & gives them the “food fuel” they need to continue to focus & learn for the rest of the afternoon. Having food together every day creates a special community time when we eat & gather together & enjoy good food & each other’s company. We love making healthy smoothies with all of the fruit & veggies from Wayside! Kids really look forward to MIH every day & the snacks are an essential part of it!”- Jennifer Shyka, Make it Happen Coordinator, King Middle School 28,500 shared meals through our Community Meals Program8

9Catering CollectiveThe catering model of our Community Meals enables Wayside to host picnics and to support educational, social, and cultural groups hosting events celebrating Portland’s abundance of cultural traditions and strengthening our community. Last year, Wayside shared 1,500 meals through our Catering Collective. Eating and sharing food is a powerful tool for community building, supporting others, passing on important traditions, and creating friendships. Through the Catering Collective, Wayside prepares and delivers meals with the intention of bringing people around the table to strengthen and share the abundance of cultural traditions in our community. “All I can say is Wow! Wayside rocks. Your contribution to our dinner last night was truly amazing. We had well over three hundred people, & for the first time ever we were able to feed everyone who came (without running out for emergency pizzas) & give them seconds. The food was plentiful (!) delicious & beautifully presented.”9- Joanne Abrams, Community Coordinator, King Middle School

10160,000pounds of locally grown + produced food donated35local farms + food donorsSource : obtain from a particular source

1111Wayside Food Program is an integral partner in the Maine Immigrant Geens Collaborative. In 2023, the partnership that includes the Maine Farm & Sea Cooperative and Farms for Food Equity, were able to deliver and distribute, through Wayside’s network, 1,800 pounds of fresh hearty greens. They were delivered fresh in season, and frozen for use during the winter months. 1,800 pounds represents 16,000 servings”, said Ron Adams, CEO of the Cooperative. “In 2024, with the support of the Elmina Sewall Foundation, the Collaborative will double these amounts. Access to healthy, hearty greens is essential to supporting our immigrant communities, providing locally grown greens that are a base ingredient in many traditional meals.”- Ronald Adams, Chief Operating Officer, Maine Farm & Sea Cooperative

12 Altrusa Club of Portland, ME, Inc.Abt, SusanAckermann, ChrisAdams, Eben & SusanAdams, SusannaAdams, Tadhg & MorganAdler, SusanAkard, WillAlberto, Jeanine & KaitlinAlexander, SheilaAllen, Robert & MarleneAllen, Stephen & DeborahAmatosAmerican Baptist Churches of MaineAmerican Online Giving FoundationAmica Companies Foundationand, John & Julianne OppermanAnonymousApplied Refrigeration ServicesArcher, MilesARIA FoundationAsanza, Diane, Vincent & LukeAsen, LucyAtkinson, Tim & KateAtlantic Sea FarmsAyers, Mark & CynthiaBacker, Louise & Nick CicirettiBailey, MichelleBaker Newman & NoyesBander, Thomas & Amelia OberlinBarr, KathleenBarthelman, MaryBath Iron WorksBath Savings InstitutionBaumann, Mike & Laura SchwindtBell, LauraBennett, Christine & Bruce DalbeckBergson,Biermann, ElizabethBilal, LejlaBingham,Bird, Donna & John HummellBJ’s Wholesale ClubBlack, CarolBoardman,Boas, DianeBoisvert, AnnBonauto, Mary & Jennifer WrigginsBowes, RebeccaBraceras, ChristineBrain, Nancy & John WatsonBrand, DavidBresler, SharonBrewer, Karen & GeneBrichetto, John & RosemarieBridges, Dean & BeverlyBridgman, Peter & GerriBroaddus, Samuel & Sandra JensenBroadwater, VictoriaBrockman, DarcyBrown, GayeBrowne, Juliet & Jon HinckBrownfield Food Pantry (Southwest Oxford County Nutrition)Bruey, EmilyBryan, RobertBryer, LibertyBuchanan, Brenda & Diane KentyBugbee, Emily & AlvinBurger, Rachel & Karen SilvermanBurke, Samantha & Arthur BurkartRevenue70% Contributions & Grant Awards 6% Special Events 17% Program Revenue 8% Earned InvestmentsExpenses13% Administration Expenses 4% Fundraising83% Program ExpensesFull financials are available upon request or at www.guidestar.orgFinancials

13“I find Wayside Food Programs a good & worthwhile program with which to be involved. Their goals & leadership are admirable & are much appreciated. I also enjoy the camaraderie of their employees & other volunteers & feel that I am helping people in our city who need & benefit from the well balanced meals. It is a satisfying pleasure to be partnering with such a fine program & group of people.”Burnham, MalissaBushey, Doug & AprilButzel, David & JessicaCadorette, JordanCaron, Maurice & ClaireCarroll, Dana & BradleyCarter, ScottCassette, KarenCavanaugh, Jim & DebCederlund, GreggCerar, Peter & PatriciaChadbourne, Amity & PeterChandler, AnitaChandler, JohnChurch, LaurenCiciretti, Alexa & RebeccaCierpich, CeceliaCilley, Dean & SusanCimmet, JosephCipollone, TonyCity of PortlandClark InsuranceCleghorn, PamelaCloutier, Jean-Francois & Liz NewmanCoffman, ThomasCompton & Schaefer HouseholdConcannon, Tim & JenCondon, JeremeyCoolidge, JaneCopley, Ernie & HappyCorbett, Sara & Michael PaternitiCostcoCox, John & Debra SinclairCPort Credit UnionCrosby, Dick & MarilynCrowley, ThomasCultivating CommunityCulver, Stephen & HollyCumberland County Gleaning InitiativeCumberland Food PantryCunningham, DarcyCurranceCurtis Thaxter Attorneys at LawCVS CaremarkDahlborg, ThomasDakers, JaneDalrymple, MichelleDalton, AnneDavis, Alan & MarilynDC Managementde Araujo, Roberta & Ron Kreismande Lima, JaniceDerhagopian, ZarehDeRice, MarieDeschambeault, Ted & AliceDesjardins, Donald & JoanneDevlin, Diane & JohnDik, Roger & JanDils, MarkDiversified CommunicationsDo, Donald & Joanne NewcombDobson, Frederick & LyndaDodd-Collins, AnnDonahue, EleanorDoree Taylor Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., TrusteeDornbach, ChristopherDoyon, DeniseDrake, AshleyDuddy, ColleenDuEst, CarolynEllensohn, Kristen & Lindsay SalvatoreEllison, SarahEllsworth, BarbaraElmina B. Sewall FoundationEmmaus Lutheran ChurchEpstein, Michael & JillEsposito, AnneEspy, Jay & LynneEstey, Lawrence & ElizabethEunice Frye Home FoundationEvans Guidry FoundationFaith Lutheran ChurchFalmouth Lions ClubFarber, Karen & FredFarms For Food EquityFeeney, LauraFemale Samaritan AssociationFincke, Anna & Bryan WentzellFinish Strong PTFinnimore, JonFirst Baptist Church of PortlandFirst Congregational Church of GrayFish, John & Chris Beakley -Lydia Hews

14Fisher, HelenForeside Dental Health CareFormichelli, StefanForsyth, Julie & MatthewFortin, Marc & SarahFrank, MatthewFrederick, JenniferFredrickson, BetteFreeman, Gerald & BarbaraFriedlander, KarenFriedlander, Lisa & Tom CloutierFriedman, Doug & KarenFriendship HouseFruit of the ForestFulton, JohnGagne, ChrisGaspar, KennethGaudreau, LawrenceGaul, David & MaryGavin, Sophia, Andrea & ChipGeraghty, Lena & Joshua MossGiambalvo, Liane & LenGilbert, Peggy & TomGildart, Matthew & AlexandraGilligan, DanGilman, Tom & SusanGinn, Gregg & Mary Ann LynchGirl Scouts of AmericaGive Lively FoundationGlickman Family FoundationGoddard, NancyGoldberg, EleanorGoldman, ConstanceGoldsmith, Barry & SusanGood Shepherd Food BankGoodness, RachelGordon, Lesley & DavidGorham, John & JaneneGorman, LouiseGraham, Emily & Karl GiffordGrant, CathyGrassi, AlexaGray, ChloeGray, DavidGray, Steve & LizGreenwood, Tracy & PeterGregoire, Michelle & Bill KarlGriffin, NickiGuardian Life Insurance Company of AmericaGulliver, John & JeanGustavson, Robert & CynthiaHager, Ronald & BarbaraHamilton, DavidHandley, Elizabeth & EricHannaford - Maine MallHannaford - RiversideHannaford Community Cash (Clynk)Hannaford FalmouthHannaford RecoveryHannaford RiversideHannaford ScarboroughHannaford Test KitchenHannaford WestbrookHannan, Philip & LaurelHansen, BenteHarbor FishHardman, L. AnneHarfoush, StephanieHarriman AssociatesHarris Mathews Charitable FoundationHarris, BenjaminHartwell,John & Karen RohrbacherHaskell, NeilHatch, David & Katherine KingstonHawkes, Bruce & NancyHaynes, Carl & PamelaHaynes, ElizaHedlund, Jacquelyn & Julien MurphyHelen & George Ladd Charitable CorporationHemkins, Molly & StevenHemphill, Caleb & RebeccaHenry P. Kendall FoundationHews, LydiaHickey, GertrudeHinkle, ThomasHirschberg, EricHolmes, MeredithHoly Trinity Greek Orthodox ChurchHopkins, Bruce & MarionHousewright, Ross & CrystalHoward, John & LindaHult, StephenHunt, H. Draper & ElaineHunters for the HungryHurd, KristenHutchinson/Rajpara FundIdexxIFCO Systems USIgel, JanetIngalls, Anne

15Jackson, BradJakab, Mary JoJakomin, BernadetteJalbert, NathanJane & Tad Shepard Family FoundationJebediah FoundationJewett, Ken & KathyJohnson, BudJohnson, PaulJohnson, William & ChristineJordan, MarkJordan, Mark & Margaret ThummJordan’s FarmJoyce, Patrick & JanetJudy’s PantryJunkins, PaulaKahn-Troster, SaraKain, EmilyKalinoski, MeganKayem FoodsKeast, NancyKennedy, JeremyKennedy, John & MegKennedy, MardiKiernan, HeatherKilmartin, LauraKimball, Walter & JudyKing, James & Beth AnneKingsbury, Harold & BrigitteKirsch, StephenKleban, BethanyKoch Giving FundKoch, Georgia & Sara FosterKoepp, DeanL.L.Bean Inc.Lachman, Denis & Kiya SmithLambert, RebeccaLampton, PaulaLandry ConsultingLarsen, Elaine & DavidLarsen, SusanLatkin Family FoundationLeander, Marcia & Harry HadiarisLebel, LisaLeeman, AaronLeeman, CherylLeeming, John & Pamela TrudoLefebvre, Alphee & JudithLeFebvre, PatriciaLeister, ChandraLeland, DawnLemieux, PamLemieux, Robert & LibbyLeonardo’s PizzaLerch, Charles & Rachel PargeterLeskanic, SharonLesniak, John & PattyLester, KaraLibner, Dena & Mario LewisLindsay, Peter & Katie MurphyLinzer, Jessica & Henry SimpsonLions Club of Cape ElizabethLitcher, Andrew & SandraLittle, Jonathan & Jessie BergstromLivingston, AndrewLockwood, BruceLoewald, ElizabethLombardo, Jeremy & AmyLoring, John & DonnaLouden, RobertLoudon, JeanMacArthur, K.C. & SusanneMacDonald, JuneMacFarlane, LeahMack, MichaelMacLeod, MarilynMaddox, CarolMadore, Jeffrey & SallyMahood, TanyaMaier, James & ElizabethMaine Coast Fishermen’s AssociationMaine Farm & Sea CooperativeMaine Health Food PantryMaine Medical CenterMaine Track ClubMaine-LY PoultryManoff, PaulManuel, MarkMargaret E. Burnham Charitable TrustMarsh, Ian & Laura

16Marshall, Paul & PatriciaMartin, BeverlyMason, DeborahMawhinney, NancyMay, NatMcCall, John & AndreaMcCluskey, Peter & ChristinaMcCormick, JanMcCoy, DeborahMcdade, KateMcDevitt, Rebecca & Kimberly RandMcGillicuddy, ElaineMcGinn, Cornelius & SuzanneMcLellan , DustinMcMonagle, EllenMealey, ChristinaMervis, CindyMesser, Anne & Daniel GordonMesser, TerriMetzger, MichaelMilan, Jim & Mary JaneMiley, David & BrendaMiller, Fred & AvisMillett, Rebecca & Kevin KobelMissal, Erik & KatherineMitchell, Laurie, Will & AnnaModivcare FoundationMoore, Shawn, Betsy, & KateMunjoy Hill Community GardenMunro Edgecomb, ShawnMurray Family FoundationMuscat, Paul & SarahNadkarni, Vinay & Ellen DeutschNally, CathyNappi, MichelleNarragansett Number One FoundationNative Maine ProduceNeff, DianeNeff, JillNeilan, Thomas & NancyNewman, SharonNewman, Thomas & ReneeNickerson, Del & DianeNielsen, JackieNitschke, Jon & ErinNobel, Michael & MargaretNorway Savings BankNova SeafoodO’Donnell, Joe & JenniferO’Donnell, PatriciaOehrtmann, Charles & DeirdreOld Dominion TruckingOlson, TondaON SemiconductorO’Rourke, Cindy & JimOrr, KristinOrtolani, ConnieOsborn, John, Maeve & MaximilianOsgood, AlonzoO’Shea, DaniOugh, SusanOur Lady Of Hope ParishOwen Haskell Land SurveyorsPalmer, Christine & Arian Heald

17Palmer, John & DenisePartners for World HealthPatil, Abhijit, Priyanka, Aaditi & AdityaPatten, Ronald & ShirleyPaulDesignsProjectPayson, HeatherPears, RalphPecoraro-DuGuay, JanicePedlikin, CynthiaPelsue, Stephen & StarPeoples United Methodist ChurchPepsiPerez-White, MilkaPerley, DelenePerry, KarenPeters, Alicia & Tara CacciolaPettit, CarolynPicardy, Jamie & Will TiltonPiecuch, Alan & JanePillsbury, Lydia & Jesse DrummondPineland FarmsPirone, Lucille & Rosalyn FlahertyPizzo, James & Mary PolitoPooler, JeffreyPoore, DonaldPort Harbor MarinePortland Food CoopPortland Provident AssociationPortland Provisions LLCPortland/St. Alban CommanderyPowell, Matt & SusanPrinn, FrancesPyzynski-Bursey, TerriQuaid, Don & Sherrie BergmanRanger, RyanRaymond, Gregg & Jamien, JacobsRedfield, AlexanderRedmond, Dan & ElinorReed, Patrick & Megan McCormickReid, Kathryn & Hugh TozerReilly, KathleenReilly, PenelopeRennie, Howard & ElizabethReynolds, JohnRice, Viola & Robert

18Richards, Catherine & Bob OlneyRichards, PeterRichards, WilliamRiehle, Marty & Janis ChildsRoak, CatherineRobinson Smith Wealth AdvisorsRoger’s CollectionRogers, DianaRohman, JamesRomano, JohnRorer, HeatherRosenbaum, MarjorieRussell, Bob & LindaRussell, HannahRussell, RuthRusso, Susan, Michael, Joanne & AnnaRyder, LorineSack, Kirby & Pamela MerchantSaco & Biddeford Savings Charitable FoundationSaco Food PantrySacred Heart Food PantrySam’s ClubSarkozy, Steve & Janice RedmondSaunders, KristineSax, ShawneeScarborough Free Baptist ChurchSchilling, Karen & RichardSchirmer, William & JulieSchmidt, MaryjoSchmidt, Ronald & RosemarySchwanda, John & JanetSeaver, Scott & BarbaraSecond Abraham S. & Fannie B. Levey FoundationSemple, Herbert & CarolSeretta, LauraShapiro, Philip, Stephen & PeggyShaw’sSherman, BeverlySherman, DavidShinn, AmyShutterbugs 4 CharitySilva, HeatherSilverman, KathleenSimmons, KentSincero, SandraSirois, Steven & MichelleSkinner, JessicaSkinner, LindaSkoczenski, Brian & AlisonSleeper, ManyaSmiling Hill FarmSmith Family Charitable TrustSmith, GordonSmith, NickSmith, StanleySmith, TomSmith, Tom & ConnieSola, MichaelSouth Portland Food CupboardSpringworks FarmStagg, Pamela & RaymondStanley, JudyStanton, Oliver Ray & GretchenStein, Randy & CathySteppacher, BrianStiker, SusanStokes, MattStreeter, Sabin & BeverleySullivan, Charlie & Cherie TateSundermann, Mark & Pat IanniSwaney Lighting AssociatesSweetser’s Apple BarrelSysco Northern New EnglandTady, MathewTapp, GinaTardif, KelsieTargetTellefsen, ShannonTempleton, CoreyThe Boston Foundation Thomas, JessicaThompson, SylviaThomson, SarahTidewater FarmsTiedje, CameronTietje, SuzanneTiwari, Sarita & JyotiTonelli, Quentin & SoniaTown Fair Tire FoundationTravis, KeithTree of Life Church Assembly of GodTriangle Lodge No. 1, A.F. & A.M.Trinity Lutheran ChurchTrouvalis, C.G.Tuggey, Car ylTumavicus, Ed & MeganTyson FoodsUbans, MaraUnited Way of Southern MaineUnitedHealthcareUnitilUniversity Credit UnionUnumUPP GlobalUS Postal ServiceVacationland DistributorsVandal, Kathleen & Kelly GulezianVanTuyl, Patt yVaughn, Michael & DianeVermont Mutual Insurance CompanyVerrill FoundationVerrill, Rob & BarbaraVETRO, Inc.Vineyard Church of Greater Portland

19Wallace, Brian & Mary AnneWalsh, Gregory & Louise ValatiWasserman, Jim & TriciaWaters, Alex, Kelly, Natalie & CarolineWatson, Andrew & MaggieWatson, Tom & JudyWeaver, DanaWebster, PriscillaWescustogo FoundationWest, Robert & JeanWestbrook Community Food & Resource CenterWhitney, SarahWhole Foods MarketWicks, ValerieWiles, MartinWilkes, Clayton & LindaWilliam J.J. Gordon Family FoundationWilliams, TimWilliston-Immanuel United ChurchWindham Food PantryWipfli Financial AdvisorsWojtal, Steven & Wendy KozolWolfson, JosephWright, John & CarolynYoung, Carolyn & T. RandolphYoung, MareeYouth Full MaineZeitlin, James & PaulaZero Gravity CannabisZimmerman, Barry & JanieZUbakeryZucker, ZekeZwolinski, Mary & Paul Lewandowski

20www.waysidemaine.orgWayside’s programming in Portland Housing Authority (PHA) communities doesn’t just provide our residents with supplemental foods. Wayside encourages active participation, so food becomes a tool for building relationships among neighbors. Wayside helps further PHA’s goal to expand services to residents that improve their quality of life & empower them to succeed.”Wayside Food Programs Staff: Back L-R: Marcus Boucher, Warehouse Manager; Nick Mitton, Program Assistant; Mary Zwolinski, Executive Director; Laura Hamilton, Development Assistant & Metrics Coordinator; Emma Berry, Community Programs Manager; Jacob Wright, Warehouse Assistant; Front L-R: Chris Wilkes, PR & Marketing Manager; Hannah McFarland, Community Meals Assistant; Don Morrison, Operations Manager; Ben Mildner, Kitchen Manager. - Teyonda Hall, Resident Services Director, Portland Housing Authority