Food Bank of Delaware Names Pixstar as Community Supporter of the Year
Newark, Del. (October 4, 2010) – The Food Bank of Delaware named Lewes-based company Pixstar as its Community Supporter of the Year on Saturday evening at its fifth annual Blue Jean Ball.
The Community Supporter of the Year award recognizes an organization that has demonstrated outstanding dedication and commitment to the Food Bank of Delaware and its vision of creating a community free from hunger.
Over the past year, Pixstar Inc. has donated 816 pounds of food, volunteered for more than 100 hours, provided school supplies for 300 local students, funded a mobile food pantry, volunteered at three mobile pantries, walked in the Food Bank of Delaware's Anti-Hunger Parade, donated a laptop and chairs for the organization's Milford branch and put together Easter baskets full of goodies for families in need.
"Pixstar has gone above and beyond to help alleviate hunger in the First State," said Food Bank of Delaware President and CEO Patricia Beebe. "Because of their commitment and support, they help to make our job of feeding close to 242,000 Delawareans a bit easier. We are so thankful to have them as a partner in our fight against hunger."
"The Pixstar team has found the Food Bank of Delaware and its mission to be a very practical and compelling cause," said George Reissig, Pixstar CEO and a member of the food bank's board of directors. "Since our company became involved, staff interest and support have grown organically. We are grateful for the recognition we have received, but humbled both by the need that exists and by the dedication shown by so many other food bank volunteers and staff."
The Food Bank of Delaware distributes between seven and 10 million pounds of food and grocery products each year its network of 440 hunger-relief program partners throughout the state and also provides thousands of meals a month for children through the After-School Feeding Program, the Summer Food Service Program and the Backpack Program. The Food Bank's hunger-relief programs directly provide 241,600 Delawareans at risk of going without meals each year. For more information about the Food Bank of Delaware, visit www.fbd.org or call (302) 292-1305. Pixstar is an information technology consulting firm specializing in Information Architecture and Business Intelligence for government and private sector clients. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Lewes, DE, it has employees throughout the United States. In addition to the Food Bank of Delaware, it supports local nonprofits including the American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula, the Children's Beach House in Lewes, DE, and Public Radio Delmarva.