Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast TennesseeAccomplishments for Fiscal Year 2009 Increased Food Available to Agencies and served more people      Secured 6,168,872 pounds of food donations showing increase of  25%       Distributed 5,714,239 pounds of food to 200 food bank agencies showing an 18% increase      Agencies gave food to an average of 31,035 individuals each month-An increase of 11%      WalMart donates a refrigerated truck to accommodate rapid growth in food rescueHunger Elimination MeasurementDistributed 62.62 pounds of food per person living in poverty in Northeast Tennessee Carter Co. = 60 pounds food per person in povertyGreene Co. = 86 pounds food per person in povertyHawkins Co. = 46 pounds food per person in povertyJohnson Co. = 46.5 pounds food per person in povertyHancock Co. = 67.5 pounds food per person in povertySullivan Co. = 72 pounds food per person in povertyUnicoi Co. = 63 pounds food per person in poverty Washington Co. = 60 pounds food per person in poverty  Increased Reach by Building Capacity      Over 208,000 pound increase in food distribution by Mobile Food Bank      Mobile food pantry distributed over 50,000 pounds of food directly to individuals in need      Ten Americorp and VISTA members supplemented staff efforts.      Over 250 food drives collected a total of 419,479 pounds of food.      Held successful annual Golf Classic Fundraiser      Added 16 new food bank agencies      Completed much needed office expansion and renovation      Enhanced social media through facebook and online advocates Active with Feeding America Network      Staff members participated in Feeding America training opportunities      Maximized the use of Feeding America online resources.      Received national grants through Feeding America      Food Bank strategic plan aligns with Feeding America      Participated in Hunger Study to obtain local statistics on hunger.  Programs      Added 22 new schools to the Food for Kids program increasing total to 120 schools serving 2,874 children in need with supplemental nutritious food to take home       Summer Food Service program served summer lunch to over fifty children      Mobile Food Pantry recruited agencies to sponsor food distributions in areas of unmet need. And distributed 53,929 pounds of food.       Volunteer relations program conducted projects in conjunction with the Corporation for National and Community Service “Seasons of Service” initiative.       Volunteers provided more than 4,000 hours of service to the food bank.