Thus far, 2022 has been a year of reflection—thinking back not only on the last year of incredible hardship for all of us, especially our friends and neighbors facing hunger, but also on all the innovation and reinvention that has been possible in the work of the Food Bank this last fiscal year. In August of this year, I will be hitting a milestone in my time here at the Food Bank, marking my 25th year of service, which has led me to reflect on the solutions we’ve built together over these years toward our vision of no one going hungry.
It has been a great privilege and honor to serve this organization, and after twenty-five years the time is right, for myself and for my family, to retire. The Food Bank could not be in a better position to continue the mission to support the community.
I am enormously grateful to all of those who were here long before me for developing a strong foundation to build upon. It has been inspirational to witness thousands of volunteers and donors sacrifice their own time and resources to the cause, and to have observed the dedication demonstrated by incredible staff and our countless community partners in their commitment and compassion to the mission of the Food Bank.
As you will see in the pages of our 2021 Impact Report, with new three-year strategic plan and strong programmatic gains in the work of hunger relief, we are making great strides to nourish people, build solutions to end hunger, and work to support empowered communities. With your continued dedication and commitment, I am confident the Food Bank will truly realize the vision of no one going hungry in our 34-county service area.
With sincere appreciation and gratitude,
Peter Werbicki
President & CEO
Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
This piece also appears in our 2021 Impact Report which you can view in full here.
