A Dream and a Mission
Who We Are
We rescued and delivered over
2.1 MILLION POUNDS
of food in 2016, including:
Fresh produce
Dairy products
Canned goods
Frozen meats
Prepared foods
Bread and other bakery items
We currently partner with 94 agencies and counting. They include:
Single meal providers, such as soup kitchens and breakfast programs
Nonprofit child care and after school/summer programs
Shelters and group homes
Senior programs
Community centers
Low income housing for seniors and disabled citizens
Therapeutic programs supporting special populations
Our Story
Loaves & Fishes was founded in Greenville in 1991 after local banker Sam Hunt read about City Harvest, a food rescue organization in New York City. Knowing that hunger was a problem in Greenville and recognizing that a significant amount of high quality perishable food was being discarded rather than effectively utilized to feed the hungry, he engaged a number of his contacts in founding Loaves & Fishes.
From that first year, when 25,000 pounds were rescued, Loaves & Fishes has grown to rescue and deliver over 1,800,000 pounds of food to our 94 partner agencies.
Our Team
Our Board
Officers
Bob Bunchman, Chairman
Flynn Wealth Management
Will Hodge, Vice Chairman
BNC Bank
John Meachum, Treasurer
Dixon Hughes Goodman
Members
Orestes Baez, Strategic Planner
Jake Cluverius, Raymond James
Angela Hutcheson, Carolina Dermatology of Greenville
Karolyn Mulvaney, Summit Media
Grice Hunt, NAI Earle Furman Inc.
Robert H. Williams, Dority & Manning
Marilyn Messer, Retired Director of HR
Members Emeritus
Carol Ann Bell, Community Volunteer
Ana Davis, Godshall Staffing
Jon Good, NAI Earle Furman
Beverly Henderson, Community Volunteer
Brad Hughes, Allstate
Terrie Long, Greenville Health System
Bob Munnich, Larkin’s on the River & Grill Marks
Tyson Smoak, Pintail Capital
Chef Patrick Wagner, Culinary Institute of the Carolinas
Marsha Woods, United Community Bank