2011 Awards Ceremony

Celebrate Accomplishments – Honor Leaders – Recognize Our Partners

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

On April 12th, CHC hosted the 2011 Congressional Hunger Center Awards Ceremony at the U.S. Botanic Garden where we celebrated accomplishments, honored exemplary leaders, and recognized our partners in the fight to eradicate hunger. We thank everyone who made this evening a success and for joining us in the movement to ensure access to food as a basic human right for all people. At the event, we honored Senator Jerry Moran and Representative Betty McCollum for their contributions to fighting hunger in the United States and overseas.

Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) center, receives the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Leadership Award

We also honored two CHC fellowship program alumni, Rich Stolz and Tammy Palmer, for their continued leadership in promoting food security in the United States and overseas, and for their dedication to social justice. We congratulate each of the honorees on their work and their spirit of bi-partisan cooperation. The awards were presented by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Representative Jo Ann Emerson, Representative James P. McGovern and Ambassador Tony Hall. We thank each of you for your significant contributions to fighting hunger in the United States and throughout the World. A special thank you to the following corporations, foundations, organizations and individuals for sponsoring the 5th Annual CHC Awards Ceremony!

Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN), 2nd from left, receives the Bill Emerson & Mickey Leland Leadership Award

Underwriter $50,000

  • Walmart

Partner $30,000

  • General Mills, Inc. Foundation

Harvester $25,000

  • Cargill Inc
  • Kraft
  • Land O’Lakes Foundation and Land O’Lakes Inc
  • Monsanto Company
  • PepsiCo
  • Sodexo

Sower $10,000

  • Archer Daniels Midland
  • Council for Biotechnology Information
  • General Motors
  • Mars, Inc.
  • Safeway
  • Syngenta
  • Tyson Foods, Inc.
  • YUM! Brands

Plower $5,000

  • AARP
  • American Beverage Association
  • Grocery Manufacturers Association
  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Friend of the Center $2,500

  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • C&S Wholesale Grocers
  • DuPont
  • Food Marketing Institute
  • International Dairy Foods Association
  • Nestle USA
  • Share Our Strength
  • Snack Food Association
  • Victory Wholesale Group
  • WFP USA
  • Winston & Strawn LLP

Non Profit Sponsor and Individual Sponsor $1,000

  • 3M
  • Alliance to End Hunger
  • Bread for the World
  • CareFirst Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
  • David P. Lambert
  • Dennis & Cindy Hertel
  • ES Foods
  • Farm Journal Foundation (Farmers Feeding the World)
  • Feeding America
  • Food Research and Action Center
  • Global Child Nutrition Foundation/School Nutrition Association
  • Global Harvest Initiative
  • IFAD
  • MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger
  • National Dairy Council
  • North American Millers’ Association
  • Students Team Up to Fight Hunger

In-Kind Donors

  • CQ Roll Call
  • Diageo
  • POLITICO