Governor of Virginia, the Honorable Bob McDonnell will be the Keynote Speaker
The Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula has purchased 5.04 acres in Hampton’s Copeland Industrial Park. This property will become the much anticipated, new Foodbank. The 52,000 square foot warehouse will allow the Foodbank to quadruple the food storage capability. The facility will serve as the main office and distribution center. The location offers close proximity to the community partners that rely on the Foodbank. Last year the Foodbank distributed nearly 10 million pounds of food into the community.
The development team for the Foodbank consists of PMA Architecture, W.M. Jordan Company and Devon Commercial Construction. The Foodbank has retained the firm of PMA Architecture for design, construction documents and construction administration for the interior build out of the facility, which will be completed by W.M. Jordan Company.
The Foodbank is a charitable organization that solicits, receives, inventories, store and distributes donated food to charitable agencies that directly help the needy. The Foodbank offers education and services to clients of partnering agencies and manages several programs to address hunger on the Virginia Peninsula. Vital programs such as The Kids Café and The Back Pack Program are crucial to ensuring children in need within the local school systems are able to secure consistent meals.
Ground Breaking Location: 2401 Aluminum Drive, Hampton VA
Time: 10:00 am
Date: MAY 6th, 2010
PMA Architecture, headquartered in Newport News, Virginia is a leading design, preservation, and planning firm involved in community design, architecture, interior design and planning. The firm has been recognized by awards from the American Institute of Architects, American Planning Association and other local and national organizations.
With offices in Newport News and Richmond, Virginia, W. M. Jordan Company provides Construction Management, Preconstruction Services, Design Build, Construction Consulting and Building Solutions to a diverse clientele. Customers represent health systems, senior living communities, colleges and universities, public school systems, places of worship, corporations both large and small, developers, and municipal, state, and federal government. The 52-year old firm currently ranks #160 on Engineering News Record’s “Top 400 Contractors” and #76 on ENR’s “Top Construction Management at Risk Firms” lists.
Devon Commercial Construction, is a developer and general contractor specializing in the construction of office, warehouse/distribution, and light manufacturing operations in the Mid-Atlantic area and is based in Richmond, Virginia. Devon works closely with companies seeking to relocate, expand, or renovate their facilities, and helps to design and construct a state- of-the-art building that will enable the tenant to maximize operational performance.
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula is to distribute food effectively through collaborative efforts that minimize hunger, promote nutrition and self-reliance through education.
Goals:
- Ensure future capability to acquire, store and distribute food for those in need within our community.
- Secure sufficient funding to sustain operation.
- Recruit, develop and maintain the most qualified and committed people as personnel and board members.
- Collaborate with agencies and other organizations to provide food for those in need.
- Educate the community about the problem of hunger, basic nutrition, safe food handling and self reliance.