In her role, Jennings will direct events and expand fundraising efforts.
âWe are so excited to welcome Allison into our W.A.M.Y. Community Action family as our new Director of Development,â said Executive Director Melissa Soto. âAllison will be a great partner in strengthening the culture of giving for W.A.M.Y. and raising the funds needed to support and expand our programs in the years ahead.â
Jennings has extensive experience working in the non-profit sector and recently served as the Resource Development Director for Watauga County Habitat for Humanity and was formerly the Food and Nutrition Coordinator for Hospitality House of Northwest NC. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Quiet Givers. In September 2020, CFRE International named Jennings a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE).
Barbara M. Houle
Correspondent
The Veg Out Food Trailer at Nourse Farm in Westboro is open for its second season, providing a take-out menu that’s filled with made-from-scratch salads, soups, sandwiches, smoothies and snacks that utilize the fresh, healthy food grown on the 140-acre family-owned farm.
Veg Out founder Catherine Nourse said the food trailer parked next to the Farm Store served its first customers in May, getting off to an early start with the asparagus harvest. The farm’s newest vegetable was an instant hit, especially at the food trailer where it was transformed into Age of Asparagus Soup, said Nourse.
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Reflections on improving rural peopleâs nutrition: A conversation with 2021 World Food Prize winner Dr Shakuntala Thilsted
IFAD Asset Request Portlet
31 May 2021
Nigel Brett (N.B.)
I was extremely pleased to see that my colleague and friend Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted has won the for her âgroundbreaking research, critical insights and landmark innovations in developing holistic, nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquaculture and food systems. I still remember sharing an office with Shakuntala in IFAD headquarters almost 25 years ago, and have held her in the highest esteem ever since.
I also remember the terrific partnership that IFAD had with Shakuntala and the