Brighter Bites, a national nonprofit delivering fresh fruits and vegetables directly into families’ hands, announces Gabriela D’Arrigo, VP of communications and marketing at D'Arrigo New York, as its newest board member.
"We are honored to welcome Gabriela as the newest member to our board,” said Rich Dachman, chief executive officer at Brighter Bites. “She and the D’Arrigo family have been large supporters of our work over the years and in helping us make a difference in the communities we serve. Our relationship is a wonderful example of when the produce industry locks arms with us in order to make healthy changes in lives across the country."
D’Arrigo, a family-owned and operated fresh fruits and vegetables supplier serving the Northeast since 1948, has been a Brighter Bites partner following the organization’s launch in NYC schools in 2018. The company has donated a variety of unique fruits and vegetables to the New York programming produce bags and boxes including plums, mangos, dragon fruit, pumpkins, Brussels sprouts, asparagus and kiwi.
In addition to donating produce, D'Arrigo advocates for the organization’s work and mission with consistent involvement in fresh produce industry networking events. Through this type of support, Brighter Bites has been able to connect with key members of the industry to continue growing its program base.
“Gabriela has been instrumental to our programming since we began our efforts in New York,” said Shey Hall, northeast regional director. “She is always thinking about Brighter Bites and how she can bring us into conversations and present us with opportunities to further expand our mission.”
“I’ve said this before, but I will say it again, this is the only organization I’ve seen that has the vision and the ability to execute and deliver it,” said D’Arrigo. “It’s an honor and a privilege to join the team and have the opportunity to contribute to its future goals.”
Since launching in 2012, Brighter Bites has distributed more than 50 million pounds of produce and hundreds of thousands of nutrition education materials to over 500,000 individuals through schools, after-school programs and summer camps in the cities in which it serves. It uses a simple formula for introducing healthy lifestyles to families: produce distribution, nutrition education and a fun food experience that helps to demystify produce and show just how great it can taste.
For more information:
Gabby Ausbrook
Brighter Bites
gausbrook@dma-solutions.com
https://brighterbites.org/