Gerald Dwyer Elected to Foodshare’s Board of Directors

Foodshare has elected Robinson+Cole lawyer Gerald P. Dwyer Jr. (Kip), a resident of Avon, to its Board of Directors. The board elections were held at Foodshare’s Annual Meeting on March 20, 2014.

Foodshare is the region’s food bank and its goal is to end hunger, that is, to make sure enough food is available to support people who fall on hard times. In 2013, Foodshare distributed food for 12 million meals—that’s 40,000 meals a day—but that huge amount covered only one-third of the need in our area. Beyond distributing food, Foodshare works to mobilize individuals and organizations, recognizing the only way this balance can happen, and keep happening, is if the entire community gets involved in the effort.

“Kip has a real passion for Foodshare’s work and a thorough understanding of the systemic issues we need to address if we are to get at the root of hunger. He will undoubtedly bring a wealth of knowledge to our organization,” said Gloria McAdam, president and CEO of Foodshare.

“Visiting Foodshare’s warehouse and seeing the quantities of food they distribute on a daily basis was eye-opening to the number of people struggling with hunger and food insecurity in our communities,” said Mr. Dwyer. “I am honored and excited to be joining Foodshare in its fight to end hunger.”

Mr. Dwyer focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation. He primarily represents insurance and financial services companies in significant litigation involving various insurance-related activities and products, ranging from the marketing of flood insurance to the scope and availability of business interruption coverage for natural and man-made disasters. Mr. Dwyer is an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law and an instructor with the Travelers Claim University.

About Foodshare

Foodshare is building a movement to solve hunger, bringing together individuals and organizations in all 42 towns of Hartford and Tolland counties. It does this in three key ways by (1) increasing the amount of food available, (2) building self-sufficiency to reduce the number of people in need, and (3) involving the entire community to increase people’s understanding of these real causes and solutions to hunger.  The goal is to inspire community members to become personally involved in effective hunger solutions. 

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