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There are many ways you can get involved in the fight against hunger and malnutrition, no matter what your background, experience level or resources. If we do nothing, there is only one outcome: more hungry people.

You can make a BIG difference by taking just a small action – So Act Now!

Volunteer with Us and Our Partners

Food banks, food pantries and soup kitchens run on volunteers who are generous with their time.  Food donations need to be sorted and placed on shelves, community dinners need to be served, weekend food backpacks for school kids have to be prepared or you can simply help clients pick out food at a pantry. Looking to volunteer, try using the free Golden mobile app to find local opportunities that match your interests.

DONATE

Participate with one of our partner organizations-volunteer, write a check, visit their projects. Click here to donate to one of our partner organizations.

SPEAK UP
Add your voice against hunger and malnutrition. Speak with your family, with your community, your council person, congressman. Write to us at social@mavfoundation.org or let your voice be heard on your favorite social media.
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GREEN IT
Drop off fresh produce from your home or garden to your local food pantry. To locate the nearest one please click below. These three sites are not a complete list of all pantries in the US, but we found these to be the most comprehensive.
Click here to find a pantry

About Ashok

Ashok Vasudevan is Co-founder & CEO of Preferred Brands International, a Connecticut-based food company that makes Tasty Bite and a range of other natural, ethnic and specialty foods sold in major supermarkets globally.

Prior to Tasty Bite, Ashok headed the India desk of Pepsi World Trade in Somers, New York. He received Pepsi’s prestigious MVP award in 1991.

Before joining Pepsi, Ashok spent 10 years with Unilever in various functions that included Management Development, Sales & Marketing and International Business

He is involved in several non-profit organizations in India and the US including:

  • Director on the Board of The Fairfield County Business Council
  • Member of the Chairman’s Circle of the US-India Business Council,
  • Distinguished Visiting Professor of International Entrepreneurship and a member of the Business
    advisory Council of Great Lakes Institute of Management in Chennai, India.
    Ashok Vasudevan graduated in Agricultural Sciences from Bangalore, and post graduate degrees at Bajaj Institute of Management in Bombay and the Harvard Business School.

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About Meera

Meera Vasudevan is Co-founder of Preferred Brands International, a Connecticut-based food company that makes Tasty Bite, a range of natural, ethnic food sold in major supermarkets around the world.

Meera also co-founded ASG-Omni a US and India based consulting firm involved in the design and execution of entry strategies for large US corporations looking to do business in India.

Meera began her career in market research at MARG (Marketing & Research Group), India. MARG is now part of the Nielsen group. After nearly a decade there, Meera co-founded India’s first specialist and largest qualitative research firm, Quantum Market Research. She worked on a number of entry strategies for global brands looking to enter the Indian market and on national social research projects for UNICEF.

She has served on some non-profit boards in the US, and is currently on the board of the United Way of Western Connecticut.

Meera has a Bachelors in English with post-graduate qualifications in Marketing from the University of Madras and INSEAD, France.

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