Awards for Sara Pines and the Friendship Donations Network
- E-chievement Award. E-Town and Argosy Foundation (National Radio), May 2007
- Laura Holmberg Award. The Community Foundation of Tompkins County, March 2007
- Phenominal Assistance Award. City of Ithaca –GIAC
- Woman of the Year. Tompkins County Trust Foundation
- Woman of Excellence. Girl Scouts – Seven Lakes Council
- Graceful Giving Award. (National) Points of Light Foundation
- AARP “Social Impact Award” 2008
- Kendal Residents Community. Thanksgiving Offering
- Certificate of Appreciation. Bethlehem Church of Jesus Christ
Press
- “Winter concert to celebrate the season and giving” Ithaca Journal, Jan 8, 2012
- “A Time to Give: Friendship Donations Network” Ithaca Journal, Dec 22, 2011
- “Seeking Happy Holidays: Ithaca organizations could use a hand this season” Ithaca Times, Dec 7, 2011
- “Local Pantry program is grateful for local help” Guest Viewpoint, Ithaca Journal, Oct 13, 2011
- “Local Humanitarian Retires” Action News 12 WBNG, Nov 21, 2010
- “Hunger hits home: Area food banks see a nearly 25 percent increase in people in need” Ithaca Journal, Nov 20, 2010
- “After feeding thousands, Sara Pines is retiring” Ithaca Journal, Nov 19, 2010
- “Putting the Friendship into Ithaca area food donations” Ithaca Times, Jan 21, 2009
- “Local Lovers Challenge wraps up, Friendship Donations Network benefits” Ithaca Times, Jan 7, 2009
- “Hunger funding: State must fund food pantries”, Ithaca Journal, Nov 28, 2008, Editorial page
- “Local food pantries see increased traffic”, Ithaca Journal, Nov 26, 2008
- “Food Donations are Abundant Locally”, Ithaca Journal, June 30, 2008, Editorial page
- “Touched by Poverty”, an Ithaca Journal Series, May 3, 4, 2008, Front page, pages 4A to 6A
- same series, “Local Food Through Friendship”, April 24, 2008, Front page, page 4A
- same series, “The Struggle for Food”, May 5, 6, 2007, Front page, 6A, 7A
- same series, “Fighting Poverty One Day at a Time”, Dec 18, 2007, Editorial page
- same series, “Heroes in the War on Poverty”, Dec 15, 2007, Front page
- “Good Food, Good Heart”, Ithaca Journal, Sep 12, 2006, Front page
Misc Articles
- “A Woman Who Saw Hunger and Tried to end it”, article by Sara Pines, 2007
- “Woman of the Year”, Ecovillage at Ithaca newsletter, Winter 2000, page 9
