Written by Jan Nigro, November 2025 Jim Wells was born in a small town in Nebraska, grew up in Toronto and eventually settled in Ithaca where he went to high school. He then went to school for tv and radio and got into corporate video production and from there got involved in making training and […]
Written by Jan Nigro, September 2025 Gretchen Rymarchyk is from Lafayette NY and came to Ithaca for grad school. She has a Bachelor’s in Psychology and Master’s in social work and a PhD in policy analysis & planning. She’s also taught, and done a lot of social work in the community here. She retired from […]
By Jan Nigro, 2025 When I first joined FDN several years ago, Art Pearce was the first person to help me learn the ropes. I didn’t know at the time that he had been involved with FDN for many years. “In 2009, Sara Pines approached me and several others explaining that she needed help figuring […]
Written by Rosie Bostian, April 2025 Alicia Menduni, an Environmental Science major and Assistant Manager for the Ithaca College Eco Reps, has played a key role in expanding the college’s food recovery program. While working at the Campus Center dining hall, Alicia recognized the opportunity to launch a food recovery initiative. As she gained a […]
By Elena Flash, November 2024 Riding along with volunteer Vicki John on Wednesday afternoons provides a taste of the full circle impact of Friendship Donations Network (FDN). Vicki, a lifelong Ithacan, became an FDN volunteer about 9 years ago. Around then, the Statler’s head chef, Kris Escalante, was beginning to connect with FDN based on […]
