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Summer Interns Hone Skills The interns are:

And Expand Services At Katherine Capezza, a junior
at the University of Florida
Treasure Coast Food Bank majoring in family, youth,
and community sciences;
They’re bright, skilled, and eager to help. This summer, Noah Chaban, a marketing
nine interns are honing their skills and expanding staffing major who attends Florida
resources at Treasure Coast Food Bank. State University; Katherine
They are working in several different departments Erickson, an English
including finance, human resources, IT, and marketing. major from the University
Most of the interns have roots on the Treasure Coast, and of Florida; Olivia North,
regardless of their area of expertise and focus, all will leave who attends Florida State
with a greater understanding of Treasure Coast Food Bank’s University and studies public
role in providing vital resources to the community. health and psychology;
“We’re very glad to have this great group of interns Lauren Pearson, an Indian
with us this year,” said Judith Cruz, president and CEO of River State College
Treasure Coast Food Bank. “Not only do they contribute student studying business
to the departments to which they’re assigned, but they’ve administration; Deonte
already made a tremendous impact helping with our special Ramos who studies public
events, volunteer activities, and with some special projects, policy and international
like updates to our website.” relations at New York
University; Sophie Front left: Maxwell Hutchinson, Sophie Swanker, Katie Erickson, Kate Capezza; Back from
Swanker, an integrated left: Deonte Ramos, Olivia North, Lauren Pearson, Vivek Talati, Noah Chaban
marketing communications
major from Albion College in Albion, Mich.; Vivek Talati,

Group photo in warehouse

Kate Capezza, Kate Erickson, Olivia North, and Sophie who studies business analytics at Boston College; and
Swanker Deonte Ramos and Noah Chaban Maxwell Hutchinson, who studies statistics at University
of Florida.
Two of the students – Noah Chaban and Olivia North
CONNECTING – came to Treasure Coast Food Bank through the No
Kid Hungry Youth Ambassador Program, which gives
REAL PEOPLE college students the opportunity to witness hunger in
their community firsthand and involve themselves in work
IN REAL LIFE to combat it. They’ll be working with Treasure Coast
Food Bank’s Summer Meals Program that feeds youth
throughout the summer.
Maxwell Hutchinson is spending his second summer
with Treasure Coast Food Bank, working on a project to
streamline data into an easily readable dashboard.
“I had an amazing experience with the food bank
Join the Summer last year between the rewarding work and supportive
coworkers, so I was all too happy to be here to work with
Love Club Today! Ron Wise with programming,” Hutchinson said. “I’ve
been looking at all the different reports that agencies send
in and the inventory reports to make a dashboard of the
information for upper management.”
While the interns hone their skills, they also learn about
Treasure Coast Food Bank’s role in fighting hunger.
“No matter where they end up in their careers, our
interns will leave with a greater understanding of hunger
and how Treasure Coast Food Bank works every day to
combat it,” Cruz said.
About Treasure Coast Food Bank
Treasure Coast Food Bank is the only food bank and
largest hunger relief organization on Florida’s Treasure
Coast, providing the community each year with millions
of meals valued at more than $50 million through
robust programs and in partnership with 400 charitable
organizations in Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and
Okeechobee counties. In addition to emergency food
distribution, Treasure Coast Food Bank operates a full
roster of direct service programs that not only solve
the immediate problem of hunger, but help individuals
and families gain long-term food security, better health
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