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Meet our board

ADVISORY BOARD

Aaron Singer, ASG Paradise

Aaron has served as a Pastor, Crossfit coach, Fitness Director., Personal Trainer, ER Tech, and Air Force Medic. After the devastating Wild Fire that devastated Paradise California in 2018, Aaron opened a Wellness Center called Paradise Stronger with the mission to help returning residents rebuild their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing as they rebuilt their homes. Along the way Aaron re-started A Simple Gesture to combat food insecurity in his community and support local pantries. 

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Brad Peterson, ASG PACS

I have been a resident of Phoenixville, PA for over 30 years. My wife Karen and I have been active volunteers at our local food bank, PACS (Phoenixville Area Community Services), for the past 10-15 years. I saw A Simple Gesture program in action in Norwell, MA and knew that I could bring the concept to PACS.  We launched ASG for PACS in November, 2021. As of July, 2024, we have over 570 donor households participating in our bi-monthly cycle, and have collected over 90,000 pounds of food and needed items for this community. This simple program serves as a new, consistent, year round source of non-perishable food to PACS.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tom Ricciardi, Board Chair

David Lees, Board Vice Chair

Jill Painter, Board Treasurer

Dr. Vicki Foust, Board Secretary

Jamilla Pinder

Delas Addison

Edwin Bass

Tonia Vaughn

Stephen Fearing

Bob Biggerstaff, Board Emeritus

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