Non-profit organization started by Lynne B. Kahn in her kitchen in 2014, now prepares and distributes more than 2000 mealson weekly basis to members of the local community
The kitchen table has served as the preliminary launching point and corporate headquarters for numerous entrepreneurial businesses, and it has an especially poignant meaning for Lynne B. Kahn. Beginning in 2009, she would host monthly gatherings around this piece of furniture in her home to assemble approximately 250 sandwiches that would be subsequently delivered to local school children in need. The bagged lunch, in many cases, would often be the most nutritious meal provided to the children in a day. This monthly ritual expanded and eventually evolved into the Baltimore Hunger Project and, needing larger facilities in order to serve more than 2,000 meals each week, the non-profit organization recently signed a lease with Hill Management Services, Inc. for 4,210 square feet of space at Timonium Commerce Park.
Danielle Bridge, Leasing Manager with Hill Management Services represented the landlord and Thomas Galvin, an Associate with CBRE represented the tenant in this transaction.
“Our scope has significantly grown since our original objective to provide healthy and consistent meals to school children during the weekend,” explained Lynne B. Kahn, Founder and Executive Director of Baltimore Hunger Project, who devotes her full-time attention to this cause in addition to working as a Certified Public Accountant. “After realizing that kids, as well as adults, also require nutritious meals on the weekends, we reoriented our goals and worked to significantly expand our operations to help more people. Our space on Old Padonia Road enabled us to accommodate a larger volume of supplies and volunteers and, in turn, service more people.”
And Baltimore Hunger Project continued to grow. The initiative now serves more than 2000 weekend meals to children attending more than 20 schools in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. More than 1,500 people have volunteered their time and companies, such as Amazon, No Kid Hungry and H&S Bakery are regular corporate sponsors of the program. The group also partners with the Maryland Food Bank.
“Our move to Timonium Commerce Park provides us access to larger warehouse space to accommodate our constant receipt of food and supplies and provides room for our typical team of 100 volunteers,” stated Kahn. “The end-unit makes it easier for 18-wheel trucks to access our space and, with perishable food items to deliver, a location adjacent to Interstate 83 reduces travel times to our drop-off sites. The building is configured for both office and warehouse space which perfectly suits our need for administrative, packing and logistics requirements.”
Baltimore Hunger Project is occupying 9596 Deereco Road, a single-story building containing over 140,000 square feet of office and warehouse space. It offers ceiling heights up to 20 feet, as well as dock and drive-in loading options. The business community is approximately three miles from Interstate 695 (Baltimore Beltway) and ten miles from Baltimore City.
“Baltimore Hunger Project continues to impact children and adults in a meaningful way and Hill Management is extremely impressed with the passion and dedication exhibited by Lynne B. Kahn and her entire team to combat the food scarcity issue locally,” explained Danielle Beyrodt, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Hill Management Services. “Timonium Commerce Park offers the perfect combination of space flexibility and strategic access they need to fulfill their mission.”
Founded in 1976, Hill Management Services, Inc. is a privately-owned, full-service real estate development company. Located in Timonium, Maryland, Hill Management owns more than four million square feet of office, industrial and retail space as well as several hotel and self-storage facilities. For more information visit www.hillmgt.com
