2001 - 2001

Ellen L. Torres passes away on October 15, having served as volunteer food bank coordinator from 1976 until her death.

Ellen’s daughter Martina Torres, along with community leaders, Jackie and Bruce Meyer, Bobbi Duran, Donna Lucero, and others step forward to lead the organization.

The Food pantry is honorarily renamed Ellen L. Torres Bienvenidos Food Bank, and the City Council passes a resolution honoring her life and work.