The River Food Pantry has been nominated for Best Charitable Organization & Best Chef in Madison through the Madison.com People’s Choice Awards!

“Our amazing supporters have helped The River win Best Charitable Organization for the past five years in a row and Best Chef in 2023 and 2025. We would be so grateful to win it again this year!” said Rhonda Adams, Executive Director of The River. “Being nominated in both of these competitive categories is an honor. We’re especially proud of our Kitchen Team for being recognized in the Best Chef category. Our staff and volunteers work very hard to create thousands restaurant-quality meals for our community every week.”

Please help us be a top finalist in both categories by nominating The River! Visit go.madison.com/peopleschoice, click on the ‘Local’ section, and nominate for The River under the ‘Charitable Organization’ category. Then go to the ‘People’ section and nominate for our Kitchen Team under the ‘Chef’ category.

Nominations are open from May 6-May 31.

Thank you for your support!