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Mike Mallory is part of Class of 2016
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Mike Mallory — who has forged a team approach to transform Second Harvest Food Bank into a major player in the battle against hunger throughout the 209 — is being inducted into the Manteca Hall of Fame.The dinner and induction ceremonies are taking place Saturday, May 21, at the Manteca Senior Center, 295 Cherry Lane. Tickets are $60 apiece and are available through the Manteca Boys & Girls Club, 545 W. Alameda St., or by calling 239.5437.Other inductees in the Class of 2016 are Henry C. Long, agriculture; Richard Moon Yee, Health Care; Randall K. Yee, Health Care; Arnita Marie Yepez, Community Service; Peter P. Dalben, Government; Phil Waterford, special recognition; George (Joe) Handy, Education; and Walker Vick, Athletics.Mallory is being inducted in the field of Business.The Manteca-based food bank serves as a distribution center to supply more than 100 non-profit agencies to annually distribute over 15.8 million pounds of supplemental groceries to 365,000 children, adults and seniors dealing with food insecurity in San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties as well as the nearby foothill region.Mallory first served Second Harvest as a board member starting in 1998. He was invited to become the executive director in 2008 when the manager at that time left to serve another non-profit.Mallory is credited with reaching out for product and support from farm organizations and corporations on a national and local level such as Foster Farms, SaveMart, General Mills, Conagra, Mountain Valley Express, Raymus Development and Van Groningen & Sons.