The food drive is continuing a little longer. You can still donate at Second Harvest Food Bank. I’ve been hoping that we could reach $1000.00 in donations which equals 2,000 nutritious meals. So far we have raised $607.80, which isn’t bad.
Second Harvest Food Bank says:
“Even as the economy begins to recover, the requests for help continue to grow since joblessness is still on the rise. Last year our multi-lingual Food Connection hotline received more than 40,000 calls, a 44% increase over the previous year. Currently, more than two thirds of requests are from first time callers who have never before needed food assistance.”
“In addition to the increase in people coming to us for help, the Food Bank is also struggling with a decrease in canned food and shelf stable donations. The majority of the food we distribute is donated food and as large manufacturers and retailers tighten their belts, the Food Bank has to turn to the community and other sources to make up those lost donations. We are in need of high-quality, high-protein items such as tuna, soups and chili, as well as canned fruit and canned vegetables.”
“Every month more than 207,000 people in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties rely on the Food Bank to help them feed themselves and their families.”
As we go into the Holiday Season when most of us gather with friends and family around tables laden with food, it would be wonderful if we could help as many families as possible provide their basic food needs.
If you have already donated to Second Harvest, thank you. If you haven’t yet, please consider making a donation of any size.
This site wasn’t meant to be dedicated to Food Drives and I will soon get back to main purpose but this seems so important that I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to help.
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