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Virtual Food Drive Continues

betty — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:57:40 +0000

The virtual food drive with Second Harvest Food Bank continues to raise funds. We have raised $607.80 as of the last update. It is probably more as it takes Second Harvest a little while to update the website total.

Each dollar donated to Second Harvest Food Bank equals 2 nutritious meals. They are able to buy a lot more food per dollar then individuals can buy.

The clients that they serve include many families with at least one employed member, the elder, families with children an others. The numbers of working poor have increased with the economic melt down. More people are asking for food then ever before.

Please consider helping those less fortunate then you by making a tax deductible donation to Second Harvest Food Bank.

Thanks!

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Every $1 Donated Provides $9 Worth of Food

betty — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:15:54 +0000

Yes, it is true! For every $1.00 donated Second Harvest Food Bank can provided $9.00 worth of food. That is really amazing.

Other facts:

60% of families using the San Francisco Food Bank have at least one employed adult in their household
Seniors who get food from the San Francisco Food Bank have an average monthly income of $933 in area with one of the highest cost of living in the U.S.
Half of all food distributed is fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables.

Please consider helping. You can donate using the link below and help the hungry. You can also help this go virual and tweet it.

Where and How? ONLINE: Go to www.VirtualHarvest.net to make a monetary donation. Every dollar donated can provide two meals. Choose Donor type: Congregations and choose our organization’s name Congregation Kol Emeth. (Team is not applicable.) Then click on the NEXT button. You will then be taken to the “virtual store” where you can select specific items to donate. If you don’t want to donate specific items, scroll to the bottom of that page whenre you will see a box that allows you to enter a specific amount.

Thank you for helping.

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Help Feed the Hungry in Our Community

betty — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:08:38 +0000

Food and Fund Drive

We are proud to announce our 2009 High Holiday Food and Fund Drive to support Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Our drive will assist Second Harvest to feed those struggling to eat during these tough economic times.

Each month Second Harvest serves an average of 207,566 people, a 17% increase over last year. For many callers, this is the first time they are tapping into the Food Bank’s services. Let’s do our part to make sure no child, senior or family goes hungry this holiday season. I invite you to participate in supporting our community.

This message is off my normal topic but is very important. With so many people having to choose between paying rent/mortgage and buy food for their families, the Second Harvest Food Bank is in need of our help. The advantage of donating online, instead of bringing in bags of food is that Second Harvest can buy far more food per dollar then we can buy. Any size of donation is helpful and greatly appreciated.

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