Summer food drive
“Summer time is a busy time for food bankers because hunger doesn’t take a vacation during this nicest time of the year,” says David Goodman, executive director of the REFB. “Working families still struggle to make ends meet. Many workers are unemployed due to the recession. And seniors and other low-income residents face high costs of living on limited fixed incomes.”
In addition, about 26,000 Sonoma County children rely on free or reduced priced school lunches during the year. The food bank is asking for people to donate food or cash to help keep the shelves stocked with canned and packaged food and vegetable bins full of nutritious and fresh produce.
The Food Bank Summer Hunger Drive 2010 will continue through the end of July.
No amount of food or cash is too small. Cash donations are especially helpful at the REFB where every $1 contribution produces $4 worth of food that is available for distribution to people in need.
Food donations can be made in orange collection barrels throughout the county at G&G Markets, Santa Rosa Grocery Outlet, Safeway, CVS/Pharmacy and Whole Foods. Food may also be donated at the REFB headquarters, 3320 Industrial Drive, Santa Rosa.
Cash donations can be made online at www.refb.org; or you can mail a check to Redwood Empire Food Bank, 3320 Industrial Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403; or call 707-523-7900 to put a donation on a credit card.
