Thank You For Your Generosity!

Yesterday was a busy day at the Elk Grove Food Bank - and that's exactly how we like it. Due to the generosity of our community, volunteers were busy processing the food donated. Processing is a word that doesn't really cover what they do on a daily basis.

When canned and boxed goods are brought to the Elk Grove Food Bank, volunteers first sort through them to check the expiration date. Then, they put them on the appropriate shelf; that makes it SO much easier to fill boxes and bags to be given to our clients.

 

When vegetables and fruits are donated, a volunteer sorts them into family serving sizes. This time of year items are also being sorted into temporary boxes of Christmas dinner items (canned yams, cranberries, gravy, canned milk, pie filing, etc.

A sample of yesterday's bags included bananas, grapes, bag of oranges, peppers, apple, pear, green onions, pre-made salads, tomatoes, Brussel sprouts and a bag of tomatoes. As the bags are filled, they are placed on a shelf ready to be given to our next client at the window.

In the afternoon, Elk Grove Food Bank picked up a large donation.  It was wonderful! But we also know that with are numbers increasing (over 4,500 clients served monthly), we need to keep filling our shelves.

SO, thank you for your generosity!

P.S. We can always use plastic and brown paper bags.

20th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Postal Food Drive

During this recession, providing food can be extremely difficult, especially among seniors and children.  According to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, nearly 49 million Americans were facing hunger in 2011.

 On Saturday, May 12, the Elk Grove Food Bank Services will participate in the largest food drive in the nation, the 20th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Postal Food Drive.  Over 10,000 communities all over the U. S. will join forces to help put an end to hunger, and you can participate too. Every food donation helps in the fight against hunger no matter how small or large. 

 Simply leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, or fruit, pasta, tuna or cereal next to your mailbox prior to the time of regular mail delivery on Saturday, May 12.

Elk Grove area letter carriers will collect these food donations as they deliver the mail and take the distribution to the Elk Grove Food Bank.

Last year the Food Bank distributed almost 3 million pounds of food to local individuals and families living right here in our local community.