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.

Starbucks Volunteers Continue Work at EGFBS

In the group photo (not in the correct order):  Heather, Taylor, Dave, Sam, Arlene and Stephanie. 

Every month for almost a year these dedicated volunteers from Starbucks come to help EGFBS in our warehouse.  These wonderful people assemble the food boxes that we transport to our clients who live in the far corners of Elk Grove:  migrant farm workers in the Franklin area, and low-income seniors at the Seasons apartments.  

This month they assembled 170 boxes in two hours!  Starbucks came to get the job done.  It was very difficult to get them to stop work for a moment for the group photo.

Thanks, Starbucks, for your dedication and service.  Your work helps us bring food to clients who live remotely and are without transportation to our facility on Dino Drive.  

If your group or business would like to take on a project, like Starbucks did, contact our volunteer coordinator, Deb, at (916) 685-8453. 

Heartwarming Thanks

 

We received, through email, a note of thanks from one of our clients.  This short, sweet note made everyone smile. 

 

Today, I received food from your food bank and I am just blown away! Each time I go to your bank, I am surprised; however, today was unbelievable: chicken, fruit, vegetables, bread, flowers, can food, box food, just wonderful! Then, my cat also sends her thanks as I don’t buy her can food and today she had a feast. So, Annie and I both thank you from two senior citizens.

 

Sliced Bread

 

Just put together bit of information I heard at Staff and overheard conversations around the office. 

We have a need for sliced bread, sandwich bread. 

We distribute the makings for peanut butter sandwiches (among other food) to our clients.  Because of local bakeries restructuring, the donations of bread has been slowed to a trickle. 

If you are able, please bring by some loaves of sandwich bread for distribution to our clients. 

We are open for donations Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  Our address is 9820 Dino Drive, Suite 140, Elk Grove, CA  95624. 

Thank you for helping us out. 

Sprouts Farmers Market's Grab 'n Give

Scott Kahler, Store Manager of Elk Grove Store #230

The second annual Grab ‘n Give program at Sprouts Farmers Market resulted in over 400 Holiday bags of food donated to Elk Grove Food Bank Services.  Customers could purchase a pre-filled grocery bag and Scott Kahler, Store Manager of the Elk Grove Store #230, happily donated the Holiday Bags on behalf of his customers.  

Our food distribution programs benefit from this huge donation.   These programs serve approximately 3,300 people each month.  We thank all who participated in this incredible effort.  Your generosity helps our neighbors get through tough times. 

Sprouts Farmers Market

8211 Laguna Boulevard

Elk Grove, CA  95758

Christmas Box Sign Up

Sign ups have begun for our Christmas box giveaway.  Our eligibility requirements apply.  Sign ups end on December 14. 

Distribution will be on Thursday, December 20, 2012.