Volunteers Needed!

 

We Want You!

THE ELK GROVE FOOD BANK

WANTS YOU TO GIVE JUST ONE DAY…

TO HARVEST FRESH PRODUCE FROM DAVIS RANCH,

SLOUGH HOUSE CALIFORNIA

• IS YOUR SERVICE CLUB LOOKING FOR A PROJECT TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY?

• ARE YOU A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT THAT NEEDS COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS?

• IS YOUR CHURCH LOOKING FOR A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT?

• IS YOUR HIGH SCHOOL GROUP, CLUB, ORGANIZATION LOOKING FOR A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT?

Davis Ranch of Slough House California has offered the Elk Grove Food Bank the opportunity to harvest fruits and vegetables.

If you or your organization are interested in scheduling a work day to harvest please contact Deborah Luck 916-685-8453

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• Need 10 to 20 per group

• High School age and up.

• Start time, 7am, harvest 2 1/2 hours.

• Wear gloves, hat, light weight long sleeve shirt, long pants & shoes.

This is a tremendous opportunity for you to help feed the hungry.

Link to Davis Ranch Helping Hands Produce

Lifepointe Christian Church Donation

Lifepointe Christian Church held an event, Divine Diva Day last Saturday to celebrate the uniqueness of women of all generations.  Participants were asked to donate non-perishable food at the event to benefit Elk Grove Food Bank Services.  

Cyndi Muscat and Rene Jenkins delivered the results of their event at Lifepointe. 

Their food drive collected 989 pounds of food. 

 

Thank you, Lifepointe Christian Church! 

Soroptimist of Elk Grove Donation

Betty Hall, Soroptimist and EGFBS board member; Judy Sala, EGFBS case manager; and Leigh Nurre, Soroptimist President. 

Case Manager, Judy Sala, spoke on behalf of Elk Grove Food Bank Services at Soroptimist International of Elk Grove meeting last Friday morning.  Sala explained the different programs available and described the growing need for emergency food, clothing and services at EGFBS. 

The Elk Grove Soroptimist members presented EGFBS with a $2,000 check in support of the work done by EGFBS. 

Thank you, Soroptimist International of Elk Grove, your donation will help us serve the needy in the Elk Grove area. 

Stamp Out Hunger 2013

On the second Saturday of May each year the letter carriers in Elk Grove will be conducting a food drive to assist the less fortunate in our city. The U.S. Postal Food Drive is the country’s largest one day-collection. “We are truly grateful for the response to the drive in past years and the dedication of our local letter carriers,” said Executive Director, Marie Jachino.

The Elk Grove Food Bank Services is always in need of a helping hand, but Saturday, May 11, we will get the help of several hands. All over Elk Grove letter carriers will deliver mail and pick up canned goods and non-perishable food.

Remember the Postal Carrier food drive is Saturday, May 11, the day before another important day, Mothers Day!

Website:  http://www.helpstampouthunger.com/

 

Moving to Grace House

It has been a lot of work for many groups and organizations and a long wait for our clients to be able to move in to the first transitional house in the Elk Grove area.  Now our homeless clients have a temporary home to use as they work their way out of homelessness and back into a more normal life.



Robert Cosgrove, Ed Kelly (PATH member) and Robert Cloud. 

EG Food Bank clients Robert Cosgrove and Robert Cloud stopped by to pick up groceries to stock their kitchen pantry in Grace House.  This first transitional home in Elk Grove will provide the formerly homeless Cosgrove and Cloud a stable environment in which to work on securing employment and returning to a more normal life.  Instrumental in Cosgrove’s and Cloud’s progress, PATH (People Assisting The Homeless) member, Ed Kelly, was present to provide transport for the men and their groceries.