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To continue our Food of the Month series, we are focusing on beans for February. As with peanut butter, beans have a long shelf life, they fill an important role in a balanced diet and are easy to prepare. For more information on our most-needed food items, check out our website. If beans were to compete in . . . → Read More: Food of the Month: Beans for February Special Blog Post By: Alisa Tantraphol, Corporate & Foundation Relations Manager Nancy Nielsen of Applied Materials is our 10th Brocade and 49ers MVC. Anyone else stepping into the role of Food & Fund Drive Coordinator at Applied Materials would have found it daunting to inherit a drive that raised more than $850,000 for Second Harvest last year. . . . → Read More: Most Valuable Coordinator: Nancy Nielsen of Applied Materials Last Friday, after our staff nutritionists provided extensive nutrition education and food safety training, we inducted our second class of Health Ambassadors. This program was created and piloted in 2011 as a way to augment Second Harvest’s existing nutrition outreach efforts. . . . → Read More: Second Harvest Welcomes New Health Ambassadors Our savvy supporters often ask which foods are the best to donate. To shed some light on the subject, we are reintroducing our Food of the Month series. Most of the foods are shelf stable, pack plenty of nutrition and are easy to prepare. For more information on our most-needed food items, check out our website. . . . → Read More: Food of the Month: Peanut Butter for January Special Blog Post By: Alisa Tantraphol, Corporate & Foundation Relations Manager How does a company create a culture of giving? Through vision and a lot of spadework. Marvell's Tate Tran is our 9th Brocade and 49ers MVC At Marvell Semiconductor, the vision came from Tom Hayes, Vice President of Corporate Marketing. As an executive at Applied Materials, Tom . . . → Read More: Most Valuable Coordinator: Tate Tran of Marvell Special Blog Post By: Alisa Tantraphol, Corporate & Foundation Relations Manager We are proud to announce eBay’s Dave Macchi and Darleen Keegan as our 8th Brocade and 49ers Most Valuable Coordinators. “I’ve taken up a paper route,” jokes Dave Macchi, fitness manager at eBay. Dave was so committed to ensuring an eBay “Fill the Truck” food collection event was . . . → Read More: Most Valuable Coordinators: Dave Macchi and Darleen Keegan of eBay Randy Pond, Cisco Executive Vice President and Second Harvest champion, had the chance to meet with one of the families Second Harvest Food Bank feeds. Read on to hear his reactions and to learn about why Cisco is committed to ending hunger both locally and around the world. Content re-posted with permission from Cisco. . . . → Read More: Guest Blog Post by Randy Pond, Cisco Executive Vice President Jake Perez is our 6th Brocade and 49ers MVC. We are proud to announce Jake Perez, President of the Woodrow Wilson Jr. High School Reunion 2011 Committee as our 6th Brocade and 49ers Most Valuable Coordinator. Even though the school closed its doors in June 1971, many alumni still keep in touch with one another. This year, . . . → Read More: Most Valuable Coordinator: Jake Perez Special Blog Post By: Alisa Tantraphol, Corporate & Foundation Relations Manager Ramesh Kamath of SonicWALL is our 5th Brocade and 49ers MVC. This holiday season, Second Harvest Food Bank is recognizing notable food drive coordinators on our blog and Facebook page. Every week in November and December we will recognize one food drive coordinator/group as the Brocade . . . → Read More: Most Valuable Coordinator: Ramesh Kamath of SonicWALL If you’re looking for a fun way to give back this holiday season, we invite you to join Movin’ 99.7’s Fernando and Greg as they broadcast live this Friday, from the Safeway on Hamilton Avenue. For a second year in a row, Fernando and Greg are partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank to end . . . → Read More: Movin’ 99.7’s Morning Show Fernando and Greg Live Food Drive Broadcast to Support Second Harvest this Friday |
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties is the trusted leader dedicated to ending local hunger. Since its inception in 1974, Second Harvest has become one of the largest food banks in the nation, providing food to an average of nearly one quarter of a million people each month. The Food Bank mobilizes individuals, companies, and community partners to connect people to the nutritious food they need. Nearly half of the food distributed is fresh produce. Second Harvest also plays a leading role in promoting federal nutrition programs and educating families on how to make healthier food choices. Stay tuned here for the latest news — efforts to end local hunger, stories from the front lines, advocacy alerts, and promotions benefiting the Food Bank. We have distribution warehouses in San Jose and San Carlos, CA. Get Directions Visit our main website at:
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