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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 The students at KIPP Heartwood Academy are our fourth Brocade and 49ers MVCs. We are happy to announce KIPP Heartwood Academy as our 4th Brocade and 49ers Most Valuable Coordinators! For the past few years, the middle school students at KIPP Heartwood Academy in San Jose have participated in several food drives. This . . . → Read More: Most Valuable Coordinators: KIPP Heartwood Academy Rich Clemente is our third Brocade and 49ers MVC. We are excited to announce Rich Clemente as our third Brocade and 49ers Most Valuable Coordinator! Rich, the General Manager of Northern California for Insulectro, a supplier of printed circuit boards, led his team of salespeople to run a very successful food drive that collected more than 900 . . . → Read More: Most Valuable Coordinator: Rich Clemente Georgia Skyriotis is our 2nd Brocade and 49ers MVC We are proud to announce Georgia Skyriotis as our second Brocade and 49ers Most Valuable Coordinator! Georgia, a Brownie Girl Scouts leader and mother of 4, worked with her daughter’s elementary school and 2nd grade Girl Scouts troop to put together a wonderful food drive that has . . . → Read More: Most Valuable Coordinator: Georgia Skyriotis With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season upon us, we’ve extended our lobby and donation dock hours for November 2011-January 2012 to receive your generous donations, including foods that require refrigeration. Help us make Thanksgiving memorable for local families by donating fresh or frozen turkeys! Please note that frozen turkeys must be received frozen, not . . . → Read More: Perky the Turkey and Extended Holiday Hours for Second Harvest Food Bank |
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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