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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 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 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 From May 3rd through May 22nd, KRTY Radio challenges you to collect as many canned goods to donate to Second Harvest Food Bank in conjunction with Second Harvest’s Share Your Lunch Campaign to help feed the children in our community. Each can or non-perishable food item gets you closer to a pair of tickets and backstage passes . . . → Read More: Win Tickets & Backstage Passes to See Tim McGraw! Do you remember receiving a gift that really mattered to you? For me, the gift I received that really mattered was an invitation. The gift arrived when I was just out of school. My wife and I were in our first year of marriage, in our first apartment, living far from either of our families. We didn’t have . . . → Read More: What Matters to You? Yesterday we kicked off the 2009 Holiday Food & Fund Drive with an event at our San Carlos Warehouse. Supervisor Carole Groom and John W. Thompson, Symantec Chairman of the Board (pictured above), drove home the importance of supporting the Food Bank and the significant role we play in the community. This holiday season is critical. As we strive . . . → Read More: Food Bank Kicks off Holiday Drive The Carolee Hazard 93 Dollar Drive (see blog post from August 26) has taken on a life of its own! As of today, more than $13,000 has been donated to the Food Bank. And the Facebook Page she set up has received comments from all over the world. In addition, Trader Joe’s in Menlo Park, the store . . . → Read More: The Carolee Hazard 93 Dollar Drive Totals Over $13K On August 26, hundreds of people are expected to show up for Zombie-o-Rama in downtown San Jose. This year, event organizer Dan Vado of SLG publishing has set up a food drive to compliment the Zombie Crawl and film showing of “Shaun of the Dead”. A barrel will be set up at the movie site (Starlight . . . → Read More: Zombies support the Food Bank Win tickets and backstage passes to see Kenny Chesney in concert on July 18th, and feed hungry kids in the process! During the month of June, local radio station 95.3 KRTY is challenging listeners to participate in their Cans for Kenny food drive, benefitting Second Harvest Food Bank’s Share Your Lunch campaign. The person who donates the . . . → Read More: Cans for Kenny Chesney Contest with 95.3-KRTY |
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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