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Working Together
...to end hunger and malnutrition
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In our last survey we asked you about volunteering, which many of you do this time of year. When it comes to Second Harvest, the most popular opportunity is our special events. And fully half of you enjoy helping sort and bag produce for kids and families. Respondents also like helping with the yearly barrel wraps, organizing food drives, and even office and clerical work--it takes all kinds of skills to feed the community!
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Holiday Food & Fund Drives In Action
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Photos are already coming in from food and fund drives happening all over the county. People, groups, and organizations are raising food and funds in creative and inspiring ways. This is how we feed a community. This is how we feed hope! See more here
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Dakota (right) raised food with his Watsonville Cub Scout Pack #521; pictured with his grandma and sisters Owen and Sidney
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Evelyn, from Aptos, just turned 6, but instead of toys and games, she asked her friends to bring food to her party--so she could donate it to people who don't have enough to eat. Wow!
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Linda Hopper (left), owner of Silver Spur, created and sold calendars featuring the Santa Cruz diner's servers, cooks, and customers, donating the proceeds to Second Harvest!
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Chris, a resident of Santa Cruz County, declared he would go on hunger strike until this jug filled up with donations for the Food Bank. Thankfully, Chris is eating again, and he raised enough to give 3,336 people a meal!
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Twin Lakes Church, Aptos, always gets their whole community involved raising cans and cash for Second Harvest!
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Employees of Physicians Medical Group of Santa Cruz raised funds in creative and competitive ways and beat last year's record!
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Downtown Santa Cruz Holiday Parade
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It was a beautiful, sunny day for this year's Santa Cruz Downtown Holiday Parade. Thanks to Girl Scout Troop 15504 for decorating the Second Harvest truck, walking in the parade and collecting donations from spectators amounting to over 1,600 meals!!
~Check out the gallery~
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January 14, 2017, Will Swim For Food
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Last year's Will Swim for Food raised enough funds to provide nearly 60,000 meals for hungry neighbors in Santa Cruz County.
This year's cold-water swim around the Santa Cruz Wharf is scheduled for January 14. Fear no cold? Sign up for the swim on the website. Prefer to cheer from the beach with a hot coffee in your hands? The swimmers need your support! See the fearless swimmers and sponsor one here--you'll be making their day and supporting Second Harvest or their food bank of choice!
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Agency Spotlight | Food Not Bombs
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This month’s agency spotlight focuses on a group inspired by a simple concept that’s close to our hearts here at the Food Bank: food should be shared, not wasted.
Approximately 40% of food in America gets wasted. Because of spoilage during transportation and storage, individual overpurchasing, aesthetic judgments on what produce should look like, and other reasons, this country discards 1,400 calories worth of food per person per day.
Food Not Bombs’ mission is to recover food that doesn’t need to go to waste and... Read the full article here
Each month Second Harvest throws the spotlight on another of our 100 partner non-profits on the ground in Santa Cruz County helping us get nutritious food to the people who need it. Read more agency spotlights here.
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Give the gift of nutritious food all year long by joining as a Second Harvest Sustaining Partner. It’s easy, convenient, and the best way to make sure your gift keeps on giving. Join now for yourself or in honor of someone you love.
Become a Sustaining Partner
You have the option to give your gift monthly, quarterly, or annually. Sustaining Partners also get early registration to special donor events, an annual receipt each January for easy book-keeping, and special recognition for being a year-round supporter.
Remember, $1 = 4 meals, so a monthly gift of $15 = 60 healthy meals every month, all year!
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