SANTA BARBARA — Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is still seeking turkeys, chickens, and healthy food donations to provide 30,000 County families healthy and nutritious holiday meals. The last day to donate turkeys, chickens and healthy food is Monday, November 23. The Foodbank aims to provide complete meals this holiday season to each family in need. […]
Month: November 2015
Today Is Foodbank Deadline For Turkey Donations
Santa Barbara And Santa Maria Warehouses Accepting Big Birds Until 5:30 P.M. Today is the last day for those wanting to donate a turkey, chicken or other healthy Thanksgiving items to the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. Volunteers and staffers will accept drop off donations until 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Santa Barbara warehouse at […]
Rescue Mission provides Thanksgiving meal for more than a decade
Outreach coordinator Joe Moreno at the Central Coast Rescue Mission looks for a place to stack cranberry sauce during preparation for the annual Thanksgiving dinner at the Santa Maria Veterans’ Memorial Building on Tuesday. November 22, 2015 12:00 am • By Hamblin Abby For more than a decade, the Central Coast Rescue Mission has provided […]
Top 5 ways to give back during the holiday season
From local shelter animals to foster children, there are many members of our community who can use extra assistance this holiday season. Listed below are the Top 5 ways to lend a helping hand while also saving through tax deductions. 1. Adopt a family Child Abuse Listening Mediation (CALM) has been expanding to North County […]
Turkeys distributed to local charities
Assembly Member Katcho Achadjian partnered with Golden State Water to distribute turkeys to local charities. (KSBY) Thanksgiving is just over a week away, and on Tuesday, a few local charities collected some turkeys to hand out. As part of its Operation Gobble program, Golden State Water Company distributed 100 turkeys to the Foodbank of […]
Santa Maria Empty Bowls Boosts Foodbank Funding
North County fundraiser one of two planned for fall, with Santa Barbara Empty Bowls set for Sunday Santa Barbara County Supervisor Steve Lavagnino serves soup with a flourish during Wednesday’s Empty Bowls event at the Santa Maria Fairpark. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)A variety of soups poured into colorful ceramic bowls by local celebrities will help […]
Judy Foreman: Ilvento’s Proprio Italiano Earns Oprah’s Sauce of Approval
Thanks to inclusion on this year’s Oprah’s Favorite Things, jars are flying off start-up company’s shelves Dr. Joe Ilvento and daughter, Juliana Fitzpatrick, right, with Amy Isabella Chalker, owner of Isabella Gourmet Foods in Santa Barbara. The father-daughter duo recently brought their Ilvento’s Proprio Italiano sauce to the store as part of a benefit for […]
Santa Barbara County Foodbank Holds Table of Life Fundraiser
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County CEO Erik Talkin, center, with event honorees, Sherry Villanueva and Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree. (Photo by Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo) Judi Weisbart and event host Stephanie Sokolove with event co-chairs Marybeth Carty and Arlene Montesano. (Photo by Melissa Walker / Noozhawk photo) Ann Edomstrom, Geoff Green and Maryann Schall. (Photo […]
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Kicks Off Turkey Drive For Holiday Season
Organization seeks donations to help ensure needy families have Thanksgiving meal Stu and Jan Bartleson, third and second from right, joined Wells Fargo Bank representatives to help the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County jumpstart the Thanksgiving Drive by donating 100 turkeys on Monday at the organization’s Santa Maria warehouse. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) […]
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Thanksgiving Drive Begins with 100-Turkey Donation
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County kicks-off its annual Thanksgiving Drive Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, in Santa Maria, with a generous donation of 100 turkeys, the first significant step in providing healthy and nutritious holiday meals for 30,000 local families in need. For the 2015 Holiday season, the Foodbank hopes to collect 1.4 million pounds of food (or 1.16 million meals) and […]