Does 92-year-old Charles LoBue plan on retiring from his 35-hour-a-week volunteer commitments any time soon? “No way,” he said. The hard-working community servant just received an award honoring him for 20 years as a volunteer for the Foodbank Santa Barbara County’s Brown Bag program, which supplies free groceries to seniors in need twice a month. […]
Read More… from Coastal View News: LoBue adds another volunteer award to the long list
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s free Brown Bag Program supplies local low-income seniors with a bounty of fresh groceries twice a month. Single seniors over the age of 60 whose household income is less than $1,507 qualify for the program, as well as seniors in larger households with low incomes. Participants can pick up […]
Read More… from Coastal View News: Brown Bag Program feeds local seniors
The holiday season is in full swing, and the Santa Barbara County Food Bank will be accepting turkey donations for its entire duration. However, this year’s annual drive for Thanksgiving dinner’s most popular centerpiece has thus far fallen short of expectations, by a couple thousand turkeys. “We have just under 10 percent of what we need for […]
Read More… from Santa Maria Sun: Spotlight on: Santa Barbara County Food Bank
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County needs about 3,000 turkeys by Monday. So far, it has only received about 200, which is less than 7 percent of its goal. “We are looking at a paltry sum of the poultry that we need,” said Paul Wilkins, the new director of operations. “We are really feeling the crunch right now. […]
Some 100 Ticktockers from the Santa Barbara Chapter of the National Charity League (NCL), partnered with the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County to kick off the Foodbank’s annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive on Oct. 28. Erik Talkin, CEO of the Foodbank provided an overview of the Foodbank and shared a story about the new face of […]
Read More… from Noozhawk: Ticktockers, Food Bank Join Forces to Fight Hunger
It’s official. We’re on the downhill run through the holidays. Economists predict a pretty good season for retailers, in part because Christmas and the start of a new year fall on a Monday, meaning a long weekend off for many workers, and more hours to finish off your gift list. Click here to read more. […]
Read More… from Santa Maria Times: Our View: A little food for thought
Fighting local hunger, hundreds of Rabobank N.A. employees in the Santa Maria Valley and Lompoc have launched a two-week food drive to help replenish the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County’s inventory in time for the holiday season. More than 200 employees from the bank’s area branches and operations center are inviting the community to help […]
Read More… from Noozhawk: Rabobank Seeks Food Deposits to Fill Food Bank Coffers
Members of the Yardi Marketing team gathered for a two-day conference in sunny Santa Barbara. As the conference drew to a close, theteam celebrated with a volunteer service event at The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County (Foodbank SBC). Foodbank SBC is moving the community from hunger to health. The organization is “not only feeding but […]
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County will host the 20th Annual Santa Barbara Empty Bowls fundraiser on Sunday, Nov. 12, at the Ben Page Youth Center, 4540 Hollister Ave. Seatings begin at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. The annual event raises awareness about hunger and food insecurity throughout the community and raises funds to […]
Read More… from Noozhawk: Help Feed Foodbank by Filling Empty Bowls
A heat wave didn’t deter hundreds of Santa Maria Valley residents from devouring assorted gourmet soups Wednesday to benefit the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. The 16th annual Santa Maria Empty Bowls, with the theme “Turn Hunger Into Health,” occurred at the Santa Maria Fairpar, where the event’s popularity still meant two separate seatings to accommodate the crowd. […]
Read More… from Noozhawk: Despite Hot Weather, Soup Still Proves Popular at Santa Maria Empty Bowls
