Category: News

Thanksgiving Drive-Through Attracts Donors with Street Rods

Posted on by Judith Smith-Meyer

Santa Maria Times November 15, 2014 Web http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/thanksgiving-drive-thru-attracts-donors-with-street-rods/article_c02b16b7-f18f-5d54-b331-7ee868af6d9e.html#utm_source=santamariatimes&utm_campaign=/email/morning/&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline Thanksgiving Drive-Thru attracts donors with street rods Bent Axels president Larry Eskew hands Santa Barbara County Foodbanks Community Leadership Coordinator Darlene Chavez a check for five hundred dollars Friday during the annual Thanksgiving Drive-Thru in-front of Albertson’s. The Bent Axles Car Club teamed up with the Foodbank […]

Read More… from Thanksgiving Drive-Through Attracts Donors with Street Rods

Share

Preschool Students Collect Turkeys for Food Bank

Posted on by Judith Smith-Meyer

KSBY November 19, 2014 Web http://www.ksby.com/news/preschool-students-collect-turkeys-for-food-bank/ Preschool students collect turkeys for food bank Thanksgiving is about a week away and some local preschoolers have been working for the past few months to help provide turkeys for Central Coast families in need. Kids at Bryant’s AAA Club in Lompoc raised about $1,200 during their third annual […]

Read More… from Preschool Students Collect Turkeys for Food Bank

Share

SBCC Baseball Team Holding Youth Camp, Canned Food Drive on Saturday

Posted on by Judith Smith-Meyer

Santa Barbara Rivera November 28th Web http://santabarbarariviera.com/headlines/sbcc-baseball-team-holding-youth-camp-canned-food-drive-on-saturday/ SBCC Baseball Team Holding Youth Camp, Canned Food Drive on Saturday This post was originally published on this site Posted on 11.28.2014 2:41 p.m. The SBCC baseball team is holding a Youth Camp on Saturday to help out local families during the holiday season. The cost is a canned food donation (or several), […]

Read More… from SBCC Baseball Team Holding Youth Camp, Canned Food Drive on Saturday

Share

Local Girl Scouts Holding Holiday Food Drive to Benefit Foodbank

Posted on by Judith Smith-Meyer

Santa Barbara Riviera November 18, 2014 Web http://santabarbarariviera.com/headlines/local-girl-scouts-holding-holiday-food-drive-to-benefit-foodbank/​ Local Girl Scouts Holding Holiday Food Drive to Benefit Foodbank By Girl Scouts-Costa de Oro Service Unit | Published on 11.18.2014 2:15 p.m. The local Girl Scout service unit will be holding a holiday food drive this month. On the weekend before Thanksgiving, Girl Scouts from Goleta to Carpinteria will […]

Read More… from Local Girl Scouts Holding Holiday Food Drive to Benefit Foodbank

Share

Food banks ask donors to think healthful before giving

Posted on by Judith Smith-Meyer

http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-food-relief-20141115-story.html   By MARY MACVEAN  Food banks try to shift the focus of giving to more healthful donations From now through the end of the year, many churches, schools and other organizations will collect food to fill food banks and food pantries during the winter holiday season. Trouble is, one advocate says, people who mean well […]

Read More… from Food banks ask donors to think healthful before giving

Share

Four Churches Donate Over 600 Turkeys and Chickens for Thanksgiving

Posted on by Judith Smith-Meyer

http://www.keyt.com/news/four-churches-donates-over-600-turkeys-and-chickens-for-thanksgiving/29787026 United effort in Montecito will feed those in need John Palminteri, KEYT – KCOY – KKFX Senior Reporter, johnp1250@aol.com POSTED: 06:55 PM PST Nov 17, 2014 UPDATED: 09:31 PM PST Nov 17, 2014 Churches Donate Over 600 Turkeys and Chickens MONTECITO, Calif. – Four Montecito churches combined their efforts over the weekend to help those in need this holiday season. A  turkey and chicken drive brought in  526 turkeys, […]

Read More… from Four Churches Donate Over 600 Turkeys and Chickens for Thanksgiving

Share