Our favorite brother triathletes have made the news again! Jacob and Joseph Mansbach (now ages 18 and 16, students at Anacapa School) have dedicated a decade of their young lives to beating childhood hunger in Santa Barbara County. We’re thrilled to see their work acknowledged at a national level with a new article on traithlete.com!
“In the of summer 2021, as the Mansbach brothers trained for the much-anticipated return of the Santa Barbara Tri (it was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19), they found themselves closing in on a major milestone. After a decade of dedicating hours of their free time to fundraising for the Foodbank, Team JoinJacob was about to give away its one millionth meal in Santa Barbara County. Not only that, but the team’s collective funds raised over the years was nearing the $100,000 mark. The Mansbachs felt a strong sense of urgency to hit those targets in 2021, not because of a desire to garner attention or kudos, but because the meals and money were needed more than ever.” (https://bit.ly/3IBpdLk)
“The boys spent time over the summer putting together a video detailing their target and their decade-long relationship with the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, which they sent out en masse. And then, they watched the donations roll in. $100 here. $500 there. Even a $10,000 anonymous donation. By the fall, they surpassed their initial goal of $100,000, eventually exceeding more than $125,000. To make the
experience even sweeter, Jacob and Joseph placed first and fourth, respectively, in their age group in the short-course race at the Santa Barbara Triathlon.”
The Foodbank is so thankful to have these tireless young champions on the team of all those facing hunger in our community. You can still donate to Join Jacob. Check out the article here: https://bit.ly/3IBpdLk and the JoinJacob video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HwyQCQ6dAA
