fixed-income seniors unable to buy basic groceries, low- .... Vons and Stater Bros. will be hosting our Holiday Food Dri
MTS, NCTS, Girl Scouts & Albertsons to Host 7th Annual “Stuff the Bus” Food Drive, Saturday, Dec. 6 The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is teaming up with the North County Transit District (NCTD), Albertsons supermarkets and the San Diego Girl Scouts to host the seventh annual “Stuff the Bus” Food Drive.
Upcoming Events
Special Thanks
Nov. 23 – Chargers Food Drive @ Qualcomm Stadium Nov. 27 – Run for the Hungry 5K & 10K Dec. 6 – Stuff the Bus Food Drive at Albertsons supermarkets Jan. 18 – Feb. 2 – MLK Jr. Freedom From Hunger Food Drive
On Saturday, Dec. 6, MTS and NCTD will have 17 buses stationed in Albertsons parking lots throughout the county for supporters to stuff the buses full of food for families in need this holiday season.
SILVER Alaska Airlines Ametek Foundation Nordson Corporation Foundation Sharp Health Plan
Please visit your local Albertsons on Saturday, Dec. 6 and help us “stuff the bus” with food to feed local families in need! For information visit the Food Bank’s website: sandiegofoodbank.org
Host a Virtual Food Drive this Holiday Season Host a holiday food drive at your school or office without leaving your desk!
Military personnel honor 9-11 victims with a moment of silence at the Food Bank’s 9-11 Volunteer Day of Service.
Then Navy personnel packed bags of food for children living in poverty who receive food assistance on the Food 4 Kids Backpack Program. Other Navy personnel inspected and sorted tons of food drive donations for families in need.
The Food Bank’s Virtual Food Drive is an internet-based technology that allows our supporters to host a food drive online via our website. All you have to do is visit our Virtual Food Drive webpage, and you can purchase food items for the Food Bank securely online with a bank or debit card.
Commenting about the Day of Service, Russell Pierce, 2nd Class Petty Officer, said, “It makes me feel really good, because I wasn’t always in the best position myself, so to be able to give back… to be able to make other people happy, take the stress off other people’s back. It just feels really good.” Military personnel inspect and sort food drive donations.
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Corporations
GOLD Bridgepoint Education Inc. Chrysler No Cost Conference, Inc. Stater Bros. Charities
Navy Personnel Volunteer at Food Bank for 9-11 Day of Service
The Day of Service started with an opening ceremony that included a salute and moment of silence for the victims of 9-11.
WINTER 2014
PLATINUM NRG Energy, Inc. Wells Fargo Bank
In addition to the Saturday food drive, Albertsons will host the Food Bank’s red food drive barrels during the week leading up to the event for customers to make nonperishable food drive donations.
The San Diego Food Bank hosted more than 40 active-duty Navy personnel for a Day of Service volunteer event to honor those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and those who have fallen in service to the country.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
SUSTAINERS Aimloan.com
Girl Scouts will be volunteering at all 17 Albertsons parking lots to help shoppers stuff the buses full of food, and military volunteers will unload the buses at the Food Bank’s warehouse at the end of the food drive.
Girl Scouts collected food at last year’s Stuff the Bus Food Drive. The food drive raised over 16,000 pounds of food!
The Food Bank would like to thank the following corporations and foundations for their generous contributions. The list reflects donations received July through October 2014.
JACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK NEWSLETTER
By holding your food drive online, you’ll be saving the Food Bank the time and resources incurred by a physical food drive. Plus, your donations will help us purchase more of our “most needed” food items, like canned tuna, peanut butter, canned fruits and vegetables, beans and cereals.
The Virtual Food Drive is a great way for individuals to give as well as businesses and civic groups. Many of our corporate and foundation partners create “themed” Virtual Food Drives or conduct competitions to see who can donate the greatest amount of food between departments. The Food Bank can even create specialized pages for your school or business! Then just set a fundraising goal and invite coworkers, friends and family to help you reach it! Visit our website for more information or contact Courtney Browne at cbrowne@ sandiegofoodbank.org or 858863-5130.
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“The cost of living is extremely high in San Diego. I don’t know what we’d do without the San Diego Food Bank .”
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“I don’t know what we’d do without the San Diego Food Bank”
SUPPORTERS Donovan’s Steak and Chop House
On a crisp, sunny morning in the San Diego neighborhood of Tierrasanta, Edna McCurdy, a young mother of three, holds her one-year-old son as she stands in line for food assistance at the Food Bank’s food distribution for low-income military families.
Foundations
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SUSTAINERS AARP Foundation Price Family Charitable Fund
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PLATINUM The Joan Waitt Family Fund at the San Diego Foundation GOLD Philip E. Fess Family Foundation Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Rest Haven Preventorium for Children The Grainger Foundation SILVER Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation BRONZE The Wilson Sexton Foundation SUPPORTERS Boys and Girls Foundation Fundacion Monte De Piedad Warren-Neely Foundation
Host a Virtual Food Drive this Holiday Season
“I came out here today to get help from the San Diego Food Bank. We were transferred here from South Carolina a month ago, and we were shocked by the high prices. The cost of living is extremely high in San Diego. When we moved here, the Navy increased the housing allotment to cover the extra rent, but it doesn’t cover food. When we moved from South Carolina to San Diego they increased our Basic Housing Allowance but they do not increase my husband’s pay,” explains Edna. Edna’s husband, Duane, is an EN3 Petty Officer Second Class in the Navy and works as an engine mechanic. They have three children. “My youngest is Landon. He’s one year old. Hunter is four years old, and my oldest is Autumn. She’s seven and in the
first grade,” beams Edna as she smiles at Landon. This is Edna’s second time receiving help from the Food Bank. “The first time I came was last month because the only thing I had in the kitchen was a little bit of meat that my neighbor gave me. My husband was on deployment, and my neighbor suggested that I get help from the Food Bank, so I came and got enough food to get us through to payday,” explains Edna. “Despite the increased cost of rent for housing and the price of food out here, my husband’s pay doesn’t go up, so we deal with what we’re given, and the Food Bank helps us a lot. I still have car payments and my car insurance also increased when we moved out here,” says Edna. “I don’t know what we’d do without the San Diego Food Bank,” explains Edna. “I would be forced to feed my children a lot of ramen noodle soup, rice and pasta which isn’t nutritious.”
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Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank 9850 Distribution Avenue San Diego, CA 92121 858-527-1419 www.sandiegofoodbank.org
Please Help Us Feed Hungry Families This Holiday Season
Larry Cleary – Chairman Vice President, Sales, Indyme Solutions, Inc.
Sheldon Derezin – Treasurer Consultant (Former CFO) WAXIE Sanitary Supply Daniel J. Devine – Secretary Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
Denise Durkin, Research & Development Manager, Jenny Craig, Inc. Aimee Faucett, Exec. Vice President, Int’l & Domestic Public Policy & Member Services, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Erica Fessia, Independent Consultant James A. Floros, President & CEO, Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank Annie M. Goshert, Sr. Customer Marketing Manager, Coca-Cola Steve Hoffman, Consultant, Energy Industry Carlos Illingworth, Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations, Vons, a Safeway Company Vince Kasperick, Founder and President, AimLoan.com Richard “Dick” Kelley, President & General Manager, NBC San Diego Ed McGuire, Executive VP of Football Administration/ Player Finance, San Diego Chargers Steve Rowles, Partner, Morrison & Foerster Anthony Schwarz, Sr. VP Engineering, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Clarence Shelmon, (Ret.) Coach, San Diego Chargers & USC
Advisory Board Stephen P. Cushman Eugene “Mitch” Mitchell Bruce Hollingsworth Stephen M. Brigandi Kathy Davis Doug Dawson Bill Geppert Ahmed Haque Kimberley Layton David Lloyd Tim Ney Honorable William C. Pate Jennifer L. Perkins Ed Plant John Vingas
“My kids love the fresh produce and fruit that we get from the Food Bank. Back home in South Carolina we used to have a garden where we grew fresh vegetables, but you can’t do that here in San Diego. I used to grow watermelon, cantaloupe, bell peppers, zucchini, squash, broccoli, potatoes and corn. My kids would help me, and it was a great activity that they loved doing. I can’t do that here. There’s just no room and there are rules about digging where we rent,” says Edna.
That is why we need your help.
Harvey C. Berger, Pope, Berger & Williams, LLP
This holiday season thousands of working-poor families, fixed-income seniors, and low-income military families will rely on the Food Bank to fill their cupboards and put a holiday meal on the table.
“We love coming to this distribution site because we wait in the park for our number to be called, and the children get to play in the playground, and I can meet other military moms which is great for me since we are new to San Diego.”
This year, First 5 San Diego and Wells Fargo Bank are partnering with the Food Bank along with Vons, Stater Bros., FOX5, the Union-Tribune, KyXy 96.5 FM and the San Diego Chargers for our annual Holiday Food Drive which runs throughout November and December.
Edna walks through the food line and she receives tomatoes, asparagus, bell peppers, zucchini, apples, oranges, canned soup, canned meats, canned vegetables, cereal, fruit juice, bread, oatmeal, and rice. As she receives the food, Edna explains how much the assistance helps her family.
There are so many ways you can help the Food Bank feed San Diegans during our Holiday Food Drive: • Host a food drive at your school, business, civic group or religious organization.
“The donations help us out a lot, especially with a family of five living on a limited budget. The Food Bank truly is a blessing for us. We are thankful for all of the donations,” says Edna as she puts the last bag of groceries in her car.
• Donate money securely via the Food Bank’s website. Every $1 donated provides 5 meals to hungry San Diegans. • Volunteer at the Food Bank’s warehouse by registering online.
If you would like to help families like Edna, please support the Food Bank’s Military Initiative. Contact Kaye de Lancey, Director of Development, at 858-863-5129 or KDeLancey@ sandiegofoodbank.org.
• Host a Virtual Food Drive online via the Food Bank’s website. Visit: www.sandiegofoodbank.org/donate/virtual-food-drive • Donate nonperishable food items at Vons and Stater Bros. And Vons is making it even easier to donate. Visit any Vons supermarket in San Diego County, purchase a pre-filled bag of food for $10, and put the bag in our red food drive barrels at the front of the store. If you’re going to the Chargers game on Nov. 23rd at Qualcomm Stadium, please bring canned food items for the annual Chargers Food Drive, or look for our Food Bank volunteers taking monetary donations. Everyone who donates will be entered to win prizes provided by the Chargers – including an autographed football! With your help, we can bring hope to those in our community who need our help putting food on the table this holiday season. Thank you for your support!
Sign up for the Thanksgiving Day Run for the Hungry 5K & 10K
Support the Nov. 23 Chargers Food Drive at Qualcomm Stadium
“The food from the Food Bank that we receive is nutritious, well-rounded and meets my children’s dietary needs – the meats, the whole grains, the fruits and vegetables. It all helps so much because we can’t afford to buy them at the supermarket,” explains Edna.
But for thousands of San Diego families struggling to make ends meet, the holidays will be a time of uncertainty – parents unsure how they will feed their children, fixed-income seniors unable to buy basic groceries, lowincome military moms wondering how they can afford a Thanksgiving meal.
Steve Bernstein – Vice Chairman Business Banking President, Wells Fargo Bank
Bob Bolinger, Senior Vice President & Market Manager, CBS Radio
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For many San Diegans the holidays will be a time of celebration and thanksgiving – a time to gather with friends and family around the table to enjoy a lovingly prepared holiday meal.
Board of Directors
David Bejarano, Chief of Police, City of Chula Vista
“I don’t know what we’d do without the San Diego Food Bank”
Low-income military mom, Edna McCurdy, receives assistance at a Food Bank food distribution in Tierrasanta.
The Food Bank Uses Your Donations Efficiently
Please support the Chargers Food Drive at Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 23 before they take on the St. Louis Rams! Get your running shoes ready and sign up for the 13th annual Thanksgiving Day Run for the Hungry 5K & 10K which supports the Food Bank and Jewish Family Service’s Foodmobile and Hand Up Youth Pantry. The scenic 5K (3.1-mile) and 10K (6.2-mile) run/walk takes place in the heart of downtown San Diego through East Village and the Gaslamp District. The 10K starts at 7:10 a.m., and the 5K starts at 8:15 a.m. The early start times ensure that runners finish with plenty of time to return home and prepare Thanksgiving dinner. Visit sdrunforthehungry.org for more information.
Donations will be collected before the game. And fun prizes will be awarded to fans donating – including an autographed football! The Food Bank is asking fans to bring nonperishable food items to the game, or to make a monetary donation with volunteers at the gates. Around Thanksgiving, demand for food assistance is considerably higher. And so we are asking Chargers and Rams fans to step up and help the Food Bank on November 10. For more information about the game day food drive visit our website: www.sandiegofoodbank.org
We look forward to seeing you at this year’s Run for the Hungry!
Support the 2014 Holiday Food Drive The Food Bank’s annual Holiday Food Drive is under way, and this year the Food Bank needs your help feeding San Diegans in need. Vons and Stater Bros. will be hosting our Holiday Food Drive for the ninth consecutive year to help the Food Bank collect food drive donations. THANKS TO OUR SUPERMARKET PARTNERS
We are asking the community to donate nonperishable food items in our famous red barrels located at the front of the store.
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Fight Hunger This Season. Help fill the barrel and feed a family in need.
a Most needed food items :
The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank is one of the most efficient charities in San Diego County. For every dollar you donate, 94 cents goes directly to our food programs and services – only 6 cents goes towards administration and fundraising.
THANKS TO OUR MEDIA PARTNERS
Canned meats Canned fruits Canned vegetables Canned soups
And to make giving even easier this holiday season, Vons will provide $10 pre-packaged bags of our most needed food items near the cash registers. Simply purchase a bag and place the bag in the food drive barrels at the front of the store. Thank you to our Holid
Thanks to our streamlined efficiency, your donation goes a long way towards feeding hungry families and individuals in San Diego County! James A. Floros, President & CEO
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
Thank you for your support!
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The Food Bank would like to extend our deepest gratitude to Stater Bros.,Vons, our Holiday Food Drive sponsors Wells Fargo and First 5 San Diego, and our media partners the U-T San Diego, FOX5, and KyXy 96.5 for helping us feed the hungry this holiday season.
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ay Food Drive supp
Peanut butter Cereal & oatmeal Rice & pasta Infant formula
orters!
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank 9850 Distribution Avenue San Diego, CA 92121 858-527-1419 www.sandiegofoodbank.org
Please Help Us Feed Hungry Families This Holiday Season
Larry Cleary – Chairman Vice President, Sales, Indyme Solutions, Inc.
Sheldon Derezin – Treasurer Consultant (Former CFO) WAXIE Sanitary Supply Daniel J. Devine – Secretary Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
Denise Durkin, Research & Development Manager, Jenny Craig, Inc. Aimee Faucett, Exec. Vice President, Int’l & Domestic Public Policy & Member Services, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Erica Fessia, Independent Consultant James A. Floros, President & CEO, Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank Annie M. Goshert, Sr. Customer Marketing Manager, Coca-Cola Steve Hoffman, Consultant, Energy Industry Carlos Illingworth, Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations, Vons, a Safeway Company Vince Kasperick, Founder and President, AimLoan.com Richard “Dick” Kelley, President & General Manager, NBC San Diego Ed McGuire, Executive VP of Football Administration/ Player Finance, San Diego Chargers Steve Rowles, Partner, Morrison & Foerster Anthony Schwarz, Sr. VP Engineering, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Clarence Shelmon, (Ret.) Coach, San Diego Chargers & USC
Advisory Board Stephen P. Cushman Eugene “Mitch” Mitchell Bruce Hollingsworth Stephen M. Brigandi Kathy Davis Doug Dawson Bill Geppert Ahmed Haque Kimberley Layton David Lloyd Tim Ney Honorable William C. Pate Jennifer L. Perkins Ed Plant John Vingas
“My kids love the fresh produce and fruit that we get from the Food Bank. Back home in South Carolina we used to have a garden where we grew fresh vegetables, but you can’t do that here in San Diego. I used to grow watermelon, cantaloupe, bell peppers, zucchini, squash, broccoli, potatoes and corn. My kids would help me, and it was a great activity that they loved doing. I can’t do that here. There’s just no room and there are rules about digging where we rent,” says Edna.
That is why we need your help.
Harvey C. Berger, Pope, Berger & Williams, LLP
This holiday season thousands of working-poor families, fixed-income seniors, and low-income military families will rely on the Food Bank to fill their cupboards and put a holiday meal on the table.
“We love coming to this distribution site because we wait in the park for our number to be called, and the children get to play in the playground, and I can meet other military moms which is great for me since we are new to San Diego.”
This year, First 5 San Diego and Wells Fargo Bank are partnering with the Food Bank along with Vons, Stater Bros., FOX5, the Union-Tribune, KyXy 96.5 FM and the San Diego Chargers for our annual Holiday Food Drive which runs throughout November and December.
Edna walks through the food line and she receives tomatoes, asparagus, bell peppers, zucchini, apples, oranges, canned soup, canned meats, canned vegetables, cereal, fruit juice, bread, oatmeal, and rice. As she receives the food, Edna explains how much the assistance helps her family.
There are so many ways you can help the Food Bank feed San Diegans during our Holiday Food Drive: • Host a food drive at your school, business, civic group or religious organization.
“The donations help us out a lot, especially with a family of five living on a limited budget. The Food Bank truly is a blessing for us. We are thankful for all of the donations,” says Edna as she puts the last bag of groceries in her car.
• Donate money securely via the Food Bank’s website. Every $1 donated provides 5 meals to hungry San Diegans. • Volunteer at the Food Bank’s warehouse by registering online.
If you would like to help families like Edna’s, please support the Food Bank’s Military Initiative. Contact Kaye de Lancey, Director of Development, at 858-863-5129 or KDeLancey@ sandiegofoodbank.org.
• Host a Virtual Food Drive online via the Food Bank’s website. Visit: www.sandiegofoodbank.org/donate/virtual-food-drive • Donate nonperishable food items at Vons and Stater Bros. And Vons is making it even easier to donate. Visit any Vons supermarket in San Diego County, purchase a pre-filled bag of food for $10, and put the bag in our red food drive barrels at the front of the store. If you’re going to the Chargers game on Nov. 23rd at Qualcomm Stadium, please bring canned food items for the annual Chargers Food Drive, or look for our Food Bank volunteers taking monetary donations. Everyone who donates will be entered to win prizes provided by the Chargers – including an autographed football! With your help, we can bring hope to those in our community who need our help putting food on the table this holiday season. Thank you for your support!
Sign up for the Thanksgiving Day Run for the Hungry 5K & 10K
Support the Nov. 23 Chargers Food Drive at Qualcomm Stadium
“The food from the Food Bank that we receive is nutritious, well-rounded and meets my children’s dietary needs – the meats, the whole grains, the fruits and vegetables. It all helps so much because we can’t afford to buy them at the supermarket,” explains Edna.
But for thousands of San Diego families struggling to make ends meet, the holidays will be a time of uncertainty – parents unsure how they will feed their children, fixed-income seniors unable to buy basic groceries, lowincome military moms wondering how they can afford a Thanksgiving meal.
Steve Bernstein – Vice Chairman Business Banking President, Wells Fargo Bank
Bob Bolinger, Senior Vice President & Market Manager, CBS Radio
continued from page 1
For many San Diegans the holidays will be a time of celebration and thanksgiving – a time to gather with friends and family around the table to enjoy a lovingly prepared holiday meal.
Board of Directors
David Bejarano, Chief of Police, City of Chula Vista
“I don’t know what we’d do without the San Diego Food Bank”
Low-income military mom, Edna McCurdy, receives assistance at a Food Bank food distribution in Tierrasanta.
The Food Bank Uses Your Donations Efficiently
Please support the Chargers Food Drive at Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 23 before they take on the St. Louis Rams! Get your running shoes ready and sign up for the 13th annual Thanksgiving Day Run for the Hungry 5K & 10K which supports the Food Bank and Jewish Family Service’s Foodmobile and Hand Up Youth Pantry. The scenic 5K (3.1-mile) and 10K (6.2-mile) run/walk takes place in the heart of downtown San Diego through East Village and the Gaslamp District. The 10K starts at 7:10 a.m., and the 5K starts at 8:15 a.m. The early start times ensure that runners finish with plenty of time to return home and prepare Thanksgiving dinner. Visit sdrunforthehungry.org for more information.
Donations will be collected before the game. And fun prizes will be awarded to fans donating – including an autographed football! The Food Bank is asking fans to bring nonperishable food items to the game, or to make a monetary donation with volunteers at the gates. Around Thanksgiving, demand for food assistance is considerably higher. And so we are asking Chargers and Rams fans to step up and help the Food Bank on November 23. For more information about the game day food drive visit our website: www.sandiegofoodbank.org
We look forward to seeing you at this year’s Run for the Hungry!
Support the 2014 Holiday Food Drive The Food Bank’s annual Holiday Food Drive is under way, and this year the Food Bank needs your help feeding San Diegans in need. Vons and Stater Bros. will be hosting our Holiday Food Drive for the ninth consecutive year to help the Food Bank collect food drive donations. THANKS TO OUR SUPERMARKET PARTNERS
We are asking the community to donate nonperishable food items in our famous red barrels located at the front of the store.
a
a
Fight Hunger This Season. Help fill the barrel and feed a family in need.
a Most needed food items :
The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank is one of the most efficient charities in San Diego County. For every dollar you donate, 94 cents goes directly to our food programs and services – only 6 cents goes towards administration and fundraising.
THANKS TO OUR MEDIA PARTNERS
Canned meats Canned fruits Canned vegetables Canned soups
And to make giving even easier this holiday season, Vons will provide $10 pre-packaged bags of our most needed food items near the cash registers. Simply purchase a bag and place the bag in the food drive barrels at the front of the store. Thank you to our Holid
Thanks to our streamlined efficiency, your donation goes a long way towards feeding hungry families and individuals in San Diego County! James A. Floros, President & CEO
THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS
Thank you for your support!
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The Food Bank would like to extend our deepest gratitude to Stater Bros.,Vons, our Holiday Food Drive sponsors Wells Fargo and First 5 San Diego, and our media partners the U-T San Diego, FOX5, and KyXy 96.5 for helping us feed the hungry this holiday season.
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ay Food Drive supp
Peanut butter Cereal & oatmeal Rice & pasta Infant formula
orters!
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank 9850 Distribution Avenue San Diego, CA 92121 858-527-1419 www.sandiegofoodbank.org
Please Help Us Feed Hungry Families This Holiday Season
Larry Cleary – Chairman Vice President, Sales, Indyme Solutions, Inc.
Sheldon Derezin – Treasurer Consultant (Former CFO) WAXIE Sanitary Supply Daniel J. Devine – Secretary Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
Denise Durkin, Research & Development Manager, Jenny Craig, Inc. Aimee Faucett, Exec. Vice President, Int’l & Domestic Public Policy & Member Services, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Erica Fessia, Independent Consultant James A. Floros, President & CEO, Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank Annie M. Goshert, Sr. Customer Marketing Manager, Coca-Cola Steve Hoffman, Consultant, Energy Industry Carlos Illingworth, Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations, Vons, a Safeway Company Vince Kasperick, Founder and President, AimLoan.com Richard “Dick” Kelley, President & General Manager, NBC San Diego Ed McGuire, Executive VP of Football Administration/ Player Finance, San Diego Chargers Steve Rowles, Partner, Morrison & Foerster Anthony Schwarz, Sr. VP Engineering, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Clarence Shelmon, (Ret.) Coach, San Diego Chargers & USC
Advisory Board Stephen P. Cushman Eugene “Mitch” Mitchell Bruce Hollingsworth Stephen M. Brigandi Kathy Davis Doug Dawson Bill Geppert Ahmed Haque Kimberley Layton David Lloyd Tim Ney Honorable William C. Pate Jennifer L. Perkins Ed Plant John Vingas
“My kids love the fresh produce and fruit that we get from the Food Bank. Back home in South Carolina we used to have a garden where we grew fresh vegetables, but you can’t do that here in San Diego. I used to grow watermelon, cantaloupe, bell peppers, zucchini, squash, broccoli, potatoes and corn. My kids would help me, and it was a great activity that they loved doing. I can’t do that here. There’s just no room and there are rules about digging where we rent,” says Edna.
That is why we need your help.
Harvey C. Berger, Pope, Berger & Williams, LLP
This holiday season thousands of working-poor families, fixed-income seniors, and low-income military families will rely on the Food Bank to fill their cupboards and put a holiday meal on the table.
“We love coming to this distribution site because we wait in the park for our number to be called, and the children get to play in the playground, and I can meet other military moms which is great for me since we are new to San Diego.”
This year, First 5 San Diego and Wells Fargo Bank are partnering with the Food Bank along with Vons, Stater Bros., FOX5, the Union-Tribune, KyXy 96.5 FM and the San Diego Chargers for our annual Holiday Food Drive which runs throughout November and December.
Edna walks through the food line and she receives tomatoes, asparagus, bell peppers, zucchini, apples, oranges, canned soup, canned meats, canned vegetables, cereal, fruit juice, bread, oatmeal, and rice. As she receives the food, Edna explains how much the assistance helps her family.
There are so many ways you can help the Food Bank feed San Diegans during our Holiday Food Drive: • Host a food drive at your school, business, civic group or religious organization.
“The donations help us out a lot, especially with a family of five living on a limited budget. The Food Bank truly is a blessing for us. We are thankful for all of the donations,” says Edna as she puts the last bag of groceries in her car.
• Donate money securely via the Food Bank’s website. Every $1 donated provides 5 meals to hungry San Diegans. • Volunteer at the Food Bank’s warehouse by registering online.
If you would like to help families like Edna’s, please support the Food Bank’s Military Initiative. Contact Kaye de Lancey, Director of Development, at 858-863-5129 or KDeLancey@ sandiegofoodbank.org.
• Host a Virtual Food Drive online via the Food Bank’s website. Visit: www.sandiegofoodbank.org/donate/virtual-food-drive • Donate nonperishable food items at Vons and Stater Bros. And Vons is making it even easier to donate. Visit any Vons supermarket in San Diego County, purchase a pre-filled bag of food for $10, and put the bag in our red food drive barrels at the front of the store. If you’re going to the Chargers game on Nov. 23rd at Qualcomm Stadium, please bring canned food items for the annual Chargers Food Drive, or look for our Food Bank volunteers taking monetary donations. Everyone who donates will be entered to win prizes provided by the Chargers – including an autographed football! With your help, we can bring hope to those in our community who need our help putting food on the table this holiday season. Thank you for your support!
Sign up for the Thanksgiving Day Run for the Hungry 5K & 10K
Support the Nov. 23 Chargers Food Drive at Qualcomm Stadium
“The food from the Food Bank that we receive is nutritious, well-rounded and meets my children’s dietary needs – the meats, the whole grains, the fruits and vegetables. It all helps so much because we can’t afford to buy them at the supermarket,” explains Edna.
But for thousands of San Diego families struggling to make ends meet, the holidays will be a time of uncertainty – parents unsure how they will feed their children, fixed-income seniors unable to buy basic groceries, lowincome military moms wondering how they can afford a Thanksgiving meal.
Steve Bernstein – Vice Chairman Business Banking President, Wells Fargo Bank
Bob Bolinger, Senior Vice President & Market Manager, CBS Radio
continued from page 1
For many San Diegans the holidays will be a time of celebration and thanksgiving – a time to gather with friends and family around the table to enjoy a lovingly prepared holiday meal.
Board of Directors
David Bejarano, Chief of Police, City of Chula Vista
“I don’t know what we’d do without the San Diego Food Bank”
Low-income military mom, Edna McCurdy, receives assistance at a Food Bank food distribution in Tierrasanta.
The Food Bank Uses Your Donations Efficiently
Please support the Chargers Food Drive at Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 23 before they take on the St. Louis Rams! Get your running shoes ready and sign up for the 13th annual Thanksgiving Day Run for the Hungry 5K & 10K which supports the Food Bank and Jewish Family Service’s Foodmobile and Hand Up Youth Pantry. The scenic 5K (3.1-mile) and 10K (6.2-mile) run/walk takes place in the heart of downtown San Diego through East Village and the Gaslamp District. The 10K starts at 7:10 a.m., and the 5K starts at 8:15 a.m. The early start times ensure that runners finish with plenty of time to return home and prepare Thanksgiving dinner. Visit sdrunforthehungry.org for more information.
Donations will be collected before the game. And fun prizes will be awarded to fans donating – including an autographed football! The Food Bank is asking fans to bring nonperishable food items to the game, or to make a monetary donation with volunteers at the gates. Around Thanksgiving, demand for food assistance is considerably higher. And so we are asking Chargers and Rams fans to step up and help the Food Bank on November 24. For more information about the game day food drive visit our website: www.sandiegofoodbank.org
We look forward to seeing you at this year’s Run for the Hungry!
Support the 2014 Holiday Food Drive The Food Bank’s annual Holiday Food Drive is under way, and this year the Food Bank needs your help feeding San Diegans in need. Vons and Stater Bros. will be hosting our Holiday Food Drive for the ninth consecutive year to help the Food Bank collect food drive donations. THANKS TO OUR SUPERMARKET PARTNERS
We are asking the community to donate nonperishable food items in our famous red barrels located at the front of the store.
a
a
Fight Hunger This Season. Help fill the barrel and feed a family in need.
a Most needed food items :
The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank is one of the most efficient charities in San Diego County. For every dollar you donate, 94 cents goes directly to our food programs and services – only 6 cents goes towards administration and fundraising.
THANKS TO OUR MEDIA PARTNERS
Canned meats Canned fruits Canned vegetables Canned soups
And to make giving even easier this holiday season, Vons will provide $10 pre-packaged bags of our most needed food items near the cash registers. Simply purchase a bag and place the bag in the food drive barrels at the front of the store. Thank you to our Holid
Thanks to our streamlined efficiency, your donation goes a long way towards feeding hungry families and individuals in San Diego County! James A. Floros, President & CEO
THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS
Thank you for your support!
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The Food Bank would like to extend our deepest gratitude to Stater Bros.,Vons, our Holiday Food Drive sponsors Wells Fargo and First 5 San Diego, and our media partners the U-T San Diego, FOX5, and KyXy 96.5 for helping us feed the hungry this holiday season.
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Peanut butter Cereal & oatmeal Rice & pasta Infant formula
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MTS, NCTS, Girl Scouts & Albertsons to Host 7th Annual “Stuff the Bus” Food Drive, Saturday, Dec. 6 The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is teaming up with the North County Transit District (NCTD), Albertsons supermarkets and the San Diego Girl Scouts to host the seventh annual “Stuff the Bus” Food Drive.
Upcoming Events
Special Thanks
Nov. 23 – Chargers Food Drive @ Qualcomm Stadium Nov. 27 – Run for the Hungry 5K & 10K Dec. 6 – Stuff the Bus Food Drive at Albertsons supermarkets Jan. 18 – Feb. 2 – MLK Jr. Freedom From Hunger Food Drive
On Saturday, Dec. 6, MTS and NCTD will have 17 buses stationed in Albertsons parking lots throughout the county for supporters to stuff the buses full of food for families in need this holiday season.
SILVER Alaska Airlines Ametek Foundation Nordson Corporation Foundation Sharp Health Plan
Please visit your local Albertsons on Saturday, Dec. 6 and help us “stuff the bus” with food to feed local families in need! For information visit the Food Bank’s website: sandiegofoodbank.org
Host a Virtual Food Drive this Holiday Season Host a holiday food drive at your school or office without leaving your desk!
Military personnel honor 9-11 victims with a moment of silence at the Food Bank’s 9-11 Volunteer Day of Service.
Then Navy personnel packed bags of food for children living in poverty who receive food assistance on the Food 4 Kids Backpack Program. Other Navy personnel inspected and sorted tons of food drive donations for families in need.
The Food Bank’s Virtual Food Drive is an internet-based technology that allows our supporters to host a food drive online via our website. All you have to do is visit our Virtual Food Drive webpage, and you can purchase food items for the Food Bank securely online with a bank or debit card.
Commenting about the Day of Service, Russell Pierce, 2nd Class Petty Officer, said, “It makes me feel really good, because I wasn’t always in the best position myself, so to be able to give back… to be able to make other people happy, take the stress off other people’s back. It just feels really good.” Military personnel inspect and sort food drive donations.
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Corporations
GOLD Bridgepoint Education Inc. Chrysler No Cost Conference, Inc. Stater Bros. Charities
Navy Personnel Volunteer at Food Bank for 9-11 Day of Service
The Day of Service started with an opening ceremony that included a salute and moment of silence for the victims of 9-11.
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PLATINUM NRG Energy, Inc. Wells Fargo Bank
In addition to the Saturday food drive, Albertsons will host the Food Bank’s red food drive barrels during the week leading up to the event for customers to make nonperishable food drive donations.
The San Diego Food Bank hosted more than 40 active-duty Navy personnel for a Day of Service volunteer event to honor those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and those who have fallen in service to the country.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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Girl Scouts will be volunteering at all 17 Albertsons parking lots to help shoppers stuff the buses full of food, and military volunteers will unload the buses at the Food Bank’s warehouse at the end of the food drive.
Girl Scouts collected food at last year’s Stuff the Bus Food Drive. The food drive raised over 16,000 pounds of food!
The Food Bank would like to thank the following corporations and foundations for their generous contributions. The list reflects donations received July through October 2014.
JACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK NEWSLETTER
By holding your food drive online, you’ll be saving the Food Bank the time and resources incurred by a physical food drive. Plus, your donations will help us purchase more of our “most needed” food items, like canned tuna, peanut butter, canned fruits and vegetables, beans and cereals.
The Virtual Food Drive is a great way for individuals to give as well as businesses and civic groups. Many of our corporate and foundation partners create “themed” Virtual Food Drives or conduct competitions to see who can donate the greatest amount of food between departments. The Food Bank can even create specialized pages for your school or business! Then just set a fundraising goal and invite coworkers, friends and family to help you reach it! Visit our website for more information or contact Courtney Browne at cbrowne@ sandiegofoodbank.org or 858863-5130.
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“The cost of living is extremely high in San Diego. I don’t know what we’d do without the San Diego Food Bank .”
IN THIS ISSUE Page 4
BRONZE Alpha Dog Marketing Jake’s Del Mar Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
“I don’t know what we’d do without the San Diego Food Bank”
SUPPORTERS Donovan’s Steak and Chop House
On a crisp, sunny morning in the San Diego neighborhood of Tierrasanta, Edna McCurdy, a young mother of three, holds her one-year-old son as she stands in line for food assistance at the Food Bank’s food distribution for low-income military families.
Foundations
Support the 2014 Holiday Food Drive
SUSTAINERS AARP Foundation Price Family Charitable Fund
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PLATINUM The Joan Waitt Family Fund at the San Diego Foundation GOLD Philip E. Fess Family Foundation Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Rest Haven Preventorium for Children The Grainger Foundation SILVER Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation BRONZE The Wilson Sexton Foundation SUPPORTERS Boys and Girls Foundation Fundacion Monte De Piedad Warren-Neely Foundation
Host a Virtual Food Drive this Holiday Season
“I came out here today to get help from the San Diego Food Bank. We were transferred here from South Carolina a month ago, and we were shocked by the high prices. The cost of living is extremely high in San Diego. When we moved here, the Navy increased the housing allotment to cover the extra rent, but it doesn’t cover food. When we moved from South Carolina to San Diego they increased our Basic Housing Allowance but they do not increase my husband’s pay,” explains Edna. Edna’s husband, Duane, is an EN3 Petty Officer Second Class in the Navy and works as an engine mechanic. They have three children. “My youngest is Landon. He’s one year old. Hunter is four years old, and my oldest is Autumn. She’s seven and in the
first grade,” beams Edna as she smiles at Landon. This is Edna’s second time receiving help from the Food Bank. “The first time I came was last month because the only thing I had in the kitchen was a little bit of meat that my neighbor gave me. My husband was on deployment, and my neighbor suggested that I get help from the Food Bank, so I came and got enough food to get us through to payday,” explains Edna. “Despite the increased cost of rent for housing and the price of food out here, my husband’s pay doesn’t go up, so we deal with what we’re given, and the Food Bank helps us a lot. I still have car payments and my car insurance also increased when we moved out here,” says Edna. “I don’t know what we’d do without the San Diego Food Bank,” explains Edna. “I would be forced to feed my children a lot of ramen noodle soup, rice and pasta which isn’t nutritious.”
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MTS, NCTS, Girl Scouts & Albertsons to Host 7th Annual “Stuff the Bus” Food Drive, Saturday, Dec. 6 The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is teaming up with the North County Transit District (NCTD), Albertsons supermarkets and the San Diego Girl Scouts to host the seventh annual “Stuff the Bus” Food Drive.
Upcoming Events
Special Thanks
Nov. 23 – Chargers Food Drive @ Qualcomm Stadium Nov. 27 – Run for the Hungry 5K & 10K Dec. 6 – Stuff the Bus Food Drive at Albertsons supermarkets Jan. 18 – Feb. 2 – MLK Jr. Freedom From Hunger Food Drive
On Saturday, Dec. 6, MTS and NCTD will have 17 buses stationed in Albertsons parking lots throughout the county for supporters to stuff the buses full of food for families in need this holiday season.
SILVER Alaska Airlines Ametek Foundation Nordson Corporation Foundation Sharp Health Plan
Please visit your local Albertsons on Saturday, Dec. 6 and help us “stuff the bus” with food to feed local families in need! For information visit the Food Bank’s website: sandiegofoodbank.org
Give to our Virtual Food Drive this Holiday Season Host a holiday food drive at your school or office without leaving your desk!
Military personnel honor 9-11 victims with a moment of silence at the Food Bank’s 9-11 Volunteer Day of Service.
Then Navy personnel packed bags of food for children living in poverty who receive food assistance on the Food 4 Kids Backpack Program. Other Navy personnel inspected and sorted tons of food drive donations for families in need.
The Food Bank’s Virtual Food Drive is an internet-based technology that allows our supporters to host a food drive online via our website. All you have to do is visit our Virtual Food Drive webpage, and you can purchase food items for the Food Bank securely online with a bank or debit card.
Commenting about the Day of Service, Russell Pierce, 2nd Class Petty Officer, said, “It makes me feel really good, because I wasn’t always in the best position myself, so to be able to give back… to be able to make other people happy, take the stress off other people’s back. It just feels really good.” Military personnel inspect and sort food drive donations.
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Corporations
GOLD Bridgepoint Education Inc. Chrysler No Cost Conference, Inc. Stater Bros. Charities
Navy Personnel Volunteer at Food Bank for 9-11 Day of Service
The Day of Service started with an opening ceremony that included a salute and moment of silence for the victims of 9-11.
WINTER 2014
PLATINUM NRG Energy, Inc. Wells Fargo Bank
In addition to the Saturday food drive, Albertsons will host the Food Bank’s red food drive barrels during the week leading up to the event for customers to make nonperishable food drive donations.
The San Diego Food Bank hosted more than 40 active-duty Navy personnel for a Day of Service volunteer event to honor those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and those who have fallen in service to the country.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
SUSTAINERS Aimloan.com
Girl Scouts will be volunteering at all 17 Albertsons parking lots to help shoppers stuff the buses full of food, and military volunteers will unload the buses at the Food Bank’s warehouse at the end of the food drive.
Girl Scouts collected food at last year’s Stuff the Bus Food Drive. The food drive raised over 16,000 pounds of food!
The Food Bank would like to thank the following corporations and foundations for their generous contributions. The list reflects donations received July through October 2014.
JACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK NEWSLETTER
By holding your food drive online, you’ll be saving the Food Bank the time and resources incurred by a physical food drive. Plus, your donations will help us purchase more of our “most needed” food items, like canned tuna, peanut butter, canned fruits and vegetables, beans and cereals.
The Virtual Food Drive is a great way for individuals to give as well as businesses and civic groups. Many of our corporate and foundation partners create “themed” Virtual Food Drives or conduct competitions to see who can donate the greatest amount of food between departments. The Food Bank can even create specialized pages for your school or business! Then just set a fundraising goal and invite coworkers, friends and family to help you reach it! Visit our website for more information or contact Courtney Browne at cbrowne@ sandiegofoodbank.org or 858863-5130.
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“The cost of living is extremely high in San Diego. I don’t know what we’d do without the San Diego Food Bank .”
IN THIS ISSUE Page 4
BRONZE Alpha Dog Marketing Jake’s Del Mar Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
“I don’t know what we’d do without the San Diego Food Bank”
SUPPORTERS Donovan’s Steak and Chop House
On a crisp, sunny morning in the San Diego neighborhood of Tierrasanta, Edna McCurdy, a young mother of three, holds her one-year-old son as she stands in line for food assistance at the Food Bank’s food distribution for low-income military families.
Foundations
Support the 2014 Holiday Food Drive
SUSTAINERS AARP Foundation Price Family Charitable Fund
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PLATINUM The Joan Waitt Family Fund at the San Diego Foundation GOLD Philip E. Fess Family Foundation Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Rest Haven Preventorium for Children The Grainger Foundation SILVER Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation BRONZE The Wilson Sexton Foundation SUPPORTERS Boys and Girls Foundation Fundacion Monte De Piedad Warren-Neely Foundation
Host a Virtual Food Drive this Holiday Season
“I came out here today to get help from the San Diego Food Bank. We were transferred here from South Carolina a month ago, and we were shocked by the high prices. The cost of living is extremely high in San Diego. When we moved here, the Navy increased the housing allotment to cover the extra rent, but it doesn’t cover food. When we moved from South Carolina to San Diego they increased our Basic Housing Allowance but they do not increase my husband’s pay,” explains Edna. Edna’s husband, Duane, is an EN3 Petty Officer Second Class in the Navy and works as an engine mechanic. They have three children. “My youngest is Landon. He’s one year old. Hunter is four years old, and my oldest is Autumn. She’s seven and in the
first grade,” beams Edna as she smiles at Landon. This is Edna’s second time receiving help from the Food Bank. “The first time I came was last month because the only thing I had in the kitchen was a little bit of meat that my neighbor gave me. My husband was on deployment, and my neighbor suggested that I get help from the Food Bank, so I came and got enough food to get us through to payday,” explains Edna. “Despite the increased cost of rent for housing and the price of food out here, my husband’s pay doesn’t go up, so we deal with what we’re given, and the Food Bank helps us a lot. I still have car payments and my car insurance also increased when we moved out here,” says Edna. “I don’t know what we’d do without the San Diego Food Bank,” explains Edna. “I would be forced to feed my children a lot of ramen noodle soup, rice and pasta which isn’t nutritious.”
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