Contra Costa Food Bank – East Bay Real Estate Community To Refill Their Pantry!

November 10, 2008 by Jim Walberg · 1 Comment

Hunger never takes a Holiday! The Food Bank Pantry is almost empty, and the need is GREAT!

Every month there are 70,000+ meals served in Contra Costa and Solano Counties!!! And with because the financial stress of the last year and specifically the last few months the need for meals has skyrocketed, and the Food Bank resources have shrunk. Unemployment is rising, the economy is still being impacted each day by the credit meltdown, and people are acting from fear when it comes to meeting the needs of their specific family. The East Bay real estate communities and my Rotary Club are banding together with a commitment to find people like you to help.

The Food Bank warehouse is located in Concord, California, and it is huge! If you stop by there this week, the shelves are almost bare. The demographics of the East Bay range from incredible wealth to incredible poverty – all within a 20 mile radius. Those with a loaf of bread need to share a slice of it with someone. Those with only a slice of bread need to share a bite with someone. It is even more important for us, in these uncertain financial times, to live out the words, “Service Above Self”.

The Food Bank is the one at the front lines of providing meals to those in need in our community. They desperately need our help – NOW. In Contra Costa and Solana Counties 33% of the people receiving emergency food are children and 21.4% are over 50 years old. The Food Bank has created a method for you to “shop on line” in order to fill their Pantry. Also, any cash donation allows them to purchase $6 worth of food for every $1 donated! With the need so great, please take action today. It will only take a few moments of your time and the meals served because of your kind help will sustain thousands less fortunate than you. And, if you are driving downtown Danville this next week, please drop off any non-perishable food or checks made out to the Food Bank to our office at 760 Camino Ramon, Suite 200, Danville, in the Rose Garden Center. Or, contact me and I will come and pick up any donations from your home or place of business. Until next time…your East Bay lifestyle detective remains on duty.