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Ending Hunger One Step at a Time!
 Have you registered for the 3rd annual Hunger Walk of San Luis Obispo County. This year's walk will take place on Sunday, September 25th at 2:00 PM at eight convenient sites across the county. Check-in begins at 1:00 PM; walk begins promptly at 2:00 PM. Please register soon to start collecting sponsors. The Food Bank is inviting the public to enjoy a one-mile walk to raise needed funds to help feed the hungry of SLO County. Money raised will benefit food programs and member agencies of the Food Bank representing SLO County's food pantries, feeding programs, homeless shelters, rehabilitation centers and soup kitchens. The Hunger Walk is an opportunity for agencies to build financial support for their food pantries and feeding programs. With your pledge of support, agencies will have more food to feed more people in need. If you have any questions, please visit the website or call us at (805) 238-4664. |
4-H Member Donates Steer
Christine Allen, age 17 daughter of Andrew & Debbie Allen of Edna Valley raised and donated a steer to the Food Bank at this years California Mid State Fair. Christine raised almost $5,000 in donations to give to the Food Bank to purchase and pay for the processing. To top it off, she won Champion English Breed! This is the fourth year the Allen family children have raised animals for the Food Bank and each year they encourage others to do the same. The steer will provide a great source of protein for our food distributions. Thank you for your continued support!
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Volunteer Spotlight
 The Fresno Latter Day Saints Youth Group traveled to SLO County for their annual summer conference. This year the group participated in a scavenger hunt collecting needed items and monetary donations for the Food Bank. The group of over 100 children and parents walked the neighborhoods of Paso Robles. After 2 hours of fun in the sun the group returned with a total of 892 lbs. of food and $825. Thank you for giving back to our community! |
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Hunger & Your Health
Did you know that after children, seniors are the largest group of individual we serve? Seniors are especially vulnerable because they live on a fixed income. In 2009 a study conducted by the Action for Healthy Communities, determined that 36% of seniors in our county struggle to put food on the table. Seniors play an important role in our community; 9 out of 10 seniors donate to non-profits and 2 out of 5 volunteer. One of our agency partners, Senior Nutrition deliver meals to seniors in need. This is just one example of the effort to end hunger in the senior community.
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