Your mother always told you to eat your vegetables, and today’s national holiday celebrates that advice. Vegetables are a key part of a healthy lifestyle. The Food Bank is proud to distribute millions of pounds…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Anthem Blue Cross
This month we had the pleasure of hosting a corporate event for Anthem Blue Cross. This was their first-ever volunteering event with the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank. Twenty-five very enthusiastic participants came…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Bill Howe Plumbing
Bill Howe is an amazing company that dedicates community service to the San Diego Food Bank. They volunteer with us every month bringing in 30 to 50 volunteers each time! Amber Baynard, an employee of…
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Thankful Thursday: DPR Construction
“DPR Construction – Integral and Indispensable to San Diego Food Bank’s Success in Assisting Low-Income Community Members”The vision of DPR Construction is to be “integral and indispensable” to the communities the San Diego builder serves….
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Thankful Thursday: The Introduction
“Thank you.” We grow up learning these are “magic words” that should be used to express gratitude and appreciation.At the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, it is not magic that enables us to…
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Thankful Thursday: ProduceGood’s CropSwap Program
According to journalist and blogger Jonathan Bloom, each day Americans waste enough food to fill the Rose Bowl in Pasadena from the field to the stadium brim. In hard numbers, that’s equivalent to 160 billion…
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Thankful Thursday: Rick Engineering Company
For Sharon Liu with Rick Engineering Company, the joy of volunteering began as a high school student in Southern California. She dedicated much of her time then to the Second Harvest Food Bank in Orange…
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Thankful Thursday: Friendly Competition Drives Local Company’s Virtual Food Drive Well Beyond Its Goal!
BuyAutoParts.com‘s Company Culture Committee set a modest goal of $150 for its recent Holiday Food Drive to support the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank. Giving back to the community in which it works…
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Thankful Thursday: San Diego Food Bank Warehouse Staff
At any time of the year the daily work of the Food Bank warehouse staff fills a full day and then some. Stocking the Food Center space with dry and canned goods, fresh produce, bread…
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Team Up with MyPlate for a New Year’s Challenge
Hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season! Are you ready to face a new year? Do you have any new resolutions you’ve set out to accomplish? I just wanted to share a resource…
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