Assemblymember Brian Maienschein Hosts Blood and Food Drive in Support of Local Nonprofits Ahead of the Holiday Season
October 19, 2023Friday the 13th has a reputation for being considered a day of unfortunate luck, but not for the San Diego Food Bank and the San Diego Blood Bank. We teamed up earlier this month on Friday, October 13 to collect blood and food donations with the support of longtime Food Bank friend and hunger-relief advocate,…
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Food Drive Raises More Than 50,000 Pounds of Food for Local Families
April 12, 2023The Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Food Drive has supported the mission of the San Diego Food Bank and our North County Food Bank chapter since 2015. The semi-annual food drive is hosted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and partners with dedicated local community organizations and businesses to collect shelf-stable food donations…
2023 Food Drive Recognition Ceremony
March 9, 2023The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank and our North County Food Bank chapter hosted our annual Food Drive Recognition Ceremony to celebrate the hard work of our wonderful supporters and their extraordinary food drives. Together, the community helped raise 2,735,974 pounds of food for our neighbors in need! This was the direct result…
San Diego State University’s Annual Food Drive Campaign Breaks All-Time Record
January 19, 2023San Diego State University’s student leaders and administrators led a record-breaking Aztecs Rock Hunger campaign this year, surpassing their previous record by nearly $10,000 and raising over 200,000 meals for students and families facing food insecurity. Each year, SDSU’s dedicated student leaders, staff and administrators raise vital funds for their Economic Crisis and Response Team…
The San Diego Food Bank Hosts the Fifth Annual Food Drive Recognition Ceremony
March 10, 2022Today, the San Diego Food Bank and our North County Food Bank chapter held our fifth annual Food Drive Recognition Ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of our food drive partners.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Drive-Thru Food Drive Grows Thanks to Community Support
August 18, 2021Since 2015, local leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, alongside the Boy Scouts of America San Diego-Imperial Council, has supported the San Diego Food Bank’s mission to provide food assistance to those in need by hosting a countywide food drive, Neighbors Helping Neighbors. This year, after much success and support from…
Food Bank’s Annual Food Drive Awards Ceremony Honors Community Supporters
March 6, 2020The San Diego Food Bank’s Nonprofit Food Center, located inside our 90,000-square-foot warehouse in Miramar, was filled with excitement as 50 local schools, businesses and organizations were honored during the Food Bank’s annual Food Drive Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, February 27. The ceremony is a cumulative celebration of all 2,005 registered food drives that took…
Help “Stuff the Bus” with Food Donations Dec. 9 to Dec. 14
December 9, 2019Organizers for the Stuff the Bus Food Drive hosted a news conference on Wednesday afternoon encouraging the community to support this 12th annual food drive event! The Stuff the Bus Food Drive is a collaborative effort between Metropolitan Transit System, North County Transit District, Girl Scouts San Diego, Albertsons Vons, the San Diego Food Bank…
Morena Storage Collects Enough Holiday Food Drive Donations to Fill a Large Storage Unit!
January 30, 2019As most of us know, the holiday season is commonly known as the “Season of Giving” and for a good reason. Between the holiday cheer and the desire to bring joy to the lives of those in need, it is the perfect time for members of the community to make the extra effort to give…
San Diego State University Rocks Hunger Again Collecting More Than Half-a-Million Pounds of Food During Annual Food Drive
November 15, 2018San Diego State University students, faculty, staff and supporters excitedly gathered around the steps of the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union on Thursday, November 15 to hear how many pounds of food had been collected during the 2018 Aztecs Rock Hunger Food Drive. The annual student-led food drive, which ran from Sept. 28 to Oct….