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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 fund raising.
Thanks to our streamlined efficiency, your donation goes a long way towards feeding hungry families and individuals in San Diego County!
Thanks for your support!
On a sunny afternoon in Encinitas, Teresa, 52, stands in line for food. She and her family are homeless and live in their SUV truck. Teresa has two daughters Olivia, 17, and Selina, 19. They have been receiving food assistance from the Food Bank for several years.
“We’ve been living in our truck for three years. Our truck is our home,” explains Teresa. “It has really affected my girls. They have changed. My 17-year-old daughter, Olivia, is a senior in high school, and my 19-year-old daughter, Selina, had a seizure and nearly died. That’s when we found out she has a disease called Lupus.”
“Before we started living in our truck we used to live at my mother’s house here in Encinitas, but I lost my job with the school district, and we couldn’t afford the mortgage payments, and we were foreclosed on. My mom is 87, and she was able to get a little apartment at a senior living facility, but they won’t
allow anyone else to live with her. We can’t live with her or she will get kicked out,” said Teresa.
“My 17-year-old daughter, Olivia, is a senior in high school. Being homeless has taken a lot out of her. My daughters worry about me, and I worry about them,” she says. “My 19-year-old daughter, Selina, can’t work because she has Lupus and doesn’t have strength. She’s very weak. And if I’m not with her, there’s no one else to watch her,” she said. “We are able to get help for her through MediCal, but the medication is very very expensive.”
Teresa’s husband works in landscaping, but she explains that there is so much competition for jobs that he doesn’t have regular work, so the family survives on the little money he makes and with food from the Food Bank.
Teresa uses her mother’s kitchen at the senior facility to cook and refrigerate the
“Our Truck is Our Home”
Food Bank volunteer Paul Amberg was awarded the State Farm “Pitch-In” Award at an on-field, pre-game ceremony before the Padres took on the Chicago Cubs.
The award was given on the day that the Padres hosted a summer food drive to help the Food Bank feed children in poverty over the summer months.
Paul received the award for displaying exceptional dedication to the Food Bank and its programs. He has been volunteering for the Food Bank for over two years, and volunteers three times a week – clocking in over 400 hours!Congratulations, Paul! We are lucky to have you!
WinTer 2014
in THis issue
Diamond First 5 of San Diego NRG Energy Inc.
Gold DatronPCL Construction Services, Inc.Lexi Fowler Designs, LlcStater Bros. CharitiesLamb & Barnosky, LLPBridgepoint Education, Inc.Chevron
Silver California Restaurant AssociationSDG&EWedbush
Bronze Insurance Brokers & Agents of San DiegoHD SupplySempra EnergyMo Bio Laboratories, Inc.H.G. Fenton CompanyECG Management Consultants
Supporters Adept Process Services, Inc.Barona Resort and CasinoCentennial Escrow, Inc.Coca Cola RefreshmentsCynergyJake’s Del MarNRG Energy Inc.PODS San DiegoSan Diego Chargers
special ThanksThe Food Bank would like to thank the following corporations and foundations for their generous contributions. The list reflects donations received August 15 through December 30.
Food Bank clients Teresa and her 19-year-old daughter Selina stand next to the SUV truck that they call home.
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The Hard Rock Hotel San Diego sponsored the sixth annual Colleges Rock Hunger Food Drive in October.
UC San Diego, San Diego State University, and California State University San Marcos participated in the three week food drive competition collecting a whopping 244,689 pounds of food through food and monetary donations!
Each college hosted campus-wide events to collect food and educate students about hunger in San Diego. Colleges hosted food drives during homecoming festivities, at sporting events, concerts, and at university transport hubs.
SDSU won the competition having collected an astounding 227,360 pounds of food. UCSD finished second, and Cal State San Marcos placed third.
Interim Mayor Todd Gloria and Food Bank CEO Jim Floros awarded a life-size “guitar trophy” to the winning college, and the Hard Rock Hotel projected the winning school’s name on the exterior of the hotel building for a week in November.
A huge thank you to all of the students who participated in the competition!
Chargers Donate $2000 and award signed Antonio Gates Football to Food Drive Winner page 4
sixth Annual College rock Hunger Food Drive raises 244,689 Pounds
MTs, nCTs, Girl scouts & Albertsons Host 6th Annual ‘stuff the Bus’ Food Drive
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) teamed up with the North County Transit District, Albertsons supermarkets and the San Diego Girl Scouts to host the sixth annual ‘Stuff the Bus’ Food Drive.
The food drive was held in October, and on Saturday, Oct. 26, 19 MTS and NCTD buses were stationed in 17 Albertsons parking lots and 2 Girl Scouts locations throughout the county.
At the end of the food drive the buses drove in a caravan to the Food Bank where they were unloaded by military volunteers.
In total, the food drive raised 16,448 pounds of food! The Food Bank extends a huge thank you to all who supported the food drive!
Padres employees and players visited the Food Bank to donate 233 pounds of peanut butter they collected internally at their offices. Peanut butter is an expensive, most-needed food item and is a favorite among the children and seniors we serve.
The Padres’ team also packed 300 30-pound food boxes for seniors during their visit. They were joined by pitcher Nick Vincent, Padres great Randy Jones, and of course, our favorite mascot, the Friar!
A huge thank you to the Padres for helping us provide protein-rich food to seniors and families in need!
Padres Host Peanut Butter Drive &Volunteer at Food Bank
The Food Bank uses Your Donations efficiently
Volunteer spotlight – Paul Amberg
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SAVE THE
DATE!
Foodtasia: Burlap and Silver
Save the date!
A rustic evening of elegance benefiting
the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Saturday, May 3, 2014
invites you to
presented by
Gold The Melvin Garb FoundationKaiser Foundation HospitalsJoan And Irwin Jacobs Fund Of The Jewish Community FoundationPrice Family Charitable Fund
Silver Leichtag Family FoundationPhilip E. Fess Family FoundationPaulus Family FoundationThe David B. Gold FoundationThe Grainger FoundationIssa Family Foundation
Bronze Americover, Inc.Health Quest FoundationSharp Professional Nurses NetworkUrban Dare, Inc.Avery-Stead Family FundThe Sondra and Robert Berk Fund of the Jewish Community FoundationThe Mueller/Gault Charitable FoundationAdvancing Compassion ProjectDodds Family Charitable Foundation
Jon And Bobbie Gilbert Family FoundationGinsburgThe Wilson B. Sexton FoundationInstitute Of CharitySan Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary FndStein Family FoundationThe Petunia FoundationRancho Santa Fe FoundationChrist Episcopal Church Thrift ShopDouglas & Marianne Dickerson FoundationThe Pappas Family FoundationKiwanis Club of San DiegoThe Sutherland FoundationM. House Family Fund At The San Diego FoundationGibsonDouglas E. and Nancy J. Barnhart Charitable FoundationRivkin Family FoundationFieldstone FoundationMartin Leichter FoundationSchwab Fund For Charitable GivingHelmstetter Family FoundationTurk Family FoundationNordson Corporation Foundation
FOUNDATIONS
COrpOrATIONS
CEO Jim Floros (second from left) is joined by the Friar, Mr. Tom Seidler,
Randy Jones and Nick Vincent.
food from the Food Bank for her family. “My mom lets me go to her apartment at the senior facility and cook the food from the Food Bank. We have to cook and eat it fast because we can’t stay for long. I don’t want them to kick out my mother. She’s 87 years old and she doesn’t deserve to be out here suffering with us,” says Teresa.
“After we finish eating we cannot hang out there all night,” explains Teresa. “They will suspect something. We go back to the car and find a place to park for the night. We try to stay in parking lots that are open 24 hours like a WalMart or CVS parking lot. It’s a little safer. I don’t sleep because I need to keep watch. It’s dangerous. I let my girls sleep and I have to let my husband sleep because he works. You can look at my eyes and see. I’m always tired.”
Teresa goes to the Food Bank’s food distribution in Encinitas once a month at St. John’s Church. The church receives food from the Food Bank and distributes the food to families in need in the Encinitas area. The food pantry at St. John’s serves, on average, 72 families every month, but the need has increased.
Janice Echols, a volunteer at St. John’s Food Pantry, explains, “Last month we received enough food by the Food Bank for 72 families, but we had 109 families show up for help. We dipped
into our food reserves to help the additional families that showed up.”
“On a regular food distribution day the families get canned beans, corn, fruit, diced tomatoes, chili, soup, tuna, a box of cereal, pasta, mac ‘n cheese, a bag of rice, and a bag of beans. Last month we had 116 families. It’s really picked up. Some people don’t have jobs. They are very tearful and explain that they’ve lost their jobs and need food assistance.”
After Teresa and her daughter load the groceries from the Food Bank into their truck, Teresa, fighting back tears, smiles and says, “I don’t normally tell people my story. I’m proud like a lot of people, but people need to know families are struggling.” She hugs her daughter and says, “We hope things will get better.”
Interim Mayor Todd Gloria launched the Food Bank’s 2013 Holiday Food Drive at a press conference in November.
Food Bank CEO Jim Floros kicked off the press conference explaining that cuts to the federal Food Stamp program coupled with a still weak local economy are driving significant demand for the Food Bank’s services. Interim Mayor Gloria expounded on the cuts to Food Stamps stating that the average family of four would receive $36 less in monthly Food Stamp benefits which, he explained, equated to about nine gallons of milk.
According to national data, the average length of time a household is on Food Stamps is 8 to 10 months, until the main breadwinner(s) can get back into employment.
During the press conference, CEO Jim Floros announced the 2013 Holiday Food Drive Co-chairs: Kimberly Medeiros, executive director First 5 San Diego, and Steve Bernstein, business banking president, Wells Fargo Bank.
Floros thanked First 5 San Diego and Wells Fargo Bank for partnering with the Food Bank for the Holiday Food Drive with television and radio commercials playing throughout the holiday season encouraging the community to donate.
The Holiday Food Drive ran from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31. More than 700 businesses, civic groups, religious organizations, and schools hosted food drives for the Food Bank collecting hundreds of thousands of pounds of food.
The Chargers partnered with the Food Bank for their annual food drive at Qualcomm Stadium before taking on the Denver Broncos.
Over fifty Food Bank volunteers greeted fans in the Qualcomm Stadium
parking lot to collect cash and canned food donations.
Before game day, two Charger Girls, Clarisse and Kara, promoted the food drive with live interviews on five morning radio programs: Channel 933, 101KGB, KOGO 95.7, Star 94.1, and XTRA Sports 1360 AM.
In a ceremony before kick-off, Chargers’ senior vice president, Ken Derrett, presented Food Bank CEO Jim Floros with a donation of $2,000 for food purchase which provided 10,000 meals over the holidays to families in need.
Floros was joined by this year’s Holiday Food Drive Co-chairs, Kimberly Medeiros, executive director of First 5 San Diego and Food Bank board member Steve Bernstein, business banking president, Wells Fargo Bank.
During the half time ceremony, Floros presented the winner of the food drive, Stan Solis of El Cajon, with a signed Antonio Gates football for donating nearly 650 pounds of food.
The food drive was a huge success this year, raising thousands of pounds of food and monetary donations in time for Thanksgiving. The Food Bank thanks the Chargers and Charger Girls for their amazing support!
Greetings! I joined the Food Bank in January 2013, and after one year on the job, words can’t express how truly impressed I am by this fine organization and the vital
work the Food Bank does day in and day out in the community.
As a truly local organization, we are only able to fulfill our mission thanks to the local businesses, civic groups, schools, religious organizations, foundations, volunteers and donors that support us throughout the year.
And that brings me to an important point. Hunger isn’t just a problem that happens over the holidays. While we are truly grateful for the community’s support over the holiday season, it’s important to note that we will be feeding as many or more children, families and seniors in January as we were in December. Please know that your continued support is vital for us to ensure that those in need throughout the county don’t go hungry.
That being said, I would like to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to the entire community for supporting this year’s Holiday Food Drive. Over 700 businesses, schools, civic groups, and religious organizations hosted food drives for the Food Bank.
Our Holiday Food Drive partners First 5 San Diego and Wells Fargo Bank were instrumental in the success of this year’s campaign. With the support of our media partners they encouraged the community to donate nonperishable food items in our famous red barrels at all 57 Vons and 11 Stater Bros. supermarket locations throughout the county.
Both supermarkets did an amazing job helping collect food from the public, and Vons made giving easier by preparing pre-filled $10 bags of food which included our most needed food items, saving customers the extra step of having to find our most needed food items while shopping in the store. Vons’ pre-filled bags were a phenomenal success, raising over 300,000 pounds of food!
A great deal of this success is also due to our media partners KUSI News, NBC 7, KyXy 96.5, KPRI 102.7, and the U-T San Diego who helped us get the word out to the community about the easy ways San Diegans could rally together to help the Food Bank over the holidays.
And we are truly grateful to San Diego’s two major sports teams, the Chargers and the Padres. Both teams rallied behind the Food Bank over the holidays. The Chargers hosted their annual food drive at Qualcomm Stadium before their game against Denver in November, and the Padres hosted a peanut butter food drive and volunteered at our warehouse, helping pack hundreds of food boxes for seniors living in poverty. Both teams exemplify the virtues of philanthropy and community service.
Again, I thank everyone who helped us this holiday season. Your donations of food, funds and time enable us to fulfill our mission serving the hungry in our community. We couldn’t do it without you!!
James A. Floros,President & CEO
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You are invited toFoodtasia: Burlap and silver
Where: Food Bank warehouse, 9850 Distribution Avenue, san Diego 92121When: 6 p.m., saturday, May 3, 2014Chair: Lisa Busalacchiemcees: Kimberley Hunt & Billy ray smith Tickets: $250; Table of 10: $2,500
A valet service will be provided.
Presented by:
Join the Food Bank for our fundraiser Gala, Foodtasia: Burlap and Silver, saturday, May 3
Board of DirectorsLarry Cleary – ChairmanVice President, Sales, Indyme Solutions, Inc.
Steve Bernstein - Vice ChairmanBusiness Banking President, Wells Fargo
Sheldon Derezin – Treasurer Consultant (Former CFO) WAXIE Sanitary Supply
Daniel J. Devine - SecretarySenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
Bruce Hollingsworth – Past ChairmanPresident/CEO (Ret.), Unified Port of San Diego
David Bejarano, Chief of Police, City of Chula Vista
Bob BolingerSenior Vice President & Market Manager, CBS Radio
Denise Durkin, Product Development Manager, Jenny Craig
Aimee Faucett, Exec. Vice President, Int’l & Domestic Public Policy & Member Services, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
Erica Fessia, Independent HR Consultant
James A. FlorosPresident & CEO, Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Annie M. GoshertSr. 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
Kimberley LaytonDirector of Public Affairs & Corp/Comm Relations, San Diego Chargers
Clarence Shelman (Ret.) Coach, San Diego Chargers & USC
Jerry Swain, Founder & CEO, Jer’s Handmade Chocolates
Advisory BoardStephen P. Cushman – Co-chair President, Cush Enterprises
Eugene “Mitch” Mitchell – Co-chairVice President, State Government Affairs, SDG&E/SoCalGas
Kathy Davis (Ret.), San Diego County Office of Education
David Lloyd, Director, Community Relations, NRG, Inc.
Jennifer L. Perkins, Principal, Cogent Public Affairs
Ed Plant, President, Harborside Refrigerated Services
John Vingas, Vice President, Centerplate Catering
Honorable William C. Pate (Ret.)JAMS, The Resolution Experts
Bill Geppert, Senior V.P. & G.M. Cox Communications (Ret.)
Teresa receives food from a Food Bank volunteer at our monthly distribution
in Encinitas.
SAVE THE
DATE!
Foodtasia: Burlap and Silver
Save the date!
A rustic evening of elegance benefiting
the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Saturday, May 3, 2014
invites you to
presented by
interim Mayor Todd Gloria Launches 2013 Holiday Food Drive
Chargers Donate $2K, Award signed Antonio Gates Football to Food Drive Winner
Charger Girls Clarisse and Kara talk about the Charger Food Drive.
R – L Ken Derrett of the Chargers presents $2,000 to CEO Jim Floros
and Holiday Food Drive co-chair Steve Bernstein.
The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians invites you to the Food Bank’s 2014 gala fundraiser, Foodtasia: Burlap and Silver, which will take place at the Food Bank’s Miramar warehouse on Saturday, May 3, 2014.
The Food Bank’s 72,000 sq. ft. warehouse will be transformed into a one-of-a-kind venue for an evening of rustic elegance which will treat each guest to a feast of the senses including exquisite foods prepared by six of San Diego’s finest chefs and live entertainment.
The gala will support critical Food Bank hunger-relief programs including the Food 4 Kids Backpack Program which provides weekend food to elementary school children who face hunger over the weekends when free school meals are unavailable.
Join us for an enjoyable night at the Food Bank in support of our mission to feed individuals and families in need in San Diego County.
For more information or ticket reservations, contact Sandy Rabourne at 858-863-5142 or [email protected].
Thank you to san Diego! “Our Truck is Our Home”Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank9850 Distribution avenuesan Diego, ca 92121858-527-1419www.sandiegofoodbank.org
food from the Food Bank for her family. “My mom lets me go to her apartment at the senior facility and cook the food from the Food Bank. We have to cook and eat it fast because we can’t stay for long. I don’t want them to kick out my mother. She’s 87 years old and she doesn’t deserve to be out here suffering with us,” says Teresa.
“After we finish eating we cannot hang out there all night,” explains Teresa. “They will suspect something. We go back to the car and find a place to park for the night. We try to stay in parking lots that are open 24 hours like a WalMart or CVS parking lot. It’s a little safer. I don’t sleep because I need to keep watch. It’s dangerous. I let my girls sleep and I have to let my husband sleep because he works. You can look at my eyes and see. I’m always tired.”
Teresa goes to the Food Bank’s food distribution in Encinitas once a month at St. John’s Church. The church receives food from the Food Bank and distributes the food to families in need in the Encinitas area. The food pantry at St. John’s serves, on average, 72 families every month, but the need has increased.
Janice Echols, a volunteer at St. John’s Food Pantry, explains, “Last month we received enough food by the Food Bank for 72 families, but we had 109 families show up for help. We dipped
into our food reserves to help the additional families that showed up.”
“On a regular food distribution day the families get canned beans, corn, fruit, diced tomatoes, chili, soup, tuna, a box of cereal, pasta, mac ‘n cheese, a bag of rice, and a bag of beans. Last month we had 116 families. It’s really picked up. Some people don’t have jobs. They are very tearful and explain that they’ve lost their jobs and need food assistance.”
After Teresa and her daughter load the groceries from the Food Bank into their truck, Teresa, fighting back tears, smiles and says, “I don’t normally tell people my story. I’m proud like a lot of people, but people need to know families are struggling.” She hugs her daughter and says, “We hope things will get better.”
Interim Mayor Todd Gloria launched the Food Bank’s 2013 Holiday Food Drive at a press conference in November.
Food Bank CEO Jim Floros kicked off the press conference explaining that cuts to the federal Food Stamp program coupled with a still weak local economy are driving significant demand for the Food Bank’s services. Interim Mayor Gloria expounded on the cuts to Food Stamps stating that the average family of four would receive $36 less in monthly Food Stamp benefits which, he explained, equated to about nine gallons of milk.
According to national data, the average length of time a household is on Food Stamps is 8 to 10 months, until the main breadwinner(s) can get back into employment.
During the press conference, CEO Jim Floros announced the 2013 Holiday Food Drive Co-chairs: Kimberly Medeiros, executive director First 5 San Diego, and Steve Bernstein, business banking president, Wells Fargo Bank.
Floros thanked First 5 San Diego and Wells Fargo Bank for partnering with the Food Bank for the Holiday Food Drive with television and radio commercials playing throughout the holiday season encouraging the community to donate.
The Holiday Food Drive ran from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31. More than 700 businesses, civic groups, religious organizations, and schools hosted food drives for the Food Bank collecting hundreds of thousands of pounds of food.
The Chargers partnered with the Food Bank for their annual food drive at Qualcomm Stadium before taking on the Denver Broncos.
Over fifty Food Bank volunteers greeted fans in the Qualcomm Stadium
parking lot to collect cash and canned food donations.
Before game day, two Charger Girls, Clarisse and Kara, promoted the food drive with live interviews on five morning radio programs: Channel 933, 101KGB, KOGO 95.7, Star 94.1, and XTRA Sports 1360 AM.
In a ceremony before kick-off, Chargers’ senior vice president, Ken Derrett, presented Food Bank CEO Jim Floros with a donation of $2,000 for food purchase which provided 10,000 meals over the holidays to families in need.
Floros was joined by this year’s Holiday Food Drive Co-chairs, Kimberly Medeiros, executive director of First 5 San Diego and Food Bank board member Steve Bernstein, business banking president, Wells Fargo Bank.
During the half time ceremony, Floros presented the winner of the food drive, Stan Solis of El Cajon, with a signed Antonio Gates football for donating nearly 650 pounds of food.
The food drive was a huge success this year, raising thousands of pounds of food and monetary donations in time for Thanksgiving. The Food Bank thanks the Chargers and Charger Girls for their amazing support!
Greetings! I joined the Food Bank in January 2013, and after one year on the job, words can’t express how truly impressed I am by this fine organization and the vital
work the Food Bank does day in and day out in the community.
As a truly local organization, we are only able to fulfill our mission thanks to the local businesses, civic groups, schools, religious organizations, foundations, volunteers and donors that support us throughout the year.
And that brings me to an important point. Hunger isn’t just a problem that happens over the holidays. While we are truly grateful for the community’s support over the holiday season, it’s important to note that we will be feeding as many or more children, families and seniors in January as we were in December. Please know that your continued support is vital for us to ensure that those in need throughout the county don’t go hungry.
That being said, I would like to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to the entire community for supporting this year’s Holiday Food Drive. Over 700 businesses, schools, civic groups, and religious organizations hosted food drives for the Food Bank.
Our Holiday Food Drive partners First 5 San Diego and Wells Fargo Bank were instrumental in the success of this year’s campaign. With the support of our media partners they encouraged the community to donate nonperishable food items in our famous red barrels at all 57 Vons and 11 Stater Bros. supermarket locations throughout the county.
Both supermarkets did an amazing job helping collect food from the public, and Vons made giving easier by preparing pre-filled $10 bags of food which included our most needed food items, saving customers the extra step of having to find our most needed food items while shopping in the store. Vons’ pre-filled bags were a phenomenal success, raising over 300,000 pounds of food!
A great deal of this success is also due to our media partners KUSI News, NBC 7, KyXy 96.5, KPRI 102.7, and the U-T San Diego who helped us get the word out to the community about the easy ways San Diegans could rally together to help the Food Bank over the holidays.
And we are truly grateful to San Diego’s two major sports teams, the Chargers and the Padres. Both teams rallied behind the Food Bank over the holidays. The Chargers hosted their annual food drive at Qualcomm Stadium before their game against Denver in November, and the Padres hosted a peanut butter food drive and volunteered at our warehouse, helping pack hundreds of food boxes for seniors living in poverty. Both teams exemplify the virtues of philanthropy and community service.
Again, I thank everyone who helped us this holiday season. Your donations of food, funds and time enable us to fulfill our mission serving the hungry in our community. We couldn’t do it without you!!
James A. Floros,President & CEO
continued from page 1
2 3 4
You are invited toFoodtasia: Burlap and silver
Where: Food Bank warehouse, 9850 Distribution Avenue, san Diego 92121When: 6 p.m., saturday, May 3, 2014Chair: Lisa Busalacchiemcees: Kimberley Hunt & Billy ray smith Tickets: $250; Table of 10: $2,500
A valet service will be provided.
Presented by:
Join the Food Bank for our fundraiser Gala, Foodtasia: Burlap and Silver, saturday, May 3
Board of DirectorsLarry Cleary – ChairmanVice President, Sales, Indyme Solutions, Inc.
Steve Bernstein - Vice ChairmanBusiness Banking President, Wells Fargo
Sheldon Derezin – Treasurer Consultant (Former CFO) WAXIE Sanitary Supply
Daniel J. Devine - SecretarySenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
Bruce Hollingsworth – Past ChairmanPresident/CEO (Ret.), Unified Port of San Diego
David Bejarano, Chief of Police, City of Chula Vista
Bob BolingerSenior Vice President & Market Manager, CBS Radio
Denise Durkin, Product Development Manager, Jenny Craig
Aimee Faucett, Exec. Vice President, Int’l & Domestic Public Policy & Member Services, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
Erica Fessia, Qualcomm
James A. FlorosPresident & CEO, Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Annie M. GoshertSr. 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
Kimberley LaytonDirector of Public Affairs & Corp/Comm Relations, San Diego Chargers
Clarence Shelman (Ret.) Coach, San Diego Chargers & USC
Jerry Swain, Founder & CEO, Jer’s Handmade Chocolates
Advisory BoardStephen P. Cushman – Co-chair President, Cush Enterprises
Eugene “Mitch” Mitchell – Co-chairVice President, State Government Affairs, SDG&E/SoCalGas
Kathy Davis (Ret.), San Diego County Office of Education
David Lloyd, Director, Community Relations, NRG, Inc.
Jennifer L. Perkins, Principal, Cogent Public Affairs
Ed Plant, President, Harborside Refrigerated Services
John Vingas, Vice President, Centerplate Catering
Honorable William C. Pate (Ret.)JAMS, The Resolution Experts
Bill Geppert, Senior V.P. & G.M. Cox Communications (Ret.)
Teresa receives food from a Food Bank volunteer at our monthly distribution
in Encinitas.
SAVE THE
DATE!
Foodtasia: Burlap and Silver
Save the date!
A rustic evening of elegance benefiting
the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Saturday, May 3, 2014
invites you to
presented by
interim Mayor Todd Gloria Launches 2013 Holiday Food Drive
Chargers Donate $2K, Award signed Antonio Gates Football to Food Drive Winner
Charger Girls Clarisse and Kara talk about the Charger Food Drive.
R – L Ken Derrett of the Chargers presents $2,000 to CEO Jim Floros
and Holiday Food Drive co-chair Steve Bernstein.
The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians invites you to the Food Bank’s 2014 gala fundraiser, Foodtasia: Burlap and Silver, which will take place at the Food Bank’s Miramar warehouse on Saturday, May 3, 2014.
The Food Bank’s 72,000 sq. ft. warehouse will be transformed into a one-of-a-kind venue for an evening of rustic elegance which will treat each guest to a feast of the senses including exquisite foods prepared by six of San Diego’s finest chefs and live entertainment.
The gala will support critical Food Bank hunger-relief programs including the Food 4 Kids Backpack Program which provides weekend food to elementary school children who face hunger over the weekends when free school meals are unavailable.
Join us for an enjoyable night at the Food Bank in support of our mission to feed individuals and families in need in San Diego County.
For more information or ticket reservations, contact Sandy Rabourne at 858-863-5142 or [email protected].
Thank you to san Diego! “Our Truck is Our Home”Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank9850 Distribution avenuesan Diego, ca 92121858-527-1419www.sandiegofoodbank.org
food from the Food Bank for her family. “My mom lets me go to her apartment at the senior facility and cook the food from the Food Bank. We have to cook and eat it fast because we can’t stay for long. I don’t want them to kick out my mother. She’s 87 years old and she doesn’t deserve to be out here suffering with us,” says Teresa.
“After we finish eating we cannot hang out there all night,” explains Teresa. “They will suspect something. We go back to the car and find a place to park for the night. We try to stay in parking lots that are open 24 hours like a WalMart or CVS parking lot. It’s a little safer. I don’t sleep because I need to keep watch. It’s dangerous. I let my girls sleep and I have to let my husband sleep because he works. You can look at my eyes and see. I’m always tired.”
Teresa goes to the Food Bank’s food distribution in Encinitas once a month at St. John’s Church. The church receives food from the Food Bank and distributes the food to families in need in the Encinitas area. The food pantry at St. John’s serves, on average, 72 families every month, but the need has increased.
Janice Echols, a volunteer at St. John’s Food Pantry, explains, “Last month we received enough food by the Food Bank for 72 families, but we had 109 families show up for help. We dipped
into our food reserves to help the additional families that showed up.”
“On a regular food distribution day the families get canned beans, corn, fruit, diced tomatoes, chili, soup, tuna, a box of cereal, pasta, mac ‘n cheese, a bag of rice, and a bag of beans. Last month we had 116 families. It’s really picked up. Some people don’t have jobs. They are very tearful and explain that they’ve lost their jobs and need food assistance.”
After Teresa and her daughter load the groceries from the Food Bank into their truck, Teresa, fighting back tears, smiles and says, “I don’t normally tell people my story. I’m proud like a lot of people, but people need to know families are struggling.” She hugs her daughter and says, “We hope things will get better.”
Interim Mayor Todd Gloria launched the Food Bank’s 2013 Holiday Food Drive at a press conference in November.
Food Bank CEO Jim Floros kicked off the press conference explaining that cuts to the federal Food Stamp program coupled with a still weak local economy are driving significant demand for the Food Bank’s services. Interim Mayor Gloria expounded on the cuts to Food Stamps stating that the average family of four would receive $36 less in monthly Food Stamp benefits which, he explained, equated to about nine gallons of milk.
According to national data, the average length of time a household is on Food Stamps is 8 to 10 months, until the main breadwinner(s) can get back into employment.
During the press conference, CEO Jim Floros announced the 2013 Holiday Food Drive Co-chairs: Kimberly Medeiros, executive director First 5 San Diego, and Steve Bernstein, business banking president, Wells Fargo Bank.
Floros thanked First 5 San Diego and Wells Fargo Bank for partnering with the Food Bank for the Holiday Food Drive with television and radio commercials playing throughout the holiday season encouraging the community to donate.
The Holiday Food Drive ran from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31. More than 700 businesses, civic groups, religious organizations, and schools hosted food drives for the Food Bank collecting hundreds of thousands of pounds of food.
The Chargers partnered with the Food Bank for their annual food drive at Qualcomm Stadium before taking on the Denver Broncos.
Over fifty Food Bank volunteers greeted fans in the Qualcomm Stadium
parking lot to collect cash and canned food donations.
Before game day, two Charger Girls, Clarisse and Kara, promoted the food drive with live interviews on five morning radio programs: Channel 933, 101KGB, KOGO 95.7, Star 94.1, and XTRA Sports 1360 AM.
In a ceremony before kick-off, Chargers’ senior vice president, Ken Derrett, presented Food Bank CEO Jim Floros with a donation of $2,000 for food purchase which provided 10,000 meals over the holidays to families in need.
Floros was joined by this year’s Holiday Food Drive Co-chairs, Kimberly Medeiros, executive director of First 5 San Diego and Food Bank board member Steve Bernstein, business banking president, Wells Fargo Bank.
During the half time ceremony, Floros presented the winner of the food drive, Stan Solis of El Cajon, with a signed Antonio Gates football for donating nearly 650 pounds of food.
The food drive was a huge success this year, raising thousands of pounds of food and monetary donations in time for Thanksgiving. The Food Bank thanks the Chargers and Charger Girls for their amazing support!
Greetings! I joined the Food Bank in January 2013, and after one year on the job, words can’t express how truly impressed I am by this fine organization and the vital
work the Food Bank does day in and day out in the community.
As a truly local organization, we are only able to fulfill our mission thanks to the local businesses, civic groups, schools, religious organizations, foundations, volunteers and donors that support us throughout the year.
And that brings me to an important point. Hunger isn’t just a problem that happens over the holidays. While we are truly grateful for the community’s support over the holiday season, it’s important to note that we will be feeding as many or more children, families and seniors in January as we were in December. Please know that your continued support is vital for us to ensure that those in need throughout the county don’t go hungry.
That being said, I would like to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to the entire community for supporting this year’s Holiday Food Drive. Over 700 businesses, schools, civic groups, and religious organizations hosted food drives for the Food Bank.
Our Holiday Food Drive partners First 5 San Diego and Wells Fargo Bank were instrumental in the success of this year’s campaign. With the support of our media partners they encouraged the community to donate nonperishable food items in our famous red barrels at all 57 Vons and 11 Stater Bros. supermarket locations throughout the county.
Both supermarkets did an amazing job helping collect food from the public, and Vons made giving easier by preparing pre-filled $10 bags of food which included our most needed food items, saving customers the extra step of having to find our most needed food items while shopping in the store. Vons’ pre-filled bags were a phenomenal success, raising over 300,000 pounds of food!
A great deal of this success is also due to our media partners KUSI News, NBC 7, KyXy 96.5, KPRI 102.7, and the U-T San Diego who helped us get the word out to the community about the easy ways San Diegans could rally together to help the Food Bank over the holidays.
And we are truly grateful to San Diego’s two major sports teams, the Chargers and the Padres. Both teams rallied behind the Food Bank over the holidays. The Chargers hosted their annual food drive at Qualcomm Stadium before their game against Denver in November, and the Padres hosted a peanut butter food drive and volunteered at our warehouse, helping pack hundreds of food boxes for seniors living in poverty. Both teams exemplify the virtues of philanthropy and community service.
Again, I thank everyone who helped us this holiday season. Your donations of food, funds and time enable us to fulfill our mission serving the hungry in our community. We couldn’t do it without you!!
James A. Floros,President & CEO
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You are invited toFoodtasia: Burlap and silver
Where: Food Bank warehouse, 9850 Distribution Avenue, san Diego 92121When: 6 p.m., saturday, May 3, 2014Chair: Lisa Busalacchiemcees: Kimberley Hunt & Billy ray smith Tickets: $250; Table of 10: $2,500
A valet service will be provided.
Presented by:
Join the Food Bank for Our Fundraiser Gala, Foodtasia: Burlap and Silver, saturday, May 3
Board of DirectorsLarry Cleary – ChairmanVice President, Sales, Indyme Solutions, Inc.
Steve Bernstein - Vice ChairmanBusiness Banking President, Wells Fargo
Sheldon Derezin – Treasurer Consultant (Former CFO) WAXIE Sanitary Supply
Daniel J. Devine - SecretarySenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
Bruce Hollingsworth – Past ChairmanPresident/CEO (Ret.), Unified Port of San Diego
David Bejarano, Chief of Police, City of Chula Vista
Bob BolingerSenior Vice President & Market Manager, CBS Radio
Denise Durkin, Jenny Craig
Aimee Faucett, Exec. Vice President, Int’l & Domestic Public Policy & Member Services, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
Erica Fessia, Qualcomm
James A. FlorosPresident & CEO, Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Annie M. GoshertSr. 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
Kimberley LaytonDirector of Public Affairs & Corp/Comm Relations, San Diego Chargers
Clarence Shelman (Ret.) Coach, San Diego Chargers & USC
Jerry Swain, Founder & CEO, Jer’s Handmade Chocolates
Advisory BoardStephen P. Cushman – Co-chair President, Cush Enterprises
Eugene “Mitch” Mitchell – Co-chairVice President, State Government Affairs, SDG&E/SoCalGas
Kathy Davis (Ret.), San Diego County Office of Education
David Lloyd, Director, Community Relations, NRG, Inc.
Jennifer L. Perkins, Principal, Cogent Public Affairs
Ed Plant, President, Harborside Refrigerated Services
John Vingas, Vice President, Centerplate Catering
Honorable William C. Pate (Ret.)JAMS, The Resolution Experts
Bill Geppert, Senior V.P. & G.M. Cox Communications (Ret.)
Teresa receives food from a Food Bank volunteer at our monthly distribution
in Encinitas.
SAVE THE
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Foodtasia: Burlap and Silver
Save the date!
A rustic evening of elegance benefiting
the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Saturday, May 3, 2014
invites you to
presented by
interim Mayor Todd Gloria Launches 2013 Holiday Food Drive
Chargers Donate $2K, Award signed Antonio Gates Football to Food Drive Winner
Charger Girls Clarisse and Kara talk about the Charger Food Drive.
R – L Ken Derrett of the Chargers presents $2,000 to CEO Jim Floros
and Holiday Food Drive co-chair Steve Bernstein.
The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians invites you to the Food Bank’s 2014 gala fundraiser, Foodtasia: Burlap and Silver, which will take place at the Food Bank’s Miramar warehouse on Saturday, May 3, 2014.
The Food Bank’s 72,000 sq. ft. warehouse will be transformed into a one-of-a-kind venue for an evening of rustic elegance which will treat each guest to a feast of the senses including exquisite foods prepared by six of San Diego’s finest chefs and live entertainment.
The gala will support critical Food Bank hunger-relief programs including the Food 4 Kids Backpack Program which provides weekend food to elementary school children who face hunger over the weekends when free school meals are unavailable.
Join us for an enjoyable night at the Food Bank in support of our mission to feed individuals and families in need in San Diego County.
For more information or ticket reservations, contact Sandy Rabourne at 858-863-5142 or [email protected].
Thank you to san Diego! “Our Truck is Our Home”Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank9850 Distribution avenuesan Diego, ca 92121858-527-1419www.sandiegofoodbank.org
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 fund raising.
Thanks to our streamlined efficiency, your donation goes a long way towards feeding hungry families and individuals in San Diego County!
Thanks for your support!
On a sunny afternoon in Encinitas, Teresa, 52, stands in line for food. She and her family are homeless and live in their SUV truck. Teresa has two daughters Olivia, 17, and Selina, 19. They have been receiving food assistance from the Food Bank for several years.
“We’ve been living in our truck for three years. Our truck is our home,” explains Teresa. “It has really affected my girls. They have changed. My 17-year-old daughter, Olivia, is a senior in high school, and my 19-year-old daughter, Selina, had a seizure and nearly died. That’s when we found out she has a disease called Lupus.”
“Before we started living in our truck we used to live at my mother’s house here in Encinitas, but I lost my job with the school district, and we couldn’t afford the mortgage payments, and we were foreclosed on. My mom is 87, and she was able to get a little apartment at a senior living facility, but they won’t
allow anyone else to live with her. We can’t live with her or she will get kicked out,” said Teresa.
“My 17-year-old daughter, Olivia, is a senior in high school. Being homeless has taken a lot out of her. My daughters worry about me, and I worry about them,” she says. “My 19-year-old daughter, Selina, can’t work because she has Lupus and doesn’t have strength. She’s very weak. And if I’m not with her, there’s no one else to watch her,” she said. “We are able to get help for her through MediCal, but the medication is very very expensive.”
Teresa’s husband works in landscaping, but she explains that there is so much competition for jobs that he doesn’t have regular work, so the family survives on the little money he makes and with food from the Food Bank.
Teresa uses her mother’s kitchen at the senior facility to cook and refrigerate the
“Our Truck is Our Home”
Food Bank volunteer Paul Amberg was awarded the State Farm “Pitch-In” Award at an on-field, pre-game ceremony before the Padres took on the Chicago Cubs.
The award was given on the day that the Padres hosted a summer food drive to help the Food Bank feed children in poverty over the summer months.
Paul received the award for displaying exceptional dedication to the Food Bank and its programs. He has been volunteering for the Food Bank for over two years, and volunteers three times a week – clocking in over 400 hours!Congratulations, Paul! We are lucky to have you!
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Diamond NRG Energy Inc.
Gold DatronPCL Construction Services, Inc.Lexi Fowler Designs, LlcStater Bros. CharitiesLamb & Barnosky, LLPBridgepoint Education, Inc.Chevron
Silver California Restaurant AssociationSDG&EWedbush
Bronze Insurance Brokers & Agents of San Diego
HD SupplySempra EnergyMo Bio Laboratories, Inc.H.G. Fenton CompanyECG Management Consultants
Supporters Jake’s Del MarPODS San DiegoAdept Process Services, Inc.CynergyCoca Cola RefreshmentsJake’s Del MarNRG Energy Inc.Jake’s Del MarBarona Resort and CasinoSan Diego Chargers
special ThanksThe Food Bank would like to thank the following corporations and foundations for their generous contributions. The list reflects donation received August 15 through December 30.
Food Bank clients Teresa and her 19-year-old daughter Selina stand next to the SUV truck that they call home.
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The Hard Rock Hotel San Diego sponsored the sixth annual Colleges Rock Hunger Food Drive in October.
UC San Diego, San Diego State University, and California State University San Marcos participated in the three week food drive competition collecting a whopping 244,689 pounds of food through food and monetary donations!
Each college hosted campus-wide events to collect food and educate students about hunger in San Diego. Colleges hosted food drives during homecoming festivities, at sporting events, concerts, and at university transport hubs.
SDSU won the competition having collected an astounding 227,360 pounds of food. UCSD finished second, and Cal State San Marcos placed third.
Interim Mayor Todd Gloria and Food Bank CEO Jim Floros awarded a life-size “guitar trophy” to the winning college, and the Hard Rock Hotel projected the winning school’s name on the exterior of the hotel building for a week in November.
A huge thank you to all of the students who participated in the competition!
Chargers Donate $2000 and award signed Antonio Gates Football to Food Drive Winner page4
sixth Annual College rock Hunger Food Drive raises 244,689 Pounds
MTs, nCTs, Girl scouts & Albertsons Host 6th Annual ‘stuff the Bus’ Food Drive
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) teamed up with the North County Transit District, Albertsons supermarkets and the San Diego Girl Scouts to host the sixth annual ‘Stuff the Bus’ Food Drive.
The food drive was held in October, and on Saturday, Oct. 26, 19 MTS and NCTD buses were stationed in 17 Albertsons parking lots and 2 Girl Scouts locations throughout the county.
At the end of the food drive the buses drove in a caravan to the Food Bank where they were unloaded by military volunteers.
In total, the food drive raised 16,448 pounds of food! The Food Bank extends a huge thank you to all who supported the food drive!
Padres employees and players visited the Food Bank to donate 233 pounds of peanut butter they collected internally at their offices. Peanut butter is an expensive, most-needed food item and is a favorite among the children and seniors we serve.
The Padres’ team also packed 300, 30 pound food boxes for seniors during their visit. They were joined by pitcher Nick Vincent, Padres great Randy Jones, and of course, our favorite mascot, the Friar!
A huge thank you to the Padres for helping us provide protein-rich food to seniors and families in need!
Padres Host Peanut Butter Drive &Volunteer at Food Bank
The Food Bank uses Your Donations efficiently
Volunteer spotlight – Paul Amberg
FOOD for THOuGHTJacobs & cushman san Diego fooD bank newsletter
SAVE THE
DATE!
Foodtasia: Burlap and Silver
Save the date!
A rustic evening of elegance benefiting
the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Saturday, May 3, 2014
invites you to
presented by
Gold The Melvin Garb FoundationKaiser Foundation HospitalsJoan And Irwin Jacobs Fund Of The Jewish Community Foundation
Silver Leichtag Family FoundationPhilip E. Fess Family FoundationPaulus Family FoundationThe David B. Gold FoundationThe Grainger FoundationIssa Family Foundation
Bronze Americover, Inc.Health Quest FoundationSharp Professional Nurses NetworkUrban Dare, Inc.Avery-Stead Family FundThe Sondra and Robert Berk Fund of the Jewish Community FoundationThe Mueller/Gault Charitable FoundationAdvancing Compassion ProjectDodds Family Charitable Foundation
Jon And Bobbie Gilbert Family FoundationGinsburgThe Wilson B. Sexton FoundationInstitute Of CharitySan Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary FndStein Family FoundationThe Petunia FoundationRancho Santa Fe FoundationChrist Episcopal Church Thrift ShopDouglas & Marianne Dickerson FoundationThe Pappas Family FoundationColeyThe Sutherland FoundationM. House Family Fund At The San Diego FoundationGibsonDouglas E. and Nancy J. Barnhart Charitable FoundationRivkin Family FoundationFieldstone FoundationMartin Leichter FoundationSchwab Fund For Charitable GivingHelmstetter Family FoundationTurk Family FoundationNordson Corporation Foundation
FOUNDATIONS
COrpOrATIONS
CEO Jim Floros (second from left) is joined by the Friar, Mr. Tom Seidler,
Randy Jones and Nick Vincent.
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 fund raising.
Thanks to our streamlined efficiency, your donation goes a long way towards feeding hungry families and individuals in San Diego County!
Thanks for your support!
On a sunny afternoon in Encinitas, Teresa, 52, stands in line for food. She and her family are homeless and live in their SUV truck. Teresa has two daughters Olivia, 17, and Selina, 19. They have been receiving food assistance from the Food Bank for several years.
“We’ve been living in our truck for three years. Our truck is our home,” explains Teresa. “It has really affected my girls. They have changed. My 17-year-old daughter, Olivia, is a senior in high school, and my 19-year-old daughter, Selina, had a seizure and nearly died. That’s when we found out she has a disease called Lupus.”
“Before we started living in our truck we used to live at my mother’s house here in Encinitas, but I lost my job with the school district, and we couldn’t afford the mortgage payments, and we were foreclosed on. My mom is 87, and she was able to get a little apartment at a senior living facility, but they won’t
allow anyone else to live with her. We can’t live with her or she will get kicked out,” said Teresa.
“My 17-year-old daughter, Olivia, is a senior in high school. Being homeless has taken a lot out of her. My daughters worry about me, and I worry about them,” she says. “My 19-year-old daughter, Selina, can’t work because she has Lupus and doesn’t have strength. She’s very weak. And if I’m not with her, there’s no one else to watch her,” she said. “We are able to get help for her through MediCal, but the medication is very very expensive.”
Teresa’s husband works in landscaping, but she explains that there is so much competition for jobs that he doesn’t have regular work, so the family survives on the little money he makes and with food from the Food Bank.
Teresa uses her mother’s kitchen at the senior facility to cook and refrigerate the
“Our Truck is Our Home”
Food Bank volunteer Paul Amberg was awarded the State Farm “Pitch-In” Award at an on-field, pre-game ceremony before the Padres took on the Chicago Cubs.
The award was given on the day that the Padres hosted a summer food drive to help the Food Bank feed children in poverty over the summer months.
Paul received the award for displaying exceptional dedication to the Food Bank and its programs. He has been volunteering for the Food Bank for over two years, and volunteers three times a week – clocking in over 400 hours!Congratulations, Paul! We are lucky to have you!
WinTer 2014
in THis issue
Diamond First 5 of San Diego NRG Energy Inc.
Gold DatronPCL Construction Services, Inc.Lexi Fowler Designs, LlcStater Bros. CharitiesLamb & Barnosky, LLPBridgepoint Education, Inc.Chevron
Silver California Restaurant AssociationSDG&EWedbush
Bronze Insurance Brokers & Agents of San DiegoHD SupplySempra EnergyMo Bio Laboratories, Inc.H.G. Fenton CompanyECG Management Consultants
Supporters Adept Process Services, Inc.Barona Resort and CasinoCentennial Escrow, Inc.Coca Cola RefreshmentsCynergyJake’s Del MarNRG Energy Inc.PODS San DiegoSan Diego Chargers
special ThanksThe Food Bank would like to thank the following corporations and foundations for their generous contributions. The list reflects donations received August 15 through December 30.
Food Bank clients Teresa and her 19-year-old daughter Selina stand next to the SUV truck that they call home.
Join us at The Viejas Foodtasia: Burlap and Silver Gala Sat. May 3rdPage 3
www.sandiegofoodbank.org
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The Hard Rock Hotel San Diego sponsored the sixth annual Colleges Rock Hunger Food Drive in October.
UC San Diego, San Diego State University, and California State University San Marcos participated in the three week food drive competition collecting a whopping 244,689 pounds of food through food and monetary donations!
Each college hosted campus-wide events to collect food and educate students about hunger in San Diego. Colleges hosted food drives during homecoming festivities, at sporting events, concerts, and at university transport hubs.
SDSU won the competition having collected an astounding 227,360 pounds of food. UCSD finished second, and Cal State San Marcos placed third.
Interim Mayor Todd Gloria and Food Bank CEO Jim Floros awarded a life-size “guitar trophy” to the winning college, and the Hard Rock Hotel projected the winning school’s name on the exterior of the hotel building for a week in November.
A huge thank you to all of the students who participated in the competition!
Chargers Donate $2000 and award signed Antonio Gates Football to Food Drive Winner page 4
sixth Annual College rock Hunger Food Drive raises 244,689 Pounds
MTs, nCTs, Girl scouts & Albertsons Host 6th Annual ‘stuff the Bus’ Food Drive
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) teamed up with the North County Transit District, Albertsons supermarkets and the San Diego Girl Scouts to host the sixth annual ‘Stuff the Bus’ Food Drive.
The food drive was held in October, and on Saturday, Oct. 26, 19 MTS and NCTD buses were stationed in 17 Albertsons parking lots and 2 Girl Scouts locations throughout the county.
At the end of the food drive the buses drove in a caravan to the Food Bank where they were unloaded by military volunteers.
In total, the food drive raised 16,448 pounds of food! The Food Bank extends a huge thank you to all who supported the food drive!
Padres employees and players visited the Food Bank to donate 233 pounds of peanut butter they collected internally at their offices. Peanut butter is an expensive, most-needed food item and is a favorite among the children and seniors we serve.
The Padres’ team also packed 300 30-pound food boxes for seniors during their visit. They were joined by pitcher Nick Vincent, Padres great Randy Jones, and of course, our favorite mascot, the Friar!
A huge thank you to the Padres for helping us provide protein-rich food to seniors and families in need!
Padres Host Peanut Butter Drive &Volunteer at Food Bank
The Food Bank uses Your Donations efficiently
Volunteer spotlight – Paul Amberg
FOOD for THOuGHTJacobs & cushman san Diego fooD bank newsletter
SAVE THE
DATE!
Foodtasia: Burlap and Silver
Save the date!
A rustic evening of elegance benefiting
the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Saturday, May 3, 2014
invites you to
presented by
Gold The Melvin Garb FoundationKaiser Foundation HospitalsJoan And Irwin Jacobs Fund Of The Jewish Community FoundationPrice Family Charitable Fund
Silver Leichtag Family FoundationPhilip E. Fess Family FoundationPaulus Family FoundationThe David B. Gold FoundationThe Grainger FoundationIssa Family Foundation
Bronze Americover, Inc.Health Quest FoundationSharp Professional Nurses NetworkUrban Dare, Inc.Avery-Stead Family FundThe Sondra and Robert Berk Fund of the Jewish Community FoundationThe Mueller/Gault Charitable FoundationAdvancing Compassion ProjectDodds Family Charitable Foundation
Jon And Bobbie Gilbert Family FoundationGinsburgThe Wilson B. Sexton FoundationInstitute Of CharitySan Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary FndStein Family FoundationThe Petunia FoundationRancho Santa Fe FoundationChrist Episcopal Church Thrift ShopDouglas & Marianne Dickerson FoundationThe Pappas Family FoundationKiwanis Club of San DiegoThe Sutherland FoundationM. House Family Fund At The San Diego FoundationGibsonDouglas E. and Nancy J. Barnhart Charitable FoundationRivkin Family FoundationFieldstone FoundationMartin Leichter FoundationSchwab Fund For Charitable GivingHelmstetter Family FoundationTurk Family FoundationNordson Corporation Foundation
FOUNDATIONS
COrpOrATIONS
CEO Jim Floros (second from left) is joined by the Friar, Mr. Tom Seidler,
Randy Jones and Nick Vincent.
