Showing posts with label food drive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food drive. Show all posts

Shoreline food bank is running out of food - and needs your help

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Budget cuts, the end of the summer gardening season and a drop in donations are not good news for the 400 local families who rely on Hopelink’s Shoreline food bank every month.

Center Manager Leslie Brooks said supply is down while demand continues to rise.
“In September, we were able to distribute only about 20,000 pounds of food to those in need of help – down from a monthly average of 25,000-30,000 pounds,” Brooks said. “A lot more people are struggling to get by, and it is always difficult to tell a family there simply isn’t enough food. But unfortunately, that’s the reality right now.”

Over the summer, community organizations, church groups and local gardeners generously shared their fruits and vegetables with the food bank, Brooks said. But during the fall and winter months, replacing that supply is difficult.
“We don’t have the budget to buy produce,” she said, “especially when we need to purchase so many of the basic food supplies our families need to get by.”

Brooks said community food drives are one of the best ways to help stock the shelves, and that even small groups can make a big difference. 

The greatest need continues to be “shelf-stable” items:
  • Canned fruit and vegetables
  • Peanut butter
  • Tuna
  • Rice
  • Pasta
  • Canned beans and prepared meals
  • Cereal and oatmeal

The Shoreline Center is one of five Hopelink food banks in the north and east King county area, and the only one serving the west side.

To donate or host a food drive, stop by the Hopelink Shoreline Center at 15809 Westminster Way N. on Monday through Friday between 9 am and 5 pm, or call center manager Leslie Brooks at 206-440-7300.


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Dress Down Hunger with Food Lifeline on September 30

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Food Lifeline, Western Washington’s largest hunger relief organization, has a brand new fundraising event coming up on Friday, September 30, 2011 called Dress Down Hunger. 

This casual and entertaining evening offers a rare chance to see inside Food Lifeline’s warehouse while kicking back with local eats and drinks, and dancing the night away.

The event will feature the Neil Diamond Cover Band, Cherry Cherry Band, and will have great food by Tom Douglas’ Serious Pie, Delfino’s Pizza and Veraci Catering. 

A fundraiser for Food Lifeline, tickets start at $75 each and can be purchased online 
"Learn more about the event at Dress Down Hunger and check the Food Lifeline webpage for more information about how we are ending hunger in Western Washington!"

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Pet Food Drive brings in 12,000 pounds of pet food

Friday, August 12, 2011

Thanks for the food!
According to the Seattle Humane Society, their recent pet food drive at participating King County Safeway stores brought in nearly 12,000 pounds of pet food.

The food will be distributed to local senior centers, low-income housing complexes, food banks and individual homes. Seattle Humane Society’s Pet Food Bank provides food every month to more than 1,600 pets.

"Thanks to Seattle Humane Society’s Pet Food Bank, more than 1,300 pet owners each month don’t have to choose between feeding their pets and feeding themselves.
"Our mission is bringing people and pets together, and keeping them together. Thank you to Safeway and our community for helping us continue to fulfill our mission."

Both the North City Safeway at 175th and 15th NE and the Aurora Safeway at 155th and Aurora participated in the pet food drive.



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Hopelink’s End Summer Hunger program selected as Groupon “G-Team” campaign

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Beginning today, Hopelink is teaming up with Groupon to raise funds for End Summer Hunger through the online company’s website. Groupon is an international company that offers one major deal every day for local restaurants, goods and services, with discounts of 50 percent or more. “G-Team” is Groupon’s charitable wing, where they help nonprofits and others raise money for their causes. 

Hopelink’s End Summer Hunger was selected as the featured Seattle-area campaign for August 2-4, enabling subscribers to make a one-time, one-click $13 donation to Hopelink through the Groupon website. The $13 donation will pay for two weeks worth of food for a child on summer break.

Mother and son at food bank.  Photo courtesy Hopelink.

End Summer Hunger is Hopelink’s annual grassroots campaign aimed at ensuring that school kids have enough to eat during the summer months. The fund and food drives – running through August – bring together local businesses, organizations, schools and individuals to help provide low-income families with food for kids who receive free and reduced-fee breakfasts and lunches during the school year.

The campaign takes on the gap in regular nutritious daytime meals for kids who are on summer break, while also addressing increasing demand at Hopelink’s five emergency service centers while the school programs are on hiatus. The proceeds from End Summer Hunger will stock the food banks for the high-demand summer months.

Launched in November 2008, Groupon features a daily deal on the best stuff to do, see, eat, and buy in 43 countries. The company has about 7,000 employees working across the Chicago headquarters, a growing office in Palo Alto, CA, local markets throughout North America and regional offices in Europe, Latin America, Asia and around the world. The company has more than 50 million subscribers in the United States and recently filed a $750 million IPO.


Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low-income families, children, seniors and people with disabilities in north and east King County by promoting self-sufficiency for all members of our community and helping people make lasting change. Hopelink assists people with meeting their needs for food, shelter, homelessness prevention, family development and stabilization, transportation and adult literacy skills. 

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Summer Pet Food Drive, July 1 through July 31, 2011 at local Safeways

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Calling all animal lovers! The Seattle Humane Society and Safeway have teamed up for a Summer Pet Food Drive to help fill the shelves of the Humane Society Pet Food Bank.

Look for collection barrels in King County Safeway stores throughout July. Pick up a few extra cans of pet food or a bag of dry pet food – and drop them in.

Local stores are at 155th and Aurora, and 173rd and 15th NE in North City and both are participating in the drive.

Ways you can help
1. Donate canned or dry pet food at your local King County Safeway store in July.
Dry dog and cat food is the greatest need.


2. Hold a pet food drive in your community at your church, synagogue, school or business.


3. Spread the word: text, blog, wall post and tweet today!
Volunteers pack, load and deliver pet food to local senior centers, low-income housing complexes, food banks and individual homes. Help us help pets, and people too, by giving to the Seattle Humane Society Pet Food Bank. Our mission is bringing people and pets together, and keeping them together.

The pet food collected will help feed more than 1,500 pets each month of low-income senior citizens, people disabled by AIDS and others in need. Last year, more than 4 tons of pet food was collected through the Summer Pet Food Drive at the Safeway stores in King County. That’s an amazing amount of food and we hope Safeway store patrons and others will contribute even more this summer to meet the needs of the growing numbers of pets supported through our community outreach programs.

About the Seattle Humane Society
Seattle Humane Society has been awarded the coveted 4-star rating by Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator. Founded in 1897 to bring people and pets together, Seattle Humane Society provides incredible companion animals for adoption 7 days a week, pet workshops and training, a pet food bank, a low-fee spay/neuter surgery program, humane teen club, a visiting pets program and more.

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End Summertime Hunger Food Drive at SCC collects over 1,779 pounds of food

Saturday, June 18, 2011

From Shoreline Community College

The final tally is in for the May food drive at Shoreline Community College. The End Summertime Hunger for Kids Food Drive coordinated by the Center for Service-Learning at the college raised over 1,779 pounds of food for local food banks. 

The campus alone raised over 1,000 lbs. Local churches: City Calvary Chapel, Calvin Presbyterian, and Shoreline Covenant Church collected over 500 pounds. All proceeds went to local food banks: Hopelink, VOA Greenwood, and North Helpline. 

North Helpline informed us that they are experiencing record lows in their food bank already this summer due to lower than expected donations and that our donations were desperately needed.

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Bartell Drugs continues food drive through Sunday, June 12

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Bartell Drugs' Stock the Pantry food drive continues through this Sunday (June 12) with all Bartells' stores in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties accepting non-perishable food donations.

In association with Northwest Harvest, the two-week drive by Bartell Drugs focuses on replenishing local food bank, meal program and school food stocks during summer months--when families that normally depend on free or reduced-price school meals may struggle to provide healthy meals at home.

Shoreline Bartells is at N 185 and Midvale, just east of Aurora.

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Seattle Humane Society Holiday Pet Food Drive begins November 26

Monday, November 22, 2010

Feed me
The Seattle Humane Society and Safeway have teamed up again for their annual Holiday Pet Food Drive to help fill the shelves at the Seattle Humane Society’s Pet Food Bank.

The drive runs from November 26 to December 31. Collection barrels are located at these local Safeway stores: 15332 Aurora Avenue and 17202 15th Ave NE.

Different options are available to contribute:
  • Donate canned or dry pet food at Safeway stores. Dry cat food is the greatest need.
  • Hold a pet food drive in the community: church, school, or business.
  •  Spread the word by text, blog, wall post or tweet
Seattle Humane Society’s Pet Food Bank provides pet food monthly to more than 1,200 pets belonging low-income seniors and people disabled by AIDS. 

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Summer pet food drive at Safeway

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

The Seattle Humane Society and Safeway have teamed up for a Summer Pet Food Drive to help fill the shelves of the Humane Society's Pet Food Bank. Collection barrels will be located in King County Safeway stores throughout July. Pick up a few extra cans of pet food or a bag of dry pet food – and drop them in the barrel. The Pet Food Bank provides food for the pets of low-income seniors and people disabled by AIDS.

Our Safeway stores are in North City and on Aurora.

North City Safeway
17202 15th Ave NE
Shoreline 98155

Aurora Safeway
15332 Aurora Ave N
Shoreline 98133

 Barrels are also available for donations at the Aurora Village Petco and the Aurora Square Pets Energy.

Petco
1241 N 205th
Seattle 98133

Pets Energy
15407 Westminster Way N #5A-1
Shoreline 98133 

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Bartell Drugs & Northwest Harvest campaign to replenish food stocks

Monday, May 31, 2010

Bartell Drugs launches its "Stock the Pantry" food drive for Northwest Harvest by accepting nonperishable food items and cash donations at all 57 Bartell Drug locations from June 1 to June 13. The Shoreline Bartells is located in Gateway Plaza at N 185th and Aurora.

This two-week food drive, now in its second year, is especially important to help Northwest Harvest replenish food stocks during summer months--when families that normally depend on free or reduced-price school meals may struggle to provide those meals at home.

Last year the two-week drive generated over 16,767 pounds of food donations as well as cash contributions for food banks in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. The company also donated 1,500 reusable bags for use by food bank clients.

"Year-round hunger is an unfortunate reality for many children and their families, as well as many seniors. Through the generous contributions by our customers, we're proud to support Northwest Harvest with this effort," said Bartell's Chairman and CEO George D. Bartell.

The "Stock the Pantry" drive builds on a long-time relationship between Bartell's and Northwest Harvest, including holiday food drives.

"Only 2 out of 5 low-income children who receive a school lunch also receive a lunch in the summer months," said Shelley Rotondo, executive director of Northwest Harvest. "Stock the Pantry" represents a major summer food drive and helps replenish food stocks for families in need.

For more information on Bartell Drugs, visit the website.

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Hopelink Food Bank supplies are low

Thursday, March 18, 2010

By Leslie Brooks, Center Manager, Hopelink Shoreline/Lake Forest Park

In February 2010, the Hopelink food bank in Shoreline served 379 families with over 23,000 pounds of food. Our current supply of food is less than 5,000 pounds which will last approximately one week. Please consider donating food or holding a food drive in support of Hopelink. The most needed items are canned fruit and vegetables, soup, beans, rice, pasta, peanut butter, tuna and oatmeal.

Since 1971, Hopelink has helped low income families, senior citizens and people with disabilities to meet the everyday challenges of life, as well as make plans and take steps for changing their lives for the better. Hopelink helps residents in north and east King County meet a variety of needs, from housing, food and transportation to appointments, to help paying their energy bills and building job skills.

Hopelink is a nonprofit organization supported by private donations, grants and public funding. With a talented staff of 250 and a dedicated volunteer corps of nearly 2,000, Hopelink touches the lives of 50,000 people every year through emergency service centers in Shoreline, Carnation, Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland, eight housing facilities and county-wide transportation services (DART bus service and transportation to medical appointments for Medicaid DSHS clients).

In Shoreline, Hopelink provides food bank, energy assistance, rent assistance, adult education and family development. We rely on the hard work of volunteers to help us in our food bank, talk time classes, and tutoring. 

If you need help or want to help, call the Shoreline Hopelink 206-440-7300. Food donations can be brought to the facility at 15809 Westminster Way N, Shoreline, WA‎ 98133 in the lower level of the Aurora Square (Sears) Shopping Center, next to Marshall's.

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SCC Foundation supports First Annual SCC King Day of Service

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

SCC Center for Service Learning coordinates day of service on MLK Day 2010 (Jan. 18, 2010) to support local food banks

Every January, students, faculty and staff from Shoreline Community College join millions of others around the country to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year, along with speeches and other activities, the college is planning a food drive on January 18 at nine local grocery stores, including two in Shoreline, as the focal point for a day of community service in King’s honor. 
“MLK Day was declared a national day of service by Congress in 1994,” said Kaelyn Caldwell, SCC’s service-learning coordinator. “What better way to honor Dr. King than to bring a community together to help others on his day?” 

Coordinated through the Center for Service Learning, Caldwell also worked with SCC Veterans Center coordinator Jonathan Phillips and student Ava Munson, who serves in student government as Minister of Social Justice. The project is supported by the Dr. Ronald E. Bell Student Leadership Fund through the SCC Foundation.

“Local food banks and the people who rely on them are suffering. Demand is increasing while donations are not,” Caldwell said. Food banks in the Shoreline/North Seattle area have reported a 30 percent increase in the use of their emergency food services, she said.
The drive’s goal is ambitious, to collect 25,000 pounds of food. Volunteers will be at the stores to take donations from 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, January 18. Volunteers will also have suggested shopping lists with those items most needed by food banks. 

All donations will be distributed to partnering food banks, including: Hopelink, the Greenwood Food Bank and North Helpline/Lake City Food Bank. While the main thrust of the drive will be on Martin Luther King Day at the participating grocery stores, Caldwell said the team, which includes more than 20 students, will also take donations January19 on campus. 
The participating grocery stores in the SCC MLK Day of Service Food Drive, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, January 18, 2010 are: 

  • Central Market, 15505 Westminster Way
  • Fred Meyer, 18325 Aurora Ave N



March photo by Erik Stuhaug
From Seattle Municipal Archives

Service learning at SCC
In October, 2007, the college joined Washington Campus Compact, a statewide coalition of colleges and universities to promote service learning. Washington Campus Compact has a grant from AmeriCorps*VISTA to help serve people in poverty through service learning. 

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Spartan Gym patrons donate to HopeLink

Tuesday, January 5, 2010


Patrons of the Spartan Recreation Center, located on the grounds of the Shoreline Center on 1st NE, collected food for the Hopelink food bank throughout 2009. The resulting donation totalled 1,297 pounds of food with a monetary value of $1,922. 

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Shoreline PTA Council Holiday Food and Gift Baskets

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Shoreline PTA Council
Holiday Baskets
Food, Toys, Teen Gifts

Collection dates:  December 7 – 18

The Shoreline PTA Council and the Shoreline Fire Department is collecting food and gifts for the annual Holiday Baskets” Food, Toys and Teen Gifts Drive.  The goal is to provide a holiday meal and food support for the winter break and gifts for Shoreline families in need during this holiday season.  Collection boxes will be placed in all Shoreline Schools classrooms for donations of non-perishable foods and other essential items. 

Each school is encouraged to collect 500+ of their assigned item along with their regular food donations.  These items will be pooled together to create a “Holiday Basket” for a holiday meal.  Community members are encouraged to participate by bringing items to the nearest school office.
For more information, email the Holiday Basket chairperson.

       
These are the special items being collected by each school:      

Shorecrest                          Canned meat (chicken, turkey, roast beef, tuna)

Shorewood                         Rice (bag, box, instant)

Kellogg                             Juice (in plastic bottles)

Einstein                             Cooking oil 

Briarcrest                          Canned vegetables (no home-canned items, please)

Brookside                          Flour

Echo Lake                         Dried/canned fruit

Highland Terrace               Sugar

Lake Forest Park                Cooking Oil

Meridian Park                     Flour

Parkwood                            Packaged or boxed potatoes

Ridgecrest                           Sugar

Syre                                     Stuffing 

Home Education                 Chicken broth

Children’s Center                Chicken broth

Room 9                               Chicken broth


These food staples are needed:       

• Peanut Butter                              • Condiments (mayo, mustard, ketchup)

• Pasta                                            • Beans (Baked or bagged)

• Canned soup                                • Cereal (hot/cold) & breakfast items

• Canned tomato products            • Granola bars, snack items
Other donations will be gladly accepted, including basics like soap, toilet paper, facial tissues, feminine hygiene products, paper towels, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, laundry detergent, dish washing soap, baby food/cereals/formula.

No glass jars or home canned foods, please!

PLEASE BRING DONATIONS TO YOUR FAVORITE SCHOOL
NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 18TH

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