Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino (FARSB), successfully hosted its annual Holiday Drive-Thru Food Distribution on Friday, November 14, at the FARSB Riverside warehouse. The event helped provide much-needed food assistance to nearly 350 local families facing food insecurity this holiday season, including Thanksgiving-themed meals of turkeys, pies and boxes of fresh produce.
Successful large-scale efforts like this rely on the help of corporate partners, such as Bank of America which recently provided a $25,000 grant, along with its local employee volunteers who helped with check-in, traffic flow and loading holiday meal kits into vehicles. Bank of America has also provided grants and employee volunteer support to FARSB over the years as part of its focus on helping people overcome barriers to success, such as hunger relief.
“We are proud to see our Corporate Partners come together to support the community and bring hope and hunger-relief to families in need during this time of year,” said Angela Jugon, Development & Marketing Director at FARSB. “Volunteers are the heart of our organization, and our Corporate Partners help keep our operations running efficiently year-round—especially during the historically busier holidays,” Jugon added.
Photo Credits: Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino
About Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino
Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino (FARSB) is leading the fight against hunger in the Inland Empire by providing food access, emergency relief, education, and advocacy to families in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. FARSB opened in 1980 as Survive Food Bank in response to the increasing concern about the dual problems of hunger and food waste in the Inland Empire. Today, FARSB is the primary food source for nearly 250 local nonprofit organizations, distributing over 3.1 million pounds of food monthly to emergency food pantries, soup kitchens, high-need elementary schools, senior centers, after-school programs, and more. With the help of these community partners, they make up the largest hunger-relief organization serving Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, ultimately making food security a reality for
Contact:
Rachel Bonilla
951-359-4757 ext.117 (office)
rbonilla@feedingamericaie.org (email)
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