FOOD Share receives nearly $29,000 from Macy´s Thanks for Sharing Campaign
Tina Vervoorn
March 30, 2009
Ventura County Food Bank, FOOD Share today announced that it has received a donation of nearly $29,000 from the Macy´s West Thanks for Sharing Campaign. The funds will be used to help provide food and groceries to the nearly 40,000 people served each month by FOOD Share.
Thanks for Sharing program raised nearly $1.5 million dollars for Feeding America. The donation will be shared by 39 members of the Feeding America food bank network in the Macy´s West service, which includes California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, Nebraska, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Hawaii.
"This donation comes at a critical time for our food bank," said Bonnie Weigel, CEO of FOOD Share. "As the economy continues to worsen, we are seeing our existing clients needing help more than ever, and all kinds of new faces showing up at our food pantries – people who never imagined that one day they would need help feeding their families. We are extremely grateful to Macy´s West for their support and help."
For each $25 enrollment into the program, Macy´s donated $10 to participating local charities. As a thank you for enrollment, the customer received a Reward Card valued at 10% of all qualifying credit card pre-tax purchases made during the holiday shopping season. 100% of funds raised by this promotion are given to the local charities and donations stay in the communities where the enrollments are made. Feeding America was one of three charities benefiting in the Macy´s West service area. The promotion ran from September 21, 2008 – December 31, 2008.
About FOOD Share
A major food bank distributing millions of pounds of food each year to those in need throughout Ventura County, FOOD Share collects and receives food year-round, distributing to more than 150 partner agencies throughout Ventura County.
Its Brown Bag and Snack Attack programs provide supplemental nutrition to about 1,800 low income seniors through 32 agencies and healthy nutritious after school snacks to approximately 1,800 children though 12 agencies countywide and provides food to more than 40,000 people each month. For more information, call (805) 983-7100 or visit the website at www.foodshare.com.
Thanks for Sharing program raised nearly $1.5 million dollars for Feeding America. The donation will be shared by 39 members of the Feeding America food bank network in the Macy´s West service, which includes California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, Nebraska, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Hawaii.
"This donation comes at a critical time for our food bank," said Bonnie Weigel, CEO of FOOD Share. "As the economy continues to worsen, we are seeing our existing clients needing help more than ever, and all kinds of new faces showing up at our food pantries – people who never imagined that one day they would need help feeding their families. We are extremely grateful to Macy´s West for their support and help."
For each $25 enrollment into the program, Macy´s donated $10 to participating local charities. As a thank you for enrollment, the customer received a Reward Card valued at 10% of all qualifying credit card pre-tax purchases made during the holiday shopping season. 100% of funds raised by this promotion are given to the local charities and donations stay in the communities where the enrollments are made. Feeding America was one of three charities benefiting in the Macy´s West service area. The promotion ran from September 21, 2008 – December 31, 2008.
About FOOD Share
A major food bank distributing millions of pounds of food each year to those in need throughout Ventura County, FOOD Share collects and receives food year-round, distributing to more than 150 partner agencies throughout Ventura County.
Its Brown Bag and Snack Attack programs provide supplemental nutrition to about 1,800 low income seniors through 32 agencies and healthy nutritious after school snacks to approximately 1,800 children though 12 agencies countywide and provides food to more than 40,000 people each month. For more information, call (805) 983-7100 or visit the website at www.foodshare.com.
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