Spring 2014 Food Blitz is a Success!!

On May 17th, we hosted our semi-annual “FOOD BLITZ FOR THE HUNGRY” to fill the shelves of the Food Bank of El Dorado County and Twin Lakes Food Bank of Folsom.  Youth and adult volunteers manned the tables in front of select grocery stores, from Folsom up to Placerville, including Sam’s Club Folsom, Walmart Folsom, and Safeway Cameron Park & Placerville. 


Volunteers collected donations of canned and nonperishable food, along with cash and gift cards.  In one day, members of this community donated a total of 1,655 pounds of food and $2,966.18 in monetary donations. 

Collected cash and gift cards are split 50/50 between the food banks and Hands4Hope. Cards and cash are used by the food banks to purchase perishable items and specialty items for those with dietary restrictions (such as senior citizens and diabetes patients) who may not be able to take advantage of standard food donations.  

Hands4Hope’s portion of the funds is used to purchase food and other needed supplies for the organization’s food-based outreach activities (lunches for the homeless, monthly dinner for low-income seniors, monthly dinner for women staying at Sister Nora’s home for mentally challenged homeless women, etc.).