"We are excited and very pleased to have
raised $500,000 in advance of the campaign,"
said Sandra Frank, CEO of All Faiths Food
Bank, in the release. "We're now asking our
community to meet this challenge by raising
an additional $500,000."
All Faiths announced a number of strategies
to feed children, including partnering with the
Sarasota County Schools to open 45 feeding
sites this summer, the release explains. The
food bank will also provide a new summer
backpack program, and plans call for open-
ing six new mobile school pantry sites as well
as routing Sprout, the mobile farm market, to
new locations.
The HuB was enlisted to manage the official
campaign site, SkipALunch.org "and help
engage the online community," the release
notes. Representatives of businesses are
invited to go online to sign up as community
partners; "their generosity will be recognized
on the site," the release adds.
The campaign will wrap up on Saturday, May
10, with the National Letter Carriers Food
Drive, when residents traditionally fill bags
with nonperishable food and leave the bags
at their mailboxes for pick up. "This year,
All Faiths Food Bank hopes to double the
amount of food collected, with a goal of col-
lecting 600,000 pounds of food," the release
points out.
For more information, to donate to the
campaign or learn about the many special
events planned, visit www.SkipALunch.
org. Nonperishable food donations may be
dropped off at any Sarasota County Goodwill
facility or Sarasota County fire station, the
release says.
For more information about All Faiths Food
Bank, call 379-6333 or visit allfaithsfoodbank.org.
Sarasota News Leader April 4, 2014 Page 68
