Food Drive

Last year The Mayors’ Feed the Hungry Food Drive yielded over 20 tons of food!

Again this year, volunteer members of the Mayors’ Feed the Hungry Program Committee, took on the task of contacting area schools, businesses and civic organizations to participate in our annual holiday food drive.

Over thirty-five schools — from elementary to college, public and private — as well as an assortment of area organizations, businesses and government offices are participating this year.

“With hundreds of school students participating, area teachers use the food drive as a real-life community service lesson teaching students the value of sharing with those who are less fortunate,”.

Culminating in the afternoon on the Friday before Thanksgiving at Robarts Arena, 3000 Ringling Blvd., food items will be immediately sorted and distributed to the member agencies of the Mayors’ Feed the Hungry Program Committee — ultimately providing meals for the hungry in Sarasota and Manatee counties during the upcoming holiday season. The public is invited to bring donations between 1:00 and 4:00 pm to the Sarasota Fairgrounds, Robarts’ Arena parking lot located at 3000 Ringling Boulevard, Sarasota.

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“The public is also invited to drop off non-perishable food items at Harvest Tabernacle, 209 North Lime Street in Sarasota,” says Joel Swallow, chairman of the Mayors’ Feed the Hungry Program Committee. “This is an on-going drive that supplies the Free At Last Food Bank. All donations are sincerely needed and greatly appreciated. Please continue to help feed as many as you can.”

For information about future food drives and how you, your business or organization can help, contact Scott Biehler at 924-7286 or e-mail him at scott@mayorsfeedthehungry.org.