Food for People Needs Volunteers on Dec. 14 to Help Sort Holiday Food Drive Items

Food for People Needs Volunteers on Dec. 14 to Help Sort Holiday Food Drive Items


Eureka, CA – Food for People, the food bank for Humboldt County, is seeking volunteers to help sort holiday food drive items on Saturday, December 14th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Food for People, 307 W. 14th Street in Eureka.

Volunteers will help un-pack and sort food collected through Food for People’s 27th annual Holiday Spirit Food & Fund Drive, which brought in more than 127,000 pounds of food last year—more than half of the food bank’s annual food drive donations. Coffee, tea and snacks will be provided.

“This is a family-friendly way to give back to the community and serve those experiencing hunger during the holiday season and throughout the winter months,” said Food for People’s Direct Services Manager Paloma Herrera.

The Holiday Spirit Food & Fund Drive is Food for People’s largest donation drive of the year. It includes the Hunger Fighter Challenge—a friendly competition between local teams to see who can collect the most food and funds from November through December—and Sen. Mike McGuire’s Humboldt Holiday Food Drive, which challenges local high schools to see who can collect the most food during the holidays. Last year, the McGuire drive brought in nearly 25,000 pounds of food and more than $2,500 in funds to help support the food bank during the winter months. This year’s Humboldt Holiday Food Drive will take place on Wednesday, December 11th from 3-6 p.m. at Safeway in Eureka.

Community members can still donate non-perishable food items (canned and boxed items) to the Holiday Food & Fund Drive through the month of December. Donations can be dropped off in marked barrels throughout the county or at Food for People, 307 W. 14th Street, in Eureka.

Volunteers can RSVP by contacting Direct Services Manager Paloma Herrera at (707) 445-3166 ext. 310 or volunteer@foodforpeople.org