2014 California State Employees Food Drive

337,641.0 lbs collected

Updated 1/13/2015

September 29, 2014

With the holidays fast approaching, it is once again time to turn our attention to the 2014 Food Drive sponsored by California state employees.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is excited to announce a new partnership with Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services (SFBFS) to coordinate the food drive on behalf of the State of California this year. SFBFS is Sacramento County’s largest direct food bank provider feeding approximately 40,000 food insecure individuals a month, including 15,000 children and with 8,000 senior citizens. In 2013, SFBFS distributed over 6.5 million pounds of food, including 2 million pounds of fresh California grown fruits and vegetables. In past years the CDFA has partnered with California Emergency Foodlink (Foodlink). We would like to express our appreciation and thanks for Foodlink’s continued service and commitment to our state.

To help SFBFS achieve its mission, the 2014 Food Drive goal is to surpass last year’s generous donation level of 621,644 pounds. I call upon all state agencies and departments to help us achieve this goal. Taylor Roschen and Conor O’Brien, in CDFA’s Executive Office, will act on my behalf as statewide coordinators for the Food Drive activities. You may contact Taylor Roschen at taylor.roschen@cdfa.ca.gov or (916)-654-0321.

Please identify your agency/department representative and coordinator for the 2014 Food Drive, and email the coordinator’s name, email address, department/agency address and telephone number to Peggy Marshall at stateemployees@sacramentofoodbank.org, by October 10, 2014. An orientation meeting for the coordinators will be held on October 23, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. at SFBFS – 3333 Third Ave, Sacramento, CA 95817. At the meeting, coordinators will receive information and resources to assist them with this year’s Food Drive. For more information, please go to www.fooddrive.ca.gov.

Through your kind contributions we look forward to a bountiful State Employees' Food Drive! Thank you for your commitment.

Yours truly,

Karen Ross
Secretary

Rice Donation Update

As of January 26, 2015, donations to the Rice Donation Program have totaled nearly 37,000 pounds of rice. A big THANK YOU to all contributing agencies.

Making Deposits

Turkey Drop

2014 Turkey Drop Totals

Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Turkey Drop! It was a huge success, and CA State Employees were a tremendous part of this effort. As a state, we were able to contribute 1,760 turkeys and 26,053 pounds! We outperformed last year’s mark of 1,336 turkeys totaling 17,382 pounds – and it wasn’t even close. Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services raised an overall total of 9,344 turkeys during this year’s Turkey Drop.

Congratulations to the CA Board of Equalization for contributing 387 turkeys – the most of any state agency or department! Also, congratulations to the CA Department of Health Care Services for contributing the most weight – 5,968 pounds of turkey!

We appreciate all those who were able to stop by Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services and be a part of the Turkey Drop. These turkeys will be distributed to people in need this holiday season, so your contributions really do make a difference. If you weren’t able to contribute a turkey this year, it’s not too late – there are plenty of opportunities (and plenty of time) to donate to the Food Drive this year.