2014 California State Employees Food Drive

622,686.0 lbs collected

Updated 2/19/2015

February 26, 2015

With the 2014-15 State Employees Food Drive at an end, I want to sincerely thank everyone who contributed and participated in making this year's Food Drive a success!

The California State Employees Food Drive has long been a prime example of how state employees give back to their communities, and this year was no exception. The 2014-15 Food Drive surpassed the previous year's donations with a combined equivalent total of 622,686 pounds of food raised for those in need in the greater Sacramento area. Of that total, $148,425 was in monetary donations, in addition to 185,911 pounds of canned food and other non-perishable items and 39,622 pounds of rice.

We could not have achieved these results without the widespread support and involvement of staff and coordinators from 96 different state agencies, offices and departments! I want to thank all of you for your hard work, dedication and contributions. Without you, the State Employees Food Drive would not be possible. Needless to say, we are looking forward to next year and reaching new goals for giving back!

Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services serves as our partner in this effort as well as the backbone of the Food Drive, distributing barrels to nearly 100 offices throughout the Sacramento area. Their staff and facility support has been essential to making donations to the Food Drive an easy and convenient process for everyone, and I am extremely grateful and proud to call them our partners.

Thank you all so much for your commitment to this wonderful cause!

Yours truly,

Karen Ross
Secretary

Rice Donation Update

Due to a few last minute deposits, donations to the Rice Donation Program have totaled nearly 40,000 pounds. 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.