2012 California State Employees Food Drive

647,110 lbs collected

Updated 3/5/2013

WE DID IT!

March 7, 2013

Thanks to the generosity of state employees, we surpassed our goal for the 2012 State Employees' Food Drive. In conjunction with our partners at the California Emergency Foodlink, we collected more than 647,000 pounds of food and rice during the two-and-a-half month event.

Foodlink will distribute the food to agencies and programs throughout the greater Sacramento area. The bountiful food donations will support Foodlink through the Spring of this year.

Thank you again for your commitment, kindness and support of the 2012 Food Drive.

Yours truly,

Karen Ross
Secretary

November 1, 2012

With the holidays fast approaching, it is once again time to turn our attention to the 2012 Food Drive sponsored by California state employees.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture, in partnership with California Emergency Foodlink, is proud to coordinate the food drive on behalf of the State of California. Foodlink is Sacramento County's official food bank and feeds approximately 102,000 individuals per month in the county. Of these individuals, approximately 35,000 are children and 8,000 are seniors. In 2011, Foodlink distributed over 12 million pounds of food in Sacramento County.

To help Foodlink achieve their mission, the 2012 Food Drive goal is to surpass last year's generous donation level of 618,000 pounds. I call upon all state agencies and departments to help us achieve this goal. I have asked Jeff Cesca, Special Assistant, Division of Marketing Services, to act on my behalf as statewide coordinator for the Food Drive activities.

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 December 6, we have ACHIEVED our goal of 80,000 pounds of rice. Thank you to all participating agencies and individuals who contributed to the Rice Donation Program. As a reminder, all monetary donations will now be treated as CASH ($1.00 = 2.5 pounds of food).

See More Information on Rice Donations

Turkey Drop Update

Thanks to the generosity of over forty agencies and departments, the 2012 Turkey Drop was a huge success. Over 1,400 turkeys with a total combined weight of nearly 20,000 pounds were collected in a mere three hours. The CDFA headquarters drop-off location was bustling with activity as FoodLink staff and volunteers unloaded and counted all of the contributions.

Thank you for making this year's Turkey Drop such a success!

View "Turkey Totals" by Department/Agency (PDF)