Benefitting the Food Bank

The holiday season may be over but the giving season never stops at the Food Bank. Most recently I received word that The Moorpark Hotel in San Jose, a Joie de Vivre Hotel, is donating to us $5.00 for every room booked through March 31st. 

According to the Moorpark’s Sr. Sale Manager, Tina Walters, all the Joie de Vivre Hotels create local relationships with non-profit organizations like ours so they can give back to the community throughout the year. 

Reservations can be made at www.moorparkhotel.com. Rooms booked through the website automatically qualify for the donation. The Food Bank gets $5.00 per night, per room, so feel free to reserve multiple nights! 

Do enjoy good food and wine? Indulge yourself and help the Food Bank at the same time. 

Vivace Ristorante located at 1910 Ralston Ave in Belmont will be donating to the Food Bank 5% of the gross sales from their series of wine dinners. The first of the series is being held on Monday, February 23rd at 6pm. The dinner includes a five course meal paired with wines from Hess Winery of Napa. Details can be found on their website at: www.vivacerestaurant.com. To make a reservation, email Mike Gunn at mike@vivacerestaurant.com. 

Be sure to visit the events section on our website for more way to support the Food Bank and have fun in the process. 

Nutrition Funding At Risk In Senate Economic Recovery Package--Urgent Action Needed

A proposed amendment to the Senate version of the economic recovery package could put hunger relief programs on the chopping block.  A group of moderate Democrats and conservative Senators, opposed to the rapidly rising price tag of the legislation, have offered an amendment that cuts most of the funding for nutrition programs such as Food Stamps/SNAP and the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) out of the legislation.  Removing these programs from the recovery package could be devastating to low-income Americans and the food banks that serve them.  They could vote as early as tonight!

Time is running out.

The Senate could be on the verge of voting on this amendment.  It is up to the anti-hunger community to stand up for hungry Americans.  And we need to act fast.   

You can help by calling the Senate switchboard right now at 202-224-3121, and you will be connected to your Senators' office.  If the switchboard is busy, follow the link and dial your Senators' office directly.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Tell your Senators to oppose any efforts to reduce the bill's planned investments in nutrition programs.  Hungry Americans deserve an economic recovery package that at the very least includes the funding for nutrition assistance that was in the Committee bill.

The Senate could vote as early as Friday evening, so call your Senators now!!