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Second Harvest Holiday Food Drive media promotion at the newly renovated Watsonville facility was the perfect spot for Grind Out Hunger to continue its momentum. With over 50 schools participating in the 2009-2010 campaign, it is awesome to get the chance to have the media on site to promote our initiative. KION 46 and KCBA 35 complete with John Reger were out there till 8pm working Santa Cruz County to help their fellow neighbors.

DK and John Reger discuss Grind Out Hunger

Holiday Co-Chair Sandi Eason and John Reger

After the broadcast I got the Willy McCrea nickle tour of the newly renovated facility. If you have never been out to the Second Harvest Warehouse in Watsonville, you should go…its amazing what focus and determination can do. I am proud to be part of the Second Harvest Family.

Second Harvest's fearless leader Willy McCrea

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All I can say about today is wow…the momentum that Grind Out Hunger has and the support from Second Harvest Food Bank with branded donation barrel wraps, DVD story, small handout bags for the schools and a sign up sheet for Grind Out Hunger is quite overwhelming.  Second Harvest Food Bank has its annual Holiday Food Drive Kickoff Luncheon every year (I said annual right..) and for the last couple of years I have had the opportunity to speak to the group about the past achievements, current goals and overall update for Grind Out Hunger.  This year’s Holiday Food Drive Co-Chairs Bruce & Mary McPherson and Sandi Eason are setting the challenge for you to get involved in the largest food drive of the year!  Grind Out Hunger’s goal is 100,000 pounds of food to be raised through local elementary, middle and high schools while overall Second Harvest Food Bank’s goal is 2 million pounds!!! It was awesome to feel the love today and know that there are great people involved to help put food on peoples tables this holiday season.

Grind Out Hunger bags distributed to all the local schools

Grind Out Hunger's DK

Bruce McPherson Holiday Co-Chair

Sandi Eason Holiday Co-Chair