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Nov
18

Grind Out Hunger holiday window Downtown Santa Cruz

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Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County gets to use the Louis Rittenhouse building Downtown Santa Cruz every year to promote the Holiday Food Drive. The difference this year is that Grind Out Hunger was invited to participate and build out a window…WOW…first off I have to mention how everyone is backing Grind Out Hunger so fiercely it’s fairly emotional.  We brought in a quarter pipe and stacked it on top of the barrels….take a picture in front of the window and upload it to the Facebook Fan Page to show your support.

Grind Out Hunger Holiday window Downtown Santa Cruz

Grind Out Hunger Holiday window Downtown Santa Cruz

Here are the other windows Second Harvest Food Bank built out for the Holiday Food Drive.

Give a Little Feed Alot campaign

Give a Little Feed Alot campaign

Twin Lakes Church's Feed Hope campaign

Twin Lakes Church's Feed Hope campaign

I got a $45 parking ticket for my back wheels being more than 18″ from the curb which was pretty weak…

Weakest parking ticket ever...

Weakest parking ticket ever...

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Nov
17

Grind Out Hunger on KION/KCBA at Second Harvest Warehouse

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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

DK and John Reger discuss Grind Out Hunger

Holiday Co-Chair Sandi Eason and John Reger

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

Second Harvest's fearless leader Willy McCrea

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Nov
17

Grind Out Hunger featured on KION 46 and Telemundo 23

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Things just keep getting better everyday for Grind Out Hunger. I get a call from Bridgette Ortiz of KION 46 and Telemundo 23 early Tuesday and she is in Santa Cruz and wants to interview at the Santa Cruz Skate and Surf Shop…don’t have to ask me twice. I jam over and setup the area and we blast out the interview (footage to come). Then as we were wrapping up I mentioned we could probably cruise over to Del Mar Elementary and get some feedback about how Grind Out Hunger is doing. What happened next was TV gold, the principal Pamela Randall was more than accommodating and the kids were perfect.

Del Mar Elementary Principal Pamela Randall

Del Mar Elementary Principal Pamela Randall

Del Mar Elementary students putting food into Grind Out Hunger barrel

Del Mar Elementary students putting food into Grind Out Hunger barrel

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Nov
12

Grind Out Hunger week long whirlwind tour of schools

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Grind Out Hunger has been on a tear since the Holiday Kickoff Luncheon reaching out to schools that have not participated in the Holiday Food Drives in years past. First Stop was Aptos Jr. High where the 7th and 8th graders were in a challenge to see who could raise the most pounds per student with the losers sitting on the ground during assembly.  AJH had some great ideas for raising food, lets see how they do this year.

Aptos Jr. High School

Aptos Jr. High School

Next stop on the tour was VHM Christian School another 1st timer for the Grind Out Hunger challenge.  We rolled in and immediately felt welcomed while the morning music was being played, the place had a nice sense of calm with all of the kids participating in the songs. This school seemed really motivated to crush some numbers for The Holiday Food Drive…

VHM Christian School

VHM Christian School

Santa Cruz High School…Grind Out Hunger is so excited to finally get in and speak to the ASB about The Holiday Food Drive. Another 1st time player in the Grind Out Hunger game, after speaking to these kids they get it…with over 1100 kids their target is already 10lbs a student…considering Santa Cruz High School hadn’t done a food drive in a while that would be a significant increase. GO CARDINALS!

Santa Cruz High School

Santa Cruz High School

Santa Cruz High School

Santa Cruz High School

End of the line for the week was Bradley Elementary School in Corralitos. This stop had some special ties to our speech, Bly Morales of Second Harvest Food Bank has kids attending this school.  Once again, this school had not participated in a Holiday Food Drive (are you seeing a pattern here?) in previous years and our job was to inform them of the challenge we were issuing. I spoke to the 4th thru 6th and man…out of all the schools we stopped this week these guys were on fire! The 6th grade class had a rice and beans challenge in a stated “friendly” competition…but based on what I saw and heard it was definitely ON for competition. I then asked where the 4th and 5th graders were and now we have multiple grades going at it to see who can raise the most pounds of food per student.

Bradley Elementary School

Bradley Elementary School

It is so inspirational to see the kids embrace the Grind Out Hunger challenge for 2009-2010 across the county. With more people than ever needing assistance this year I am confident my kids can hit the 100,000 pound mark for Grind Out Hunger…..one week down 2 more to go. Who is going to win the title this year???

NEWSFLASH all schools can use this site Donate Cash to Grind Out Hunger and have it count towards your totals!!!

http://thefoodbank.givezooks.com/campaigns/grind-out-hunger

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Oct
24

Gateway School 1st official talk for Grind Out Hunger 2009-2010

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I always enjoy going out to the schools and talking to kids. This is the second year we Grind Out Hunger has engaged Gateway School for the Second Harvest/Grind Out Hunger campaign it was a great place to start. Ok, so can I brag a little about Gateway…2007-2008 the school only raised 797 pounds…in 2008-2009 they hit Emerald Status and brought in a whopping 2763 pounds an increase of 246%!!! I issued the challenge for 2009-2010, the kids were on it and ready to go big again this year. Thanks to Lisa and Bly from Second Harvest Food Bank for being so on it and kicking off the year with a bang. If you want Grind Out Hunger to come to your school please contact Bly Morales bly@thefoodbank.org to get donation barrels, schedule a speaking engagement or request a DVD about the program. Lets all help each other and Grind Out Hunger.

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Oct
06

Grind Out Hunger 2009-2010 food drive is officially open!

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:                                Lisa Allyn, Development Director

Telephone Number: w: 831-722-7110 ext 217

Email Address: lisa@thefoodbank.org

Web site addresses: www.thefoodbank.org and www.grindouthunger.org

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Grind Out Hunger Campaign Begins

Local Schools Target Goal of 100,000 Pounds of Food

Santa Cruz—News of the economic crisis can be dispiriting. The Food Research and Action Center recently reported that 18.5% of California’s children live in poverty. We know that 1 in 4 kids in Santa Cruz County have experienced hunger in the last year. In spite of this, our community has a great opportunity to fight these grim statistics. Local schools, Santa Cruz Skate Shop and Second Harvest Food Bank are collaborating to combat childhood hunger this year with the Grind Out Hunger campaign.

Over the past four years, kids of all ages have contributed over 220,000 pounds of food for their peers in need as part of Grind Out Hunger. This year, Santa Cruz Skate Shop owner Danny Keith is challenging schools to bring in at least 100,000 pounds. He will travel all over the county in the coming weeks to talk about how local kids can help each other to get the nourishment they need to grow and learn. He will also be talking about prizes.

“We’ll be awarding the schools who give the most food with gift certificates to Santa Cruz Skate Shop. Last year we gave away $1,200 in merchandise of the winners’ choices, and we’ll do the same again this year,” said Danny Keith.

“We’re very excited to be working with Danny again this year,” said Second Harvest Development Director Lisa Allyn. “It’s so wonderful for students to be able to help their peers in such a direct way while working towards a goal.” Allyn added that the food drive will last from October 5-November 20. Students can fill barrels at their schools with non-perishable items such as cereal, canned items, and dry goods. They may also donate cash. “We can make cash donations go pretty far, so each $1 that a school donates will be equivalent to 3 pounds of food,” said Allyn.

To learn more about the Grind Out Hunger food drive, contact Bly Morales at (831) 722-7110 x 226 or bly@thefoodbank.org or go to www.grindouthunger.org. You can view a video about Grind Out Hunger at www.thefoodbank.org.

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