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About 1,000 youth volunteers from 80 Girl Scout troops, two 4-H clubs and eight youth ministry groups expects to collect 12 to 14 tons of food to feed hungry people in the area.
The seventh annual Youth Food Drive will be held—rain or shine—from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 7 in Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore, Sunol, San Ramon, Alamo, Danville and Concord. Youth volunteers will distribute bags to about 30,000 homes, in addition to staffing drop-off stations.
David Bahr, director of the drive, said the group started because several non-Boy Scout youth organizations wanted to take part in collecting food. Accepted non-perishable items include canned food, dry food in boxes, items in glass containers, rice, nuts, beans, flour, soup mixes, sugar, peanut butter, dried fruit, pasta, drink mixes, coffee and boxed food.
Donations will benefit Tri-Valley Haven, Livermore; Church of Christ, Livermore; Interfaith Sharing, Tri-Valley; Valley Bible Church, Pleasanton; Showers of Blessings Ministries, Dublin; St. Vincent De Paul Society, Livermore and Dublin; and Monument Crisis Center, Concord.
Households that receive bags are instructed to put the donations on the curb by 9 a.m. March 7 in order to be collected. Otherwise, there are several places to drop off non-perishable items at:
* Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6100 Paseo Santa Cruz, Pleasanton
* Valley Bible Church, 7106 Johnson Drive, Pleasanton
* Tri-Valley Haven, 3663 Pacific Ave., Livermore
* St. Vincent De Paul, 1817 2nd St., Livermore
* St. Michael’s Church, 458 Maple St., Livermore
* Showers of Blessings, 6930 Village Parkway, Dublin
* St. Raymond’s Church, 11555 Shannon Ave., Dublin
* Greenbrook Elementary School, Harlan Ave. and St. Helena,
Danville
To contact the Youth Food Drive, call 998-6513 or email youthfooddrive@comcast.net.
–Emily West
–Emily West
