Fight Hunger with One Click from FoodLink’s Virtual Food Drive
To meet the rapidly increasing demand for food assistance, you can help fight hunger with one click from FoodLink’s Virtual Food Drive. FoodLink for Tulare County is a non-profit community benefit organization that has been providing food to needy individuals and families in Tulare County since 1978.
People need assistance for a variety of reasons including layoffs, unemployment, a family crisis and medical emergencies. FoodLink is committed to ending hunger for those in need by providing healthy food and nutritional education to the community through several local programs.
FoodLink for Tulare County encourages you to help hungry people in our community by donating through their Virtual Food Drive. Supported by Internet-based technology, their Virtual Food Drive provides the ease of donating while shopping online. You can get more meals on the tables of hungry people faster and with less expense than traditional food collection drives. Bagging, hauling boxes, scavanging through your pantry and trips to the store for nonperishables are a thing of the past. Hop online, click on the items you want to “purchase” (peanut butter, tuna, green beans, fruit cocktail, etc), check out by providing your credit card information and you’re done! It’s fun, interactive, convenient, easy and secure. You can make a one time gift or opt in to make the same gift monthly, quarterly or annually.
Virtual Food Drive donations are tax deductible, receipts are instantaneous and your contribution will provide food for needy kids, families and senior residents of Tulare County.
This weekend marks FoodLink for Tulare County‘s 3rd Annual Kentucky Derby Party at the Visalia Country Club. Their mission for the event is to encourage locals to “party with a purpose and raise money to reduce hunger in Tulare County.” That sounds like a legit mission to me! Here’s the skinny on the event:
- Saturday, May 4th, 2013, at the Visalia Country Club
- 1:30p – 4:30p
- Must be at least 21 years old to attend
- Tickets are $40 per person and are not available at the door (advance purchase only)
- Blue Grass Band
- Hors d’oeuvres
- Sparkling and authentic Southern beverages (no-host bar)
- “Betting” on the ponys
- Cigars (for a donation)
- Enter the Fancy Hat Parade and Competition
- Wear your fanciest hat or dress as a jockey
- Auctions and tons of fun!
The event is nearly sold out so call FoodLink for Tulare County today @ 559. 651.3663 to purchase your tickets. FoodLink would like to send a big thank you to the Lagomarsino Group, Sence Foundation and Times-Delta Media Group for presenting the event. They would also like to thank all of their sponsors.
See you at the Kentucky Derby Party and don’t forget to fight hunger with one click from FoodLink’s Virtual Food Drive.
