Project Community: how you can be a part of our day of help and hope

Project Community: how you can be a part of our day of help and hope

NEWS.CENTRAL COAST FOODBANKS ARE OFFERINGESSENTIAL FOOD FORFAMILIES DURING THEPANDEMIC...ON MONDAY, JOINKSBW AND OURCOMMUNITY PARTNERPEBBLE BEACH COMPANYFOR PROJECTCOMMUNITY: A DAY OFHELP AND HOPE.IT'S A DAY-LONG,VIRTUAL TELETHON WITHALL PROFITS GOING TOLOCAL FOOD BANKS.ACTION NEWSREPORTER KYLA LINVILLE... SPENT THE DAY ATSEVERAL OF THESEINSPIRING FOODDISTRIBUTIONS...SHES LIVE AT THEFOOD BANK FORMONTEREY COUNTY WITHMORE ON HOW YOURDONATION CAN HELP.THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLEUTILIZING FOOD BANKSRIGHT NOW HASINCREASED FOR EVERYSINGLE COUNTY.WHICH MEANS THE FOODBANKS NEED FORSUPPORT IS INCREASINGTOO.THE NEED TO FEEDFAMILIES HAS BECOMEDEMANDING THAN EVERAS PEOPLE ARE FINDINGTHEIR NEW NORMALDURING THE PANDEMIC.SUZANNE WILLIS, SECONDHARVEST FOOD BANK "WEARE DISTRIBUTING FOODPROBABLY TWICE AS MUCHFOOD AS WE TYPICALLYWOULD DURING THE MARCHAPRIL TIME FRAME." SCOTTKINDRED, COMMUNITYFOODBANK OF SAN BENITO"WE'VE BEEN SERVINGABOUT SEVEN THOUSANDPEOPLE PER MONTH IN THATCAPACITY, WHICH IS UPFROM SIX THOUSAND IN THEMONTHS BEFORE." MELISSAKENDRICK, EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR OF THE FOODBANKFOR MONTEREY COUNTY "WEWERE FEEDING ONE IN FOURCHILDREN AND ONE IN FIVEIN THE COUNTY.

THAT WASCHALLENGING ENOUGH, THISBRINGS IT TO A WHOLE OTHERMAGNITUDE." WHICH ISWHY WE HERE AT KSBWARE INVITING YOU TOSUPPORT; PROJECTCOMMUNITY: A DAY OFHELP, AND HOPE.OUR DAY-LONG, VIRTUALTELETHON, BENEFITSCENTRAL COASTRESIDENTS WHO ARE INNEED.JOE HESTON, GENERALMANAGER KSBW JOEHESTON, GENERAL MANAGERKSBW 0:01:06 "WE REPORTTHE NEWS EVERY DAY, BUTTHIS IS A DAY WE CAN BRINGPEOPLE TOGETHER TO TAKEACTION." 0:01:10THROUGH THE ONLINEPROCESS, ALLDONATIONS WILLSUPPORT THE CENTRALCOAST FOODBANK OFYOUR CHOICE.SCOTT KINDRED,COMMUNITY FOODBANK OFSAN BENITO"SINCE WE STARTED OURDRIVE THROUGH, SIGNUPS FORFOOD THROUGH COMMUNITYFOOD BANK HAVE INCREASEDELEVEN HUNDRED PERCENT.SO, THE MONEY THAT'SCOLLECTED THROUGHDONATIONS THROUGH THEDAY OF HELP AND HOPE WILLHELP US FUND THAT SPIKE."MELISSA KENDRICK,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THEFOODBANK FOR MONTEREYCOUNTY "ALL WE'RE ASKINGFROM THE COMMUNITYRIGHT NOW IS THOSE WHOCAN, PLEASE CONTINUE TOCONTRIBUTE." THERE AREMANY ON THE CENTRALCOAST STRAINING TOPUT FOOD ON THETABLE.WITH ALL OF USTOGETHER, WE CAN ALLLEND A HELPING HAND.JOE HESTON, GENERALMANAGER KSBW 0:02:13"IN LOCAL BROADCASTING,THIS IS REALLY OUR HIGHESTCALLING.

THERE'S NOT A JOBTHAT WE COULD TAKE ONTHAT'S MORE IMPORTANTTHAN THIS ONE TO BE ABLETO USE THE POWER OF OURTHREE TELEVISION STATIONS,AND THE WEBSITE AND THENEWS APP TO BRING PEOPLETOGETHER FOR POSITIVEGOOD." 0:02:30 SUZANNEWILLIS, SECOND HARVESTFOOD BANK "IT'S NOT JUSTUS, THIS IS ALL THE FOODBANKS ON THE CENTRALCOAST THAT ARE FACINGTHESE SAME PROBLEMS.SO, THANK YOU SO MUCHKSBW FOR MAKING ITHAPPEN."OUR LOCAL FOOD BANKSARE SERVING THOUSANDSOF FAMILIESTHROUGHOUT THEWEEK, SO WHEN ITCOMES TO DONATIONS,THEY SAY ANY AMOUNTYOU CAN GIVE HELPS.

AGAIN PROJECTCOMMUNITY: A DAY OFHELP AND HOPE...." OURDAY LONG VIRTUALTELETHON IS ON MONDAYANY FUNDS RAISEDWILL DIRECTLY SUPPORTTHE 'SECOND HARVESTFOOD BANK-SANTA CRUZCOUNTY', 'THE FOODBANK FOR MONTEREYCOUNTY', OR THE'COMMUNITY FOOD BANKOF SAN BENITO COUNTY'.##UC SANTA CRUZ