The Kaua‘i Food Bank’s Holiday Food Drive begins Wednesday and runs through Dec. 15 this year with a goal of raising 40,000 pounds of food and $40,000. Watch for your bags in The Garden Island Wednesday, which can be filled
The Kaua‘i Food Bank’s Holiday Food Drive begins Wednesday and runs through Dec. 15 this year with a goal of raising 40,000 pounds of food and $40,000.
Watch for your bags in The Garden Island Wednesday, which can be filled up and dropped off at any fire station on Kaua‘i, including the Pacific Missile Range Facility’s, during the drive.
A kickoff Fish Netting Day will be Oct. 18 at Ching Young Village, Safeway, Cost-U-Less, Wal-Mart, Kukui Grove, Foodland in Princeville and Waipouli, Kmart, Koloa and ‘Ele‘ele Big Save, and Ishihara Market.
Volunteers from the New Hope Church of Kapa‘a, Kalaheo Missionary Church, Aloha Church, Saint Rafael’s Church, the Rotary Club of Kaua‘i and local high schools will ask for the community’s kokua using their fishnets to catch cash and food donations to benefit the Food Bank.
Kaua‘i Food Bank receives more than 5,000 emergency food requests each month. Almost half of the beneficiaries are children.
The Food Bank’s mission is to provide food for the hungry, respond to emergencies and eliminate hunger on Kaua‘i.
This year’s event sponsors include Grove Farm, First Hawaiian Bank, The Gas Co., King Auto Center, Kukui‘ula Development, Arroyo Plumbing, Garden Isle Courier, Kaua‘i Fire Department, the Pacific Missile Range Facility Fire Department, The Garden Island and KONG Radio Group.
