Many people look for additional ways to help their fellow men and women around Thanksgiving and throughout the holidays. And for some, recent events in the political arena have even heightened our desire and willingness to give back. This year, especially with our troubling homeless issue a daily reality for every San Franciscan, we've compiled a list of four ways you can donate food to those less fortunate. Here's to paying it forward, San Francisco!
1. The San Francisco/Marin Food Bank has set an ambitious goal of donating 2,000 turkeys this Thanksgiving. The local non-profit needs volunteers as young as four years old to pitch in. San Francisco's warehouse is located in Potrero Hill, and Marin volunteers will need to head to Novato. Sign up to volunteer and donate here.
2. Feel good while you fill up. Online dinner delivery service Munchery will give back for you. Simply let them know which non-profit you'd like them to support on their super-simple Giving page. Munchery donates 1% of every order to the non-profit of your choice, and will give your select charity $30 if you're a first time customer. Also, for every meal you order from Munchery, the food app will donate a meal to a Bay Area food bank.
3. Food Runners volunteers delivery over 5,000 meals in San Francisco every day. Food Runners picks up excess ingredients and prepared food from businesses like restaurants, caterers, bakeries, hospitals, event planners, corporate cafeterias, and hotels and delivers it directly to neighborhood food programs. That's where you come in. Sign up to be a food runner here, or if you've gone an industry connection that has some excess food to donate, let 'em know.
4. St. Anthony's will take your extra food donations right now. The famed San Francisco soup kitchen likes to say they serve up hope 24 hours a day. Personal donations of fresh fruit, veggies, canned and dried goods (up to "family size" but no larger) can be dropped off at 121 Golden Gate Avenue, Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm. Bulk food items can be brought straight to St. Anthony Dining Room at 121 Golden Gate Avenue. everyday from 8:30am to 1:30pm.
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