GLENDALE, Calif.–Over two hours on a Saturday, 19 employees and their friends/family from Los Angeles Federal Credit Union (LAFCU) volunteered at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank warehouse near downtown Los Angeles.
The dedicated group joined other volunteers to assemble 3,400 mini-bags of potatoes or pears, equaling 17,000 lbs, the credit union said. The bags will be delivered soon to meal distribution sites in LA County then given to those experiencing food insecurity.
After assembling the bags, all LAFCU volunteers gathered together to present a $5,000 donation check to the Food Bank, which will will help create 20,000 meals.
Since its founding in 1973, the Food Bank has distributed more than 1.9 billion meals to food-insecure people in Southern California. A donation of $25 helps to provide the equivalent of up to 100 meals for those in need, the organizations said.
The Food Bank collects food from hundreds of resources. With the help of hundreds of thousands of volunteers annually and an agency network of more than 600 partner agencies, the Food Bank serves more than 900,000 people monthly.
In addition, 97% of revenues go directly to programs.