Highly Successful 40th Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive – 2021

During the weekend before Thanksgiving Cupertino De Anza Lions Club held their 40th Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive.
This year the beneficiaries were 220 needy families with students in Trace, Hughes, Rosemary, and Empire Gardens Elementary Schools, YWCA, Second Harvest Food Bank and Farmworkers in the Watsonville area.
Prior to the event we published on social media, requesting donations and food.
We were delighted with the response that generated a significant amount of cash donations and many bags of food (see photo below)
Over the weekend and for delivery on Monday, November 22nd, a total of over 50 volunteers spent an estimated 400 hours soliciting donations, counting, packing, shopping, and delivering the food. In total we collected over $6,500.00 in cash and estimate we collected $14,000.00 in food donations.
The featured image at the top gives a visual of the size of the task.
One of the major benefits of this event is that we introduce non-Lions of all ages to experience the fun and satisfaction of public service.
Special thanks to the West San Jose-Campbell Lions Club, all volunteers and generous community donors who helped make this event such a success.