Twin Lakes Food Bank held its Back to School Extravaganza Friday morning in an effort to help under-resourced students get a healthy start to the new school year. Continue reading (Opens in new window.) the Folsom Telegraph article.
Events
Folsom’s Food Bank Provides Over 500 Thanksgiving Meals For Those In Need
Folsom residents in need received a helping hand Monday to ensure they have a hearty Thanksgiving meal on their tables, thanks to the Twin Lakes Food Bank and the thousands of donors and volunteers who support it. Continue reading (Opens in new window.) the Folsom Telegraph article.
Folsom Community Raises Over 180K for Twin Lakes Food Bank
The results are still being tallied and a fund-a-need online donation option is open through Sunday, but the annual dinner auction benefiting Folsom’s Twin Lakes Food Bank has already raised more than $180,000 to help feed the hungry throughout the holiday season and into the new year, well above the $130,000 goal set by event organizers. Continue reading (Opens in new window.) the Folsom Telegraph article.
Twin Lakes Food Bank Serves Up 500 Thanksgiving Meals in COVID Safe Drive-Through Event
Even in the middle of a pandemic, Folsom residents in need are getting a helping hand to insure they have a hearty Thanksgiving meal on their tables, thanks to the Twin Lakes Food Bank. Continue reading (Opens in new window.) the Folsom Telegraph article.
Virtual Gala Nets More Than $133k for Folsom’s Twin Lakes Food Bank
The popular annual dinner auction benefiting Folsom’s Twin Lakes Food Bank that moved online last Friday to allow for easy social distancing raised more than $133,000 that will help the food bank feed the hungry throughout the holiday season and into the new year. Continue reading (Opens in new window.) the Folsom Telegraph article.
Twin Lakes Food Bank Gala Goes Virtual This Friday Night
The annual dinner auction benefiting Folsom’s Twin Lakes Food Bank that has grown into a popular and significant fundraiser for the organization is moving online this year to allow for easy social distancing.
Continue reading (Opens in new window.) the Folsom Telegraph article.
Food Bank Helps Folsom Students Prepare for Starting School
Folsom’s Twin Lakes Food Bank hosted its annual back-to-school event on Monday, providing nearly 200 local students with supplies to start the school year. Supplies included backpacks; Target gift cards to help buy shoes; a bag of groceries with peanut butter, jelly, bread, trail mix and other youth-oriented food. Continue reading (Opens in new window.) the Folsom Telegraph article.
Doing Good: Empty Bowls Foothills
Oak Ridge High School cafeteria is hosting a community event where you can buy a bowl of soup served in a hand decorated bowl to raise funds in the fight against food insecurity. Watch the video from Good Day Sacramento.
Twin Lakes Gala 2019
Twin Lakes Food Bank’s annual gala surpassed previous records for both attendance (360 people) and funds raised ($128,000). View photos and event summary from Style Magazine.
TLFB Christmas Grocery Distribution Feeds 500 Homes
The sun was shining and the air was crisp on Monday, Dec. 16, as Folsom’s Twin Lakes Food Bank provided groceries for festive holiday meals and warm blankets to more than 500 local households. More than 50 volunteers, many in Santa hats or reindeer antlers, assembled and distributed packages that included hams or turkeys along with stuffing mix, fresh produce and pies. Continue reading the Folsom Telegraph article.