- Food Drive -
The numbers to beat from 2006:  $28,498 & 2,290 lbs. of food

This is our 5th annual food drive in collaboration with  Second Harvest Food Bank.  We will have food collection barrels out
from 11/21 through the first of the year.  Monetary donations up to $500 each will be matched by The Severns Family
Foundation.

2007 Grand Total:   $45,924.61 and 1,819 lbs. of food
LAST YEAR'S RECORD BROKEN ON 12-22-07
(Total match by The Severns Family Foundation: $18,960.21)

Opening Night: $16,362 -  1.5 barrels
Week 1: $1,578 -  0.5 barrels
Week 2: $3,867 -  1.0 barrels
Week 3: $3,730 -  1.5 barrels
Week 4: $5,012 -  2.5 barrels
Week 5: $7,825 -  2.0 barrels
Week 6: $5,349 - 0.5 barrels
Week 7: $2,700 - 0.0 barrels


We have surpassed $100,000 in total donations since our first year in 2003!  See Chart


Donate Online @ Second Harvest - see instructions below

All online donations are matched (up to $500)

Second Harvest has created a "Virtual Food Drive" where you can shop for and purchase food on their website.  Since they
buy in bulk and know what foods they need, this is the best way to stretch your donation dollar.  You can also just donate a
specific amount of money and not choose any specific foods.   To make sure that our Food Drive gets credit, please do the
following:

Select "Civic/Community Group" under Organization Type
Select "Severns-Pease Christmas Display" under Organization Name.


Checks payable to: Second Harvest Food Bank
can be mailed to:

Dave & Sharon Severns
1168 Tangerine Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94087


If you decide to bring food (remember, no matching donation) please review the following recommendations from Second
Harvest:

MOST NEEDED FOODS

The Food Bank needs nutritious, non-perishable foods:
Please avoid donating items in glass containers (they break and make a mess).

Powdered milk
Peanut butter
Pasta
Tuna
Low sugar cereal
Meals in a can (stew, chili, soup)
Canned foods with pop-top lids

PLEASE AVOID

Bulk rice
Bulk flour
Bulk sugar
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