Credit: PHOTO COURTESY SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FOODBANK

Credit: PHOTO COURTESY SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FOODBANK
GIVING HIM THE BIRD: An unidentified woman donates a turkey on the last day of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s annual Turkey Drive. Credit: PHOTO BY JEREMY THOMAS

The Santa Barbara County Foodbank’s Thanksgiving turkey drive ended Nov. 23, but the organization still needs donations for the upcoming holiday season. According to Foodbank officials, 62 percent of households served in Santa Barbara County are living below the poverty level and 29 percent have an annual income of less than $10,000. And

DRIVE TIME: Foodbank of Santa Barbara County warehouse manager John Rivas wheels in a pallet of food donated during the organization’s annual food drive on Nov. 23. Since Nov. 1, the Foodbank has taken in more than 2,400 frozen turkeys and 28,000 pounds of food. Credit: PHOTO BY JEREMY THOMAS

many parents said they have skipped meals to ensure their children don’t go hungry. For more information about donating food, visit foodbanksbc.org or call 937-3422. Donations can be made in person at 490 W. Foster Road in
 Santa Maria.

This article appears in Nov 25 – Dec 2, 2010.

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