Move For Hunger presents the 2nd Annual Holiday Food Drive to be held this November to benefit Food Share, Inc., Ventura County’s regional food bank. Beginning Nov. 1, collection boxes will be conveniently located at nine Ventura County libraries. Local residents and library patrons are asked to donate unopened, non-perishable food items to benefit needy families this holiday season. Sheeler Moving and Storage, the local partner of Move For Hunger, will deliver all donations directly to the Food Shore pantry.

“This is a great opportunity for our company to give back,” said Mel Sheeler, president of Sheeler Moving and Storage. “The food bank does so much for our community, and we are always happy to get involved for such a worthy cause.”

From November 1 – 30th, collection boxes will be located at the following Ventura County Library Locations:
• Avenue Library
606 N. Ventura Ave. Ventura, CA
• Camarillo Library 4101 Las Posas Rd. Camarillo, CA
• Fillmore Library 502 Second St. Fillmore, CA
• Foster Library 651 E. Main St. Ventura, CA
• Meiners Oaks Library 114 N. Padre Juan Ave. Meiners Oaks, CA
• Oak Park Library 899 N. Kanan Rd. Oak Park, CA
• Oak View Library 555 Mahoney Ave. Oak View, CA
• Ojai Library 111 E. Ojai Ave. Ojai, CA
• Prueter Library 510 Park Ave. Port Hueneme, CA

Last year over 1,400 lbs. of food was collected and we are hoping this year to gather even more. As the holiday season approaches with all the shopping, decorating and merry-making it is easy to forget those in need.
“The holiday season can be difficult for many families, often making it hard to put food on the table,” said Chris DeVan, director of food sourcing and purchasing at FOOD Share. “We are thankful to Ventura County libraries and Sheeler Moving and Storage for being champions for FOOD Share and helping to making the Move For Hunger 2nd Annual Holiday Food Drive happen.”

All non-perishable food items are appreciated as donations; however the items most needed are: Canned tuna, chicken and meats, canned soups, canned beef stew, canned fruits, canned vegetables, canned beans, canned spaghetti sauce, spaghetti, rice, dry beans, macaroni & cheese, peanut butter, jelly (in plastic), fruit juices (canned, plastic bottles & boxes) and hygienic items such as toothpaste and deodorant.
For more information about Move For Hunger and their 2nd Annual Holiday Food Drive please visit www.MoveForHunger.org or contact info@MoveForHunger.org.

About Move For Hunger
Move For Hunger is a non-profit organization that works with moving companies to pick up unwanted, unopened food during the moving process and deliver it to local food banks across the country. Move For Hunger has already collected more than 45,000 pounds of food and is quickly expanding their efforts nationwide. With the support of partner Wheaton World Wide Moving, Move For Hunger is turning the average food drive into one of the nation’s largest, year-round service programs, influencing millions.

About Food Share
A major food bank distributing millions of pounds of food each year to those in need throughout Ventura County, FOOD Share collects and receives food year-round, distributing to more than 150 partner agencies throughout Ventura County.

Its Brown Bag and Snack Attack programs provide supplemental nutrition to nearly 2,000 low income seniors through 31 agencies and healthy nutritious after school snacks to approximately 2,400 children though 12 agencies countywide and provides food to more than 40,000 people each month. Information: (805) 983-7100 or www.foodshare.com.