The annual Share Your Christmas holiday drive-by food drive took place Friday, December 11. The annual event is a big boost for local food banks during the holiday season.
"Donations are usually in the neighborhood of 80,000 pounds," said Jocelyn Lantrip with the Food Bank. "So it's an important part of what we do during the holiday season."
This year things looked a bit different. People were asked to stay in their cars and wear masks while volunteers unloaded donations.
The need is more critical than ever this year, as the Food Bank is supporting a record numbers of families right now, and this drive helps to stock shelves all over the region in the months to come.
"We've been very fortunate to keep up with demand and the community has been generous, so we haven't had any issues with running out of food," Lantrip said. "We do worry about it in the long term; that's why we're trying to raise as much as we can."
Here are the grand totals for the 2020 event!
Grand Total (All Locations)
- 447,582 lbs.
- $306,170.07
This surpasses our totals from last year by over 16,000 lbs. and over $137,000. Below is a breakdown of our fundraising totals from each location.
GSR
- 143,086 lbs.
- $90,295.50
- (plus $75,000 CARES Act grant from City of Sparks)
Governor’s Mansion
Advocates
- 8,426 lbs.
- $800
FISH
- 8,986 lbs.
- $5,325
Ron Wood
- 2,977 lbs.
- $4,785
Carson Valley Inn
- 284,107 lbs.
- $108,749.57
Text Donations
- $21,215
For more information on the Share Your Christmas Drive-By Food Drive, click Here
Governor Sisolak released a statement commending the event.
“I am amazed that more than 19,000 pounds of food and more than $11,000 has been collected today at the Governor's Mansion to help support those in need in Northern Nevada this holiday season as part of the Share Your Christmas Drive-By Food Drive! I want to give a big shout out to all the organizers and participants for planning this important event with COVID-19 protocols and mitigation measures in place to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in our State and ensure that those in need this season have one less thing to worry about. On behalf of the State of Nevada, Kathy and I want to extend our deepest thanks to all those who participated.”
