Valero’s “Fill Up to Fight Hunger” campaign
raises more than $164,000 for Bay Area food banks
Filling up at a local Valero station did more than just keep the car running, it also helped feed the hungry in our community.
Feeding America member food banks in the Bay Area and Valero, an international manufacturer and marketer of energy products and power, announced today that $164,262 has been raised from the “Fill Up to Fight Hunger” campaign and will be donated to the Bay Area food banks.
Valero launched “Fill Up to Fight Hunger” on April 4 to give motorists a chance to fight hunger in their communities simply by filling up with Valero fuel. For each 8-gallon fuel purchase made at a local participating Valero outlet, Valero donated $1 to local food banks, including Alameda County Community Food Bank, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, Marin Food Bank, Redwood Empire Food Bank, San Francisco Food Bank, and Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.
In all, the campaign resulted in $2.9 million being distributed to more than 125 food banks across the country.
“At a time when every penny counts in the fight against hunger, Valero stepped up and put real dollars to work in our community,” said Larry Sly, the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano’s executive director. “Local motorists helped fill up our food bank as they filled their gas tanks, and we are thankful for their support as we work to feed the one in six people who are faced with hunger in the Bay Area.”
Both company-owned Valero Corner Stores and independently operated Valero-branded locations participated in “Fill Up to Fight Hunger.”
About the Bay Area Food Banks
Bay Area Food Banks is a collaboration of eight local food banks serving 11 northern California counties, which serve more than 600,000 Bay Area residents monthly. Through 1,560 food pantries, children's programs, shelters, soup kitchens, residential programs, and other emergency food providers, Bay Area Food Banks distribute 142 million pounds of food each year. We serve anyone in need with dignity and compassion. To learn more about your local food bank and the work they do or to find out how you can help, visit bayareahunger.org or call us at 800-870-FOOD.
About Feeding America
Feeding America provides low-income individuals and families with the fuel to survive and even thrive. As the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity, our network members supply food to more than 37 million Americans each year, including 14 million children and 3 million seniors. Serving the entire United States, more than 200 member food banks support 61,000 agencies that address hunger in all of its forms. For more information on how you can fight hunger in your community and across the country, visit feedingamerica.org
MEDIA CONTACTS
Alameda County Community Food Bank – Michael Altfest
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano – Lisa Sherrill
Redwood Empire Food Bank (Sonoma County
San Francisco Food Bank & Marin Food Bank –
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
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