Oregon in War Against Hunger

Portland-Salem metro area food drive underway & needing to raise 50,000 lbs.

Portland-Salem Metro, Oregon (PRWEB) November 22, 2007 -- Tomorrow, November 23rd through Friday, December 14th, the 7th Annual Great Holiday Food Drive will be raising food and awareness for the hungry here in the Portland-Salem Metropolitan Area with all donations benefiting Oregon Food Bank and Marion Polk Food Share.

According to Oregon Food Bank website, statistics show that from 2004 - 2006, 11.4% of Oregon's population struggled with putting food on the table. As well, some major food banks here in Oregon, such as the Marion-Polk Food Share, saw bare shelves this year with reserve food supplies dwindling.

In an effort to help, the past six years the Great Holiday Food Drive has raised the equivalent of over 52,000 lbs of food for the Oregon Food Bank Network. The past two years alone the annual event has averaged 10,000 lbs of food raised for the hunger per year.

Considering the hunger emergency here in Oregon, we have set a goal of collecting 50,000 lbs of food during this year's event. There are more than 25 Donation Drop Site Locations throughout the Portland-Salem Metro Area ready to receive food drive donations; quick, easy and simple.

The donation drop sites are located at businesses around the metro area and range from grocery stores to title companies, medical offices to banks. The variety of businesses and various locations participating in this event will make it easy for anyone throughout the Portland-Salem Metro area to help fight the war against hunger.

Donations may consist of non-perishable foods as well as monetary donations in the form of a check made payable to Oregon Food Bank. The food drive will run for three weeks and end on December 14th so as to get the donations to the local food banks prior to Christmas.

Thanks go to the following Co-Sponsors of this year's event:

- Amazing Maids

- Bales Marketplace

- Chicago Title Insurance

- Cuestore.net

- Easy Street Online Services

- Fidelity National Title

- Free Spirit Skincare

- Gresham Arthur Academy

- Hi Hat Restaurant

- Knowledge Learning Center

- Mt Hood Women's Health

- Oregon Community CU

- Ship Shape Tanning

- Sterling Savings Bank

- The Little Gym in LO

- TIS / Pixtreme

To learn how you can get involved or make a donation online or at an Official Donation Drop Site, please go to http://food-drive.com or call (503) 656-3875.

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