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with the Food Bank’s bulk purchasing power and ultra-efficient distribution network.
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Sept. 19 at Wente Vineyards
Celebrate the abundance of the harvest by letting it flow to those who need nourishment. Join us at Wente Vineyards for our 8th Annual Savor the Season. KTVU consumer editor Tom Vacar will emcee an afternoon of top-notch cuisine and wine in a world class setting benefitting the 49,000 people – including 21,000 children and teens – that the Food Bank serves each week! Read more:
Golden again
For the fourth consecutive year, the Food Bank has been honored with the highest rating – Four Stars – by America's premier independent evaluator of nonprofit organizations, Charity Navigator. In an Aug. 1 letter to Food Bank executive director Suzan Bateson, Charity Navigator CEO Ken Berger cited the Food Bank's "ability to efficiently manage and grow its finances." Only 9% of nonprofits nationwide have reaped Charity Navigator's top rating for four straight years.
Food Bank tops the charts
The Bay Area News Group has spoken – and the Food Bank has been ranked as the best non-profit employer in the Bay Area (No. 13 overall in the small company category). There’s no employee shiatsu massage area … just a great vision for a cause that defines social justice. Not a bad place to be a volunteer or donor, either. See the Top 35
But just so you’re clear that this was no inside job, we have corroboration from another stellar media outlet. East Bay Express readers have, for the second year in a row, named the Food Bank as their favorite East Bay Charity in 2010. Aw, shucks.
They say there’s no such thing ...
... but in Alameda County, free lunch abounds for kids and teens. And in some cases, morning and afternoon snacks, as well. The federally funded program is winding down in August, so check now for locations throughout the county.
Food Bank Wednesdays return to Oakland Coliseum. Donate five cans of food or $5 at any A’s Wednesday home game and receive a voucher for a ticket to a future game. Limit four vouchers per person.
For the fourth consecutive year, we have been given a Four Star rating by Charity Navigator — America's premier independent charity evaluator — a record of continuity and efficiency matched by only 9% of non-profits nationwide. Click the logo for details.
For the fourth consecutive year, we have been given a Four Star rating by Charity Navigator — America's premier independent charity evaluator — a record of continuity and efficiency matched by only 9% of non-profits nationwide. Click the logo for details.
For the fourth consecutive year, the Food Bank has been honored with the highest rating – Four Stars – by America's premier independent evaluator of nonprofit organizations, Charity Navigator. In an 
Terminating Hunger
