2018 May Board Book

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Jennifer Giambroni CMAB jgiambroni@cmab.net (209) 690-8244 Lindsey Warriner Ketchum for CMAB (415) 984-6172

FEEDING AMERICA FOOD BANKS RECEIVE $30,000 IN MILK DONATIONS FROM CALIFORNIA DAIRY FAMILIES California dairy families partner with Redwood Empire Food Bank to announce support for families affected by California wildfires, hurricanes in Florida and Texas Tracy, Calif. (March 27, 2018) – Milk is one of the most requested nutrition staples at Feeding America food banks, but facilities are only able to provide the equivalent of less than one gallon of milk per person each year. Today, the culmination of an effort by California’s dairy families to generate awareness for communities in need affected by recent natural disasters comes to fruition with a $30,000 Feeding America check presentation at the Redwood Empire Food Bank in Santa Rosa, California. “On behalf of the Redwood Empire Food Bank and Feeding America food banks in Texas and Florida, we are happy to accept this check from the California Milk Advisory Board that represents 96,000 servings of milk for families in need affected by recent disasters,” said David Goodman, Chief Executive Officer of the Redwood Empire Food Bank. “Providing wholesome, nutritious milk is important to our clients’ health, particularly children and seniors who are often most vulnerable to hunger. These donations and the awareness they bring are critical, especially months after disasters when the true impact is felt.”

An instrumentality of the Department of Food & Agriculture, State of California