{"id":21908,"date":"2014-08-28T11:03:24","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T18:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northstarmoving.com\/blog\/?p=21908"},"modified":"2021-12-01T09:11:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T17:11:02","slug":"results-2nd-annual-summer-food-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2014\/results-2nd-annual-summer-food-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd Annual Summer Food Drive Ends in Success!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"donation<\/a>Our 2nd<\/sup> Annual \u201cLet\u2019s Send Hunger Packing\u201d Food Drive<\/a> raised a total of 8,109 lbs. of food this summer. That translates into approximately 6,500 meals donated to hungry children in Los Angeles County and Orange County. No matter which way you calculate it, it\u2019s more than 4 tons of happiness moved! \u00a0Yippy! We are overwhelmed with the amazing results, and we are so grateful to everyone involved for making our summer food drive a success.<\/p>\n

Spreading the Word on the Food Drive<\/h2>\n
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Food drive news coverage on the KTLA 5 News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Joining forces with our friends at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage<\/a>, NorthStar Moving organized a friendly food drive competition between Coldwell Banker offices in LA and Orange County to see which offices could collect the most donations. During the summer\u00a0food drive, which lasted from June 16th thru August 15th, every office welcomed donations from employees, friends and even clients. \u00a0As the summer progressed, moving boxes filled up with non-perishable food items, and the competition got tougher. Even the KTLA 5 News Office<\/a> got involved in the donating food after news reporter Lu Parker<\/a>\u2019s segment on the food drive was broadcasted on the KTLA 5 evening news. \u00a0In the end however, everyone felt like winners jointly raising almost double the amount raised in last year’s food drive.<\/p>\n

Food Drive\u00a0Donation Heroes<\/h2>\n
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The Mission Viejo Coldwell Banker Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once the weights were totaled and the numbers tallied, the \u201cFood Donation Heroes\u201d for each county were determined. We were so pleased to announce that the Food Donation Heroes that collected the most food in their county were the Mission Viejo Coldwell Banker Office in Orange County and the Beverly Hills South Coldwell Banker Office in Los Angeles County.\u00a0 In total Orange County Coldwell Banker Offices donated a total of 3,416lbs to Second Harvest Food Bank in Orange County<\/a>. The LA Regional Food Bank<\/a> received a total of 4693 lbs from all of the Los Angeles Coldwell Banker offices, NorthStar Moving\u2019s headquarters and KTLA 5 News Office.<\/p>\n

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The Beverly Hills South Coldwell Banker Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We are truly grateful to everyone who donated and participated in spreading the word about this\u00a0summer’s food drive. Stay tuned\u00a0for the dates of our next food drive and how you can get involved. In the meantime we encourage you to make donations directly online to the LA Regional Food Bank <\/a>and The Second Harvest Food Bank<\/a>.\u00a0 Also check out some of our other favorite non-profit organizations that help you make a difference:<\/p>\n