Food Drive Generates Nearly 2,300 Pounds for Area Food Banks

Thanksgiving Food Drive Nets

Nearly 2,300 Pounds for Area Food Banks

 

            SONOMA, Calif. (Nov. 21, 2007) - Infineon Raceway donated a
single-year record of nearly 2,300 pounds of non-perishable food items
to Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH) and the Napa Valley Food Bank
following the facility's 7th annual Thanksgiving Food Drive.  The amount
marked one of the largest single donations either food bank will receive
this holiday season. 

 

            The donation was raised with the help of 12 Northern
California Mary's Pizza Shack locations, as well as Destination RKA in
Windsor. Sonoma Gourmet of Cotati also made a generous donation of one
pallet of gourmet food items.

 

            Infineon Raceway has donated more than 10,000 pounds of
non-perishable food items since 2000 to FISH, which will assist needy
Sonoma Valley residents during the holiday season with food baskets and
daily meals.  For more information on FISH, which has served the Sonoma
Valley since 1970, please call (707) 996-0111.

 

            "FISH is always appreciative of those people who help with
donations, especially during the holidays," said Vicki Schnurpfeil,
coordinator for FISH.  "We're just delighted with the outreach that
Infineon Raceway does because they have such a huge following and it
shows that people care all over."

 

            New for 2007, Infineon Raceway also donated food to the Napa
Valley Food Bank, which works to assist people in becoming and/or
remaining self-sufficient and lessening the stress of meeting the basic
need for food.  For more information, call (707) 253-6128.

 

            "This just makes a huge difference because we're feeding
people all year round and an influx of food now is really helpful," adds
Shirley King, director for the Napa Valley Food Bank.  

 

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 John Cardinale

VP, Communications & Marketing

Infineon Raceway

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Sonoma, CA 95476

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