Raceway Distributes More Than 5,500 Pounds of Food

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IMG-0401: This  image is of Infineon Raceway employees unloading food at
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FISHDONATION: This image is of (l-r) Sherman Bielfelt of FISH, Jerry
Wheeler of Infineon Raceway and NASCAR West Series driver P.J.
Pedroncelli, of Sonoma, unloading food at FISH.

 

 

 

                                      

Thanksgiving Food Drive Nets

More than 5,500 Pounds for Area Food Banks

 

SONOMA, Calif. (Nov. 23, 2009) - Infineon Raceway distributed more than
5,500 pounds of non-perishable food items to Friends in Sonoma Helping
(FISH) and the Salvation Army Vallejo Food Pantry on Monday during the
raceway's 9th annual Thanksgiving Food Drive.  

 

The amount marked the most Infineon Raceway has distributed in one year
since the inception of the food drive in 2000. Infineon Raceway has
distributed more than 17,500 pounds of non-perishable food items since
2000.

 

"I can't thank Infineon Raceway and everyone else that participated in
this food drive enough," said Sherman Bielfelt, a volunteer for FISH.
"This food is critical to the survival of many people, and I know they
are very thankful."

   

FISH has been serving needy Sonoma Valley residents since 1970, while
the Vallejo Food Pantry will serve 100 of the neediest families with
Thanksgiving food boxes and will put together another 300-400 boxes of
food during the Christmas season. 

 

"Food drives like this help to strengthen our ability to make an impact
in the community," said Capt. Fred Rasmussen, North Bay County
coordinator for the Salvation Army. "I would guess this food will serve
at least 250 people." 

 

Infineon Raceway was not alone in its efforts. It was joined in the food
drive by four Northern California Mary's Pizza Shack locations; the
Vallejo Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Sonoma Girl Scouts;
Innerstave; Levy Restaurant; tenants of the Infineon Raceway Motor
Sports Industrial Park; and Destination RKA and Santa Rosa BMW Triumph
in Windsor. Sonoma Gourmet of Cotati also made a generous donation of
six pallets of gourmet food items. 

 

P.J. Pedroncelli, 19, who lives in Sonoma and drives in the NASCAR
Camping World West Series, also participated in the food drive,
representing Pedroncelli Motorsports. 

 

For more information on FISH, please call (707) 996-0111. If you would
like to contact the Salvation Army Vallejo Food Pantry directly, call
(707) 643-8621.  

 

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John Cardinale

VP of Communications and Marketing

Infineon Raceway

Hwys 37 and 121

Sonoma, Calif 95476

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707-334-9805 (cell)

 

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