It was a great weekend for MANNA Here's an update on the weekend activities as of Monday March 2nd. The MANNA entire crew was busy with three different food drives over the weekend of Saturday February 28th and Sunday March 1st. We were concerned about the potential impact of weather, but all three drives went off without a hitch and yielded some great results. The Scouting for Food drive involved 41 troops from all over the Conejo Valley collecting over 23,000 pounds of food for Manna. Partnering...
CROP Hunger Walk 2015 Are you looking for something to do this weekend with the whole family? Then come out and enjoy all the fun and excitement at the Conejo Valley CROP Hunger Walk. The CROP Walk 2015 starts at 1 p.m. on March 1st at the Lundring Event Center at California Lutheran University. CROP Hunger Walks were started in 1969, and are widely viewed as the “granddaddy of charity walks.” The first walk was on October 17, 1969 in Bismarck, North Dakota, which helped to raise $25,000 to help...
We would like to give a huge thank you to the Weingart Foundation for their very generous grant of $15,000. This grant will be used to help provide operating support to Manna as we continue to help those who are suffering from hunger in the local Conejo Valley community. The Weingart Foundation was founded by Ben and Stella Weingart in 1951 and is a private, nonprofit grant-making foundation that gives grants and other types of support to improving the sustainability and capacity of nonprofit organizations,...
Conejo Valley Sparkles cheerleading teams are bringing their infectious enthusiasm to the Thousand Oaks Kiwanis Give Back Game charity benefit for MANNA. So what is The Sparkle Effect? This innovative student-run program empowers teens nationwide to include students with disabilities in school-based cheerleading and dance programs. Sparkle Effect teams are truly inclusive: typically-developing students and students with disabilities practice and perform as one team at school sporting events. And...
Do Not Miss The Annual Boy Scout’s “Scouting for Food” Event The annual “Scouting for Food” event is almost here! Our decades old partnership with the Boy Scout troops of the Conejo Valley allows the Scouting for Food event to be one of the biggest food drives that we take part in each year. Every February, Boy Scout troops from around the Conejo Valley distribute flyers and bags to homes in the area. On Saturday, the Scouts return to the homes to pick up bags that are full of non-perishable foods...