It is food drive season! Food drives help those who are less fortunate in the local community, and are especially important throughout the winter months. Several temples in the Conejo Valley will be holding their own food drives to help those in need, especially through the Jewish holiday season. New Shul of the Conejo, Templ Atz Chaim, and Temple Adat Elohim are temples which have held food drives for both Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah. All of the food donated during these food drives will help...
Make sure to mark your calendar for the 24th Annual Thousand Oaks Rotary Street Fair on October 19th. This fun event will take place from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Moorpark Road, in front of the Janss Marketplace. The Thousand Oaks Rotary Street Fair is the largest of its kind in Ventura County, and brings in more than 20,000 visitors to the area each year. The event features more than 370 vendors, which makes it the perfect place to shop and learn more about local businesses in the community, such...
Please join us in sending a big shout out of thanks to Pacific Western Bank for their $10,000 grant to Manna. We can't say enough about how much we appreciate this vitally important donation. It will provide much needed funds to ensure the continued safety, security, and efficiency of Manna food collection, storage, and distribution operations. With six branches located between Ventura and Westlake Village, Pacific Western is truly a local banking resource for our community. And while their...
The start of the new school year is the perfect time to hold your own food drive for Manna Conejo Valley Food Bank. It is also the perfect time to help out those in your community by donating to Manna. Although we take all unopened, unexpired food to help out those in the community, there are a few high priority items that we look for during the back to school season. Some of these high priority items include: Granola and fruit bars Tomato sauce and paste Juice boxes Pancake mix Ramen Mac...
Our first ever Poker Night at the KO Studios in Agoura Hills was a huge success! The event was able to raise over $500 for Manna Conejo Valley Food Bank in just one night! The KO Poker Night was held on August 15th, and had 25 people compete in the poker tournament. The buy-in for the game was $25 and was open to family and friends of KO Studios. There was a beginner instructional table for those who wanted to participate but did not know too much about the game. A portion of all the proceeds from...