It's time for a long overdue shout out of thanks to our dear friends at the Thousand Oaks Kiwanis Club. The reasons we owe this terrific group of people are too long to list. But here are a just a few current activities that show why these spirited, generous people are so special to the Manna family. Kiwanis is putting together a basketball team to play in the Thousand Oaks High School Key Club Give Back Game to support Manna Every month Kiwanis members purchase script for Manna They presented...
Manna basically collects and distributes community food donations to local people who need help, right? Sounds simple, but it isn't easy. We have a team of wonderful volunteers and an exceptionally generous community that donates an estimated one million dollars worth of food each year to Manna for distribution within the Conejo Valley. Our incredibly resourceful director runs a highly efficient operation. But since the cost of just about everything goes up every year, Manna's need for financial...
For a second year, Manna’s Spread the Love P, B & J campaign is back and we need the communities help to collect as many jars as we can. Peanuts contain over 30 different nutrients, making peanut butter a power packed nutritional food as well as being kid-friendly favorite. From February 1st through Valentine’s weekend, we urge supporters to donate jars of peanut butter and jelly to stock our pantry. Manna distributes close to 5,000 jars of P, B & J each year and when the average child...
Sometimes people forget that hunger is a sad reality for many people in the Conejo Valley year round - that is 365 days a year not just during the holidays. While the food donations are greatly appreciated during the holidays and will fill the Pantry for several months, the same people are in need of food on a consistent basis. In fact, without a constant influx of food donations, the food collected during the holiday season will only last a few months at the most. Manna serves, on average, roughly...
Sometimes when helping others with food assistance, it is easy to forget about the things we don't have in our office. It is more important to us to help the community and ensure that nobody goes hungry in the Conejo Valley. Recently, our office was closed so that our staff could work remotely with members of the community. We lacked the basic office supplies that could help our operations function more smoothly and productively. Imagine our surprise when Lockheed Martin donated a truckload of furniture—5...