DONATE MONEY

• Donate by Check or Credit card by mail or fax.
  Use a printable form (pdf, 63kb) to mail or fax your donation.   Click here 
  
  
• Secure On-line donation by Credit Card through PayPal. Click on Donate button below. You do not need to be a member of PayPal to use this service. Look for the "If you do not currently have a PayPal account [click here] button on the opening check out screen of PayPal.
  
  

  PayPal accepts: Visa, Master Card, Amer. Express and Discover Card.

• Secure On-line donation by Credit Card through Click & Pledge.com. Click on Donate Now button below. Click & Pledge will process your on-line donation through their secure servers, protecting your information.

• Donations of stock. Please call the Food Bank at 949-653-2900. The development department staff will send you information on how your gift of stock can be transferred to the Food Bank.

MAKE A MONETARY DONATION THROUGH OUR "VIRTUAL FOOD DRIVE"
The Virtual Food Drive is a fun, easy and efficient way for you, your company or organization to feed the hungry in Orange County. Virtual Food Drive internet-based technology developed by Aidmatrix makes helping those in need as simple as a click of the mouse. Your monetary donation through the Virtual Food Drive is used to procure and distribute food to our nearly 400 member non-profit charities. Each food and grocery item represents actual items purchased by the Food Bank. Click Here to to see for yourself how fast, easy and fun donating can be . . .

SPONSOR A SPECIAL EVENT
The Food Bank holds and benefits from several fundraising events throughout the year including a food and wine tasting at South Coast Plaza, an annual golf tournament, a luncheon at the Food Bank and a Thanksgiving running race. If you are interested in sponsoring any of these events please click the 2010 Sponsorship Packet link below or E-mail:

• 2010 Sponsorship Packet

DONATE FOOD
Host a Food Drive
The Food Bank encourages partnerships with local organizations, schools, businesses, associations, service groups and churches to collect canned and dry food products throughout the year. The Food Bank provides a Food Drive department to support any food collection campaign. More on sponsoring a food drive. E-mail

Food Donors
Food donors include local grocery stores and supermarket chains, food manufacturers and distributors, the government, restaurants, food industry trade shows, local farmers, gleaning efforts, food drives and private individuals. The Food Bank needs a broad range of food, including canned fruits, vegetables and meat products, dry and packaged goods, refrigerated and frozen products, prepared and perishable food, and fresh produce. Non-food items like personal care products, paper products and diapers are also accepted.
E-mail:

DONATE TIME
Volunteer
Numerous opportunities are available to assist with feeding the hungry, such as:

• Inspecting and sorting donated food
• Gleaning to collect fresh produce
• Helping at a special event
• Donating your specialty or professional services
  such as graphic design, printing or photography.
  E-mail: for more information
• Click Here for more information

LEARN
With a conservative estimate of 456,000 people at-risk of going hungry every month, Orange County suffers from lack of awareness of this problem. In addition to providing food, the Food Bank strives to educate others about the need in Orange County. Food Bank tours, speakers and an educational video are available to address the hunger problem in Orange County.
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Take a tour to learn more:
Bring your family, employees, or school classroom to see how food moves through the food bank to those in need. This is a great opportunity for schools, scout troops, civic or religious groups, and businesses to learn more about Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County and take a tour.
Reserve your spot today by contacting Kathie Monroe at 949-653-2900 or

Future Tour Dates

Participate in the 2010 Census
The 2010 Census is safe and simple, the Census Bureau does not release or share information that identifies individual respondents or their household for 72 years. The 2010 Census questionnaire asks only a few simple questions of each person—name, relationship, gender, age and date of birth, race, and whether the respondent owns or rents his or her home. This simple, short questionnaire takes just a few minutes to complete and return by mail.

• Every year, more than $300 billion in federal funds is awarded to states and communities based on census data. That’s more than $3 trillion over a 10-year period.
• Census data guide local decision-makers in important community planning efforts, including where to build new roads, hospitals and schools.
• Census data affect your voice in Congress by determining how many seats each state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives.

For more information on the 2010 Census
goto 2010 Census