Prudential California Realty and Food Bank of Contra Costa

The Orinda office Prudential California Realty announced

that it has set aside Friday, Sept. 27th to volunteer to staff the

food barrels provided by the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano in Orinda and

Lafayette.   

Residents are asked to help the Food Bank by donating nutritious, non-perishable food items.  The items of highest priority are peanut butter, hearty soups, canned poultry, meat and tuna, canned ready-to-eat meals, canned fruit in juice, 100% fruit juice, canned vegetables, canned tomato products, brown rice, enriched rice, whole wheat pasta, and whole grain cereal.  Please note that no expired items or glass containers may be collected. 

Barrels will be located at Safeway in Orinda and Lafayette.  Prudential team members will also be accepting

contributions at the South Broadway and Rossmoor Safeway locations in Walnut

Creek.   The Prudential agents will be on duty

alongside the barrels on Sepember 27, and the barrels will be available for

several more days to allow local residents ample time to make donations.  

Prudential’s annual Community Service Day is a company-wide effort as hundreds of Prudential team members across Northern California volunteer in their communities.  The Orinda office, managed by Broker Pete Sabine, along with the Mt. Diablo and Rossmoor offices, will suspend their usual hours as over 50 participants give of their time for this worthy cause. 

Prudential chose the theme for this autumn food drive,

“Hunger Is Not Seasonal” to highlight the local need for community involvement

year-round in order to positively impact the many hungry families in Contra

Costa and Solano Counties.  The Food Bank

strives to help end hunger and increase access to nutritious food for

low-income individuals and families through a comprehensive group of programs

that combat hunger and its causes. 

"The vision of our annual Community Service Day is to rally

all of our agents to create both a macro and micro culture of giving back” said

Gretchen Pearson, CEO of Prudential

California Realty, Pearson Properties.  

Pete Sabine adds, “Our community service project dovetails

perfectly with the nationwide Hunger Action Month, providing an opportunity to be a part of

a month-long movement that has a real and lasting impact on the mission to end

hunger in America. By teaming up with the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano locally, we are

taking concrete action against the hunger that affects 1 in 6 Americans. Our

entire team is excited to volunteer with the Food Bank as advocates for

those who struggle to keep food on the table by joining the Hunger

Challenge to collect food for our less fortunate neighbors in Contra Costa and

Solano Counties.

 For further information please contact the Prudential Orinda

office at (925) 258-4088.