Coronado Rotary is a leader in combating food insecurity – Coronado Nonprofits invited to participate

It's Christmas in October! The Rotary Club of Coronado invites all nonprofit organizations in Coronado to participate in a new food collection program called “Christmas in October.” On October 24th, all food collected will go to the Imperial Beach Neighborhood Center Food Pantry at 455 Palm Avenue. This Imperial Beach organization distributes free food to more than 200 people each month, including low-income families, families of enlisted sailors and older adults.

The Coronado Optimist Club, Coronado Soroptimist Club, Coronado United Methodist Church, Safe Harbor Coronado and FOCUS Coronado, and Coronado Rotary all provide food. If you would like to be part of this initiative, please contact Rotary President Pat Starke at 816-591-0696 or [email protected]. Let’s ensure our generous organizations contribute 100%!

Foods needed include:

Canned meat (tuna, chicken, roast beef, spam, etc.), canned vegetables (tomatoes, corn, green beans, peas, etc.), canned fruits (oranges, pineapple, pears, fruit cocktail, etc.), pasta, pasta sauce, peanut butter, soups and broths, Mac & cheese, cereal, cooking oil, jellies and jams, muffin mixes and cake mixes and icing.

Please deliver your organization's food contribution to 1634 Miguel Avenue, Coronado by Wednesday, October 23, 5:00 p.m.; Or stop by the IB Food Pantry on Thursday, October 24th at 10 a.m. to make your donation.

Let's show all of San Diego what Coronado can do when it solves a problem together!

For more information about the Imperial Beach Neighborhood Center Food Pantry, visit their website at ampleharvest.org/food-pantries/imperial-beach-neighborhood-center-food-pantry-10932.

The Rotary Club of Coronado, through its Club Foundation, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and one of over 46,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary, which now has 1.4 million members, was founded in 1905; The local club with more than 250 members was founded in 1926 and has been committed to the well-being of others and our world ever since. For more information about Coronado Rotary, visit the Rotary Club of Coronado website (coronadorotary.org).