Gift Wrapping & Pot Luck to Be Held Dec 3 at Sacramento Food Bank

SACRAMENTO (OBSNews.com) - In preparation for the Toy Give-Away by the Oak Park Neighborhood Association (OPNA), the community is invited to the Gift Wrapping and Pot Luck dinner on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services at 3333 3rd Avenue. All are invited to join the festivities, bring some food, maybe a gift and or wrapping and get into the season of sharing.

OPNA is collecting and will distribute gifts to Oak Park children for the 5th year. Each year, hundreds of children receive gifts and this year the number is likely to be even greater than previous years. The goal is to receive and distribute 1,200 gifts to grateful children.

Community groups, businesses, organizations and individuals are invited to drop off gifts at Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services warehouse located at 3333 Third Ave, Sacramento 95817 (on the corner of 33rd Street and 3rd Avenue in Oak Park).

· Gift donations of new toys are requested between Nov. 22 and Dec.18th

· Drop off hours are 8 am – 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday, and until 7pm on Wednesdays

Closed: Nov. 25 – 27th

· Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services — (916) 456-1980

· If wrapped, please note if gift is for a boy/girl/either and age range

· Gift distribution will take place Dec. 19th from 12 pm – 3 pm

Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, a local non-profit organization serving families and individuals in need since 1976, offers nine diverse programs at two facilities in Sacramento. A staff of 35 employees and several thousand volunteers accomplish SFBFS’ mission of assisting those in need by alleviating their immediate pain and problems and by moving them toward self-sufficiency and financial independence. Additional SFBFS information is available online at www.sacramentofoodbank.org

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