Press release:

For more information contact:
Rick Jump, Executive Director / White Center Food Bank
206-762-2848 or rjump@whitecenterfoodbank.org

On June 23, 2011 the Seattle Foundation will host the largest day of giving ever planned for King County, WA through its online giving event to assist local non-profits. Summer is often a slow time in charitable giving for all types of organizations; food banks often feel a strong pinch as children whom are eligible for school-based feeding programs are home for the summer and families find themselves scrambling to keep healthy foods on the table. As part of Give Big, all participating organizations are eligible for “stretch dollars” as the Seattle Foundation will proportionally donate funds from their own donors to grow the amounts to each individual benefiting charity on June 23. The more an individual charity raises through the Seattle Foundation’s website on that day – the greater their portion of stretch dollars.

White Center Food Bank is making donating even easier – and fun. Representatives from WCFB will be on-hand with laptops at Dubsea Coffee located at 9910 8th Ave S.W. Seattle, WA 98106 on June 23 from 7 until 9 a.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. Special gift for those donors that stop by during those times and donate $100 or more through the Seattle Foundation’s website. If donors can’t attend this special giving event, anyone can go directly to the Seattle Foundation website and donate.

In May 2010, White Center Food Bank served 1,633 families / 5,316 individuals. For us, these are record numbers that we usually only expect at holiday times. But as our economic conditions wear on, we see more people experiencing food insecurity. Whatever amount donors can give, be it only $1, this Give Big event makes each donation a little larger and a little easier for us to provide food for community members in need.

For more information:
White Center Food Bank
The Seattle Foundation
Dubsea Coffee