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Food Bank Hosts Free Farmers Market in Placerville

May 09, 2016 10:22AM ● By David Norby

Cameron Park, CA – The Food Bank of El Dorado County will be in the community Placerville to host a Mobile Food Pantry Distribution on Wednesday May 11th 2016 from 10am to 11am, at the Veteran’s Memorial Bldg. located at 130 Placerville Drive to distribute emergency supplemental groceries to those who need it most. 

Please note that the Food Bank will provide one allocation per household.  If you are struggling to make ends meet, live in El Dorado County and meet the State of California Health and Social Services Agency Emergency Food Assistance Program income guidelines please stop by for your food distribution. Income guidelines can be found online at www.dss.cahwnet.gov/efap/.   

 The Food Bank of El Dorado County built its mobile food pantry in 2012 to reach the most rural areas of El Dorado County.  Each week the Food Bank travels to a different city within the county distributing enough food for up to 150 families.  Food Bank Founder Mike Sproull says “Our mobile food pantry is an effective vehicle for assisting El Dorado County’s most at-risk population in areas that may have limited transportation and resources.” 

Come rain or shine, the Food Bank will be in Placerville from 10-11am distributing groceries.  

For more information on how you can give or get help, simply call us at (530) 621-9950 or email us at [email protected].  
Contributions can be mailed to the Food Bank of El Dorado County at 4550 Business Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 or online at www.foodbankedc.org or by calling (530) 621-9950.  Together we can reach out to our neighbors who struggle to make ends meet.