Concerned about hunger locally, and globally? Put your feet into action and join 500 walkers for the 36th Annual CROP Hunger Walk. Last year this wonderful community tradition raised $2,400 for MANNA. The 2014 Conejo CROP Walk starts at 1:00 on Sunday March 2nd at the CLU Sports Complex. Registration starts at noon. The six and four mile courses go through the community and end back at CLU. There will also be an honorary 20 minute walk through the campus for less able participants. Walkers receive...
The Boy Scout Promise, “a boy scout promises to help other people at all times.” The dedicated Boy Scouts of the Conejo Valley are doing just that by getting ready for their annual National food drive, the biggest food drive of the year to benefit Manna. The annual Boy Scouts National food drive is a nation-wide event that encourages boy scouts to collect food for local hunger relief organizations. Boy Scout Packs from around the Conejo Valley have partnered with Manna on this drive for more than...
It's time for a long overdue shout out of thanks to our dear friends at the Thousand Oaks Kiwanis Club. The reasons we owe this terrific group of people are too long to list. But here are a just a few current activities that show why these spirited, generous people are so special to the Manna family. Kiwanis is putting together a basketball team to play in the Thousand Oaks High School Key Club Give Back Game to support Manna Every month Kiwanis members purchase script for Manna They presented...
Manna basically collects and distributes community food donations to local people who need help, right? Sounds simple, but it isn't easy. We have a team of wonderful volunteers and an exceptionally generous community that donates an estimated one million dollars worth of food each year to Manna for distribution within the Conejo Valley. Our incredibly resourceful director runs a highly efficient operation. But since the cost of just about everything goes up every year, Manna's need for financial...
For a second year, Manna’s Spread the Love P, B & J campaign is back and we need the communities help to collect as many jars as we can. Peanuts contain over 30 different nutrients, making peanut butter a power packed nutritional food as well as being kid-friendly favorite. From February 1st through Valentine’s weekend, we urge supporters to donate jars of peanut butter and jelly to stock our pantry. Manna distributes close to 5,000 jars of P, B & J each year and when the average child...