Sun Diego Board Shops Host Food Drive To Benefit Feeding America San Diego

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• November 17 2008
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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE - SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – With high unemployment, homes foreclosing and the bad economy, more people than ever will need food assistance this holiday season. In an effort to support the community and help those who will need assistance, Sun Diego Boardshops is hosting a canned food drive to benefit Feeding America San Diego.  From now through Wednesday, November 26th anyone who brings three or more canned food items to one of the eight Sun Diego Boardshop locations, The Blue Room, or BackShop Snowboard Supply stores throughout San Diego County will receive 20 percent off his purchase.  The discount excludes surfboards and sale items.  To find the nearest Sun Diego Boardshop location please visit, www.sundiego.com.

“Unfortunately with the present state of the economy and so many people out of work, we are going to be providing food to more people than ever this holiday season,” said Gary McDonald, president and CEO, Feeding America San Diego. “This food drive is a win-win for everyone!  Donate food for us and get a 20 percent discount off your early holiday shopping! We are extremely grateful to Sun Diego for hosting this food drive.”

“Sun Diego cares about the community and we continuously search for ways to help make it a better place,” said Matt Falcinelli, Marketing Director, Sun Diego Boardshops. “We know that there will be thousands of San Diego county families relying on Feeding America San Diego to put food on their table this holiday season.  We hope the food we collect from this drive ensures that every family has enough to eat over the holidays.”
For more information about Feeding America San Diego, local food distributions, to make a donation or volunteer, please call (858) 452-FOOD (3663) or www.FeedSanDiego.org.

About Feeding America San Diego (formerly Second Harvest Food Bank for San Diego)
Established in July of 2007, Feeding America San Diego is a tax exempt organization and San Diego County’s only Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest) affiliate.  Feeding America San Diego’s mission is to end hunger in San Diego County by soliciting, collecting and distributing donated and purchased food to those in need.  For more information, please visit www.FeedSanDiego.org or call (858) 452-FOOD (3663).

About Sun Diego Boardshops
Operating as traditional retail stores as well as online, Sun Diego Boardshops are located all over San Diego County, California. We constantly strive to bring to our customers the best selection of surf/skate/snow apparel and related equipment, safety gear, and accessories. There are eight Sun Diego stores located within the San Diego area as well as Backshop (snowboarding) and Blue Room, both in the Fashion Valley Mall.  We value our customers and are proud to have served you for over 25 years. In our efforts to bring you the best and latest products in the industry, we have partnered up with over 200 different companies. We at Sun Diego also pride ourselves on our service. Most of our employees participate in one or more of the sports that we represent. Our goal is to make you a customer for life, so we make it our mission to hire friendly and outgoing people and constantly supply them up-to-date information on the latest and greatest in our industry.