LAKEPORT, Calif. – Sutter Health partnered with Sutter Lakeside Hospital to make a $10,000 donation to the Kelseyville Food Pantry and the Lake County Hunger Task Force as part of a larger donation of $255,000 by the Sutter Health system to benefit 27 food banks across Northern California, Oregon and Hawaii.
Over the past seven years, Sutter Health’s donations to community food banks have totaled more than $1.6 million.
“This is a tradition that Sutter Health and Sutter Lakeside Hospital continue year after year,” said Siri Nelson, Chief Administrative Officer, Sutter Lakeside Hospital. “We’re proud to partner with organizations like the Kelseyville Food Pantry and the Hunger Task Force to help feed families in need this holiday season, and recognize the work they do year-round to serve our county.”
The Kelseyville Food Pantry is a coalition of volunteers, supported by local churches, which hosts a food pantry on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month for needy families.
“We are thankful for Sutter Lakeside Hospital’s generosity,” said Lyn Hilton of the Kelseyville Food Pantry. “We rely on donations of food and money from people in our community to support our efforts of feeding an average of 220 families each month.”
The Lake County Hunger Task Force is a non-profit organization that tracks Lake County hunger statistics and obtains resources to fill identified needs. Sutter’s donation will go towards its backpack project, an initiative intended to feed children when they’re not at school.
“We are so thankful for the opportunity to support such impactful organizations,” said Nelson. “We look forward to a future of partnership to enhance the well-being of our shared community.”
Sutter Lakeside Hospital makes $10,000 donation to fight Lake County hunger
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