Kiwanis Club of San Ramon Valley Teams With NBC Bay Area, Safeway for Annual Food Drive

Kiwanis Club of San Ramon Valley (Kiwanis SRV) is once again teaming up with NBC Bay Area, Safeway grocery stores, and Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano to support the 16th annual Nourishing Neighbors Food Drive, running now through the end of 2025. As a part of the campaign, NBC Bay Area and Safeway are conducting a united one-day food drive push on Saturday, November 15, when thousands of volunteers will be standing outside Safeway grocery stores throughout the Bay Area encouraging shoppers to make donations at the check-out counter to help combat hunger and food insecurity among our neighbors in need. Kiwanis SRV is coordinating a team of more than 30 volunteers, including members of Kiwanis SRV, high school Key Club, National Charity League, Scouting America, and other community organizations, who will be outside four San Ramon Valley Safeway stores engaging shoppers, distributing flyers, and encouraging people to donate $10 toward the campaign at the check-out counter. From 10am to 2pm, Kiwanis SRV volunteers will be outside the Safeway stores in Alamo at 200 Alamo Plaza; in Blackhawk at 3496 Camino Tassajara; and in San Ramon at both 2505 San Ramon Valley Blvd, and 11050 Bollinger Canyon Road. Donating is as simple as asking the cashier to scan a bar code before items from the cart or basket are totaled; the donation toward the Nourishing Neighbors campaign is added to the receipt. Safeway will then deliver donated funds as Safeway gift cards to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, a long-time partner of Kiwanis SRV.