History of Food From the Bar Since 1996 $4,886,770 raised 183,876 pounds donated 15,278,994 meals provided.

History of Food From the Bar

Since 1996$4,886,770 raised

183,876 pounds donated

15,278,994 meals provided

Now in it’s 24th year, Food From the Bar has helped provide over 15.2 million meals

In 2014 legal teams competed to raise:

$694,569

6,245 pounds of food

821 volunteer shifts

In 2014 the campaign resulted in the SF-Marin Food Bank being able to provide 2,088,911 meals!

Food Bank Information

1 in 4 The number of people at risk for hunger in San Francisco and Marin

144,000 The number of people served each week

47 million Pounds of food distributed each week

60% Of the Food Bank distribution that is fresh produce

3 The number of meals provided by $1

How the Food Bank serves the Community

Pantry Network: 240 weekly Farmer’s Market Style Pantries serving more than 30,000 low income households each week and accounts for 73% of total distribution

Morning Snack Program: Providing daily mid-morning snacks to children in high need public schools to provide them with additional energy and helps enhance cognitive functioning during the school day

Home Delivered Grocery Program: Provides weekly deliveries of free groceries to over 11,000 low-income seniors with limited mobility

Our Efficiency

With our purchasing power, and 25,000 volunteers every year, for every $1 donated, the Food Bank is able to distribute $6 worth of food, equal to 3 meals.

96% of all financial donations goes directly to programs like our Pantry Network, Home Delivered Grocery Program, and our Morning School Snack Program.

Food from the Bar 2014 Committee:Christine Richardson - Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Steven Kaufhold - Kaufhold Gaskin LLPKim Coates - Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Jareem Gunther - Bar Association of San FranciscoSteve Morris - Allen Matkins

Audrey Wulff - Kirkland and Ellis LLP  

Platinum PartnersAltshuler Berzon LLP Keker & Van Nest LLP Arnold & Porter LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLPBechtel Legal and Risk Mgmt Latham & Watkins LLPBingham McCutchen LLP Munger, Tolles & Olson LLPFarella Braun + Martel LLP Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyFremont Group Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPHanson Bridgett LLP Shartsis Friese LLPO’Melveny & Meyers LLP 

Gold PartnersAllen Matkins Baker McKenzieBartko, Zankel, Bunzel & Miller Crowell & Moring LLP Gap Legal Gibson, Dunn & CrutcherGoodwin Procter LLP Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLPPerkins Coie Rogers Joseph O'Donnell Stein & Lubin LLP

Silver PartnersCalifornia Public Utilites Com Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLPCovinton & Burling LLP Davis Wright Tremaine LLPDurie Tangri LLP Jones CliffordJones Day Kaufhold Gaskin LLPKilpatrick Townsend Leiff, Cabraser, Heimann & Berstein LLPMiller Law Group Nixon Peabody LLPRopes & Gray Seyfarth Shaw LLPSheppard Mullin Squire Patton BoggsUniversity of California Hastings College of the Law

ParticipantsBaker McKenzie Bullivant, Houser & BaileyBrayton Purcell Cooley LLPCooper, White & Cooper Cox, Castle & NicholsonFoley and Lardner LLP Fox RothschildFreeland, Cooper and Foreman LLPFriedman McCubbinHaight, Brown, and Bonesteel LLPHemming Morse, IncJackson Lewis LLP Keegin HarrisonKerr & Wagstaffe LLP LeClair RyanNeyhart Anderson Flynn GrosbollPhillips, Spallas, and Angstadt LLPRutan & Tucker LLP San Francisco City AttorneySchoenberg Family The Bar Association of San FranciscoThe Veen Firm Thompson Welch Gilbert & SorokoVasquez Estrada & Conway LLP Villareal Hutner

FFTB General Helpful TipsRecruit a partner & associate to be on your committee. Encourage internal competition and fundraising/match goals. Send reminder emails to your team updating them on your progress and include links to the team page & leaderboardIncentivize your staff with internal goals

“FUN”-draising ideasThe Los Angeles Food Bank holds their Food From the Bar campaign at the same time as San Francisco…have an LA office? Challenge them to a fundraising competition!Pie your boss – auction off the opportunity to pie a partner of your choiceHost a bakesale!Sell tickets or stickers for “dress down day”Formal Fridays: one firm had a partner who donated $50 for each employee who wore their formal attire to the office for a dayChange Jars: keep jars around the office and encourage your team to empty their pockets after returning from lunch or acoffeeRaffles are a great way to fundraise! Popular items in the past have included: parking spots, tickets to sporting events, bottles of wine, and baked goodsAre there other firms in your building? Pick a day and see which firm raises the most money on that day!

2014 FFTB

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2015 Food From the Bar

This year, our goal is to raise $715,000 and 6,245 pounds of food. Combined with 1800 hours of volunteer service, this year’s campaign will allow us to provide over 2.1 million meals next year!

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