Press Release!

VCUM Kicks off Annual Thanksgiving & Christmas Project Food Drive

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church preschool children, dressed in their Halloween costumes launch the 30th Annual Thanksgiving and Christmas Project school canned food drive. The preschool has done this since 1985. The idea is, instead of receiving a treat as children look at Halloween, they instead will each bring a food item. A good way to teach children by giving they help others. These children ages range from 2 to 4 years.

Valley Church United is collecting food and cash to provide Holiday meals to more than 1200 households in the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley areas. Area schools, churches, businesses and community folks are helping by taking a grocery bag from their local stores, and churches and collecting food to return to VCUM for distribution. Flyers indicate what kinds of food should go in the bag.

In the San Lorenzo Valley donations can be dropped off at the VCUM Holiday Boutique, 9400 Highway 9, Ben Lomond from 10 am to 5 pm weekdays and 11 am to 4 pm on weekends. After hours at Ben Lomond Gas Station on Highway 9 from 7 am to 7 pm.

In Scotts Valley the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce located at 360 Kings Village Rd. will accept items week days from 10:30 am to 3 pm.

Cash donations can be sent to VCUM at PO Box 367, Ben Lomond, CA 95005.

People who live in San Lorenzo Valley or Scotts Valley who require assistance can call VCUM at 336-8258 x221.

For a complete list of what is needed for Store Bags, click here. (In PDF format Adobe Acrobat Reader)

If you would like to contribute to The School Food Drive, click here. (In PDF format Adobe Acrobat Reader)

If you would like to see our Food Drive Comparison Chart as a needs assesment, click here. (In PDF format Adobe Acrobat Reader)