How You Can Help the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Scoop Up New Funds With Rori’s Ice Cream
John Palminteri
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – There is now a sweet way to help the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County at a time when federal funding is being drastically reduced.
The Foodbeats program encourages you to sign up with a donation of $5 or more per month. With that you will get special notifications that could include perks and deals you will enjoy often for being a supporter.
Rori’s Artisanal Creamery is part of the kick-off with a “No-Expiration Buy One – Get One” scoop of ice cream as a member to Foodbeats.
Rori Trovato the owner of Rori’s Artisanal Creamery. She said, “we decided to do a buy one-get one and five percent of all of those proceeds will go to the Foodbank. (Beside Santa Barbara) now we are rolling it out to all eight of our stores. ( from Arroyo Grande to Santa Monica)” For now she says, “we don’t have an end game.”
The $5 donation through Foodbeats to the Foodbank can be turned into $25 worth of food help for those in need including friends, families, farmworkers and neighbors across Santa Barbara County who are vulnerable and rely on the Foodbank distributions.
Funding cuts are taking a hard hit on the Foodbank. Millions of dollars in support has been cut and alternative ways of fundraising are being created and kicking in. There is also a reported rise in the need for food assistance countywide.
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County CEO Erik Talkin reported on the federal cuts to the County Board of Supervisors earlier this month. He said, “we’re looking at a dollar amount of about $5 million of food that basically has vanished or will vanish for the rest of this year and that represents a quarter of all the food we distribute in the county.”
With his granddaughter in the Public Market enjoying a cup of ice cream, Tom Luria said he will sign up to Foodbeats to make a donation, lend some help and get the deal. “I think you hear more about it in Santa Barbara just because people are of that nature they like to give and support those causes. There’s people in need we need to step up and help.”
He has two grand kids, so this ice cream offer will be a frequent stop.
For more information go to : Foodbeats