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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Sutter Lakeside Hospital and Sutter Health have donated $5,000 to the Lakeport Free Kitchen and $5,000 to the Hunger Task Force of Lake County.
The funds are a portion of a $250,000 donation by the Sutter Health network to 29 food banks throughout Northern California, which will help provide more than a million healthy meals to families in need.
Food banks say that monetary donations help maximize the amount of food available for the hungry – in many instances, a $1 donation can translate to over $5 worth of distributed food.
“Many of our patients and neighbors are still struggling to afford healthy, regular meals,” says Pat Fry, president and chief executive officer of Sutter Health. “We hope that by supporting our local food banks we can provide some comfort this holiday season.”
Fry added, “We recognize that health care extends beyond the walls of our care centers. Wellness begins in our communities with a healthy meal on the kitchen table.”
The Sutter Health network of care has donated $762,500 over the past three years to food banks in local communities.
The donations are provided on behalf of the health care network’s 48,000 employees, physicians, staff and volunteers as an extension of Sutter’s not-for-profit mission.
In addition to ongoing community commitments, last year, Sutter Health’s investment in care and services for the poor and underserved and benefits for the broader community amounted to $751 million.
In 2010 alone, Sutter Lakeside Hospital’s community benefit programs provided more than $8.1 million in charity care to patients and helped fund programs that address health access issues and overall health improvement in the broader community.
If you would like to make a donation or volunteer to help distribute food, please call Mel and Lynn Goos with the Lakeport Free Kitchen at 707-263-0993 or Lorrie Gray with the Hunger Task Force at 707-277-9227.
Sutter Lakeside Hospital is a community based, not-for-profit hospital serving the health care needs of Lake County residents and its surrounding communities. For more information visit www.sutterlakeside.org.
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