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Health network gives $10,000 to Hunger Task Force of Lake County, Kelseyville Food Pantry
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Sutter Lakeside Hospital and Sutter Health have donated $10,000 to local efforts to feed the hungry.
The hospital and Sutter Health donated $5,000 donation to the Kelseyville Food Pantry and $5,000 to the Hunger Task Force of Lake County.
The funds are a portion of a $255,000 donation by the Sutter Health network this holiday season to 29 Northern California food banks, 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.
“We know that, particularly in Lake County, many of our patients and our neighbors are struggling to afford healthy, regular meals. We recognize that health care extends beyond the hospital’s walls and that staying healthy begins with a healthy meal on the table,” said Siri Nelson, chief administrative officer of Sutter Lakeside Hospital.
Nelson added, “We feel good about supporting our local food banks and hope that we can provide some comfort to our community this holiday season.”
This donations are made 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 to go above and beyond typical rural community hospital services by offering support at all levels to local charities, organizations, schools, individuals and causes.