Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County stocks shelves with help of PODS®
The KCOY Spring Food Drive culminates with a one-day event from 5:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. on April 14 at Sierra Vista Medical Center, 101 Murray Ave., San Luis Obispo. Nonperishable food items and cash donations can be dropped off at the PODS® storage container placed onsite.
The Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County distributed 5.5 million pounds of food last year, feeding thousands of friends along the Central Coast.
PODS supports the local communities it serves by donating moving and storage services to nonprofit agencies. PODS previously helped with the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County´s November turkey drive which resulted in the collection of 725 turkeys, 1,400 pounds of stuffing, canned veggies and other non-perishables and $12,144 in donations.
To learn more about the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County and how you can help, call 805-238-4664, or go online to www.slofoodbank.org.
About PODS Enterprises, Inc.
Steve Yapp is the owner of three Tri-Counties PODS franchises that serve residents and businesses in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.
Dedicated to the local community, Yapp´s franchises have donated hundreds of PODS containers to nonprofit and charitable organizations throughout Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Diego and Los Angeles counties since opening their doors in 2005.
A partial list of recipients include: Boys & Girls Clubs, FOOD Share of Ventura County, Casa Pacifica, Toys 4 Tots, California Strawberry Festival, Ojai Music Festival, Relay for Life, C.H.P. Holiday Toy Drive, Salvation Army, Santa Maria Good Samaritan, Oxnard Downtown Management District, Boy Scouts of Ventura County, California Visitors Center, Simi Valley Days, the Oxnard Salsa Festival, and Catholic Charities.
Founded in 1998, PODS Enterprises, Inc. currently provides moving and storage services to more than 245 million consumers in 48 U.S. states, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom through its company-owned and independent franchise network. To date, the PODS network has completed more than 300,000 long-distance relocations, exceeded 1,600,000 deliveries and has more than 141,000 PODS® containers in service.
PODS® secure containers are constructed of a steel frame and are available in three sizes: approximately 7-by-7-8 feet, 8-by-8-by-12 feet and 8-by-8-by-16 feet. The 12- foot and 16-foot containers have been tested to withstand winds of more than 110-mph when partially loaded. For more information, go to: www.mylocalpods.com.