Every November, the Food Bank experiences an outpouring of support that helps sustain our efforts to fight hunger all year round. As one of our supporters, we’d like to thank you for everything you do to help us reach New Yorkers who struggle to afford food.

And, we would like to suggest a new way to make a difference for this holiday season – hold a Virtual Food Drive!

Many of you surely have fond memories of donating cans to a traditional food drive at your school, church, synagogue or community center. Well, you can now have that same experience while doubling or even tripling the amount of food your dollar can provide (plus, you’ll get a tax receipt for your donation!).

When you register for a Virtual Food Drive, you will be provided with a personalized web page with six aisles of food and Beyond Food items. And, while $15 may buy as much as 8 pounds of bell peppers at the supermarket, thanks to the Food Bank's wholesale purchasing power and efficient distribution model that same $15 can help provide 25 pounds of peppers through our Virtual Food Drive!

But we hope you won’t stop there. To make the biggest impact possible on hunger this holiday season, set a fundraising goal and invite your friends, family and coworkers to shop through your Virtual Food Drive page! For every purchase your community makes, you’ll see your goal thermometer rise, knowing that every $1 donated can help provide 5 meals for New Yorkers who might otherwise have to go without.

Thank you for your support – without you we wouldn’t be able to bring a happy Thanksgiving to all the New Yorkers who rely on our network of soup kitchens and food pantries.