On Tuesday, Sept. 27, between 3 and 9 p.m., Kern County Fairgoers will be able to get into the Fair for FREE with a per?person donation of four or more non?expired canned food items to benefit the Community Action Partnership of Kern Food Bank.
This is all part of the CAPK Food Bank’s biggest food drive of the year, Feed the Need (or “4 Latas son mi ‘Feria’” in Spanish), which could not happen without the generous support of the public and the Kern County Fair.
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CAPK Food Bank Volunteers will be on hand to accept non-expired canned food donations just inside the Fair’s Main Gate (at 1142 South P Street), as well as the Belle Terrace and Union Avenue entrances.
After handing over their food donations, fairgoers will be able to go into the Fair for FREE.
Parking and other fees for rides, food purchases, etc., still apply.
According to CAPK Food Bank Manager Glen Ephrom, 45,812 lbs. of food were collected at the gates in 2015, and the Food Bank’s goal for this year is 50,000 lbs.
Feed the Need is a great way for the public to enjoy the Fair while helping to fight hunger locally:
· Kern’s hunger needs are so great, the CAPK Food Bank’s distributed food volume between 2012 and 2015 more than doubled from 6.1 million to 13.5 million lbs.
· The largest number of calls to 2?1?1 Kern County, our linkage helpline, are from persons seeking referrals for food.
· Our state’s ongoing drought continues to create conditions of hunger for many Kern families through breadwinners’ reduced work hours or job loss.
