The Secretary of State’s office turned out in big numbers this last month for the 2010 Governor’s State Employees Food Drive. Secretary of State Kate Brown cheered some of the division representatives recently as the collection was readied for pickup.
Front: Adrianos Polous from Archive, Back: From left, Christie Call from Information Services and Heather Wilson from Corporation. And Secretary Brown standing in the barrel.
Employees of the all seven divisions of the Secretary of State’s office collected 829 pounds of food and donated $5,959, which will generate another 29,796 pounds for a total of 30,625 pounds of food for Oregon’s families in need.
The state employee drive started Feb. 1 and ran for four weeks until Feb. 26. State employees across state agencies collected food, raised cash, earmarked contributions from paychecks, and bought special fleece blankets to support the Governor’s efforts.
From our offices here in the Capitol, the food was taken to be sorted and sent to 20 different food banks that serve all 36 Oregon counties, as well as Clark County in Southwest Washington.
The food drive is a great example of Oregonians banding together, even in tough economic times, to support our State’s most vulnerable families and individuals.
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