Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services’ (SFBFS) Run to Feed the Hungry gets modified, due to COVID-19. Turns race into a virtual event.

Due to the effects of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), it is with heavy hearts that Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services (SFBFS) has decided to modify the annual Run to Feed the Hungry (RTFTH) event. A beloved Sacramento tradition for more than a quarter of a century, RTFTH brings in nearly one million dollars each year to SFBFS. The loss of this revenue would be devastating for the organization. However, SFBFS’ number one priority is the safety of all Sacramentans during this pandemic.

RTFTH will be hosted virtually on Thanksgiving morning - Thursday, November 26, 2020. This new platform will give those who have not had a chance to participate in the race before, an opportunity to do so. The importance of continuing this race is paramount to SFBFS as an organization – to be able to keep the Sacramento community fed and their general operations sustainable.

Due to increasing unemployment rates and school closures, this crisis has created an environment where even more Sacramentans are suffering from hunger than ever before. It has also stretched SFBFS’ resources to its limits. SFBFS is being approached by agencies, school districts, families, seniors, and individuals who have never needed to utilize a food program before. 32 million pounds of food have already been distributed this year - a jump from the 28 million pounds distributed in 2019. SFBFS is currently feeding over 300,000 hungry people per month (a 100% increase in output since the pandemic began).

Please consider signing up as a virtual participant. Your participation ensures SFBFS’ survival. By registering, you will receive your participant tee shirt and custom bib number. For those avid runners who would like to record their time, there will be an opportunity to submit results online through an official results page listed on runtofeedthehungry.com. Remember, every $1 you give to SFBFS, purchases five meals for a family in need.

About Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services

SFBFS is a local, privately funded, nonprofit organization serving families in need since 1976. A staff of 88 and a corps of over 11,000 volunteers accomplish SFBFS’ mission of assisting those in need by alleviating their immediate pain and problems and by moving them toward self-sufficiency and financial independence. Over 300,000 men, women and children receive free services each month such as food, clothing and education thanks to the generosity of local contributors. More information is available at www.sacramentofoodbank.org.