The entire idea for this wonderful TV spot above for Redding Loaves and Fishes came to me in its entirety as I was waking up one morning.
The TV spot producer from KRCR TV captured every bit of it as I described what I wanted from start to finish.
Mothers came up to me in tears as I was manning a post in front of a grocery store doing a food drive telling me how much it touched them.
During a City of Redding meeting an official spoke out how much he loved it, how powerful it was...
What ever happened to Redding Loaves and Fishes food bank? You never hear about them doing a community food drive, or any kind of fundraiser. Do they still take donations of sleeping bags? gloves?
Do they still take donations of bibles?
Is it still a Christian organization?
When I was director of Redding Loaves and Fishes, my pastor told me some great advice, that faith needs a target, and people need to know who's out there, so they can give.
Seems to me to be impossible now, as current administration never does a food drive, or fundraiser, or advertising.
Never hear about them on the TV or Radio, and with the need so great people, hunger cant wait on a list for months to get necessary services.
Nothing from Redding Loaves and Fishes...
A food bank simply live alone on Trader Joes donations of food that are a day away from reaching its expiration date.
With todays news and cuts far more needs to be done. Men, women, children simple cannot wait on a list to eventually receive necessary food
Do they not have an administrator or director that can talk about the expanding food insecurities people are facing?
RLF had a website talking about the need, with their needs list, phone number, and address including a online donation button the was regularly used
I cannot even find a website for them anymore...
Writing this knowing how great the need is, I ask folks to please consider donating to Redding Loaves and Fishes.
Hopefully new church's, organizations, businesses and individuals will consider helping.
Perhaps then, they will not have to turn away so many people in need.
1180 Industrial St Redding Ca 96002
PO Box 994473 Redding Ca 994473 - 4473
(530) 241 - 1108
Open Saturdays 9 - 1
