FOOD DEPOT News:

SANTA FE — The 10th annual Neighbor to Neighbor Fund Drive has donated the equivalent of more than a million pounds of food during this year’s virtual event.

The $201,428.99 donated by 139 different neighborhoods, businesses and organizations will benefit The Food Depot’s service area of nine counties in northern New Mexico.

The quantity and dollar amount of donations received during this year’s Neighbor to Neighbor Fund Drive exceeded expectations and represent the largest amount of funds raised for The Food Depot to date.

“The support of the Neighbor to Neighbor Fund Drive is simply amazing. To see the amount of donations when so many are struggling to recover from ongoing pandemic is profound and inspiring to us. The donations will be vital in getting food out to those experiencing food insecurity,” Jill Dixon, deputy director of The Food Depot, said.

Top winners in the annual friendly competition were the Sierra del Norte neighborhood donating $30,655, and business Pak Mail donating $4,820. There were numerous categories in this competition. For the complete list of winners go to https://bit.ly/N2NResults_2021.

A special thank you to fund drive founder and volunteer Linda Flatt, along with her team of volunteers for their efforts in making this year’s event such a success.

About The Food Depot

The Food Depot fosters healthy communities by engaging a network of partners and developing solutions to create a hunger-free northern New Mexico. As the food bank for nine counties, The Food Depot provides hunger relief to more than 40,800 people experiencing food insecurity. The Food Depot addresses the crisis of hunger through a combination of drive-thru mobile food pantries, three direct service programs, and support of a network of over 81 partner nonprofit programs. Since January 2020, The Food Depot provided an average of 805,000 meals each month to people in need — the most vulnerable of our community — children, seniors, working families, and those in ill health.