Second Harvest Food Bank Unveils First Holiday Online Auction on eBay

November 18, 2003 -- The Event: Launch of Second Harvest’s new online auction on eBay.

The Auction: Second Harvest Food Bank’s Holiday Food Drive Auction on eBay is a unique fundraising effort with the goal of raising $100,000 to benefit the hunger efforts of Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, which conducts the largest holiday food drive in the nation. Companies throughout Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Peninsula have come together to support this online auction by donating fun, extraordinary, and one-of-a kind items or experiences. Bidding on items will start on November 26 and run through December 14, 2003 at www.2ndharvest.net/auctions or www.ebay.com/secondharvest.

Over the past two fiscal years, Second Harvest Food Bank has experienced a nearly 40% increase in demand for food while donations remain flat. In FY 2002/2003, Second Harvest Food Bank distributed food to more than 165,000 people on average each month. The Holiday Food Drive helps to raise 35% of all the food distributed annually to people seeking food assistance in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.

Date/Time: Thursday, November 20, 2003, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Location: San Jose Distribution Center
750 Curtner Avenue, San Jose, California

NVIDIA Corporation, President and CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang will be demonstrating an extraordinarily fast, custom-designed gaming PC with more than $16,000 in special, hand-selected components.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties is a private nonprofit organization that collects and distributes more than 27 million pounds of food each year to low income children, adults and seniors. The Food Bank currently serves an average of 165,000 individuals each month; nearly 60% are families with children.

SOURCE Second Harvest Food Bank