The Santa Ynez Valley Edward Jones branch offices are accepting coats, food and toy donations on behalf of area nonprofits now through Dec. 14.Â
Four branch offices are serving as drop-off locations, accepting canned foods on behalf of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County and toys in partnership with Toys for Tots, as well as coat donations in combination with People Helping People's ongoing coat drive.
Members of the community are invited to help those less fortunate by donating coats, food and toys during regular business hours. Monetary donations cannot be accepted.
Branch addresses are: 1090 Edison St., Suite 101, Santa Ynez; 595 Alamo Pintado Road, Suite B, Solvang; 650 Alamo Pintado Road, Suite 202, Solvang; and 2933 San Marcos Ave., Suite 108, Los Olivos.
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Staff in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District Food Service Department direct cars during a drive-through food distribution event between the district and the FoodBank of Santa Barbara County on Monday.Â
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Food Service Department staff from the Santa Maria-Bonita School District load boxes of pasta, canned tomatoes, frozen chicken and other healthy food options into cars during a drive-through food distribution event Monday at the district office in Santa Maria.Â
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Food Service staff from the Santa Maria-Bonita School District prepare boxes of pasta, canned tomatoes, frozen chicken, and other healthy food options for cars during a drive-through food distribution event on Monday at the district office in Santa Maria.Â
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Food Service Department staff from the Santa Maria-Bonita School District prepare boxes of pasta, canned tomatoes, frozen chicken, and other healthy food options for cars during a drive-through food distribution event on Monday at the district office in Santa Maria.Â
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Six-hundred families in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District Migrant Education Program were given a box of ingredients including pasta, huge cans of tomatoes and corn, and large amounts of frozen chicken normally prepared in district cafeterias that were going unused.Â
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During a drive-through food distribution event on Monday, Santa Maria-Bonita School District families in the Migrant Education Program were given a box of food normally used in the school's cafeteria along with food bags and masks from the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County.Â
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During a drive-through food distribution event Monday, Santa Maria-Bonita School District families in the Migrant Education Program were given a box of food normally used in the school's cafeteria along with food bags and masks from the FoodBank of Santa Barbara County.Â