Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2009
Biz Buzz: Hunger campaign yield is down
Food Bank Coalition nets $110,000 from one-day event; results still called ‘strong’
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closeThe Hunger Awareness Day held earlier this month raised $110,000 for the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County, organizers said this week.
At that, it is about $10,000 below last year’s mark, but donations continue to come in, said Cathy Enns of the Food Bank.
Despite the lower total, Food Bank officials consider the mark strong, given the down economy. More people contributed in person and online than last year, Enns said.
The Hunger Awareness Day, held June 2, was a single-day campaign to raise funds for the Food Bank. The drive provides the organization with funds to buy food and also benefits other groups such as Meals on Wheels, which takes hot meals to shut-in seniors. According to the Food Bank, about 13 percent of county residents are chronically hungry or don’t know where they will get their next meal.
Highlighting this year’s giving was a $2,500 donation from Experts Exchange; a $2,000 gift from a special offering taken at Grace Church of San Luis Obispo; $500 from IQMS of Paso Robles and $110 from a Cambria quilting group. Students at San Luis Obispo High School raised $350.
“We are so grateful for the generous response from the community and appreciate the growing enthusiasm for Hunger Awareness Day we’ve seen during the past three years,” Carl Hansen, Food Bank executive director, said in a statement. “We had more collection sites and more volunteers countywide this year and, with a little more effort, still hope to go over the top.”
— Tad Weber
Guadalupe eatery gets raves for its barbecue
The Far Western Tavern, a popular steak and barbecue house in Guadalupe, was recently selected as one of the top 10 best places for barbecue in the West by Sunset Magazine.
Praised for its eclectic décor and for meshing “Santa Maria-style barbecue with its Swiss-Italian roots,” the restaurant just south of Nipomo is named ninth on the list of best barbecue joints, which include restaurants in Washington, New Mexico and Colorado. The writer told readers that the “pinot filet served with grilled polenta” is not to be missed.
The Far Western Tavern was opened in 1958 by Clarence and Rosalie Minetti, who own it with their two daughters and son. The magazine article is not the restaurant’s first claim to fame. The owners have also been featured on the Food Network with Bobby Flay.
The article is in the June 2009 edition of the magazine and on its Web site at www.sunset.com.
— Dawn White
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