Donor News

Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa (LFCC), which prepares daily hot meals for the hungry in the county, received a $2,500 donation in honor of Ulla Lacey, a popular Martinez homeless woman who died on a near-freezing night in a downtown parking lot this past winter. The money was collected from downtown businesses and from individuals, including from the closely-knit Martinez homeless community itself.

Loaves & Fishes recently received a $1,000 grant from the van Loben Sels/RembeRock Foundation. We have a long-standing relationship with this organization that has supported us since 1995. Their mission focuses on the underserved residents and communities of Northern California, and we appreciate their help in our mission of feeding the hungry.

The women gathered at Blackhawk’s tennis courts, racquets in hand and ready to play in Blackhawk Women’s Tennis Association Ladies Invitational, an annual tournament that serves as a fundraiser for local nonprofits. However, Mother Nature had other plans that day and tennis wasn’t on the list. Pouring rain washed the courts, and women headed indoors at the Blackhawk Country Club Lakeside, where a luncheon and a silent auction awaited. While the tournament was rained out, enthusiasm for the silent auction wasn’t dampened, and L&F, one of two nonprofits designated, received a generous $3,500.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and almost 1,000 guests are coming to dinner at Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa County. The kitchen on Garcia Avenue in Pittsburg shifted into high gear beginning November 2 to simultaneously prepare the Thanksgiving dinner and the 500 or so regular meals served every day around the county. And what better place to get started than with the turkey? Or, in this case, 60 large turkeys, donated by AAA, now head-quartered in Contra Costa County.