Heart to Hands Food Drive collects 4,618 pounds of food
The eighth annual Heart to Hands Food Drive collected 4,618 pounds of food Nov. 8 to Dec. 14, a 1,200-pound increase from 2019.
Two hundred pounds of the food collected went to the UC San Diego Triton Food Pantry, along with a $200 contribution from an unidentified donor.
Feeding San Diego received 1,140 pounds of donated food and the San Diego Food Bank received 2,758 pounds.
The Heart to Hands Food Drive collected pet food for the first time, donating 520 pounds to the San Diego Humane Society.
Over its eight-year history, the drive has raised 16,543 pounds of food for San Diegans.