Peanut Butter drive exceeds goal for Sequim Food Bank

By Matthew Nash • June 21, 2017 1:30 am
Andra Smith, executive director of the Sequim Food Bank, and Stephen Rosales, board president for the food bank, stand with more than 3,000 jars of peanut butter in the Sequim Food Bank. The peanut butter was donated during the Price Ford Peanut Butter Drive last weekend at local grocery stores. With cash donations, they estimate they’ll bring in just over 4,000 jars to help local youth. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
Andra Smith, executive director of the Sequim Food Bank, and Stephen Rosales, board president for the food bank, stand with more than 3,000 jars of peanut butter in the Sequim Food Bank. The peanut butter was donated during the Price Ford Peanut Butter Drive last weekend at local grocery stores. With cash donations, they estimate they’ll bring in just over 4,000 jars to help local youth. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Organizers for the fourth Price Ford Peanut Butter Drive last weekend say the event was a success.

Volunteers stood outside a handful of Sequim and Port Angeles grocery stores June 16-18 taking peanut butter jar donations.

Sequim Food Bank leaders set a goal of 2,700 jars and received 3,105 jars this year and $1,500 in donations, which they say equates to about 900 jars and just over 4,000 jars total.

Donations were taken at Grocery Outlet, QFC, Safeway and Walmart in Sequim and Country Aire Market and Walmart in Port Angeles.

Leaders at the Port Angeles Food Bank said they set a goal for 3,000 jars and they haven’t counted yet but anticipate they’ve at least met the goal.

For more information on donations/support, call the Sequim Food Bank, 144 W. Alder St., Sequim, at 683-1205 or 461-6038, or the Port Angeles Food Bank, 402 S. Valley St., Port Angeles, at 452-8568.