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Escondido Public Library Food for Fines 2015 Results




Escondido, CA 
Escondido Public Library’s annual
 Holiday Food for Fines program

proved once again to be very successful. This popular program provides
Library patrons with the opportunity to clear up to $20.00 in fines from
their account.  During the collection drive, which ran from Monday,
November 30 through Thursday, December 31, 2015,
the Library accumulated 50 crates of food weighing an estimated 1,500
pounds. The Library gladly accepted both fine and non-fine related food
donations. Proceeds from the drive were donated to Interfaith Community
Services www.interfaithservices.org/ in
Escondido which will distribute the food to families in need throughout the North County area.

Interfaith’s
Communications Coordinator Lauren Holt commented, “Interfaith Community
Services is continually thankful to receive support from a diverse
array of community groups in North County, such
as the Escondido Public Library. Thanks to the incredible donations
resulting from their
 Food
for Fines
 program,
the Escondido Public Library will help feed the nearly 16,000
low-income community members in need that Interfaith serves each year. 
With 1 in 4 children in San Diego County at-risk for hunger, along with
an estimated 9,000 homeless residents living without permanent shelter,
the basic human need for food has never
been greater. Interfaith Community Services thanks the Escondido Public
Library for their commitment to our local community and hopes to
continue our partnership for the benefit of those in need of a hand up.”

Library programs, events, and services are free and open to the public. For more information about Food
for Fines,
 contact Principal Librarian Joanna Axelrod at jaxelrod@escondido.org or
760-839-4330. Information about other events and services can be found at
 library.escondido.org.
Escondido Public Library is located at 239 South Kalmia Street in Escondido.



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