Amazing Generosity in Food Drive

We're almost done tallying the final pounds, but we're pretty sure YOU helped us DOUBLE our 2,000-pound goal for Feeding America Tampa Bay.

We're still tabulating the final tonnage from the Patch Give-A-Ton Food Drive that ended May 31. (That's right, tonnage.) Our goal was to raise one ton (or 2,000 pounds) of non-perishible food for hungry families in the Tampa Bay region with the help of readers across all 19 Patch sites (including Dunedin). You may have seen us making some of those food donation pickups in our giant green Patch RV. Our last weigh-in with Feeding America Tampa Bay put us hovering around two tons (or 4,000 pounds of food) — with about half of that weight coming from North Pinellas alone (Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Clearwater and Largo). And we couldn't have done it without you! From the bottom of our heart, THANK YOU to all who donated. We are filled with great …

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Emily Seawell

2:57 pm on Thursday, June 7, 2012

I would just like to reiterate Katie's thanks — our Dunedin food drive partners were amazing! So great to work with you all to make a difference for local families in need. :)   more ›

Fill the Patch RV: Give Food, Get Free Stuff

Join the Patch RV as it rolls through Dunedin on Sunday and Monday collecting food for hungry families. What's in it for you? Find out here!

Our lean, green Patch machine is reaching the end of its Tampa Bay tour, but not without having a little fun in Dunedin this Sunday and Monday!  We'd love for you to come say "hello," and we'd love it even more if you bring a canned food item for our Give-A-Ton Food Drive! (Our goal is to collect 2,000 pounds of food for hungry families in Tampa Bay.)  Here's a schedule of where we'll be (and what's in it for you!): SUNDAY, May 20 Dragonfly Garden and Stirling Commons, noon to 3 p.m. The Dunedin Smokehouse, 4 to 8 p.m.   MONDAY, May 21 Dunedin Bagels & Deli, 7 to 10 a.m. Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, 6 p.m. If you can't make it to any events, you can still donate food to the cause. Just drop a non-perishable food item in a designated box …

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Katie Dolac

2:08 pm on Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Thanks! The community is really making this a great experience! Thanks to everyone who's made a food donation, hosted a box or allowed the Patch RV to take up precious parking real estate! We are closing in on our goal to reach 2,000 pounds of food for hungry families!   more ›

Help Patch Collect 2,000 Pounds for Hungry Families

Time is running out to help Dunedin Patch, joined with 18 other communities in Tampa Bay, collect 2,000 pounds for hungry families. Make your donations at any seven participating businesses in Dunedin.

Drop-Off Locations for Patch's Give-A-Ton Food Drive

Here is a list of the local businesses in Dunedin who are helping Patch and Feeding America Tampa Bay fight hunger.

Patch is teaming up with Feeding America Tampa Bay and local businesses and organizations for a food drive to benefit our friends and neighbors throughout the region who struggle with hunger. Our Give-A-Ton Food Drive is happening now in Dunedin and 18 of our neighboring Patch towns around Tampa Bay. Want to help? Here's a list of our local partners who are participating in the food drive and are now accepting your donations of nonperishable food items: Stop in at one of these local businesses today, or make a financial contribution to the drive directly on Feeding America Tampa Bay’s website. Just go to the donation page and look for the Give-A-Ton Food Drive option. Thank you for helping those in need!

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Help Patch Fight Hunger in Tampa Bay

In partnership with Feeding America Tampa Bay, Dunedin Patch and its 18 sister sites are kicking off the Give-A-Ton Food Drive to benefit our friends and neighbors throughout the area.

Nearly 20 percent of Tampa Bay area residents go to bed wondering where their next meal will come from. About 30 percent of children struggle with hunger. Those figures come from Feeding America Tampa Bay, a regional food bank that supplies more than 700 agencies throughout West Central Florida with the food their clients need to survive. According to Debbi McCarthy, director of development for Feeding America Tampa Bay, the agency serves about 700,000 people in poverty in Pinellas, Pasco, Hillsborough, Hernando, Polk, Citrus, Sumter, Hardee, Highlands and Manatee counties. “Florida is ranked fourth in the nation for family hunger in households containing at least one child,” McCarthy said.  In Pinellas County, 16.9 percent of residents …

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