Food from the Bar
Legal community comes together to fight hunger
Food from the Bar is a friendly fundraising competition among San Diego’s legal professionals. Each team competes to see who can raise the most funds, volunteer the most hours, and donate the most food for Feeding San Diego. The final total will determine the top team, which will take home the Food from the Bar plaque and bragging rights.
A team could be a law firm, insurance company, legal staffing agency, legal association, or even an individual legal professional. All teams work to maximize their fundraising efforts through peer-to-peer campaigning throughout the month of June. Create your team page, and get ready to start competing against your fellow legal colleagues!
Why it Matters
More than 350,000 people face hunger in San Diego County, including over 100,000 children, while 31% of all food produced goes to waste in the U.S.
Further, inflation has become impossible to ignore. Throughout the country, families are watching the prices of nearly everything soar. Food budgets simply don’t stretch as far or buy as much as last year.
These price increases are especially challenging for those who already relied on hunger-relief and food rescue organizations like Feeding San Diego. In addition, many members of our community find themselves turning to food assistance for the first time.
Reasons to Join
During this campaign, our Food from the Bar teams will raise critical funds to support our School Pantry expansion. This essential program will provide 2.7 million meals to children and families this fiscal year.
- The top team will receive the honor of cutting the ribbon at an opening ceremony for a School Pantry and receive the Food from the Bar plaque to display proudly for the year.
- Teams raising $5,000 or more will receive 2 invitations to a School Pantry Opening.
- Teams raising $2,500 or more will be listed as a named School Pantry Sponsor in a blog post highlighting the impact of Food from the Bar on our School Pantry Program.
- The Top Individual Fundraiser will win a dinner for two.
Additional benefits include:
- Logo recognition on Feeding San Diego’s Food from the Bar webpage
- Teams with a corporate donation of $5,000+ will be featured on our Corporate & Foundation Philanthropy Partners webpage
Join Food from the Bar – Register to Participate
We’re so excited to have you join Food from the Bar and help support San Diego County kids experiencing hunger.
If you have any questions along the way, please contact Clay Alexander at 858.283.8999 or calexander@feedingsandiego.org.
We have resources for you!
We put everything you need to run a successful Food from the Bar fundraiser in one place.
Check out our fundraising resources page for templates, tips, graphics, and much more.
2025 Steering Committee
Shawn Caine, Law Offices of Shawn Caine, APC
Queenie Kretz, Pillsbury
Kristin Heryford, Cooley
Brandon Randolph, San Diego Chapter of The Association of Legal Administrators
Summer Shafer, Office of the Public Defender
2024 Food from the Bar Participating Law Firms
Thank you to last year’s Food from the Bar teams for providing 120,704 meals to individuals, children, and families facing hunger! We greatly appreciate your support and generosity and look forward to Food from the Bar in 2025!
What if I still have questions?
To learn more about Food from the Bar and how to get started, please contact Clay Alexander at 858.283.8999 or calexander@feedingsandiego.org.
