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Aug 25

Bay Area Club Food Bank Service Day

Carleton Food Bank Service and Pizza Day

Saturday, August 25th, 2012
9:00 am / San Francisco Food Bank
map of Bay Area Club Food Bank Service Day

900 Pennsylvania Ave., San Francisco, CA

PLEASE JOIN US!

                                               

What:  Carleton College San Francisco Food Bank
Community Service Day and Pizza Party

When:  Saturday, August 25, 2012
9 a.m. - 12 noon  (Food Bank Only)
or 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. (Food Bank and Pizza)

Where: San Francisco Food Bank and Goat Hill Pizza in the Potrero Hill District of the City by the Bay (directions on back)

Cost: Prospective students and their families will be treated to lunch.  All others $10 per person for lunch

RSVP:       carletoninnorcal.blogspot.com by August 22.

 

Please join Carleton College alumni, prospective students, current students, and families for a community-service day at the San Francisco Food Bank followed by a pizza party at Goat Hill Pizza in the Potrero Hill District of the City by the Bay.  At the Food Bank, we will be cleaning, sorting, and packaging various food items for needy San Franciscans.  During our Goat Hill Pizza sojourn, we will be sharing stories with each other in a spirit of good cheer.

Since this is always an extremely popular event, please be advised that the 60 available slots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Please wear casual/grubby clothing with comfortable (no open-toed) shoes. 

Thank you very much; it is going to be great to see you at this wonderful event!

Directions to the San Francisco Food Bank

900 Pennsylvania Ave., at 23rd Street (San Francisco)

Please note:  On weekends, please follow the signs to the “Receiving Entrance” which is located in the back of the warehouse toward the center of the building (ample free parking available in both front and back lots).

From Hwy 80/580 South:  Take the Bay Bridge to San Francisco.  Stay in left lane.  Exit at 5th Street/Golden Gate Bridge, and go straight (slight left) onto Harrison St.  Turn left on 6th St.  Take 280 South (6th St. dead ends into the on-ramp).  Exit at Cesar Chavez St./25th and immediately turn right on Pennsylvania Ave.  The Food Bank is on the left just before the intersection of Pennsylvania and 23rd St.

From Hwy 101 North:  Exit at Vermont St.  Go straight through intersection onto Mariposa St.  Turn right on Pennsylvania Ave., traveling until you reach 23rd St.  The Food Bank is on the right.

Note:  If coming from the airport or other locations south of the City, exit from 101 North onto 280 North and follow the directions below.

From Hwy 280 North:  Exit at Cesar Chavez St.  Go straight through Cesar Chavez St. intersection onto Pennsylvania Ave.  Continue until just before you reach 23rd St.  The Food Bank is on the left.

From Hwy 280 South:  Exit at Cesar Chavez St./25th, and immediately turn right on Pennsylvania Ave. 

Continue until you reach 23rd St.  The Food Bank is on the left.

From Downtown San Francisco (Surface Streets):  Travel south on 4th St. until it intersects 3rd St.  Turn right on 3rd St. until it intersects 23rd St.  Turn right on 23rd St.  Continue on 23rd St. until it dead-ends into Pennsylvania Ave.  The Food Bank is in front of you and slightly to the left.

Note:  An alternate route from downtown is to travel south on 6th St. until it dead ends into the 280 on-ramp, then follow the directions from 280 South as listed above.

Using Muni Transportation:  Take the MUNI 15 Line to the stop on 3rd St. at 23rd St. and walk 3 blocks West on 23rd St.  Another route is via MUNI 48 Line or via Cal/Train to the stop at 22nd St. at Pennsylvania Ave, walking 2 blocks south on Pennsylvania.

Directions to Goat Hill Pizza

Goat Hill Pizza is located at 300 Connecticut Street (at 18th Street) and its phone number is 415-641-1440.  We will simply caravan from the Food Bank once we have completed our shift!

 

 

 

 

Sponsored by Bay Area Carleton Club. Contact: Jeanne Estrem