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We are incredibly honored to announce that we have been selected as the Nonprofit of the Year by the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce at the CBAD Awards last week! We were already honored to be a finalist amongst an impressive group of nonprofits, but this award is proof of the hard work of our team (Dani Radford, Daniel Floyd, Greg McGuire and Wesley Burt) as well as our incredible volunteers who come in every week, our network of partners who help us source our produce and host the distributions, and of course our funders! Thank you to everyone who has helped us over these past 4 years! This truly is a community effort! . . . . #nonprofitoftheyear #carlsbad #nutritioninsecurity #nutrition #freshfood #healthyfood #localfood #localfarms #foodsovereignty #foodinsecurity #volunteer

🚨 BIG NEWS! 🚨 We are thrilled to announce that +BOX is merging with Brighter Bites, a national nonprofit dedicated to building communities of health through fresh food. This incredible partnership represents a unique opportunity to combine resources, expertise, and networks to expand our reach in San Diego, while benefiting from the knowledge and support of an organization that operates nutrition programs in 12 other cities nationwide. With this merger, +BOX is poised to make an even greater impact in San Diego. Thank you for your unwavering support and encouragement over the last five years. Together, we’ve accomplished so much – with much more to come! We are excited for the opportunities ahead and look forward to continuing this journey with you. https://lnkd.in/gdfqjiDT

We are honored to be partnering with Kendra Scott for a giveback event! Come join us in person at the UTC location on La Jolla Village Drive on November 24th from 12pm to 2pm. If you can't make it then, you can still participate in the giveback event by purchasing online using the code GIVEBACK-HYLDO on the 24th and 25th! Let us know if you have any questions, but please feel free to share this with anyone you know looking to make a Kendra Scott purchase this upcoming holiday season! Looking forward to seeing you there!

Have you met Gunther? Gunther is the +BOX delivery truck and one of the hardest working members of our team. Since 2021 Gunther has delivered more than one million pounds of life-changing nutrition to food insecure children and families in North County. Gunther is out there every week: -Delivering fresh, healthy food to support 600 families -Visiting each of our 12 school and community based food distribution partners -Driving 100s of miles throughout North County You’ve probably seen Gunther, but you wouldn’t know it because our beloved truck is in need of a makeover! With your sponsorship, we can level up Gunther’s look and raise awareness for +BOX and your organization’s support for a life-changing nutrition program in North County! Check out this short video about Gunther https://lnkd.in/gZGPrrgc and visit our website www.plus-box.org/gunther for more information on sponsoring!

New episode dropped! Check out our Executive Director, Wesley Burt on the People Purpose Impact podcast with Bret Schanzenbach, IOM.

Once again, we will be attending the Annual Gathering! Come stop by our booth (you'll find us next to our friends ProduceGood) or hear Dani Radford as she joins the panel on Cultivating Cooperation between Food Recovery Organizations! Looking forward to a good time next week! #sdfoodvision2030 #addtotheworld

We're having another informal get-together at the Belching Beaver Tavern and Grill in Downtown Vista. Join us on 10/3 between 4:30pm and 7pm for an early evening of conversation and sharing! Thank you to those of you have joined in the past and we are looking forward to seeing you there!

How do we increase food security, in a nutrition-centered way, while also reducing green house gas emissions? Check out the latest episode of Spotlight On The Community with our own Wesley Burt and Nita Kurmins Gilson from ProduceGood on a community-based model for food recovery and redistribution that is redirecting millions of pounds of edible fruits and vegetables from the landfill to fill the plates of food insecure children and families. Link below or wherever you get your podcasts. https://lnkd.in/gFuR_Jci

It's a party for a purpose! The +BOX team invites you to join us on Sunday, September 15th at The Old Rancho in Carlsbad for a farm-to-table dinner, drinks, and a celebration of community impact benefiting +BOX. We might also play some +BOX trivia for cool prizes! Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are still available at: https://lnkd.in/gxuKG5i2 A big thank you goes to our event sponsors: OMG Hospitality Group LLC, Encinitas Fish Shop, and Jimbo's for making this event possible!

+BOX program evaluation results are in! Since our inception, we have been on a mission to deliver healthy food & fresh ideas for those who need it most. Rather than focusing on simple hunger relief, +BOX seeks to positively influence the health and academic outcomes of the children and families we support.    Though, anecdotal and institutional data we've received indicated that we were trending in the right direction, this year we conducted a formal assessment of our impact upon the well-being of +BOX recipients. The results are incredible! We encourage to check out our most recent blog post to learn more about the outcomes that +BOX is driving in San Diego County! https://lnkd.in/g-42vRdv