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Receive a presentation from the County Administrator's Office and the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano highlighting the benefits of participating in the annual Counties Care Holiday Food Fight challenge to the residents of Contra Costa and Solano Counties; and Consider adopting a resolution challenging Contra Costa County to participate in the twenty-third annual competition
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The County Administrator’s Office recommends that the Board of Supervisors receive a presentation from the County Administrator's Office and the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano highlighting the benefits of participating in the annual Counties Care Holiday Food Fight challenge to the residents of Contra Costa and Solano Counties; and consider adopting a resolution challenging Contra Costa County to participate in the twenty-third annual competition.
SUMMARY:
Solano and Contra Costa Counties, working with the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano (Food Bank), have been participating in an annual Counties Care Holiday Food Fight friendly challenge since 2004, when the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors extended the first challenge to Solano County. This will be the twenty-third annual event to raise funds for the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
The event allows employees in both counties the opportunity to help those in need in their respective communities through financial donations, as food insecurity and hunger remain continuing concerns in both counties and throughout California. In 2025, County employees and Friends of the Counties raised a combined $123,160, bringing the cumulative total raised since the first Counties Care Holiday Food Fight in 2004 to $2,724,338.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no cost associated with accepting the resolution challenging Contra Costa County to participate in the 2026 Counties Care Holiday...
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