First Team Estates® food drive extended to Nov. 30

A canned food drive sponsored by First Team Estates’ Newport Beach office for Second Harvest Food Bank has been extended until November 30 due to overwhelming response from agents and concerned residents.

Agents collected more than 1,500 pounds of canned and dry food goods and personal care items in October after dropping off paper grocery bags at the doors of thousands of homeowners in Newport Beach and Corona del Mar. The donations are being provided to some of the estimated 615,000 Orange County residents at risk of hunger, the majority of whom are children, single parents, seniors and the working poor, according to Second Harvest.

“We are honored and inspired to be working with so many people who are taking an active role in the well being of their neighbors,” said First Team Estates agent Jennifer Shamoo, who is coordinating the food drive with agent Briana Lawrence. “We welcome the community’s continued support as we approach the holiday season.”

First Team Estates wishes to thank Gelson’s, Bristol Farms, Trader Joe’s, Albertson’s and Ralph’s for their generous grocery bag donations.

The Newport Beach office is welcoming donations throughout the month of November. The office is located at 4 Corporate Plaza, Ste. 100, Newport Beach, Calif. 92660. For more information or to arrange for a grocery bag drop-off in the Newport Beach area, call 949.759.5747.