That’s a TON of Peanut Butter!

Employees from the Emergency Rental Assistance Program within Housing and Community Development Services (HCDS) teamed up for a friendly competition for a good cause. They held a peanut butter drive to benefit the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank.

Employees formed five teams and competed against each other (for bragging rights) to see who could bring in the most peanut butter. Their combined efforts led to the collection of 850 jars of buttery delight within three weeks.

For those of you who like numbers, that is 2,040 pounds of peanut butter (over 1 US ton) which could be used to make over 30,000 sandwiches.

Peanut butter is one of the most requested donation items at local food banks because of its shelf life and the number of meals it can provide to families. It is also a favorite loved by many children.

The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank provides emergency food to 500,000 children and families, active-duty military, and fixed income seniors living in poverty every month.

HCDS hopes that other County departments will step up to the plate and host a jelly drive to complement the efforts made by the teams.