On January 18, a dozen volunteers met at the Fruit Gallery Juice Shop at the Venice Beach Boardwalk to collect and sort donations for Fill the Food Bank, a food drive to benefit St. Joseph Center. Members of the community, including City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, flocked to the Boardwalk to donate canned goods, non-perishable food items, toiletries, baby food and formulas, and single serving snacks.

St. Joseph Center is devoted to serving the needs of the working poor, veterans, and homeless men and women of the Venice community. As a result of the recent economic downturn, the demand for the St. Joseph Center Food Pantry and Food banks all across Los Angeles rose by 41%. Fill the Food Bank will continue through President-elect Obama's inauguration in an attempt to rejuvenate a commitment of community service and prove that change was always more than a campaign slogan.

Here is a list of drop-off locations.
* The Otheroom - 1201 Abbot Kinney Blvd
* Urban Escape - 1505 Abbot Kinney Blvd
* The Slave Boutique - 2122 Lincoln Blvd
* Trim - 1424 Abbot Kinney Blvd
* Paper Scissors Rock - 1711 Pacific Avenue
* Marta's House - 758 Palms Blvd
* Carol's House - 1241 Walsh Ave, MDR/Culver City
* Amanda's House - 4162 Chase Ave, West LA
* The Fruit Gallery Juice Shop - 1 Westminster Ave at the Venice Beach Boardwalk

Email FilltheFoodBank@gmail.com for a complete list of needed items.