The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay Launches Give Back Getaway Program

This year, guests staying at The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay may volunteer to assist the local community while vacationing in beautiful Northern California. The resort's Give Back Getaway program provides guests with the opportunity to sort, package and distribute food to in-need families in Half Moon Bay through Coastside Hope. The Give Back Getaway program takes place the third Thursday of each month at the Coastside Hope facilities. Sorting and packaging of food is from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. with distribution following from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Guests can choose to participate for either two or four hours.

2014 Dates include:
March 20, 2014
April 17, 2014
May 15, 2014
June 19, 2014
July 17, 2014
August 21, 2014
September 18, 2014
October 16, 2014
November 20, 2014
December 18, 2013

In 2013, Coastside Hope distributed more than 380,000 pounds of food to in-need families in the local community. Coastside Hope is a community-based non-profit organization dedicated to providing emergency food, clothing, shelter, and other safety net services since 1976. Their mission is to help neighbors meet their most basic needs. They accomplish this by providing necessities of food, clothing, housing assistance and support when it's need most and opportunities to help neighbors connect with their established programs and services so that they may have the chance to achieve more. Each year Coastside Hope touches the lives of more than 3,000 people.