EATERIES CAN LET EXCESS GO TO POOR.Byline: Judy O'Rourke Special to the Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Sometimes restaurants are all stocked up on chicken when customers go on a steak-ordering streak. What if, instead of going into the garbage, the excess chicken could find its way onto the plates of hungry children? Santa Clarita city planners have devised a Web site whose services include letting restaurants and caterers list surplus that can be picked up by the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Food Pantry in time to keep it safely refrigerated re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. . ``It's like a free eBay,'' said Heather Merenda, a city planner. City officials have talked with the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce about whetting members' appetites to participate. The nonprofit food pantry spent grant money obtained by city government to buy a walk-in refrigerator. Canned foods canned food food sterilized by heat in a closed, durable container such as tin and aluminum cans, flexible aluminum foil and thermoplastic containers including squeeze tubes. Technically, the processes used are highly efficient and used universally. and day-old bread were the pantry's stock in trade before the cooler arrived. ``This has been a dream come true for the Food Pantry,'' said Belinda Crawford, its executive director. ``Now we (can) solicit donors to give fresh fruits and vegetables.'' Half of the 3,427 area residents who eat food from the pantry are children. Food can be picked up twice a month. The agency has operated in the Santa Clarita Valley for 19 years. Crawford hopes an outreach program planned for schools and places of worship will spread the word to those in need. ``Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County is the hunger capital of the nation,'' she said. ``As the Santa Clarita Valley grows in population, the number (of people) who are hungry will mirror the growth.'' The online resource may help Crawford restock re·stock tr.v. re·stocked, re·stock·ing, re·stocks To furnish new stock for; stock again. Verb 1. restock - stock again; "He restocked his land with pheasants" the larder. Browsers can scroll through the listings at www.scvswap.com. Judy O'Rourke, (661) 257-5254 judy.orourke(at)dailynews.com |
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