Pleasanton Police To Hold Food Drive At Grocery Outlet

PLEASANTON, CA — The Pleasanton Police Officers Association plans to hold a food drive Saturday at Grocery Outlet.

Officers will collect canned goods and non-perishables from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the recently opened grocery store at 3550 Bernal Ave. Donors can find police in front of the store, in the parking lot.

Food donations will be delivered to local nonprofit Tri-Valley Haven.

The Pleasanton Police Department has already begun collecting food items. Patrol teams have been competing to bring in the most donations, said Officer Ryan Tujague.

Participants can be entered into a raffle for a prize giveaway.

Anyone who brings 10 cans of food will receive a raffle ticket to be entered into a drawing for a $100 Grocery Outlet gift card. Donors need not buy food from Grocery Outlet to be eligible for the drawing.

A PlayStation 5 is also up for grabs. Raffle tickets for the game console are $10 each.

Proceeds from the raffle will go back into the community, Tujague said. The police association has given scholarships to local high school students, various nonprofit organizations and people in need.

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