Welcome to Food From The Bar!
What an incredible campaign! Thanks to your dedication, creativity, and generosity, Food From The Bar 2025 was a massive success—and it’s all because of you. Here’s a quick look at the impact you made.
The Final Results
Total Funds Raised: $232,274
Total Volunteer Hours: 137
Total Pounds of Food Collected: 1,519
That’s a whole lot of justice served—on a plate!
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During the month of May, the local legal community came together for one purpose: to help End Hunger in Our Community.
Participating firms, companies and bar associations entered a friendly competition to see who can raise the most funds, collect the most food, and volunteer the most hours for the Redwood Empire Food Bank.
We hope you’ll join us in our efforts!
Dates to Know
March 17, 2025 | Registration Opens
We will create your team page upon registration and send you the link to review. From there, we can help you customize your page.
March 17, 2025 | Volunteer Opportunities Open
Sign up to volunteer at refb.org/volunteer. We encourage you to share this link and the information below with employees, friends, and family—when they volunteer, their hours will be counted towards your team’s total.
Once you (or other person volunteering for your team) are signed up to volunteer, please do one of the following:
- Inform your team captain who will communicate with the Redwood Empire Food Bank to ensure your hours get logged.
- Reply to the volunteer confirmation email sent to you upon registration to indicate that you are participating in Food From The Bar.
April 1, 2025 | Team Coordinator Call
Team coordinators will hop on a zoom call from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM with the advisory committee and Redwood Empire Food Bank staff for campaign education and best practices.
May 1, 2025 | Food From The Bar Kick-Off Event
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Location: Redwood Empire Food Bank (3990 Brickway Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403)
Coordinators and their teams are invited to gather at the Redwood Empire Food Bank to celebrate the Food From The Bar Campaign kick-off. Each team is encouraged to bring non-perishable food donations.
May 1, 2025 | Food From The Bar Begins
Donation pages officially open.
May 5, 2025 | Berry & Babb Wagon Wheel Tournament: Pool, Shuffleboard, & Cornhole
Time: 5:30 PM | Location: The Wagon Wheel Saloon
Join Berry & Babb for a Pool, Shuffleboard, & Cornhole Tournament at Wagon Wheel Saloon in Santa Rosa. Points will be awarded to the top two teams in each competition.
May 8 & 22, 2025 | Evening Volunteer Shifts
Time: 5–7 PM | Location: Redwood Empire Food Bank
This a great way to support your team while giving back—just $25 per person (donated to your team’s fundraising page) secures your spot. Each shift is limited to 75 participants, with a max of 20 people per team, and spots are first-come, first-served. Fill out the interest form to get started, and our volunteer coordinator will follow up.
May 13, 2025 | Spaulding McCullough and Tansil’s Bowl & Donate
Time: 5:45 PM & 7:00 PM | Location: Poppy Bank Epicenter
Please choose your requested start time, and if you would like Bowling and Pizza, or just Bowling. Each reservation is for one hour. 50% of all reservation purchases will be donated back to the Redwood Empire Food Bank. REGISTER HERE.
May 20, 2025 | Beyers Costin Simon’s Bingo Night
Join us for a fun-filled evening at Shady Oak Brewing Company (420 1st Street, Santa Rosa) on behalf of the Redwood Empire Food Bank! Bingo runs from 6–8 PM, with great food, drinks, and raffle prizes throughout the night. Come early to grab a bite from the food truck, check out raffle items, and enjoy a brew—Shady Oak is generously donating 10% of sales! REGISTER HERE.
May 27, 2025 | Abbey Weitzenberg Warren and Emery Cornhole Tournament
Please join us for an evening of friendly cornhole competition, tacos, local wine and beer! Prizes will be awarded to the first and second place winners!
When: Tuesday, May 27 from 5:30–7:30 PM
Where: Redwood Empire Food Bank | 3990 Brickway Boulevard, Santa Rosa
Cost: $25 each – includes meal, one drink ticket and one raffle ticket
Raffle Items: Sur La Table Gift Basket ; Giants Tickets – July 7 (6:45 pm) vs. Philadelphia Phillies – Club Level - Section CL215 - Third row on the aisle – directly behind and above Homeplate! ; Giants Tickets – July 27 (1:05 pm) vs. New York Mets - Club Level - Section CL215 - Third row on the aisle – directly behind and above Homeplate! ; Spa Gift Basket ; Local Artist Painting ; And more
Please RSVP to Seraphima Chisler at SChisler@abbeylaw.com and let us know your teams of two or come on your own to enjoy the festivities.
May 31, 2025 | Food From The Bar Campaign Ends
Online contribution will be accepted until midnight.
June 5, 2025 | Last Call
All cash and check donations must be received by the Redwood Empire Food Bank before 4:00 PM to be eligible towards final team rankings and awards.
Food From The Bar is a month-long competition between law firms, law schools, and legal services organizations to acquire donated food, volunteer hours, and collect monetary donations for the benefit of the hungry in our community. Many bar associations in California and other states sponsor this competition annually during the month of May.
Click here for an article written by Food From The Bar Coordinator Gayle Guynup to learn more about the impact of Food From The Bar, other firms that have already accepted the challenge, and the many ways you can get involved.
Food From The Bar Advisory Team
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Hon. Gayle Guynup (Ret.)Former Redwood Empire Food Bank Board Member
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Steve VillanoSCBA Executive Director
Participating Groups
Supreme Sponsorship
Appellate Sponsorship
Superior Sponsorship
Team Coordinator Assets
Founding Sponsors
Campaign Contact
Shana Koehler
707-523-7900 ext. 143
skoehler@refb.org
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