I Buy SD says Thanksgiving drive has funded 560 meals for San Diego Rescue Mission
I Buy SD says its Thanksgiving fundraiser had funded 560 meals as of Nov. 10, exceeding its 100-meal target, with the drive open through Nov. 20.
By Hana Yoshida · Markets Reporter
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I Buy SD says its Thanksgiving drive had raised enough to fund 560 meals for San Diego Rescue Mission as of Nov. 10, more than five times the San Diego real estate firm’s original target of 100 meals. The I Buy SD Thanksgiving drive remains open through Friday, Nov. 20, and the figure is an interim company fundraising claim rather than a final count.
The company organized the office-wide effort to support Thanksgiving meals for people experiencing homelessness in San Diego. I Buy SD said it would release a final total after the drive closes and the Mission confirms the results.
No San Diego Rescue Mission statement confirming the 560-meal figure was included with the announcement. The total should not be read as a count of meals already served, or as a measure of donations received by the Mission for a particular event.
What is I Buy SD’s Thanksgiving drive funding?
The fundraiser is intended to fund meals through San Diego Rescue Mission, a nonprofit that provides emergency shelters, residential programs, family services, hunger relief and county-wide outreach. The firm’s San Diego Thanksgiving meal fundraiser also includes a prize raffle, according to the company.
The drive is separate from the Mission’s Thanksgiving Community Meal, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 120 Elm Street in San Diego. The Mission invites people and families experiencing homelessness or food insecurity.
Attendees at that event can receive a hot meal as well as medical care, giveaways, bag storage and pet sitting. The Mission lists hot showers from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., haircuts from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and shuttle service from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The scheduled meal includes roasted turkey and stuffing, mashed potatoes with giblet gravy, vegetables, cranberry sauce, salad, rolls and holiday pies. Those services and the Community Meal schedule come from the Mission’s event listing and are not presented as a result of I Buy SD’s fundraiser.
I Buy SD is a family-run residential real estate business led by brothers Paul, Phil and Mark Green. The company says it has bought homes directly from owners across San Diego County since 2014.
For now, the 560-meal tally remains the company’s reported total as of Nov. 10. The final outcome depends on donations collected before Nov. 20 and the Mission’s subsequent confirmation, I Buy SD said.