SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIR
BUYERS COALITION
HUNGER IS
HERE AT HOME
134,000 Santa Clara County
residents rely on food assistance.
That’s 7% of our community.
That’s why we created
the Buyers Coalition.
• To make donating easy
• To support youth exhibitors
• To feed our community
One donation.
Multiple impacts.
WHO WE ARE
THE BUYERS COALITION SUPPORTS 4-H AND FFA YOUTH AND HELPS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL PROTEIN TO LOCAL FAMILIES BY PURCHASING LIVESTOCK AT THE JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION WITH SUPPORT FROM BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS.
OUR PURPOSE
THE BUYERS COALITION SUPPORTS YOUTH IN AGRICULTURE AND HELPS FEED FAMILIES IN NEED BY PURCHASING LIVESTOCK AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIR’S JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION AND ENSURING DONATED MEAT REACHES THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE SALVATION ARMY.
4-H & FFA EXHIBITORS
THROUGH THESE PROJECTS LEARN
• FUTURE LEADERSHIP SKILLS
• RESPONSIBILITY
• HARD WORK
• BUSINESS SKILLS
PROTEIN IS HARD TO COME BY.
MEAT IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE
ITEMS FOR FOOD BANKS.
THE TRUTH
FRESH PRODUCE IS COMMON0
PROTEIN IS NOT
YET IT’S ESSENTIAL
THE BUYERS COALITION WAS ESTABLISHED
IN 2023. SINCE THEN WE HAVE DONATED
OVER 40,000 LBS OF MEAT
TO FAMILIES IN NEED
WHY IT MATTERS?
THIS FOOD GOES DIRECTLY TO THE
FAMILIES WHO NEED IT MOST.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
MAKE IT POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU, SALVATION ARMY
TOGETHER
WE TURN FAIR TRADITIONS INTO
REAL-WORLD IMPACT.