San Mateo High School Community Service
FundraisingCalifornia, United States1001-5000 Employees
San Mateo High School Community Service is a school-based fundraising initiative focused on organizing and sustaining a large-scale annual canned food drive in San Mateo County. The program mobilizes students to collect food and monetary donations during a multi-week effort each fall, aiming to alleviate hunger for families in the local community and to support the regional network of food assistance. The drive is notable for its long-standing history and for being recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2005 as the World’s Largest Food Drive, reflecting a sizable, community-driven effort supported by Bay Area residents and local businesses. Based in San Mateo, California, the organization operates within the broader education and nonprofit sectors, leveraging the diversity of its student body to engage participation and awareness around hunger and food security at the holiday season.