Surtec’s Adopt-A-Family 20th Year of Food & Gift Distribution to Local Needy Families

Dec. 13, 2010 - PRLog -- CONTACT:   Bill Fields @ Surtec, Inc.   209-820-3700         

Surtec’s Adopt-A-Family 20th Year of Food & Gift Distribution to Local Needy Families

Tracy, CA – Since 1991, Surtec Adopt-A-Family, Inc., a 501 C3 non-profit charitable organization, has provided food to more than 4,910 families, and personally selected Christmas gifts to their 14,105 children, through its program.

Over 70 volunteers showed up at the donated warehouse space, for food packing this past Saturday morning.  The efforts were so well organized, and volunteers so hard working, that the task of packing pallets of non-perishable food into 1400 organized boxes, took under three hours.

Distribution will take place the weekend of December 18th, relying on more volunteers, who find it rewarding to bring the Spirit of Christmas Giving to so many families in need.  In total this year 340 families with 980 children will receive these boxes of food and gifts for their children, average value over $200 per family.


The average cost to complete the Adopt-A-Family Program each year is approximately $70,000. No administrative costs are taken from the program, all of the help is on a volunteer basis and all funds and goods go directly to the needy families.

Two years ago the program was expanded to also include the Thanksgiving holiday, by providing a large box of food and a grocers gift certificate, for the meat of their choice, to over 330 families with children, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

For more information, please contact Cheryl Sanders at 209-820-3700.

Surtec, Inc., http://www.surtecsystem.com founded in 1975, specializes in developing, manufacturing and distributing cleaning and coating products, as well as equipment used primarily in building maintenance and many other cleaning applications. Their clients include many major grocery and drug store chains, major airlines and transit districts, corrugators, printers and concrete sealing contractors.

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Surtec develops chemicals, equipment and maintenance programs for the commercial janitorial industry. Providing hands on training of customer's personnel in proper implementation. On-site inspections and routine performance audits ensure success.