Palo Alto Networks joined Peninsula Food Runners as a donor back in 2019. We pick up food from Palo Alto Networks in Santa Clara the same day that the food is made or within 24 hours, so it’s fresh. The Bon Appetit café serves breakfast and lunch to 1300-1500 employees a day. 

Did you know there is a National Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Day? Once or twice a year, employees at Palo Alto Networks host a volunteer event for the company’s employees around that date and other times during the year. They invite the employees to make hundreds of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in a single day. They donate to Peninsula Food Runners to bring to our recipients. The sandwiches, made with white and wheat bread, don’t require refrigeration. They are easy to make: they don’t require any cooking skills. They are low cost which allows the company to feed as many as possible. It’s a great, feel-good and team-building activity for the employees to do community service together. The café run by Bon Appetit provides labor, sets up and purchases the ingredients, paid for by Palo Alto Networks. And our nonprofit partners get an extra boost of food. This April, they are shooting to make for making 2000 PB&J sandwiches. Thank you, Palo Alto Networks and staff for all you give to the community!