The food bank for Monterey County has gotten a needed financial-boost from a series of fundraisers. The food bank has received nearly 17-hundred dollars, from the “It’s in the Kitchen” fundraising event, hosted by Kitchen Studio of Monterey Peninsula. For more information on the food bank, and how to make a donation, visit their website at w w w dot food [the number] 4 hungry dot org. (www.food4hungry.org)