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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Managed Solution, a premier IT Solution provider of professional and managed services, announced today their support in the fight to feed nutritious food for local families in need. Feeding America San Diego is challenging companies to support hunger-relief in a new way. Local companies will compete against each other to see who can make the biggest impact on hunger during Hunger Action Month in September. The goal is to raise 300,000 meals....
NEW YORK, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- As the food/beverage industry bestowed its highest honors at the James Beard Foundation Awards last night, they paused to acknowledge the contributions to aid hunger relief by Wayne Kostroski, founder of the Taste of the NFL (www.TasteoftheNFL.com) and the 2010 James Beard Humanitarian of the Year. Attendees of the annual James Beard ceremony observed as Drew Nieporent, renowned New York restaurateur and long-time supporter of TNFL, introduced Kostroski as a...
MARYSVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- With countless Americans from all walks of life struggling to put food on their table, communities across the country have discovered alternative ways to help locally. GroGood gardens in Washington D.C., Miami, Chicago and Marysville, Ohio have all made significant differences to help feed the hungry. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/scotts/40524/ (Photo:...
Dallas, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Twitterers, RT this 2 feed 4: Pizza Hut 2 donate 4 meals 4 each Twitterer who tweets this link: http://ow.ly/qWn8 . To help raise awareness of the worldwide hunger issue, Pizza Hut is turning to its Twitter followers to help spread the word. Pizza Hut is pledging four meals to World Hunger Relief, a campaign that supports the United Nations World Food Programme and hunger relief agencies across the globe, for every Twitter user who passes on and "re-tweets"...
Families can come together this spring to grow a GroGood garden for the greater good MARYSVILLE, Ohio, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- One great way to celebrate Mother's Day is for families to spend time together to grow a garden for the greater good. The national GroGood campaign - a partnership between The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Plant a Row for the Hungry and Feeding America - is asking families to plant an edible garden this spring and donate their extra produce at harvest time to...
GroGood Campaign Kicks Off with Donation of 1 Million Pounds of Produce MARYSVILLE, Ohio, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Millions of Americans from all walks of life are struggling to make ends meet and in some cases, even put food on the table. An estimated 1 in 8 Americans suffers from hunger and that number is climbing for families and children. Now more than ever, these challenging economic times provide opportunities for all Americans to pitch in and help. The simple act of...
As the recession grows, thousands across America are feeling the effects during the holiday season.The working poor, both young and old, were among those lining up at the Shawnee Community Center in Kansas City, Missouri, quietly collecting handouts of pasta, canned vegetables, peanut butter and other staples to stave off hunger.Shawnee Community Center volunteer Verta Morris said they are seeing more people this Christmas than last Christmas and many of them are hungry.Long lines are...
LOS GATOS, Calif. and CHICAGO, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Extending a partnership forged during last year's holiday season, Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX), the world's largest online movie rental service, and Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest), the nation's largest hunger-relief organization, are joining forces on a holiday initiative that will raise awareness of and funds to combat the worsening hunger crisis in America. (Photo:...
SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kraft Foods Inc. and Feeding America today announced expanded efforts to reach hungry families in America during these challenging economic times. To provide more Americans with better access to more nutritious, balanced and delicious meals, the organizations' leaders unveiled a new national mobile pantry program that will deliver more than 50 million meals over the next three years. The San Antonio Food Bank is among the first seven markets...
