(MFH Media, Colorado Springs): Move For Hunger announces its first Gold’s Gym Food Drive this April to benefit Care and Share Food Bank. All area residents are asked to donate their unopened, non-perishable food items to distribute to local families in need.
“More than 134,051 people in southern Colorado are living on incomes that put them at risk of hunger every year,” says Adam Lowy, Executive Director of Move For Hunger. “Your help will directly impact thousands of families. Even the smallest donation goes a long way.”
Beginning April 1st, collection boxes will be conveniently located at the Gold’s Gym on 7655 North Union Boulevard, courtesy of Pikes Peak Moving and Storage Company, which will also deliver the donations to the food bank on May 1st.
“Our goal is to spread awareness of the growing problem of hunger while bringing relief to the thousands of hungry families’ right here in Colorado Springs,” says Lowy.
About Move For Hunger: Move For Hunger is a non-profit that works with moving companies to pick up unwanted, unopened food from people who are relocating and then deliver it to local food banks across the country. Move For Hunger works with over 70 movers nationwide and has collected nearly 25,000 pounds of food. With the support of partner Wheaton World Wide Moving, Move For Hunger is turning the average food drive into one of the nation’s largest, year-round service programs, influencing millions. For more information go to www.moveforhunger.org.
About Care and Share Food Bank: The Care and Share Food Bank is a member of Feeding America and was established more than 35 years ago. In the last fiscal year, Care and Share distributed more than 14 million pounds of food throughout southern Colorado and will continue to bridge the gap between hunger and abundance by distributing 19 million pounds of food to those in need during Fiscal Year 2010. For more information go to www.careandshare.org.
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