Final Four and Food Rescue

Submitted March 25, 2010 by Ben Shine | 0 comments
Final Four and Food Rescue

Second Helpings to Rescue Food From Final Four Festivities

 

INDIANAPOLIS – March 24, 2010. As the Final Four descends upon Indianapolis’ downtown next week, thousands of fans will stream in from all parts of the country to celebrate their teams. While the games are played and parties buzz, Second Helpings will team up with the NCAA and Indianapolis Sports Corp to rescue excess and unserved food from events and use that to feed hungry individuals all around the city.

“Our brackets are broken but our mission is still strong.” says Cindy Hubert, CEO of Second Helpings, “The Final Four brings so much attention and exposure to our great city. We’re thrilled that we can be a part of an event that’s conscious of food waste and mindful that while we celebrate, we’re not very far from someone who doesn’t know where their next meal is coming from. It’s great to see the Final Four be a part of the solution”

Second Helpings, Indianapolis’ only food rescue, hunger relief and job training organization will work with Lucas Oil Stadium, NCAA Hall of Champions’ Champion Room, The Hyatt and close to a dozen other restaurants, hotels and events to pick up any excess and unserved food each evening from Final Four events. The donated food will become part of the 2900 meals that Second Helpings sends out daily to local service agencies like Wheeler Mission, Dayspring Family Shelter, Mary Rigg Community Center and 50 other local agencies.

“This is a great opportunity to connect Second Helpings with some great potential donors. It opens avenues to get food donated to continue to keep meals going out into our community,” Says Joe Hoog, Second Helpings’ Director of Food Rescue, “In addition to the food, we get our mission exposed to some great people to show them what we do every day in Indy. The synergy is tremendous.”
 

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