By Adam Lowy | Executive Director/Founder
There is no question that 2017 was Move For Hunger’s most successful year to date. Our network delivered 2.4 million pounds of food, more than we ever have before. We organized more than 760 food drives, also a new record. And, in the final days of December, we recorded another major milestone by delivering our 10 millionth pound of food. We are so proud of what we were able to accomplish together because we know how difficult it was to get here.
When I reflect back on last year, I think about my staff and all of the late nights they put in at the office to make sure we reached our ambitious goals. I think about the hundreds of family-owned moving companies who made time during their busy season to help out with local food drives. I think about people like Lauren Castle, Jake Green, and Jordan Bute, who devoted countless hours to training and fundraising as members of Team Move For Hunger.
We know that the successes we are celebrating today would not be possible without thousands of individual sacrifices. Yet, we cannot let our achievements obscure the crisis we are facing or overshadow the people we are fighting for. Forty-two million Americans still face hunger each and every day. So I also spend time thinking about the single moms who are working two jobs but barely make ends meet, the homeless veterans who are shivering through those long winter nights, and the lonely senior citizens who are too proud to ask for help. And I continue to struggle to comprehend how we can waste so much food when so many are in need.
I have been thinking about all of that, but now we are focused on the year ahead. The generosity of our network, partners, and volunteers has been overwhelming, but we can’t move forward without your continued support. So please consider holding a food drive this year, joining Team Move For Hunger, and making a donation to support our work.
Together, we have built an organization that has helped so many people, and we have the potential to do even greater things. We are in this for the long haul, and we hope you’ll stay on board.
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By Heather Keefe | Grants Manager, Move For Hunger
By Heather Keefe | Grants Manager
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