CITY HARVEST INVITES NEW YORKERS TO SKIP LUNCH AND FIGHT HUNGER - #Giveaway

CITY HARVEST INVITES NEW YORKERS TO SKIP LUNCH AND FIGHT HUNGER

IN NEW YORK FROM MAY 12– 16:

10-FOOT ICONIC CITY HARVEST BROWN LUNCH BAG TO APPEAR IN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY TO INSPIRE NEW YORKERS TO FIGHT HUNGER IN NYC.  AT WEEK’S END EMPIRE STATE BUILDING TO BE LIT IN GREEN TO HONOR CITY HARVEST’S FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER

CITY HARVEST, THE WORLD’S FIRST FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO FEEDING HUNGRY NEW YORKERS, IS ASKING NEW YORKERS TO DONATE THE PRICE OF LUNCH DURING THE WEEK OF MAY 12-16 TO HELP CITY HARVEST PROVIDE FOOD FOR HUNGRY KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES OVER THE SUMMER.  TO SUPPORT THIS YEAR’S SKIP LUNCH FIGHT HUNGER CAMPAIGN, CITY HARVEST CREATED AN INFLATABLE VERSION OF ITS ICONIC BROWN LUNCH BAG.  THE BAG, MEASURING 10 FEET TALL BY 5 FEET WIDE, WILL APPEAR IN WELL-TRAFFICKED AREAS OF MANHATTAN MONDAY, MAY 12 THROUGH THURSDAY, MAY 15 – AND WILL SERVE AS AN INSPIRATION TO NEW YORKERS TO HELP FEED OUR CITY’S HUNGRY CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN ACCESS TO SCHOOL MEALS CAN BECOME LIMITED.  JUST $10, THE COST OF AN AVERAGE LUNCH, CAN HELP FEED 41 CHILDREN.  THIS YEAR’S GOAL IS $735,000, WHICH WILL HELP FEED MORE THAN 33,000 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.   

CITY HARVEST’S SKIP LUNCH FIGHT HUNGER 10 FOOT BROWN BAGS WILL BE IN PLACE FROM 12 NOON TO 2 PM FROM MONDAY, MAY 12 THROUGH THURSDAY, MAY 15 AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN MANHATTAN:

o   MONDAY, MAY 12:  FLATIRON PLACE (BETW BROADWAY AND 5TH AVE, NEAR 23RD ST) 

o   TUESDAY, MAY 13:  HERALD SQUARE (BETW BROADWAY AND 6TH AVE, NEAR 34TH ST)

o   WEDNESDAY, MAY 14:  FOLEY SQUARE (BETW LAFAYETTE AND CENTRE STREETS)

o   THURSDAY, MAY 15:  CHELSEA PLAZA (9TH AVENUE NEAR 14TH ST)

• Friday, May 16th the Empire State Building will be lit in green in honor of City Harvest's fight against hunger in New York City. 

EACH DAY OF THE BROWN BAG APPEARANCES, CITY HARVEST WILL INVITE NEW YORKERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE “SKIP LUNCH FIGHT HUNGER SELFIE CHALLENGE.”  ANYONE WHO FOLLOWS @CITYHARVEST AND TWEETS HIS OR HER SELFIE WITH THE BAG, USING THE SKIP LUNCH FIGHT HUNGERHASHTAG, IS ENTERED TO WIN A PRIZE.  THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER WILL RECEIVE 2 VIP TICKETS TO CITY HARVEST’S SUMMER IN THE CITY. 

CHILDHOOD HUNGER IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN NEW YORK CITY, AND MANY OF THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE ARE CHILDREN.  NEARLY ONE IN FOUR CHILDREN IN NEW YORK CITY LIVES IN A FOOD INSECURE HOME.  DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, ACCESS TO FREE SCHOOL MEALS MAY BECOME LIMITED, ADDING STRAINS TO FAMILIES WHO ALREADY STRUGGLE TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE.  THIS YEAR, CITY HARVEST WILL COLLECT MORE THAN 46 MILLION POUNDS OF EXCESS FOOD FROM ALL SEGMENTS OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY AND WILL DELIVER IT TO MORE THAN 500 COMMUNITY FOOD PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY.  CITY HARVEST HELPS FEED THE NEARLY TWO MILLION NEW YORKERS WHO FACE HUNGER EACH YEAR.

SKIP LUNCH FIGHT HUNGER’S MAJOR SPONSORS INCLUDE CITI, BLACKROCK, KPMG, MUNICIPAL CREDIT UNION, AND WHOLE FOODS - WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING AND TASTING TABLE. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CITY HARVEST’S SKIP LUNCH FIGHT HUNGER, PLEASE VISIT SKIPLUNCH.ORG.

 The Giveaway

One lucky winner is going to receive a City Harvest Bag. 

 To enter just fill out the Giveaway Tools form below. Open to the US only. Giveaway will end 6/3/14. The winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to reply. Thanks again to City Harvest for offering this fantastic prize.

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