CORT has been our partner for several years, and each year they find new ways to step up and show how truly valuable they are to us as an organization and to the fight against hunger. As COVID rattles our country and forces many of us into varying degrees of quarantining, CORT rose to the challenge with a virtual fundraiser that got us moving again, literally.
Over the past few weeks, CORT, the leader in home and office furniture rental, challenged its employees to get moving. This could be anything - walking, running, yoga, virtual bootcamp, biking, zumba, you name it. Once you complete an activity, an employee also donates to be part of the event. If an employee donated $25, they’d receive a Move For Hunger medal, Facebook frame, and a downloadable certificate commemorating their participation. If they donated $35, they’d also receive a Move For Hunger T-Shirt.
Since CORT has locations spread all across the country, there were people “moving” from Seattle to Miami to Boston and just about everywhere in between. Together, they raised over $2,800 which contributes roughly over 6,500 meals!
Those funds come at a critical time as food insecurity is on the rise across the country due to the pandemic. Every market where CORT is located is seeing unemployment increases and food banks are seeing 60% more people come through their doors, often for the very first time.
We are incredibly thankful for a partner like CORT who joined Move For Hunger several years ago and has since worked with us on their own events while transporting thousands of pounds from other events every single year.
Want to host your own virtual “move” event? Talk to our team.
