On August 12, kids in Bethel Park, PA had a chance to climb aboard police cars, fire engines, and one of Two Men and a Truck of Pittsburgh's moving trucks at South Park Shops' first-ever "Touch a Truck" event. Families love Touch a Truck events because, let's face it, big trucks are pretty cool. We love them because they are a great place for our movers to hold food drives.
"We were invited to the event by South Park Shops, and they were kind enough to let us host a food drive," said Paul Novelli of Two Men and a Truck of Pittsburgh. "They also helped us advertise and promote the food drive through social media."
Attendees were asked to bring donations of non-perishable food, such as rice, pasta, peanut butter, tuna, soup, canned fruits and vegetables, healthy snacks, and low-sugar whole grain cereals.
"The event went great," Novelli said. "There was a huge turnout and we collected 325 pounds of food!" That's enough food to provide 270 meals!
Two Men and a Truck delivered all of the donations to the South Hills Interfaith Ministries, which provides assistance to more than 4,000 people in the area.
Thank you to Paul and the rest of the team at Two Men and a Truck of Pittsburgh for seeing an opportunity to fight hunger in your community and making it happen!
Is there a Touch A Truck event happening in your area? Contact Kara, to learn how Move For Hunger can help you add a food drive to the festivities!
