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Apex Moving + Storage, Vanleer Elementary School Students Team Up to Hold Food Drive

May 3, 2018

Apex Moving + Storage, an Atlas Van Lines agent, has been a trusted member of the Middle Tennesse community for nearly 50 years. That commitment to the community was on full display last month, as Apex Moving + Storage helped the students at Vanleer Elementary School hold a food drive from April 9-13. This was the fifth food drive Apex Moving + Storage has organized at a local school since November, which was a big part of the reason they were named our Mover of the Month for March.

Vanleer Elementary School’s mission is, “To provide the buiVanleerElementarySchoolFoodDrive2018_ApexMoving+Storage (6).jpglding blocks so all children master the skills to become lifelong learners and responsible citizens.” If the success of their students’ food drive is any indicator, then the faculty at  Vanleer Elementary School must be doing something right. The students collected 1,900 lbs. of food during the week-long food drive, which is enough to provide 1,550 meals!

Apex Moving + Storage helped provide a little extra motivation by promising pizza parties to the top 3 classrooms, and gift cards for school supplies to the top 3 teachers. All of the donations were delivered to the Dickson County Help Center, courtesy, of course, of the team at Apex Moving + Storage.  

There are more than 362,000 people in Middle Tennessee who are food insecure, including 1 in 6 children. Apex Moving + Storage has proven that they recognize the urgency of the problem and are willing to take action. Since joining our network in 2011, Apex Moving + Storage has delivered nearly 14,000 lbs. of food, enough to provide more than 11,500 meals to their neighbors in need. Thank you to the entire Apex Moving + Storage team for your enduring efforts to fight hunger in Tennessee!

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Cuts to SNAP benefits and inflation have had a devastating economic impact and filled the lines at food banks and pantries across the country. More than 47 million Americans including 1 in 5 children are struggling with food insecurity and do not know where their next meal is coming from. 

For people of color and other minorities, the situation is even worse. Hunger disproportionately affects the Black population, the Latinx community, LGBTQ+ individuals, and more. 

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