Last year, Gentle Giant Moving Company's branches rescued more than 46,000 pounds of leftover food and beverages from endurance events all across the country.
One of our goals for 2017 is to have our network take part in more of these large-scale rescue events that can divert tens of thousands of pounds of food from the landfill and onto the shelves at food banks. Gentle Giant is once again answering in the bell.
And there was A LOT left behind. Gentle Giant's crew delivered nearly 21,000 pounds of food/beverages to the Capital Area Food Bank. This massive donation will provide much-needed assistance to the more than 425,000 people, including 1 in 7 children, facing hunger in the greater Washington, D.C. area.
Food rescues are becoming somewhat of a calling card for Gentle Giant. The crew in Seattle picked up 17,500 pounds of sports drinks, water, and fruit from the Rock ‘N’ Roll Seattle Marathon last June. In July, Gentle Giant of Brooklyn recovered nearly 3,000 pounds at the New York City Triathlon. On September 18, the teams in Philadelphia and Chicago combined to collect over 13,000 pounds of food and beverages at races in their respective cities. And on November 12, Gentle Giant Moving of Charlotte picked up 2,100 pounds of bottled water from the Charlotte Marathon.
In the past 12 months, Gentle Giant Moving Company has rescued a grand total of more than 77,000 pounds of food/drinks from events like this one.
The Gentle Giant team is doing an amazing job, but with 50 million Americans facing hunger each day, we need more help! Contact Raquel today to inquire about race picks ups in your area or to discuss other food rescue opportunities in your community.
Learn more about food rescues and how your company can get involved.
