Ace Worldwide Elite Relocation Services - Western Region, an Atlas Van Lines agent, has been recognized for delivering 103,500 pounds of food – enough to provide 86,000 meals – to the Three Square Food Bank.
People tend to throw a lot of “stuff” away when they move, including perfectly good food. As part of Move For Hunger’s national network of relocation professionals, Ace Worldwide Elite Relocation Services provides their customers with the opportunity to donate unopened, non-perishable food during the moving process and volunteers to deliver the donations to the food bank, free of charge. Ace Worldwide also rescues leftover food from large events in the area, such as the Las Vegas Marathon.
“Ace Worldwide Elite Relocation Services is committed to helping us reduce food waste and fight hunger,” said Adam Lowy, Executive Director of Move For Hunger. “We are so proud of the work they are doing to help people who are struggling with food insecurity in Nevada.”
“By teaming up with relocation companies across the country, Move For Hunger has created one of the nation’s largest year-round service programs,” said Wade Bute, Operations Vice President, Relocation of Ace Worldwide Elite Relocation Services. “We’re proud to help support Move For Hunger while providing food for our neighbors in need.”
There are more than 850 moving companies in Move For Hunger’s network, but Ace Worldwide Elite Relocation Services in one of just 15 to have delivered more 100,000+ lbs. of food.
Move For Hunger is a non-profit organization that mobilizes the relocation industry to fight hunger and reduce food waste. In addition to collecting food from people who are moving to new homes, Move For Hunger helps companies and individuals across the United States and Canada organize successful food drives. To date, they have collected more than 10 million pounds of food. For more information, or to find out how you can host your own food drive, visit www.MoveForHunger.org.
Established in 1948 by the Steiner family, the Ace Worldwide Group is a diversified company in the transportation and warehouse fulfillment industries. Ace Worldwide Elite Relocation Services, with strategically placed locations in major metropolitan markets, offers a full range of services. Through three generations and over 50 years of continuous family operation, the Ace Worldwide Group of Companies has grown to employ over 300 associates, all with the intention to meet and exceed customer needs while positively contributing to the communities they work in.
PRESS CONTACT:
Dan Beam, Communications Manager
Move For Hunger
[email protected] | (732) 774-0521
