One important way that partners support Feeding America is through promotions at the point of sale. Whether it’s an offer to make a donation with specific product purchases or the opportunity for consumers to donate when they’re at the register, Feeding America appreciates the following companies’ promotions to raise needed funds to help support our mission. Learn more about cause marketing.
Walmart "Fighting Hunger Together"
Feeding America is excited to announce that as part of Walmart's 5-year
"Fighting Hunger Together" initiative, from now through August 15, 2010, visitors to Walmart's “Fighting Hunger Together” website at www.walmart.com/fightinghunger can join the fight as well. For every plate “shared” on Facebook, Walmart will donate the value of one nutritious meal to Feeding America, up to one million meals (maximum donation of $143,000). Funds will support Feeding America national programs.
Child Hunger Ends Here
With nearly 1 in 4 children at risk of hunger in the United States, Feeding America is teaming up with ConAgra Foods to rally against child hunger in communities throughout the nation. From March-May, the public is encouraged to hold neighborhood rallies in the form of bake sales, garage sales, or other community events to raise awareness and funds in the fight against child hunger. To register your rally and learn more about how you can get support “Child Hunger Ends Here”, please visit www.childhungerendshere.com.
As part of “Child Hunger Ends Here”, ConAgra Foods will donate 14 cents for every purchase of the following brands: Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Healthy Choice, Hunt’s Manwich, Marie Callender’s, Peter Pan Peanut Butter, and Orville Redenbacher. Maximum donation of $350,000.
United
We are thrilled to announce that Feeding America will be benefiting from the inaugural United Airlines Eat for Good snackbox. With every purchase of an Eat for Good snackbox, United will donate $1.00 to Feeding America. The boxes will be available on United flights March through May.
The program will go to support Feeding America’s Nourish Our Kids program to help ensure every child has food to thrive. Feeding America is also a recipient of United's Charity Miles program.
Pound for Pound Challenge
General Mills, Subway, 24 Hour Fitness, The Biggest Loser and Feeding America have joined forces to support the Pound For Pound Challenge, which will help Americans lose weight while providing help to Americans struggling with hunger. Individuals can sign up at www.pfpchallenge.com to pledge their weight loss goals.
For every pound of weight loss pledged, The Pound For Pound Challenge will donate 14 cents to Feeding America – enough to deliver one pound of groceries to a local food bank. Maximum donation of $800,000.
Pledges are accepted through June 30, 2010.
Peter Pan Peanut Butter®
Feeding America is excited to partner with Peter Pan Peanut Butter® to “spread magic to make a difference.” Consumers are encouraged to participate in “Pack a Peanut Butter Sandwich Day” and donate the funds they would have spent purchasing lunch to Feeding America. A special interactive microsite can be accessed through the Peter Pan Peanut Butter website. Through this microsite children and parents enter into a storybook experience of learning about childhood hunger and how they can help fight childhood hunger in their communities. Peter Pan Peanut Butter has committed a donation of $200,000, the equivalent of more than one million meals, to the National Office through this promotion.
Good Mood Mission
We are thrilled to announce Oscar Mayer, a Kraft Foods brand, is teaming up with award-winning actress and singer, Kristin Chenoweth, to launch the Good Mood Mission to bring together good food and millions of spontaneous good moods for a charitable cause. From January 19th through September, the Oscar Mayer Good Mood Mission campaign turns America’s good moods into pounds of food for Feeding America. To launch the mission, the brand will kick off the campaign with a 1 million pound donation and is asking America to help out at www.GoodMoodMission.com. For every “good mood moment” America creates or shares, Oscar Mayer will donate more food to reach their total goal of 2 million pounds.
CauseWorld
Feeding America is proud to be a part of the CauseWorld App. The CauseWorld App works by allowing iPhone users to collect “karmas” by opening the app and “checking-in” when they come close to, or enter, retail stores. Karmas will then be funded out of the nearly $500,000 that has been provided by Kraft Foods and other sponsors so that the user can spend collected karmas on real world charitable actions like, feeding families in America. You can learn more at www.causeworld.com
Ruby Tuesday
Ruby Tuesday is supporting Feeding America through their “Cookies for a Cause” program. For every purchase of their gourmet, made to order cookies, Ruby Tuesday will make a donation to the local Feeding America Network Member. Ruby Tuesday has reached their goal of raising more than $100,000 for the first year of this program launched in November of 2007.
Pampered Chef
The Pampered Chef has been a loyal supporter of Feeding America since 1991. In that time, The Pampered Chef has raised more than $14.6 Millions to support our Network. As part of their "Round-Up from the Heart" campaign, Cooking Show guests are encouraged to "round-up" their orders to the nearest dollar or more. Money raised from Cooking Shows goes to the network member in the community where the donations originated. In addition to the Cooking Shows, The Pampered Chef also offers a special Round Up from the Heart Trivet. For every trivet sold, The Pampered Chef contributes $2 to Feeding America. More info
The Cheesecake Factory
Feeding America is excited to partner with The Cheesecake Factory in its “Share the Spirit” campaign. For every slice of The Cheesecake Factory’s new Stefanie’s Ultimate Red Velvet Cake Cheesecake™ sold, $0.25 will be donated to Feeding America. The campaign runs through July 29, 2010. For more information, please click here.
Millsberry.com
Feeding America is very excited to partner with Millsberry.com, a kid friendly website hosted by General Mills. Citizens of Millsberry are urged to start their own pizza farm, learn how to maintain crops, watch them grow, and harvest them—all while helping others. General Mills will make a donation to Feeding America based on the number and type of pizzas grown, up to $50,000. You can learn more at www.millsberry.com.
Giumarra and Nature's Partner
We are pleased to share with you a new partnership between Feeding America and Giumarra, a a global network of family farms that sells produce both domestically and internationally.
This one-year partnership will take place between June 1, 2009 and May 31, 2010 and will impact varying food banks at differing times during the campaign with in-store promotions engaging Giumarra brands such as Nature’s Partner. To learn more about Giumarra go to www.giumarra.com and to learn more about Nature’s Partner go to www.naturespartner.com.
Clothes Off Our Back
Feeding America is honored to have been selected as a charity partner of the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation this year. Clothes Off Our Back hosts charity auctions showcasing today's hottest celebrity attire. Items are put up for bid to the public with proceeds going to benefit children's charities, including Feeding America. Over 500 celebrities have participated in Clothes Off Our Back auctions since its inception in 2002, helping raise over $2 million for various children's charities. Visit Clothes Off Our Back to see the latest auction!