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.
Food Lion
Feeding America is excited to partner with Food Lion on “Hunger Has a Cure”, running in stores through December 30. Consumers have the opportunity to purchase ready-made food boxes or donate food in bins, with the food distributed to local food banks and agencies. The boxes are available at Food Lion, Bottom Dollar Food, Harveys and Reid’s stores for $4.99 each. As part of “Hunger Has a Cure”, a manufacturer-based program is also running in Food Lion stores during this time to raise funds for local food banks. Also taking place through December 30 is “Helping Kids Bloom”, a consumer-based, scanned icon program at Bloom stores, raising funds for childhood hunger programs at local food banks.
Kraft Foods - Recipe For Joy
Feeding America is partnering with Kraft Foods on the "Recipe for Joy" holiday campaign. Kraft Foods is leading a one million meal fight against hunger, and for or every e-card sent from www.kraftrecipeforjoy.com, 10 meals will be donated to Feeding America up to a cap of one million meals. The program runs from November 16 through December 31, 2009.
Chinet
Feeding America is excited to partner with the Chinet® brand through Grateful Platefuls. Consumers are encouraged to help activate a $100,000 donation, the equivalent of 700,000 meals, to Feeding America by creating a virtual plate in which they will have the opportunity to express what they are grateful for, and be able to upload a corresponding photo onto the plate. “Desperate Housewives” actress and Feeding America Entertainment Council Member Marcia Cross is serving as spokesperson for the campaign, which runs through December 31. For more information and to create your virtual plate, please visit www.facebook.com/mychinet.
Honeysuckle White® and Shady Brook Farms® turkey to feed a million people.
We are thrilled to partner with Honeysuckle White® and Shady Brook Farms® turkey this holiday season to provide over one million meals to individuals struggling with hunger. Both brands will encourage the public to get involved in the fight against hunger by donating, advocacy and/or by volunteering. To learn more you can go to: www.honeysucklewhite.com or www.shadybrookfarms.com.
Pampered Chef
The Pampered Chef has been a loyal supporter of Feeding America since 1991. In that time, The Pampered Chef has raised nearly $13 Million 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 next dollar or beyond. Money raised from these shows goes to the network member in that local area.
For the 16th annual campaign this year Pampered Chef is also offering a special Round Up from the Heart Trivet. For every trivet sold, The Pampered Chef will contribute $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.
Libby’s Vegetables
Libby’s Vegetables has launched the first-ever team-based Virtual Canned Food Drive to support Feeding America. Libby’s Vegetables is matching up to $30,000 of donations raised by December 13, 2009, to total 350,000 meals for needy families. Learn more at www.getbacktothetable.com. Every $5 raised provides 35 meals for needy families.
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.
Lunchables
Feeding America is excited to partner with Lunchables who believe every child can succeed if they are given support and encouragement. The Lunchables team is asking parents and caregivers nationwide to promise to drop a note of encouragement into their child's lunch. For every parent that logs onto www.lunchnotepromise.com and makes that promise, the Lunchables team will donate a meal to children and families in need through Feeding America. The goal is to turn 100,000 promises into up to 100,000 meals.
Snickers
Feeding America is thrilled to team up with the SNICKERS® Brand to help ‘Bar Hunger.’ The SNICKERS® brand has always satisfied hunger and this campaign will draw attention to a very real challenge facing America. Hoping to help the one out of every eight Americans struggling with hunger SNICKERS® plans to donate the equivalent of three million meals from July to December in 2009 to Feeding America. In addition to the three million meals, SNICKERS® will also match consumer donations of up to $25,000 on Facebook. Please visit www.facebook.com/snickers for more information.
Morton's The Steakhouse
We are thrilled to announce a new year long partnership with Morton’s The Steakhouse. Morton’s has launched a 41-market book tour to support the release of their second cookbook, titled Morton’s The Cookbook: 100 Steakhouse Recipes For Every Kitchen and to raise funds for Feeding America and their local food banks. At book tour events and within Morton’s restaurants not on the tour, patrons can bid on silent auction items benefiting Feeding America and the local food bank. For more information on Morton’s and the book tour click here: www.mortons.com/cookbook
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.
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
Feeding America proudly partners with Kraft Macaroni & Cheese for the “Share a Little Comfort” campaign. Kraft Macaroni & Cheese is one of America’s classic comfort foods. Knowing the comfort that a simple dish like macaroni and cheese can bring to tables across the country, Kraft is sharing that feeling with those in need with this campaign. Now, with the simple click of a mouse, anyone who visits www.ShareALittleComfort.com can contribute a box to Feeding America. Every click means that one box of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese will help feed the hungry … up to one million boxes! Kraft will be making a $100,000 contribution in conjunction with “Share a Little Comfort”. Please visit www.ShareALittleComfort.com to donate a box today.
Hamburger Helper by General Mills
We are excited to announce that Feeding America is partnering with General Mills brand Hamburger Helper and Beyoncé for the Show Your Helping Hand campaign, which is set to launch this summer. Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and actress Beyoncé is partnering with Hamburger Helper to help Feeding America deliver more than 3.5 million meals to local food banks through the Show Your Helping Hand campaign. The effort is being launched in conjunction with her U.S. “I AM…” Tour. Participants can support the campaign in three ways: by submitting codes from specially marked boxes of Hamburger Helper online at www.showyourhelpinghand.com; by donating non-perishable food items at Beyoncé’s "I AM…" Tour concerts in select cities across the U.S.; or by logging on to www.showyourhelpinghand.com to donate money.
Post Shredded Wheat
Post Shredded Wheat is partnering with Feeding America in providing “Bowls of Hope” to Americans across the country at risk of hunger. For every specially-marked box of Post Shredded Wheat, Feeding America will receive one bowl of cereal, for a total donation of up to 1.5 million boxes of product to be distributed to Americans in need.
The entire Post Shredded Wheat line is part of the program, including Shredded Wheat Original, Shredded Wheat Spoon Size Original, Shredded Wheat and Bran, Shredded Wheat Lightly Frosted and Shredded Wheat Honey Nut. For more information, visit www.PostShreddedWheat.com.
Wingstop
Feeding America is proud to partner with Wingstop through its “America’s Wings are Feeding America” program. From June 21 – July 11, Wingstop guests can help provide food assistance to the millions in the United States facing hunger through contributions at participating Wingstop restaurants across the country or online here. Almost 200 Wingstop restaurants are taking part in the program, with the goal to raise $25,000 through monetary contributions. Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, Wingstop first partnered with Feeding America in 2008 and last fall raised more than $25,000 for the organization.
ScottsMiracle-Gro
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Feeding America and Plant a Row for the Hungry have teamed up to ask Americans to take
the GroGood pledge: Grow a garden for the greater good. During this year-long campaign, ScottsMiracle-Gro will donate $100,000, the equivalent of more than one million pounds of produce, to Feeding America for use specifically in the Feeding America National Produce Program. For more information please go to: grogood.com
STOUFFER’S®
Feeding America has been named beneficiary of two STOUFFER’S® programs this year- Let’s Fix Dinner and Dinner Club. Also, STOUFFER’S® is sponsoring our Dine In to Fight Childhood Hunger campaign. Please click here to learn more about these programs.
Hot Pockets and Lean Pockets
Hot Pockets® and Lean Pockets® brands are joining the fight against hunger by supporting
Feeding America. In an effort to engage the country, Hot Pockets® and Lean Pockets® are committed to donating One Million Meals to help support local food banks nationwide. This partnership will be promoted throughout the year with support on specialty marked packages, online and through local events. Go to www.HotPockets.com or www.LeanPockets.com to learn how you can help in your community.
General Mills
General Mills, 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 and mail Pound For Pound seals from specially marked General Mills products.
For every pound lost and every seal received, General Mills will donate 10 cents to Feeding America. Between the donations for weight loss and product seals, General Mills will contribute up to $775,000 to Feeding America, which will help secure millions of pounds of groceries for Americans in need.
Pledges are accepted through April 27, 2009. Pounds lost can be recorded on online from April 1, 2009 to May 5, 2009. Product seals can be mail in from December 15, 2008 to December 31, 2009.
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!
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.
STOUFFER’S®
Feeding America is a proud beneficiary of STOUFFER’S® Dinner Club program where consumers are urged to collect Dinner Club points for each STOUFFER’S® single-serve meal they purchase. Users can either use their points to bid on fun items, or donate them with each thirteen points equaling a donation of one meal to Feeding America.
Please visit
http://dinnerclub.stouffers.com for more information.