TAMPA BAY, Fla., April 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tampa Bay
Lightning and The Mosaic Company will partner this Thursday when
the Bolts take on the Philadelphia Flyers at the Tampa Bay Times
Forum to host a food drive to benefit Feeding America Tampa
Bay. In addition the organizations announced that they will
continue to partner for the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The first 1,500 fans to bring five non-perishable food items to
Ford Thunder Alley at the Times Forum prior to Thursday's 7:30
p.m. game will receive a Lightning drawstring bag courtesy of
Mosaic. During Thursday's contest the Lightning and Mosaic will
present Feeding America Tampa Bay and other food bank partners with
a check for $84,000 from the Goals
for Food program, in which Mosaic donated $500 for each home game goal and $5,000 per hat trick this season to Feeding
America Tampa Bay and 11 other local food banks. The check includes
the Lightning's two pre-season home games, and the regular season
through April. This total amount will help the organizations
distribute roughly 588,000 meals to our hungry neighbors in
need.
"As Mosaic works to help grow the food the world needs, valuable
partnerships such as Goals for Food with the Lightning ensures that
essential food reaches the tables of those in need," said Bo
Davis, Mosaic senior vice president of phosphate operations.
"Ending hunger truly requires teamwork, and we are extremely proud
to partner with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Feeding America Tampa Bay,
and other food banks throughout our operating area to make a
difference in our local communities."
"The Lightning are not only proud to be joining our great
friends at Mosaic to make a donation to Feeding America Tampa Bay
from the Goals for Food program, but we're also extremely excited
that it will continue as we head into the Stanley Cup Playoffs,"
Lightning president Steve Griggs
said. "We are extremely fortunate to have such great partners as
Mosaic and Feeding America Tampa Bay."
"On behalf of the 700,000 who are hungry in our community today,
we would like to thank our great partners, The Mosaic Company and
the Lightning," said Thomas Mantz,
executive director of Feeding America Tampa Bay. "With the
tremendous support from the Goals for Food program, we increased
visibility, awareness, and most importantly, provided nutritious
meals to children and families in the Tampa Bay area."
About The Mosaic Company
The Mosaic Company is the
world's largest combined producer and marketer of concentrated
phosphate and potash, two essential crop nutrients. Driven by its
mission to help the world grow the food it needs, Mosaic is
committed to strengthening global food security and protecting
critical water resources. The Mosaic Company and The Mosaic Company
Foundation make investments in and partner with best-of-class
leaders in the focus areas of food, water and local community
investments. More information about Mosaic is available at
www.mosaicco.com.
Tampa Bay Sports and Entertainment, LLC
The 2004
Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning and the leasehold rights
to the Tampa Bay Times Forum were purchased by an entity controlled
by Jeffrey Vinik in March, 2010.
Shortly thereafter, Vinik also purchased the Tampa Bay Storm of the
Arena Football League. Since acquiring these assets, Vinik has
spearheaded a complete brand and business transformation of the
teams and the arena under the banner of Tampa Bay Sports and
Entertainment, LLC. The organization's "Lightning Community Heroes"
and "C.H.A.R.G.E." (Contributing Hours Across our Region through
our Generous Employees) programs have become symbols of a
community-first business approach.
About Feeding America Tampa Bay
Feeding America Tampa
Bay makes a difference in the lives of thousands of people each
week through its distribution to a partnership network of more than
600 faith-based and other non-profit hunger relief organizations.
Receiving surplus food donations from growers, manufacturers,
supermarkets and community food drives, Feeding America Tampa Bay
supplied more than 35 million pounds of food to its 10-county
service area in the past year - enough to provide more than 2
million meals every month to those who would otherwise go hungry.
Feeding America Tampa Bay is a member of the national Feeding
America network. www.feedingamericatampabay.org …because no one
should go hungry.
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