ATLANTA, Oct. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Frito-Lay's
ongoing national partnership with Feed the Children is on its
eighth year giving back to Atlanta
residents. Families, pre-identified by the African American
Association of Georgia (AAAG),
will receive enough food to supplement meals for a week plus daily
essentials.
On Wednesday, Oct. 2, at
11 a.m. ET at Lakewood Stadium, 1995
Lakewood Ave., Atlanta, Ga.
Volunteers from PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, Feed the Children and the AAAG
will be onsite serving families and assisting with distribution
during the event.
Since 2010, Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo, and Feed the
Children have provided more than 88,000 families across the U.S.
everyday care items and food. The annual event is part of a larger
initiative between the organizations to provide much-needed
resources in effort to fight childhood hunger in Atlanta.
Today, more than 22 percent of the population in Atlanta lives below the poverty
line.1
"I've been part of our Feed the Children events in Atlanta since the beginning, and it's a time
of year I look forward to annually to give back in my city," said
Scott Closson, sales zone director,
South Georgia zone, PepsiCo's
Frito-Lay division. "Today's event in Atlanta will provide a direct hand up to 800
deserving families in a community that means so much to our PepsiCo
and Frito-Lay associates. Every little bit counts to make an
impact."
"We are not only providing food and essentials to Atlanta families—but also hope," said Travis
Arnold, president and CEO, Feed the Children. "Hope for a
better future is made possible thanks to our partners at
PepsiCo and African American Association of Georgia who play a vital role in helping us
create a world where no child goes to bed hungry."
Each qualifying recipient at today's event will be given a
variety of products, including donations from Frito-Lay, Pepsi and
Quaker:
- One 25-pound box of nonperishable food items
- One 10-pound box of personal-care items
- One box of AVON products
- Variety of Frito-Lay products
- PepsiCo beverages
- Life Original Cereal
- Quaker Oatmeal
- Quaker Chewy Granola Bars
About Frito-Lay North
America
Frito-Lay North
America is the $16 billion
convenient foods division of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:
PEP), which is headquartered in Purchase,
NY. Learn more about Frito-Lay at the corporate website,
http://www.fritolay.com/ and on Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/fritolay.
About Feed the Children
At Feed the Children, we
feed hungry kids. We envision a world where no child goes to bed
hungry. In the U.S. and internationally, we are dedicated to
helping families and communities achieve stable lives and to
reducing the need for help tomorrow, while providing food and
resources to help them today. We distribute product donations from
corporate donors to local community partners, we provide support
for teachers and students, and we mobilize resources quickly to aid
recovery efforts when natural disasters strike. Internationally, we
manage child-focused community development programs in 10
countries. We welcome partnerships because we know our work would
not be possible without collaborative relationships.
Visit feedthechildren.org for more information.
1
http://www.city-data.com/poverty/poverty-Atlanta-Georgia.html
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