PHOENIX, Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- For the
seventh year, Frito-Lay and Feed the Children will provide 800
families, pre-identified by Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, with
enough food and daily essentials to supplement meals for a
week.
The event kicks off Friday, Dec.
13, at 11 a.m. MST at Pilgrim
Rest Baptist Church, 1401 E. Jefferson St. Phoenix, Ariz. 85034. Volunteers from
Frito-Lay, PepsiCo, Feed the Children and Pilgrim Rest Baptist
Church will be onsite serving families and assisting with
distribution during the event.
Part of Feed the Children's No Hunger Holidays campaign, the
event designed to feed families during the holidays, as well as
bring awareness to the important issue of childhood hunger. With
more than 20 percent of Phoenix
residents living below the poverty line, holidays can be a
stressful time for families. It can be especially difficult once
school is out for the holidays, leaving children food insecure –
without a source for consistent meals.
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.
"Our annual event with Feed the Children is one of our favorite
times of the year," said Nick Burge,
zone sales director, Phoenix,
Frito-Lay North America. "With this
year's event, Frito-Lay has been able to provide food and daily
essentials to 5,600 Phoenix
families over seven years alongside Feed the Children, Pepsi,
Quaker, and local partners like Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church."
"We believe that no child should go to bed hungry, especially
during a time full of warmth, love and sharing," said Travis Arnold, Feed the Children president and
CEO. "But the reality is, millions of children face this hardship
every day. Thanks to our generous partners at Frito-Lay, we are
able to help these families rest a little easier knowing they don't
have to worry about where their next meal is coming from this
holiday season."
Each family at today's event will receive a variety of products,
including donations from Frito-Lay, Pepsi and Quaker:
- One 10-pound box of personal-care items, like shampoo,
deodorant, lotion
- 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.
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