Specialty Food Foundation Announces Embrace Hunger Relief Day

The Specialty Food Foundation is staging its first-ever volunteer event, Embrace Hunger Relief Day. On October 10, 2014, specialty food professionals across the U.S. will volunteer at local anti-hunger organizations to support the Foundation's mission to help reduce hunger and increase food recovery. The Foundation, established this year by the Specialty Food Association, has partnered with anti-hunger organizations in Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle to organize specific volunteer events. They include re-packs of bulk produce donations and assembling grocery boxes to deploy to a network of local food pantries and high-need schools. Specialty Food Association members who are already involved in anti-hunger initiatives are encouraged to volunteer on October 10 at the organizations where they currently have a connection. "We are harnessing the power of our members and their communities to raise awareness and take direct action to help address the continuing cycle of hunger in the U.S.," says Ron Tanner, vice president of philanthropy, government and industry relations for the Specialty Food Association.