• What's New at Buckner

Buckner Companies “Working Together to End World Hunger” with Stop Hunger Now Pack-A-Thon

image4

Buckner Companies “Working Together to End World Hunger” with Stop Hunger Now Pack-A-Thon

image

On Friday August 21, 2015, approximately 35 Buckner Companies’ employees and friends of Buckner, including 6 employees from Chandler Concrete in Graham, NC joined together in community support for Stop Hunger Now. In less than 2 hours, the participants were able to pack 10,000 nutrient-rich meals for the under-nourished globally at just $.29 per meal. With each meal serving 6 individuals, Buckner volunteers were able to pack enough meals to feed 60,000.

imageStop Hunger Now is a local organization, based in Raleigh, NC, driven by their vision of a world without hunger. Their mission is to stop hunger through “providing food and life changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable and creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources.” Since 1998, the Stop Hunger Now foundation has provided more than 180 million meals in 65 countries. In 2015, the foundation predicts they will package 45 million meals, and ship over $9 million in donated aid, mainly vitamins and medical supplies.

The meals packed by Buckner Companies and other partnered organizations through Stop Hunger Now will assist in promoting education, encourage children to attend school, improve students’ health and nutrition, address gender inequalities, stimulate economic growth, fight child labor, and are part of the movement to address global issues.

Stop Hunger Now counts on donors for funds and food contributions in order to successfully operate their life-saving aid programs.

image“One in three people in developing countries suffers from vitamin and mineral deficiencies. By addressing the problem of hunger, we can stimulate relief and longer-term solutions to address a broad range of interconnected humanitarian needs.” (www.stophungernow.org)

Buckner Companies believes in the power of community. By taking just 2 hours of the work day Friday, we were able to play a supporting role with Stop Hunger Now, which has been fulfilling its commitment to end hunger. The foundation relies on the assistance of hands-on volunteers, in order to provide millions of nutritious meals and other life-saving aid to children and families all over the world. The collaboration between Stop Hunger Now staff and Buckner volunteers’ provide efforts in creating growing success to the mission to end hunger.

www.bucknercomapnies.com
For more information, contact: Annieh@bucknercompanies.com

image  image

Request a Quote
Find Your Solution with Buckner HeavyLift

To request a quote, please fill out the online form below. A Buckner representative will respond to you as quickly as possible. Thank you.