HungerMitao launches Spring Food Drive after devastating winter storms.
The HungerMitao movement, an Indian American community-led fundraising effort that supports local food banks, has enabled 10 million meals for the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB), in just over three years since its inception.
Galvanizing the efforts of the Indian American community in North Texas around the cause of food insecurity following devastating winter storms, the HungerMitao (wipe out hunger) team has also launched a Spring Food Drive, which will run through the end of March.
The Indian American community actively supports the work of Food Bank through advocacy, volunteering, and donating food and critical funds, according to a media release from HungerMitao.
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The winter storms devastated families and businesses across the region, displaced thousands more people and added to the already long lines of food challenged families across the 13 counties serviced by the NTFB, it noted .
This year, the HungerMitao Spring Food Drive will be an online “funds for food” campaign, eliminating the need to purchase and drop off non-perishable food at the food bank.
Information on how to contribute to the Spring Food Drive or setting up your own fundraising page to help raise critical funds for NTFB can be found at ntfb.org/HungerMitao.
“If only a 100 people join the Spring Food Drive and raise just $1,000 each, the Indian American community of North Texas will have enabled 300,000 nutritious meals, in just one month,” said Aradhana (Anna) Asava, Co-founder HungerMitao.
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“The North Texas Food Bank is grateful to have the Indian American Community alongside us in the fight against hunger,” said Erica Yaeger Chief External Affairs Officer for the North Texas Food Bank.
“The HungerMitao movement has provided energy, awareness and support that has in turn created millions of meals for hungry North Texans. We are humbled and appreciative.”
“The reason HungerMitao supports local food banks for hunger relief is for the efficiency, reach, consistency, reliability and urgency with which they are able to act,” said Raj Asava, Co-founder HungerMitao.
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“Hunger comes two to three times a day, every day. So, people need to have a reliable source they can access as they pull their lives together and get back on their feet. We are thankful to NTFB for providing sustained support to our neighbors facing hunger.”
Since its launch back in 2017, HungerMitao, a volunteer-driven grassroots movement focused on raising awareness about hunger in the USA, has enabled over 30 million meals through Feeding America and Food Banks in North Texas, Houston, New York City, Atlanta, and Seattle, the release said.
Visit www.HungerMitao.org to learn more or join in the conversation on Facebook.