Donations sought for annual food drive
Donations sought for annual food drive
KING OF PRUSSIA >> Greater Valley Forge Transportation Management Assoc. (GVF), and its partners have kicked off their annual food drive to fight area hunger. The food drive runs until Dec. 17.
It is the eighth year for the event, which collects packaged, non-perishable food items for those in need. Since its inception, the annual event has collected more than 7,500 pounds of food.
Items collected will be donated to Philabundance, a non-profit that provides nearly 90,000 people in the region with food each week, in an effort to end hunger across Pennsylvania and New Jersey communities.
Items that can be donated through Dec. 17 include: Canned goods, jarred proteins (peanut butter, almond butter, etc.), jelly, jams or preserves, pasta, rice and dry mixes, breakfast foods (hot or cold cereal, bars, oatmeal, etc.).
“As important as it is for people to have access to reliable transportation, it is imperative that people have better access to food. Through the incredible efforts of Philadundance in helping to end hunger throughout our region, we are thrilled to have our
partners collaborating with us on this important program. We are stronger when we are working together,” Rob Henry, GVF executive director, said in a press release. GVF is a not-for-profit organization that focuses on improving mobility throughout the region.
Food item donations can be dropped off at the following locations through Dec. 17:
• GVF, 1012 Eighth Avenue, Suite A, King of Prussia; drop off between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 610-354-8899
• RK&K, 680 American Ave., #300, King of Prussia; 610-962-7860
• McMahon Assoc., 425 Commerce Drive, Fort Washington; 215-283-9444
• Sheraton Valley Forge Hotel, 480 N. Gulph Road, King of Prussia; drop off between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Suburban Transit Network, 980 Harvest Drive, Suite 100, Blue Bell; 215542-7433
GVF works with the private and public sectors to advocate and educate employers, their employees and residents on Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies. The organization’s partners include: local governments, planning agencies, chambers of commerce, universities, engineering firms, elected officials, medical institutions, national parks, business improvement districts, hotels, transit providers and statewide agencies.
GVF works with employers that have anywhere from 800 to 10,000 employees.
Founded in 1990, GVF’s mission is to achieve a desirable quality of life and a healthy, competitive economic environment by developing multi-faceted transportation strategies. For more information visit www.gvftma.com.
Philabundance was founded in 1984 and currently distributes more than 24 million pounds of food each year to those in need. According to its website, the agency works with 350 social service agencies in five counties in Pennsylvania including: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia, and four counties in New Jersey. For more information about Philabundance, visit www.philabundance. org.